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Rautins, who was once a first-round pick for the Philadelphia 76ers, said having himself and Marshall on hand to share their expe- rienres makes the clinic more special for the partiri, pants. "Having a player here they can see, feel, touch makes their dreams seem much more attainable." BLACK 8- GOLD T3" LEATHER HOCKEY GLOVES s64.99 by Flite Reg $109 99 "Sports have hm "me sn mm‘h about pnlilu's ll's nit " to sm- strmethmg pnslnw " "II was very upbeat and positive." she said. "They really focussed (In keeping a positive attitude. not getting down on yourself. and working hard." "It was reallynicethat the kids got to see that side of the NBA." said mother Shari Mrlan-n "They'd like, ly never have the chance to rrtherwrse, Devan's houther. Janette Bogart. was also impressed with the clinic. "And their message about having fun and working as 2: Ivan] that's the way all sports, should bl- "They taught us defence positions and stances," said IO-year-old Devan Bogart, who plays in the Waterloo Wildhawks basketball league, "But they also talked about having fun." The message wasn't lost on the participants. SPORTS \\ 'Ill M I HICHIHHILI r * SHERWOOD iithl, ECLIPSE GLOVES IRI St [Value $199 99) Cu" " with purchase of _ 2'1: td SHERWOOD ECLIPSE - I )ttlittfC9 I PIECE sncx Hm immng his big witer and hm dad this year was lit. tle brother Julian. who The honour ls nothing new fur Tom and his daugh- ter I.orenra. who have already been mducted into this s,elert group three times, ‘lum again was named Martial Artist of the Year, while his daughter Isrrenra, l7. was named the Female t .nmpt-timr ofthe war. r l1he Shamuon family's trophy mom is getting a little full these days after three of its members were inducted into the Uni- versal Martial Arts Hall of Fame at the end of July in t 'rlando, Ha. And the Tabbies have to look no further than last week to find it after surviv- ing the losers' bracket of the Ontario Baseball Champi- onships in Oshawa to win a surprise silver medal. The Jr. Tigers won their first provincial medal of any colour by reeling off five straight victories after losing Karate family earns another honour own two games to Duane in the Junior Inter-County play- offs. the Waterloo Tigers are looking for a little inspira- tion against the Guelph sil- vercreeks. Bill Zarzycki brings the heat against Mississauga at the provintials as Mike Winter looks on. By BOBVRBANAC their opening game 6-5 to ans. the Windsor Selects, "___- Chroniciehtar Oshawa in extra innings. their first loss in two years And they did it with a in provincial play Br Boa VRMNML Chronicle Staff The Shamoun family - Tom. [menu and Julian i were named to the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame In Orlando proved he wax nut so little BlarkhI-lt oftheyvar anymore after hung "II was great," said lullan. namml the luninr (hnlinuedon pageZl In that amazing run they were able to hand the defending national champi- And they did it with a combination of intensity and tight dhience support- ing some good pitching. - Brian Bishop Manager. Waterloo Jr. Tigers "We left it all out on the field. " But by the time the Tigers faced Windsor again in the rmals of the provin- cials. the tank had run dry. Windsor's deeper bench allowed them to finally col- lar the Tigers with a 3-l loss. "We Iéft it all out on the field that weekend." said the Tigers' field boss Brian Bish- op. The Tigers also oudasted the same Silvercreeks in the semifinals, beating them 4- 3 in extra-innings in a hotly contested affair. But while it proved that Continued on page 20