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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Sep 2006, p. 29

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The win improves the Warriors to 2â€"2. They will take on Wilfrid Laurier in the annual Battle of Waterloo game Saturday at 2 p.m. Morbey also threw a touchdown pass to Ryan Felâ€" haber earlier in the contest. On third and goal with no time on the clock Morbey‘s pass was incomplete. Howâ€" ever, pass interference was called on Queen‘s in the end zone, setting up the winning With 16 seconds left Morâ€" bey hooked up with first year receiver Dustin Zender on a 39â€"yard play down to the Queen‘s twoâ€"yard line. Morbey, the Warrior‘s fifthâ€"year quarterback, engiâ€" neered his own drive with less than one minute on the clock. After Queen‘s marched the field and scored the goâ€" ahead touchdown with 1:04 on the clock to make the score 13â€"8, the Warriors pulled out an improbable comeback. The Waterloo Warriors‘ quarterback Jon Morbey‘s oneâ€"yard sneak for a touchâ€" down with no time on the clock capped off an incrediâ€" ble comeback in a 14â€"13 win over Queen‘s Saturday at University Stadium. Morbey leads Warriors to win "I was trying to think of a way of combining my basâ€" ketball experience with speaking to students," said Watsa. Founded in 2000 by Watsa, a twoâ€"time all Canaâ€" dian basketball player with the Warriors, the school assembly program was his way of getting a positive message out to youth in their formative years. Not all choices have to be bad, and Watsa encourages stuâ€" dents to strive to be origiâ€" nals. The players assembled included topâ€"notch univerâ€" sity talent. But Qnce they got out on the court they showed the kids that they can overcome any obstacle by working together. Pietrobon was also proud to be part of the power to choose program that tries to instill a positive message about the choices people make while keeping their attention with a disâ€" play of basketball and athâ€" letic skills. * "It‘s a great feeling," said Pietrobon. "I love coming back to my old stomping grounds." Gauging by the reaction of some of the senior stuâ€" dents who remember her from her playing days she did just that. toring work she did herself when she was at the school. It‘s the people who take the time to help out others that gave her so many fond memories, and she hoped she encouraged others to do the same. Choices we make dictate the rest of our lives, says inspirational speaker Continued from page 26 of an assembly that is a WWaT aro veus Autwces SA mena n Continued from page 26 of an assembly that is a combination of entertainâ€" oring work she did herself _ ment and something the when she was at the school. _ students can be inspired e on & d 1 . 1 "I came up with the idea ‘mummmmmnmammmammmr Oe s S e een m When he started running with the crowd, drinking and using language he‘d never uttered before in his life, a friend of his asked. When all the pressure to fit in at school is applied, he told the students to be true to themselves. It was a lesâ€" son he learned himself when he was a Grade 9 in Harrow, Ont. "If we can encourage them a little bit through our own struggles and adversity, hopefully that â€" Mano Watsa Founder Power to Choose can make a difference," 1 momy 150 SuperCrem 414 with XTR Padkage or a new 2007 Ranger Sport SuperCab 42 for only ($A439/$398/$356/5315($255/$227/8 1998 1 Watsa also shared stories about his struggles with a speech impediment that he turned into a provincewide speaking engagement after winning a speech competiâ€" "In a sea of mediocrity, be an island of excellence," he encouraged the more than 300 students in attenâ€" dance. : nleats felricten sns sho w acelc 22c Hvvpv evaus e i 0_ T TLAE PMTC ) /4 ds 10WE3 190 Amd12“-“&“”"!\“”“‘M‘M,M.W1Mm<mmma »wnm,vw.mmwmmmm-mm *"No Security Deposit on all 2006 Ford vehicies d LCF) effective June 30%, 2006 through October 2nd. 2006 Security Deposit may be required based on customer cradit terme: and mnniiane + Rnandt m "What are you doing?" It woke him up to the fact that he could live his life trying to be someone else, or strive to be the person he wanted to be. "We find with the young athletes we use they relate and can be role models." In the seven years the program has been around, it has travelled across country and to the U.S., and been to more than 400 schools. All those skills started with small steps until he mastered those abilities to win at basketball and at life. tion in grade skill. He also showed some of the basketâ€" ball skills that made him a hall of famer with the Waterâ€" loo Warriors. "If we can encourage them a little bit through our own struggles and adversity, hopefully that can make a difference," said Watsa. Especially in light of recent events in Montreal, with the school shooting at Dawson College. "And makes a even one assembly while." said Watsa. "It really gives us a platform to speak to where these students are at. hopefully if it difference with student at every it‘s been worthâ€"

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