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3â€"1 win at the Waterloo ‘ Memorial Recreation Comâ€" | plex. It was the same ruthâ€" | less efficiency they showed ‘ in backâ€"toâ€"back 5â€"0 wins to open the series, before winâ€" P . ning 5â€"3 Saturday night in Cambridge. The Winter Hawks‘ Chris Golem gets the lumber up on forâ€" So what‘s the rush? Well, _ Mer teammate Brock Schultz Sunday. »08 msanac moto the Winter Hawks know _ son. The quicker you move _ ging injuries that will keep time is the most important _ on, the more time players _ them out of the lineup, like commodity in the postâ€"seaâ€" have to heal the little nagâ€" the leg injury that kept That killer efficiency was on display Sunday as they quickly dispatched the eighthâ€"place Siskins with a he Cambridge Winter I Hawks didn‘t want to waste any time in their firstâ€"round series against | the Waterloo Siskins, winning in four straight. Siskins eliminated in four straight But it was their choice of swimsuit selection that caused the real buzz, as their rainbowâ€"coloured oneâ€" piece was also worn by the he competition must I have been seeing douâ€" ble when Bluevale‘s Schiel twins took to the pool deck at last week‘s CWOSSA swim championships in Guelph. Knights win first swim title in 17 years Bluevale‘s Julie Search, Guelph last week. By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff , 16, hits her stride during the CWOSSA girls 13â€"19 open 200m freestyle event at the University of Both senior girls relay teams qualified for OFSSA "The bathing suits are a big part of our relay," said Siobhan Schiel. "They make us known at the meets." rest of their teammates in the 4X 50 freestyle and 4X50 medley relays. The question was, how ‘did teammates Larissa Beney, Carly Fairles and Ashley McGough manâ€" age to find the same swimâ€" suits as sisterâ€"act Bhreagh and Siobhan? "They just looked so good on everybody," said Beney. "People were saying, ‘They have matching bathing suits," and ‘We want matching bathing suits.‘ So was it about fashion, or was it about function? Did they want to look good, or where they just trying to freak out the competition? after making the colourful statement, helping the Knights to their first CWOSâ€" SA swim title in 17 years. "It doesn‘t matter if it‘s Waterloo or anybody else, you‘ve got to go out hard every game and play the best you can," said Golem, who was brought over from the Siskins for his leadership and playoff experience. "You need four out of seven, and you don‘t want to waste any time getting the four because you want to keep going. â€" That meant midâ€"season pickup Chris Golem was wearing the °C" on Sunday, and he had little time for his former Siskins teammates in the series leading the Winter Hawks with eight points. leagueâ€"leading scorer Cam Watson out of Sunday‘s scries finale. Considering how difficult it is for girls to find a swimâ€" suit that fits, it might be near impossible to find a swimsuit style and pattern that can fit five different body types. The fact they did could amount to a form of psychological warfare on Continued on page 24 "We got all pumped up before we swam, sang a song, and had people think we‘re like psycho. But it got us going." "And 1 want to keep Continued on page 30 NED BEXAvAC PHOoTo Remember 2002? We cheered when Canada‘s girls won the gold but we screamed and went bananas when the men did the same a few days later. I suggest the skate is on the other foot now. And what about the great one, Wayne Gretzky? Firstly, let me make this clear. On and off the ice. I don‘t think there‘s nicer guy in Canada‘s national pastime than Gretâ€" Meanwhile, Canadian women‘s hockey, struggting to find its identity and with no individual big paydays in the past or looming in the future, returned to this version of the Olympics with the same passion, fervor and dedication to hard work they showed in the memorable 2002 showdown with the United States. Of course, I have no explanation for the fact that lots of other NHL players, performing for the Swiss, Czechs, Rusâ€" sians, etc., played with heart and hustle. Are Canadian NHLers just mad at the Maple Leaf? Lets see now; in the NHL you get well paid to skate fast, pass well, score goals, backcheck and turm in strong defensive play. In the Olympics you don‘ get paid and are doing it for the love and pride of your country. OK, you do the math when it comes to Canada‘s effort. As l said, I‘m no expert but could that bus full of Canadianâ€" born millionaires from various parts of North America have looked worse in three straight shutout losses. If you recall, my rather eloâ€" quent chant at the time of the lockout was simply: To hell with the NHL. And nothing would have changed but for our colosâ€" sal failure to even look like a team that belonged in a major international shinny champiâ€" onship. And since I don‘t count myself among those "experts," these are just the musings of an old sportswriter who wasn‘t even going to write about the National Hockey League, nameâ€" ly its players and owners, for at f least a year based on their deciâ€" sion to take a year away from the Nss Rins game in 2004â€"2005. " By now, the moans, groans and excuses for the failure of our Olympic men‘s hockey team to even qualify for the medal round has been wellâ€"covered by more "experts" than I can count. OK, maybe they‘re not so little but thank heaven for the female gender who did us proud in Italy, especially the women‘s hockey team who did exactly what was expected of them by winning the gold medal in their sport which of course is our sport. Now with the 2006 tears, cheers and pasta fest known as the Torinoâ€"or Turin as we like to call it here in Canadaâ€" Olympics in the history books, that‘s the song we should all be singing here in the frozen north. nybody out there remember an old French singer/movie actor by the name of Maurice Chevaâ€" ier? Well, he sang a little ditty years ago that became quite popâ€" ular and I think the official title was;: Thank Heaven for Little Girls. Let‘s hear it for the Olympic girls www.vwwaterioo.com Vokswagen New & Cortified Preâ€"ouned Cars Continued on page 30