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t an age when most professional A:i.thletes are getting ready to hang p their cleats, Jennifer Granger is still going strong. The Waterloo mother and lifelong athlete is a midfielder with the Burlingâ€" ton Twist soccer team who will compete in the World Masters Games in Sydney, Australia, in 2009. Described by Granger as the Olympics for people over 30, the Masters games feature teams from all over the world competing in different events. "It‘s a fairly young program, but it‘s generated a lot of interest over the last few years," said the 34â€"yearâ€"old. Organizers hope the program will grow globally to allow for qualification matches at a competition level similar to the Olympics, she said. For now, the games are just proof that a healthy lifestyle can be maintained throughout all stages of life, Granger said. The Twist is made up of players between 30â€"39 years of age. i Granger takes her sixâ€"yearâ€"old daughter to many of her games in order to promote an active lifestyle. "It‘s really good for her to see what we‘re doing, especially at a time when she‘s learning about healthy living in school. It‘s my way of showing her that I‘m living that way too," she said. It‘s also a good opportunity to teach her daughter to stay strong, Granger "I want to show her it‘s possible to stay competitive," she said. Playing with the Twist also affords Granger the chance to do some charity work. But being a part of a team isn‘t all about winning, Granger said. s The team recently held a blood drive in Brampton and part of the funds from the Twist‘s annual calendar went to a hospital in Hamilton. "We have players from all over Ontario so we try to do things across Ontario," she said. "We also want to get more active in the Kâ€"W community." Two of Granger‘s teammates, Robin Blanchard and Tammy Scurr, are also from the area. Granger grew up in Waterloo, cutting her teeth in minor sports leagues around the city. . "Soccer wasn‘t my main sport," she said. "I played basketball in high school and then again in postâ€"secondary." Wildfire wins two All 10 teams in the National Lacrosse League‘s Eastern Conferâ€" ence came togethâ€" er in Cambridge this past weekend to play 20 regular scheduled games. The Waterloo Wildfire played five games winâ€" ning two and losâ€" ing three. Wildfire victoâ€" ries were 11â€"1 over the BLL Nordiques and 6â€" 2 over Lac St Louis. Waterloo lost 4â€"2 to Gloucester Devils, 12â€"0 to Montreal Mission and _ 14â€"2 to Ottawa Ice. Soccer mom still going strong By Grec MacDonaL Chronicle Staff The Burlington Twist, featuring Waterloo mom Jennifer Granger, is heading to Australia in 2009 to compete in the World Masters Games. suemitten rHoto Granger played soccer intermittently for rep teams in Waterloo during her teenage years and when she moved to London to attend Fanshawe College her friend urged her to tryout for the college team. _ Granger made the team, which ended up winning two Ontario championships. Granger netted awards herself and The Waterloo Chronicle Team of the Week is the Waterloo atom MD Timber Wolves. The Timber Wolves won the Ace Bailey Memorial Hockey tournament in Stoney Creek in December meetingâ€"theâ€"hostâ€"team in the finals. The final game saw the Timber Wolves jump out to an early lead as Colin Hunt scored on an unassisted breakaway just forty seconds into the game. Stoney Creek came back to tie the game less than a minute later. The Timber Wolves reclaimed the lead finishing the game with a 5â€"2 vicâ€" tory. The remaining goal scorers for Waterâ€" loo were Robert Leung, Jake Heide, Branâ€" don Peckford, and Colin Prentice. In earlier tournament action, the Timber Wolves opened the tournament with a 8â€"2 win over the Ajax Knights. A 12â€"0 win over Collingâ€" TEAM QE_LHEWEEK o" 0 \~ WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, January 9, 2008 * 19 a bye into the semifinals. The semifinals was a rematch against the Ajax Knights, and the Timber Wolves once again trounced them in a 7â€"2 win. Members of the Waterâ€" loo atom MD Timber Woives,â€"pictured above, are: (front row, from left) Thomas Vickers, Connor Mallett, (second row) Benâ€" nett West, Tristan Colson, Colin Prentice, Jameson Kunkel, Colin Hunt, Tyler Traâ€" verse, Robert Leung, Ben Flood, (third row) Brandon Peckford, Trenton Schnarr, Sam McQuiggan, Jared Fleming, Jake Heide, Tyler Ludolph, Tyler Husk, equipment manager Johnathon Traverse, (back row) trainer Darell Husk, head coach Trevor Ludolph, assistant Rob Fleming, assistant coach Michael Hunt, manager Frank Leung, trainer Dwayne Traverse, manager