The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Focus has been the key to ihat success. Even when Ycherer had some setback; in lhe past few years. her deter mination to improve over- t ame those nhslacles. "When she has a job to do ~hr sticks to " " sand Biddir tomhe. "She's wonderful to work with." Scherer's coach Kim Bld- uiscombe said she was happy 'ter young charge, who some- :Imes shows a maturity beyond her years. With finally rewarded for all the hard work she's put mm the sport since xhe took It up as a IO-year-old, "It was her big moment where she went out and sud, luck out, I'm ready unis year"' situ) Biddiscombe. Hast year we struggled a little bit. but this 's car she's gone out and done a really good job at the novice level." And now the Grade 9 St. David secondary school slur ilerlt and her coaches are hop- mg to use the podium finish as .1 platform for bigger things. The M-year-old member of the KW Skating Club won the Novice Ladies rsgure skating mmpeuuon in Guelph during the March Break e Ontario Winter THINGS proved to be a coming out party for Wmerloo's Erin Scherer. Erin Scherer stands at the top of the podium at the recent Ontario Winter Games in Guelph Scherer shines at Games Large sebectlon Fir-troi) t Instructional tishirtq supplies courses M - tutu-m Accessories " Hull! BIL, 1htlt I. Wlhrloo 746-2550 Ir "__r_ ---- a. t _-""," mhc Mum wundt'rful to ilil-_SllllllttFllllllllllrllllllllIlllli8 .0 team 1.1 T m of Inc u 1trt.l, a good fastball. He fell that he pitched rkmm _ ‘ . guy‘s In competmon for IMM and a decent change pronv good Ttttt wring. and S(herer sand her Wmtev Games wm wasa comingrout party. bullpen wbs and Ru'kells» up Continued on page 27 r, "__r_ ---- -----r-----t---"-e= _ -'e __-- '__--_A_. *, c., V- _', -----c--r----r--- 'u-:-'----'-----:----'-----:---'- '. w ' / a Q r a; ., . l. __ D m _ , . . . " 4 at an!» 7. Ls'-er--n Ir),, v» , , . _ 'k ,5, _ , 'Y, 'iij, _ . . I", F _ _ ... er, ’ "5 ' ' - a - C _ v V ' ms, 'dd 'yep,:,.'.,.'-; ..r, art - _ . l L-,' S J.". t ". . CEllyi"'l, (£19m @333 ""t' 'Te. -ic5c?riiiii 1 . .' ‘ x - "’Q." _.:fj l l _ ' Ii!trsrc,'Q ' . u "i- farm»? . _ 1?rhhe.C2e . F '"alai, f , , . WOOBJDH Nil! - . t , D.“ A.) g,” _ '- ( Louvre h w? Centre Mt'.',' sr-CLC, . I _ N HE! ----, [EDT I _ F'-" y _ ,_ H, _ 7 __ -Fe 'eV-ee"- __,. A- __ '- a -.e _ - _--- -- -v- --er_-_-_e.--rt_-eV_- if M ---_--_ ---------L------, _-_ A _] -----------------.-'--.-...-", POR T WEEKS e s BY Boa Wm L-1ryrttt_hratr, "The sky is the limit for Erin. Everyday she comes up with something that surprises us. I can see her doing a lot of good things. and we're in it for the long haul." "She has a lot of strength, ability and power." said Biddis, cambe. "Her jumps are huge, and a lot of people are quite astounded at how big they are. Schbrer for her part thought she had a lot to prove Scherer is described as a powerful skater by her kong- time coach. She brings a lot of athleticism, which has become mandatory in the Sport Scherer. who has proved to be as good a student off the ice as on, said it gave her a lot of confidence for next year. "Now I know I can do it, so we're really going to strive for next year," she said. "My heart was pounding. and I thought to myself. 'Oh my God, I finally did it.' " felt good that all that training paid off." "II was amazing." she said about her win. "When I skated my short program clean I had the whole team screaming. this year, and just wanted to show the judges what she could da SPORTS In a recent game against the Cleveland Indians at Grant Field in Dunedin, Fla., lays manager Buck Martinez was quick to add that it was loo early to say where Rick- etts Ills in with the big club's plans. aterloo Minor WBasebaJI grad Chad Ricketts' journey to the major leagues was delayed last week after he was sent down by the Toronto Blue Jays. The former Waterloo native has given all he has this spring training but in a move made by the Jays, the power pitcher was shifted from his newheam to a minor league affiliate More importantly. it will help to raise the profile of the game. Ken Kaiser. a longtime local ringette organizer and chair of the tournament, said it will have a huge economic impact on the local hotel. restaurant and service industry. Ricketts sent down by Blue Jays The championships were last held in Waterloo in 1980, and will help the Waterloo Minor Ringette Association celebrate its own 35th anniver- sary next year. or ocal nngene b1 I another shut 1 RISK week whe Canada named W the sm- for the 2003 Ringene Champion Canadian ringette nationals coming to Waterloo in 2003 BY DERYCK KISSDONDATH hpectul m the Chronicle By Bus Vmww; f \hrgngde Muff "He has the potential to help us," said Martinez, eye- ing the young pitcher who has a repertoire of pitches including a good fastball, slider. and a decent change up, But Martinez also added that in regards to Ricketts being with the big team come opening day, there IS no urgency. Chad Ricketts was in the thick ofit. "It will showcase the sport and showcase this facility," said Kaiser after a press con- ference to unveil the winning bid last Friday. "The public will see the best skating in a com- petitive team sport that they'll see anywhere" Tournament vice-chair Ed Goddard said it should also help the local ringene associa~ The Waterloo Huskies took on Tillsonburg at the Western Region Ringette finals held at RIM Park last weekend. t , Ill, ml EMI Bi lil MI ,3 - Ll r ch' l [ c, \ .' _ i ' v ,ryrw.vwwaterloo.aG After his last game with the big club, Ricketts was in a pensive mood as he sat down to discuss the two innings he worked. and the controversial trade which sent him to Toronto from the Los Angeles Dodgers in December in the Paul Quantrill deal, Ricketts was in the mid- dle of it, and might still make the big club this year since the Jays have a lot of question marks regarding their pitching in general. "It's important that girls realize that you can really go a long way in this sport, nation- ally and internationally." said Goddard. "Better than he thinks." said Martinez of the change up that has become a ser- viceable pitch for the hard thrower. But Martinez said this was a good camp for pitch- ing and that the competi- tion was preuysliff. tion continue the momentum they enjoyed this year. The minor sports group had one of their largest registrations ever. with 279 players signing up fur house league and all-star play. CLICK HERE Valuing» In I thrtifisd hum-d (In Voltswugen Waterloo