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Snyder Canada; fmrxt l Tphulnrry Manuf,icturvr Direct To The Public “I read an amide in Sports Illustrated that35,000 perfect games of 10-pin were bowled in the US.," said Pike. "But that was on wider lanes "I cant see that happening here" Thafs because Canadians prefer the five-pin game with its namrwer lanes, smaller balls and less forgiving pins "You Gi, hif {me pin here and that's all youre going to get," said Pike. "If you hit one mum during a lure IWUJIHIII minimum? and was the dim-r- ent? in the t k4tite," vvvrmral 3- tl win. Playing m big, gunum is mulling new for Farwell. who had it 35,33 round last year lur the Walvrlnn Wolves Muinr Midget horkcy [mun He helped hmkslnp that team to a lwnh in the Air Canada Cup, the Stanley Cup of I .anudiun minor In wkvy: In fact, " lot of those games Were playul in the same aw'na he faced the Crusaders in last wwk. Farwell admitted it was a bit strange to he playing under the banners of his former mam. But he said hel, on a mis. sion this year to add a banner In the Celtics' So that makes his accom- plishmem -- bowling a perfect game of 450 at the Waterloo lanes last week -__- are. pin in 10-pin you might get How rare? Well, Pike has been playing the game for M years, and even worked at a bowling alley for a while. HA playfd in leagues since he was eight years old. So "on1t.gynutasium. " it was an amazing year last year." said Farwell. "last year there was " Int uf pressure playing fur llw Air Canada Cup. tr fhir, yrur 1 don't ieel ax much pressure." Playing in those pressure? parked siluzninns has also made him a calming influvnce in the dressing mum. While mmo of his teammates were "stun-wing their sticks" going into the third period. Farwell just told them to relax. "l just mld them if I have m get a shulnut. I'll get a shutout, I just tried In calm r'wrynm' "We were a hit frantic In start," said Farwell. Ht was almost like we were playing not tn win. but not tolose SPORTS Continued on page 21 t “ml mum the sturt the Ii,ii?ii' siskins wanted in their first-round playul'l' series against the Canbriuge Winter Haka After losing 5-3 in the opener Saturday in Cam- bridge, the Siskirrs looked tu bounce hack on home ice Sunday. Hui while the effort was there, the result wasn't as they chopped a 2-0 drcision. Their best opportunity came in the third period on an odd man rush. But Siskins' sniper Chris Myers rang it off the post. Despite outshooting Cam- bridge 36-25, the Siskins couldn't solve Cambridge's Matt lakubatis, one of the Mid-western Junior B hockey league's best goalies. lt served as the death knell for the Siskins chances as the Winter Hawks put on a defen- sive clamp fur the rest uf the game. Siskins try to bounce back With game three in Cam- bridge last night. the Siskins Lace elimination as early as tonight with Game 4 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Ctortr plex. But head coach Dave f Wr cer said he experts his club to show some resiliency espe- cially with all they've gone The St. David Celtic: Andrew Fauwell dean away a long shot in Thursday's 30 win over the Crusaders. q Floor Models q Fabrics from Robert Allen, kravet, Maxwell and Joanne . Fabric Remnants great for crafts or quilts BY BUBVIuww t 'itntructetitult The passing of teammate 'l’revm Broome Feb. 5 has made it a close-knit dressing room. And he expects that special bond the team has formed to show up on the ice. The Siskins' Eric Martin fights for position in front of Cam- bridge Winter Hawks' netminder Matt Jakubatis Sunday. through in the past fmvweeks. said. "I've been in playoff situ, The passing of teammate ations where we'velwen down 'l’revm Broome Feb. 5 has acoupleofgames before. "We're a team that has gone through a lot of adversi- ty" said Officer. "And we want m use that to get us out of the little hit of a hole that we're in And Officer said there's time to recover in a seven- game series. "It's not a time In panic." he ,ahew.vwwaterUo.com CLICK "I" “W In I (undid mm (In Volswogu Waletloo "Now is just the time to stick together. celebrate the fact we're in a really good room together." The Siskins will look to vet- eran players like Bryan Fitzgerald, Derrick Schultz and Evan Weber to step up. "These guys have/a lbt of playoff experience." said Offi- cer. "They'll come through. "We"ve heat this "Carer bridge team before and well beat them again."