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ve been mistaken for twins on the soccer fidd before with their close- cropped hair and similar fea- And while the only thing they share in common is a German heritage. they form a dynamic duoon theleft side of the pitch for the Bluevale Knights Senior Boys soccer Knights beat the odds to win Sr. soccer crown That twin-like connection ofGrade ll players Fred Bush] and Michael Schatz was on display last week in the WCSSAA Senior Boys final against the Forest HehhtsTro- ians at Centennial Stadium. The undefeated Trojans were up 1-0 at the O-minute mark before midfielder Buehl and striker Schatz took over Schinz tooka ball at the 70 minute mark and fiidmi it on to Buehl who was charging towards the Mr-yard ban Budd buriedtheballinthebaaof the net to give Bluevale a And Schatz completed the anneback eight minutes later redirecting a Buehl cross into the top comer of the Forest Magus net. "We iust kept plutatng the WATERLOO GOLF ACADEMY “mm m & Gull lasso-s trtrtr.-tkqtlf.at 't1tttslt,', Red Dogs tournament showcases new Midget Twins very dog has its day, and the EWaterloo Red Dogs have had ome great ones in the past couple of years. That includes a second-place finish at the ISC, World Fastball championships in Kitchener last summer where the Red Dogs served as the host team in the Midget portion of the tournament. Tim-Red Dogs lost in extra innirwtoGoftoeintitonal. - Ht gave us a lot of exposure," said Red Dogs founder Richard Martin. "Even at the worlds. people I had never met asked if their kids could play with out team. But the realities of fastball hit the club this year when financial support and player participation started to dwindle. (lt That's when the dub iumped at 87/80an thmnic1e5itaf Bluevale's Michael Schatz takes control of the bouncing ball in the WCSSAA soccer final against Forest Heights last week. ball in." said a pumped up "The ball came from 35 Buehl after the game. "Our yards and came right to my dtanascameamumiandue headintothetr-ter,"said buried aampleofballs' Sthata "h wasbeautihl" While has Htathts domi- The Knigits knocked out nataithemntreaftheiiddat twoundefeatedteams,Rmst times during the game, the Heights and Iitymod to win M were dominated by the thedde Knights. Schatz said the "it was unbelievable." said momentum shifted with Bluwale ooadi Ike Hussein. "l Buehlial.andgrwhimhis ti9titmouldbertextrar, the chance to have the team sporr sored by the Hallmans. who have reinvigorated local men's fastball at the highest levels by sponsoring the Senior and hmior Thins So when the Hallmans made an offer to sponsor the team, he said he couldn't refuse and the nine- year-old Red Dogs changed their name to the Waterloo Hallman "l rally struggled with it after founang the Red Dotp," said Mar tirt."Itwasatmltouthdecisitmbut we went to the executive and thoughtwe'dtrrt" Midget mm Thedubanditsnewkmbwii1be ondispllythiswedendduringthe annualmtedoo Red Dogstourntr merttatHilisideN6Hurte7-8, And the ttturntgntettt includes a surprising entry known as the WalerlooRcd Dogs Martin said that there was so much interest in the program after “ltwasunbelievable.” said Mandi Ike Human "I Wt “would be next war, butourymrisrtow." SPORTS last year's world championship mn that they decided to field two teams to give everyone a chance to play. and to hold on to as many players as possible. The roster was also bolstered when their Moo Midget fastball team folded last year. The boys mic divided Into two teams with the Wntaioo boys play- "We want to keep ever- body involved because (fastball) is a dying sport and ifwe can get 19 boys still wanting to play the game, that's our goal. " Mathew HaumanMidgetNins ing the North Waterloo Rural league and remaining the Unique Screen Printing Red Dogs _ - _ play," said Martin. "Thisway every- bodyisgettingalotofplayingtime. and *yetscanfiowbadandfbr- wardbe-theteams--itgives usthoexibititytokeepmorekids "We want to keep everybody involved because it (fastball) is a dying sport and if we can get 19 boysstilwtsntingtopkrythegarne, that mom pal." "qt/e" reasonie did that was to make it easier for everybody to Martin thinks it's a workable solution that keeps both teams competitive. And he thinks the Midget Mm will be competitive with most of the players heading into their third year of Midget play. "We looked at the “lint ihrée years ago when it was mainly a first-year team and thought. 'Boy if wecanstiawith themwegotareal legitimate shot with the elimina- tions and representing Ontario at the Canadians." said Martin. “Mth a couple of players who have come upfrom Bantamthisyearand with a couple of these out of town boys our expect; tions are very high. We want to go to RE]. where the Cana- diansareandwewon't hold back" The Midget Mm got their first tournament experience at the recentMayZ4 Blastat HillsideNrk. taking on some of the best Junior teams induding the tuniorMns And although ttteviitirit win a game they showed they could play with the big boys Martin expects a bettershowingthisFd. "The competition will be pretty good," said Martin with Canadian - bronze medallists Stouffville among the cam "Both our teams have a legitimate shot of winning it thisyear."