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aterloo‘s Ben Shamoon won Whe provincial boxing title in the 69â€"kilogram weight class earlier this month, but the win wasn‘t the highâ€"school student‘s most satisfyâ€" ing moment of the championship weekend. It was a semifinal victory over rival Jordan Letestu, who beat Shamoon in the provincial finals in 2006, that the 17â€"yearâ€"old student at Resurrection Catholic secondary school savours the most. Shamoon lost by four points a year ago, but this time he got the better of Letestu and beat him by the same number of points. And despite the intense fight, there are no hard feelings between the two young boxers. _ e "It was sweet revenge," Shamoon said. After a quick takedown of his oppoâ€" nent during the second round of his first match and taking down Letestu in the semis, Shamoon faced William Plotnikov in the final bout and defeatâ€" ed the European by five points. The tournament took place in Windsor, Ont., on Nov. 8â€"11, and after the win Shamoon immediately started training for the national champiâ€" onship, which will take place in Windâ€" sor in January. "I‘ve started training, but this week is when I‘m going to have to start doing the heavy stuff," said Shamoon, who Local boxer makes it to the nationals $)@Boston PiIzza Registered trademarks of Boston Pizza Royafties Limited Partnership. used under license. © Boston Pizza international Inc. 2006 RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR "You‘re Among Friends" 597 King St. N., Waterloo 519â€"880â€"1828 The Waterloo Chronicle Team of the Week is the Sir John A. Macdonald Highlanders. The Highlanders capped off an undefeated season by winning their first junior footâ€" ball title with a 35â€"21 win over Bluevale last week. It was the school‘s first football championship after three previous attempts, and featured a five touchdown game by Jordan Tames. Members of the Sir John A. Macdonald Highlanders junior football team, pictured above, are: (front row, from left) Pranil Seoni, Nameer Fleifel, Taylor Abbott, Jason Oliver, Mike Haskins, Mack Forristal, Andy Masri, Jorâ€" dan James, Jahna Lampert, James Fracas, Brian Reiter, Joe! Webb, Aris Papadopouâ€" los, Jordan Totzke, Jesse Grant, Jordan Schnart, Kwame Botchway, (middle row) TEAM OE THE WEEK "We‘re good buddies," Shamoon By Grec MAacDonaLo Chronicle Staff presented by Waterloo‘s Ben Shamoon qualified for the Canadian nationals after recently winâ€" ning the provincial boxing title in the 69â€"kilogram weight class. nue moto trains in Hamilton, Ont., with coach "I just need to stay focused and Vinnie Ryan. _ â€" keep training a priority," he said. The nationals will see 16 boxers competing in every weight class, so Shamoon knows the competition will be fierce coach Brian Totzke, Nick Nielsen, Zack Gillies, Wes Martin, Joey Fortuna, J. T. Simpson, Steve Bennett, Ryan Currie, Brett Straus, Ryan Woodstock, Andrew Seifried, Spencer Brown, David Hughes, Cody Burns, Colin Du, Ben Oliver, Codye Jolley, Medardo Montana, Jeremy Hoffâ€" man, Ryan Nocker, Taylor Anderson, (back row) coach TJeff Barber, coach Reid Emond, Ben Kadwell, Grant De Jong, Lawrence Yu, Cody Wideman, Derek Trinh, Will Davis, Eric Reikman, Alex Gerth, Andrew McWhinnie, Tanner Wagnâ€" er, Tyler Harper, Tyler Decker, Ramy Khalil, Nate Dale, Pablo Zapata, Mitch Macintrye, Alex Elliott, Frank Shin, Alex Martinez, coach Jamie Westoby and Steve Maloney. His coach knows that Shamoon is dedicated, but he thinks consistency Continued on page 26 Friday, November 23 â€" 7:30 p.m. |Sunday, November 25 â€" 7:3 Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Clanca Arena JR. ‘B‘ HOCKEY CLUB : vs. ELMIRA ' vs. STRATFORD y, November 23 â€" 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, November 25 â€" 7:30 p.m. Game night sponsor WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, November 21, 2007 » 23 \p WALBOK FAME