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Sp_.i,p.,jj.I,:.l,.i,ls,,.._.,i.. Chronicle Special How far is it from Kitchener to Waterloo? About 3,600 kilometres for Frank Harden, lb yearold starting pitcher for Waterloo Tigers. After two years in Florida, the left-handed butler is bash in the Twin Cities and is playing a big role in the Tigers' early~eeaaon Inter-Coun- ty Maior Baseball league mm. A native of Kitchener, Maraden filled the family scrapbook with press clippings of his accomplishments with city baseball and hockey ‘ teams. "He was a real nemesis then," says Tiger manager JD. Yari, who coached against Mars. den’s midget-level baseball team three years ago, "It'g nine to have him on our side (now)." When he was 16, his family moved to Naples, Florida because his parents had purchased a clothing store there. It was also felt that the Ebgjvduld benefit Marsden’s Community College in Fort Myers when Tiger GM Fred Kursikowski heard about him from a mutual aequaintanee. He agreed to pitch for the Tigers this summer Hick Campbgll Chronicle Staff Waterloo collegiate coach John Orchard and Doug Carmi- chael over at Bluevale and their respective cocosches are sporting mile-wide grins these days. And so they should, after the tremendous collective and individual showing of their young track and field athletes at the OFSSAA track and freld championships in Toronto last weekend. In fat, tremendous doesm't tell it all. Unprecedented is more like it. "That'e the best showing ever by a WCl team at OFSAA by far," beamed ultra-proud Orchard of his squad's showing, paced by double-medal winner Angela Schwan in midget girls competition. The young tigress Schwan, showing opponents no tttii" the 3000m, absolutely obliterated the field by about to win gold, while at the same time, knocking over 20 seconik off her personal best time for the distance. Talk about rising to the occasion. Proving that effort was no fluke, Schwan also knocked 15 seconds ott her personal best in taking silver in the 1600m. "Her performances were just unbelievable," said Orchard. “lguessitwnsacsseofknowinghercompetition andputting everything she had into each event.“ Bluevale had a double gold performer in the form of Jill Malian whoeapturedtheniidtmiriru400trtarttlaltoatehti the4ooooiengiruruayteuritovie_torrsharirtgl1t.hat goldwcreValLingard.StephnnieLaunncenndLiu ‘Nicp to have one our side’ ijurecedented assault on OFSAA Gil in his first year In BEN“ Treinendous efforts by variety of Bluevale, WCI athletes Twin City native Marsden is pitching in to aid Tiger success ata aiurtaieirtgtoxuniumhiatph.r.iytme?n.d after getting additional approval. "I talked to my parents and they said OK, so I'm here," Mandel: said. Mar-aden didn't have to wait very long to make his presence felt with the Tigers. Re pitched 4 2/3 innings of relief against Stratford on GsniiiiriiruowirrayyoPnts,te,1 claiming the victory when Waterloo scored threeraintheninthtowin108. His next two wins, complete-game triumphs against Kitchener and London. came when the Tigers had to play the following day. The complete games kept the arms of the other 'l‘igerspitchersfreshforthenextday’s game.He also pitched a six-hitter in Friday’s 13.1 walk in Niagara Falls, and saved Sunday's 5.4 squeaker in St. Thomas. "For anyone to go nine (innings) in this league is a bonus," Kursikowski said. He attributes Mnrsden’sstaminatothefactthathehnsbeen pitching during the winter in Florida. The youngster, working on a moustache, didn't expect to be successful so quickly with the Tigers. “I haven't faced any of these people before," Manden said. 'Tm only 18 and sido’ "All the girls really did their job in the relay," said Carmichael. “Jill's the anchor, and they gave her about a five-metre lead and she brought it home. I figured we had a altottowinthe4r4, but you neverknow aboutsomeofthoee Toronto schools..." A rarity was witnessed in the midget girls 80m hurdles where WCl's Jill Bennett futighed an announced second in a blanket finish. An appeal by WCl sprint coach Rob Clarkeon and subsequent camera evidence allowed that Bennett i2itaiirriiiaiedirtaitsaphtatiitrfi.taeaotPe1r iiiGiii'iiriiiumeai.orthartietireudyudia.r.uiutghas occurred "about three times in I number ofyeara." ikriiiftiiGoottt-aiwirtmeammtloealaelto.o.lts wUiiiGiiirmiaudthinitortnureei.ntyjuniorgirlt javelin and Jeremy Hell matched that ettort in the same event for junior boys. “That bronze by Jeremy Hall was really quite something for us," noted Carmichael. "He was midget last year going into iuhinrtrearotjuniorthisrar--that'rabigattutdlt-t bronze, bronze at OFSAA, I great perfhmtanee." WCI had three fdtlvplate futithas, by Chris McFIrlnne in the iiidiiuiiiL,ieanusraopinihijunioritort2ilihria.nd Paula Scheme in the junior girls 3000m. Kathy Butler alao had I sixth in the midget girls 160thn. “Unfortunately we had I couple of injuries to Chris Ind Seen that night here atrretal their perform” but everyone per-formed up to student. all had their personal tmu."itaidOrdtard. . 'iiiLr"iGiiiiaihueinrirte-uthoallo'"t (Continued on page 36) -l-t-itrm'""""lP"l"e"'""-"."'""r"r.CTr"rrI Frank linden I: I lam-back guy, but his curve ball has been giving ms itroppostng batten. ,srssasuasisesasaee-ulliihsmuti" themidgetgiruaonandmoytht4x100/eiorg.tu relay team. Members of that squad were McCormick, Laurence, Synnove Rartikainen and Lingard. "It was a summing year, I guess you’d have to say, in that we went as IBM!“ as we did," summed up Carmichael. "l guess you never know, but I thought this would be a rebuilding year for us. But we got a lot of talented kids into our program, they all worked really hard, and the results I i." 'iiriiui,otrunstintinginhupraitofarttthtss.9.o.n Jones (distance), Bob Chrkaon (sprints), Rena Mom (middle distance), Al Bacon (jumper!) Orchard schooled the field "It'g their (comedies) athletes who did so well, one thing ouraiilu/dhurtaruetgusureattlrtet--th.ey.knos, where to place athletes, where they can help the school and theteam.Therd-ea Iotoftheeredit,andl munuthiI year the kids have been really super, really teachaltle, it’s been one out outtit." 'aGu'iiiGlhadhighprauealluPg,ytti.edalotof it for senior: Lin McCormick and Stephanie Laurence. McCormick is graduating this you and Laurence will likely finish her 18 on the em system. 'ciiiiitiaeothuteevurvxyarhAxseeheirts" aid Carmichael. “Always there, always full of spirit. alway- JiiitiGiiiiaee,titiinrtthitandiretPtetN [iii"iTiGGLiraturithi-r.hnd!1uAett't, natural-typeothleg,m_iidiinafintoueoondetWC$AA, iiiTai'Giireii'oiryc.jGters-tou-tur “My!!!”