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Playing in their fourth game on Sunday after finishing a late game at 12: 45 a.m. the previous night, CHYM'rs lost 7-1 to Elliott Lake in the second championship game. A busy tournament schedule caught up to Waterloo CHYM'rs as they were trying to win the Ontario Amateur Softball Association seni'or B eliminations over the weekend in Belleville. PAME as - wnggwo gm. mm lt-ttCrt ta. Richard O'Brien Chronicle Staff When Bill Kuchma comes into town again it'll likely be on Ottawa 67's team bus. The 17-year-old left winger was drafted by Ws in the ttth round of the Ontario Hockey Kuchma looks good in Ottawa camp CHYM'rs just short in Senior B tourney Lorne Daer Super season ends Bill Kuchma League midget draft. And it appears he won't be looking back to Wa- terioo, where he played in the minor hockey system. Kuchma has signed with 6Ts, who obvious- ly like the rugged style of the 6'3", 178 lb. player. CHYM'rs had forced a second championship game with a 2-1 win over Elliott Lake, the undefeated team in the double knockout event. “Probably the highlight of the weekend was (pitcher) Lorne Daer beating (Elliott Lake pitcher) Brad Ringuette in the first championship game," said CHYM'r field manager John Thompson. "He pitched really superbly. He really kept them off balance with that control of his." Elliott Lake hadn't allowed any runs before CHYM'rs 2-1. CHYM'rs also had some shutout victories. beating St. Thomas 4-0 after scoring 2-0 wins over Oshawa and North Bay. CHYM'rs had opened with a 2-1 win over Comber but went to losing side of the draw with a 2-t loss to St. Thomas. Mount Hope A's and the host team from Belleville were the other entries in the eight-tearn eyenp. - "We played really good bail with the exception of the last game." Thompson said, summing up the tournament effort. CHYM'rs season is now ofrieially over. They played 65 games. com- piling a 40-21-4 worvlost-tied re- cord. "it was a very successful sea- son," said Thompson. "We didn't win anything but we were competi- tive all the way." “Probably his strongest point is he's tough." said Barry Musselman, who coached him last year when he played for Schlueter Chevrolet major midgets. "He was good in the corners and he never backed away from the tough going." Kuchma is also known for his skating ability, but he wasn't much of a goal scorer. According to Mussel- man, it is unlikely he scored more than " goals in 65 games last season. Two games into last season. Kuchma sur tered a broken thumb in a fight and missed some games. After that he often played hurt with one injury or an- other. - The former Bluevale student had growing pains in his early teens and looked clumsy for a season or two. “When he became 13 or M," said Nick Ruch- ma. Blll‘s father, "he looked awkward for a couple years. Last year he put it all together again." _Kuchmn had over III) penalty minutes In! season, WLU ball carrier Joe Nastuiuk tries to shake off a Guelph player who has a grip on his sweater. Richard O'Brion Chronicle Staff Richard O'Brien Chronicle Staff Rich Newbrough has a way of summing up his weekend plans. “If you want to be the best you have to beat the best," said the coach of the Wilfrid Laurier University football Golden Hawks as he looked ahead to Saturday's upcoming game with McMaster Marauders in Hamilton. Last Saturday at Seagram Stadium. some things didn't go as planned as Hawks lost 16-10 to Guelph Gryphons in an exhibition tuneup prior to the opening of the Ontario Universities Athletic Association season. And while Newbrough knows Gryphons are good, he thinks Marauders could be the best team in the OUAA West. University of Waterloo football Warriors had already lost some key oftensive players to graduation at the end of last season. Now. after an exhibition game Saturday. they're down one "t'd feel a little better playing them at home because the home team gets the manpower ad- vantage." "They (Marauders) are very well balanced." said Newbrough. “It's like looking in a mirror. they're all back from last year. Ned rules this season permit the home team to dress 45 players. Visitors can dress Just 38 players as in past years. - - - more. When Warriors travel to Windsor for their Ontario Universities Athletic Association opener with Lancers on Saturday. running back Perry Stoneman will be on the sidelines due to tom knee ligaments: Stoneman suffered the Injury in Warriors' 334D loss to Carlton University Ravens in Ottawa. He is expected to be out of action for about a month. -iiiiithhat in mind. it comes as little surprise when head coach Bob McKillop stresses that improvements in_of_fence are [necessary "7-331? EYE)! of that game knowingUrhat we have to work on." said McKIIIop. "We have to work on oftenee." U Stiff competition right off the bat Hawks in tough what he saw in the exhibition matchup. "I was really pleased with our specialty teahns. especially our kick returns," said Newbrough. Dave Lovegrove, Laurier’s pri- mary kick returner, had a good game. Hawks had one touchdown from halfback Paul Nastasiuk on an eight-yard run. Kicker Lucien Gerritson kicked a convert and had three more points on missed field goals. “We moved the ball well, bait once we got inside the 20-yard line we made a mistake or got a penalty," said Neworough._ _ ‘_ _ - _ _ Hawks ran a balanced offence with 27 passing plays and 31 runs. Of their 267 total yards. 118 came through the air. _ -- Tim Davies was Laurier's top receiver. He caught tive passes for " yards and only played in two quarters. - - A Warriors' specialty teams also made costly errors and there were problems with the kicking game and penalties. But there were some bright spots as well. Laurier quarterback Mike Wilson played a little more than half the game. He was good on seven of 17 passes for 93 yards. - _ A "atres. Zehr showed he can play the quarter- back spot," said McKillop. "when he gets the Itittd_of protegtioq he tmwires." "Mike wins doing a pretty good Job," said Newbrough. "In a couple instances the re- ceivers let us down." Zehr éompIeted " of ti passes for 130 yards as Warriors had 187 yards net offence and Carlton had 202. Besides Zehr, McKillop was pleased with the play of wide receiver Chris Meeker, linebacker Ron Gall and corner hack Andrew Adamski. Ravens scored three touchdowns on Warriors: one on a 51-yard punt return. another on the third try after recovering a tumble on Warriors' two-yard line _and f third on a 47-yard pass. Going Into Windsor, Warm: im a Lancer team _tlta! (chug! Bishop‘s 85-8. “I think they (Lancersi are in the same boat we're In.“ said McKillop. "Our first string is good but we lack depth." WO'WM