— No. 12
3 1st Year
Conestoga College, Kitchener MARCH
29 1999 ,
Nursing jobs produce hopefuls and skeptics
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College nursing teachers sends not impressed ... yet By Wayne
crews to
Collins
college^
'
Conestoga from College’s nursing program after government Ontario the
I
Reactions
By
announced the hiring of 12,000 nurses Tuesday, ranged from
A
new
hope
‘
nursing students preferred
nameless
remain
to
condenmed
move
the
'
The
Hunter services.
had a
home-care positions, which
many
leaves
others
of
yr
“I
hope
re-elected,” said
off a
student
Robson.
medical
graduated
from
1970,
in
also
Mary Giblin teaches nursing at Conestoga College. Giblin, with over 28 years’ nursing experience, said she was almost ashamed by the lack of patient care government cut-backs have created. (Photo by
Wayne
is
profession since 1995.
time to give the care she wanted to
emergency services. “Every time we call they show up and so it all looks a lot worse than it is,”
give.
she said.
K-W
Health Centre two
Giblin said Registered Practical
Nurses (RPNs) had to accept Personal
years ago and said she would like
reclassification
money is suddenly coming from when there
Service Assistants (PSAs) in order
was none
worst
know where
all this
in 1996. this
money?” she asked. Giblin,
who has 28
years nursing
said cut-backs
experience,
“Good gone
patient
and and
care
said.
many
patients
are
over 70 years old, dying or in chronic care and despite
those being heavy to
some of lift, no
medical attendants were available
staff,”
their jobs.
part
is
She
that
said the
PSAs
are
medical profession.
“Anyone can give someone
she
said.
a
Doctors, she said, often rely on for charting patient progress
or spotting an unexpected health
problem.
This
is
why
only
I
should be
apologizing to them.”
She said she
have the
just didn’t
Now, she
said,
it
went
to
work
in the
United
States.
Others, she said, will have to be
re-orientated for
work
six
coronary
in
weeks care
to
and
absence.
work
in
in the medical profession
Canada,
compared
to
the
United States or England. say
I
am
(a nurse),”
to
she said.
of
won’t be so
bath patients.
to
need
easy to just hire 12,000 new Many, according to nurses.
intensive care units after a long
was once proud
serious
bone,” said Giblin.
qualified nurses, she said, should
Giblin said she
in
“Nurses were worked to the
Giblin,
bath,” she said.
“Now, I’m almost ashamed
to help the nurses.
“Cleaning
as
not qualified to do what nurses did
RNs
has
to hell in a hand-basket,” she
Giblin said
keep
to
in the
nurses are grossly overworked.
truth
She said the college calls 911 about two to three times a year when someone
were apologizing for
layoffs have hurt patient care
responsible for the
problem was,” said Radigan.
me when
“Where’s he been keeping
Journalists are
tell
medical
“Patients
to
Page 4
can’t
bothering
Giblin was laid off from Grand
COMMENIARV
I
the
to feed and bath people.”
River
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what
you
shaking her head, “were retrained
Collins)
ago.
;haiiq)ioiiship section
she
two years She condemned the Tories’ “shabby treatment” of the nursing
for laying off nurses
CCAA hockey
not
breaching
confidences,
“Unfortunately
criticized the Harris government
Ijpedal
could
said.
about the hiring plan.
who
and environmental
considered
a nursing teacher at
school
safety
on what Hunter said because it would be
two years, had more bad than good to say Giblin,
away for treatment.”
Radigan, the health,
elaborate
the college for the past
nursing
said.
Kim
co-ordinator,
bunch of nurses.
Mary Giblin,
and g the “They and took the
police
responded
to get
“Where
is
(Harris) going to get
them?” Giblin asked. Giblin said she would be tempted to go back to nursing full time,
but
not
unless
improve dramatically.
things
^ ,
fire,
People should remember, she said, this same government laid
SaiKtuary
‘-The
ambulance,” he
government’s motives. it
believes
now. ^
is fine
911 in this region you, get
Harris
they aren’t doing
smous asthi^
here was because if you call
still
^
security
hut t he
everything
jobless.
the
•
He said the*student
fairly "
attack
the applauding Although remains she announcement,
suspicious
with
•
encouragement. to
was reg^ding an A1
student"’*- said
soon graduate, said they feel a renewed sense of hope and
graduate in December this year, says most of the new jobs will be
Games we
call
ill
will
Leanne Robson, who expects
'
the
Tuesday, March
but
who
fire
Conestoga College Doofi'*'campus * on
as political
campaigning. Others,
broughl^^"
call
trucks'’* to
criticism.
Some
911
ambulance, police and
and outright
to skepticism
Eileen Diniz
Emergency crews stop outside the college. (Photo by Jeanette Everall)
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29, 1999
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Social-services students raise funds for accident victim By Elizabeth Sackrider
Students were asked to throw
A group of eight first-year social worked funds for a new
coins in a glass jar from
March 16
for
one day the group collected $60 for the cause. The fund- raising in the Sanctuary was
Chris Geradi, a ventilator-depend-
the brainchild of Della Boeder, a
service
students
together to raise
wheelchair
and
ent quadriplegic,
hood
have
friend of
respirator
who
is
a child-
one of the social
service students.The students put
together a table outlining the horrific
tale
of Geradi’s accident
complete with newspaper
to
19.
In
first-year social-services
who grew up
was
Geradi
stage in the Sanctuary.
student,
with Geradi in
Kitchener.
“Our committee wants
to raise
awareness in the community about
clip-
the lack of support for the disabled
pings which they set up on the
by the government,” said Roeder.
paralyzed
motocross
in
a
near
accident
He was
Tillsonburg in April 1998.
when a foot throwing him from
racing his motorbike
peg broke off his bike.
wanted
“I really
to help Chris,
young son government only provides Chris with one wheelchair and one respirator,” and
wife
his
because
his
the
said Roeder.
In order for Geradi to be able to live
at
home
with his family,
rather than in hospital,
he needs
another respirator.
much
“Chris really isn’t that older than any of us, really like to see
I
would
him come home
and be with his family,” said Roeder.
