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' ntng earn â€" as we as wt studying math just to catch up." 4 3". , the Toronto~based Bring Your A said the (irade 12 Waterloo (Lolle- ' 3 3335;, W. , ‘ _.._ , Game girls basketball recruiting giate Institute student and Vikings a: _{ . . » 3 - f' > “if“ .3 77sz “if/5:" service â€" that helped.K]ein T831172 senior girls basketball standout. “l .. , , " 3 .3,__._:333 « . 3 , . 1 ‘ __ her potential of playing south of had four spares during school and ,’ ,j, " V 'j ‘ " f” 5. "r if: the border. Even then. Bryant was I went all those four (working on 3"." l “a “'” “‘ihwxsm‘, ,1 on the radar. “‘3'“ ~ 2 333 33“.... .33., t . 3 . aft '3 . 2 » .4”, a - '3‘ . . and'ihen went for thrt-E3 more .3 ' ' ' 33:31?“ 3%??? 3" ‘Oh my gosh, this is the coolest hoursafter practice. ,_' i fihfigflfvmkw thing ever." Klein said. “Bryant l )USl got taught tip on yester- . , ‘3: 3; 235,3. 3 :3» . 3 I. was actually the first school to ever day. so l'm on track again, but it , 1‘ - ”a, “5.5;; 3. send me a letter two years ago. so wasn't fun." . ‘ ‘ 3 3 ‘0'}: ”I 2 ’23, that’s kind offunny. The good news is Klein's deci» I“?! 1,; f 3 .1“ “Stetson was the second one. sion is made. ()ne unofficial visit. “3:“ ' ‘ . .l "i; $353.3 37'” it's kind ofironic." plus one offictal Visit to Bryant '_. ‘ . t ”‘ 33“ I And now that her university University in Smithiield, Rt, ‘“' ' ‘” ‘ options are settled. it means Klein equals one happ) six-ftit)t~tw0 A 3.“ can focus on helping‘the Vikings mum-Mimi Divisioitl player. . . . 1‘ defending their WLSSAA and [he l7»year‘old KW Lightning ,. 5,3343%... ., .33.. ,3. - ' " s ‘ CWOSSA AAAA senior girls basket» product will attend the tiny North- 3 33;- 3~.- g , ~ ’-*~' . f 35,413," ‘ -‘ ' .. l ' _’,’i‘33?.2-~ ”>117 .. ,3.~.~.,,, , , 3 b8” titles. WCl (4-0) is once 383]“ east ( «mien-nee institute to play Wé’fiit’m! , . K " i‘ , ' . . _' " ‘ " ”fiver expected to contend and. as of basketball and will likely study in"? 11 3 3:33. '9‘ , ..«- , 3 3 , ;, , . _ 4 «4513: ‘ Monday. was in a five~way tie for marketing or business after weigh- ’q’am f M” . 3. is s k .3“ first wtth Waterloo-Oxford. Blue on: options that included Stetson ‘ - 3 ”‘ ‘ as? " “$3“... 1‘ng ”’ 5' WM- 3 . , I vale. Forest Heights and Kitchener» llzggfil'1x'gxmdd and lona (’0" Waterloo Collegiate's Alex Klein is heading south to play university basketball after she graduates next spring. The wa'tl'elszk‘fgggzlles'o picked up a ”Once you 5WD on cam pus. 17-year-old Waterloo native has given her verbal commitment to NCAA Dtvmon~i Bryant University. mmnmm tournament win in Brantford you're blown away.‘ said Klein, recently. beating the CWOSSA who got a homemade “Welcome remembers Klein as a raw basket- said. “You could see that there was the Ontario Federation of School AAAA-rival St. John's College Green Alex" sign when she arrived from ball product when she first a lot of potential there. but she's Athletic Associations girls AAAA Fagles in the final. her future teammates. stepped onto the court at WCl. a put a lot ofwork in. basketball championship tournaA “Hopefully we'll make it that far Klein is not the first Viking to be tall and lanky kid who needed to "She's strong. She's a tough. ment in 20] l. (to OFSAA) again. A WCSSAA final welcomed south of the border at fill out. tough player and that's what most in the spring. Klein teamed up and a CWOSSA final would be Bryant either. Former Waterloo But her willingness to work. of the university coaches . . . were with cunent WC] teammate Lind- great. too." said Klein, who is aver- (1ollegiate athlete~t)fâ€"the-year Tony toughness in the paint and devel- talking about. They love her tough say Taylor, former WC] teammate aging 12.7 points per game in her Weiss attended the school in the oping perimeter game has helped ness and that she's physical against Lindsay Lessard and NCAA Divi- first three WCSSAA league games 1980s as well, turn heads while making her the every girl she plays against. even sion-l player Michelle Hudyn on â€" she missed WCl's 62-30 win over However, Klein was never really “complete package,” Nickel said. the ones bigger than her.” Bob Urosevlc's Junior Elite league Elmira District while on a recruit- a sure thing said Craig Nickel. the “We're just really proud of Alex. Klein also has experience play- team that finished fourth at ing visit. head coach of the Vikings senior that she's come this far in a rela3 ing in big games. The Vikings are provincials to another local pro “1 want to finish off strong my girls basketball team. Nickel still tively short period of time." he coming ofia fotirthAplace finish at gram. the Tri3County Thunder, final year." ”' " x ' ”ti" ‘BATTLE OF WATERLOO’ '“ ' ‘" ‘ ’ ' J 3 A; , a3, 3 . C“ y ‘ 3.3 f a: “ ”my. . . ”' ’ 1‘. are ‘ Laurier vs Waterloo I s _ ialr‘“? Thursday, October 4 .33 at. 3...... . ,3 _ , at," 3 .333: ' @559!" gm 3 . o a o t- e 3 3 I; a 7:00 pm at UniverSIty Stadium 3, * 3: a; . ‘ 3 , a . _ . ° ' F {fl ,M ' 3'?" ‘ “~ '2’?! , ms. , ‘: 3’9. tickets.laurterathletics.com 33-.., V ,1 ,.3.3333333:~:3-_