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Sheena Martin, Tamara Wagner, Karl Wagner, Renée Hober and Mandy Stan were behind a recordâ€"setting effort for Bluevale at the CWOSSA swim championships last week in Guelph. ile the Bluevale W:‘(nights came up just short in their quest for their second team swimâ€" ming title of the season, they‘ll be sending their strongest contingent of swimmers ever to the OFSAA finals in Brantford next week. Knights send strong contingent to OFSAA The current WCSSAA swim champions finished 62 points behind the Guelph Centennial Spartans in the race for the overall team title at the University of Guelph last week, despite taking the girls overall title, and having three swimâ€" mers win individual swim titles. But while the Knights just missed out on another team goal, after winning the WCSSAA _ swim _ title in December, they qualified 20 swimmers for the OFSAA meet March 5â€"6. Renée Hober won the senior girls overall title by finâ€" ishing first in the 200 free, 100 free and the 50 free. She also Leading the way were the three individual swim title Gary Miller #Petals E& POLS mc Flower & Gift Shop By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff Assorted Colours ROSES NER LOCATION OP Spring Centre Pieces including tulips, iris and alstroemeria, etc. starting at helped the senior girls 200 m relay team break a 14â€"yearâ€"old record by more than five secâ€" onds with a time of 2:0642. A member of the Region of Waterloo Swim Club, she wants to carry those strong results into the provincial championships. Hober shared the senior girls title with Sheena Martin, also a part of the recordâ€"setting relay team, while winning the 50m _ butterfly, 50 m backâ€" "Basically 1 want to swim fast and stay strong," said Hober. "I want to swim smart and win some races. "I want to bring home the gold for the school." stroke and the 100 m backâ€" Martin said she‘d like to see the school take a crack at the overall OFSAA team title too. "I want to see Bluevale win the overall for OFSAA club swimmers," said Martin, also a member of ROW, "That would be quite an accomplishment for all of us to medal." Martin has changed some of her strokes to put her in a position to medal. The changes have put the 16â€"yearâ€" old Grade 11 student in a $25 & up 14°° Dozen Bluevale‘s other individual winner was Karl Wagner, the junior boys winner, who was second in the 50 m butterfly, first in the 50 m free and secâ€" ond in the 100 m IM. position to win. â€"â€" "The new strokes and techâ€" niques are helping me get faster," she said. He represented the boys‘ team at the school, which is trying to keep up with the sucâ€" cess of the girls. "We‘te trying to cheer everyone on, and help improve their strokes too," said another one of the school‘s Wagner is joined on the team by his older sister Tamara, who set three records at the meet, including the relay record and record in the 50 and 100 m breastroke. ROW club swimmers. "It‘s kind of motivating to have your little brother there," said Tamara. "I watch him, compete against him and try to get better times than him." Tamara said the team hopes to continue to break records at OFSAA. "We‘re capable of doing it again," she said. "We‘re going for it." SPORTS COLUMBIA AVTO, SERVICE 9 Time Winner of CAA Customer Columbia Street West, . |f:|Vjfe}s:le: * Front Wheel Drive + Suspension * Front End + Mufflers + Brakes * Tune Ups + Cooling System * Tires * Alignment Service * Computerized Engine Analysis * General Repair & Service Jr. Vikes keep winning e WCI Vikings junior 'I‘g|irls volleyball _ team capped off an undefeated season with a fourâ€"sets victory over _ the _ Grand _ River Renegades Monday night on their home court. After being tied at a match apiece, the Vikings won the decisive third set 25â€"19 to take control of the game. The Vikings squeaked by the Renegades in the fourth set 25â€"22, with the win coming of the spike of one of WCIs big outside hitters â€"Andrea Durst. "We worked very hard this year," said Durst, who has a big year in volleyball, winning the WCSSAA fitle after winning a bronze at the nationals with her Waterloo Tigers midget girls volleyball team. "I think we deserved this title. "We had some good coachâ€" ing, a good team and a positive attitude out there. We wanted The win improved the Vikings‘ record to 14â€"0 in WCSSAA play, and gave the school its first junior volleyball title since 1994. The victory was especially sweet for Russ Woloshyn, who came out of retirement to help out the team. arch break could Mcome early for the Siskins _ if â€" head coach Jerry Harrigan can‘t wring a better effort out of his struggling club. After dropping the series opener 3â€"1 Friday night in Owen Sound, the Siskins were blown out 7â€"2 by the Greys Sunday night at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. The Greys‘ powerâ€"play has proved to be the biggest difference so far this series. The Greys scored three powerâ€"play markers in the first game to open the firstâ€" round Midwestern Junior B series, and added four more Sunday night in Waterloo. ‘Grey‘ skies for Siskins The Siskins aren‘t helping By Bos VrRanac _ Chronicle Staff By Bos Vrganac Chronicle Staff _ Complete | Auto & Small Truck Repairs The Vikings‘ Andrea Durst digs out a ball in recent junior play. "It‘s a good way for me to go out," said Woloshyn, who also coached theWLU women‘s volâ€" leyball team before retiring. "They‘re great kids, and we realâ€" ly rode the coattails of Aimee Sulpher and Andrea Durst. Woloshyn also got solid efforts from libero Heather "They (Grand River}) kept playing it to our two best playâ€" gine? things with their constant parade to the penalty box. _ But Harrigan said those totals will continue to climb until his team starts competâ€" ing. The Greys‘ Mark Poole ties up the Siskins Jeremy Ostapuk License #9990057 92 Lodge St., Waterloo Prize Board 884â€"3415 s s 6 Sessions daily: \\\°, 12:00 pm, JSaxwK& â€"~+, _ 7:00 pm & 10:00 pm +:." * o (Wâ€" _ ‘ BA C 3 pm Session B8 *.&& Fri..Sat. & Sun. only "We‘re not competing for ginc? www.vwwaterloo.com CLICK HERE Volkswagen New & Cortified Preâ€"owned Cors _ Volkswagen Waterloo _ oPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK $2500 â€" ©3000 Bourke and setter Kaileigh "Once we get the ball on our side of the net we‘re hard to score on," said Woloshyn. "They all play tough defence." In the senior final, the Vikings couldn‘t spoil the comâ€" ing out party of Forest Heights Sarah Pavan, who helped the puck," he said. "If we don‘t compete we‘re going to be done in four games.". Game four is tonight at the Rec Complex starting at 7:30 p.m. Game six, if necesâ€" sary, will be Sunday at 7 p.m. Continued on page 19