The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Chevies sweep to OMHA crown “We've had a banner season. but as of late the team has played come-from-be The boys from Waterloo did it again in Guelph on Saturday night overcoming a 2-1 deficit mth four minutes remaining to beat the host club 62 to claim the Hub League title Pete Ouch“ Chronicle Staff Coach Bob Playford has another name for hs Waterloo Schlueter Chevy rmdgets. The Comeback Kids. This past weekend the Chevies captured the Ontario Minor Hockey Association tale and the Hub League title. And they won both of them the hard way. On Friday night before a crowd of over 400 fans " the Albert McCormick Arena, Chewes rallied from a 4-0 derteit with less than seven minutes remaining to defeat Streetsville 54 with 10 seconds remain- mgm overtime. . A _ PAGE 30 - WAYERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL I, 1992 - f, m m . 'tll = mm mm - , ' nun cum I” lap In.“ t ttttthath' , mg, WATERLOB m 34% [DEE] umn.n..umnm m Graduate student Andy Cecchinl of Thorold received the President's Trophy " outstanding male athlete of the year and was also named man valuable player on the football team. A running back, Cocchini was named MVP ofboth the Churchill Bowl and the Vanier Cup championship games. He is a graduate of Denis Morris Secondary Seoul. Nona Omanin of Niagara Falls received the President's Trophy for outstanding female athlete of the year and was also named MVP of the women‘s soccer team. She was named an OWIAA alrstar last season and received a bronze medal at the OUlAA championships. She is a three.time MVP, twotime OWIAA all-star, and one-time member of the alrCauadian team. A fourth-year student majoring in physical education, Orescamn is a graduate of A. N. Myer Secondary School. ‘I‘__:_ n._h,,,,L ,Dll‘ I _ Tania Ruyiyk of Mum-nag; 1GGiii "$2.252 Academic Athletic Achievement Award. The offensive backbone of the Dozens of athletes and supporters of athletic programs were recognized " Wilfrid Laurier University's annual varsity athletes award panqqet at tlie Waterloo inn last week. Outwng'wmum and Andy Coccmni. \Cepchini and Orescanin top Hawks Waterloo'é Jeff Fink put Streetaville out of its missery with 10 seconds remaining hind hockey. You could call them the Comeback Kids. Thank goodness it hasn't been like this all season long," coach Playford said of his club’s recent victories. The last Waterloo midget team to win an OMHA championship was back in 1986/ 87 on a team which included Edmonton Oiler forward Steve Rice. Last season, in his first you as the Chevies coach, the team reached the OMHA Munifirtala. Waterloo led the bend-seven series three games to none, but found them. selves against a determined Streetsville team in the fourth game as they trailed 4. 0. Trevor Strauss got things rolling for Waterloo with his goal, followed by three more goals m a span of 95 seconds to send the_game into overtime, 7 "rthink they (Streetavilie) were awrrlayrprq and. - H women’s soccer team, Rusynyk has been team rookie of the year, team MVP and, this year, a member of the OWIAA " star team. Majoring in honors biology and physical education, she has maintained a "B" average. She is a graduate of Port Credit Secondary School. Jim Burhttt of Oshawa was presented with the men's Academic Athletic Achievement Award. A starting linebacker and key player on the special teams of the football team, Burkitt was a second team OUAA all-star. A fourth-year fttte arts student, Burkitt has a "B" average. He is a graduate of Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Tom mlghwny of london received the men's award for Person Contributing Most to Athletics. As president of the lettermen’s Club, Heighway has helped improve the club's finances so it has been able to pay for new equipment for the training room, " well as renovations for a lounge. Heplayed centre for the football team. A third-year arts student, Heighway is a graduate of London South Secondary School. in With a pool of40 team: vying for the OMHA title, Waterloo advanced to the OMHA championship sweeping London " going the five-game distance against Stratford, followed by sweeps over Chat- ham and Streetsville. , Next weekend Waterloo will be in midget tournament in Barrie, which will be a tune up for the Ontario Hockey Federation Championship in Copperelitr, just north of Sudbnry. Waterloo, repre- senting the OMHA, will play against winners from the Metro Hockey League, in a 10-minute overtime period with his goal giving Waterloo a series sweep. Playfurd believes that winning a cham- pionship is a total team effort, but the goaltending of Tim Weiss and Rick Zehr. has been nothing lea than spectacular all souon long. The pair were awarded the Brian Steiner Award for having the lowest goals-against average. (Continued on page 32) Northern Hockey league and the host club. "The OHF is a big deal, but so is winning the OMHA." The Cheviee have been a highlrsxMed team and Playford expects to lose some 169earolds to the OHL midget draft and other: to junior B hockey team. "Nothing would make me happier than toasegur moveuptojuniot hockey. That’s what it’s all about." Members of the Waterloo midgets in- clude Steve Sheppard, Chad Beaupre, Teddy Punks, Kyle Merritt, Dave Final, Tom Home, Adam Zanna, Jdf Schmidt, Dan Cousineau, Trevor Strauss, Matt McPherson, Jason Cartier, Billy Chap pell. Matt Kramer, Jeff Pink, Tim Weiss. Rick Zohr, coach Bob Playford, manager/ trainer Randy Schwint. assistant coach Jim Bolger, goaltending coach Rob Hugh. part of the women's award, is presented in honour of Carl Totzke, the first Athletic Director at Waterloo. The award recog- nizes the male athlete who exhib. its exemplary athletic skill, sportsmanship, citizenship and academic prxfurieney. This year’s recipient was Tom Chatter, a fourth year Kineeiology student who wan the only player in OUAA Football history to rush for more that 1000 yards in two consecutive years. The Dean of Women's Award is preaented in honor of Hildegard Mardsen, who was the Dean of Women at Waterloo. The award recognizes the woman who has excelled in athletics at Waterloo, and has demonstrated the highest quality of excellence in academics and student leadership. This year's recipient was Annette Koehler, an outstanding, amm- pliahed member of both the Field Hockey and Indoor Hockey teams, who will graduate with an A average in Psychology. The Totake Trophy! the counter- Studcnta Sherri Tanner and Rich Nichol hosted the evening which included the presentation of team accomplishments admin. istrative appreciation awards MVP awards. Outstanding Grad- uating Senior awards, along with the major award winners includ- ing the Dean of Women's Award and the Totake Trophy. 7 The University of Waterloo', Interuniversity athletic season came to an oftuial close on Friday night with the Slat annual Ath. letic A.wtrtitrPanqye_t. - Chartier, Koehler honored