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" f r l; r t -: r . gt , , capa’ under-23 academy team in the PDL’s " ' . 5 r 9 Q ' a ; a v # v f \r “i, 4 Northwest Division as a l7-year-old after " - . ’ ‘ l 3" ,. - :J;.- r : rm» 4 -- at. a; zeitgeist; ' with first M18 contract v V ’ ' 1; ' it" ' ’ "' r _‘ ‘ 3 ‘ ' “fl Although PDL teams are allowed to to t: . 5 ~ g g was; i}; 5 4‘" import players fromwerseasâ€"Iastseason, , 3 m , , “a? _ it; w y: = Hamilton had players who had played for or , , ' , a" __ d . x ‘ fa: , r. ; V,» . A» attracted interest from the British Premier KWUnited chirectorotfootball Brett ' ‘ ' - " Ii'fi- tieszii'inafii 1" League academies -â€" maintaining a local Mose" 00d Mm RWY Mad-Mn show 7 v , "‘» ' " w" " " " oonnectionwithlomltalentsisapriorityfor OWUEWMWWWM'USL ‘ ' t 1 Brett Mosen. x-w United's director of foot- franchise- S TODA Y ballandmen'steamheadcoach. WWW” OME VlSl ' in 2012. about 60 to 70 per cent of the C _ . __ _ Rage's roster was made up of local players. Maciean said, “but 1 have biger goals than I M ,‘ u got; '.3-.-’ r {2'-»,=~:_"_>51_,.{; 4: hesaid. (half ' " ‘ "“‘" ‘ ’ ' ' ' ’_ ' ' ’ ~ - “You want this to beaboutlooal players as For starters. Maci.ean and Mosen said K A “5 ’ well,” said Mosen. who was part of the they hope to pad Knight-Newbrough Field , ‘ Hamilton franchise last season and has at University Stadium with 71110 fans during . i coached at all levels of the USL â€" pro. Divi- the first K-W United home game on May 22, - , sion~2, PDL. W-ieague, indoor League and when the women host the London Super Y league “1 think that's where Kitch- Gryphons , ' 7 ener Soccer dub comes in and the question Tickets prices have not been set. but sea- \ ' about an academy. son tickets for FC iondon cost less than $100 I m'fi‘?” u “an. m, [sf-a" “ltgivee them aroute to come through.” last year. Single~game tickets were $12 or v Tryouts for both teams start in April and less $11'”7 SIM $16,” although player commitments have not Nonetheless, MacLean believes the i been made omcial. Mosen said the club is in region is primed to support a local USL fran- ‘ the process of an “extensive search” for talâ€" chise. The number of players registered in ent in Kitchener-Waterloo and beyond the Kitchener Soccer Club alone is ' The women's team has yet to name its approaching 7,000 combined between . , head coach. but Madam said the hope is an indoor and outdoor programs. The region's * ' announcement will bemade soon. corporate base, 18- to 40-year-old demoâ€" ! The club is also hoping for strong com- graphic and diverse ethnic community with 1 ~ _ ‘ munity support and Maclean points to PC an appetite for soccer is strong as weil' ; ‘ louder), theDesMoines Menace orOriando MacLeansaid. r l ”for,” l‘ m. “as," Cityasmodelsforsuweas. London. a natural “What they created in Toronto. Seattle. ': - potential rival. in particular averaged about Vancouver, some of those places (with M15 " $19,” $19,”7 ‘ 1,500 fans per game this year and won the soccer). we want to have a smaller version of i men’s 2012 North American PD]. title. that locally,” Maciean added CU B E “They're a club to replicate for sure.” “Orasbig,” Whtwwwv. WmewrmqywAaNS , ”W,” W . w KWSCpaIraecondatl‘ourComhienn On Friday. the Siskins (26-17-4) blanked N " Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan the Brampton Bombers 5-0 as Ryan Mosoovitch set three new personal bests and Doucette scored three times and Adam finished mod at the [SU Four Continents Campagnolo scored in his first game since - Championship is Osaka. lapan. Jan. 12 after mksing time due to injury. The senior pair scored a new internation- Eric Cimino added his fourth of the sea- al high of 196.78 points and had the best free son as well and Darren Huck made 27 saves ' skate marks. but finished 2.4 points back of forhis first junior-B shutout M1- ” _ , Canadian champions Meagan Duhamel and ‘ The Siskim are in Caledonia Friday before i max 1mm m‘ an is“ ”my Eric Radford. Marissa Casteili and Simon hosting Cambridge at Waterloo Memorial ' su'”7 $14,497 "$14,997 Shnapir were third with 170.1 points. Recreation Complex Sunday at 130 pm. Meanwhile. the Kitchener-Waterloo Skat» The team is also squaring oli' against city ‘ g _ , _ ,. , ing Club is hosting a sendofl' for their world councillors Saturday during Winterloo start- ' " 1» ’ ‘ ' ‘ ’ ’ ' ' ‘ championship-bound pairs teams,Saturrlay ing at 11:30 am. in the Rude Native parking ‘ ' at RIM Park from 6:30 to 8 pm. lot at the intersection of King and Erb streets. m Avw in addition to Moore-Towers and WhopesMngbyathread r- g t, it; ~ j; v , » - - T Moscovitch. who will compete in the pairs The Waterloo Wildfire need a big final 0 if‘fiés . ' ' _ f . competition at the senior world champi- weekend in Gatineau. Que, to make the onships March 11-17 in London. Ont. the National Ringette league playofl's ; / ' first-year duo of Jones and Beharrywill oom- The Wildfire, again down to nine skaters 51? ii r if: y pete in the junior world championships Feb. due to injuries. dropped a 14-2 decision to “5 ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ 25 to March 3 in Milan, Italy. the Cambridge Thrbos Saturday during their .,. ‘ Sialdnarrmelntothlrd finalhomegameatRIMPark _ c (“1 “7 ’ The Waterloo Siskins inched their way Mirth four games remaining in Gatineau > ' into third in the GOlHL's Midwestern Conâ€" during the Feb 23 and 24 weekend. the Wild if} i} if; _, {J i r; i ,, b- i l ' fetence despite a 2-0 loss to the Kitchener fire must win at least two and need be Royal L , , u Dutchmen Sunday at Waterloo Memorial de Bourassa to lose both remaining games _ Recreation Complex as local Marc Williams and the lac St. inuis Adrenaline to win no \\ \\ \\ .\\l418lllrllli(l,t it made355avesagminsthisfonnerclubr morethanoneoftheirremainingfour.