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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Oct 2003, p. 27

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Continued from page 25 Continued from page 25 inches, the snap was fum, bled and the game was over dropping the Hawks to 4-O. 0- I, Asked about the derlsmn to continue to run our the clock at the end of the game. instead of gmng for the field goal lcffries saul he didn't want to leave any ttme on the clock for the Musings players wore the most basic of equipment. and suffered more than a few knocks because they weren't any hel- mets in that hard scrabble Hill jokes that he still has all his faculties after his playing days took him from Orillia to Hamilton, to the west coast before finally ramming to Fer- And that's where some of his best stories come fiom. He remembers a time when he took a vicious hit to the head. A teammate evened the score and asked him how he felt. “I told him I wasn't feeling too good and went out and did it again," laugNxi Hill, "I thought we played well enough to WI" it." said Hawks head coach Gary lei fries "We made some errors at critical times and they took advantage of them." "I wanted to run It down and maybe get It down to 20 sec onds before we lurked the field goal - Tfie decision to go for the fteld goal instead of the first down also haunted Jeffries "We [nod In get our offence bark out there hm we didn't get them out there in time." he said "Again that was the wrong derision While he wasiinducted into the Fergus Hall of Fame as a, Hawks promise to bounce back "I didn't want to glve them the hall again." he said " While some might con suder " a devastating loss for a Hawks program that was really naming to believe In Ihemwlvec, Jeffries said his team will hounre hark. Hill named to Hall of Fame We should have gore for "I was the only one who had any lacrosse experience," said Hill who helped Stan the local Bantam lacrosse pro- gram in 1954. "The kids played their hearts out," he said. "They played a great football game against a good football team we just made some errors, And despite two fumbles the Golden Hawks will build off of another sterling effort turned m by (“M's player of the Week from last week. Modlt'r player.itwasasabuilder that he was inducted into the Waterloo County Hall of He came to Waterloo in 1951, and when he saw an ad in the paper to help start a local lacrosse team he decided to pitch in. -e He still remembers a play- off game his "boys" played against Elma. - "We put them out in three games straight in Juvenile." said Hill, "in retaliation Dora took out the windshield of my A few years later he helped found the Kitchener Braves in 1965-66, who are still a local 'This team will certainly be back." Iresptte the two fumbles he had In the game. the Pm- sum high school grad had 310 yards rushing including the second longest rush from scnmmage in (JIM hrs, tory Mailer admitted the way the Hawks lost was frusttal- mg "lt's never fun to lose," he sand "It doesn't mean any- thing m me at all to have that many yards ifwe get the loss "The ftrst fumble was 100 per cent my fault The sec ond I just took a good shot on the right hand side and It popped free, that WM jun good tackling." But he saidthey don't want to dwell on it too long, "All you can do now is prepare for the next game.'" said Mailer. "You gm to take all the anger fiom this game and bring it out in the next game you play" The unfortunate victims t SPORTS , "Some people say that it's good to lose at least one game during the season so that your head isn't swollen." said Muller "R's norgood that we lost. hut it'd not all bad either, Hill still goes to the games and gets a thrill out of seeing the grandsons of the former players he's coached now playing. Players like Michael Rooymans and Corey Hall- "The friendships seem to last forever," said Hill. "l don't know another sport where when you're done that they still keep in touch with you ing just seeing the sons and grandsons playing lacrosse is my reward. It's all been a real honour." of that anger might be next week's opponents. the York lions in Toronto. And he was also the first coach of the Kitchener-Water- loo Kodiaks, who came out of hibernation this year to win the national Senior B lacrosse championship in August. "Being involved fdr some many year playing and coach: "Hopefully we'll finish the year with just that one loss." institution, "up. mm .avh Hum Put happiness on hold too long and it , turns into regret. Waterloo Mayor Lynne Woolstencroh and Cam- bridge Mayor Doug Craig engaged in a friendly wager Sunday night at the Water- loo Memorial Recreation Complex. With the Waterloo Siskins hosting the Cam- bridge Winter Hawks, the mayor representing the los- ing team would have to don the winning team's jersey at this week's city council meet- ing. Unfortunately. the game ended in a tie. earning a split decision for the mayors. Mercedes-Benz 2003 Model Clearance Event 2.9% to 4.9% Lease Rates All tied up Mercedes-Benz. You're ready. Victoria Star Motors Hatred" Rem Kitrhener "slum-m. Mrrrr mm 570 .wtnrmmullm T75 u I“ ortortaqr-t Mercedes tbm com sea Mt at our "ttear" lama/for alt/our team and corporate odds. 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