Geradi cannot breathe on his
own and rest
Monday, April 5 SeCie^
10:30 (MW,
f
SCM^X:tlAXMry
van Donkersgoed
After refusing to allow a male access to an enlarger in
the darkroom,
Free/ Co/TLCO/ture^
Xw TTxc/ Sa^octiTU/try
one morning, a
emphasizing
sex
orientation,
leering,
it
continued until she
common
on/3
3:30 pwv, 7^ecrc<2Ltton/Cen/trc/
Thursday, April Free/ Bor -B
8C^)
-Qt/te^
11:30 (MW,
Friday, April 9 Movte/ oFtK^ Weefc/ 12:30 pm/, 77xe/5anoti/U2Lry
unnecessary
inappropriate
an
all
too
occurrence in both the
dress,
body or conduct and the
counsellor’s role is to
consultation,
stance
college’s
harassment
is
outlined
Protection
of
Human
in
on the
Rights
or
Rittinger
said
that
support
the
provide
and
“Some
victims wish to confront
harassers
directly,
while
others lodge a complaint with the Croft, equity officer for
the college, defines harassment as
“objectionable
or
offensive
equity
officer
and/or
their
program co-ordinator,” she said. “Some victims just want to
with
a
without
taking further action.”
went on
to say that the
emotional impact of harassment
most
often similar for
“The
of
victim
commonly
is
victims.
harassment
anger,
feels
shame,
sadness or fear,” she said.
Croft said there are steps to
an
if
individual
feels
harassment has occurred.
She
said
the
victim
should
firmly state that the behaviour offensive and that
appropriate resources.
their
situation
the
supportive third party
follow
display of offensive materials.
counsellor with student services.
The
touching,
comments about
and in society in general, says Karen Rittinger, a workplace
discuss
Rittinger
Croft said sexual harassment can
sexual
Debra
3
an
individual.”
remarks
and
policy.
T<ytAyryuMwe4<\X:
race, religion or disability of
bitch every time they passed in the
him to stop. Harassment is
L4<vTh^Sa4<\x:tuxM’y
sexual orientation,
include
told
Wednesday, April 7
gender,
female classmate was called a hall,
9 pyw, (^<y^Ste<XhH(yu^
an issue
still
remarks or behaviour relating to the
student
.
life.
Harassment Julie
Tuesday, April 6
will be paralyzed for the
of his
Brenda Clements (left), Della Roeder (centre) and Rebekah Wergeland, all first-year social-services students, were in the lounge on March 1 6 to raise funds for medical equipment for a Kitchener man. (Photo by Jeanette Everall)
it
is
should stop
immediately. Croft said that is
if
a confrontation
uncomfortable for the victim,
he/she should write a letter to the individual
who
is
causing them to
express these concerns.
STUDENT
By Wayne
Collins
third-year
a
McFarlane,
woodworking technology College
Conestoga
Three
Centre
in
September 1996.
compete for a top Canadian
to
student,
Conestoga’s
at
started
Woodworking
students were recently nominated
He spent his first co-op term McDonald Millwork Inc.,
student award as part of national
co-op week, March 22-28. Although the award, called
Guelph
at
in
from
Then,
1997.
in
LIFE
CAFKEY
Students get
and modifying
McFarlane is graduating in August and, eventually, wants to work in high-end custom solid
wood furniture.
restaurant someday.
Meanwhile, he says he hopes to in the engineering design
plans
do
furniture
also
Greg McFarlane, Lynn Roger Wood is disappointed. All say they were proud to be nominated and
custom and commercial work
construction on the side and
during his placement at J$J in
for himself someday.
neither
Tank
nor
continue
work
to
that
which
placement,
co-op
final
landed
he
to
Lyrni Tank, 22,
a food and
is
student
at
himself last September at the Old
Conestoga’s Waterloo campus on
got
Oak Tree in Port Hope, involved custom work and building, fixing
King
Street in Waterloo.
who
started
in
the food and beverage program. “I decided I didn’t
bean counter
want to be a
my life,” she said.
all
Engel in Guelph where he has
own
done aU three of his work terms. He said he enjoys the fact that the
to run her
third-year
a
is
course involves a “lot of doing.”
Wood
mechanical engineering technolo-
and
robotics
gy,
Wood,
33,
automation
Doon campus.
student at the
was on
layoff
needed
he
career
a
change. His hfelong interest in “robotics” an easy choice for him.
on his savings and his co-op
earnings.
Wood doesn’t have but
yet
any
set plans
would
he
said
return to Engel if they requested
him to do
so.
“I’m not closing any doors,” he
made
science fiction, he said,
said he’s proud that he’ll
finish the course debt-free, after
living
from
Resources in Simcoe when he decided
at
enough
said.
Doon campus
years before switching to
Ifi
Roger Wood
to gain
studied
1997,
accounting at the for
Tank,
program
the
September
Tank is hoping work experience
an August to
finished
December co-op placement
the Ontario Ministry of Natural
co-op
beverage
work
the
with
dedication same them nominated.
His
Mississauga.
He
department of a major firm.
January to April 1998, he did
someone
to
Wood
campus’s dining room, which
furniture.
else,
CAFKEY, went
nomination
opens at 5:30 p.m.
work
— Page 3
SPOKE, March 22, 1999
The restaurant business, she said, more and she enjoys
interested her
learning marketing, accounting
Former student wants college to promote organ donation
and cooking. Her duties also include bartending, dishwashing,
By Janet Wakutz
a couple of >ears to and the only way >ou’ll an organ survive this is
have
waitressing and preparing menus.
Food and beverage
students are
expected to create a full
marketing
transplant,” said Maicello
student,
The Guelph
as cover all aspects of running a
of Step-by-Slep, an organization
transplant
from the kitchen to the dining room. Besides her daily classroom hours, she works six hours each night preparing the Waterloo
dedicated to raising awareness
acknowledge the donor's family,
donation,
organ
about
Programs expanding to include work options
giiebaok,
Ottawa in June
College
Conestoga
way
have
to
are
lead
Marcello.
There are approximately 300
was
education
Co-operative
almost non-existent prior to 1998,
when only were
three co-op programs
offered
Conestoga
at
But the future looks
College.
bright for Conestoga students as
number has jumped
the
to
with
programs,
co-op
fall
and
Wright,
an opportunity to apply
knowledge
in
a practical situation
and investigate career options and is
it
a great recruitment tool for
Co-op
is
a great networking tool
provides
students
with
strong foundation and allows to
make money
a
them
to assist with the
costs of education, said Wright.
“Some
look
students
(work term)
as
a
interview,” she said.
at
The
Wright said the hiring
it
four-month
rate
of
co-op students after graduation
is
ways
existing
were only three
co-op
which stood
at
78
programs:
beverage
and
food
73 per
in the fall of
me at that time, you
n.
the
a>...
•
director
meeting meeting
of
organized
services,
inviting those to a
*
Conestoga.
Fletcher,
student
and
will
be
who attended back in May to discuss
their ideas.
