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Richard olBrien Chronicle Staff In more ways than one. it's a dirty job. But somebody: has to do it. Picking the superla- tives Iron the Mood. sweat, tears and thrills that made up Water- loo‘s year in sports is no enviable task but. as many a gunslinger has said moments before being shot clown. rm ready as I‘ll ever he, I Happy New Year! At least, I've had a crash course in Water- loo sports. My hands are Mack from going through the more than " Chronicles that came out this year be tore my time. job.) However. I must con- fess I had a little help with the picks. R.C.. the guy who used to do made him editor. also has in on his hands and has onered many selections and sugges- Only thing is. rm not saying which are mine and which come from R.C. That way you won't hum who to thank. or blame. " told you ics a dirty They live to see another day! The best and worst of 1982 from Sport Waterloo ‘dying to know who had a (black) hand in what. I offer only one clue: The parts you agree with are mine. So. with best New Year's wishes to all Waterloo athletes. coaches and organ- isers, here are the se- lecliols: BEST TEAM: Starting the 1981-82 season as a virtually nondescript team of no-names, the Wilfrid Laurier hockey Golden Hawks came into their own by winning nine of their final 13 regular season Ontario Univer- sities Athletic Associa tion games and went on to knock off Queen's before exiting to the Ontario champion Uni, versity of Toronto Blues, Special credit goes to coach Wayne Gowing for making be lievers of his players. epitomizing the state- ment that the team with a lot of heart will often overcome those with greater talents but less desire, Honorable mention: Waterloo collegiate track and field team and cross-country team, But if yoere fag"): BEST ATHLETE: Bluevale collegiate's boys and girls basket- ball teams. This one goes to Mike West of the Region of Waterloo Swim Club. no easy choice due to the accomplishments of teammate Victor Davis. another poten- tial winner. But Mike is tremendously gifted, congenial and has his share of both goals and golds. Two of Mike's golds carnd at the Ca- nadian winter national short course champion- ships as he set the only two Canadian records at the meet. Mike also took a bronze this fall at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. Keep watching for him in the future. Honorable mention: Figure skater Chris tine Hough. shooter Christine Schulze, hockey player Duanne Moeser. swimmer Vic- tor Davis. You read this one first in the Chronicle _ last year. Region of Waterloo SIIm Club coach Cliff Barry re- mains tops in this cate- gnry. and why not? He's since been named Ontario and Canadian coach of the year after the performances of his protettes. most not BEST COACH: ably West and Davis. Cliff is not only superb at getting the most out of his experienced ath- letes. but also at help- ing young swimmers develop despite his short time of the local scene. It's enough to repeat what was said last year. same time. same place: Look for ward in the New Year to more accomplish- The Region of Jrarioo Sula! Club really came to the tore on the ttimtqrtoo - scone thin year with the ootsurtding Mormon“. of top mum-mu BtMgttmqrs Vic Owl. and Mike West, and the wood: Mel-go of coach of the you can Barry. MM ments from Barry and his ever-improving stu- dents. Honorable mention: Wayne Sowing. coach of WLL' Golden Hawks hockey club. Barb Sjonneson. BCI girls basketball. SURPRISE OF THE YEAR: - A toss-up: The Wa- terloo Athletics hang- ing tough for so long in their first year in the Kitchener and District Soccer League: WLU coaches really mean- ing it when they said it would be tough to make the football playoffs. BEST' INDIVIDUAL EFFORT: To arrive at this. you finally ask yourself which of Victor Davis's individual efforts was his best. He broke the six-year-old world re- cord of 2: 15:11 with a new time of 2:14:77 in the Mmeter breas- troke in Guayaquil. Equador. and that's-the choice. EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:. Paul Puncher. for (Connnued on page 21'