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for. Or what went on behind th throw a little of their good And who knows, maybe cheer for next year. It‘d be content spread over all the It would also be nice fo [ [ 069 ° 27e fournament‘s profits will be « among various community group over the next few instead of the months it took last time. Here‘s the i ment organizers chance to spread a balm over al hurt feelings. L m not ecuita relinle andee lt l n l . That was the unfortunate fallâ€" r out of the last big tournament in â€" 2002 that showed the big money involved with the internationally C acclaimed event, and the smallâ€" minded thinking that comes iss with celebrating its success. Those hard feeling are still BC around if you ask the right peoâ€" VRBA ple, and they weren‘t helped when Waterloo wasn‘t even given a chance to field an entry in the ISC 11 this year. This despite having a stronger entry t that Kitchener fielded. If people wanted everyone from this region this tournament that was a little bone that coul thrown Waterloo‘s way. o Can‘t we all get along as Rodney King once sa But since no one has attempted to repair th ship, you can‘t blame people in Waterloo, at leas a little more blasé about this year‘s tournamen know a lot of dieBard fans Who didn‘t ars maee ho And the Waterloo volunteers and officials took a pass on this one because they didn‘t get the credit they deserved in making the initial tournament a success. That was the unfortunate fallâ€" Iwins management, at the t than some thought they were entitled to after the last tournaâ€" ment. omething was missing from the successfu Sllw ISC World Fastball tournament in Kite week â€"most notably a team from Waterloo Even the host team had more in com Sebringville Sting than being the true inherit Waterloo Iwins name and the Waterloo Chymer that came before them. That was much to the chagrin of local fastbal dos who doggedly supported senior fastball in thi vears up at Hillside Park. Out of the local centres that still play the gam is healthier at the minor level in Waterloo than ; other nearby cities. Waterloo minor fastball still m field a couple of midget teams a year, and plans to the Waterloo Hallman Junior Iwins again next vea At least one of those Junior Twins graduated t the Senior Twins this year in the person of Grant B. So what happened? It all comes down to mo how the proceeds and the credit got spread out last tournament. Unce again the tourn on Slh( we bvea Sebring Waterio that can Looking for the home team at ISC is that too much to ask? not saying who‘s right or T Eotsrnyy on behind the scenes, but . ‘ of their good fortune around maybe we can get a te It‘d be nicer than trvin ans who didn‘t go ne he other entries for local fan to an entry in the ISC II tournament am had more in common with in being the true inheritors of the and the Waterloo Chymers heritage 7 °" ine person of Grant Baechler. It all comes down to money, and he credit got spread out after the a stronger entry than the one the time, took a bigger share an to know who to cheer grin of local fastball aficionaâ€" semior fastball in this town for an trying to find the local wrong when it come still play the game, fastball in Waterloo than any of the inor fastball still manages to ivear, and plans to relaunch I to repair that relationâ€" terloo, at least, for being s tournament. In fact, I but at least they can 1its will be divided \the next few weeks, . Here‘s the tournaâ€" balm over all those «20 next vear graduated to play for region to embrace at could have been am of our own to rar the event successful return of said common with Kitchener last S to mlage _ Â¥hnen you play for either Ontaric or British Columbia, you‘re likely to be chosen for the national team if you win the national championship." So far this summer the hooker has played seven games with the team against competitors from England, Wales and Ontario. A highlight for him was scoring his first try for Ontario, which is like a touchdown in football. It was his first try since joining provincial team last year. "When you play Ontaric or British ( you‘re likely to be c the national team i Sir John A. Macdonald A;ugh_\' star was recently amed to the Underâ€" 17 provincial rugby team. "It‘s a big thing for any player to play at the provinâ€" cial level," said Dan Snider, **7°EENET II was as a spot starter, coming in out of the bullpen or shoring up the defence by playing out of position _ at shortstop, Andrulis was willing to do SJAM‘s Snider makes provincial squad "It felt pretty good to be honoured like that," said the 20â€"yearâ€"old WCI grad. "I didâ€" n‘t have that good of a seaâ€" son, but apparently someâ€" one thought 1 played pretty well." rest of the Junior Interâ€"Counâ€" ty League for his efforts after being named the loop‘s MVP "It felt pretty good to be And the Jr. Tigers® "Mr Everything" was paid the ultimate compliment by the It‘s a role Mike Andrulis of the Waterloo Junior ligers played to perfection this year. He helped his club to a third â€"place finish after they started the season wonderâ€" ing if they would even have enough players to field a team. n baseball they‘re called Iunhl) players, willing to fill out any spot in the lineup to help their team win Whether it Andrulis the ultimate team player By Jrnnirer Ormston For the Chronicle By Jennirer Ormston anp Bos Vrsanac Chromuicle Staff SPORTS Sir John A. Macdonald‘s Dan the Underâ€"17 provincial tean Playing in his last season of junior ball he hoped to guide his team to a berth at the Rogers 2006 Canadian Junior Baseball Champiâ€" onships being held in The Waterloo Junior Tigers Mike Andrulis won the recently after playing almost every position for his the little things to help his _ Guelph starting t team win. MCY ‘Macdonald‘s Dan Snider scored his first try with 17 provincial team recently. JEMuFEA orMiston Pmor Andrulis won a Canadian title almost a decade ago with another Waterloo team, and earlier this season said he wanted a chance win it again. Guelph starting this week end. on the Junior Interâ€"County League for his team. jsa He then transferred to Sir John A. Macdonald school, mainly because of its rugby coach, Jim Montgomery, ‘00 County men‘s teams. He didn‘t begin playing rugby until three years ago, when he attended Waterloo collegiate institute. "In a couple of years, if you don‘t see me, you‘ll see some of those players on the national team." Throughout the summer, he has also played with the Niagara rugby union, and the junior and senior Waterâ€" loo County men‘s teame "To play rugby, you have to play with the best, and to get better you have to play with the best," said Snider. "So to play on a team like Ontario, which is ranked one or two in the nation, it‘s a great experience to play with those players. Unfortunately, it didn‘t work out that way, but Andrulis will still have a shot at another title after being picked up by the Guelph Silâ€" vercreeks for the champiâ€" onships. Continued on page 24 EMNiFER ORMSTON s MVP title