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by Rick Campbell While the WLU basketâ€" bail and hockey teams conâ€" tinued to roll along, an unâ€" heard of Laurier team stole the spotlight last weekend. The Laurier men‘s ski team, one of the most reâ€" cent additions to WLU‘s athiletic program, overcame slick conditions and lack of experience to finish third in the Molson‘s Cup Series Laurier ski team takes third place at Mount Saint Marie in Part of the OUAA chamâ€" pionships, the _ Molson‘s Cup Series was hosted by Queen‘s University, and was the fourth such event in a seven meet set. The course featured conâ€" ditions similar to those facâ€" ing skiers at the Olympic games in Innsbruck, as strong winds and icy terâ€" rain proved bothersome to all competitors. Ted Yard, the number one seed, was Laurier‘s top performer with an l1th place finish in the Alpine run, and he also placed in the top ten in Saturday‘s giant slalom. one seed, was Laurier‘s The Hawks final game of top performer with an lith the year will be Friday place finish in the Alpine â€" night at the Waterloo Arena run, and he also placed in against the University of the top ten in Saturday‘s Waterloo Warriors. . The giant slalom. Warriors will advance to Closer to home, the WLU postâ€"season action but for basketball team moved to the Hawks this encounter ward solidifying a playâ€"off will mark the last chance berth with wins over this season to defeat their Brock and McMaster last archâ€"rival. Waterloo won week. all three previous matches On Wednesday the Hawks between the clubs. o Saints lose first game The Waterloo Saints openâ€" ed their Ontario Minor Hockey Association playâ€" offs with Galt at home Feb 5 and sagged in the overâ€" time period to a 4â€"2 loss. Richard Denomme put Waterloo ahead early in the third period. Galit then outâ€"hustled the Saints and went ahead 2â€"1. With only a minute left in the game, the Saints gained some sparkle and tied on a goal by Peter Bier. In the overtime period, the Saints repeatedly let Galt steal the puck and fell behind. The final goal was scored into an open net. At Galt Feb 7, the Saints out hustled Galt for all but one minute of the game. With 27 seconds remaining. the Saints were leading 2â€"1 on goals by Bruce Haldenâ€" by and Mark Steffler. The HEART SHAPED CAKE ORDER YOUR A Delicious SPECIAL: ONE LAYER $3.95 TWO LAYERS $4.29 WATERLOO sQUARE 886â€"2560 VALENTINE ‘"Creators of Quality Baking‘‘ Saturday the Hawks travâ€" elled to Hamilton and deâ€" flated the McMaster Marâ€" auders 107â€"94. Chambliss again led the way with 37 points. In that tilt, McMasâ€" ter drew within two points early in the third quarter but fell victim to the Hawk fearsome fast break. Bakeries Ltd. built up a 27 point fourth quarter cushion and hung on to triumph 99â€"90 over a Chuck _ Chambliss _ was Laurier‘s chief pointgetter with 31. The hockey Hawks also achieved some success in Hamilton on Saturday as they tied â€"McMaster 2â€"2. Two times WLU took the lead on goals by Tim Sampâ€" son and Hugh Macintosh, but was countered on both occasions by the hometown squad, which survived a two man disadvantage moâ€" ments before registering the equalizer. Saints continued to play the puck instead of the man and allowed two Galt goals and were unable to score in the empty net. The score remained 3â€"2 for Galt. Seals take top spot The Sea)s took top spot in Minor Atom House League play as Tim Gowland and Kevin _ Freiheit _ scored goals in the last two minâ€" utes, to win the game 6â€"4. The Kings hung on to win 4â€"3 over the Penguins after the referee called back two Penguin goals. The Leafs lost to the Aces 1â€"0 on a goal by Jody McConâ€" nell. The Black Hawks beat the winless Sabres 5â€"0. STANLEY PARK 743â€"4831 Bob MacKenzie of WLU comes flying over rise at QOUAA skiing championships last weekend in Quebec. WLU team finished surprisingly well considering its inexperience. Chronicle photo by Jackson 30% to 50% OFF HANDBAGS ap TNAPPIMNIGES SALE CONTINUES WESTMOUNT PLACE & MARKET VILLAGE \ All Ladies‘ o | FUR and FUR TgIMHED COATS UP TO 50 /O OFF All Men‘s LEATHER COATS and JACKETS P TNAEPINIGS 50 WESTMOUNT ROAD.NORTH., WATERLOO ALL SALES FINAL «NO EXCHANGES «â€"NO REFUNDS This is your opportunity to purchase quality leather coats and handbags at enormous savings. UP TO LEATHER FASHIONS AND ACCESSORIES WESTMOUNT PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE AND MARKET VILLAGE Daily 9:30â€"6 p.m. â€" Thurs. and Fri. till 9:30 p.m. GIFT ITEMS 50% orr Water|oo Chronicie, Wednesday, February 11, 1976 â€" Page 11 o OFF ALL LADIES‘ & MEN‘S GLOVES 50% orr 578â€"7030