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The Canadian Champion, Friday, December 17. 2004-21 ~Sorts sIebIanc@haItonsearch.com ~Bertoli's ECHL club flying high Trenton among league leaders By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Most athietes don't openly put much stock in pre-season expectattons -but Miltonian Scott Bertoli can be excused if he currently does just that. Aiter att. ECHL prognosttcators have his New Jersey-based Trenton Titans either winning their conference or capturing the Ketty Cap this eoming spring. "We're being picked ta go far, and tl sure woutd be nice ta do so," said the 27-year-otd teft Winger one of just two hotdovers from when Trenton ftrst joined the teague in 1999. Post-seaaon success is somethiug Bertoti and the Tttans haven't exactly eujoyed in recent years - since reaching the league chauspionship finals ini 2001. Last seaaoni they didu't even make the playoffs, and were knocked out in the first round the two previaus years. But with free agent acquisitions tike Rick Kowauky and proven coach Rick Havlin Sct eoi -a former asuistant coach, who'u uow SOtBeti back after a succesufut stint with Atlantic City - the Titans are ta far lending plenty of credence ta those early polis. Having squeaked past Dayton Tueuday night ta continue a strong ftve-gamnes-in-seven-days road trip - with Bertoti drawing au aasist in the narrow win - they were tied for second overait at F ire o n i et3-3-4 heading juta tast night's return engagement with Dayton. *And with at teast two gaines in hand on most upper-echeton Milton Skating Club's Alexandra Coll a e) pr teains - tnctuding three on top-ranked Atlantic City -Trenton pores to skate to, a tiret-place finish lu her can easity be tooked upon as the teain ta beat these days. Prelimlnary 1 Ladies Freeskata flight, whiie club- "tt\ been a bit of a slow stant with saine long breaks in between mate Leanna Ritchie (ut rIght) pertarma har gaines. but things are looking goad." said Bertoli. -We're a pretty Preiminary 1 Ladies Fruaakate ta third-pluce hon- baianced teain with saie gond players.- aura In her flght et lest waakund's Skates Alive com- -~The hoider of' ses erai Trenton season anti career records. the petitian et Miltan Sparts Centre. The hast club dellv- Miltan Winger sai lied for totiii n teaol stsîss as ai ast ight ered 18 f iret-place effarts. Amang athers tetlng vie- ss ti fi se goais antid 1-t fopistaigls in 18 games- bas sg nwsised tary for Milton were Kaltlyn Bell, Julia Cenedese, ii cîsstsî hack ini the laiii sîstissIll a s is ai sait. Melissa Cherr, Danielle Clarke, Caralyn Fritzley, Brfs hlIi u 6 laccs pointi ini5 36i (iiil emelnes sýIili Ille Sophie MacLelian, Katte Preisner, Hugh Ritchie, Erin i itsw, Radenburg, Rosalyn Schultz, Sarah Williams and 11 I i ImI a'tss Illeî 1 ihiiiii L ihî1 Ik , i ipl I ;ie Athena Zorzi and Milton C&T and K.K. Kickers teams. 1:i(i,11 selie lsii'i i) a iiîiihomiie 'îlais Photos by GRAH-AM FAINE 'tîels tiîirses Ille lies l î5ii\iiîîiiî (iii\ in liket li le a haille li tY -4 lft Your Family Ct rk h G l Wili Love' C treat them to our'famous _1wcrke"s 'Gol ~4 Boxina Day . , -r 71