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u - int i Mom mama ii - twain-sit... Wt. mm ; zoos Getting ready for kickoff o o a ‘ b h 0 Warriors looking to build on new i Haw ope a year of expenence 0 home- field advantage at Waterloo helps them soar to greater heights BY BOBVIIBANMI there will be field turf stadi» haven't made the playoffs iti BYBoaVRMNAt; like with a full ()UA season “ You don't really know (.‘hrunu'le Staff out out there with lights and the two years that we've (JIHIIIIC‘PSWII already under their belts. what you have until you get it will allow Us to practise beeti here," said McPhee. “At Hawks head coach (iary lef~ out here and see the kids in nrk continued last later in the season." said times last year we were play- he Wilfrid Laurier fries can. and with another action. but we're really Wweek to reshape McPhee. “Practicing late in ing nine 17 year olds. I Golden Hawks sur- strong recruiting class don‘t impressed." he said at the Warrior Field, the the fall isanovel idea too." “We're young but I don't prised a lot of people be surprised to see the team's trainingcamp last Fri- permanent hoirie of the It will also help the team consider that to be an last year in what could have Hawks climb from the No. 7 day at University Stadium. Uniiersity of Waterloo War take that next step as they excuse because we have a been a rebuilding year. in the (115 preseason Top 10. “We're deep at virtually every riors football program, into i i ' , " “K A- . .1 a. ‘ position.” “ a hostile environment for ' h»! s 4 ‘ .‘ . ‘ ‘ ‘ And with the long grind \‘15|(lng[eflm5. . ‘ ‘/ .. Q . ‘ ‘t‘ ’ . of the schedule. plus the lit addition to adding to . - " l _ [4' g , A marathon of the postseason the permanent stands now ‘ ‘ ‘ ahead of thetri, depth can sprouting up from one side- ‘ 13‘;- ‘ i ‘ a? often separate contenders line. the field will also . i" .- ‘l ' froth pretenders. receive a high-tech artificial , , .g "i don‘t remember being sports turf in time for next " g f V4. “g“‘m'. - ' "r ‘ ., ‘ ’ > this deep." said leffries. "l season. The new turf will ‘ k“ ‘ r a. ”if? ' .» I don't think we've been this feature the Warriors logo ‘ , ' 5.1 , g t' ’ J. - ‘ talented and this deep since and all the pride of owner- I ' z {'1 ' g ' 1% r I‘ve been here. ship that symbol implies. A g ,, . t , “i it . “It‘s a good situation it lust across the way. the x qr 73" i! , ‘ ‘ w? ~ \3“ g 7"“ : doesn't necessarily translate work was just intense at the ' _ i '. wt,“ DAL“: _ ?‘ ‘ _ 9 '3?- into a great team, we still Warriors' practice field as I”: a‘ ( I In " I ’ I 41* a? " have to develop that 7 but head coach Dennis Mci’hee ,’ - ~ ‘ i « 1‘ ‘ x «I 3" we certainly have the putt-tr .. _> a .351. . . , \ 1 . . and his staff continued to q ' . f [/4 . “SEs “fix-I. ‘ ’ ,. tial to be a pretty darn good mold a young team to \ . ‘9? a " figgykfi‘ " 5‘: __ football team." match all the improvements o. y ‘ ‘ i‘ ‘ .. ’ . ; .‘J ‘X‘mg'y A.“ g The Hawks offence will going on around the team. 3“" . .é‘ ' ._ ' ' ' ' fig; \. j KJEt‘fiA be led by third-year quarter- “(Lertainly playing on our 7 ' o“ .\ 553;» .V 1,WG:A back Luke Thompson play own turf did a lot of things," ' x ‘. ”I mfi’ 5 '1’: l’fif”,€;;; ing behind a much , . . as? wra- Wt» . .. . . . said McPhee, now in his f.‘ \ . r" K?" r.“,?;..§-§*W improved offensiveline. third year with the club. "It ' J 3' - mii‘f‘gfg; 1'" “ 3:5 There were some growing gave the kids their own 7‘ / “:§§{M‘§§$‘q& pains on the offensive line home, and the belief that . 'e. \‘fia’ 3-3,! *2”. last year as Thompson was they were being supported -' S a fi_»"‘;j§cgf-f-:‘3fj: sacked 25 times, but leffries by the university." ‘ W ’ {‘13 . ' ._..~_;§;l‘31%} thinks much of those gaps in H also improved the , ‘ ”a. . I >‘:$;%g‘§t.\"'.flg protection have been cor- team's profile with the stu- . ' «f ‘ “I ’4. '. ',.' ._ '1»';T»’;'~'-i'~'-“-i‘,"‘ rected. dent body. The Warriors K v," ‘ “S; V huefi -. 5 “()n Offence we at? light now knows who and what ‘ '7‘.“ j': x .13; that years ahead of where we they are playing for said the ‘ ‘ “ ' ‘~ . -~ ' ’o ‘ were this time last year," he master motivator. The Waterloo Warriors open their season Labour Day against The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks open their season against said. ‘ “We averaged 2,800 kids the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton. at more the University of Toronto Varsity Blues in Toronto. no new “We hope we'll be able to and game." said McPhee. continue the rebuilding great staff coaching them. Instead. the quality of “There are already a run the football better. which "Now we have more of our process. and they're going to be some of their first-year play- number of young kids that will make it a lot easier for strident body who aren't var~ With a roster dominated around herealong time.” ers. and the way they made are challenging for posi~ Luke and his playsaction sity athletes wearing black with players with less that The staff features coach- an immediate impact with lions." said Iefiries. passing game to throw the and gold. which also had a three years of experience. es with pro experience like the team,opened some eyes. The one thing that is football.” ripple effect for the other it's only a matter oftime that Joe Paopao. and has a lot of So you can imagine what most evident about the 2009 Thompson will have a lot varsity teams.” the nucleus of the team OUA experience with Mar» players like receiver Golden Hawks is their depth of targets to throw to this Most importantly, it also begins to mature. shall Bingeman and Chris Shamawd Chambers. line- said leffries. who signed a yearaswell. helped the team's recruiting. “We haven't made the Triantafilou still in the fold. backer Mitchell Bosch and new five~year deal to guide “The kids now know that playoffs in a while, and we ContinuedonpngeZB Courtney Stephen will be the club last December. Condnuedonpagefi I ‘ '. VKITCHENER - WATERLOO Q /,_v~\/ e- - v 7.14mi , 2 I ._ . . a? 53,- : m y! \ ya i Q] . .. _ . . ... . . . . ., , , . _ J ., , b \\ x (c / ‘-,.e.t;\) ' \\, ’ 4 cto er9-7, tfl“ / was _ o . . u 0 . 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