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PAGE " - HATERLOO Ct4ttOMCLE, WENQSOAV. 05(3qu 30. in! The Year 1981 has been, on overall scope, another good one for Waterloo sport teams and individuals. Not a great one though and that's where the two little words "what if" loom largely. It wouldbeeasy to sit the past, is that on back and arm-chair nearly every occasion. quarterback in my pa with nearly every team sition, listing where and player. the effort teams and players was there to represent might have done better the city of Waterloo,, in the past year, or how their team and them- maybe just that little selves in the best way bit extra might have they know how. brought a champion- And for that, a tip of ship crown home im the hat to all Waterloo stead of a consolation athletes, and best crown. First place in- wishes for an even bet- stead of third place. A ter season in 1982. playoff spot instead of BEST TEAM alibis. In that vein,' I For the first year in will say that personally many, absolutely no lfeltmanyteamshere contest this time in Waterloo fell frac- around. Roaring back tionally short of their potential. And so, ," ' "what if" they hadn't . F, had those injuries, "’ "what if" they had . seemed a left-handed g“! OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT ' Watodoo native Don More. only three you. nftqr playing Junbr 8 hockey hon In WW. I. named NHL am - Pete" and help. bod mm Norm 8m to the Stanley But being on the out- side looking in, it is my place only to speculate, not fire accusations. Maybe that little bit extra made a mediocre team a good team, brought third place in stead of fifth, almost brought cellar-dwellers a playoff spot. The main thing, as in the past, is that on nearly every occasion. with nearly every team and player. the effort was there to represent the city of Waterloo,, their team and them- selves in the best way they know how. ' I les, ,Q‘h from a dismal, de- moralizing sixth-place finish in 1980, the Wa- terloo CHYM'rs under field manager Glenn Moeser won both the Inter-City Fastball league pennant and title in 1981, and also showed the entire soft- ball fraternity in Au- gust that Waterloo can showcase with the best of them as they pre- sented the 9MA Sen, ior Elimination' with a beautiful facility, fine organization and cus- tomary hospitality. A summer filled with hooters in Hooterville. Hands down winner. Honorable mention: Waterloo collegiate Viking girls volleyball team, boys track and field team, boys cross- country team, Water- loo tween Thunder- birds (Ontario cham- pions), Waterloo minor atom Hogg Fuel Saints (OMHA champions). BEST ATHLETE: Against tough odds and a well-stocked line- up, Brad Schnurr con- and summer with still untapped po- tontial. Ontario team at the Canada Summer Games. There are other less obvious rea- sons, but none more important than the fact that despite his pile of achievements, Brad remains an athlete de- dicated to his teams, one who is aware of his shortcomings and faithfully tries to elimi- nate them while keep- ing a mature and re- sponsihle perspective of both his successes and future goals. An excellent role model for Wqterloo's youth. Honorable mention: BRAD SCHNURR - top athlete winter Internationally ac- claimed swimming star Victor Davis, na- tional tennis champion Carol Calik. world parachute accuracy champion Kathy Cal. WLU football allCana- din Ian M. BEST COACH: He's down to earth, neither overly-modest or overbearing. he has quickly instilled in his ”trimmers pride in tinues to show when asked he can do the job with the. defending OHL champion Kitch- ener Rangers. This was also the year Brad re- ally came into his own as a baseball player, not only winning ghe Waterloo Expo and Inter-County Junior MVP awards, but also winning a spot on the their achievements. and most of all, the Region of Waterloo Swim Club's Cliff Barry has delivered the goods and more in the brief time he has been on the Waterloo swimming scene. With connections gained from past employ, he has helped amalga- mate outside swim- mers with talented locals and promising "newcomers to bring ROW recognition on both the national and international scene in an amazingly short period of time. Look for more good things in the near future from this highrachieving profes- sor of aquatics and his steadily-improving stu- dents. Honorable mention: Darv Eaton et al, WCI football Vikings, Don McCrae. UW bas- ketball Warriors, Pete Grtnttergg, K-W Track, Jerry Scharlachz Wa- terloo Optimist base, ball, Glenn Moeser, Waterloo CHYM'rs. SPECIAL RECOGNl- WON: Hard to believe that Just three short sea- sons ago Waterloo's Don Beaupre was ply- ing his goaltending trade with Siskins. An outstanding camp with Minnesota North Stars in 1980 landed Don a spot with the team and he proceeded to win respect and admiration throughout his rookie year in the NHL. Not many 19-year-old goalies, like none, get to start between the pipes in the NHL all- star game and also help their club advance to the Stanley Cup finals. Outstanding achievement. “doable mention: Victor Davis. Kathy Cox, Marney Galawray (bowling). Carol Culik. TOP EXECUTIVE: Many are worthy. but the time and effort devoted to Waterloo Tigers by Incoming CLIFF BARRY - coach of the year with ROW Swim Club made name for club at national and international level. president. Paul Puncher tipped the scales in his direction. First off, Paul as- sumed a task very few would have undertaken in the first place, then by recruiting krtowl, edgeable people in a short space of time, he set the wheels in mo- tion for 1981. He runs an exclusive men's wear store in down- town Kitchener, but many days last sum- mer that store resem- bled baseball head- quarters as he went about the business of solving Tigers' every- day problems. In re- PAUL PUNCH!!! - In tho mm of Waterloo minor boson". took our contra! of unto: The" and to mold. 'tr-tdent won mood of plum. tam. Methinks Waterloo CHYM'rs can rightly 'lay permanent claim to this trophy. Maybe you weren't around for the OASA Senior Elimina- tion tournament in Au- gust, but if you were you saw the effort put forth by CHYM'rs ex- ecutive to make the event a success, right from erecting snow fence in the pouring rain three days before the event through to the tourney wrapup a week later. Each and every one on the execu- tive is friendly, open, good-natured and enjoys the role he plays, and from major projects to routine duties the effort is co- operative right down the line. SURPRISE OF THE YEAR: Waterloo Expos tak- ing a 2-0 lead over Listowel in a best-of: five series, then drop- ping three straight to.