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"After our performance was over, our eyes went to the (standings) board. When we saw that we were in first place, we were oblivious to and of the team standings below us. We knew right there and then that we did it. It was a very exciting moment for all of us." Coliseum to realize their seasonâ€"long goal. "This was a very large step for the club and the city." sard an elated Kâ€"W coach Kathy Mackowski, a former singles‘ skater. ome are students, others are in the workâ€" place, but great things can happen when a group of 26 skaters with different backâ€" grounds all share the same vision. The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Kweens On Ice captured the senior title at the 14th annual Canaâ€" dian precision skating championships, Sunday in front on a nearâ€"capacity crowd at Hamilton‘s Copps l fitat NeeA adiia Ni anaee eucacem n =~~+ Kâ€"W precision skating team captures national title Setting the stage for the Canadians was the Coupe Internationale in Rouen, France last month where the Kweens finished a strong third overall. Accordâ€" ing to Mackowski, the competition was a "real conâ€" The Kâ€"W senior INI,E team, consisting of female skaters Sm between the ages of 16 to 21, skated to the music from the movie Henry V. It was the fourth consecutive day of skating compeâ€" tition for the Kweens who won the short P and long programs at the Central Divisional meet Thursday and Friday, followed by their Saturday and Sunday performances at the Canadians. bourg, Que., were third. Ice Fyre of Whitby finished second and Les Etincelles of Charles 5 Peter Cudhea Insipr The Kâ€"W Krystals also gave a strong performance at the Canadians, winning the semifinals and finâ€" ished fourth overall. It‘s the 16th time a Kâ€"W team has competed at the Canadians and it‘s the club‘s first championship. "However, we have a solid core of skaters who have been here with the team for the past four years. They‘re the ones who remind the newcomers what it‘s all about. As a team, we go through a planning process to identify our goal and what we have to do to get there. If we don‘t get there, we then discuss what went wrong." * fidence builder" for the skaters heading into this past weekend‘s competition. _ , "We came away from France feeling good about ourselves. We handled the stress of international competition and they were proud of themselves." According to the Kâ€"W coach, many teams in the competition had a three to four member turn over, but the Kâ€"W team underwent a major change with 13 skaters leaving the team. "We lost skaters who attend universities outside of the area. Some have quit to focus on their educaâ€" tion, while others just needed a break from the sport. It‘s very demanding While it may sound a litle boastful, Waterloo, with its solid volunteer base and topâ€" notch facilities is rapidly becoming a havenâ€"for those wanting to hold major sponâ€" ing events. The most recent that come to mind include the 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts Welcome to Waterloo "Tournament Capital of Eastâ€" 1993 event In addition, Waterloo will also be hosting its own Waterâ€" loo Twins tournament featurâ€" ing five top American and Canadian teams from May 31 to June 2. The top American team will include the defendâ€" bronze medal after hosting the The pressure is on Musselâ€" man and Lynch to be competiâ€" tive this year as Waterloo has been selected to host the 1996 Canadian Senior Men‘s Fastâ€" pitch Championship this sumâ€" M(Al}p 25 â€" Sept. 1) three years alter it captured the "batteries", but he‘s back and fully energized to assist coâ€" coach/manager Larry Lynch assemble a youthful, spirited The vereran of Waterloo fastball, Musselman took last season off to "recharge" his Musselman has returned to the Waterloo Twins looking to fatten up the team roster in for its 30th season j memy se qs Walls, Twins set R#ix@ for busy 2s A leaner and hungrier Barry (Continued on page 19) (Continued on page 19) in the future, bot For all their hard receive a gift cer She belongs to t bail in her spare Man of the Hous Bethany is in gra She belongs to C cer and basebalil Laura is in gr pcoming Ca he 1995 Nation ionship, las egional Prov The commit aterloo assis Ironically, the innipeg this e hosted by Montreal in In 1993, T SOciation V.S.