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26-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 3, 2005 How sweet it is! slebianc@haltonsearch.com Local duo headed to Royal Bank Cap Rogers and Sgarbossa à aid Raiders 'Dudley win By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion W eybum, Saskatchewan is hardly what one would consider a popular destination. But Miltonian Dan Rogers and Campbellville's Rob Sgarbossa are no doubt stili reveling in the fact that they'll be heading there later this week -aliter having reached the innermost sanctum, of Tier 2 Jr. A hockey. Enjoying the ultimate opportunity for revenge at a jam -packed Gordon Alcott Memotial Arena Saturday evening, the local duo belped the Georgetown Raiders upstage St. Michaels 3-1 in the Dudley Hewxitt Cap finals. Tbe victory -and accompanying ads ancement to ihe national Royal Bank Cup -served as pay-back for a six-game 'bies loss ini lasi nionth's Prov incial Ir. A Icague cbanspioiîsip. And 10 say it ss as a career ii lîilht fo' r botb Milton-area play- ers would be a staggcring understatcment. "This is the besi feeling of my %vhole life.' said 18-ycar-old Sgarhossa. s',hile bcîng mobbed bv well-wishers outside the Raiders' dressing roru. Added ?0-yeai-old Rogers.. Il's absolîie- lx aînazitig. I doii't know boss 10 describe ii.- Georgetowvn had rallied 10 edge St. Micbaels 5-41-barsdlay îîighî t0 finish the Central Canadian Jr. A championsbtp round robini ai a perfect 3-0 and earn a bye into the finals. But tf the Ratders werc experiencing any overconfidence troru their unheaten run to the title showdown. it sure didn't refleet in their play Saturday. "St. Miebsels had played us bard every game and we knew it wouldn't be easy (in the finals>," said Rogers, who had two points in Thursday's comneback win - including a first-period powerplay goal and an assist on tIhe gaine winner -and set up goal number three in the championship remnatch. "But 1 think that day off with the bye really helped because we aIl really showed up tonight." In addition 10 those key points. the former QI-L defenceman logged close to 30 minutes of play in the finals and helped neu- tralize St. Michaels top sniper Andrew Cogliano, who was limited te, an assist after exploding for four goals the nighî before in semai- final play against Fort William. Rogers' exuberance seemed unmatched for much of the post- A Photos by HERB GARBUTT Raiders assistant captain Dan Rogers hoists the Dudley Hewitt Cup above his head while (inset left) Rab Sgarbossa celebrates Saturday's 3-1 championship win over St. Michaels. gamne celebration. But that svas probably expected fromn a long- lime junior who before Ibis season hadn't enjoyed anything even remotely resembling playoff prosperity. "I've neyer wvon anything like ibis," noted the assistant captain. For bis part, Sgarbossa bad ais assist in eacb of the Raiders' three round-robin wins and was instrumental in two big penalty kîlîs late in the second period Saturday that effectively crushed St. Michaels' hopes for a comeback. Remarked the well rounded centre. -l was just tryîng 10 do tny job and help the teain in aîsy wav I cutuld. It sas a tottal team effort tonight. We worked our buîts off for this one." Sgarbossa added that the return of enigmatic forxvard Kevîn Harvey, suspended sînce gamne five of the league championsbip, was a definite boost t0 bis club. "He picks us up and makes us a hetter team." The Dudley Hesviti Cup final actually featured four players wîtb Milton connectiotns. Besides Rogers and Sgarbossa, St. Michaels goalie Kain Tisi and defencemas Mîke Gersbon played baîf a sea- sois eacb witb the IceHawks in 2003/04 and this past year respec- tîvely. The Oive-teain Royal Bank Cup runs fron May 7 10 15. é« 9 eg _ ewo W,4 Ç0*kW/ 5s, MAIN $T. lrMUITON LTX® M/Sî Durabllity and comfort for SUVs, I pickups, and vans.I The highest-seling liht truck tire in its clans the Michelin"LMX MIS tire provides solid aHl-season control and excellent mud and snow . e_àlLL§UANCm traction, along with a quiet comiotable highway ride - ail inside a special casing that's been çpeciically designed for longer tread life. DUf NROgYALW " Provides a quiet, comfortable highway ride BRIINSDEPNAIIH " Extra-long tread ide ______ ___ý " Excellent all-aeaso controi Take contrai s,