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Twins get a _ Vipers mow down Forest City few ideas for â€" to cap undefeated season next year after _*=_ l y y at Worlds xo »almw" ~* T. °3 oo Twins managâ€" er Larry Lynch is hopâ€" ing that a combinaâ€" tion of patriotism and fatigue from travelling all over the U.S. makes his dub a destination spot as they host next year‘s ISC World Softball Championships. Of the top 15 clubsat the the International Softball Congress championship held in Eau Claire, Wis. over the past two weeks, 14 teams featured a dominant Canadian pitcher in the . starting. _ â€"â€"aaaaam after bowing out in the first game of the p l a y o f f round, _ are hoping _ to entice some of those arms to join their tournament ranked l4th become the first nonâ€"U.S. team to host next year‘s tournament. But Lynch said theres no guarantee in the modern game that pull of playing for the first Canadian team to host the tournament will make much of a difference in recruitment, especially since the American teams are able to throw so much U.S. greenbacks around. Nonetheless, he‘s targeted a few players he met up with at the Worlds and hopes to bolster his pitching and hitting in time for next year‘s competition. Until then, the Twins are focused on bringing home a Canadian title from the nationâ€" al â€" softball â€" championships being held in Summerside, PE.L., starting this Sunday. The Twins had a good start @rwâ€"woass Serenity Spas SAKARA PDOOLS & SPAS The LEAFS are HeLu Tarorcro MAPLE LE ROOMkI 490 Weber St. N., Waterloo Phone 884â€"5295 _ Fax 884â€"8641 By Bos VRBANAC TOURNAMENT Septamber 6 â€"9, 2001 Larry L[ynch at this year‘s world tournament after making an early exit last __ They finished as the second seed coming out of their pool, going 3â€"1 in openingâ€"round Their only blemish came against the New York Smokers, a team they‘ve beaten three out of four times this year before coming out flat against them in an 8â€"2 loss. But the Twinkies finished pool play strong by drubbing Spencer, Ohio, 12â€"0 to reach the playoff round against Fargo. ball to first base that would have ended the game for us but we dropped the ball." _ Tynch said the Twins had a chance at the topâ€"10 if they had won that game. Injuries to Craig Crawford and Brian Stere also hurt the cub. But with that tough loss behind them, the Twins are now focused on the nationals. Key additions like Andy Jackson, Ryan Thompson, Troy Rieck and Ryan Wolf should help bolster an injury depleted "We‘ve got a pretty solid lineup, but it still comes down to the fact that you play the game on the field," said Lnch. "You can talk about what you have on paper, but you still have to play the game. Unfortunately, couldn‘t â€" preâ€" serve a 5â€"2 lead in the bottom of the _ seventh North Dakota squad, _ and dropped a 7â€"6 decision in the ninth inning. "It was disâ€" heartening," doubleâ€"play "They hit a the fter a surprise defeat Aart the hands of the orest City Thunderbirds in last year‘s Great Lakes Football League finals, the Triâ€"City Vipers had a little more in mind than just winning in Saturday‘s championship rematch against the London squad. And _ although â€" head coach Harold Kroeker said revenge wasn‘t a factor in his team‘s 40â€"13 win over the _ Thunderbirds _ at University â€" Stadium, his players weren‘t above saying a little payback was in order for last year‘s embarrassâ€" ment. The Vipers had a chance to cap off a twoâ€"year undeâ€" feated run with a win in last year‘s championship final. But eight turnovers and numerous mental mistakes cost the Vipers in a 34â€"19 loss. And it didn‘t help that three of the Vipers four top running backs were also out with injuries. But the Vipers promised they would be a different team in this year‘s finals against the Thunderbirds, and health was no longer a factor. Revenge, on the other "This game was really a big revenge trip," said Gord Radlein, one of the Vipers‘ offensive stars, whose two touchdowns included a 61â€" yard romp that ended any hopes of a Forest City comeâ€" back. "We really wanted them this year," said the tailback who‘ll be returning to the backfield of the Bluevale Knights this fall for his final year of high school ball, "We wanted to mess them up pretty badly. â€""We didn‘t make the misâ€" takes we did last year, the defense held it together, and everything went properly for us." A big reason for the turnâ€" around was the play of a couple of new additions to this year‘s team â€" quarterâ€" back John Morbey and lineâ€" SPORTS Morbey won game MVP honours after throwing for three â€" touchdowns, and completing 12 of his 23 pass attempts. 8 It‘s the second football championship in less than a year for the mobile pivot, who also led his St. David Celtics to a WCSSAA title in the fall. - The Vipers‘ Jeff Hodge breaks through a line of Forest City tacklers for a long kickoff return. backer Jesse Alexander. "I just got better every game," said Morbey, who took over the reigns for the departed Matt Hodge. "I was just getting | used . to everybody, and getâ€" ting everybody on the same page. "I _ had _ great receivers to throw to like Todd Galloway, and my Oâ€"line was just like a CFL Oâ€" line." Alexander _ also made a big impact on the defensive side of the ball in his first year with the club, leading the team in tackles including the championship game. Alexander helped ground the highâ€"flyâ€" ing _ Thunderbirds with 10 solo tackles The Vipers‘ Kevin Gutscher hauls in a major. and five assists Alexander said he didn‘t mind following in the footâ€" steps of big brother Josh, who was also a defensive terror with the Vipers before moving on to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. "I should have followed him up here right when he "Everybody â€" on _ this defence is so solid," said Alexander. "When we play our game nobody could do anything against us. came," said Alexander. "I‘ve never won a championship before in football â€" it feels great." __ And he didn‘t mind makâ€" ing his own mark with the Vipers‘ defensive unit. _ _ "You can tell that by the score." _ The Vipers domiâ€" nance of the league had Kroeker thinkâ€" ing early that this was the best Vipers team he had ever coached. "I think that this is probably our best team ever," said Kroeker, who was around â€" for the Vipers undefeated season in 1997 and 1999. "I‘ve been sayâ€" ing that for the last six weeks now. "From front to back, we had outâ€" standing athletes at every position. We might not have the depth we had in the past, but the guys we had made us a really good club."