»
i
and
accounting
1998
business
administration materials manage-
human
resources manage-
ARE YOUR MARKS LIKE A SOMETIMES
UP,
SEESA
SOMETIMES
W
-
DOWN?
ment, civil engineering technology,
electronics
engineering
engineering
technology
telecommunications
who students 22 graduated from robotics and automation in 1997, there was an 89 per cent related employment
and environmental engineering applications, which is a post-diplo-
ma program. The increase in available co-op programs should help to increase the
employment
rate
co-op program 19 graduated and
for students at graduation because
was a 94 per cent related employment rate. Both of these programs’ related employment rate
they will have
there
having problems with Ids student at
Jack ‘
administration
business
electronics
woodworking
could
of
and their become
programs
eight
implemented
food and beverage management.
the
‘
to think
they,
cent.
The
technology computer systems and
in
which
in
school of
gy - robotics and automation, woodworking technology and
and
attended the
business programs, which stood at
technician, electronics engineering
rate
who
which was also higher than
the percentage of all
mechanical engineering technolo-
the
in the
involved.
memory while a “They told
and across Canada
students.
take a lot of
Marcello was diagnosed in 1993 with cirrhosis of the tivw after
are
management co-op program, 23 students graduated and there was a 94 per cent related employment
ment,
high.
Of
employers.”
that
semesters.
In 1996-97 there
employers. said
two
were
promotes co-op programs as being
students,”
marketing
will offer co-op with
three work-term semesters.
of
education at Conestoga College,
is
program
the
In
rate,
work experience. Mary Wright, manager of co-op
“co-op
-
administration
the business
programmer/analyst computer program will also offer co-op with two work-term semesters and engineering mechanical the technology - design and analysis program will offer co-op with
relevant
“For
fall,
of
school
all
per cent.
work- term
In a co-op program, periods of
beneficial to both the students
this
for
at the college,
11
of this year.
study alternate with periods
Starting
the
at
the
than
higher
engineering technology programs
an
additional three being implement-
ed in the
programs being offered Waterloo campus.
was
percentage
TfiAriifrtf
They
meeting were asked
hard work,”
co-op students currently enrolled at the college, with one of the 11
Sam
Iriend
1997.
in
College staff
the
Canada.” said
“It will
with
year 2000.
with other colleges and
uiu\ersitie.s across
have to
1
planning to walk around Ontario
March
16.
“Our dreams
an
with
left
Mfnllrrrat ifTrnan
around
walk
to
ho said
Maieello,
HIM
Ontario at a mcetnig on
just
incredible leeling that
foi
upcoming
w anted
and
was
“I
Conestoga College m pioinonng mNohenieiit donor organ .Step b>-Step,
asked
**
By Lindsay Gibson
resident received a
along with other representatives
sell it to investors as
restaurant, (left) is one of three Conestoga College Co-op students recently nominated for a CAFKEY award. The award is given to the top Canadian co-op student each year during (Photo by Wayne Collins) National Co-op week from March 22-27.
George Marcello, a former electronics technician
well
plan and
Lynn Tank
live
work place
THE ACADEMIC YEAR
CONSIDER HIRING A TUTOR!
COME TO STUDENT SER VICES (2B02) TO BOOK YOUR APPOINMENT!
experi-
ence and references in their said Wright.
WHY NOT END ON THE UP!
field,
^^s|_^jces
PageJl^—
Image more important
Attention
than fact
Graduating Students
voters,
medical profession may whimper somewhat but few dogs ever snub
provinces,
hopefully,
a juicy bone.
different professions.
Canadian
know
Conestoga College offers these Post-Graduate Programs. Attend an Information Session
right
from but
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who’s right and who’s wrong.
candidates
Collins
am
Davis
for
the
next
campaign managers/advisors, the three
Room
know
Rasputins,
when
polling day will be.
They
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call
the Conestoga College Information Centre for
have
been the wind wings since the last
beneath his
election campaign.
more
information and to reserve your seat. 519-748-5220, ext. 656.
Techmcally, the Tory campaign
1996 and Ontario’s taxpayers have funded it. Last week’s announced hiring of
Conestoga College
™
new
nurses
Ontario
in
unofficial warning
opposition is
that
is
an
shot to the
campaign
the
underway.
It’s
good
The
A'.-*
AprU/6, 1999 9.00 pwi/
song
lyrics
street
community. words “tax cuts” are in some ears but even
know 30
people
per cent of
home
and
in
Mathematics, however,
is
Maybe
Nurses
Association
president
Wahl
can’t
math,
as
she
Do
images
cleaning
Barbara do the Tory
says,
but
little
“retrained”
dropping
soldier’s
bureaucratic mathematics.
mop
seen die
in
and watched the
Hopefully, journalists, editors
and readers enable
to
make
Truth, however,
is suffering road dying animal on the
like a
chancy information highways and television’s tabloid Internet’s
news shows. The sad truth
now deUvef Realistically,
clones
is
Pee Wee Herman
power
Pickering
Ford models
the evening news.
never announce a shooting or the
will
presidential
plant
had a
Herman has
Meanwhile, Harris seems poised mirror
to
pON
Free information pack, Toii Free:
voters
informed choices.
only limited sex appeal.
NOW!
1 - 800 -270-2941
will recognize truth in
the next provincial election and
nuclear meltdown.
,000’s of jobs.
Available
WiioAlahle'atlhe/VSA Office/
and
been marred and mired down in image ploys, advance polls and
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truth is that both federal
political bully’s
nursing jobs
recent years
The
provincial elections have always
buckets to bath hospital patients haunt her slumber?
This
then,
to
of
staff
riding of Shawinigan
Grand-Mere.
on national television go on to win an election? Who would’ve bet bingo money on that one? and,
it’s
nonetheless,
watch her play the schmuck.
Chretien construction in
protester
Ontario
really
hotel
Didn’t Chretien try to choke a
tricky
5 days/40 hours (June 2-6 Guelph) TESOL teacher certificate course (or by correspondence)
TCckety$5.00
Jean
subsidizes his
f trill
^
hope the homeless never
Let’s
learn
$100,000 sounds sweeter than 30
business in politics.
now
status,
as well?
per cent of nothing.
I
ir
to the pits
veterans call hell.
Will courageous beggars
the
1 ;
same nurses have
been summoned back
kill
Spr'Cv\^'f<yryncCL
these
or
demand equal human rights
countless
strategic advice.
other
must make him seem like Robin Hood’s idiot nephew to the
embarrassing,
began in
to
countries
some
Maybe
Currently, only Premier Harris’s
Coop)
Now,
retreat
stalking of the poor, to please the
social services
provincial election.
(Optional
his legendary
rich,
.Wayne
about
Room 2A56
9:00 pm.
