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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 14 Nov 2001, p. 26

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e â€" Waterloo _ Siskins I proved to the Stratford Cullitons Sunday that they are made of sterner stuff than the team they faced earliâ€" er on this season. That young Siskins club might have folded after getting down by three goals with just one period of play. the quarter pole of the season Grey Silo leaves public wanting another shot ocal duffers who have I already been out on Naterloo‘s newest pubâ€" lic golf course, Grey Silo, have come up with a not so affecâ€" tionate nickname for the 18â€" hole links layout bordering on the Grand River. The Siskins‘ John Thiel scores the second goal in Waterloo‘s comeâ€"fromâ€"behind tie against Stratford They‘ve dubbed it "Grey Swallow" for the way the course‘s narrow â€" fairways, water traps and bunkers eat up golf balls. Siskins‘ character shines After all, every one of them came back to the club house asking him to open more of the course for them to play. Not that they seem to mind _ much, said â€" Brad Duench, the director of golf operations at the course. This Siskins club, reaching * 100% digital signal with crystalâ€"clear picture and CD quality sound * Programming packages start as low as 10.95 per month * 2 day programming information By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff By Bos VrBANAC \Chronicle Staff CANADASâ€"Tâ€"IRSTâ€"INTERACTIVE SATELLITE SYSTEM fighting for fourth place, instead bounced back with three goals of its own in the It also had the buik of the chances in the overtime, including the best chance to win it when a Eric Grenier shot bounced off the left post. Instead the game ended in a wellâ€"deserved 3â€"3 tie for the homeside Sunday night at the Rec Complex. And it served notice that these Siskins are for real, and "A lot of people that played the six holes that we had open came back in and wanted to go out and play again," said Duench. "They love it. "They think it‘s a challengâ€" ing course." h _But not so challenging that casual players will throw up their clubs in despair. _ "I think if they pick the appropriate tees to play from, it‘s going to be fun for everyâ€" one," said Duench. "Theres something out there for everyone that‘s for sure." The public can even get a look at the facility if they‘re not interested in swinging â€"a club. Most of the course is surrounded by paved porâ€" tions of the Walter Bean Trail, making it a passive recreation Steves will be reacy to play all comers down the stretch, said Nathan Kloet, who potted the tying Kloet and linemate John Thiel have helped spark that turnaround, turning into the Siskins‘ own version of the dynamic duo. Kloet‘s normally rambuncâ€" tious play has opened the ice for the talerited Thiel. Thiel has in turn used that added elbow room to lead the Continued on page 27 area in addition to all that hacking. "It‘s nothing to see over the course of a weekend 1,000 people walking around the course on the Walter Bean trail," said Duench. The former Foxwood assistant course manager also said that good late fall conditions means the course will be in great shape for its opening sometime in midâ€" April, weather permitting. To get ready for the course‘s first season, Grey Silo is selling 300 preferred golf packages for the spring. More than 100 have already been sold. "We‘ve had a phenomenal response," said Duench. "By the new year I think we‘ll be right around that 300 target." ... we not only sell them we install them too! Access weather conditions instantly for over 100 Canadian cities Vâ€"chip type technology for parental control A new improved on screen interactive program guide $ 198 Slim line design * Remote control __â€" 10 SPORTS ;é This is an aerial view of Grey Silo golf course, which already saw some public play in the fall. The course » _ will be fully operational by the spring, and has drawn some heavy interest. _ moro coutesy ory orwatemioo ’I‘here‘s something to be said for winning ugly. Just ask the Wilfnd Laurier Golden Hawks men‘s soccer team, who won their second consecutive Canadian univerâ€" sity men‘s soccer champiâ€" onship in Halifax last Sunday with a 2â€"1 win over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. Golden Hawks hold on to national soccer title The defending CIS soccer champs won their first title last year showing off all the grace and style that comes with this ballet on grass. But this year those slippers were exchanged for work boots, as will and determinaâ€" tion proved to be the differâ€" ence for a team battling the Before the Hawks even got to the final dance in Halifax, they lost bulwark goaltender Pieter Meuleman to a broken leg. _ That was the same Meuleman who put on a goalâ€" tending clinic at last year‘s LRONCHH By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff national soccer finals, preâ€" serving the Hawks‘ title win in a penaltyâ€"kick shootout. _ The Hawks‘ vaunted midâ€" field, which is the engine that drives the team, was also misâ€" firing after OUA league MVP Wojciech Cwik went down with a leg injury. But the Hawks‘ backline managed to hold the fort in front of emergency replaceâ€" ment Cordo Doski, in net for the injured Meuleman. "In the final he was probaâ€" bly our MVB," said Hawks‘ head coach Barry MacLean about his emergency starter. And the hobbled Cwik was able to return to the pitch for the championship match "The players on this team showed a lot of character. We just had some big performances. â€" Barry MacLean Golden Hawks‘ head coach 181 King St. S., Waterloo gimpy, but gutting it out. While Cwik was unable to use his speed to turn his defender, he used his guile to be in the right place at the right time with three minutes remaining in regulation time. He took his chance from just outside of the 18â€"yard box, and scored the gameâ€" winning goal on a deflection off a UBC defender that ended up in the top leftâ€"hand comner of the old onion basâ€" ket. MacLean admitted it wasâ€" n‘t his team‘s prettiest victory of the year, but it didn‘t matter as long as they won. "I honestly think that this one was a more surprising victory than last year," said MacLean. "More so because of the adversity we had." MacLean knew he had a talented side before the seaâ€" son started, but he felt the character of the squad made the difference. "The players on this team showed a lot of character," said MacLean. "We just had some big performances." Perrch Monâ€"Fri 10â€"8; Never Ends â€" 5y 9.6; Sun 1146 7 DAYS A WEEK BEER STORE

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