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Mt . WATERLOOW -Wedneldly. May 16. too? [iiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiii Pi 'yGiurLusotmeizzerat1seetyrj_ete mun-m ommmn m The Waterloo Chronicle Team of the Week is the KW Lightning major midget girls basket- ball team, The Lightning made it to their fourth consecutive division I gold nodal game at the 2007 Ontario Basketball Association Provincial Cup held in London, Ont.. April 27- 29. In the last four years the Lightning have won three silver medals and one gold medal at the provincial championships. The Lightning advanwd from pool play to the quaner finals of the toumamem where they beat Hamilton Tramway 56 _ 44. In the semifinals the Light- ning faced the Scarborough Blues. with the KW squad prevailing in overtime with I 4W45 win, In the gold medal game, the Lightning, SST King St. N., Waterloo 519-8804 ttatt 190 Gateway Park Du, Kitchener 519-650-273? RESTAU iehBrr at SPORTS BAR "Watch The Game Here” Reservations acceded no matte! how big or small, 519-664-2286 . 1396 King St. N. ST JACOBS N EWIArRENOVATED ~ NOW OPEN In The Village Of St. Jacobs www.waterloochronicle.ca Sunday Bninch $16.39 Adult - Special Children's Prices Pricesdo not Include pst aw llamto3pm kek is ranked No. 2 in the province. faced the top tasket~ ranked Guelph CYO. It was a tough, physical , their contest with the game tied at 37-37 at the end lgame of regulation In the overtime. Guelph gained :iatioo the upper hand in winning 49-41 The Lght- tril 27, hing fmished off another outstanding year with ' have an overall record of 3bl2 (22-6 in Ontario), edal at Members of the KW Lightning. pictured ;htmng above, are; (front row, from left) Laura rrntals Bossers, Megan Fowler. Same DeBoer, Jen milton Lennox. Meddy Broderick. Flo Peters, (second Light- row) coach Ashley MacSporan. Janine ith the DeLeon. Krista Van Singerland. coach Bob M945 Urosevic. Jordan Tomas. Rachael Urosevic. Inning, Lauren Mac'tborh and coach Cal Ketl. presented by Vidalia's may become your new favourite place'. PIZZEII 519-664-2575 . 1398 King St. N., ST. JACOBS Chef Dierre Acheson will entice you with dishes that are prepared and presented with your pleasure in mind, from bistro-style pizza to exotic entrees. Sip a glass of imported beer at the bar with friends, or linger over an intimate dinner. 519-664-3731V . 1430 King St. N. ST. JACOBS 6 until 9 pm. ' reservations recommended See our spring menu at: www.st)acohs,com Wolves have big day in OHL draft Friday Nights e Waterloo Wolves had a record eight players selected from its midget hockey program in last week's OHL draft. They included Michael Lana, a centreman drafted sixth over- all by the Ottawa 67s, and Chad Lowry. a defenceman who went 38th overall to the Peterborough Peta The Waterloo minor midget Wélves had eight players selected off its roster in last week's OHL draft Other Wolves selected in the draft were Stefan Thompson, Todd Martin. Mike Halmo. Colin Behenna, Kyle Wilhelm and John lutzi. This begs the question, is this an extraordinary year or is this a sign of thing to come?. Ctivi, Smilhfthe outgoing president of the Waterloo Minor Hockey Association, said it's a BY 803me otTn_icltsttLlt "It's cyclical," said Smith, whose organization had two players drafted last year. little bit of both . But he said programs meant to develop players just starting out in the game, as well as beef- ing up the mint midget Wolves program. have strengthened the player development role of the association. "The major midget program is the equivalent of a strong jun- ior program," said Smith. "They get the same type of feeling as playing for a major junior team from the dressing to the team bus they ride in." Smith plans to continue to be involved in the major midget program to maintain the strong community partnerships it has built. it's also helped put Water- loo hockey on the map after hosting the Telus regional Fij'riiijihTttiiioLik J 'i'Gi'iii7m Patties 5Ib. Box $11.99 Fresh Farmers Sausage Ontario Com Fed Lean Ground Beef Ham Kolbassa 'iGdiii7iiinean Turkey Breast $6.99 lib Pine River Medum Cheddar Cheese $7.19 (lb. in Stone Crock Pie , Eg, (mimmrmmthylu'; " . Stone C rock Bakery "io, St9466-3612 . 4 1402 long St N .ST JACOBS Pit ' THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS - _l11s1y, 14-19 Clip A Save With This Coupon championships this year. and taking a run at hosting the Telus Cup last year. - A ._. For George Mulligan, the head coach of the Waterloo minor midget Wolves team where most of the players were selected from, it was about character development. It was a group of kids committed to being better people as well as better hockey players. "Everything related to suc- cess in life is generally related to character." said Mulligan. whose team won an Alliance hockey title this year. "Character has a strong influence on suc» "The players were commit- ted from the start to developing their technical skills while developing their emotional and mental discipline. The fact they Continued on page 33 $2.29 M. $3.99IIL $2.29 M. ”I”!!! "070