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The Siskins‘ Paul Mcliveen tries to put another puck in for fallen teammate Trevor Broome unday‘s Waterloo Siskins Sfiame wasn‘t about winâ€" ing and losing â€" it was about remembering a friend. The team was devastated by the news of forward Trevor Broome‘s sudden death last Thursday, and immediately cancelled Friday‘s game against Brantford. Siskins remember a friend There was talk about scrubâ€" bing the team‘s whole weekend of games, but the players chose to get back on the ice and celeâ€" brate Broome‘s memory in the best way they knew how â€" by playing the game he loved. X_fastâ€"pitch softball. And so does New Zealand. New Zealand.... south of the bor der, in fact, south of the equator. The two teams met in the finals of the International Softball Federation men‘s World Championship Sunday in Christchurch, New Zealand. Canaâ€" da came up on the short side of a 9â€"4 decision. Canada sent it‘s best assembled team. including three Waterloo Twins from the 2003 squad â€" catcher Craig Canada comes up with silver at World Fastball finals The question remained ~%~"=*m. Powrr . 0% * n&:“\:‘m uanupanr P â€"péssmes anada plays a decent brand of s WSE BUYERS READ TE LEGAL COPY 94 «on rany mer mt eaithe e wl nds mt h nesbter By BOB VRBANAC Chronicle Staff By Jorn THompson For the Chronicle 2004 FORD ESCAPE _ 2004 FORD EXPLORER _ 2004 FORD EXPEDITION SUV EVENT They started by dedicating the rest of the season to his memory. Siskins‘ leading goal scorer Paul Mcllveen also decided to dedicate every goal he scored in Saturday night‘s game against Guelph to his fallen teammate. how they would respond? He ended up putting five pucks in the net for a 7â€"4 win. it was and even more emoâ€" tional hormecoming on Sunday against the Owen Sound Greys. A special ceremony was held before the game to honour Broome, as his dark away jerâ€" sey hung behind the bench. â€" The team also wore patches with Broome‘s number 16 on their sweaters. Linemate Ben Crawford. pepperpot outfelded Terry Challis and slick fielding shortstop Chris Jones â€" and the Maple Leaf Dominion was well represented. Canada scratched its way to championship Sunday, following a week that featured some lows (a 3â€"1 loss to Samoa) and some highs (a 6â€"1 record in round robin play. and a 2â€"1 elimination round thriller over Japan}. But the host New Zealand Black Sox proved to be formidable oppoâ€" nents. â€"Following a semifinal loss to the E T * y> :.\,:_:;3 $ Black Sox Saturday night, Canada used the "page playoft system" (d0Uâ€" _ The yyaterloo Twins‘ Craig Crawford And although the team ended up losing 3â€"2, Siskins general manager Bob Playford said the game was incidental. Moser tapped his sweater after putting the Siskins up 2â€"1. "These last couple of games weren‘t about wins or losses, they were just about getting the guys up and running again," said Playford. And head coach Dave Offiâ€" cer said the team appreciated the support it got from the community and its fans. "As the boys were going off the ice in Guelph the people from Waterloo gave them a standing ovation." he said. "It was the nicest thing I ever seen in sport." SPORTS â€" MOONROOF on ALL 2004 EXPLORER & EXPEDITION® CHRONICLE |@@ But that didn‘t stop Waterâ€" loo‘s Aaron Hornostaj from getting some tips from anothâ€" er big leaguer, J.T. Snow, as part of his first taste of the big leagues. The 21â€"yearâ€"old secâ€" ond baseman even got into his first spring training game with the big club. F l There are some things you don‘t do around the San Francisco Giants spring training facility. "You find out in a hurry who are the good guys and who you want to stay away from,"said Hornostaj. "I thought it was pretty cool just being around them, and hopefully it will be me one day." _ And most of them include talking to surly superstar Barry Bonds. And the former member of the Canadian National Baseball team is making his mark as he gets ready to report to camp in about a month‘s time. Last season with single "A" Salemâ€"Kaizer, he reached base in 24 straight games from July 26 to Aug. 27. Durâ€" ing that hotâ€"hitting streak the member of the Yolcanoes went 39â€"98 at the plate with five doubles, 15 RBIs and four stolen bases. He was second in the league with a .322 average at the time. and finished the season hitting .311. By Bos VrBanac Chroricle Staff bleâ€"knockout)to its advantage After a oneâ€"hour rain delay on Sunday aftemoon at Smokefree Park in Christchurch, Canada deâ€"railed the "Cinderella" Australian team 7â€"0 to advance to the finals for a reâ€" match with the Kiwis. The stage was set. Canada had already improved on its showing in 2000 in South Africa {missing the medal round), and had the opportunity to play spoiler to the Black Sox who were putting the finâ€" ishing touches to a eight to 12â€"year plan to be the first team to "threeâ€" peat" at the World Championships. No team had won on home soil 36 MONTH PURCHASE FINANCING on ALL new 2004 expeoition Hornostaj hopes it was enough to put him on the big league club‘s radar screen, and he‘s been working hard this offâ€"season to make this Aaron Hornostaj hopes to make the San Francisco Giants take notice with another strong season in the minor leagues That was the top average of any secondâ€"base prospect in the Giants‘ minor league system. on ALL new 2004 EXPLORER & ESCAPE since the Americans plaved for their own "solid gold" in 1980, at Tacoma. Wash. The Setting â€" Diamond "A" at Smokefree Park was occupied by 4,000 rabid and enthusiastic softball fanatics. mostly New Zealand faithfuls who indeed loved their Black Sox. They were joined by a compleâ€" ment of Australian fanaties who were basking in the lustre of the firstâ€"ever bronze medal captured by their "green and gold" Aussie Steelers. In sports parlance, the crowd was "into it" â€" awaiting the first inning, year even better. "I just want everybody to recognize me in the organizaâ€" tion," said Homnostaj. "I want to be one of the top guys and prove that I can play. __ "Hopefully I‘ll get a shot in the next few years to get to the show: Continued on page 25