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’ ’ ' . ""~’VV-’I"~"""~~ ' "'2.- I WATERIDO cummcm-chmsday. luly 20.2011 - 19 1 l r 1 Local fastball team qualifies for nationals 1 BierVnmmc 'l‘heKoltsaremadeupmostlyofsecond- f 3 1.; n . , .gz , l Chronicle Sufi year peewee players and have no holes in l 3.: . â€""_â€"‘â€""’â€"' their battingorder. . , 1 t was a win that was two years in the That depth is also apparent in the Kolts’ ' ‘ . a ' l Imaking as the Kitchener-Waterloo pee- pitching staff that goes live arms deep and 3 1 wee Kolts rep fastball team won a provin- doesn't miss a beat with any one of them on i. 4 . V 1 cial elimination tournament last week in the the mound. “I ‘ . 3- . '\ ~ 1 1 small town of Toanche. While fastball championships are usually . ‘ -‘ ' " “‘ . ’ . ~ " t That gives the Kolts an automatic berth won with pitching and defense, the Kolts M l VJ ‘ i . V . ~ l} ‘ ' ( y V _ V_ as they represent Ontario at the Eastern aren't afraid to admit they hacked their my ~ . V W. _ «' 1 j V. . " h V‘ ""‘ .7 7’; Canadian championships in Fredericton, through the competition. , - V '. , .V A A “‘ ' 5' N.B.. thisAugust. They also expect their offence to carry u» a. I " ' , . . ,~, 5 not? 1 The Kolts did itbybeating dieir archri- them ontheeastcoastastheylookto conâ€" . . \/ .V / ‘ ,/ ."’ 3' , f . V ‘ ~ 1 vals. the New Hamburg Heat. twice to earn tinue the string of championships won by , g: «2 we , ‘3’) h . “n ‘. u . â€" . , . t the berth. Ontario teams. ' ' _V , - ' ' " l .- V 1 It was a team the Kolts struggled to beat 'The offence is what won if for us.“ said , . : , av , ‘ V . 9 1 V last year in league and tournament play but Krulichi. "It's a balanced line-up, and we’re , - a g ' % ’ M ‘ fifi . . 1 theyhadnotroubleindispatchingthelleat snongfromonetonine.” ;‘ y . V' , V‘ .‘i._. l ' 1V '. z ' ‘ ‘ 6-5 in round-robin play before beating their The Kolts will spend the next month , . f, , 1 - "’ , ‘ , ‘ "I . ' ' 4' Waterloo County neighbours M in the dou- before heading out to the finals Aug. 25â€"23. {at ti" 1 - - ~- ble knockout championship round. finishing up the league championships and "V . ,1" g; ,V -, V _ V .- " ; V . lustin Kruliclti, one of the coaches added playing for an Ontario title as they fine-tune ‘ ”.33.. and “fifsi, My Lhéiih _; _' , _' 3 ' to the team to get the Kolts over the hump. the squad. ' 7 ‘ , 3 h .. 3 . . . said it was the team's depth and experience They’ll also be doing some fundraising 1(2er Kill“ Dem rep team '5 headed to Fredericton “"5 August ‘0 compete £39m that made the difference. and looking for some sponsorship as they 6812 a" c ampi '9“ “Ontario is well represented at a lot of ., , . . f . . . WOJ$aT$2fZTSJrIESmfiTF $125.13? gigg$&entw together for the Eastern While it’s tough to predict who the best these finals and this one shouldn't be any kl. ofthe group of 13 and l4-year-olds “We Anyone interested in helping the team teams will be out easLVKrultckr expects that different." he said. :‘WVVe expect to see the knew we were pretty strong.” can call Krulicki at 226-8086537 or 519-741- they might fan? a familiar foe "1 the finals. Heat In the finals 3831“- t o o O , 1 ea 18 C S a 1 1 l hle hel W loo bl ' Lib read ' 1 Famous at tes p ater Pu w mry promote mg : BYGBl-ZG MACDONALD it's the first time with athletes. said too. want to see what the books are , . .