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The Siskins' Eric Grenier crashes the net against the Cambridge IMnter Hawks Sunday night at a differvmv " 1NI(ir, makes ior the Waterloo 5131:4115 The Junior B club was mired in fifth place [wading into the Christmas stretch, with club officials wondering how they'd respond in the new vear, Since the start of 2001, the Siskins have gone 5-l and climbed into Third place behind league-leading Owen Sound and second-place Elmira. Three of those fiu? wins came on the road, including a 3-1 against Brant County. and a 7-6 overtime win against Ustowcl. Siskins climb into third ty, gut-check time for the IWilfnd Laurier Golden Hawks mans hockey mam after two tough losses last week. Hockey Hawks in tough to qualify for nationals The Hawks had snmr hopes that they were an a roll coming out of the Christmas break with a big loumament win in Guelph, and a sound 4. 1 defeat over Crosstown rivals the Waterloo Warriors tn rm start league play. But back-try-back losses tn the division-leading Western Mustangs. and second place Windsor Lancers dropped the The Siskins continued their faggot I quwsomsom 8THUR$DAY ' t nocovzg d N 50 Weslmounl Rd, (Weaimounl Place Shopping Centre) By Box Vanna/u: By Ron Vanna 01mg: 51:11, grammar! 884-8558 WATERLOO _ tda" / J? ll,l,,,ttitg'i,ll.ht.f {53% (,iyd'itiii; mgpw‘%EEO‘I{DEE¥EEGOLHHALLENGE81011?!“ ”NEW“ (iitiCfd),i A' tts! J DRAFT.... J ' ' . 333334 iiSitiiiit m h 'd,,,,,',,,) l B ')ttrt.ttit1t uosucxs . 'kt, if a. fitibpivf, 'llt.. _I = SMEAl ALLOWED! r,',s',tt,r';'l,'iiii;t:,il,cj" 'ili,lfiiltiir) 13“») ttITtritttstmlNts..ir0itM0tlt,..,FM5ltltt n.- strong play of last week against the Cambridge Winter Hawks in a 2-0 win Sunday night at the Waterloo Rec Complex. Eric Grenier continued his torrid goal scoring uflale with his second game-winning goal ofthe Season. And Ryan Baksh turned away 31 shots for his third shutout of the season. The Siskins also got a big performance from Itryear-old Bantam-aged rookie John Mitchell. who scored his llth goal of the season. That point has him fourth on the team in scoring with 33 points The Waterloo Minor Hockey grad is being touted as a possible first-round selection in the upcoming OHL draft. and has made a seamless tran- siliun to the Mid-Western The Hawks were shutout 2-0 by the untamed Mustangs. who improved their record to 14-0. before dropping a 4-l decision against the Lancers on Saturday at the Waterloo Rec Complex. Hawks to 6-6-3 and last place in the OUA far west division. The loss against the Lancers was a tough one, as the Windsor-side was under manned and coming off an ll- 3 loss tty theWaterloo Warriors the previous night. Hawks head coach Tony Martindale wasn't happy about his team's effort against the [stncers, and Is hoping for 1Wtii 2,frr?/':rr,',T,"Cst'" A... i, DONOVAN mm, mam mm, mm man, and momma, $1M mu, mu AA$0TTI, y Game Mitt 03m, VAL ST. “mm, RM mm, m: Mmmcuums tllo$ltot, m4 IUTION, AND couu can: Mitchell admits he has his eyes on the upcoming draft. “I just work as hard as I can and hope things will happen," he Junior B league that features players as old as 20. _ "At first it was hard," said the sis-foot centre. .. You always have to he moving at a fast pace. That's what the game is allahouc" The one part of the game that Mitchell is still learning is the defensive side of the game. and he says that May Harrigan was a good man to learn it "Jerry rags on me all the time if I make mistakes, but it's all for the best," said Mitchell, "Hopefully if I'm in the same situation, I'll do better at play- ing my position." The Hawks' Troy Kahler IS held up by the Lancers' Daniel Murrell SPORTS n influx of junior talent A235 the Waterloo Viking mar girls volleyball team thinkirwsboutaWC6hA But first they'll have to knock off their arch-rivals from Pteston.a team they'se faced in many a junior final over the pastthreeyears The Vikings improved their recordto4-0inlatgue playwith a straight-sets victory over the Southwood Sabres last Thursday in their home gym. Vikings co-coaches Leslie Stridler and Wendy Sherlock said their athletic squad has hadaneasygo ofit in theearly going but they 2mm that to change when they face peten- nial playoff favourite Forest Heights, and the undefeated Preston Panthets laden with club szrlleyhall players "We have a nice mix." said Stridder. "We hare some good juniors coming up and with experience during the season l think we'll get stronger. " think we'll be very com- petitive by the end of the sea- son. it's just about giving them the playing time at that level." petitiw by the end of [Re sea- Lisa Devenny returns a Southwood Sabres' serve last son. it's just about giving them mates." said Strickler. "When senior leadership in Julie the playing time at that level." she's hot she can score at will." Devenny and Usa Gilmore Until that time the Viking That power game was in TheVikings hope that com- will rel} on their own club kid. display last week against bination helps lead them to a Jen Sulphur. to carry the team Southwood, including a 25-4 strong ONOSSA showing The from her power-hitting posi- second-set win. top two teams qualify for the tion. "She's the one that domi- The Vikings aLso have good locally hosted OFSAA fimls BY BoaVnmmc (hztic/e_sqtr, a better effort against the Mustangs Wednesday night at the Clarica Arena. "I want those guys in there to feel like they've really done something" said Martindale. who thinks the wild horses of London can be tamed One thing that has to change for the Hawks is their touch around the net. They cant win if they don't score goals, "I've been around this game a long time and there's always a lot of adversity" said And Martindale said that will come with an honest effort around the opposing team's net, The Vikings hope that com- bination helps lead them to a strong UNOSSA showing The top two teams qualify for the Martindale "It's how you deal with it that matters. " We're not scoring because we're not moving our feet, and we're not winning the (mean one battles. " But Martindale thinks there is still time for his club In turn it around and be one of the six teams that plays for the ClAUp title in the tournamenl March 22-25 being hosted by the local universities. Martindale said his team has to win six out of its next nine games to insure a playoff berth and a better than 500 record to clinch a berth. "Thats Nst what we got ity do." he said. N0 SUCKS ALLOWED! "Ill