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And both local university teams, the University of Waterloo Warriors and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, are expected to be in the mix of the Ontario University Athletics conference‘s postâ€" season party when the final playoff sprint comes this fall. "jl -'he 2001 University footâ€" ball season promises to be a test of endurance with the favourite to win the Yates Cup being the team that stays the healthiest for the bulk of the season. That marathon season kicks off Labour Day Monday when the crossâ€"town rivals renew hostilities during the annual Battle of Waterloo game set for 7:30 pm. at University Stadium. University football rivals Meghan Voisin proves her set to kick off 2001season mettle on iron kids series The University of Waterloo Warriors start the season as one the Yates Cup contenders, with â€" Mike â€" Bradley, â€" the Minden Missile, returning to the backfield after a year of battling the injury bug. But not before a lot of hard work on the part of 18â€"vearâ€"old Alex Singer. Singer, an OAC student at WCI, won the Byte class of the sailing competition at the recent Canada Summer Games held in London. The actual sailing porton of the competition took place over five days on Lake Huron near Grand Bend, with Singer dominating four days of the competition before the final day was cancelled due to inclement weather. But by that time Singer had built up an insurmountable lead, and would have won the competition . outright even sailing experience . at A::mmer camp â€" has med â€" into Canada Games gold for a Waterloo teenager. Local sailor finds golden treasure at Canada Games Large selection Fiyâ€"tying & instructional tishing supplies courses Your tishin‘ headquarters . AccesSOries 10 Wyman Rd., Unit 4, Waterloo _ 746â€"2650 gAINBOAN SPORY, By Bos VrBANAC By Bos Vrsanac Chronicle Staff Chronicle Staff He will be joined in the backfield by secondâ€"year man Jay Akindolire, who oapened eyes around the league last season by picking up the load for the Warriors when Bradley went down with his ankle injury . More importantly, sophoâ€" more â€" quarterback â€" Jordie Holton is returning to run the team‘s vaunted tripleâ€"option offence, and he promises to be a bigger threat running and throwing the ball with a year of experience under his belt. "With Holton maturing Chris Triantafilou Alex Singer he‘ll take the ball a little more, which will free up Akindolire, which in turn will free up Bradley," said Warrior head coach Chris Triantafilou. "We‘ll take whatever the opposing defence gives us." He is just one of a stable of receivers the Warriors hope to use to replace departing allâ€" star Chris Kreibich; a stable whick also includes St. David‘s grad Jeff Nosal. Continued on page 24 Triantafilou _ said _ the Warriors plan to â€" stretch defences by taking advantage of the rookie‘s speed, even using him at wideout occaâ€" sionally to give Holton a deep threat. "He can run the ball and he can catch the ball," said Triantafilou about his prized recruit. "He can stretch the field vertically." without the final two race results factored into the standâ€" Singer, and his competition, are becoming familiar with the dominance he displays in the oneâ€"handed sailing craft that‘s similar to the doubleâ€"handed Olympic Laser class of boat, but with smaller sails. "It‘s made for smaller peoâ€" ple like myself," said Singer, who tops out at 135â€"pounds, and often races against heavier opponents. The Wartiors also enjoyed a recruiting coup in landing Galt Collegiate‘s lan Forde, who gives the offence a legitiâ€" mate homeâ€"run threat with his 4.4 speed in the 40â€"yard dash. While his heavier oppoâ€" nents might have more of an advantage tacking up wind, once he turns the marker and gets the wind behind him, Singer has proven to be virtualâ€" Iy unbeatable. That success isn‘t only at the Canadian level, but extends to the â€" international | regattas, including the recent youth sailâ€" ing championships held in SPORTS Continued on page 26 CHRON The 13â€"yearâ€"old Eastern Canadian Champion, who just finished second overall in the Ontario Kids of Steel Iron Kids series, was just fourâ€"yearsâ€"old and looking out the back window of the family car, watching her father pass by in a race that combined the best elements of swimming, biking and running. "He did two races, and it was really raining," said Voisin, who still counts that memory as one of her fondâ€" est reminiscence. "I was in the back of the car watching thinking that it was great But it was when she was 10 that she started to take it seriously, thanks to the influâ€" ence of some of Canada‘s greatest triathletes like Mark Bates and Carol Montgomery who crossed her path while her family lived out on the west coast. But most of the drive comes from within these days as Voisin tries to improve on her personal best times in the swim, bike and run in her first serious year of competition in the Ontario Kids of Steel Iron Kids series. [ aterloo‘s Meghan W.’oisin still rememâ€" bers when she got hooked on the sport of triathlon. "I decided 1 wanted to do that someday." â€" â€" Her parents Mike and Susan fostered that enthusiâ€" asm for the sport and got her involved in the iron kids series at an early age.. She was just eight years old when she entered her first race and got a taste for the competition. "They pushed me to do more and to go harder," said Voisin, who is heading into her first year at WCH. She still gets eâ€"mail motiâ€" vation from Bates, a fourâ€" time Canadian champion, and Montgomery, a former Olympian and world chamâ€" pion. "My goal is always the top two positions," said Voisin, By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff Although she took silver, she had the most overall points in the series, includâ€" Eastern Canadian triathlon champ Meghan Voisin finished second overall in the Ontario Kids of Steel Iron Kids series in her first year of competition on the circuit. who _ finished second in _ ing three first place finishes. Lindsay this past weekend to "This year 1 just realh close out the series. focused on it," said Voisin The Discovery Never Ends 181 King St. S., Waterloo ing three first place finishes. "This year 1 just really focused on it," said Voisin. "In my first race in Caledon I finished third, and after that Continued on page 25 7 DAYS A WEEK BEER STORE Monâ€"Fn 10â€"8; Sat 9â€"6; Sun 116