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3811011 18‘ Nulhrr lightning flashes nor powedul rmcrobursts could keep the br Daved Oahu) from their appointed desuny last week - a repeat mu at the all- Ontario high school golf cham- plonShIPS at Hawk Ridge Golf Club m ihiha. Not that Mother Nalum didnt try. Day one of the twmday tour- namenl took almost eight hours to play, and included two light- mng delays. But the biggest shock to the defending champs was the 1& shot deficit they faced at the end of the day The team of six golfers, includ- 1ng lead Mark Leveck. Mark Stevens. Matt Schnarr, Matt Cul- ham, Matt Buller and Adam Proudfool, trailed Kingsville high school with a combined total of 328 shots. Head coach Gary Boland could only keep his [Imps posh live as they headed off into the second day of play: But a minor Making of No, 1 golfer Ixveck's putting game by Roland. and a few hours of prac- tice on the putting green that night changed the outlook Hawks basketball program took is fust steps out of the nest last week wath a major influx of new Mimi. Now the new coaches and players alike hope to go right on soaring as they pursue their first national baskelball title. Basketball has long been on the back bumer at the Launer football factory. While the Hawks were able to chum out compeuuve teams on the outdoor aqroturl m the past few years. they failed to have s1m- 1hr sucuss in the gym, That might have changed LN Thursday when the athletic department unveiled a number Celtics ace another golf title The Wilfrid Laurier Golden IEQYQE..!EEE;NM!E§ 'I""' Golden Hawks basketball program looks to rebound But, “haunt ( hunk k. Staff Clumule Staff The members of St. David Celtics. senior boys golf team show off their hardware last Friday at the school. Mem- bers of the team were: (front row, left to right) Matt Col- ham, Mark Stevens, Mark Levech, (hack row) Adam Proudfoot, Matt Ballet and head coach Gary Boland. Missing from the photo was Matt Selma". not my plow "A few changes on my putting stroke and a few hours on the green really helped." said Leveck. who was also the defending indi- odual ment gold medallist from of new faces that promise lo mum the lustre lo the progmm The hst key addition was the hiring of women's basketball team heal coach Stu Julius away from a successful lakehmd Uni- versity program. Julius had compiled a 311-250 record at the Thunder Bay school, missing the phyolk only once m his 18 years of coaching "I just felt the liming was right," saidjulius, who has ties to southern Ontario. "l just think that banner hm too much lo offer right now" Some of those perk include a school administration committed to improvmg alhletics during a mm: of iscal restraint, and the ease of recruiting at a centrally located school as opposed to one m a northern dime. Expert Repairs Te All Makes and Models Bo It Now - Avoid The Bush We’re clearing out the tith, l I999 models are arriving daily Over ro years of selling and servicing NqcWs in he K-Warea: last years inaugural event. "rtteallypiiolfbecauseldid make a lot ofputts on Tueaiay" Leveck birdied three of the iirg four hols on the from nine That change in climate paid immediate dividends when Julius was able to recruit three players from the Ontario club champions in Guelph St. James high school forward Stephanie Nadalin. point guard Krista lodge and guard Olivia Bailey all signed up with the Hawks for the fall Not to be outdone, the mene program was ablc to aid Univer- sity of Windsor assistant Tim Elcombe. St, James point guard Darren Veira and forward Chris Scott, members of the OFSAA champs, also joined the party. Expectations are high said Ath- lcllc Director Peter Baxter. “Themg no qutsnon, ll we stick to the pun, we will be playing for a natonal championship In three to live years," he said. to tte him up with the first- mund laden After that [he pres- sure fell on the competition. "The other guy just started lo struggle," said Izveck, who is olf to Iona College in New York next year on a golf sclwlarship. "The momentum was on my side even though I mm a couple of shots down. There was a lot of golf to pray." At the end of the day, txveck had a We-shot lead and took home his second iIIdeual gold medal with a low round of 73 on the par 72 course. More importantly, Buller, Proudfool and Stevens helped complete the turnaround. The Celtics came back from a 10- shot deficit to win by two shots. Weather was no longer a factor as the team gold medal brought on more sunny dieiitiorts. "The thing that separates us hom all the other schools was how deep our team is," said greens guru Roland "Mark (Irv- och) is an outstmding player and we likely dont win without him, butoursixthphayershotan8rm tough cardinals on a really dil- ikuk touts: "We have six guys who can shoot into the 705 on any given day: Thay what really scpams The"witaiarierGo1aoa,asshomdotrsomeatheirmwtarareathers1ast-hasthey introduced new mums head ' Stujulius and - numb assistant Tim Eltombc. Joining Juros,mntrekh,anasusyheadcoaairaeriibaaria,emtreright,twxtyearagestThayie iastm,riristauAr,chrissatt,saa,Danen%u,aiviaBaikfandassisaantTimEkombe faker wins Mac award Leadership is often an under- stared quality for a swimmer. - The sport usually pits the imii- vidual aging the clock, bring team comi&rations secondary But Region of Waterloo Swim Club grad Neil Baker doesnt mind challenging those arum? His team involvement along with his commitment to acade- mics, in addition to athletics, earned him the prestigious Dr. Jack Kennedy Maud at Micki» ter UniversityJune 6. The award is warmed to the top rmk scholar who combins abetler than Mr an! average with athletic excellence. Bake: is in his third year of the Chronicle " t- 'm9.ghl1lll_ Including Hulda): .K Mun Fn Hr8, - ' _ Sat F6 181 King St. s., Waterloo Sun " o demanding Engineering Physics and Management program at Mac. He is also a three-time OUA alleitar and CIAU finalist. This year he won two OUA bronze menialsand a silver in the relay. Hey also the swim team's captain and the incoming m dent of the menS athletic council, "I just didnt give up," said Baker, a wo grad "Things gal rough, in what I consider my toughest aakmic year, but my coach and teammates kept me His course load was almost double that of a typical student, and required a lot of good time mnagemcnl. Swimming helped relieve the sttetg; "Swimming is the best way to relieve some tension and get your mind off thing,” he said. EVERY SUNDAY