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And although the Gary I know, and golfwith, isn't one to wallow in individual accomplishments - other than a well-struck drive or a very good putt - he was honoured in Canadian University foothall by being named hoth CIS and Ontario University Athletics coach of the year. Allhuugh dreams of rt-rurnlng to thte Vania Cup last Sai- urdav m Hmmlmn wvrv omit-d a: wvvk earlier in Quebec when the Hawks lust In the (alvnu-d laval griddcrs. it's safe In say Jeftrics' wrond swarm as Ill-ad man was Cven better than the first 'Iht'n-forr, hvre lam ugam. champiomugthe causeofone Continued on page 36 " was just about a year ago that I was musing in this space about what the future held for Mfries after he and his coaching staff has just completed a remarkable tum-around in the fnnunes of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football squad. The itor1g-time assistant coach had been thrown into a good and had situation with the tmrversity"s gridiron pro- gram. The had was mum more exterlsuie. Firstly. the Hawks wvrv coming " one. oi their worst swam in history after a year marred by Labour problems that had left former head coach Hick Zmich mmlly um 0(th picture. However. both knight and Newborough, classy guys that they are, bowed out oi the WLU coaching pirlure and wished Gary 'llllMlllllllM all the best. 3 , i The best turned out to he what [ described earlier. A remarkable turnaround in fortune for the Hawks. who battled all the way to the Ontario championship Yates Cup before losing to the potent McMaster Marauders. Since Jeffries had been signed to a one-year contract for the 2003 season, I suggested last year that he had earned the right m he rewarded with a renewal of that deal, if not a bet- ler one. Well. as we all know, he was rehired with another one- year pact. and the rest is lusmry Despite the graduation of 14 players and the [ms 111 " couple ol ulhers because of poor judgemenl all the [Human ticld. the Hawks came hark like ganghuslers, A perfm'l 81] season during ilu. rrgular schedule and two pmlrwlu'tlulv plnyan victories Including their first Yates Cup sinrc [SN] and against [hr dreaded Marauders -- had WI U hamhall playvrs and fans in a tn-nly. And Jeffries was named HI IA roach of the war tor the second straight season. to was H that first said: It's déja vu all over again. W|Hem I am ur the unset m winter and wondering about the status ol a longtime friend of mine by the name of Gary Jetines. _ The good was the smple Iarl that he was becoming a head mach after years otioilirtg in the assistant ranks. Then, despite k-l'lrim being named head coach. he was powerless In appoint or retain assistants on his staff, which meant he was unable In rehirc two former WIN coaching legends. have iTufiy! knight and Rich Newborough, l1 was especially difficult for Jeffries twcause Tuffy and Rich are both lung-lime tricuds and mentors. Jeffries deserves l Knights run out of miracles new football pact f _"l15,',;fi'l,1'a7, Great Gift Ideas from Rebel Creek Golf Club I Rebel Creek Clothing and lots of Stocking Stuffers Drop by the Pro Shop, or come and see us at Fairview Park Mail from November 29th to December 26th, and at Conestoga Mall from December 12th to December 26th. This holiday season Rebel Greek has stocked up on a variety of golf items and gift boxes to make it easy for you to give the perfect gift of golf. I Player Gift Pack I Titanium Gift Box I Gift Certificates "All BILL "SKIP" JOHNS Vikings sweep CWOSSA b-ball titles 11's the first time in seven tries that the Vikings have held the WCSSAA and CTW JSSA titles concurrently after either winning one championship or the other since head coach Doug Rantun took over the pro- gram in 1998. But that's when the Knights" last-minute magic dried up. And the author of their misfortune was a scat- back from London named Havio Raposo, who broke off an 85 yard run m help tie the score at 27-27 for his second major of the game. Flavio was "fabio" again in the overtime shootout, with both teams getting a crack at the end zone after starting at the 35-yard line, Raposo even proved lo be the Suck); number for the VCI Vikings senior girls basketball team as they clinched their second post- season title of the season with a 49-37 win against the Grand River Renegades at CWUSSIX The Knights were up 27- 20 against London Catholic Central with a minute and a half to go in one of three OFSAA football champi- onships being held at Ivor Wynne stadium. And they were poised to become the first Waterloo County team ever to win an Ontario title after being the first local team to ever participate in the competition. And Ramon said it came with almost a feeling of relief fur the girls. instead of the usual elation. after they set such high goals for them- selves at the beginning of the season. and entered the fray as pm-seamn favourites after t was one too many mira- Icle endings tor the Blue- vale Knights in Sunday's Western Bowl final, and this time their luck ran out. SPORTS BY Boa Vnmmc - QWEC‘QQL The Bluevale Knights' Andrew Van Pelt gets wrapped up by a London Catholic Central defender in Sunday's Western Bowl final. Mama drove the ball down to the The Knights blocked the Cinderella season. Knights' eight-yard-line. extra-point. and had their It was a heroic ef before London quarterback own shot to win with a con- an I l-l Knights tea Noel Cunnigham hit tight- verted touchdown. but a needed theirown last end Mike Labelle for the go- fumbled hand off put an magic in the WCSSA ahead score. end to the Knights' Continued om The Vikings' Alyssa Vogt cuts off a Centennial Spartans drive The Knights blocked the extra-point. and had their own shot to win with a con- verted touchdown. but a fumbled hand off put an end to the Knights' 2%.! Phone: 519-634-8666 151 7 Snyder's Road And that shooting was cold for much of the game, with Grand River cutting the lead to two points during one stretch. So the Vikings had In work harder for their shots and the easy haskets they were getting a couple of weeks ago against the Rene. gades. It was a heroic effort for an 11-1 Knights team who needed their own last minute magic in the WCSSAA finals Continued on page 37 After their earlier one- sided loss to the Vikings. the Renegades threw up a zone defence against Ranton's squad. challenging them to beat them with outside shooting. winning six of the last seven wclisAA Championships. "We were the favourites all year, and it's really tough to beat a good team twice." said Ramon. whose Vikings squad beat Grand River 50- 33 in the WCSSAA finals. "They really grinded one out this time. I wouldn't have Called it a finesse game." Petersburg Ontario Canada NOB 2H0 Continued on page CI I33 wanna: mo“)