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Prssme â€" Add two parts youth to two parts of vetâ€" $ Geran leadership and you get a whole lotof _z winning for the Bluevale Knights high school track team. The team also got some veteran leaderâ€" ship from a number of graduating seniors, including Marni Lee, first in the 200 m and 400 m dash, Thomas Hope, third in the ; SPORTS Cayley came away with three firstâ€"place finishes including, wins in the 3,000 m run and 800 m run. Sister Courtney had two seconds and a third. The Knights were paced on the track by the dynamic twin sister team of Cayley and Courtney Ludwig. The Grade 9 students, who helped Bluevale to an OFSAA silver in crossâ€"country in the fall, helped win the midget girls division at WCSSAA. The next closest competitor, I.’reslén_ had 297.5 points. Galt was third with 263 points. Bluevale finished the lw;-day competiâ€" tion with a combined total of 441 points. Bluevale head coach Dough Carmichael thought the defending champs were going to have a tough time repeating against the likes of the Preston Panthers and the Galt Ghosts, but they outpointed both of their closest rivals by a wide margin. The Knights won their second consecuâ€" tive WCSSAA track and field champiâ€" onship last week by dominating a field of the region‘s best high school track and field athletes at Centennial Stadium in Kitchâ€" ener. |BICYCLE REPAIRS WCI‘s Brianna Brown, in lane two, and Jenn Bluevale repeats as _ WCSSAA track champions Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff Expert Repairs To All Makes and Models Do It Now â€" Avoid The Rush We‘re clearing out the 98‘s | 1999 models are arriving daily "It‘s just a wellâ€"balanced team," said Carmichael. A strong track and field tradition at the school also keeps athletes coming out year Over 70 years of selling and servicing bicycles in the Kâ€"W area Bluevale‘s Adam Peterson launches himâ€" self to a second place in the high jump. high jump, and Brant Carson, first in the 400 m hurdles. Cynthia Miltenburg leaps into the pit in the Dâ€"8 midget long jump final. Sulpher, in the centre , sprint out of the blocks for a 100 m dash qualifier. Bluevale: Midget Girls â€" Cayley Ludâ€" wig first in the 1500 m, first in the 3,000 m, first in the 800 m; Courtney Ludwig secâ€" ond in the 1500 m, second in the 3,000 m, third in the 800 m; Heather Shouldice secâ€" ond in the 200 m dash, second in the 400; Dee Hollinger first in the 300 m hurdles, third in the 400 m dash; Amy Tiffin first in the discus, second in the javelin; Kelly Townsend second in the 300 m hurdles. Junior Girls â€" Jenn Doede second in the discus; Britton Dowhaniuk first in the 400 m dash, second in the 200 m and 300 m hurdles; Kaye Hope first in the 800 m, secâ€" ond in the 400 m dash; Jenn Musselman second in the javelin throw. Senior Girls â€" Marni Lee first in the 200 m and 400 m dash, second in the high jump; Sarah Pinâ€" der second in the 800 m, 1,500 m and 3,000 m run. Midget Boys â€" Troy Sawyer third in the long jump; Greg Lee third in the shot put; Robert Serviss first in the 1,500m; (Continued on page 30) All three Waterloo schools participated at the annual meet. The results for each school are as follows. "We‘ve got a lot of good help," said Carmichael. "We also have a lot of good athletes." The team also receives strong stalf supâ€" port, ensuring that there‘s always available coaches to help out with the team. "We‘re always in it," said Carmichael. "The perception of track in the school is good. It‘s a viable program." after year . While other teams saw declinâ€" ing numbers, Bluevale was able to field a team of 75 athletes. Tigers drop season opener The Waterloo Tigers dropped their season opener against the Kitchener Dodgers 21â€"9 last Thursday at Bechtel Park.