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PAGE 28 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, «2 Both sides of the board w Pete Cudhea Chronicle Staff Sports i id Abibicdabik With only two games remaining in the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League season, the Waterloo Siskins have released Chuck Neisen as their head coach and reâ€"hired veteran Siskin coach Gerry Harmgan. / iak?g-géneral manager Peter Brill, making the announcement Tuesday mgg:’g. felt that although the firing was a difficult one to make, it w me out of neccessity and for the betterment of the team Neisen will stay on with the Siskins as an assistant coach joining Jeif LeClair and Todd Loveday behind the bench. "I looked at our position in the standings and I didn‘t feel we‘d be where we are, (well out of first and too close to third) but the injuries and suspensions also played a big role in it," Brill said. ‘The players were getting down on themselves, not winning, and when they did win, the scores weren‘t that great." . â€"On Sunday night the Siskins failed to clinch second place, losing 3â€"1 at home to the Owen Sound Greys. On Friday night they hosted the Ten years from now, few if any will remember how the separate and public Only a select few will remember how the two boards couldn‘t agree on the way the wording in proposed structures wasn‘t to their liking, or how a certain amount of stubborness, on both sides, caused a great deal of anxiety. e school boards athletic format. But that was 10 years ago. In the future, hopefully, there will be a spirit of oneness. Separate and public school children will be riding the same big yellow bus, teachers from both boards will be earning the same wage, and even school supplies will be ordered together. Buying in bulk and riding on the same bus, naturally, will save the taxpayer money. And other than providing a great education for your children, saving money is the honorable thing to do, right. But in these days, the two school boards are firing verbal salvos at each other. There is a feeling of mistrust and betrayâ€" al Carefully selected words such. as Harrigan replaces Neisen behind the bench Athletic issue is now in the hands of CWOSSA board to agree on their ‘possible future integration‘ and ‘open to _ nock to its fold, but the locally the two _ athletic associations in the province. With negotiation‘ are sometimes read out of _ boards don‘t see eye to eye. o all that, Widmeyer asks, who wants to go context, forcing both sides to a hardened The Waterloo county public school _ back to a divided league the way it was stalemate. In this war of words and pride, _ board doesn‘t want an immediate total â€" prior to 19797 the unsuspecting victims could become _ integration of the five area separate high It should also be noted that the Central the students and the battlefields are _ schools, and they don‘t agree with some of _ Western Ontario Secondary School Assoâ€" rooms behind locked doors as both side try _ the proposals made by the separate school _ ciation doesn‘t recognize WCSSAA, but to settle the issue of how to run a countyâ€" _ board, which suggested two 11â€"team _ only winners from Districts 6 and 11. It wide high school athletic program. leagues. However, their proposal is open / (WCSSAA) is only a convenience of comâ€" Both sides claim that ‘Kids Are First‘, _ to negotiation. petition with only its champions recogâ€" and going into these meetings, which Last night both boards went to a _ nized by CWOSSA. began on August 25, 1986, kids, no _ CWOSSA meeting at Jacob Hespeler The public board isn‘t telling the sepaâ€" discrimination and fair access to equitaâ€" _ Secondary School: to submit their propos _ rate board they don‘t want anything to do ble competition were the priorities. But _ als. Since they couldn‘t work out a _ with them. On the contrary, where a total today it seems that pride and tradition are _ decision on their own, their fate lies in the : league is not feasible, the pubic board the foremost things on their minds. hands of the CWOSSA board. _ invited teams from the separate board to _The issue is simple, The Centzal.West. . . . «Thefollqwing Jq a brigllook at yiews.opn, ,}, , , , , . . ... . .._. _ (Continued on page 31) Guelph Bs, defeating them 4â€"0 while in Guelph on Saturday they doubled the stumbing Bs 6â€"3. % { Brillishopingthattbechmgeineo.chingwillgivethetmmalifi, especially this weekend when the Siskins Slay a homeâ€"andâ€"homeâ€"seâ€" ries against the leagueâ€"leading Stratford Cullitons in the final two games of the schedule. Second place is on the line as the thirdâ€"place Owen Sound Greys, also with two games remaining, are closing in on the Siskins trailing them by four points. Two Gfi' wins combined with two Siskin losses would see Greys claim second place with a better wonâ€"loss record. "I‘d be very surprised if this (Harrigan hmng) doe'sl'l't motivate the team. Many of the kids want to play under him, and he has a proven track record." Harrigan, who was released as head coach of the Hamilton Dukes of the Ontario Hockey League earlier this season, will be staying on with the Siskins for only the remainder of the season and the playoffs. Harrigan and Neisen have worked together for three seasons and according to Brill, Harrigan wanted Neisen‘s talents to be with him behind the bench. | ern Ontario Secondary School Association (CWOSSA) disolved District Three with those schools to be placed (as of June 30, 1990), in Districts 6,10 and 11. It stressed cooperation within the districts to develop a system of play to determine advanceâ€" ment of CWOSSA competition. Guelph area (District 10), mg:ed Our Lady or Lourdes, St. James and St. John‘sâ€"Kilmarâ€" The Waterloo county public school board doesn‘t want an immediate total integration of the five area separate high schools, and they don‘t agree with some of the proposals made by the separate school board, which suggested two 11â€"team leagues. However, their proposal is open Last night both boards went to a CWOSSA meeting at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School to submit their proposâ€" als. Since they couldn‘t work out a decision on their own, their fate lies in the both sides of the issue. Waterloo county public school supervisor of operations Earl Widmeyer could be called the foundâ€" ing father of the WCSSAA. _ 0 As its first president back in 1979, WCSSAA was his baby. He, along with other past presidents, have nurtured his baby, and now in its 11th year, WCSSAA has become one of the top high school athletic associations in the province. With all that, Widmeyer asks, who wants to go back to a divided league the way it was prior to 19797 It should also be noted that the Central Western Ontario Secondary School Assoâ€" ciation doesn‘t recognize WCSSAA, but only winners from Districts 6 and 11. It (WCSSAA) is only a convenience of com:â€" petition with only its champions recogâ€" nized by CWOSSA. â€" Bluevale Knight cager Daren Slethaug ed) is hounded by Waterloo Viking cager Sean Burkett in high school senior basketball action last week. Knights squeeked out a 60â€" 58 win to remain in first place in the 13â€"team league. Richard O‘Brien photo