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First off, his shoes wouldâ€" n‘t fit. The younger Davidson is actually bigger than his older brother, who served as an inspirational leader on the team for the last four years despite his size. Plus, the Grade 12 stuâ€" he St. David Celtics I Adam Davidson says he doesn‘t plan to folâ€" low in the footsteps of his older brother Joel, a former captain of the boys hockey team. 10 1 2270727 279. I UUdiII KCI‘s Darcey Berry runs into some stiff defence from Hamilton‘s St. Mary‘s Crusaders last Friday in the OFSAA Quad A quarterâ€"finals in Hamilton. The Raiders made a surprising run during the tournament knocking off the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds before facing the topâ€"ranked team in the province. It proved to be a little too much for the Raiders who lost 49â€"33 to the eventual provinâ€" cial champs. > CLapg qy _ _ _ 30â€" 7009 00 HUnE oL me to make "I was tight and heavy in Gemad. 1222 _ £â€"_s _ 5 *~ P"Sng Pun during the next end," said Howard my last shot pretty easy." but I got away with it, and "»fhament knocking off the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds before facing the topâ€"ranked team in the accepting a $30,000 cheque But Howard admitted the _ the guys swept it perfectly." province. It proved to be a little too much for the Raiders who lost 49â€"33 to the eventual provinâ€" for first place, with a portion _ last shot wasn‘t as easy as it The win puts Howard cial champs. Aoe vanvermttarmoro _ of those proceeds going to _ looked. He was just thankful Continued on page 36 Celtics hoping to end Renegades‘ dominance in hockey By Bos VrBanac dent would like to finally m Celtice Hke tha keescaoas L. i Chronicle Staff end the Grand River Rene. â€" P4=#3 s _ __AHmEectaf _ Raiders‘_l'un into No. 1 team But the one thing Adam would like to continue is that work ethic he brought to the team. He thinks his brother would fit right in with the current Celtics squad that boasts a balanced lineup. He would also like to score a few more big goals for the dent would like to finally end the Grand River Reneâ€" gades reign as WCSSAA boys hockey champions, someâ€" thing his brother Joel was never able to do despite leading the Celtics to an undefeated regular season a couple of years ago. The Celtics‘ SPORTS Duncan Smith grabs a hold of a Raiders forward next end," said Howard my accepting a $30,000 cheque I for first place, with a portion _ last of those proceeds going to _ lool "We got a little fortunate to get two in the first end because we got into a little bit of trouble, but we gave it right back to them in the Despite riding that momentum into the finals against Ferbey, it came down to Howard‘s last rock in the final end. It was a nose hit right on the button as more than 1,500 fans cheered the Ontario native‘s win which was, broadcast coast to coast on the CBC. as they swept through roundâ€"robin play with a 4â€"1 record before beating Pat Simmons and John Base in the playoffs. It capped off a dominant week for the Howard team featuring Richard Hart, Brent Laing and Craig Savill he Glen Howard rink I was pretty in pink, winning Sunday‘s final of the Masters of Curling event 5â€"4 in eight ends over Alberta‘s Randy Ferbey. Wearing pink shirts in support of breast cancer research, Howard overcame a shaky first end to score two, and never lost control of the match after that at the Waterloo Memorial Recreâ€" ation Complex. Howard in the pink at Masters of Curling event By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff The win improved the Celtics early season record to 3â€"0â€"1 in league play as they prepared to take part in an annual North Bay tournaâ€" ment this week featuring some of the province‘s best â€"teams, including former OFSAA champs "I was just tryifig to get a couple for the team here." "I‘m trying to keep up some of the tradition," said the 17â€"yearâ€"old. "That was a big win for us today. Celtics, like the hat trick he had in last week‘s 6â€"2 win over the KCI Raiders. "The key was forcing Randy to one in the seventh. That‘s what gave us the hammer in theâ€"eighth end and the guys made all the shots in front of me to make my last shot pretty easy." But Howard admitted the last shot wasn‘t as easy as it looked. He was just thankful 1i Craig Savill and Glen Howard hoist the Masters of Curling Cup Sunday after a 5â€"4 win over Randy Ferbey. sos vieanac» the Canadian Breast Cancer that he had a little mar Foundation. "After that it for error to compensate was kind of back and forâ€" some of the nerves. ward and some missed "It was one of those o opportunities in what was a _ where I had to hit it right pretty well curled game. the nose " said Un .i www.rwwaterloo.com It‘s a style that 5;fidson thinks his brother would Continued on page 37 Some of the early success of the Celtics has come through hard work. They‘ve played _ an aggressive forecheck game that has kept the puck and the goalâ€" scoring chances in the oppoâ€" sition‘s end of the rink. The win over KCI last Thursday at RIM Park was also a good test after the Raiders dropped a close 2â€"1 decision to the defending team last week. Mount Carmel that he had a little margin for error to compensate for some of the nerves. "It was one of those ones where I had to hit it right on the nose," said Howard. "I had a little bit of error on either side, but man 1 thought I threw it a little bit tight and I thought I was a little bit heavy. CLICK HERE Yolkswagen New & Certified Preâ€"owned Cor Volkswagen Waterloo