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Back in March, Waterioo‘s Jane Young (left) and Helen Kelesi of Edmonton played an exhibition tennis match at University of Waterloo. Although it was just an exhibition both players took it seriously and it turned into a thriller won by Young 6â€"4, 6â€"7, 6â€"2. Later in ‘86 Young was slowed down by a foot injury and she‘s starting to get back into action now. Richard O‘Brien photo L ye o l e n on s m .. se w4 x me. Pss ... _ s j . ‘ f te v 33 C ; * o a a A _ A &A / M ~ ¢ t 8 8 %%9% i ~ m a ‘i fi,z p 4 * * myir)©0ty: ++fi of the season but they earned plenty of respect by becoming Ontario champions. That, along with their secondâ€"place finish in the Canadian championships in Stettier, Alberta, makes them team of the year. Waterioo midget basebalil Warriors weren‘t too highly rated at the start Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff Those are among the usual questions asked in a newspaper‘s sports department on a dayâ€"byâ€" day or weekâ€"toâ€"week basis. Who won? What was the score? Who played well? â€" Dayâ€"byâ€"day, weekâ€"toâ€"week. But time isn‘t that continuous, even if it usually appears to be. It has to stop and start up again and the transition takes place somewhere between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Bet you didn‘t know that, huh? But a fact is a fact and what that means to a sports fan is that while most activity grinds to a halt there is an opportunity to ask infinitely more probing quesâ€" tions such as ‘Who were the best in various categories,‘ or ‘What were the highlights of 1986.‘ To bring you the answers to such probing questions involves going through that familiar time machine, the back issues of this newspaper. It‘s not as pretty as going through a time machine in the movies because you end up inkâ€"stained for weeks but it‘s a dirty job and somebody has to do it. Perhaps there is little more to be said about the upcoming journey into the recent past but let‘s begin with a word to the wise: If there‘s something missâ€" ing that you think should be among the following don‘t call and complain because it likely fell into a time warp in the form of a lost page in the back issues. So put down that glass and read TEAM OF THE YEAR: There‘s one thing you have to understand right from the beginâ€" ning. In our old age and wisdom, we at the Chronicle are on a youth movement and some of these categories are a reflection of that. So it follows that the team of the year is a very young New Year‘s Eve is time to think back team, Waterloo‘s midget baseâ€" ball Warriors. With standout players such as Chris Rigby, John East and Rob Thiel and a strong supporting cast, Warriors started as underdogs but became Ontario champions with a tourâ€" nament victory that qualified them to compete in the Canadian championships where they finâ€" ished in the runnerâ€"up position. Coached by Serge Hache along with Greg and J.D. Yari, they played the kind of baseball that holds promise for the future as Waterloo Tigers of the Interâ€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1986 â€" PAGE 19 County Major Baseball League continue to try to build a conâ€" tender without American imâ€" Honorable mentions: WCI Vikings‘junior boys volâ€" leyball, junior girls basketball, gymnastics and football. Wilfrid Laurier University hockey, Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo basketball and Waterloo Athletics soccer team. Fred Grossman BEST MALE ATHLETE: The youth movement continues and so does the bit about promise for the future. Best male athlete is WCI‘s Fred Grossman, the Shuh award winner as most valuable player in the Waterloo County high school football league. In his final year with the senior Vikings, Grossman was a running back on "offence and linebacker on defence and he also did the team‘s punting and place kicking. His tough defenâ€" sive play was complemented by his timely scoring plays, which sparked the team to come back from an early 1â€"3 wonâ€"lost record to a trip to the championship game which they lost to Cameron Heights Golden.Gaels. Look for him to continue in university football. BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Again, youth. Again, promise. Lisa Kueneman, a Grade 13 student at Bluevale collegiate, was the best member of a very good Knights‘ track and field team. She‘s been good throughâ€" out her high school career but she got the edge she needed when she began to train all year round with the Kâ€"W Track and Field Club. She was the only winner from Waterloo at the allâ€"Ontario high school meet as she won the 400 metres in 55.46 seconds and she was second to Olympic team member France Gareau in the 200. A week before that she was a triple winner in a regional comâ€" petition as she also ran the 100. She‘d like an American college scholarship and you have to believe she‘s in the running for FAN OF THE YEAR: What resists rain and cold temperatures and has plenty of wind? Insulated bagâ€"pipes, maybe? Well, close, but the answer is University of Waterloo Warriors‘ band. Indoors or out, (Continued on page 20)