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The Canadi1 an Champion, Frlday, September 22, 2000 -19 Merchants earn lis split on the road By STEVE LoBLANC The Champion The Jr. A Merchants were a roller coaster of inconsistency on the road Iast season. And apparanily the ride has yet 10 corne 10 a complete stop. Milton looked rather erratic durtng their lirsi road trip of the season. delivering iwo very different efforts in as many nighls within hostile iernitory. Tuesday, Glenn Walsh's troops came oui like a house of' fire but eventually crashed and burned ai Sîreetsville's Vic Johnston Memorial Ârena. Their 6-4 loss was highlighled -or more approprialely, lowlighled - by an unproduclive powerplay, one ton many breakdowns up front and shaky goaltend- ing on the pari of Joel Cameron. Milton lailed t0 capilalize on aIl seven of ils chances wilh the man-advantage and weni scoreless f'or nearly two full periods. Dan DeLong and Vince Laise led offent- sively wilh a goal and an assisl while iheir linemate Elliol Alîberg helped set up bolh talîjes. Also lighting the lamp wcre James Coleman and Scott Malcolm. The following night, Milton crossed the border and handed the emerging Buffalo Lightning its first loss of the season - striking early and offeen 10 triumph 7-1. Alihough Buffalo has made noticeable improvements since last year and were facing a depleted blueline with only four defenceman - since Vince Guiducci went down with an elbow injury Tuesday night to join Chris Rook and Steve Schentag on the disabled list thcy had ail kinds of prohlerns againsi thec Merchanis. Anthony Mjarshall delivered a 44-save gem while Milton's powerplay resurfaced and accounted for two of the goals. Laise tallieri twire on the nighi whilc Coleman, not knownl for his scoring tourh lasi year and still relegated to fourth-line hiatus, extended his goal-scoring streak 10 three games. Potting their first of the year were Elliott Altherg, Kevin Arruda, Frank Fazio and captain John Nadalin. Merchant notes: Erin Shamirock delenceman Darren Halls was expected to be called up for action this weekend. Milton hosts Streeîsvtlle tonighit at 8 p.m. and closes oui flie week iomorrow ai Mississauga's Hershey Centre for their Prospects Weekend baitle with Wexford. Game lime is 8:30) p.m. -ýMagic boys win titie Photo by GRAHAM PAINE XT'onight's the night Tho countdawn is over for Campbollvillo's Chrlssy Reddon, who tonight - or tomorrow in Sydney, Australia whoro its 15 hours later - witI look to earn a modal in the women's moun- tain blking avant of the 2000 Summêr Olympics. WhiIo she'8 somowhat of a darkhorso to actually tako homo a modal, tho rural racer is a logitimoto contondor - having onjoyod somo sonsatioflal rosulta on tho World Cup tour thia summor and finishod sixth ovorali in tho sorios. CBC wiIl air tonmght's raco, which lests about two hours, at 10:30 p.m. Perhaps Milton's Under Il boys select soccer squad should stage their own ver- sion of Survivor. Afterall, îhey certainly know how to fend off elimination. The Magie proved that earlier this month ai the Lincoln County Fair Invitational Toumament. Wiîh inspired play aI hoth ends of the fteld, the local lads îriumphed in no les t han lhree do-or-die games on the way to claiming championship honours ai the double-knockout showcase. - Tyler Sieben guided the preteen crew through ils final leg of the tille run - scor- ing live limes in the last two games includ- ing three in the gold medal round, which lhey look by outlasting Lincoîn's second enlry leam 5-J. David Haringa and Bruno Mangiola added one goal apiece in the finals. The Magie eamed a herlh to the tourna- ment finale by blanking Burlinglon's sec- ond enlry teami 2-0. Sieben lallied lwice in the semis while standing taîl belween the pipes for the shulout was Gregory Brooks. Milton other wins came against the Burlingion Raiders (2-1) and Lincoln Select I (2-1). These victorien sandwiched a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Li ncoln Travel. Andrew Baynlon scored hoth goals in the Raider game while denting the îwine against Lincoln Select I were Haringa and John Russeill 1 AE -IIIIIII