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Coaches can reserve their spot in the clinic by calling Oakville Little League at 842â€"5555. Clinic runs from 10a.m. to 12:30 p.m. New York Mets‘ Eastern Canada scout Andy Lawrence will put on a free clinic for Oakville Little League coaches, tomorrow (Saturday) at Falgarwood Public School. Topics include planning effecâ€" tive practises, situational plays and baseball theory for coaches. Velsen helped the 10â€"person Florida team to third place overâ€" all. Eight of them, including Velsen, were named allâ€" American. Velsen now begins preparaâ€" tions for the outdoor season. NCAA championships are June 2â€"5 in New Orleans. COACHES CLINIC Her time of nine minutes, 19.61 seconds was 10 seconds slower than that of winner Claire Eichner of the University of Wisconsin. It would have placed her 10th at the world champiâ€" onships, held in Toronto over the weekend. Velsen, a senior at the University of Florida, finished second in the women‘s 3,000 metres at the NCAA indoor track and field championships. While the world‘s best runners were at SkyDome, Oakville‘s Coralena Velsen was making her presence known at the Indianapolis Hoosier Dome, Sunday. Peter, however, won‘t be makâ€" ing the trip due to lack of funds. With the help of sponsors, including Argus Sports Clinic in Oakville, Brian will be leaving for Courmayeur March 24. At last year‘s Worlds in Engleberg, Switzerland, Brian was fourth in slalom, 22nd in giant slalom and 24th in classic. VELSEN‘s 4TH Both Firstbrooks were chosen to represent Canada at the 1993 World Championships in Courmayeur, Italy, March 27â€" April 4. It was the fourth time both were named to the national squad. Telemark skiing is a hybrid of alpine and crossâ€"country. Competition is divided into three parts â€" giant slalom, direct slalom (where two racers comâ€" pete headâ€"toâ€"head) and the classic race. Firstbrook‘s younger brother Peter, 29, finished third. Oakville‘s Brian Firstbrook, 31, defended his Canadian national telemark skiing title by heading a field of 28 at the 1993 championships at Osler Bluffs in Collingwood, Sunday. SKIER ON MARK | THE OAKVILLE BEAVER | So far 11 teamsâ€"almost double last year‘s total of sixâ€"â€" are confirmed. The others are York Region, Durham, Dufferinâ€"Peel, North York, Etobicokeâ€"York, Scarborough, Toronto This year‘s Challenge being held later this year to better accommodate teams and scouts from Canadian and U.S. universities. Three Oakville players are among the final 25â€"man roster for Halton‘s entry in the Fourth Annual Halton Challenge high school hockey tournament, April 1â€"4. Forwards Brian Whalen of Appleby College, Chad Guerin of Loyola and Dave Blyth of Oakville Trafalgar were chosen by head coach Jeff Gruber of Lord Elgin and assistants Bill Grant (Nelson) and Bob Williamson (Aldershot) to help Halton try and defend the tournament title. High school stars take the hockey Challenge A Sheridan player goes for the kill in openingâ€"day action against Seneca at the Canadian college volleyball championships, continuing through the weekend at J.M. Porter Athletic Centre. Sheridan men are seeded No. 3 in the tourney, the women No. 7. Ice Express coach Brenda Bradica won‘t predict where her teams will finish in Kitchener but would like to see all three squads improve on placings at last year‘s nationals, when none of them qualiâ€" fied for finals. The novice, junior and adult teams all qualified for the nationals with topâ€"three finishes at the Central Ontario sectionals, held recently at Oakville Arena. It‘s all systems go for three Oakville Ice Express precision skatâ€" ing teams heading to the Canadian championships, April 8â€"11 in Kitchener, Ont. The juniors won the Challenge "There was good chemistry last year," said Gruber, an assistant on the ©92 team. "Last year we organized that trip to Europe. The boys got to know each other and became familiar with a "We have a lot more depth up front but we‘re not as strong on the blueline as last year," he said. " We have three strong goalies this year." The one element lacking at the moment is cohesiveness â€" a key in last year‘s run to the title. Secondary Schools Athletic Association, Kawartha, Oxford County and Wentworth. TSSAA and Oxford are firstâ€"timers. "We wanted to get 16 teams (originally)," says Challenge organizer Tam Morrison of Lord Elgin High School. Gruber says the expanded field will make it that much tougher for Halton to try to repeat. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1993 PAGE 18 The tournament wraps up tomorrow with the gold medal games at 6 p.m. (women) and 8 p.m. (men). Bronze medal contests are at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., the semifinals at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. An assistant coach, he said, would be sticking around for the tournaâ€" ment to pick out potential prospects for invitation to the national camp. Ice Express will start intense training on March 25 and will be on the ice everyday, Bradica said. "They have to realize they‘re capable of pushing beyond the limâ€" its â€" learn to be more capable in one‘s own mind. They have to keep their heads together and stay focused," she said. Bradica says success is largely a matter of getting the skaters to believe in themselves. Cup (consolation) while the novices and adults were third and seventh respectively in the same division. "They are all coming along (although) it‘s hard to say which team has come along the most." The teams will be divided into four pools of three for roundâ€"robin play. Teams will also play one interlocking game. Top teams in each diviâ€" sion will vie for the gold medal, the second place squads will go the silver medal and the thirdâ€"place teams will compete for the bronze. Eighty per cent of the games will be played at Oakville Arena while the remaining will be held at Burlington‘s Central Arena. Because the Challenge has a higher profile, the traditional Halton allâ€"star game between the Volpe Division and the Richardson has been scrapped. "The kids on the Challenge team are allâ€"stars anyway," Morrison said. "We decided at a preâ€" season coaches meeting there was no need for one." system." SPORTS PREDICTIONS........... (Box 5240) SPORTS TRIVIA........................ (BOX 5239) SHERIDANCOLLEGE ........... (Box 5243) OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB.... (Box 5246) OAKVILLE BLADES ................ (Box 5242) Lefties are still welcome to enter by calling the club (844â€" 6982). Competitors don‘t have to be lefthanded to enterâ€"â€"they just have to curl with their left hand. Some 64 teams are set to enter the World Lefthanders Curling Championships, April 1â€"4. Oakville Curling Club is getâ€" ting ready to toast southpaws of the world for the 20th straight year. Oakville hosts }lefty bonspiel