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"‘ onship later this month. ‘ 1 I I l l l f I 3 . ‘ " l f, x: .... “ “ ' Iooey Tremblay. president of the KW I I l ' I, I I I l I i fi‘ fi £3, ‘ ’ l’lt‘kleball Association. says the sport has . ’ l I i ll l l . y ”‘ taken offand it‘s not just senior citizens get- 5 A J . l s , . _ ting involved. . . , “The exposure is just coming to the < . young folks.” said Tremblay during the assoâ€" "’ 1 . ciation‘s drop-in pickleball program at RIM .3 , . k Park on Wednesday. i . e a n. The association hosted a “try it” program 3'; fi . , . RE i at the University of Waterloo and had a sur» it 3* fi _. ‘ '1 ‘1 ' s is, a, Prisms turnout ofstudents ‘V"‘4-‘-"“~ - : 'V ‘ V- g “i would love for the University of Water» . loo and Laurier to be one of the first to get a 3 huge program up and mnning because this - a“ is the fastest-growing sport in Kitchener- ‘ . . Waterloo." ~ 2343?,“ ‘, fig an. ~ ' ' . ,. 4.‘\ ,t u-‘fl-i .. ' anmfighgfig‘hfi‘fiflnggflg‘mf Paul Leeder takes 1‘ swat at. pickleball during the KW Pldrleball was drooh term last w at m not. The local organiza- Usually played in a doubles ”pup. the tron Will host promotions this year and nationals next year. mama-mo server must hit the ball cross-court. much once. but they cannot volley within seven This is the first time Kitdiener-Watedoo Aside from RIM Park. the sport is held on like in tennis feet of the net. has held the provincials a drop-in but: at the Forest Heights Com« The serve must hit the ground before it is For provincials, which take place Sept. 17 Next year. the Plckleball Association has munlty Centre. the YMCA. the KW Bad- returned. but after that. it is very much a vol» and 18. Tremblay is expecting around 120 decided to split the national competition mlnton Dub. 3 well as other outdoor sites leyâ€"finessetypeofgame. competitors from across the into eastern and western tournaments. Warealsolooking for volunteers Players often end up at the net, engaging province. Kitchener-Waterloo will host the eastern to helpout forthe toumament. in what is known as “dinlu'ng' â€" hitting the The tournament features men's doubles. championship. If intewated in volunteering or for more hall softly to the other side. ladies' doubles age categories at 50 to 55. as Pickle-ball has grown tremendously in the information. eâ€"mail Looey Tremblay at Players can volley or let the ball bounce well as open categories area. saidTremblay. looeyfilooeycom. o h 0 Rough start for Warriors, but ometown excrtement abounds fter attending the Waterloo Warriors football ”leanings-sprout! team of the future, check out the piece Christine A‘home opener. some random thoughts about Unfortunately not such a great showing for the Rivet wrote this past week ('(‘arleton Ravens wnte a he OUA. a new school year and some rec. hometown Want»: who will be in touyt the rest of pmflpu'on for what ails OUA football" - August 26. ommended reading along the way the way. Next week they get a visit from the McMas- The Record) regarding the new model for alumni ’ tor Marauders. who knocked off the Guelph fundraisingtheRavens have put in place. Homeiswheretheheanls (iryphonsina34~27overtimethriller, I wonder if UW could engineer a similar 1 have to give my kudos to the Wafprloo Warriors One thlng was clear on Monday: head coach plan. football faithful for their unwavering support at Marshall ”W" is "0‘ a "‘3" afraid ‘0 gamble. Monday's home opener. “Nice die Warriors were facing third -and-one sit- RIP Coach Del-hey Despite a 33.” loss to [ho “Suing Carleton uations in the first half (including on the game's Sadly this was an Opening Day without former Ravens. very few of the 2.000 fans at Warrior Field opening drive) and twice Blngeman rolled the dice. Warriors head coach and ”W athletic director Wally left early and most remained enthusiastically supv Far-h gamble paid on but unfortunately for the Delahey in attendance, portive until the bitter end * int‘luding a little girl Black-andt‘mld, there weren’t enough other high Coach Delahey, who i knew personally, passed in the from low who kept her ant"? section enter lights to overcome a Ravens squad that has clearly away in luly at theageofBl tamed when the on-field action began to wither. improved fmm its winless campaign of20lIl A tremendous family man and a leader in uni- (xmsidering that only frosh are on ('ampus this WNW athletics. we had many wonderful chats at we“ and it was a hm“ ween-“d, 3 gm" shtnfiing mm nadir-lg hockey rinks and football fields alike. A true gentler BRIAN indeed. lfyou want to understand better why many ()UA man who will be missed 1mm observers believe (Iarleton could be the football Cmdnmdonmzs