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It was Track and Field day for local public elementary schools at Centennial Stadium last Fri- day. Doing their best to win the tug-of-war competition was the Lincoln Heights team above. Greg Lynch. also of Lincoln Heights, launches himself in the air during the boys triple jump competition at the Waterloo Region District Senior School Track and Field meet. When the motor-vehicle ilag wav- ingbecame aseriouscrazeafewyears agalwasart1Fatiirst.thinkingit was something I would expect to see on my granddaughter's old tricyde. But as the fad grew in popularity each year -. depending mostly on the status of the Maple Leaf nation -1 mdlowed in my thoughts of why adult humans would adorn their trans- "Elglll3, Idu'lLllCB lll'll)EI| Ill I'll: “an," '. = I e. _ A v w v - air during the boys triple jump v - a" , LII hockey. hard will wm you some “I'm a big believer in sys- competition at the Waterloo y, 'sl, . a. Harbach took a program games." tems and the boys following Region District Senior School ’ Fl ti L', a with modest expectations And you can't argue with the game plan," said Har- Track and Field meet. P, ' y, r and far exceeded even the the success that Harbach bath. "That‘s worked in "SWNeASwiNMmUBERPrsoro V '__" e t ig wildest projections of the has had at the midget level. every level that l've " I - " at “ WMHA. And he's expecting But will that same relation- coached." LN, CC), CLI. Tf] similar success at the Junior ship built on mutual respect One of the areas that ' 7" B level. bringing his com- work with players as old as Continued on pagezs . Theres nothing else to wave your flag about except hockey around Waterloo Region with littfe blue and white Itags waving from their can. trucks. SUVs, em? portaimtmxies%th1ittiebitsof#ar dcanddmh Hey,hnnotqrtimtiyimgattew stickers tothebumper orbackwin- dmvofmytxhnexi0oalierifitexis None, you say? Nest so. I saw two as recently as Monday. and there are probably more. upthepahermorkattrsmvuftothe g. On the fast track K. let's have a quick show of hands. How many Toronto Maple Latemsateiaiit tooling CAA or gives me a chance to win somethingfromalomlradiostation- KKDLrrrtstinnaitingtoheariiomwu - but I just Couldn't wear my sports emotions on the side window of my automobile. I have favourites in most profes- sional sports. but I only make those known when it comes time to make significant wagers in said sport. You know, bets. And I like to think I bet with my "head" as opposed to my "heart". so team lay-ally seldom enters the equation As a sports "rmmalist for well over four decades. which included cover- age of Waterloo Region high school athletioifornearty30ramrhaito maintairtahighksFaaratity Notwithstanding my Skip's Picks A-------' column from the old days at The some that I favoured one school Record. where I predicted the out- sqaatimeramrthrrbutoahingamhi come of football and basketball ha_iisrthrshmnthetnrttL garnts1btgimeIwarasramtralasany 1ntheasuthentmtmtitrpmhaNy writeruxAfbeThehrrthatpios- mmatitomyhnqrsaboutmrthqp SPORTS ticating means one team wins and one team loses may have indicated to some that I favoured one school sqaatimeramrthrrbutrtahingamhi ha_iisrthrshmnthetnrttL lntheerld. thenomtitrpmhaNy en Randy Han Wach was first interviewed for the Siskins' coaching staff, it was for an assistant y, position. Now he's interviewing assistants himself as he takes over the reigns of the Junior B hockey club after the Siskins and head coach Dave Officer parted ways last week. “It wasn't the position I interviewed for," said Har- bach, who was just as sur- prised by the move. But he said hek ready for the opportunity, after spending 12 years coaching in the Waterloo Minor Hock- ey association and helping revive the Waterloo Major Midget Wolves. That last coaching stint was so suc~ cessful. he was one win away this past season from guiding his team to back-to- back Air Canada Cup berths. the Stanley Cup of Midget hockey. Harbach took a program with modest expectations and far exceeded even the wildest projections of the WMHA, And he's expecting similar success at the Junior B level, bringing his com- Be Boa Vluww , hrerurlt my; Since my earlitst years of listening to Foster Hewin on the radio on a Satur daynitttt, I havebmttafblkrwerofthe Imfs. Boston Bruins. Montreal Cana- diens and Detroit Red ngs in that order. And during the heyday of the Edmonton Oilers and that Wayne dude, I cheered them on, too. Na you'll never see a little sports pennant flapping hom my auto. But for those that want to Show their sup- port oftheir favourite NHL team. more power to you. tnartemoflyingandimppotiti- cians at every level of government - and I mean every level .- corrupt cor- porate bosses. mending cotdticts around the globe and ever-growing tismtowurt_ibermmeydtin- nysquadispmt+yatpodsigntbr thehard-urorkir-outthaeudso hmegttietodtmsatmiothmists "rwthemsttstsiousmattersimatI tasttalkmito-haraboutthesta- "l will just bring what I broughl m the midget team - the work ethic." said Har- hath. "I'll make sure the kids are prepared and that they come out and work hard. "I believe that working hard will win you some games." And you can't argue with the success that Harbach has had at the midget level. But will that same relation- ship built on mutual respect work with players as old as milmem to never being nul- worked to a program in the second year of a rebuilding plan called "Sudden Change." Waterloo Siskins Jr '8' Hockey Club www.vwwaterioo.com lus of Donald (Grapes) Cherry, the ebullient Hockey Night in Canada commentator known for loud cloth- ing and even louder opinions on just about cumming, The rumour mill - that's basically Toronto sports scribes trying to outdo each other in the only city in the world with four daily newspapers - has sug- gested that CBC, another beloved core pontoon. is ready to pull the plug on " hard to know in this media- manipulated society if that's a fact or rust some pkryofrhype aimed at gab ting viewers stirred up enough to boostlhe raw I've miner; before that I actually eerrymortoNhatoma1dhastosay s)n?er)nabletotaketheiroodwith mtmeitiiksu3orsingoututttepus tkty-hrmitxHa1CattherbetAiatrof Any_gyy who can haul in the cunt H!!! - In l titbd hand (as Volswagn Waterloo 20 instead of the 15-16 year- olds he's used to working with? "Um big on the respect thing." said Ilarhach. "I get respect, Q10 kids get Tspecc, Following the game plan is something that is also easy to gel over to the boys. no matter the age group. "so I'm lookihg forivard to it." Grimm-ed on page 29