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T @fl% ~~B 7 tm £ 22 i tb kY * S Their feet barely touch the ground as they glide along on two silver wings at the Carolyn Fedy Skating Centre in Waterâ€" loo. They twizzle and they twirl, dazzling not only their parents in attendance, but judges from Ontario to Kelowna, B.C. They are the Kâ€"W Skating Club‘s newest national champiâ€" ons, and they‘re all under 15 The Kâ€"W Skating Club conâ€" tinues to build its reputation as the proving ground for the next generation of ice dance champiâ€" ons after two teams came home with the gold medals from the recent 2000 Bank of Montreal Tomorrow‘s Champion compeâ€" tition in B.C. The duo of Danielle Steeves and Michael Coreno won the Preâ€"Novice dance event, while Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the Juvenile dance event. Coreno, 15, said the goldâ€" medal win made up for all those early mornings he and his partâ€" ‘ an annual award in memory of were bonoured at the Waterloo Minor Hockey Association annual awards banquet last week for their longtime sponâ€" sorship of a special goalies tro phy that honours the memory of their son Brian, killed in a car feec "I thought it was the least we could do for our son," said Lioyd, who still pauses to think about the tragedy everyday. "He. was so into sports." " sPORTSMAN SPECIAL _ â€" The Brian Steffler Memorial Are You Ready for Trout Opener? T a WERE TALKIN FISHIN HERE! Tomorrow‘s Champions are today‘s gold medallists ULTRALIGHT ROD & REEL comMBos From *39°°" mfl?fi“ $E y es Tioyd and Catherine Steffler _ Local couple turns traged Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff 10 Wyman Road WATERLOO, ONT Just North of Conestoga Mall, off King St 746â€"2650 " RAINBOW SPORTS I ner Steeves have to suffer through to make it to practice four times a week "All our hard work paid off." he said. "It felt really great.‘ Steeves, 12, said the pair went into the competition with their quickâ€"moving feet firmly planted on the ground. "We didn‘t go into the compeâ€" tition expecting anything," she said. "There‘s always a chance something might happen and we‘d be really disappointed." With their minds focused more on execution than expecâ€" tation, the pair continued the Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue the allâ€"star bantam, midget or juvenile goalie with the lowest goals against average in league Past winners of the trophy include former NHLer Don Beaupre, who still holds the Association‘s record for lowest goals against at 1.00, and went on to enjoy a lengthy pro ~ This year‘s award recipients were Tyler Szoda and Tyler Henrich, both with goal averâ€" ages below two. But the importance of the award to the Steffiers is that it keeps memory of Brian alive, while allowing them to celeâ€" brate the accomplishments of the young people who came BE NB wâ€",/ 4 2 2 W traw â€" "Its gréat to see these young _ â€" "Some of them even knew . _ "He lived for sports," said guys doing so well," said â€" my son," added Lloyd. . * * %’w 4 * £ i y ug&:» ies B4 CÂ¥6ey ____ Hours:| Mon.â€"Tues. 10â€"6 Wed â€"Fri. _ 10â€"9 Saturday â€" 10â€"5 Sun. gone fishin‘ success they had at the Juvenile level and won their second national gold medal While the pair share a close relauonship on and off the ice â€" both are quick to finish each others thoughts â€" they said the fun factor keeps bringing them to the rink. "If you‘re not having any fun there‘s no point in coming in and skaung," said Coreno. While the pair share and obvious joy of skating, they both agreed that coaching and choreography has made the difâ€" ference. The pair are coached by John Briscoe, with choreography by Susan McGregor. Following in the boot steps of the former Juvenile champions are this year‘s champs, Virtue and Moir. "It was really exciting, and it was a great opportunity," said 12â€"yearâ€"old Moir. "There were a lot of good teams out there and we knew we‘d have to work for it and that it wouldn‘t come Catherine and Lloyd Steffier were honoured last week for Catherine. "We still see some of: <â€" The couple see a lot ofâ€"their the past winners coaching â€" sons same interests in the next Virtue, 11, said her classical PREâ€"SEASON SALE "More Than Just Fireplaces" 396 Victoria St. N. Kitchener + 578â€"9663 save } 30"* AVE 1( «PW _ on homecrest Newest Finishes & Styles! HURRY! Sale Ends Sunday, April 30th _ \ Preâ€"Novice dance champs Danielle Steeves and Michael Coreno strut their stuff Monday. ballet training also served her _ Danny, a former national novice _ around and helps us out a bit." well, especially when she per dance champ and current Coach Paul Macintosh said formed her favourite move _ junior bronze medallist, also _ the team‘s strong bloodlines called the "twizzle." helped. came through in competition. "That‘s when you turn around really fast," said Virtue. "I"m just used to it from dance and ballet." Tips from Moir‘s older brother Centre NER 0 triumph | "He was on the go all.the time," said Catherine. "He was into everything" f The retired couple plan to continue 10 honour their son‘s memory even when they‘re > Minor Hockey president Johh Kempel said the award is a great way to remember Brian. ~â€""As long as we live we intend to keep it up," said Lloyd. "If we‘re not here theres money set aside that my family can keep it â€""I got a second block on the grophy now so it should be good for another 25 years." .. junior bronze medalliSt, also helped. "He teaches me stuff that other people couldn‘t," said Moir. "It‘s kind of nice when we‘re out on the ice by ourselves in Uderton and he comes Kempel coached Brian as a phies for the individual kids," baseball player, and still has . he said. "Thats a long time to determination. Kempel said the association "He was the type of kid that â€" really appreciates its longtime always wanted to win the game," he said. A game against Brantford really stood out in his memory. Brian went in to keep his team in the game despite nursing a sore elbow. "He unwrapped his am and went out and we won the game in extra innings," said Kempel. "He said, Lets go and win the Kempel said he was also impressed by the grit and deterâ€" mination of the Steffers. : . "They still come out every year and they still buy the woâ€" he said. "Thats a fong time to keep on coming out." ... _ â€" "They handled themselves extremely well," he said. "They‘re very mature and it raised them to the top of the competition." "Thats the type of kid Brian 27