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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 7 Jun 2000, p. 25

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Bluevale enjoyed its best day at OFSSA bringing home six medals inclhiding silver by the 4X400 girls relay team of Whitney Ludwig, Marni Lee, Kelly Townsend, Briton Dowhaniuk and Kaye Hope. The Bluevale Knights recorded their best ever showing at an OFSAA Track and Field finals last weekend in Windsor with 12 athletes bringing home six medals, including two golds. Leading the way was OAC standout Josh Morrison who capped off a brilliant career at the school with OFSSA gold in the open Steeple Chase open Steeple Chase, winning in a time of 6:00.5. Teammate Simon Lewis finished sixth in the event. Morrison was also seconds . [@éie®@ g away from claiming his second s Â¥ OFSAA medal with a fourth yome place in the senior boys 3000 m. 6 â€"â€"â€" & ~~ The Waterloo school also got a ‘ 5_ glimpse of its future with the _ i mt 4X100 m midget boys relay team & c of Kyle Shertzer, Bela Kosza, _ Josh Morrison wins gold. Knights enjoy record day Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff C j _ *n Thar immpisis FUNERAL PLANNING 1robeHt Most of us plan our lives in great detail...providing for children‘s education, choosing the right place to live and work and eventually, our retirement. But often planning the final event of our life is overiooked. We leave funcral arrangements to our spouse and family during the most stressful time of their lives. Forethought® Funeral ] Waterloo Senior Tigers stay in the hunt Mark OReilly and Dylan Koch winning the gold in a time of 45.6. Not to be outdone, the schools open girls 4X400 m relay team of Kay Hope, Briton Dowhaniuk, Kelly Townsend and Marmi Lee also brought home the silver medal in a time of 4:00.15. Amy Tiffin also struck for silâ€" ver in the midget girls Javelin with a throw of 34.8 m. "This was our best OFSSA, and maybe our best season ever," said Bluevale track coach Doug Carmichael. "It was quite an achievemnent for the kids." Lee finished out her multipleâ€" medal career at the school with a bronze medal in the Senior Girls 400 m with a time of 59.1. Mark O‘Reilly also earned bronze in the midget boys Javelin to round out the medal total. The last time Adam Homostaj toed the rubber at Jack Couch Park in Kitchener, he was facing the Dodgers for the Intercounty Junior Championship. Two years removed from that final win for the Junior Tigers, Homostaj was called on again to do something the reborn Senior Tigers had yet to do â€" beat their crossâ€"town rivals the Kitchener Panthers. Eight runs and a nervous ninth later, Homnosta) had an 8â€"7 win over the perennial powerâ€" Chronicle Staff The crowds were buzzing again at the Waterloo Twins Peter Hallman Classic tournaâ€" ment as the local entry had its best ever result since winning the tournament in 1992. twisted ankles as people started jumping back on to the Twins bandwagon over the weekend at And Twinkies manager Larry Lynch said he didn‘t mind all the The senior softball team had built a 140 record to start the season, including a perfect 4â€"0 at their annual tournament, before dropping their first decision of the season with a 5â€"0 loss against the Midland Explorers in the "You‘d like to win your own tournament but we certainly played top notch ball," said Lynch about his team‘s torrid play. "We hit the ball, we played great defence and we were 140 out of the chute." Three of those wins came against Midland, including a win in the championship final of the 10th annual Capetowne George Baumann Memorial Fastpitch Tournament in Erie, Penn., last house avenging an earlier 134 loss to the Panthers "Theres a new cat in town," said Homnostaj, who earned his second victory of the season. "We pretty much want to come out in It was a tall order for the Twins to beat the 5th ranked team in the world for a fourth time. the first year and make the playâ€" ofts." The win improved the Tigers‘ record to 5â€"6 in their first year back in Senior Intercounty action since 1988. It was also a confidence booster for the Waterloo club which has now beaten all the big boys in the league at last once, including wins against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Guelph Royals. Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff 65 "Sooner or later those good guys are going to put their bats on the ball," said Lynch about the Exploters who went on to eventually win this weekend‘s tournament beating the Canâ€"Am Windmillers 8â€"3 in the finals. "If you‘re going to lose to a team, you‘d like to lose to a good Tane Richardson throws some heat for the Waterioo Hallâ€" man Twins at the team‘s annual tournament at Hillside. "We‘ve beaten three of the best teams in the league so theres no reason why the guys shouldn‘t feel like we can beat anybody on any given day," said Tigers manâ€" ager lan Buglass. Pitching has made the differâ€" ence in the early going with the teturn of Justin Divell to the lineup and the addition of Geoff Cheek to the rotation. Jason Meier also earned his secâ€" ond save of the season with two strikeouts against the Panthers on "We‘ve had good starting pitching and Jason has come in and closed the game really effecâ€" The only cloud on an otherâ€" The Edward R. Good Funeral Home was established in 1946 and is the only independently owned and operated family funeral home in Kitchener and Waterioo EDWARD R. GOOD Funeral Home Limited 171 King Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P7 745â€"8445 wise glorious weekend for the team was news of the passing of Wendy Schnart, the mother of the three Schnart boys, after a battle with cancer. "When three of your players just lost their mother, we were feeling terrible too," said Lynch. "They bring so much to our team. Our thoughts went out to The Tigers opened the weekâ€" end with a 5â€"1 loss to Brantford before Divell beat Toronto 4â€"0 to open a Saturday doubleâ€"header. tively," said Buglass. "We havent got a lot of hitting but its been The Tabbies lost the backâ€"end 8â€" 3 before bouncing back with the good enough for us," said Homostaj, a hurler for the Wilind Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team. "We want to finish in the top four or top three." The win still leaves them in playoff hunt, in sixth place. "Making the playoffs isn‘t even

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