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26 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, July 25, 2007 major and the end of an eightâ€"year drought in the majors department for those from over the pond. Continued from page 24 Needless to say, Balsillie C would have received a lot major and the end of an more attention and respect eightâ€"year drought in the had he pursued the Canadiâ€" majors department for those _ an Open than he apparently from over the pond. has by trying to buy a couple of different U.S.â€"based NHL Canadian Open teams, more or less under starts tomorrow the control of some guy The first round of the named Bettman. starts tomorrow The first round of the beleaguered Canadian Open gets started tomorrow at the Angus Glen Golf Club near Toronto and to no one‘s surâ€" prise, it won‘t be called the RIM Canadian Open, a Pearl of a Tournament. Canadian Open still looking for a sponsor That‘s right, embattled Waterloo Region rich guy Jim Baisillie, or his partner in Blackberrys, Mike Lazaridis, have not heeded my idea/suggestion/plea to become title sponsors of Canada‘s biggest pro event so the Open goes this year by paying its own way, sort of. It looked like the Kâ€"W Kodiaks started hibernation season early, but managed to squeak into the playoffs. _ The Kodiaks needed a win over Brampton last Wednesâ€" day to stay alive. â€" â€" They got that with a 12â€"6 doubling up of the thirdâ€" place club in the Major Series Lacrosse League standings. The Kodiaks had to hope that Brampton would return Kodiaks slip into playoffs 519â€"664â€"3731 * 1430 King St. N., ST. JACOBS . 519â€"664â€"2575 * 1398 King St. N., ST. JACOBS Reservations accepted Live Jazz Friday Nights 6 until 9 p.m. _ Reservations recommended See New Summer Menu at www.stjacobs.com $16.39 Adult Special Children‘s Prices. Prices do not include pst or gst Yes, a lot of the big names won‘t be dining on the Angus layout starting tomorâ€" row but the field will still have plenty of highlyâ€" ranked players including defending champ Jim Furyk, Canadians Mike Weir, Steve Ames, lan Leggatt and the University of Waterloo‘s Vicâ€" tor Cieleski, and V. J. Singh, so there will be plenty of talâ€" ent to watch. eee Bill (Skip) Johns retired from fullâ€"time sportswriting in 2002 but can be reached atskipschips@golden.net. Sunday Brunch the favour and defeat Brookâ€" lin last Thursday to secure the final playoff berth. Brampton eked out a oneâ€" goal win, and the Kodiaks secured their second consecâ€" utive year. The Kodiaks will face Brampton again in the openâ€" ing round of the playoffs. The series opens on the road but returns to Waterloo Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m. 519â€"664â€"2286 + 1396 King St. N., ST. JACOBS 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Waterloo Minor Girls Softball hosted the Nova Scotia Friendâ€" ship Tour last week, featuring players in training for the Canada Summer Games. The games were held at Hillside Park in Waterloo. Jesse Willms, above, throws her best pitch against the visitors. Putting a spin on it Bistroâ€"style dining at it‘s best! New Look + New Menu * Table Service Menu at www.stzacobs.com Open to 8 pm daily LAURA MELNYCK PHOTO the last dive. If I had bailed I wouldn‘t hold on to first so I had to do well or else." Continued from page 23 takes is commitment. He‘s already got the discipline." His closest competitor, Nikola Beaupre of Quebec, nailed his last dive so the pressure was on. But Moore, who has been diving since he was six, was up to the challenge. "I needed a good dive to beat him, and I did," he said. The biggest change for Moore this season was training with a new coach, Rob Wells, who joined the Kâ€" W Diving Club from the London diving club. He challenged Moore this year, and the local diver respondâ€" ed, especially on the tower. "I started to do a lot more harder dives," said Moore. "And my degrees of difficulâ€" ty really helped me. "I wasn‘t getting much higher scores than anybody else, I was just doing much harder dives." Wells said Moore‘s ability to listen and apply what he learns is one of the greatest skills of the young diver. The talent is there, but the body has to be willing. And Moore has been most willing this year. _ "He listens really well," said Wells. "He‘s older than his age. â€" â€" "He can do whatever he wants in the future, all it Moore ratchets up degree of difficulty P oo t e nsl | MEars & CHEESE | WELUE Boneless Chicken Breasts _ $4.99 /lb. Breaded Pork Schnitzel $3.39 /b. Smoked Turkey Drumsticks $1.69 /Ib. Deli Sliced Assorted Meat Loaves $3.99 /Ib. Pine River Marble Cheese Extra Lean _ _ Ground Beef _ $3.39 /Ib. Moore applies his analytâ€" ical skills to other areas of his life, whether it‘s on the baseball field or in studying the violin. But it‘s diving where his math skills get the real work out. "There‘s a lot of math in diving," said Moore, who was also named to the Junior National Diving Team that will be competing in the Junior Pan Am Games in Puerto Rico in November. "The numbers have to add up." "There‘s a lot of math in diving. The numbers have to add up." â€"C.J. Moore Canadian champion 10â€"metre tower $6.89 /Ib.