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they’re
Soon, Ontarians will be labouring over a list of “Oscar nominees”, or
Career Development Practitioner University of Guelph
Mother Teresa, but
often confused
8:00 pm, McKinnon Building
survivors
Harris has never claimed to be
wrong
for:
elections
in
Chretien’s
success,
and prove Canadian voters kindly reward political arrogance. Surely,
and
the
best
power-suit
hairdressing
team
doesn’t
always win.
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26, 11999.
SPOKE, CCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, March 29, 1999
Conestoga s MikeTraynor lays out Mount Royal’s Scott the Kenneth E. Hunter recreation centre.
Fletcher.
The Condors
lost their
game
opening
of the
CCAA
men’s hockey championships 6-2 on March 17 at (Photo by Brian smiiey)
Hockey tournament huge success people to remember the
causes
By Brian Smiley
school.
Conestoga
College
hosted
“This
the
and Mount Royal among many others, expressed
how
well the tournament was run
parents, fans
and James was
to Ian James.
compliment
went
event
the
said
ecstatic about that.
them
“For
James, manager of athletics and
us
give
to
is really
a
nice,” he said.
While the Condors were hoping
smoothly. “It
team,
The
March 17-20 and the tournament was a resounding success, according
recreation,
really
that’s
said.
Hockey weekend of
Association National Men’s
Championships on the
something
is
underestimated by everyone,” James
1999 Canadian Colleges Athletic
went extremely well,” he
win
said.
satisfied
The tournament, which began on March 17, was won by the Mount Royal College Cougars from
with their silver in the
national and bronze in the provincial
championships.
Conestoga,
Calgary, Alta.
The Cougars, representing Colleges
Alberta
to
be
should
they
gold,
in the
the
who would have been
OCAA playoffs
their position
Athletic
regardless of
because they hosted
were able
Conference, defeated the host team,
that tournament,
Conestoga, 6-0 in the gold medal
into the playoffs as the fourth place
team
game on March 20. Mount Royal gained winning
the
ACAC,
entry
while
by the
Cambrian College Golden Shield
was
entered
the
Ontario
winner
the
as
Colleges
of
Walter Gretzky, Wayne’s the award as the most valuable player of the CCAA defeated Conestoga 6-0 on March 20 at the Kenneth E. Hunter recreation centre to capture the gold (Photo by Janet Wakutz) medal.
year’s gold
Conestoga gained entry as the host
defeated
Condors
team.
The tournament,
a round robin
who had
with the teams
record meeting in the
Mount
Mount Cambrian
final,
Royal
Cambrian on March
Royal
the best
began
meeting
easily
handled
The following evening Mount
why
Conestoga College
That game meant that the Cougars in
between
Conestoga,
they were this
previously No.
1
upset
of
the
nationally ranked
In the final
Mount Royal proved
March 19
tournament
and
Condors
disposing
of
the
who
underdogs,
won the
in
were but
the
OCAA
considered
somehow
participants in the tournament.
“The from
level of play
all
was
excellent,
who made
tournament such a success,
also
Jack Hutcheson
of famers.
happy
with
and
in the
OCAA.
the lowest ranked
team
in that
tournament, the Condors surprised the
Humber Hawks
8-6, to
win the
bronze medal.
the
this
national tournament as the No.
1
ranked team in the country, beat the
Seneca Sting 6-3
in
the
OCAA
tournament to win gold and gain entry to the nationals.
Charlie Rolph.
James was also quick
do the
to point out
athletes gain
Mount Royal,
the No. 2
team
in the
country had a tough five-game series
Red Deer, coming
out
on
something from the experience, but
with
the school sees a return as well.
top 3-2 for their invitation to the
Holding
a
tournament
of
this
calibre allows the college to place
the schools,” he said.
He was
the
that not only
6-0.
James was most pleased with the
medal
involvement of everyone
including Conestoga alumni and hall
they were the best team in the
Conestoga
championships, real
4-3
a
the final,
playing the winner of the
game
managed
Golden Shield.
6-2.
had earned a berth
bronze
12-4.
Royal showed
medal team when they
the
Cambrian.
17.
As
Cambrian, heavily favoured in
Athletic
Association.
with
Mount Royal College Cougars with championship game, battery’s Cougars
father, presents Dustin Lattery of the
to slip
name up
front in the
its
community and
tournament.
Next year’s tournament held
at
Seneca College.
will
be
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— SPOKE, CCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, March 29, 1999
Condors skate to
silver
medal
By Janet Wakutz The Conestoga Condors men’s hockey team won silver medals in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
men’s national championships at the
hockey
on March 20 6 - 0 loss to Alberta’s
recreation centre after a
Mount Royal Cougars. The stands at the Conestoga were about half Those in attendance included Dr. John Tibbits, president of Conestoga College, Jack Fletcher, recreation centre full.
director of Student Services
and
Walter Gretzky, father of hockey great,
Wayne
groups
Gretzky.
All age
were represented from
toddlers to seniors.
Friday night’s 4-3 win over the Cambrian Golden Shield, who
were in
first
place through the
regular season and
medal
in
won
the gold
the Ontario Colleges
Athletic Association playoffs, put
Condors up against Mount Royal on Saturday. The Cougars were faster than the Condors and dominated the final game from the first faceoff.
Jason Guardiero (29) and Darren Dillon (18) look on as a Mount Royal player takes championship 6-0 March 20 at the Kenneth E. Hunter recreation centre.
break.
Mount Royal won the
Two weak
penalties
were called
The
early in the first period.
first
The Condors’ defence started out Cougar Dustin Lattery
strong, but
scored the
first
period’s only goal
at 18:16.
Most of
the first-period action
took place behind the Condors’
Mount Royal for interference came four minutes into the game and Conestoga got
blue line with 17 shots on goal.
one
played well in the
penalty
a
to
few minutes
high- sticking.
were called
later
for
Five penalties
in the first period.
Wayne Andrews, Moimt assistant coach, said the
Royal’s
Condors
first period and were putting forward a good
effort.
A
long discussion involving
Fitzgerald’s second of the
coach Scott Atkinson and Cougar forward Rob Smashnuk on the
16 in
Cougar bench,
were becoming rougher
lasting well after
the remainder of the
team had gone to the locker room, saw exaggerated gesturing from both, however Atkinson refused to comment on the incident. The pace of play picked up and the second-period performance of the Condors was much improved. They came out flying
and
showed
Penalties
game.
mounted for both sides,
total for
each team,
who
in their
checking.
The Condors’ power play was weak and they seemed to miss the chances they did have.
said
“They’ve really pulled
team
was
tired
together since January”
hours.
“I’m very proud of the boys,”
Ken Galemo
faster,
said Condors coach
He
Ken Galemo.
said he has enjoyed coaching
them.
