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24-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 18, 2001 Don't e*xpee,,t to sec new g oaltend er i warm tuip Battaglia tries to avoid another injury with his -ff-ice prep work By-STEVE LOBLANC The Champion Ail goalies have their littie quirks and eccentricities when it cornes to preparing for competition. But Trevor Battaglia's unusuai pre-game rou- tine bas more to do witb tiying to avoid another painful ordeai than simply paying bornage to superstition. During st year's seaaon opener witb the Mississauga Chargera, Battaglia took a nasy slapsbot from one of bis seammates tn wann-up tt fractureti a bonte in bis rigbt forearm. Since then, he's decideti not to temps fate again. 1I don't (warm-up on the ice)," said the 5'9", 173 Ibs. nenninder. "I'm out Uiere for a few min- utes (for thc skate) and Uien byve got my on pre- gamne -routine." Rest assureti, Uic Merebants' new starter isn't juat sitting around in Uic dressing room in Uic finai few minutes before gamne time. According to assistant coach Dan Saies, Battaghia bas a strict warm-up regiment and is "extremely focused and determined." The l9-year-old - injureti twice last season - joins the defending West Conference champs after almost defeating themn in round two of last year'a playoffa. Taking Milton to overtime on two occasions and givmng up just 17 goais in five gaines, he was the clear standous in a series that - without bis crafty cage work - could have been rather lop- sideti. Merchants' akipper Glenn Walsh was no doubt impressed with Batsaglia's second round efforts, but haa been even more so since the veteran goalie jomnet Milton. "I some ways he's even better than I'd ini- tially thoughs," said Waish. "There'a no doubt Joci (Cameron) was great in last year's playoffs, but througbout the scaaon he waa quise mnconsis- sens. Trevor should give us more consistency." Bassaglia waa certainly up to par durmng home- opening play againat Burlington Friday. He turned back 26 shota - including half-a-dozen with Iightning quick pad saves - andi camne within three minutes of a shutout. Spoiling that with a short-range scramble shos waa Cougar Bob Raymond. Said Batsaglia, "I think 1 did alrighs tonight (Friday). There was a littie added pressure with first save in 1 waa okay." Meanwbile, Sean Samuel - a 16-year-old coming over froin the North York Canadians' bantant squad - wiil play back-up Ibis year. with five gaines thia week, including laat night's road trip to Buffaio, Milton's young cager shouldn't have to wait long to see bis share of action. Samuel won a very tight battie for the second- string job and showed sirongly througbout exhi- bition play - especially against tic Georgetown Raiders. Gallo Blue Chip writes another success story at Mohawk Saturday Gallo Blue Cbip, alrcady Uic ricbest pacer in bamest racing bistory, added anoUier chapter to bis glorious resume wben be rompeto victory in Uic 59th edi- tion of the Canadian Pacing Derby Saturday nigbt as Campbellville's Mohawk Racetrack. The oldeat bamess stakes race in Uic country featureti a record $850,000 purse. Drive by Daniel Dube for owner Martin Scbarf of Lawrence, New York - Uic 'Great Gallo' as be's come to be known - won for Uic 36Ui timne in 53 career starts and now bas eamings of $3,662,861. Lant wcek, be surpassedthe Uilegendary Nibilator's t6-year-oîd record as the sport's richeat ai-time pacer. Scbarf, wbo couldn't he in attendance for obvious reasons after Uic tragic happentings , Hoof Beat people of New York," said Ford. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime horse and vie feel an for- tunate to have him." lIn typical Gallo fashion, he was on top relatively early and surrendered to no chai- lengers thereafter. Tlhe hulking four-year-old gelding paced the mile in a sizzling 1:49.4 to defeat Annbro Proposai and Royalflusb Hanover by four-and-a-half lengiha. Witb the third- on Tuesday in bis home state, sent word place effort, Royafflush Hanover surpasse Uirough trainer Mark Ford that bis prized Uic $2 million mark in career caminga. MIITON YOUTH BASKEILTBALL "MADD DAWGS" pacer would be donating mucb of bia new- bOn a raerc htmutfe ieh FAL INTRCTIN . opRedng .S-Bos Gils On a sobrnote, Martin Scbart could- now unheaten an six career starta FALL1NSRIJT1ONL.,ý ,hopR, -oys& Grls n's be bere somigbs but a large part of Uhs Mohawk. Sent off as Uic overwbelming PROGRAM A il and under 7:00-8:00 p.m. purse wtll go to Uic benevolent fund for Uic 2 favounte, he retumeti $3 for Uic victory Tuesdays and Thursday4wb, ol Ages +8:00-9:00 p.m. Sessions each Lak foavrmen FEES: $80.00 fo child i'4 nla for each additional DATES: Septee 5tn uvrkh"kyt Milton Yout Baketball étai o chBs Phone (905) 691-1675 som wa muM Ii-ie«W a few excquionis, fast yegr's 420 Main St. E./Suite #; Fax (905) 875-4684 Lau sSSha lal sum wa icedfor >jLe ie4 a full cooipbinma Mds Milton, ON L9T 5G3be first iue ina e* IR bS a mu - woe frdwu pt ute peguIlve -ly exo"a hmi MÛ co.çh Joh n w sbmru aym bck Ibey end dsp Or bring Registr inFor*ëd fte September 25th AoavanpaiIU&iim sWg* p andI Mae heuep e to %l TON SKETBALL WrenYfl mpks ikr asiifai off wSilvoe Iume _______________________________ ftVe is k I Aox» wuMo't qmia<M. as to For mom informatio on the O.A Rep Team program, vo4 cOI49' ee',w* rMtet S W pIeus cati Rob .Jeysman ut (905) 691-1675.Ma *>o,ýry t» ku elYO [s 's is Milton Lacrosse AssociatioQn Annual General Meeting is being held on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2001 at 7:3Opm in the Milton Legion Hall (upstairs) for the purposes of Electing 2002 Board of Directors and amendments to the M.L.A. 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