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*Aike Roeder receives his baseball awards from Kaskaskia College head coach Brad Tuttle oshet c ® Roeder following baseball dream jumor College in the 1J.S. In the past. t1iming has hurt Roeder. \ member of a coupic of Team Ontario clubs. the fourâ€"tool player â€"the onh tool he‘s missing is powerâ€"was touted as haring a shot at going in Major League Baseball‘s 2003 amateur draft. That was before an injury cut his campaign short in his first year of eligability. Undeterred. he gutted it out and continued his baseâ€" ball dream at Kaskaskia Jursor College in Centralia. IIL. after graduating from WCI in 2004. He had a brilâ€" hant rookie campaign. makâ€" ing the allâ€"conference team in the Great Rivers Athletic conference, hitting 363. The 21â€"yearâ€"old was even better this year, being named his team‘s defensive player of the year with six outfield assists, cutting veping his TT asebali depends a lot on uming and Water loo s Mike Roeder is e his ume is now after By Bos \ rrwusi 166 Park St., Kitchener season at More importanth. he led his team to a 49â€" 19 record in driving in 60 runs while adding 30 stoien bases and reaching base at a .420 clip. Those numbers put him in the top 25 in the U.S. in RBIs and stoten bases. down half a dozen runners at the plate from his right tield position. He was also named a member of the allâ€" conterence team again after hitting .361 in the 539â€"game regular season ‘That felt great." said Roeder. "I learned a lot of things you don‘t think you need to learn coming out of high school. _"You get to that elite level and you learn more things and you get even better." That outstanding season has some fourâ€"year schools at the Division 1 and Diviâ€" sion II level interested in his services. The only thing that‘s holding him up is a couple of schools, like Diviâ€" sion I Purdue, waiting on the major league draft to see which players they‘II lose. "The baseball dream is still alive and well," said Continued on page 26 r I They might be known as the Waterloo Midgets. but they are the most senior fastball team in town now that the Waterloo Hallâ€" man Junior Iwins are on a oneâ€"year hiatus. \nd. after winning their first provincial title last year in Owen Sound, they‘re poised to be a fayourite again with more than nine players returning from last year‘s club. The goal this year is to get to the nationals, with head coach _ Richard â€" Martin preparing his team for the next step: a run at the Ontario eliminations in Jul. Conestoga regatta offers taste Midget Twins hope to carry the flag D‘Ailly also had a good role model to emulate with an uncle, who won a world championship in the Flying Dutchmen class, showing him the ropes. It‘s a sport that is contestâ€" ed every four years at the Olympics, and features races on the province‘s open water on a weekly basis through the summer. end, I think we‘re going to make some noise at eliminia tions." ailing is a way of life for S\\;tl('rlm)'\ Jan d‘ Ailly after growing up on the water in the Netherlands. With most of the country below sea level, learning to sail was the same as walking or riding a bike. ; More importantly, is has valuable lessons to teach about teamwork and selfâ€" reliance. And d‘Ailly, presiâ€" Martin said the Waterloo By Bos Vesavac Chronicle Staff By Bos Vrsiry Chromicle Statf The Waterloo Hallman Midget Twins celebrate their first O.A.S.A. provincial title last year in Owen Sound. sugant‘to pacte Hallman â€" Midget Twins Lhey hope to shake off _ get in that mode of being should be one of five teams _ any disappointment in short _ tight | situations," . sa that have a legitimate shot at _ order as the Iwins host their _ Mitchell. "We‘re trying to g winning it this vear, and have _ annual fastball tournament _ the boys mentally and phys already had a good tournaâ€" _ at Hillside Park this weekend. _ cally prepared because, to g ment to build off last weekâ€" _ Theysopen the tournament _ through eliminations, y« end in Mitchell. this Saturday at 9 a.m. . sometimes have to pli ‘Unfortunately, the Iwins lost 10â€"9 to the home team in extraâ€"innings, but the signs are there that this club will be competitive. Members of the Conestoga Sailing Club‘s youth program enjoy the water at Conestoga Lake. suemitteo moto dent of the Conestoga Sailing _ Conestoga Lake to showcase Club, would like to share that _ the sailing club. passion with more people at The club hopes to get the their Warm Weather Regatta _ next generation of sailor this weekend. interested in the kid‘s camp In addition to two days of racing, the club will host an open house this Sunday at Ihey hope to shake off any disappointment in short order as the Iwins host their annual fastball tournament at Hillside Park this weekend. Fheyâ€"open the tournament this Saturday at 9 a.m. against Newmarket, with the tinals set for Sunday at 3 pm. "We‘re try ing to get into as many tournaments before eliminations so that the boys The club hopes to get the next generation of sailor interested in the kid‘s camp they hold every summer, which is an opportunity for kids to gain confidence and www.vwwaterloo.com CLICK HERE Volkswagen New & Certified Preâ€"owned Cors get in that mode of being in tight â€" situations." . said Mitchell. "We‘re trying to get the boys mentally and physic cally prepared because, to get through eliminations, you sometimes have to plas back â€"toâ€"backâ€"to back some times." of sailing Lhe Iwins tournament features some _ of | the Continued on page 28 leadership skills while learn ing how to work with a crew. "Sailing is a sport where vou‘re forced to work as a team because you have a captain and crew." said d‘Ail Iy, the commodore of the club. "You‘ve got to learn how work and cooperate with each other. There‘s also the responsiâ€" bility of boating safely. It requires the sailor to properâ€" ly inspect the boat before they go, and ensure all safety and other precautions have been taken. "A lot of basic life skills are taught through the whole sailing program," said d‘Ailly in his seventh year with the club. "They are skills you take "And there are conse quences to everything you doâ€"you tip, you get wet and you don‘t win the race." Volkswagen Waterloo Continued on page 28