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w o = 3 £ 2 & § :Rl C « 5 profes 2 Ane But the more physical Knights finally started to wear down the speedy Vikings in the fourth quarter, closing a 34â€"21 gap with less than 2:37 left to play. But he said it was a great learning experience, rubbing shoulders with hockey legâ€" ends like Scotty Bowman and Mike Keenan, who put the hopefuls through their paces each week before dropping the axe on a couple of players. you didnt know any better, Enu ‘d have thought the luevale Knights and WCI Vikings senior boys‘ football teams were playing for a chamâ€" pionship last Thursday night at University Stadium. And in a way they were. with backyard bragging rights up for grabs again after WCI broke a decade long losing streak in last year‘s Spirit of Waterloo game. And the Vikings looked like they were going to hold on to the crown, scoring early and often on the Knights in the first The Vikings turned it over on downs, and the Knights hit a 50â€"yard bomb to put the ball "It was a little overwhelmâ€" ing at first knowing those guys coached some of the best players in the world, an they‘re sitting right next to you and joking around with you and Knights win annual battle Golden Hawks‘ Moher tries to make the CBC‘s cut By Bos VrRanac (Chronicle Staff By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff stult," said Moher. "You‘re a Litâ€" tle starstruck at the beggnning, but as you go on vou become more comfortable with each uther. "And it was a great experiâ€" enee because they were really good guys who cared about the kids out there, and gave vyou any advice they could give." After four vears in the Ontario Hockey League, toilâ€" ing with teams in Enie, Sarmia and Barrie, the 22â€"yearâ€"old decided to give school a shot before pursuing a proâ€"hockey dream. Coming from a family of teachers in his home town of Port Credit, the importance of education wasn‘t lost on Moher, who is studying sociolâ€" ogy and business at WLU. on the fourâ€"yard line with sec onds left to play. . o And how he got to the two â€"week training camp in Verâ€" non, B.C. is quite the story itself. "I did try out with a semiâ€" pro team. and they wanted me to play, but I decided it would be in my best interests to get my schooling out of the way," said Moher. "After that I could flirt with the idea of playing pro hockey." That‘s when Making the placekicker/linebacker Freddy That‘s when the game fell to the powerful right foot of BuehL Bueh] had scored some big goals in the Knights‘ chamâ€" The Knights‘ Chris Doogan tries to break through the Vikings. pionship run on the soccer pitch a few years ago, but he said he didn‘t feel as much pressure as he did on this kick. _ And he had a hard time describing the feeling of seeing Continued on page 28 Riley Moher gave it his best shot on CBC‘s Bell Making the Cut SPORTS ovmmimitnsnr Vikings trying to get on a roll But while the defending CWOSSA champs might be bigger than last year‘s team, they‘re also a little slower and looking for the little guys to step into the breach left by the graduation of setters Rob Horne and Mike Andrulis. Until the backcourt gels, they‘ll rely on the power game of sixâ€"footâ€"seven Gavin Home and the manâ€"mountain of sixâ€" footâ€"10 Jan Montgomery to throw up big blocks at the net. They‘re joined by Dave Wania, who might not be as tall, but can be just as imposing when hitting the crossâ€"court shot. ere‘s no way the Waterâ€" I loo Vikings senior boys volleyball team is going to sneak up on the competiâ€" tion this year with two players over sixâ€"footâ€"seven in their front court. Some of the Vikings fireâ€" power was on display last By Bos VrRaNac Chronicle Staff â€" "I decided 1 might as well give it a shot,‘ said Moher. "So [ went out and it urned out to be a great experience." A cast of thousands showed up for the open tryâ€" outs in Toronto and other cenâ€" tres, ranging in age from 19 10 58. That group was weeded down to 68 hopefuls, and the gifted offensive defenceman was one of the players to make the grade. "I didn‘t have any expectaâ€" tons, and was actually kind of surprised when I got the call," said Moher. "I was excited and nervous at the same time." Moher had to beg for time off from his summer job of installing putting greens and golf turf at driving ranges and private properties to go. And his boss proved to be more than understanding in supâ€" porting his onceâ€"inâ€"aâ€"lifetime adventure. But nobody knew how big the experience would really be until the show started airing in September. "People thought it was Cut entered the picture. A vouple of friends told him about it, and his sister nudged him into giving it a shot. Thursday in a threeâ€"game sweep over Bluevale Knights during the annual Spirit of Waterloo festivities. What was Members of the Knights return a service against the Vikings www.vwwaterloo.com Moher has had to get most of his feedback on the show from friends and family because he has an important sociology class the night of the show. His parents are taping the show, but he doesn‘t expect to watch until he goes home for Christmas. going to be a oneâ€"shot thing," said Moher, of the show that plays up the drama that comes from a high stakes training camp purely based on performance. "They didn‘t know it was going to be a series that follows us through. "kmade the first cut and everybody was all happy," said Moher. "But when I got sent down to the Black Aces, peoâ€" ple said, ‘I can‘t believe they did that to you." CLICK HERE Yolkswagen Mew & Cortified Preâ€"owned Cars Volkswagen Waterloo "That‘s when I started getâ€" ting eâ€"mails leaving messages that they saw me on TV last night." He can‘t believe the reacâ€" tion he‘s getting about the show, especially since he was on the bubble during the last couple of episodes. "My one friend said she even started crying. I had to once called a "Battle" was more oneâ€"sided as the Knights couldn‘t overcome Continued on page 30 Continued on page 28