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Marauders gearing up for the nationals NFC champs trying to remainfocused during lengthy layoff By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special t0 The Champion The Marauder» arr practicing under the lights. preparing foîr their national champi- îoship gante just a few wceks away in Edmonton. They're runntng pas» play afler pass play under the watchlul eyes of the coaches. The Northern Football Conference champions have met every challenge they've faced this season - and have more hurdles stillIn1 clear. For one thing, Milton has already heen off for more than three weeks, which Condren steers Hellava Hush to big victory ini Preferred Trot Milton reinsman Steve Condren engi- neered à perfect pocket trip with Hellava Hush and popped out laie Io capture the $351100 Preferred Trot in 1:53.3 Monday night ai M o h a w k Racetrack. Trained by W ill1i ami Gallagher for Livingston, New Jersey's Joseph Chnapko, Hellava Hush sat second along the cones through fractions Steve Condren of :27, :55.3 and 1:25.3 before grabbing the iead ai hrad- stretch. He prevailed by three-quaeters of a length over Son 0f Grace and fellow Miltonian Mike Saftic, while Another View and Acton's Trevor Ritchir were a length back in third. -He's still a fairly young horse," Condren said of Hellava Hush, a four-year- old gelded son of Lindy Lane and Kindava Hush. "He acts like he cao play around the 1:53 or 1:54 mark, and he braI some nie horses in there tonight. "He was good (aI the top of the stretch). He came off of cover really, rrally well and he just kind of sprintrd home. He was a lit- dle tired at the end because the track is a lit- tir bit loose. but it was a vrry good effort for hlm." In 18 starts this season, Heliava Hush has a 5-4-3 record and $129,990 in eamings. The bay 00W ha» 19 wins and $462.880 in the bank for his carrer. means tl wîll be nearly a month-and-a-half without a gante hy the lime October 2 rolîs around. "Il's hard." satd head coach Barry Emo. -They're stilI playiog ou,> ,sest, while we sit here. Il's difficult t keep te guys inter- esîrd and locused.- Some of the players hasec goîte back 1>1 Iheir universtty leants. and some have »ther commilments with their families. especial- ly with kids heing back at schotîl and activ- tirs such as hockey stacling. The universily players are rxpected to play in the national champîonship. but can't make al the practices, which arerunn- ning threr limes a werk. Their biggest challenge on the field will be adapting to a three-downs format, instead of the four played in Ontario. "Three-down football is a totally different gante," stressed Emo. "We're going 10, have I0 throw the hall a lot more, especial- ly on [test down." Another différence is that instead of the offensive line bring nose-to-nose with the defensive line, Ibry'lI play a yard oft, which hrlps the rurniog gante because it gives the linemen more room 10 make their moves and open the holes. Thry'il take ail the help thry cao get in trying to adjust, and Toronto Argonaut line- backer Mike 0'Shea - who lives in Milton and worked out with the tramn in the pre-season b as offrred his services. The Argonaut offensive co-ordinator will help with thse offense. The biggrst challenge may be off the field (sec column elsewhere in today's Champion) wher they're stmuggling to gel financing to hrlp pay for the trip out wesl. So is it ail worth il? You bet, said Emo. who addrd there's plenty to be excited about: -We're goîng 10, play for No. t in Canada, and wr'rr going 10, be representing rastero Canada and Milton." vLawn bowling trio -hold own at novice provincials Reach quarterfinals in womnns triples-play Milton's lawn bowling ladies certainly set lte bar high for next year. Should they reunite in 2005, skip Lida Baron, lrsd Donna Coulter and 13-year- old Amanda. W'tlton woutd have 10 meach the final four t0 lrump lait weekend's inaugural trip 10 lte Ontario Novice Lawn Bowling Championahips in Guelph. Open to, contpetitors vth Bye years experience or less, lise local triples con- tingent - which included the young femnale tawn bowler of lise 16-term field - waa one of lise lest teasonni groupa Of the lot. However, lisey wem 'also asong lie elite eîght whets il seas ail said and dmu. That's thanka 1u, a 2-1 round robin cana- paign Satunlay, wilit 19-13 and 17-9 vic- toies engineered over Guelph and Midland te"pctively. lIn lise quarflnals. lt Milton ladies - who, - liethe distict champi- txsahp le lam nMM&t ai homne - were ouated M0-5 byr a powahauae rival fron Bu&stigon dma went ou i tac ath ie We bellieve... ina helpung. Anyone. Anywbere. MILTON WINTERHAWKS www.mlltenwlaterhawks.cam LAST CALL for 2004-05 "Aclssally lise score wasn't oeally indicative of lie match. Il waa much clos- er," explaiased Baron. "Wr were miaaing by iches. We'd Tub something and lhey (Burlinglon) would juil make it lisrough tu, lise hole. "I'd say we're pretty happy wilt our perfonnance. Many of lise trans we're us, Ilseir final year whereas il waa ouir Brut timte Ilicit. If we go back next season, Who knows.' The local sip said! 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