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The Canadian Champion. Tuesday. October 5, 2004-19 - sIeblanc@haltonsearch.com Marauders clinch national titie Photns by IAN JACKSON EPIC PHOTOGRAPH-Y Marauder Crispin Barries bareiy haids onta the bail as lie breaks this fling tackle by Calgary's Rab Sakires, whiie (inset Ieft) Jon Nedeljkavic tries ta get past a cauple af Waifpack defenders in Saturday's natianal champiansiiip victary tin Edmantan. Drury cagrers win another tourney E.C. Druty's senior girls basketbatl îeam campaign by dumping cross-ton'ýn rival Risbop Reding 39-14 in tbe finals. On tbe strengtb of a sutfocating defen- sire effort. the Spartuns buit up a com- nîandîng 20-il bammertock and neyer tooked back. Kaîberine Greaves ted mîîh a ducen points. mhîte roîîndîng ouI the bit parade nitb big 100 way sbomîngs were Laura Wettstead. Rrouke Hiarper. Nlicbeile Parcets anîd Jens' Hsu. Jusi as encîîuragîîîg as the guold itiedal n in tîseil n as lte cs er-inuproiîvng piav oif bas certainty givet i tsetf a lot lu lîve up lu Ibis tait. Heudîng inb yesîerduy afiemnoon's regu- lar-season opener ai Georgetown's Christ tbe King, tbe Spartans bad amassed seveit straîght n ns and a couple uftloumnament tilles -ite mosi receni comîng ai Oakvîtte Trafalgar Friday. Mîtch tîke durîîîg ibeir cbampionsbip nuit a neek earlîer îît Georgetown. Drurv pie- s aîled in domniiat tashicît- pîîttiîîg the tinisbittg touches on anollier cutibealen ninth graders Sarah Brueze, Caîln Pînder and Anianda Niedzietski. Drury's stiffesi challenge uf the day came againsi Humilion's Delta Higb. An ettective flitcourt press mas tbe key lu a 46-28 victurýy n'îlbh Parce ls' 20 tîmuver assauli and a 16-point Performance from Weiistead hîghtîghlîng tbe round-tmu clash. Greas es aiso sîciod oui n lb 14 poîints. Retore ibai tbe Spartans kniîckcd oiftIhe busîs 38-12 -îhanks lii sharp play al eîther end uft he cot. Milton goesfr-om league doormats to Canadian champs in just two years By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special to The Champion It's been an incredible season for the Marauders -one that couldn't have been any better no\v atter winning the Canadian Major Football League titie in Edmonton Saturday aftemoon. Rringing a tsvu vcar rags tu riches iurn-around lu compietiuîî. Milton toppied the dci euding champion Calgary Woltpack 40-27. The odds %vere stacked againsi the Marauders every step ut (lie svay. Afier winning the NFC championship they liad lu change lu three downs. liad a poientiaiiy disas- trous five-sseek ly III think preparation was uit and n ere short- siafted due tu the the key. We neutralized the betty expenseuof the (Leason) brothers and kept trip. Milton neni Up 3- the quarterback offTtrack 0i on a Len Watkins by ptting constant field gual on ilieir yP upeninig driv e aind pressure on him, making ihen added a luich- him hurry bis throws and don ni earis in the euniquarter by make bad decisions." ion Nedtlkuvic. ....... ........ ....... The \vuulick BARRY EM caime hack Aith somie big, itiys, li iSssiot 'l'le i iquile! ack. Dast tV LeSn ilîren% toi 45 touthi ionîs Ibiýscsason. and had ovr 4iiiiii yards in passing. 1-iliecît ut those passes wnt uol brother Mike. The Marauders have a passing attack ot Ihieir îmwii lion ýes e- altiiuugh tliey dîdrît need to use il as much ibis year n'ili tour dclos and ait effective runmng game. Domenic Camasîro hit Crispin Bamres nîtt o tiîuchdown sirikes in the thîrd quarter to reluro the lead lu Mitton. Nedljkovic added another rushtng major Watkîns anotber field goal and Steve Lubin capped the championship dre wîth a 17l yard curry int the end-zone. Nedjkuvic. who baid 183 yards in lthe game. was named offen- sive MVP. Linebacker Wayne Sliwinskî iook top detensive hon- ours, wiîe Aîîdy Tayloîr won tbe special leams MVP award for lits big kick and pontl relurus. -l thitik preparatton nas the kcv, satd lîead coach Barry Emo. -We neuîralied the i Leasuni briîtbers aiid kept the quarterback oiftîrack by puîîing constanît pressure oit iiiiii. makîng bîto hurry its îbrows and make bad decisions.- Much of the preparalion camne wîth the belp of Mitton resîdent and Toronto Argunaut linebacker Mike O'Shea, wbo broke clown the gaine films of the Wotfpack for the Marauders, us weil as the intricacies of three-down football. RBecause of att that lime itîvest- ed by Mîke O'Shea. we seemed lu know wbaî lbey were goîng lu do before tbey did il.* The une don'nside was that almost 311 players were unable lu make the trip. Ils ton bad hecause tbey deserved that moment. and me mere missing some key players. t'nm disappoinet in the Town. They didn't even boîber lu gel back lii us (about financial support) and gise us a definitive answer before me left.- Emuo added Ibat the laek of support front the Town miii be a fac- lor in bis decision lu relurn or îlot next season. although bie did note Ibat Ibere mas goud support trîîm the peuple of Miltun. Il's bcen a long season tur tbe Marauders wbo began mîîrkuts last December. -This is an incredîbte grîîup of guys,- saîd Emo. tl canIt say eîîougb about the players and tbe oîher coiacbes on the staff Vut-nere foculsed. Every singie guv lin tbat tfootball leami wnteci Icýi n Ibis, gante. anîd esery single guy dîd bis job. ~This nas a îeam uof beart and a team oil desliny.-