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WATERUDCHW'Wy. December 3,2014'25 VVOl V88 ignited b y Sparkes O I O O I O 0 Waterloo Wolves minor midget forward leads league m scormg, while ’11.? OHL drafi stock rises mm JACKSON ChmnicleSmfi EN he Waterloo Wolves minor I midget Triple»A team is off toared-hotfirsthalfofthe l 3 . - . , .. 5‘ . , season and most of that success ‘ ' . 3;" . ‘ ' ’. 5‘5;- Nu’ r“ 3"~*5,“.,“»‘-'5 ‘53”: , S can be traced back to one player ‘ ff , N." ‘ ' “$931" " L1 {,7 ‘4 jg‘rf‘ l â€"Sullivan Sparkes. :'~ 4 V. , 1“» (if? i i, l Spams who goes by “W in ~ , a g - L . «fig; ‘ ._ l the dressing room, leads the . ., ‘1‘ ' - , 'f " " .3 " ”‘5:- fit” :33 l Alliance loop with 45 pomts in just " ' 7! w'” ’- Ev. . u, . 3:; _ 1 ' ‘ . . _;_ l 2“; ”‘§?*;?: ‘ 28 games Playfd this season. ' 1,, 3w ».' u. "rs-’7“ - ' " ' L: a... f is . _ - â€"s.‘,. M9134 l‘ “a. 2“? l The small~framed forward, who I . ' * . C. :. ' 4 > 1:37" gel," ' ‘2‘»‘wg 1;; . weighs in at 166 pounds and _ , ' . ' . /‘_ ' ' "“‘ ‘ 13 ' stands at 5‘11”. isn't the biggest, , ‘ I". t ‘5 ~ > . , .. '7 ‘ but he does have one very strong * ' 3, ' - y "‘ 1' .1 ‘ a. \ . featureâ€"his hands. 4 . 9; 4‘ ‘ ' ““gjh'sg, ' ' ‘ Sparks-s is eligible for the 20l5 . ,4 _ .. = ”*5. ,7. 7‘ , 333‘ L ‘13:.tV’QI‘ “ ‘ ()lll Draft in the spring 0(2015 He .. ‘.Z~' In» . -.. . . ,"_" 1,, C ’ f c 3 an“; . :5}- :j; ' l has been noted on several scouting WV“ ‘ (fi- ji'iT' 7'. i ‘ .. .2. r“ . c J} - 3;“, ‘ 1 l ' . ‘ ' ‘ r .f' {‘5‘ 7.- ‘7‘: I List:j as a player with “unreal “ftfi 3 ’V'jgli‘: 1" ,eby'u'qmj’;' _ it a! ' ,' ' ‘ " if: 5‘31 i an s.” any“ *2. ' 57.31. ' .‘ ‘. ; . ' we »r of! " g A" a" ; ‘ l "He can stick handle out of a 331% .u‘ , yaw»;. («Goon-{’9 747 ' ’zfsi'y' \ .“v' i7 _ A ' ,u’gs’mf 1 phone booth,‘ said minor midget aim“. ‘~ ' ' 2 - ' ,2“ f”: w! 51%;" i" v. :7 I a)“: - Wolves head coach Shawn Diet- " 5.“- t, ” ’ ‘ E’s-3“: {=2 , K. '56 §;. .. 3.3 fiffl' ;“ rich. z,aaz;â€"j;..‘j{_;‘,l..~.,., _ ‘ . ~ .. - , A . . . '_ .. “He‘s a dedicated young man. 3.335;“ m ___ w, ' ~‘-. - , ,. ,q‘.‘.~:§’“"" a “sag‘a‘ifi. . . ' . m 555%: llls oal is to play in the National "Wf'fi‘fisi L . .- 1 _ ) Q . "' ‘ ' . v- ‘:’2_ , “J. "'43:.” m {QM'M * 5&5" - llocilziey league he's dedicated ” i '- 39s ‘ i -3“ . V ; H “.umn-Mfw . 1‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘wa' " a" mw,f ‘ h I“ l on the ice and off." added ‘ ‘ [)ietnch. “We're working with him ‘ ’1, ‘4 , to make him an all»around two ' _.- .- ' i. way player His skill level is elite offensively ” a If you thought the hparkes . O 2- '1‘ x ' name sounded familiar, you are “q“ . “zumigggw a” ' "a; V.. e ‘ V, ‘ 2 . ‘ .. correct Sullys father. Brad »- ' «L ‘1 .- ‘ Mk: ’ l~ e ‘w _ \parkes. played for the Kitchener .- ' " ‘ ‘ ""‘M‘Mm 7... 4‘- . Rangers from the midway point of . ‘ »- ' ~--,~.«~..:<.% ' “A- ‘ ‘ 47.,M‘r the ISM NBS season and the full ‘ "' "fi‘ 198571986 season Brad remains Waterloo Wolves forward Sullivan Sparta; takes part In practice at RIM Park last week. The minor midget star leads the Alliance league in scoring so for ,mniwd mm my team as the mar this season and he has helped his team to a blistering 1623 record this season. ketlng and sales director m“"°‘"’°”‘ wh:‘:::;: :ldl‘l:lrri]g:)lrnfwji [3:28; ally. hilt personal su¢cess comes midget squad. were drafted into whether it‘s playing roles or Just the game «it hm key has helped from the team. When you have a the ' ()HL ‘ in the 2014 dmng our )obs We’re an iii-player him m h“ development ‘ good group of guys. its eaSier to pnonty selection. group and our-record reflects on ”He‘s really helped "'1? through play and there'sless pressure. ”av ,, ' . Stanley‘was drafted by the that, “Mich. my who“. “in.” He “WM mp ing a great team around you helps [tsjustfrom [he Modsor Spitfires and lust notched The team is in a threerway iii- admr- all my “aw and he always agreat deal [0129 thOC 1-1:; hiS‘flrsl point in the form of an for‘flrst place in the league Wllh if: helps me brim", my games . said [he secret behind the “unreal ' he), assist on Friday nigiitin Windsor. pomtson the season. Spade“ Wm) ”In!“ at Redlini- hands? [hat comes down to somethinglaluiays 'lt helps us a lot. said Sparkes ‘Whlle bringing players iipto the ( (”“1””)an”mm“ the a” “a essentially lmng With a stick in his en -0 ed dam [I has of the not-ariety that comes With elite draft‘lev-el is a hyprodutt of m" in“ AW!“ pushing my to hands. 1 y g ' draftees. Chase comes around success. 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