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PAGE 26 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1993 The girls â€"19 team saw Owen score one goal in the victory while Belise Abwunza from Kitchener led the team scoring with a pair of goals. The SWUSC‘s next game will be this Monday night in Burlington. Delahey wins sports award The athletics director at the Uniâ€" vertsity of Waterloo, Wally Delahey, Award for his lengthy service to varâ€" sity sports both provinciall and selected by the legislative assembly of the Ontario Universities Athletic versity sports in the province. The award will be presented Oct. 29 at a banquet held in Toronto in honor of former OUAA f cothall players. A member of the OUAA legislative assembly since its formation in 1971, Delahey served as president from the 1990â€"92 and viceâ€"president from Sandra Owen helped to pace the South West United Soccer Club to a 6â€"3 win over Brams United last has received the J.P. Loosemore SWUSC â€"19 girls World Student Games in Sheffield, England. In 1987, he served as the Canadian team‘s assistant chief at the World Student Games in Zagreb, the former Yugoslavia. Ashcroft places 8th at World Cup Christina Ashcroft turned in the strongest performance by a Canaâ€" dian at the World Cup of Shooting on Saturday in Munich. The Waterico native fired her way to an eighthâ€"place finish in the women‘s air rifle event. Ashcroft, who now resides in involved in enhancing the provincial football and basketball champiâ€" onships over the last two years. Natiogally, he has been OUAA‘s the Canadian team at the 1991 1988â€"90. He has been heavily Kanata, Ont.m finished with a 490.0 score in the finals at the meet. Ontario Hockey League‘s draft over the weekend at the London Gardens. now the coach of the Platers, liked the aggressive style of hockey which Morrone is known to play. Also drafted was Siskin goaltender Michael Watson, 123rd over all to the London Knights. rone was selected in the third round by the Owen Sound Platers at the Siskins drafted Delahey was nominated and It was one of Canada‘s first sports, and it‘s one of the most misunâ€" derstood as well, but that hasn‘t stopped Rishi Persaud from excelling E&mo&'mmm t didn‘t stop the New York Mets signing him at the Major League draft over the weekend. And it doesn‘t stop there. Jason Meier, 19â€"yearâ€"old fielder with the Waterloo pos was signed by the Houston in the game of cricket. Three generations of Persauds have played the sport that the British soldiers brought to Canada in the 1860s. But for the 15â€"yearâ€" MBWMM&MMW%W” Persaud selected to â€"18 cricket Nats represent the â€"18 Canadian team next month is the reward of three years of dedication to a game which makes the game of baseball seem like a walk in the park. Persaud, a wicketkeeper and batsman for the Kaiteur Club seniors and a member of Toronto‘s Victoria Park Juniors, was the MVP when he played for the â€"15 Ontario team when it won the championship against Quebec. In the first game he made 43 runs and added 23 more runs in the second game of the tournament. Later in the year he competed on the â€"18 team which won the National Championships in Winnipeg, Man. As a wicketkeeper, Persaud stands behind the wicket and retrieves the ball as it goes by the batsman, something like a catcher in baseâ€" ball. There‘s also a term called ‘stumping‘ that sees the wicketkeeper tag out the batter if he strays out of his fourâ€"foot batter‘s box. Persaud admits that Canada is no powerhouse at the international level and expects England, once again, will be the team to beat in Denmark at the fiveâ€"country International Youth Tournament. Other teams competing in the twoâ€"week tournament include Denmark, Bermuda, Zimbabwe and Holland. "Competition is going to be much tougher against those countries," Persaud said. "In the past, Canada hasn‘t done that well, but they (Canadian Cricket Association) are building a program to strengthen the national team." Although the government is paying for his flight to Denmark, Signet Tool and Dye Machinery Specialist in Waterloo, will be coâ€"sponsoring him through his equipment and clothing. He added that Canada plays cricket about three months a year, while most other countries in Europe and in the Caribbean, play it throughout the year, indoors and outdoors. At last years Canadians, the association picked the top 13 players Astros, taking the first step in fulfilling his lifeâ€"long dream of playing in the Major League eyes local players It‘s been three years since Ross Ferâ€" Ne'w York Mets seTect Ferrier while Houston Astros draft Meier INSIDE SPORTS PeterCothea (Continued on page 29) The 21â€"yearâ€"old Ferrier, who last played organized baseball with the Waterloo Expos juniors and the Canaâ€" dian Youth Team three seasons ago, caught the eye of the Mets scout Andy Lawrence, who took him under his wing last year . "It‘s always been a dream of mine to play in the major leagues," Ferrier said. "When I found out I was drafted I was Ferrier went in the 34th round while Ne m a‘;s',:@ P m mtc ele e s y en ts Rishi Persaud, of Waterloo, will be competing with the Canadian ~18 cricket team in a tournament in Denmark next month. Meier was drafted in the 83rd round. Ferrier, a sixâ€"footâ€"five 228â€"pound cenâ€" tre fielder, impressed the Met ;:l.nhhdaa,spdudmm- "I knew what he could do," Lawrence| said of Ferrier. "I‘ve played seven years professionâ€" ally and you can project what a can do. He‘s huge, has a great arm and can run." Lawrence, who‘s a scout for the Mets, played four years (Continued on page 28)