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So why not choose someone like Kyie Shewfelt. if youre going in that direc- tion. as he became the ftrsst Canadian man to win a gold in gymnastics in the history of our participation ut the me And he was actually robbed of a set ond medal when he was bumped off the podium afteraiudgingerror. _ _ _ - Besides, xyri1nrLticlk is one of the bet- ter known sports at the Olympics as opposed to kayaking. - And thet's'oneGf the flaws of this annual award. How do you compare Continued from page 26 "Right now we're just making everybody"s goal- tender look great," said Her- gott, who took his team up to a tournament in North Bay last weekend. before returning home to play the unbeaten Renegades yester- day. "But just like last year, we're a very hardworking, fast-skating team who plays well together. Still looking for Canada's best athlete Celtics have no problem getting players to buy into tradition Careful planning of your Christmas deeoraftopts can help prevent a needless injury. MERRY CHRISTMAS Ind , Sale Holiday Season mm BERN)“ IT F.. ‘Avoid overloading wall outlets. are scoring. they all think they can contribute, which will help," _ _ Defensively. the Celtics are big on the blueline with Zilinskas and Yoshy, and have third-year goaltender Kyle Brown back between the pipes. The Celtics end their pre- Christmas schedule by tak- ing part in the Ray McKerlie Classic this weekend in are- nas around Waterloo. Other local teams include Grand River. the Bluevale Knights and WU Vikings taking on teams from London. ‘Unplug lights when leaving your home or when going to bed. Alt is advisable to use miniature lights that have cool burning bulbs. b tuse only lights that are CSA approved. Check them prior to use and repair or replace any damaged plugs, sockets, wiring or bulbs. apples to panges anyway? 'l‘hal's how we got a race car driver. Jacques Villeneuve, beating out the first Canadian to win Major League Base- ball's MVP award, larry Walker. a few years ago. Walker himself pointed out that he iost to a car, since racing is usual- [y about having the best equipment instead of being the best driver. For that matter, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Jason Bay became the first That's why Villeneuve has been nowhere near this award since. I was I BOB VRBANAC Waterloo Math Hydro Inc And while the other Waterloo high school teams have been hurt by the new Waterloo Minor Hockey Association's select rule. that won't allow travel team play- ers to suit up for their respective high schools. the Celtics have been unfazed. Oakville, Burlington and Sault Ste. Marie. The tournament starts Friday and wraps up Satur- day with a 3 p.m. final at RIM Park, "I think they were trying to do something to hurt high school hockey, but it That ignores the incredible season that Martin St, louis just had after help- ing Canada win the hockey World Cup, just a few short months after he helped the Tampa Bay lightning win their first Stanley Cup. 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