“They’ve really pulled together
The Condors seemed to lose thenwind after Craig Fitzgerald of the
since January,” he said, adding
said
the Condors
well against
were more
were playing
Mount Royal who
skilled.
“They’re like the Russians,” said
Galemo. “They’re a
better club.”
Early in the third period clear the
through
it
was
Cougars pawed right Condors’ defence
the
scoring their third goal,
minutes into the period.
three It
was
Despite a valiant effort by Condor goalie Anthony Gignac, two goals by Sheldon Szmata and one by Dustin Lattery of the Cougars resulted in a 6 - 0 loss for the Condors.
on goal for the Cougars were 45 and 33 for the Total
shots
Condors.
Game MVP, Cougar Lattery,
said the
Dustin
Condors had
played well but the Cougars came to win.
“You try hard championship,” Lattery
at said.
any
“We
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Condors coach
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“I watched them and they played well against Cambrian,” he said. He said his team played well even though they were a little edgy or nervous in the first period.
outplayed them, however.
still
S
the final game.
Condors’ forward Mike Traynor
determination and energy as they took more shots on goal.
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were prepared and played hard.” Cougar coach Scott Atkinson said the Condors deserved to be in last night
more
The Cougars, who were
CCAA
(Photo by Janet Wakutz)
the
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he
is
pleased
with
their
performance.
John Tibbits, president of Conestoga College, presented Walter Gretzky with a fleece jacket and gift for his help with the tournament. Gretzky dropped the puck at the March 18 game and he presented some of the
awards
game including the Mount Royal. Snyder and Anthony
at the
gold medals to
Jason
Gignac of the Condors received all-star awards and Mike DeVos
won
the fair-play award.
Conestoga upsets No. 1 nationally ranked Cambrian Awards presented Walter Gretzky attends event
By Diane
J.
Santos
player could cross the red line dur-
ing warmup.Unfortunately for the
The Conestoga Condors fought hard against the Cambrian Golden Shield in their second game of the
CCAA
National Men’s
Championship on March
When all was
Hockey 19.
and done their determination proved they were said
the better team. With a 4-3
win the Condors knew they were gold medal contenders. Defeating the Golden Shield was
known only once
a victory
the regular season.
who had
during
The Condors,
placed fourth in the
regular season, had suffered a 4-1 loss to the their first
Golden Shield during
game
at
the
OCAA
Men’s Hockey Championship two weeks prior to the national
The Golden had gone on to become the
championships. Shield
Ontario champions.
fans,
penalty.
There was also a 10-minute game delay when Condor
team manager Teresa Bricker was hit by the puck and paramedics were called. Fifty-two
seconds into the second period Golden Shield play-
Condors
the
concentrated on playing a
skill
game, opposed to a physical game, giving them the edge in the first
Bruce
er
unassisted
Anthony
Paris
on
Condor goalie Gignac. With five
rose
Golden
Condors
11
penalties,
minutes
had
three
lead.
and
the
penalties,
totalling six minutes.
consistently short-handed with 25
early
third period
began with an
period,
goal from Conestoga’s MacDonald, who was assisted by
including a 10-minute misconduct
Anderson. Feeling the pressure,
Dylan Seca. The Golden Shield were unable to bounce back after
the
first
to
the the
Condor power-play goal and period ended with a 1-0 lead
for Conestoga.
Although accumulated
14
penalties, they
remained on top
Condors
the
minutes
in
like behaviour, inciting
game
ty of
and
in the last minute of
Condors’
MacDonald. discipline
forward
Cambrian
Golden
started to buckle;
Seca
received
Shield
they became
aggressive and fought
dirty.
his
second
misconduct of the night and was from the game.
ejected
With one minute and 17 seconds left
of regular
“We played a When the whistle
the
penalty
we
skated
the last
time,
Traynor,
Wiiming player of the a total surprise because ‘
I
penalty
before
the
received a
puck was
dropped. Linesmen for the
game
enforced the rule stating that no
career.
dedication and that
c
something
dedication
all
of
you
many occasions. Cambrian could have taken the lead at any time because the score was always close,” said McCartney. Gignac had 38 shots belted at him and had allowed only three to get away from him. “This was the first game of four
C
we
Anthony Gignac.
the
game
Condors played a very good
Condor goal, setting off what became a stream of penalties for the Golden
Good
Shield.
to the net,”
“We
her in the shins and all you could hear was the scream-
and the laughter,” said
defensively.
26
games.
He whipped
goals and 19 assists.
ACAC
1998-99
in seven
Hagan was (Alberta Athletic
Championship) all-star and the 1997-98 CGAA National
Championship MVP. Hagan was also the highest scoring defenceman in the ACAC. The 1999 Coaching Excellence award was presented to
Doug Bonhomme and
Peter
‘
Gretzky.
Michelutti
CCAA All-Canadians
are
Meyer,
Cambrian College; Chris Cobum, Seneca College;
Pierre
Legros,
Ctoibrian College; Dion Hagan,
Reid,
College; Scott
Grant
Community
MacEwan
College;
and
Tate Locke, Concordia College.
College.
from
Their teams
OCAA gold and
’99.
Cambrian
They
won
in 1994, ’96, ’97
collected the
sil-
ver in 1995 and the bronze in 1998.
The CCAA Player of the Year was awarded to Scott Reid from Grant
MacEwan Commmunity
College in Alberta.
scored on our chances. things
happen when you go
he
said.
^oops for
wed-
Dustin Lattery of the
with almost two minutes
period.
CCAA
at the
Cougars gets the first goal of the game Mount Royal went on to defeat Conestoga 6-0 in the
Kenneth
E.
Hunter recreation centre.
left in
the
first
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Assistant captain Traynor said
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points in 27
between the legs of his grandmother while she sat on a chair. ‘Sometimes he would miss and the puck or the baU would
The
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o
defenceman Hagan
Walter Gretzky
today,”
Trevor
i -
Mount
father of Wayne Gretzky
to shoot pucks or balls
ing
OCAA
mp
Royal
here today,”
iJVi^ne knew he wanted to be a hockey player even when he
j,
cham-
onships.
have or you wouldn’t be
a
Meyer from Cambrian College
two h a
is
Colleges
became
furious with the
CCAA
pionship and
waus very young, said Gretzky.
OCAA
10-minute penalty
played in one
When his son was a kid he used
Condor forward Ian MacDonald
when he
scored six goals
-II
Anthony had three exceptional glove saves, one in the second and two in the third, said team manager Katie McCartney. “He saved the game for us on
said goalie
first
He
the game.
that
He
and had 20 assists. Cambrian defenceman Pierre Legros has
said Gretzky.
our goaltender Anthony Gignac
of the night for the Condors.
served the
racked up 26 points in
16 games.
