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t was back to school for I’lom O‘Brien and his St David Celtics junior girls basketball team as they took on the St. Benedict Saints last week. And he used all the expeâ€" rience and guile accumulatâ€" ed after 20 years of coaching at the university level, including the last eight years as the head coach of the University of Waterloo Warriors women‘s team. to help his present team beat the preseason favourites 44â€" 43. "I‘m still really unhappy about what happened at Waterloo, and how it hapâ€" pened, but I‘m beyond that now," said O‘Brien. "I‘ve got a really nice group of kids. and I‘m enjoying being around the school more." O‘Brien admits he‘s still a little bit upset at being unceremoniously dumped from the Warriors last year. But rather than sitting out the year out on the sideâ€" lines, he decided to get right back into the game. And while some might consider it a step back to coach at the junior level at high school, it‘s where O‘Brien got his start and he‘s happy to be back. And he‘d love to build the program back up and put another _ championship team up on the banner hanging on the wall of the Celtics‘ gym. He‘s got a lot of work to do too. with the Celtics only fielding a junior girls basketball team this year. O‘Brien goes back to the basics "I missed coaching high school," said O‘Brien. who also coached the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks for a SUPER SPECIALS BENJAMIN MOORE raints 30% OFF ALL moutpincs 25% OFF Be Sure To Drop in And See More Selected Specials CLEAROUT ITEMS DRASTICALLY REDUCED! 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Waterioo {Just south 0f Univienity Ave 1 And he was working the officials just like he did on the bigger court at Waterâ€" loo‘s Physical Activities Py Region of Waterioo www.region.waterloo.on.ca/water The Bathroom Bandit is wanted for wasting precious water and your money. Secure your savings by replacing this water guzzler with a 6â€"litre or 3/6â€"litre dualâ€"flush toilet. "Propartias must be Jocated within Wiaterino Region connacted in Ihe meniapal water supply and be rapiacng 13e or inrge: tnilats "It‘s awesome having someone who knows what he‘s doing, and really cares about how we do. He just wants us to win. "I‘ve gotten better since the start of the year, and 1 hope he teaches me more." It‘s a message not lost on Devison, who played club basketball with the Waterloo Wildhawks and Kâ€"W Lightâ€" ning in the past couple of years, and scored 19 points in the win including the big free throw at the end of the game. Complex just down the road. 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