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infoymghon THE CITY OF |: Waterloo w "These kids put in four years of hard work. Three years ago the same core won the junior title so it was great for them to go out on this note. It‘s unbelievable," he said. _ _ Continued from page 27 returning players deserved the title. As for SJAM, coach Steve Maloney was pleased with the effort that the Highlanders put in. _ o "The zone hurt a little," he said. "Our guys played pretty intensely but the momentum kept swinging back and forth. "In the end, it just swung a little more their way." Maloney was disappointed by the loss, but proud of his players for their performance over the season. __ "We went through a lot this year, with injuries and everyâ€" thing," he said. â€" h O o "This team wasn‘t expected to do much or go too far but we overachieved and came to the finals. "Hopefully come CWOSSA (Central and Western Ontario Secondary School Association}, we can step it up," he added. The Highlanders and Trojans met again in the semifinals of the CWOSSA tournament at SJAM on the weekend. Continued from page 26 said the Grade 10 student. "I couldn‘t believe it when I got 39." s Forest Heights won the game and went on to lose in the finals. Hawks bounced by Thunderwolves Hayes was a former club swimmer with the Region of Waterloo Swim Club who lost some of her motivation for swimming after six years in the pool. But when she started swimming for her school team she found it could be fun again and that helped alleviate some of the pressure that goes with competitive swimming. In the final game of the bestâ€"ofâ€"three series, the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks gave up four goals in the second period to lose 7â€"3 to the No. 3 nationally ranked Lakehead University Thunderwolves. Not bad for a swimmer who was second at the WCSSAA finals but saved her best for CWOSSA. "I don‘t really know how I did it, I just tried my hardest the whole way," said Hayes. s â€" _ "It was just really fun," said Hayes. "High school was just a really good fit for me." _____________ _ â€" As for the team competition, Henkel was asked if the Knights might have a fourth CWOSSA title in them next year. Perhaps they could also challenge Guelph‘s Centennial for the five straight titles they won in the 1970s. The longtime Knights swim head coach just laughed. "Every year is different, we‘re just happy with our three," said Henkel. "I‘ve got a lot of senior swimmers graduating, so I think it will be building next year." The first period ended 1â€"1 on a goal by the Hawks leading scorer Craig Voakes, but the second period was all Lakehead. Trailing 5â€"1 in the third Laurier attempted a comeback by scoring two quick goals. Matt Grennier scored on a fiveâ€"onâ€"three power play just 55 seconds into the finals frame. The Hawks Jeanâ€"Michel Rizk made it 5â€"3 just six minutes later. _ â€" â€" But the Thunderwolves proved to be too much scoring twice more for a 7â€"3 final. . The Hawks opened the series with a 5â€"4 win before dropâ€" ping the second game of the series 3â€"2 to even up the series. a®» SJAM swimmer breaks We ask for your patience during a storm â€" we will get to your street as soon as we can. * Regional roads and downtown streets * Major arteries and collectors, bus routes, and streets with hills For more information on winter road maintenance in Kitchener visit www.kitchener.ca or call 519â€"741â€"2514 4 (TTY:519â€"741â€"2385). & * Residential streets which are only plowed when more than 8 cm or 3.5" have accumulated Trojans oust Highlanders CWOSSA record WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, February 27, 2008 * 35 For more information on winter road maintenance in Waterloo visit www.waterloo.ca or call 519â€"886â€"2310.