“Wayne had a
here
thought
unassisted, scored the fourth goal
of the game,
Cobum
Walter
son Wayne
and that is something aU of you have or else you would not be
game was
outshooting the Golden Shield.
scoring champion Trevor
assists.
amazing a
points
17
“Wayne had
MacDonald had scored
Colleges
games. He scored 18 goals and had 21
of
tales
Gretzky’s
away.”
period, even
first
his
instead of
used six to eight inches above our shoulders to beat them,”
throughout the
told
game.
blew we just stopped; taking
Ian
Ontario
Meyer accumulated 39
to start
99 who spoke at the banquet.
as a team,” said
1999
altogether in
Gretzky, the father of the Great
‘We played well
top scorer,
Seneca College captain Chris
Even the best have somewhere, said
traves-
OCAA
the
at
deserved it,” said MacDonald after
The Condors retaliated scoring a goal with only 53 seconds left in the period to tie the game 2-2. The
penalty minutes in the
in Kitchener.
the award.
were
Shield
took penalties for unsportsman-
aggressively
the
1998 was named
the
awarded the player of the game, although he objected to receiving
take
Trevor
the
Athletic Association top scorer.
Throughout the second period, the Condors fought hard and to
forward
who was
Canadian Colleges Athletic Association(CCAA) All-Canadian and Coaching Awards Banquet on March 19 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel
goal to put the Condors over the top and at the end of the third was
Cambrian received four
The
the
Cambrian Meyer,
player awards were handed out
occasion.
totalling
od.
to
Elizabeth Sackrider
was ejected. The Golden Shield came back with a goal with 52 seconds remaining, but it wasn’t enough to save them. Derek Lahanalampi, Tim Morin and Ken Pagan all
shots in the second period
consistently
By
The 1999 outstanding hockey
the
and
hockey banquet
major for travesty of the game and
by Mike Arthur and Seca, scored to give Cambrian the lead. Gignac who was goaltending in back-to-back games, was continually tested by all four Golden Shield lines. He deflected assisted
Condor forward Mike Trajmor, assisted by defenceman Brian Anderson and forward Sean Murray, scored the first first peri-
become violent. He received a game misconduct and a gross
play.
period.
goal halfway through the
scored
at
verbally abusive and attempted to
minutes remaining in the period. Golden Shield player Paris,
15
Before a crowd of approximately
150
Condors, MacDonald was the first and only player to receive such a
In the last minute of play, Meyer charged the referee and became
Stroke Foundation
Page 4A
— SPOKE, CCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, March
29, 1999
Alberta team dominant
Condors clipped by Cougars By Brian Smiley
week, however,
that
wasn’t the
case.
After the opening two games of the
Canadian Colleges Athletic
Association
(CCAA)
round-robin
Mount Royal had
who would
decide
Cougars were the favourites for
Conference,
medal
at this
pummeling
After
tournament.
No.
the
1
won
Deer, which they
hockey championships, the No. 2 nationally ranked Mount Royal the gold
just finished a
tough five-game series with Red
Colleges
Alberta
while
being
to
Athletic
Conestoga
March
hadn’t played since
After
3-2,
represent the
5.
penalized
for
ranked Cambrian Golden Shield
high-sticking, a defensive lapse
12-4 on Wednesday night, the
the
Cougars easily handled the Condors on Thursday night at the recreation centre by humbling
man
Conestoga
Lattery to walk in on goal and
to the tune of 6-2.
Mount Royal, with
their
two
played the puck and forgot
about the body, allowing Dustin
score
on
easily
victories, secured the first spot in
Anthony Gignac
and their opponent for the championship was Conestoga, the winner of the game between Cambrian and
of the period.
national
the
final
Conestoga.
The
ranked
not
won bronze
nationally,
'Ontario Association
in
the
Colleges
Athletic
(OCAA)
tournament
the
week
was
the gold
before,
but Cambrian
goaltender
at the 4:5
About midway through period,
game
the
got
1
mark
the
a
first
little
scrappy. That scrappiness through
the
Condors,
by
Condors led to the first Mount Royal goal. The Condors defence-
first
Mount
two games surprised coach Scott Royal
Atkinson. “It’s
said.
a
little
Leigh Walker of the Mount Royal Cougars blasts a shot off the Conestoga crossbar. Mount Royal had no trouble putting the puck in the net, as they defeated Conestoga 6-2 on March 18 at the recreation centre in Conestoga’s opening game of the CCAA championships. (Photo by Brian Smiley)
chippier,” Atkinson
“We have
to
be prepared to
made no mistake point of the
adapt.”
Ryan
first
Edwards
in that
Atkinson said his team hadn’t
both teams
adapted yet and that out of the 120
scoring at 18:51 of the
by Mount Royal. played so Royal Mount effectively that maybe they should have awarded only a gold medal and left the other medal on the
minutes his team had played in
putting the Condors
medal team
tournament and
yet,
got clobbered
mantel
CCAA headquarters
two games, they’d only reaUy played up to their potential for about 60 of them. their
Lattery scored his second goal of
game when the Condors’
for
the
next year’s tournament.
line corps
The Cougars played the first period Uke they hadn’t played in a
the
at
passed the puck right to
opposing
skated in
blue-
all
player.
Lattery
alone on Gignac and
midway
at the
finished first
down
the
frame,
3-0.
the
Condors
effective job taking the
was surprised by
did
an
man, but
the Cougars’
lack of physical presence.
“They don’t play a physical game,”
“They don’t
particularly
Galemo
game,
the
bungled
but
a
three-on-one opportunity, going offside.
Conestoga coach Ken Galemo thought
Conestoga had a chance early in the second period to get back in
period.
said.
finish their checks.”
The Cougars showed Conestoga what an odd-man break should look like when they had a two-on-one of their own and Sheldon Szmata converted at
make it 4-0. The Condors could have
11:41 to
down and gone or
goal
this
vented
their
fmstrations by taking senseless penalties (like
Cambrian the night enough
before), but they decided
was enough.
On
a pretty cross-ice pass from
Mike Traynor, MacDonald took two whacks
close to cutting their deficit
in half, but put the
puck
off the
After two periods of play the
Condors saw themselves down 4-1. They had momentum going
Mount little more
KfcSi Ik I u ^ looo 41 1999 r'r'A CCAAA national hockey championships suppliment Is a sp production, produced and published as a special insert Sports Editor; Brian Smilej Photo Editor:, Charles Ruepf Production: Lindsay Gibson, Brian Smiley and Charles Layout and Design: Lindsay Gibson and Brian SlMili Reporters: Brian Smiley, Janet Wakutz, Elizabeth Diane SanI'bs
game. However,
series.
ished at 7-2-1. first
game
The
final
it
was not
shock
considering
the
$6.50 first
place with a record of 8-1-1. the other
hand the B. Clams
Marlene Ford,
went to work on
ticipating teams.
