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Luke, a Bluevale collegiate stuâ€" dent, played the past four seasons with 5t Catharines Athletics of the offer the Buffalo Bandits. Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. A league. As one of their top scorers last year, with 46 goals and 53 assists in 18 league games, Luke was the No. 1 choice by the Bandits, who traveled the short 30 minute drive down the Queen Elizabeth Way to cess hinges on the talent of 12 Canadians, watch their player of the future grind it out in the Jr. A loop. _ This year, the 20â€"yearâ€"old rookie, the youngest member of the Bandits, has two goals and six assists. As for the team, they‘re riding the wave of a perfect 4â€"0 season and much of the teams‘ sucâ€" including head coach Les Barkley The Canadian llp:hhoflfidlh indoor sport is paving the waty not only for the Bandits success, but the success of the sixâ€"team league which is talking about expanding to Chicago and Detroit next season. There‘s also talk of a fiveâ€"team west coast league as well. "We are the powerhouse of the league," admitâ€" ted Luke. "I think it has to do with the way we learn to play the game indoors, where the Amerâ€" icans learn the game by playing a lot of outdoor Waterloo lacrosse player scores his way into the majors Luke, who was born in Waterloo, lived in St. y being picked third overâ€" all in the first round of the Major Indootr Lactrosse he has a lot to prove and Catharines for the past 15 years, but returned to Waterloo five weeks ago. He knows the area well because of his relatives, as well as playing games against the Kâ€"W Lacrosse Braves. Even if he wanted to, Luke admits his chances of playing next season with the Braves are slim to none. "The Braves would have a pretty sough time acquiring me since my own team doesn‘t want to release me. I‘ve talked to some of the Braves‘ players,â€"but there‘s no chance of me playing here." Last season Athletics, a thorn in the Braves‘ side all season long, lost to Orangeville in the Eastern Canadian final. At six foot and 180 pounds, Luke has the perâ€" feet size for the game. His 4.5 sec 40â€"yard speed is also another factor of his game. Luke uses his " le C mE CbA Efi\ ~W ,.:a;- ?'j_- it iFfi., 8 phyhtonefi!m week. However, if he plays his cards P , shows Bandits that he‘s a j of the future, one of two $ could happen: first, he could sign a contract with perks and beneâ€" fits along with a pay increase; or, he could be traded to another team, but zdmdsifihya'hadhn- "There are guys with $25,000 US contracts which includes housing, car expenses and travel costs. Next year the league is in contract negotiâ€" ations and we‘re looking at a 100 per size and speed to his advantage in a league where it‘s faster, tougher and sougher than the Jr. A, and where a radius of 10â€"metres. Saturday nights are game nights Iotlnb.'bmhdmnm- age crowd of 15,000 out of Bulfalo‘s Memorial Auditorium, home of the National Hockey League‘s Bulfalo Sabres. He admits that sometimes it‘s difficult getting floor time in a buildâ€" ing with an NHL team. When the team flies to New York they play out of the Meadowlands, home of the New Jersey Devils and the problem of floor time is similar for teams in Philadelphia. Other teams are located in Baltimore and Charlote, Luke krows he‘s not going to it rich in his rookie season, ‘nzonncdnalc“odh a Siskin sweep. . : § $ However, says Siskin coach Rob 2 SiSKUN SWEEp. . _ 0. 0 > ) ; aw'ang-s'&?m m iomemaragioe cce its share of problems. .. |=| |=0<> :/ the Midwessern Junj to Elmiira tonight ip a 7 pm. contest to carry through to the playolls. . : _ ;::llqdu * Hooper said of : > "However, if we work hard and come to rmeiipe flhl”;:r :bh:mw with 156. 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