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Sandstone truckers are just tolo'slick for Oiers ~ Aller dropping a three-goal decision in Ibeir lirai meeting of the "o McKtht and Jeff Seedat led te asnack in Mîltoti s laiest coonte the-only two assiss season. thrq Sandstone Transport AAt midgcts greased the ou tingi witb a goal and ait &saisi each while AdIllm Rooke, Luc -Mitchell alio managed io coonit one of Mution's two goals in Burlint» tilers, in two sttaghl exhibition gannes last week. Rc4dtt and Mai Peers registeaed the odier smnglçs Coty Leigh. Iheir only loas so fat ibis seson. Recoeding lthe otier WMs Leigh, Milton followced Up a 5-2 lois io lte Oilers Septembex 5 wilh a leff Mitchell, Brent Van Loosen and Ben Wilson picked up who sgt up Mitchell'i tally. Drawingbississ on bot goals was 6.1 fxndipg lasu Moxiday fligt ai Memorial Arena. Taso nights assists. *Steve Siafer.- liser they rctsjrned to Burlington and acored a 5-1 victory. Their Wilson and JeiffChaisson talllkd laice in dite truckers' home-me Ooaliending doties wcre sMlit belwex 1996 candidates Robs back-lo-back ai s ratured a 66-30 edge in shoils on goal! triuxsph. Secds and Ronke rired in one a piece wîlh Mitchell Comish. Kyle Donnan and Blair M(dTraci. SPORTS Ready to 'run and gun' Bv STEVE LeBLANO Special to The Champion ls almoçt here the start of anothe seasox of Mi lion Merchants hockey. 'Me players have heen signed. a brand new coaching staff is in place and a solid 5-3 exhibition cainpaign wrapped ap Surnday afternoon in Sturgeon Falls. So in juil Nwo days lime, they will hegîn regular season play with an 8 p.m. stail ai Memorial Arcna againsl the Hamilton Kilty Becs. Haviag bealex îhem S-5 and 10-4 in the pie-seasox, Milton heads mbi Fniday's gante as the heavy favorites. And with one of the more lalenied roç- iers assembled, and certainly one of ihe mosi experienccd. lte Merchants hope to cause some heartache for more than just their steeltown opponents ibis seasox. So now, wiih thse dlock quickly counting down toFnday's homte opener. il's uie to Introduce thc 1996/97 Milton Merchants lincup. Guarding ihe Menchani cage ibis season wilI be lS-year-old John Lubera, recentty acquired from thé Burlingion Cougars. Picked up in a deal for Ern, Junior C for- ward Chnis Healeq, Lobera started lait sea- son wiîh Ihe OHL's Barrie Colts but itooked Up with Burlington a few wecks later. In 19 games with lte Cougars. hie regis- tered a goals-agaînst average of 3.40. Playing for a team that missed the play- olfi last saapa, Johas obvionsly saw a lkt of rubber and did a good job." saîd Merchoits president Gregg Carrigan. Backing him up. ai léai for the present, wili ho 17-year-old MTHL gradite Jamie Wenzel. who loiled with the Noirth York Canadians lai season and tumed in a solid exhibition canspaign ibis sommer. Providing the two with defeasive assis- tance ibis season wilI ho arguably the hest blucline corp in the West Conference. Thac additions of proven Junior A defencemen Jeif White otfSireeisville and T.J. Lee of Lindsay to an already ç olid unit comxpris- îng Rick MacDonald. Mark Mc 'ail, Ie~f McArthur and Bill Entra slfould sec Milton poit one of the lowcit goals-awnst averages in the West. Whîle 19-year-old Lee is currcntly recovering lriîm sboulder surgeiy, and will ho oui untîl mîd-Octohor, the Merchaxîs have adequate replacements ix Shîwn ' Smith of the New Liskeand AAA lgeti. Tyler Zemlcc of tic local Halton Humcsnems and recently remmring veterax - »s MERCHANTS paqu 14 Mlton'a Mark Wlld may look Plus ho'$ defylng gruvlty, but ho uauuly hua bath feint plantuti frmly on th. gmonti. For, Mark Wild, it is always race vs. lime- Bi STEVE LIULANÇ - hecause his Olympic dreanis arc lesi Sp.it al Io Th Cham ib than yeac away, and bis woou toass The Olynspic Games lWve Iteen over leua tiien mmia befin noa. (han two montbs and af.eady Miltoxas Wlld ix hoping In ho one of five speed Mark Wild is lodng forward to the nent skts rpreaening Canada ai the 1998 oaci. W r 0-,yspc Garnis in Nagoya. Japan. The 21-year-old Bislsop Redixg gradae Wl! e heas mccc fractions of a second wun't wait antil 2000 in Sydney, Australia »s MARK pop 15 11 PlaàO bysiMlAM PAIE KOgiwyn Lof ailua Flouses toil a mlghty Mmma put bot uh. boa ond lu ts i maWg dudn blbs t4sIdokl bal chfn Ploa lp maO Sunda aSiiShoeva Balanced tegjm battie to.the wire lThe tain uuy bave put a damper on thitigs. but il didn*t *iaal 018 feltivi aIlte Sun Shsetraithl dînmnds;alday wtex lte lat-ihogit I-ban MW roittis teais eced their.1996 ohampîonaltp dey.. NaiI-tltn caipg wee the trend of As~ day in ie julder t411 divýio Two of die <mie cotcils fladal.à na delltc wle lie odm goses e docided by.a tille dmi <tu M.RL Freiglit u.d Remax Miftowne couldn't delemmbc i a 28-21 i. Jmtnlec Oadd sud Amber "hling pled pg mo apMhta.aui pwayerwu* for lt*i »Mi Bq.aaly tigl u à 29-29 fina between Wlku Inâtiela " VOWa' Industriel Whto gSm hom -ot la of lys Sooén. lcbyn Wenml ad J"buI Pickerig. Fleknht acu di o a pomainide player hoîlor fur her clUb wlile Idiate Antaya look honm dite award for Wickeuu. Kate Wilwn's horner waisp'I quile enouigh Io put lier Sbtffla Drag Mai crw put J. Scott Enty in a 25-21ý lkm. Deapiée picking up niait apoflnWaiike player basion, Wilson would hmw peettbtby pu- feril wcvct. Mosa Putï wu p.cked Mat A CiteWa Affair = = Hlta emui 33-30. The paumea enly hotu wu tegtute by Hom' Amy Wilson, witel LiaIt bfeill and Mellisa MeKimmo dca, îsemmudike hoan for thoir 1la oentpeshon wiajuai a' huu 60 UsemortI- bael division. where after aqsacezli pui Mfl«e Orions Caapentry 30-29 ln meu-fial play. Zeona - NML4I'YIN P le * comm yels a t il -. of Yam taau - M T fdoim â =111 ( \\ \Pl \\ ( il