“They played well,” she
Conestoga captain Jason Snyder fed Sean Murray whose
shot
first
was stopped by Mount Royal goalie Jason Pricker, but in the
ensuing scramble Murray was able to put the puck behind the
netminder to make the final 6-2.
Atkinson Conestoga’s
was
by
impressed
effort.
“They played hard and worked Mount Royal coach
hard,” the said.
power-play
three
and
goals
a
shorthanded goal.
“I’m really pleased with
their
Conestoga coach Galemo
Ford was
title also
how smoothly without
any
pleased
with
the league ran,
major
fights
or
roughness.
“The league went well,” she was happy with the out-
said. “I
On
come.”
Members of the B. Clams are Kyle Beimes, Nick Dorscht, Greggs Tayler, Chris Bach, Dave Hammond, John Tarentelb, Will Levine, Jeremy Van Leacke and
par-
said.
their
fin-
assistant athletic
was happy with both
against the wall, the $6.50 Pitchers 6-2, forcing a
5-3.
Pitchers finished the season in
director,
Clams
game
to
lost
was somewhat of a
of the series 9-3. With their backs
beat the B.
After Szmata took a five-minute major for high-sticking with less then five minutes left in the game,
intramural hockey
the third and deciding
the
the Condors could
match.
said.
hockey concluded on March 16 at the recreation centre and in the finals it was the B. Clams over the $6.50 Pitchers two games to one, in the best-of-three
The B. Clams won
Once again
Royal came out with a
be for the Pitchers and they
season
third.
have given up, but decided to show the Cougars that if they meet again they’ll be in for a tougher
heart,”
third
than a
after less
Leigh Walker scored Mount Royal’s last goal at 9:14 of the
into the third period, but
Clams claim
Intramural
5-1
The Condors gave up
crossbar.
its
it
the Condors
came
Keeping Conestoga College
make
minute played in the
power play.
puck before finally putting it back of the net at 15:07. The goal seemed to spark the Condors who started to put a little more pressure on Mount Royal. Up until this point anyone scoring in the stands would have said the Cougars were totally dominating the game. On a nice 2-1 rush the Condors
By Brian Smiley
left
defenceman,
Ian
in the
B.
them without a Derek Descoteau went in on a breakaway and slipped the puck by Gignac to
blueline
assistant captain
at the
Condor’s goaltender Anthony Gignac is under seige as Mount Royal storms the Conestoga goal. While this scramble didn’t result in a goal, Mount Royal had built up a 5-1 lead early in the third period, en route to their second victory of the CCAA championships. (Photo by Brian Smiley)
the Condors.
After a collision on the Condors’
third.
lain
sleep after
to
jump than
Jode Constable.
,
ENTERTAINMENT
SPOKE, March 29, 1999
Games Week
with By Jeanette
A small, but
Everall
touiuament was limited to one hour to try to alleviate a clash with classes.
eager group of competitors
gathered in the Sanctuary last
determine semester’s
new champions for games week, i-oosball,
in
to anyone to play, however, there
more people
ghmes week, but go
it’s
piulicipatc
hard because
to classes,” said
DSA director of student
The competition, which a year, drew more the competition
Boertien
said
take.s
Becky
life.
place twice
students for foosball
last year, despite efforts
make
Simply, anyone
who wanted
Six participants duked
it
by the
more
DSA
to
available to
tlie
tournament, held in November, was two in length.
(Photo by Jeanette Everalh
to play
out for Tcmy Lee
hockey competition on Zlatko Lakoseljac, an
win
in
elimination with the f£aJ
won
the round-robin,
Shawn
Bradshaw, a Jaw and security administration student, took second place.
The March
17 pool tournament,
drew
the
s^ond-place
The third-place win wen&to lyier Murdock and Eric Costa. ^ title.
Games
w^k festivities wrappedLup with
had
eight,
on IV^ch
two-player
competing. First-place went to marketing student Anthony Peyes aud his partner Sbarad Singh, who is a computer programming
analyst student.
Mark Figoeir^o, who is iu
die mat^ials management
spotlighted seven, two-playcr tcam-s.
came
Matt Williams and Dan Kaldebach, both engineering students, were tlic winners of the tournament knocking last semester’s
Kevin Johnson, a computer programming
in second place with
program, bris
analyst student
The ddrd-place title watt to Jamie Ale;^ airf Alex C<^ta,
both engineering shidents.
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• Learning disabled students
do well in college and university programs given the right kind of
support. • There are tests
and procedures that can help of the disability.
identify the exact nature
• There are strategies that can
come a •
be used
to help over
learning disability.
While everyone has
different leaning styles,
learning disabilities are
marked areas of difficulty.
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18,
teams
second largest number of pmlicipants and
This semester s foosball
learning in one of the basic academic areas such as reading, writing, or mathematics. Since that time, considerable research
tl^
computer programming
student, took die
which
accounting student,
being
Saul Alvarada, an accounting studeiiE and
Mike Fthenos, a
March
single-elimination competition,
a.,.^ddobl^,
roiS
best out of three games.
the foosball competition
16.
two games^’^
was‘"'
tickete in the air
There has been considerable attention paid to the term Learning Disability” in the past few years as educators become increasingly aware of the individual needs of students. The term was coined in the 1960’s to describe people who, while having average or above average abilities, exhibited difficulty
who have
to take the
competition
analyst
'
Boertien.
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER:
op^
could.
which ran March
festivities
pec^te have
prSIramming analyst student, warms up in the Sanctuary for the pool competition on March 17 as part of
air
15 with Nintendo 64 on the big screen in the lounge. The video game was
Doott Student Association (DSA) for the
“Vt’e'd like to .see
firsf-yaar
this
off
M^h
wasn’t an organized tonmament.
15-18.
a
to
was able
The
The week-long competition kicked
hockey, pool competitions and Nintendo 64 were the four events organized by the
gatn^ week
Is,
week
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SPOKE, March
SPORTS
teams home empty handed
Varsity soccer return By Brian Smiley
season at the Ontario Colleges
game the Condors were crushed by Humber 7-L The only offence the Condors could muster was a goal by Dwayne Bell. Conestoga allowed Humber to
Athletic Association provincial
take an early lead, however, in the
semifinal and in that
Conestoga’s men’s and women’s varsity their
teams
soccer
finished
1998/99
schedule for the
soccer championship on
March
19-20 in Thunder Bay.
