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You‘d have to be INSANE to think that Waterloo Siskins have a good chance of beating Stratford Cullitons in the upâ€" coming Midwestern Ontario Junior B semiâ€"finals. _ Cullitons are twoâ€"time allâ€"Ontario champions. They have run away and hid with the league championship again this ear, losing only four times alorfi the way. !Several Stratford players should be playing Major A hockâ€" y but have opted to remain at home and protect their colâ€" lege scholarship interests. Cullitons have one of the league‘s premier netminders in Terry Wickham, have a solid defense and offensive fireâ€" power that has netted them 87 goals more than their nearest Midâ€"western rival. An average of two goals a game more. Looking at the opposing Siskins, it has not been a banner year for them. There have been several player changeovers and a dreadful slump had to be endured just before Christâ€" mas. Waterloo has only the fourth best goaltending average in the league and both Dave Barrett and Ed Takamatsu have had their suspicious moments. * Jeff Bender of Waterloo Siskins is awarded the Most Gentlemanly Player trophy at the Midwesâ€" .‘ern Ontario Junior B banquet Monday in New amburg. Presenting the trophy is Owen Sound general manager Gary Watson. Defence is a strong point for Siskins, but the forward lines for the most part have been varied and inconsistent. e Kitchen Cabinets to Hut%hes e Breakfast Nooks 267 Victoria St., New Hamburg, 662â€"2761 Victoria Custom Cabinets Inc. 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Their defence, as proven in the second period of Feb. 2‘s game against Waterloo is not impregnable as Siskins scored five times. And Wickham in goal is not strangely, only as good as the defence in front of him. Siskins jumped into a 5â€"2 secondâ€"period lead and increased it to 6â€"2 before Stratford came storming back with three of their own. By Rick Campbeli Waterloo Tigers will have a reluctant but enthusiastic field manager for 1979. Alfie Payne will replace Gary Jeffries in that posiâ€" tion. Jeffries stepped down after a tremendous 1978 campaign citing other sports activity commitâ€" ments and family as his reaâ€" sons for leaving. *‘That‘s the only way Alfie said he would take the job, if Jeff couldn‘t do it again. He said it was Jeff over him for sure if he wanted the job," said Tiger generalâ€"manager Merle (Champ) Glassford. ‘‘"Alfie was originally going to take the junior Expos, but when Jeff stepped down, Alf said how ‘bout me?" erle (Champ) Glassford. Payne signed with the ‘‘Alfie was originally Tigers as a player in 1978 )ing to take the junior and practised throughout xpos, but when Jeff the preâ€"season,. but due to epped down, Alf said how _ work commitments was unâ€" out me?" able to continue with the Jeffries will remain with â€" team. Tangent has become the loudspeaker success story of the year, and without a word of national advertising. No hype; no gimmicks; no multiâ€"colour media splash. Just what enthusiastic listeners describe as ‘boxless‘, ‘detailed‘, ‘linear‘ and altogether emotionally satisfying musical sound. 98 Queen St. South TUES., WED., SAT. 10â€"6 â€" THURS., FRI. 10â€"9 Kitchener 742â€"6951 CLOSED MONDAY Reviewers around the world agree: Tangent., with its lifetime warranty and six available models, represents tremendous value for money. Tangent Speakers Range in Price from $112.95 to $750. each; One Model Is Sure to Fit Your Stereo _. _ And Make It Sound Better! ~ _ WESSELING _‘ â€"Advanced audio the team as a Director and also as an advisor for player personnel. Glassford said Payne will continue to carry on "what Jeff started." Under Jeffries the firstâ€" year team had an 18â€"18 reâ€" cord and narrowly missed the playoffs after losing to St. Thomas in a suddenâ€" death game. f The 32â€"yearâ€"old Payne is a native of Toronto and was a former pro with the New York Mets organization. He was a first team allâ€"star in the Major Interâ€"County leaâ€" gue in 1972, 1974 and 1975 Waterioo Chronicle, I agree. Maybe none of you out there think Waterloo has much of a chance. But me? trademark of Culliton hockey.. Adding fuel to Waterloo‘s fire is the fact that they have won eight of their last nine games, and everyone on the team is playing a superb brand of hockey. ‘"Let‘s face it, we‘re playing the Ontario champions," said Siskin coach Jack Egers. "In order to beat them we‘ll have to be at our best for 60 minutes of every game. _ o **We‘ll have to watch our penalties and capitalize on every chance we get." _ _ â€" e â€" ‘""Last year against Hespeler we were the favorite and they pushed us to the limit. We‘d like to do the same. Egers said it will be good to be underdogs in the series, that it is ‘a nice role to be in. "I know all our kids will be up for Stratford. They are much more keen on winning than last year‘s team and that‘ll really help our cause." â€" I‘m a 42 tall in straitâ€"jackets. 33 Main St. Cambridge 653â€"2835 14, 1979 â€" Page 15