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The Waterloo Harmony Lunch mi ts . I close, yet so far losing a close ro dawns: 13:31:: sett.liag for the silver medal at the midget girls :etel fastball tournament in Mississauga over the wee en . It's been a season of silver medals for Waterloo, which also lost the gold and ended up with a silver at the provincials, losing to the same Cawthra team. They also rufuhed second in their regional playdowns as well, "We just couldn't rand the key to beating Cawthra," Waterloo manager Ernie Riediger said of his team. "They beat us in two out of three games in our provincial championships and three times in the nationals. But we are immensely proud of our team and feel this is a magtyfieent accomplishment." The Sunday afternoon championship game saw Waterloo give up its only run, which was unearned, in the third inning as Jen Riediger hurled an outstanding game giving up only three hits. Waterloo had a elm call in the tyetnifinal game as they staved off a late rally bySaskatchewan, defeating them 3-1. Saskatchewan had runners on the corners with only one out in the seventh inning, but they hit into a game-ending double play, After rebounding with wms over Alberta and British Columbia they managed to take home the bronze medal. in the weekhmg round robin play Waterloo finished m 1th a 7-1 (won-loss) record with their only loss being a Waterloo midgets capture silver Harmony Lunch loses gold to Cawthra in 1-0 final 4-1 defeat to Cawthra. They defeated Saskatchewan 6-5 in extra innings, Quebec 120, Alberta 4-3, B.C. bo, Manitoba WI, Nova Scotia TI and New Brunswick TO, After completion of round-robin play Waterloo's Krista Baechler was chosen as top batter of the tourney with a .567 batting average while teammate Sarah Kieffer was selected as the all-star team shortstop. Elimination play started last Friday night withhrst place Waterloo defeating fourth-place BC, bl on a Sarah Khffet Krista Buchler WATERLOO CHM, WEDNESMVV AUGUSY F, m1 - PM“? seven-hitter by Shelley Weaver, Weaver was one td three out-of-mn players picked up for the nationals. Cawthra, which finished thud defeated Iecond-place Saskatchewan TO then went on to edge Waterloo " Waterloo held a 34) lead, but Cawthra stormed back taking a 9-3 lead. Waterloo managed to score five more runs late in the game, but fell short as Riedxger took the loss on the mound. Based on play, including the ehmmauon round, Harmony’s Weaver was selected as the tournament's most valuable player, On not such a positive note, Waterloo picked up Guelph's Knsty Smit, who suffered a broken ankle sliding Into third base 1n the sermGal against Saskatchewan Weaver and Riediger combined m handle all of the Waterloo pitching with Weaver recording a 571 record and Riediger with a 4-2 record Weaver pitched one of two no-hitvers in the tournament m a 20 win over BC, Members of the team include Krista Buschler. Lesley Balson (Oshawa), Kim Brenner, Angela Brouwer, Carrie Broome, Angie Kerr, Kun Koch, Sarah Kretter, Janis Reynolds, Jen Riediger, Shelley Remmon. Kristy Smit (Guelph), Amy Wahl, Shelley Weaver (Hagen-Nil le) and Patti Wilhelm Coaches Include Vince Denonr me, Mary Reynolds and John Wahl Waterloo! next home game 15 an 8 30 start tomght at Hillside Park agamst Stratford This Sunday. begm ning at 1 p.m.. Waterloo will be hosting a team from Nashville, Tenn, at Centennial Park m Waterloo