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alfor For Uâ€"veareld Damus {raâ€" ton. tennis has been around him all his life. Both his parâ€" ents play and his mother was it national champion in Trinidad while she was a jumar Craton would love to take his game to that level "It would be great to win a national championship," said Craton, wha recently placed first in both singles and double play in the junior provinc ral championships in Toronto Craton said he first picked up a racket when he was six or seven yearsâ€"old and started playing competitively at 10 He first took lessous in Waterloo, but for the past twa vears he has been training oneâ€" onâ€"one with a coach in Guelph His coach, Harry Greenan who belongs to the Royal City indoor tennis club, has taught him how to hit the ball and Craton is a willing student "He has a lot more to teach me. 1 have a lot more to learn 7 Tennis talent all in the family ul L4 Seeiud f SPORTS Charles Kuepfer misht sav its a he Chrom UuI Darius Craton He has been training outâ€" doors this summer for about an hourâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half a couple times a week Craton describes his game as a classic oneâ€"handed backâ€" hand. He says he doesn‘t really try to emulate any one particuâ€" lar player And although he plays what is considered a classic game, he still fecls he has develaped his own style. Ulumately, Craton would love to do well internationally If he can get a good national ranking, there is a chance that he could play at an imternaâ€" tanal taurnament, like the Orange Bow] in Horda He would also like to pursue a tenâ€" atthe L niversit freld he would I "Orth f I get ship will it take Darius The honaur student. who enters Grade 12 this fall, says excelling in bath tenius and school doesn‘t come easily You have to work at it 1 combine the two and try to do well in hoth." Next year Craton will move into the under 18 category and he knows that he will be pushed to play even betier Nes up to the challenge and says he is confident he can play at the ngxt level T o "I been in some under 18 tournaments this year 1 know what it takes. Craton enjovs playing both singles and doubles, but can‘t say which one he preters He only knows that standing sull is not an option "L always try to teach the next Cralon ol ul holarshup eschool in h iter engincertng progrht Universtts af Waterlow Loo IN Sb w foogiet inlat 1 good scholarâ€" me awas . said th 11 Waterloo was golden at the 1999 Ontarto Games lor the Physically Disabled held in Kâ€" W last weekend, winning muluple medals Michael Tyrrell won tripleâ€" fies§@@® KK L# *.. gold in track and field, Jason [R «m\H! '/ifi(«v‘" x+ Chivers set a new record in 2‘:»%”;% Je * ,s’ discus and Kent Colquhoun W / s o eamed gold in golf i‘% weiste ) [ P The games give an opporu t ts i“¢ wl > rity for the disabled to comâ€" B2 es &: * 4 . ul o i e pete at various skill levels instms es e w P o. according to their disability: ERimgmtaazzzan ces sc tee cce SA & About 18( athletes ages 12 and Mike Tyrrell runs to another gold, Saturday older competed in evervthing For Xbyearold Jason Chivers from the javelin ‘h“i“ w b‘““‘f setting a new provincial . record choo bull. It alsoonvoived the eBforts 96| disous was sansfuing ume uver 300 volunteers Its very mice" said Chivers, a Bu ; Perrell rived about the SUGCS® _ member af the KAÂ¥ Track Club. ©OMf oi the games wha hapes to take his talents to _ UPU [ wits it bopâ€"Aot¢h s ent. 4O yhe neei level apmic ~Nit last naboral games As a blind athlete. Irrelt has been competing since 1989. He has won gold at the nationals and broke the 100 meire record in last vear‘s provinctal games. _ Although g&% Terells times were a bit §X slower this vear, he sull 4 came away with three R gold medals in the 100. WWeR 200 and 400 metre B masters events Although he plans to take some time off in a few weeks, for nowâ€"its back to, running, hfing weights and spending time on the exercise hike to Local athletes golden at Disabled games might say label some apply \TT BHe thinks KW hnas muchinery o put on a sup f games" and should be oadpostion to hast whieve TyrtelQysud you have be motivated to Special to the Chromicle Charles Kuepfer 1E who n ed to be on U n 1 Iriv nc ted 11 that the gancs clme atter Kent Colquhoun pitches on to the green of the 13th hole, Friday is the Ser scl In C xw | i : & fi 7 Â¥ ; « t oo ? * a M‘”‘)‘ tR L aee it 4 MM“ " > % sys k / . s e y 1 y ma 3 P e ca & ie in en us s s s 22 s 4i & y s o P 5e o e c P Oy 2 %ng % y 4 4s ;,b\ ic Â¥4 %,,‘;"‘w,vu es a hy stml * PAEN Ne eant ~ "Its very mee." said Chivers. a member of the KAÂ¥ Track Club, wha hapes to take his talents to the next level Iim warting tor a phone «all lor the national games whivers said it he does well at the nationalshe has an opportuâ€" niteto go to the Olvmpic Games in 2XX) Kent Colquhoun. a 33â€"year old with cerebral pals. described the games as a sort of coming out 6‘ rcurement, stnce peted back in 85. Colquhoun showcased his galf s ow Re <Ast3 o ks, onyw 8EEX 2. q1rORe a* \ t()M! o 181 King St. S., Waterloo ist com EPA | l1 was definitely a TT3 challenge. As arecreation &*~~~3 sport you don‘t have the urday. | pressure to make every putt. every shot and choose the right club exers Buddy Johnson. wha also competed in the goll compeniâ€" tion. sard the games are a greal sald ac. have this Competing as a knee aimputee. | impressed with ar ple who helped to event Ther were great voluntecrns," said Johnson. TÂ¥ou have to have volunteers to make it successful ipporturits Tar the diséhicg It grves a handicapped p« i chance to do something skalls for the lirst ume Its brand new to me. said Colquhoun of the sport He wats approached by the Kitchâ€" ener Recreation Depan ment and imuited out to some goll chniws The rest is history Colquhoun, who shot his best game ever durâ€" ing the twoâ€"day event sard the compeution level was good OPEN yLRY SINDa\Y Up Jdudting Holidays Man Bri uieX vN in MANSOT: Wits aunt ol neoâ€" organize the Sat +6 in didet XCson the 17