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Referee Clark Pollock of Kincardine officiated a fine contest, and wasn't the least bit responsible for a game-ending brawl that began after Siskin defenceman Steve Bolt flattened Craig Swartzentruber in front of the Waterloo net All hell broke loose after that, but the seriousness' of the goingsm. especially in a song-and-dance routine featuring Mane and Glenwrittht, reached the level of a Saturday afternoon professional wrestling duration bout, Apparently the OHA office has taken a much more serious stance on the gameending she- nanigans however. as Sisklna and Stratfonl have been fined nearly “.700 for their post-game activities. In addition, both Stratford coach Jack Plain and Selling are under review by the OHA for their inability to control their players‘ sc- Siskins ended up on top 3-2 after one period with Peter Young and Chris Glenwright also adding tallies. Glenwright, the target of Strut ford fans' verbal abuse, has contributed largely to his club's success. albeit modest. in the playoffs. Mark Maue submitted a strong effort for Cullitons coming off a serious shoulder injury. tallying a goal and adding two assists, figures matched by teammate Brad Walsh. Sean Neely and Heinbuck had the others Actually goal scoring chances did not surface in abundance, especially in the third when Stratford outshot Waterloo " Cullitons enjoyed a 31 22 edge overall, including overtime. "There's no doubt he was one of our outstanding players out there tonight," offered Seiline "We would have brought him up earlier in the season. but we didn't want to risk ruining another team because of it.“ Also coming up big for the Waterloo club was minor system product Tim Haldenby, who played with a marked passion, opened the scoring for Siskins midway through the first period. and injected plenty of enthusiasm into the play each time he appeared, Arguably the best, and without a doubt the most team-spirited netminder in the league. Nickel has performed admirably under great duress in this series Sunday however. the dreaded occurred in the second period with the score tied 3-3 when Stratford's J ay Heinbuck let shot go from near centre ice that eluded kel‘s paraphernalia and trickled into the net. Pat Hinnegan got that one back less than two minutes later however to create the deadlock. and if anyone was responsible for preserving it. it was Nickel with a patented leg flop save on Quincy Wilker with but seven seconds left in overtime. Given Nickel's previous contribu tions, it seemed a most just happening. Whoevér coined the. phrase "the breaks will eventually even out." sure had Siskin goalie Jeff Nickel in mind Sunday. -' Still with a 7-1 stranglehold in the eight-point series, Cuilitons are being forced by the younger. more inexperienced Siskins to play some of their best hockey of the season “I never look at home or away as being an advantage or disadvantage," said Siskin coach Rod Seiling. "As a matter of fact, we played better against them there this season than we did here, There's no pressure on the road, they (Siskins) don't have to put a show on for anyone, they can just play their game." Though they could manage only a 4-4 standoff with Stratford Cullitons after 60 minutes plus 10 minutes of overtime, it nonetheless enabled Siskins to delay hanging up their skates for the season at least until Friday - maybe longer. Game five goes Friday' in Stratford with game six, should Siskins win, back in Waterloo Monday at tt p.m And that, especially aftér treink outclissed in the first three games of the series, has to bring Sites some feeling of accomplishment. A crushing 13-4 defeat in the Festival City Friday had Siskins reeling on the ropes. and most patrons at Sunday's game figured to be honorary pallbearers at the Waterloo burial. What they witnessed instead was a very- much-alive, backs-to-the-wall performance by Siskins that illustrated what they may lack in talent is being compensated for in character, Sisks live to siege another day Waterloo Siskins refused to subscribe Sunday night to the theory that "a tie is like kissing your sister." For them. it was more like kissing a Playboy bunny. By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor Six mala "lawman and three lamaiaa will rapraaanl the Raglan of Watarloo Swim Club naxl wqqtt at the Canadian national Manna championahipa in Branliovd. ROW la pinning ita hopaaonbottom(14)KirnGallatiyandAiliaonLoucaa.andlop (14) David Swanalon. Victor Davla, Milt. Wad. Alan Swanaton a'tdPm_.Ai-tdhtttttt.rtattoetatettotnot-etttor thetthotoar0ttinaetAotae-mttiti-r, "'-'--s----s-a, ,, Quality ROW contingent takes aim at Brantford mrERLoo W99; Iguassu". MARCH to, "" - PAGE " the oldest compedtor in he naiionnls tor ROW is 88-yeararld Alan Swttrutoet, Just back from the CtAU's, - Graham Smith of Calgary Both are also entered in other events. the competition: where Barry hopes “surprises" may be In store for ROW's competition. Headlining the ROW contingent an 18-year- old Vic Davis and IT-year-old Mike West. who both achieved the tremendous international recognition in record-setting performances in Gainsville. Fla. in January, Barry has his fingers crossed both will be double winners in their specialties. West in the 100m and. m backstroke and Davis in the i00m and 2mm breaststroke. "In order to do it though. AVE' have to have steady performances from every swimmer, they have to swim their very best We also need strong performances in our relays, plus some people have to come up with some surprises in addition to those events we think we can win. if that happens (winning) the men's section is not an unrealistic goal." ROW's nine-swimmer contingent is comprised of six males and three females, and while the girls will be competing mainly for experience. the guys are hoping to roll up the point totals sufficiently to take top honors. "I think we've got a really good shot at (winning) it," calculated ROW head coach Cliff Barry Monday as his club makes final prepara- tions for the nationals. which take place at the Brantford Aquatic Centre next Wednesday through Saturday. By Rick Campbell Gimmick Sports Editor It will be quality. not quantity, that counts the most next week when the Region of Waterloo swim club takes aim at winning the men's title at the Cinadian winter short-course nationals in Brantford. ...-Vqrggtsqttit-tttl