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Bluevale's title streak stops at seven w streak ended at I sewn straight (ides tor the Bluevale knights track (cum. Irut u didnt come hum tack ot' Iryirtg at the WC%AA truck and Cretd championships at Centenni, al Madium in Kitchener last week, Case m point. senior boys pole wanker Andrew Hebus, Back in Grade 9 he started out with a middling interest m the high-bar event. but impressed his gym teacher during a tryout session. That natural talent fur the high-wire an was nurtured over the last few years at the local school Io the point where Debuts himself really started pushing himself. "I didnt really plan on get- ting into it. but my gym teacher iust said. ‘You're coming om tomorrow,'" said Dehus. "I went out and We been doing it ever since." That mmslzned to off-sea- son work with the University of Guelph track team last winter, where he spent much of the past indoor season jumping at 3.80 metres. When the outdoor season opened in eamest at the start of May. Debus found he was reaching new heights at Waterloo County meets. Record heights in fact. He set ihe new record at 'Faice Painting-Petting Zoo with baby kangaroo ' Pony Rides . Magician . Square Dancing Performances t,fjlig?iril','ii'i' St._JgC9lz§ lh ”Vanna l Immule 'imtl Opening Day Special Activities: Located at; the west side of Weber Street, across from St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market Bluevale's Natalie Botzans takes the handoff from Sarah Wiles in the Senior Girls ax100 metre relay last Thursday. the WCSSAA championships lems continuing to drive up with it jump of four metres and pushing off the pole. but after starting his career in the today was a full vault I almost lower three metres. There's a had 4.10 (metres]." lot of technique involved in Now he's set his sights on pole vaulting and it just start- getting to OFSSA ed clicking for Debus "Training indoors really "There's the run up. the plant and driving at the top, there‘s a kn of top end form," said Debus. "Before you go you want to took at what you "l normally have prob- Everything you love about the St. Jacobs Farmers , Markets, now you can enjoy on Sunday too! "Training indoors really helped," said Debus. "I've gone on to OFSSA regionals for three years in a row now, but I haven't gone on. “I've was wanted to go to OFSSA and I finally think I have a good chance." (519) 747-1830 (Md? Mark! Events at While pole vault is his spe- dairy. Debus was also recruit- ed to run in the I00 metres and two relay events in addi- tion to the long jump. Help- ing out the team in whatever way possible has earned the knights the overall point title for more than half a decade. But despite multiple medal performances by the likes of Jeremy Yang and Marie Fourie. the Knights came up just short this year losing the overall title to Cameron Heights. But with numbers down. and only three coaches helping out, coach Jeff McManus said he was proud of the effort embodied by the likes of Debus. "We asked them all to go into three events this year." said McManus. "Whether it was their favourite or not they had to pick a third one and he picked the sprints and did a great job at them. "These kids rose to the challenge. and they really helped each other, and did whatever they could lo earn us points." While One dynasty was ended, another was perhaps started at Resurrection who wiped out the field in the Dis- trict-8 competition to take the overall by 205 points over Spend less, 96‘ - kfiir .g.TT..e'at may: Continued on page 33 morsv There goes bash: economlcs s189' 5 "he. Sun-a r. on rwn Poor, w. cl. Be in over 32,000 homes every week of the year. Advertise in me Waterloo Chronicle - 886-2830 l - r; 2.2., =rar.e.1 any. Acram 5 OL 700% - m.