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Local curler set to rock Ontario junior championships Simon Barrick, an 18â€"yearâ€"old highâ€" school student who curts at the Kâ€"W Granite Club in Waterloo, is the skip of a team comâ€" peting at the junior championships in Coldâ€" water, Ont., in early January. t‘s not the Brier, but a local curler is hopâ€" Iing his team‘s performance at the upcomâ€" ing Ontario junior curling championship will set them on the path to someday comâ€" pete in the men‘s national championship. If his team, which is playing out of a club in Coldwater, wins the tournament they move on to the national junior champiâ€" onships. Then next year when they turn 19, they‘ll have the chance to vie for a spot at the Brier. But Barrick isn‘t worrying about that just yet. He‘s keeping his focus on the juniors . "The way it works is 18 teams compete in a round robin and three go into the playoffs. We‘re pretty confident we can get to the playoffs, but after that we‘ll just take it a game at a time," he said. "We can compete." "Ideally I‘d like to someday win the Brier, but first we have to get out of this tournaâ€" ment," Barrick said. _ Barrick‘s team is made up of him as skip, two players from nearby Midland, Ont., and a friend from Brampton, Ont. The team formed after playing against each other for years. "Basically we competed ail the time and decided that we‘d play well together and to make a run at the championship," he said. And even though the team has been together for under a year, coach Salvatore Pace can tell that Barrick will be the anchor for the team. 6)Boston PIzZa Registered trademarks of Boston Pizza Royalties Limeted Partnership, used under license © Boston Pizza International Inc. 2005 The Waterloo Chronicle Team of the Week is the Wiltrid Lauriet Ugiversity Golden Hawks women‘s fastpitch team. The Hawks are the Ontano Interâ€"Colegrate Women‘s Fastprich Association champions. The team defeated the defending champrons, the University of Western Ontario, in a thrilling 4â€"2 extraâ€"inning game The team finished second in their division after the roundâ€"robin pool play, before winning. three straight in the playoff round. The Hawks started the playoff round by defeating *Ma\ln 7â€"0 They trailed the Oftawa Gee Gee‘s 6â€"4 in the bot tom of the seventh in the semifinals beiore storming back for a 7â€"6 win. The championship game was another nailbiter. Trailing Western 1â€"0 carly, the Hawks went ahead 2â€"1 in the sixth on a perfectly executed suicide squeeze play. Western TEAM.QE_LIHE WEEK "I‘ve just started coaching him but I‘ve 597 King St. N., Waterloo 519â€"880â€"1828 By Grec MAacDonaLn Chronicle Staff _ presented by was able to tie the game 2â€"2 in their half of the seventh. The eighth inning saw the game go the international tieâ€"breaker format, where the Hawks survived a bases loaded scare from Westâ€" em with a big double play. Laurier was able to push across two runs in the ninth to seal the 4â€"2 victory. Waterloo‘s Katie Kropf was named the championship tournament MVP. Members of the WLU Golden Hawks women‘s fastpitch team, pictured above, are: (front row. from left} Katie Kropf. Kari Jansen, Kelly Craig, Melissa Millar, Jody Waltho, (middle row) Amy Oliver, Jenna Kelly, Katelyn O‘Rourke, Haylea Leaman, back row coach Kevin Fagg, coach Sarah Merkley, Katic Weaver, Lisa Andreana. Katie Westoby, Katrina Brennan and coach Matt Allen. Absent from the photo is Kelli Lukasik. already seen his ability to keep composed. He doesn‘t get frazzled under pressure," Pace Pace also admires Barrick‘s quiet play. The coach describes his player‘s style as a draw type. As a skip, Barrick likes to set up guard rocks and slide in his stones in behind them instead of hitting other teams‘ rocks out of the way. "We‘re ranked fifth in Ontario, so it‘s served us well so far. 1 think we have a very good chance to win," he said. That style will help them at the Ontario championships, Pace said. Barrick wants to keep the team together even if they don‘t succeed at the provincial championships. _ "I think we should be favourites to win as long as our heads don‘t get too big." The curler is hoping to stay in the city next year when he moves on to university. His first choice is Wilfrid Laurier University. "I want to stay in town because I think it will help keep the team together. It will be easier to get rides and be more consistent for my game," he said. No matter where he ends up, Barrick doesn‘t plan on giving up curling. â€" â€" "I enjoy the camaraderie of the game. Unlike other sports, you can chat with the other players during the game and joke around. It‘s still competitive, but.it‘s friendly," he said. Barrick‘s ultimate goal is to compete for the Brier and head to the Olympics. _ "This is just the first stage," he said. 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