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The Canadian Champion, Friday, March 27, 19987-29 COMFU INTERIORS 45MISTEMILTON 878-4280 They 're poised to make sweep By STEVE LeBLANC Special to The Champion genuinely spring-like weekend is in the wind, and Trenton players might want to think about sharpening their golf gamnes. Aftr tnigtthey probably won't be preoccupied with hockey for awhile. Wednesday night the Merchants set îhemselves up for a league championship sweep with a convincing 6-I win - their 1It1h straight in postseason play. Knocking off another unit on the well-oiled assembly mie that is Milton's game, they tumned in rock-steady defence and estab- lished their forechecking early. Said assistant coach Gregg Carrigan, I thought Trenton came out harder than they had in the irst iwo games. "However, it seems every trne they sustained a few minutes of good pressure we were able to come back with something very positive." Wenzel Iooked good Jeremy Wenzel stood taîl in the Milton cage, particutarly in the second period when hie tumned back a dozen shots. He actually ended the night with more delay ut game penalties than goals against, two-îo-one lu be exact. Six different Merchants lit the lamp. including Jeff H-utchins, who bas now scored in three straight games since retumning fromt injury. He notched the only powerplay goal uf the game and added a couple of assists. Also scuring were Chiad Bluisdy. Steve French, Shane Sullivan, Troy Walczak and Malt Bannan -who added insuit to injury with a goal just tour seconds shy of the finaI buzzer. Ron Baker and T.J Lee drew two lpers apiece. Milton ired 17 shots ai Dwayne Bateman in the upening trame and came away wiih a three-goal cushion. Big shooter out Withbig gun Noel Burkitt nursing a minor injury Wednesday, Trenton's offensive threat was seriously compromised betore îhings even got started. Their lune tally caime rons captain Cory Ignas ai 1:36 ut the third. Neither team enjoyed miuch powerplay ime. The iggesl man- advantage opportunity caine in the second Mien Sullivan - Miton's gcneral - took a ive-minute major and gamne iniscon- duct f'or cross-chccking. Game four of the series goes lonight in Milton. Play begins a( 8 p.m. Merchant notes: Milton is averaging 5.8 goals per game and jusi 2.2 against îhrough the ptayoffs. Merchants are expected to baille the winner ut the Caledon-Wexford Metro League finals. Milton skaters help team win national bronze medal By STEVE LeBLANC Special to The Champion Milton's precision bas prevailed again. Following up onl Lindsay Nemeth's French International Cup triumnph iin February, three fellow skaters recently medaled at the Canadian Precision Skating Championships in Ottawa. The Milton trio - Melissa Visconti, Jenny Gleed and Stephanie Bell - were part of the Oakville tee Expression novice team that captured national bronze. "This was the irsi time in five years the team had made il to the nationals and tirst time ever that they medaled," said 13-year-old Visconti, a second-year member of the precision squad. "I was really, really happy to win the bronze." Led by coach Heather Rapson, the 24- member team ran a flawless îhree-and-a- hait minute routine to In 'Me Mood. a big band tune with an upheat tempo. Said Visconti, "Our routine was a little more lively than most, with a tricky snake pass through and plenty of tancy footwork. "The judges jusi loved it. Every time I looked over I could see them ail snapping their fingers and tapping their feet." The nine-judge panel nearly picked Ice Expression as the second best team. but instead settled on Unionville. Burlinglon topped the 15-team class and helped complete an all-Ontario sweep. "Streetsville was the top ranked team heading into the nationals after having won the Central Ontario Sectionals." Visconti explained. -They didn't run a very good routine in Ottawa however and finished lOîh. That was probably the higgest surprise of al." The Ice Expression sophomore said ho-ottesao.Mls Vcnidspy hef. combining peiinand speed is perbaps cruhu h esn eisaVsot ipastefg th otdfiparon Thpo. 'eir efforts rcsulted in a third-place ure skating medal she and two Adding showmanship to thc mix ranks showing at tlie Central Ontario Sectionals other Milton athietes helped their Iright up there in the challenge department as well as national bronzc. team win. as well. The Milton trio and iheir medal-win- The Oakville team spent up to 10 hours fing teamn will perform at the Oakville Photo by GRAHAM PAINE each week working on ail three elements Ice Show Apnil 3- 5 ai River Oaks Arena. 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