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The Siskins‘ Ryan Baksh turns away one of 20 shots he faced in a 2â€"1 win over Stratford. Siskins clip the Cullitons points on the weekend, includâ€" ing two against their archâ€"rivals The Siskins were pitching a shutout against the Cullitons Sunday night at the Rec Complex, when the Festival City squad scored with 28 secâ€" onds left to play. was able to oompbse himself after his third shutout of the lI‘hey call him "Team," and no one was more important to his team this year than the St. David Celtics‘ Paul Kowalik, the latâ€" est winner of the Doug Shue Memorial Award as the MVP of the WCSSAA senior footbalkteague. St. David‘s football bruiser wins Doug Shue Kowalik is the third consecutive Doug Shue winner to come from a Waterloo school after Bluevale‘s Julien Radlein won the award in 1998, and WCI‘s lan Logan was named coâ€"winner last year. Kowalik was an unanimous choice for this year‘s award after leading his undefeated Celtics® squad to their first ever WCSSAA senior boys football title. V ul can > "ly Game 50 Westmount Rd N (Westmaund Place Shopping) Waterioo return to some solid defensive play eamed the Waterloo Siskins four By Bos VRBANAC _ Chronicle Staff By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff season was snapped by some "We‘re not the most powerâ€" sloppy play, preserving the 2â€"1 _ ful team when it comes to scorâ€" win and improve the Waterloo _ ing goals, so if we canget two or side‘s record to 16â€"8â€"4. three goals we‘re fine," said The win left the Siskins in a virtual tie for third place in league _ standings _ with Stratford, two points behind More _ importantly, the "Skins" only gave up two goals this past weekend after beating Guelph 5â€"1 on Saturday night The Siskins are second in the league in goals against with 93, and are continuing a philosâ€" ophy of not getting into shutouts with league powers. y, Family _ & New Years Eve The Waterloo school only lost ane game in the past two years of play with a lot of help coming from the sixâ€"footâ€"three, 240 pound bruisâ€" er who punished opposing teams on both sides of the ball from his full back or linebacker position. Kowalik led his squad in tackles, and scored four touchdowns this year, including an important touchâ€" down in the league final, a 20â€"19 win over WCI on the snowy tundra of University Stadium. His nickname "Team" comes from the fact that the versatile athâ€" lete can play any number of posiâ€" tions on offence or defence, and do it well. That has given any team he‘s played for, from the Celtics to the Triâ€"City Vipers, the flexibility to use Now‘s the time to make plans to usher PHILTHY McNASTYS! Close out the with a party to remember for 2W JCUaYs . Kids Countdo 884â€"8558 head man Jerry Harrigan. Helping out in the goal scorâ€" ing department this year is rookie leftâ€"winger Eric Grenier who is second on the team with 29 points, including his 16th goal which gave the Siskins the early lead against the Cullitons. "I just try to make the right play and put it in," said the 18â€" yearâ€"old who played for Kirkdand Lake last year "The puck just seems to follow me SPORTS ns to usher in the NEW YEAR with ose out the first year of the Millennium t your children‘ BOOK TODAY! Paul Kowalik Roundball battle turns into a shooting war Hn’me last week as the Waterloo Vikings faced the Bluevale Knights in the first game of their title defence of their senior boys basketball championship. But it was the Knights who served notice that they would be a force to reckon with, after winning the extendedâ€"time thriller 64â€"60 last Thursday afternoon on their homecourt. Pleasantries between the crosstown rivals were extendâ€" ed earty and often during the annual roundball battle as both teams combined for 49 fouls leading to a constant parade to the charity stripe. But a single Knight, Steve Hollinger, was able to show his side the way by beating the Vikings off the dribble and pouring in a gameâ€"high 30 points. the hole, drew the fouls and sunk the foul shots," said Hollinger, who has taken on the scoring mantle of former Bluevale _ standouts _ like Thomas Hope and Aaron Tomlin. Voted best place to dine with kids and friendliest staff _ "I just got by on my first step and pulled up, or took it to Hollinger said he didn‘t mind being the goâ€"toâ€"guy for this year‘s squad. By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff _ ‘ostilities spilt into overâ€" him in spots as needs arise. For the Vipers, a summer club team he‘s played for the last two years, he‘s been named a team MVP on both the offensive and defensive lines. "They still joke that they don‘t need anyone else because they got me," said Kowalik about the gentle ribbing he takes from his teamâ€" mates on the Celtics. "I just don‘t care where I play as long as it‘s going to benefit the team. "I‘ll do whatever it takes to win." Celtics head coach lan Sine said the man mountain is just a domiâ€" nant player on both sides of the ball. "He‘s just a guy you have to look out for when you‘re playing him," said Sine. "He makes all the tackles, and when we needed three yards "Tlike the role, and hopefulâ€" ly 1 can help take our team right to the top," he said. _ Knights® head coach Roy Dahl said his team might be underdogs on paper, but it‘s a different story when they‘re on the court. Bluevale‘s Steve Hollinger tries to blow by a Vikings‘ defender. "We‘re really pleased with the way the guys are playing together; they‘re giving the ball up unselfishly to other people, and they‘re playing good defence," said Dahl. The Vikings had their 5 W MoneFn 10â€"8; The Uiscuvery? Never Ends 53 96; Sun 114 181 King St. S., Waterloo That football prowess has caught the attention of a number of Canadian universities, including Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier, and has also led to some interest from the University of Wyoming in the NCAA. we just gave the ball to Paul." But the success hasn‘t gone to the chromeâ€"domed goliath‘s head, said Sine. "He‘s a good leader, a good role model and an allâ€"around good guy. . _ Kowalik said his passion for his team, and the game makes all the difference. "It‘s all about toughness," said the 18â€"yearâ€"old OAC student. "You might have the talent, but when you have everybody working as one that makes the difference right there." award chance to end the game in regâ€" ulation, but a last second shot by Scott Norster rimmed out at the buzzer. Norster led the way for the Vikings with 18 points, but Vikings‘ head coach Steve Maloney said he needed more than one guy to step up to make a difference. "If we want to win WCSSAA we have to pick it up," said Maloney. "We‘re still looking for some guy to step up and be our leader on the floor." +1 7 DAYS A WEEK BEER STORE 1o0% canmman venen.