Vikings continue to pae w mark out new territory By Bos Vreanac ; Chronicle Staff - ! : fter backâ€"toâ€"back + § % f m senior girls titles you & B A C P A ; j _ . s ave to wonder how fnu es fw:‘ $ : 3 s > much gas is left in the Fl 4 ul \// \t, s ~ y Waterloo Vikings‘ champiâ€" 4 x % %‘ h. 3 | e : »lile? â€" 2 onship express? i i se 1 . â€" 2BBE .. Plenty, was the answer last w f 1xÂ¥ â€" y ay . ~ T e . Thursday as the senior girls & , ; Q,;;y‘ $ %\â€" C e . l R 4 basketball squad rolled over the ie o P‘ i % , f Waterloo Oxford Crusaders 58â€" § ffl%ï¬y P Fi hi o» # 37 in a rematch of last year‘s f‘/.‘ « . j o h championship final. i f l 3. * l And the two pistons driving e ’ i i o T Ned head coach Doug Ranton‘s well _ illem y3 _ ol iE . %xg s P oiled machine were post playâ€" o d %‘»“ : Je 2o J ers Julie Devenny, leading the s %ie im l ko â€"# . d s y way with 27 points, and *3 f? +o 5}* ‘}’ * f * Lindsay Jennings pouring in 17. y %‘ i % o e +4 ol With the team‘s starting e P . h #A§ > y three guard rotation of Eline 3 _ 124 heaks aetse te ) Kamphuis, Amanda Kieswetter L d j aa The Bluevale Knights vanquished the KC) Raiders 46â€"0 to open up the senior football season. and Kate McCrae lost to graduâ€" Pibiug E é & o o y usn od i2 A Pag Knights back in the saddle his two remaining veteran s 44 inside players to carry the intuaiOd J o . . squad until his young squad r By Bos VeBanac not be as powerful a runner as _ winded Radlein who sat out gells. " & Chronicle Staff his big brother, but he might be _ most of the second half. "The "I think we will pound the more dynamic. _______ offensive line just opened up pavy hange he hean He nroved that ast Enday in nme his holes fter backâ€"toâ€"back A:Iem‘or girls titles you ave to wonder how much gas is left in the Waterloo Vikings‘ champiâ€" onship express? Plenty, was the answer last Thursday as the senior girls basketball squad rolled over the Waterloo Oxford Crusaders 58â€" 37 in a rematch of last year‘s championship final. < es Monâ€"Fri 10â€"8; Ine Discovery Never Ends â€" 53 96 Sun 116 181 King St. S., Waterloo And the two pistons driving head coach Doug Ranton‘s well oiled machine were post playâ€" ers Julie Devenny, leading the way with 27 points, and Lindsay Jennings pouring in 17. With the team‘s starting three guard rotation of Eline Kamphuis, Amanda Kieswetter and Kate McCrae lost to graduâ€" ation, Ranton said he‘ll lean on his two remaining veteran inside players to carry the squad until his young squad gells. "I think we will pound the ball inside more than we have in the past," said Ranton. "We took advantage of the guards we had previously, but it is our goal to get the ball inside a little When teams start collapsâ€" ing on his front court, that will give his backcourt of Laura Siskins.down the Dutchies 1 from their fist loss of the season to beat the Kitchener â€" Dutchmen â€" 4â€"1 Sunday night at the Rec The Siskins opened the week on the road against the Owen Sound Greys in a battle for first place, and were embarâ€" rassed 8â€"1 by the Bruce Peninsula squad. The test for the Siskins would be how they responded to the thrashing against the Dutchies at home. The Siskins capitalized on two manâ€"advantages in the first period to lead 2â€"1, and 884â€"8558 By Bos Vreanac Chronicle Staff Siskins bounced back 7 DAYS A WEEK BEER STORE The sixâ€"footâ€"two Devenny said she didn‘t mind shoulderâ€" ing part of the load for the team. "Our strength is definitely inside," said Devenny, in her Strauss and Ashely MacSporran space to hit the outside shot. Lindsay Jennings posts up against the Crusaders last week scored on the power play again with less than two minutes to play to put the game out of Siskins‘ captain Simon Watson lit the fire under his sad sack squad by scoring twice on the power play and adding an assist on Eric Grenier‘s goal to open the game. John Thiel added an empty netter with 1:03 to play to give him his fifth goal of the season. Head coach Jerry Harigan was pleased with how his team bounced back after a tough "We weren‘t real sharp but we worked," said head coach Jerry Harrigan."That was all I was looking for. ‘We wanted to compete, "ly Game young, and not used to playing mesmiorgajm,bmmey’flgld( it up by the end of the year." _ And Devenny said she‘s hoping for another long year. "Going out on a winning note would be amazing," she said. and 1 thought tonight that everybody competed. It was a wakeâ€"up call for us." _ _ One person who didn‘t need the smelling salts was goaltender Ryan Baksh who saw a lot of rubber in the 8â€"1 It reminded him of some of the long nights he had in Brant County facing 60 shots a night. But the veteran backstop had a feeling that his teammates would respond. "We showed a lot of characâ€" ter from Friday night after get "Were a closeâ€"knit team and I think we can go really far Home of...Donovan Bailey, Jarrett Smith, Joanne Malar, Mike Morreale, Steve Rice, Paul Massotti, Mike O‘Shea, Val St. Germain, Steve Staios, NO SUCKS Mike Vanderjagt, Chris Gioskos, Jen Button, and Colin Doyle ALLOWED!t .‘. ty SPORTS That is unless you exceed those expectations like the Bluevale Knights featured runâ€" ning back Gord Radlein. Radlein, the younger brothâ€" er of the former WCSSAA footâ€" The Siskins downed the Dutchmen 4â€"1 Sunday night to bounce back from an 8â€"1 loss on Friday. eavy hangs the head that wears the crown 6RJ N He proved that last Friday in a 46â€"0 win over KCl as he rushed for four touchdowns and more than 200 yards rushing in the first half against a Raiders‘ squad just returning to senior bays football action. Those touchdowns included dazzling runs of 40 and 45 yards. "It felt good," said the barely Complete Bike & Skate Store oc tus en MCPhail‘s some big holes." Head coach Bob Serviss said Radlein and senior quarâ€" terback Scott Reynolds will proâ€" vide veteran leadership for his relatively young squad. "We‘ve got some kids who are commitâ€" ted to this season, and I think that commitment will show up on the field," said Serviss. 886â€"4 340