~: ' (a we; a; 3; My 2, g; . - A ‘, Chronicle Staff Sandi Hall, a spokesperson for the and share them asfamily, knowing it's . 3 a 3"” ' ~.â€" ‘ ; j- “"'_‘.,3‘“" ; “ . , , s . ‘ WPL attached to a sports hero or 3 ~ 7, V i .h 3 5.. l ‘ gt '.,,'.VV .V ,.‘ ., 1.3. 1 Want to read what your favourite “The past two years we've done it favourite team.“ ”f." if; '1' V- ’zfiéifV‘; . “it?»-?3',-:":'»-"“:§gl’ { if}? ‘7‘, T1“. 1 athletes read? with musicians.” she said. It's especially helpful for young me if ‘ l.;;,~;.1:1{ ' ‘ kfigrfi,“ _ ,3 :41. I The Waterloo Public Library is This year. the library wanted to male readers. Hall said. ‘ VV . l 35‘; 1.3511: ’ 'gwfi‘éngai’s, Vaifiir.‘ ‘5 I , partnering with sports superstars branch out “It’s hard to keep boys reading.” ,, , . V V - .. if} '-. VV ‘qgflaflhflr 3.3.2.31" 1. t such as Andre Agassi and members of “We thought this was a really she said. “Girls are a bit more steady ' ‘ , (my, : ‘ 3:;le of :‘,V ”1"“, .. fits-.V‘v‘iu ', I j the Toronto Maple leafs as part of a sporty community at all levels â€" from and reading all the Way through. We ., .V . _ ,.; f ." '1. :37"- “ring; a,“ , 8:": , i 1 3 new fundraising initiative. the Timbitters up." Hall said. “it might use the sports figures as a kickoff .. I"; .' A, is“, ' ”was. "I 1 ; The library's Reading is Child's Play be kind of fun to get athletes involved point.” - V‘ *5 ' ”.- an; V4.35, V“! an, ' R. '9‘: 1:33.; t ‘ program asked 30 athletes to pick in literacy.” Athletes such as Brian Boi< The other major goal of the initia- "““I"':~3§‘:bm: ,;‘<"§?â€",1«}’VԤTV .. - :13“, g}; V‘V fly I ‘ their favourite kids' hook. ram and CassieCampbell were happy tive is to raise money for the library -,- ”@412“, “1,13 {5,337 {8% _, f 155;. .447: if; i“ 1 Those books Will be available to to help. Hall said. Athlete memorbilia will go up for l V '1":%r ‘53:?" ”a: 4;," l: « ‘35: V . I I borrow at the library. The athletes â€" “A lot of the athletes either have bid on eBay in late October. .»; V who-Aha; ‘33”;- .. Ferv‘t a l including loannie Rochettc. Kurt kids of their own. or some have nieces "If you're local. what you can do is a: .4, “4:5"ng ,. Algae 13-3: m-AQ- V.V 33%;}. 1 Browning and Tony Hawk â€" are also and nephews, who they enjoy reading you can bid. and then pick up the ,_- a.“ "$3,; ">’~{,°*éi’_:A--’Vr.j 3' ’ ‘5‘ . ."1’3‘3-3 f3? donating a piece of autographed to." shesaid, item at the library to save the shipping 2 . he a}? *gg’.“‘:{t,g_f}§ . ’ a,“ ' g a.“ . - - memorabilia. which [lit' library will be By attaching celebrity names to cost." Hall said. m ‘ it '93:; ‘r”‘.4,,,,’;;~ “wug, ' 3‘ auctioning off in (lt'lttht‘r. books. kids become more interested The list of athlete books will be g, _ V , 47;; $43.”; ”WM .. ' , “37%,. 3‘. It's not the first lllllt' the library has in reading, Hall said. - released later this summer and the " ... V; “1,2“ sag ”f, a ;V V‘ vxsw‘éé‘ run il t'(‘l('l’\f|l) flit'llt'd program, but "The kids. and maybe their parents auction will beheld Oct. 24-31. :t. ”Fain“. ":3 {4, ”is; 2. ‘ "'4‘Q\t}; 5: '.~ :4 :‘F = ' were». 5 T"; a“ :5 ' .3 3FTJ; Exit-4 1 ’ 1 o} l “0.. , . 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