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The hitting was hard, but University of Waterlioo Warriors managed to fight off a tough Wilfrid Laurier attack for a 4â€"3 win in the finals of the Wateriooâ€"Bauer hockey tournament Sunday. A good hockey team is very much like a fine wineâ€"it‘s not something that comes to fruition over night, but when it does, the end product makes the wait seem worth it. Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff Just ask University of Waterâ€" loo hockey coach Don McKee, who for the last three years has slowly pieced together a team that would be the toast of the Ontario Universities Athletic Asâ€" sociation. ‘"‘We won‘t be happy unless we‘re right there at the end The time for uncorking is now. UW hockey Warriors are pointing towards a championship year The veteran UW squad boasts 18 returnees from last year‘s team that finished third in the Warriors got off to an impresâ€" sive start last weekend, claiming top honors in the fifth annual Waterlooâ€"Bauer Invitational Tournament at Columbia Iceâ€" field. Forward John Dietrich scored with 10 seconds left in the third period as UW downed Wilfrid Laurier University 4â€"3 in the championship game. ‘"We‘ve got a very good biend of enthusiasm and experience that I‘m hopeful can take us over the top this year," said McKee. competing for the OUAA chamâ€" pionship," said McKee. Mark Bryson photo On defence, Ian Pound from the Toronto Marlboroughs of the OHL and Brad Geard from the London Diamonds Jr. B, appear ready to make the transition to university hockey. Already strong in net with the return of Mike Bishop, McKee must choose a backup keeper between Jamey Solloman, who played last year with the Graâ€" venhurst Junior C Indians, or Farley Caesar from Hawkesâ€" bury. Pound all but assured himself of a spot on the team by earning an allâ€"star selection at the Waâ€" terlooâ€"Bauer tournament. Tournament MVP Steve Linâ€" semen tallied five assists against Laurentian and added two goals in the finals. Blended with the experienced players, McKee expects five or six rookies to survive training camp and stay with the team. Up front, that could mean the addiâ€" tion of Jim David, a graduate of the Kitchener Rangers Bs, as well as Kingston Jr B player David Long. "I was a little concerned about our goalâ€"scoring ability, but we‘ve average five goals per game so far. If we can keep that up, then everything appears to be looking good," said McKee. Warriors scored an impressive 8â€"3 romp over Laurentian before downing Laurier in the finals of the weekend tournament. Other players to watch are Dave Fennell, who after a year‘s absence, has returned to UW to complete his graduate studies. Former Kitchener Ranger Darâ€" ren Moxam, who attended a (Continued on page 35) McKee says the only concern heading into the seasonâ€"opener against Western on Oct. 25 is the team‘s ability to score goals. But from what he‘s seen so far, that may not be a problem either. tough OUAA central division. Toronto, York, Guelph, Laurier and Western round out the diviâ€" sion. Waterioo collegiate‘s Kathy Butler defeated 251 other runners to take first place in the eighth annual Oktobertest crossâ€"country run. Peter Cudhea photo In the senior girls‘ division, WCI‘s Leighann Hobson finished in 13th place. With the Oktoberfest run behind her and three victories in as many tries at the local level, Butler now has her sights set on Thursday‘s Waterloo County Second School Athletic Association meet at Shades Mill in Cambridge. From there she hopes to advance to the regional meet and then the provinicial finals. ‘‘*Hopefully, I can win OFSSA this year," said Butler. Paul Schwan of WCI finished third in the 4 km junior girls‘ division with a time of 14:30.6. Louise Powell, also of WCI, finished eighth. Bluevale‘s Jason Sawyer was the ohly local mfifi'e;i:)‘;lâ€"zn_cé ;;!lâ€"lup in the junior boysj division, placing 21st out of 348 competitors. Butler finished the 3 km course in 11:58.7. WCI‘s Angie’lra'g(’:hwan finished in fifth with a time of 13: 03.3. Butler‘s victory helped the Vikings capture first pl;ce in the overall girls‘ team title. The eighthâ€"annual meet attracted over 2,000 runners from 106 Ontario high schools. Organizers say the event is the largest crossâ€"country run in Canada. "I was really kind of surprised to win," said the 13â€"yearâ€"oid Butier in an interview. "I was expecting to finish in the top 10 though." Waterloo collegiate‘s Kathy Butler beat strong, cold winds and 251 other runners Thursday to win the midget girls‘ championship of the Oktoberfest Invitational crossâ€"country meet at Chicopee Ski Club. The top senior boy was WCI‘s Gavin Kerr, who finished 38th WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14. 1987 â€" PAGE 31 The Butler did it in xâ€"country A large field of midget boy runners trekked across the course at Chicopee Ski Club on Thursday. Mark Bryson photo AQ