The men’s team was defeated medal game by the
in the bronze
Royal MiUtary College 3-2. ITie Condors women’s team
lost
minutes of the game, the were all over their opponents. Coach Johnstone said Humber may have been letting up a bit, but that it took his team too long to get
second half,” he
said.
“Billy Johnson kept us in the game,” Johnstone added. But Conestoga would have
Johnstone said he wasn’t disappointed with his team, only that he would have liked to
to
support Bin Johnson throughout
second game of the round-robin tournament, Conestoga met the Royal Military College and were beaten 2-1. In
have had something to show for a hard season’s worth of work.
the tournament.
the
Dan Mihahc scored for the Condors, but overall the Condors were outplayed by their opponents.
“We were Johnstone
outhustled by
RMC,”
said.
A win and a loss was enough for Conestoga to
advance to the
started
and
Condors found themselves hit by an injury of mammoth
An
opposing player kneed Den Haan, the team’s only goaltender and one of the most experienced
injured goalie.
said.
goals
game
the
Nippising got an early goal the
overtime.
goal.
the
After
“I
he
to
do a
lot
said.
The Condors either
Thursday
see action again (if
they are stiU in
the playoffs) or on April 2 when they meet an all-star team from Toronto.
The
fit
Den Haan decided
enough
to continue.
Johnstone stiU doesn’t know how she remained in the game.
“She was probably playing on pure adrenaline and guts,” he said. Conestoga wasn’t able to regroup after Den Haan’s injury and seemed to lose their focus. The Condors tied their second game of the round robin, 0-0, but it wasn’t enough and they were elintinated fi"om the playoffs.
was expecting
better,”
veterans
she was
women’s
team
had
a
disastrous weekend.
In their first game of the tournament they were beaten 3-1 by Nippising, however the story of
By Brian Smiley
Johnstone was disappointed with the early exit of his team. “I was reaUy expecting the girls to win,” he said. “It leaves you empty.” Overall Johnstone said he really
bad for all his players that may be playing in their last games. “For both teams. I’m really felt
disappointed for the players.”
The women’s team has no remaming games on its schedule.
the sconng, but
Aianmi
the
The
women’s
community
was played March
within
Andrea Hierous added a goal md the Lens saw
6 al the recreation centre and there were no surprises as both favon^s advanced to the finals. fiurst
Amy Yeowell of
'.responded
five minutes.
league indoor soccer semifinal
M the
on the squad, in the back. She went down and lay motionless for a few moments. After Conestoga warmed up Karen Melanson to replace the
the Condors, while Bill Johnson had a strong game in
scoring
Johnstone said she looked great. “I’ve never seen Steph so focused and ready for a
According to Johnstone, the Condors played a good game in the bronze medal final, but came out on the short end of a 3-2 decision in sudden-death Conestoga was down a couple of when Hermes Alvarez scored two goals to even the score. “Hermes got us back in the game with two sweet goals,” Johnstone
trouble
Haan had been warming up prior to the game and coach Geoff
proportions.
“It
goals
for
Den Haan. Den
tournament in her four years
was almost like we didn’t wake up until the middle of the
McQuade scored both goals
Condor
here,” he said.
into gear.
Paul
goalie Stephanie
injury to
no
scores
Condors
and didn’t advance to the playoffs. The men’s first game was against Niagara and the Condors came out on top of that contest 2-1. Condor’s coach Geoff Johnstone said he was most impressed by his team’s play to start thetoumment.
whole weekend.”
game was an
— Page 7
1999
Women’s sbcce^
last 15
both of their round-robin games
Johnstone said his team’s firsthalf play was “the best soccer played by any team, over the
the
29,
late tn the half
1
down
themselves
2-1.
was entertaining
If the first hall
and exciting, the second halt proved to bp surprising.*
g^e the Ctmesdii:^
College Condors defeated the
Amy ONon
After
scored two
Knights 3-1, while the sectmd
goals and helped the Alumni
game saw
hdilda4-l lead, the hearts of the Leos didn't sink .is 4uickly as the
the
Alumni beat
the
Portuguese Leos 4-3.
The Condors and Alumni
now meet
'
Tddnic.
will
With
in the soccer final
March 23
the
at
recreation
Condors
outplayed in the
were first
Conestoga’s offence the score
was
1-1
m
half and
all
when
the ensuing touch at centre
Alumni
goal of the
game
steal
;
own
baU from an
player. Percivai todk the
and went
in
on the Alumni
upset. :
sectmd
the
miglit collapse
Johnstone said regiu-ding the ,
.stole
Alumni lead lo 4-3. With the two leos’ goafe Wifhin 10 seconds c'l one another, it looked a.s thouj
Coach Geoff Johnstone knew the KnigMs were a good squad but even he was a little shocked. “That was a bit of a surprise,”
the
decided
goalie scoring to narrow the
for the
Condors.
score,
I’crcival
take ini^ei> into her
hands and
the
Karen Melanson scored the
in
On
by the Alumni,
pres.stircd
whistle blew.
But
iiunutc.s
Tanya Pcicival
of the Alumni.
totally
half of their
game. The Knights
first
under four
brought the Leos lo within two
centre.
The
just
left in the ganio.
half
But
it
veteran
wasn't to ^mid the wily,
Alumni team held off the
m
Conestoga was able to get gear and led by goals fn>m Ang Papazotos and Melanson, the
es at the end ot the game, coach
Condt^ hddoff the Knigksfi^
Marlene
A.side
iTom the
tiefcnsive laps-
said
l-'ord
it
was
that
a 3-1 vic&sry. In the other semifinal,. th<
of an upset was in the aiq
fdefence,
Alunmi held on the w The Portiigu^e Leos started
the game,” she said.
Letter of thanks
Fan’s family thankful This the
is
a special thank you for
all
care and concern given to
Teresa following her injury at the
March 19 hockey game
against
Sc
Burger
^
Thurs. April 8 1 1
:
30
3.m
Outside Main cafe oO°'"
^
Limited quantities
be
%
/ there eariy
his
An
extra special thanks to
two
Cambrian College. Thank you to the Conestoga
very loving and loyal friends,
paramedics,
made
the
firemen,
ambiance attendants. Dr. Curtis and the staff at St. Mary’s
Free Drink
Ken Galemo and Conestoga Condors and the Cambrian Golden Shield. Hospital, coach
Danielle and Laurie.
You both
the night a lot easier to hari-
dle.
Audrey and
Bill
Bricker
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— SPOKE, March
29, 1999
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