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Oakville Beaver, 26 Mar 1993, p. 18

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Gunn said Summerton could lave placed a little higher at 3m, pointing to her 12th place stand- ing after the voluntary portion (five basic dives). The Halton Lung Association's 1993 Golf Rivilcge Book is now 911 sale. The 20oyearâ€"old White Oaks Secondary School graduate and freshman for the Princeton Tigers University squad, notched 345.05 points in 1m and 393.60 points in 3m in the competition, hosted by the University of Minnesota. Purchase of the $50 book will alow golfers to play 12 area causes on a two-forâ€"one for basis. Courses taking part this GOLF BOOK Beverly Golf and Country Chb; Chedoke Civic Golf Course, Flamborough Hills Golf Club; Heron Point Golf Links; Hidden Lake Golf and Country (Jub; Lynn Meadows Golf and (buntry Club; Nanticoke Golf Cub; Paris Golf and Country Cub; Pine Valley Golf Club; Scenic Woods Golf and Country Club; Southbrook Golf and Country Club and White Oaks Golf Club. Call 847-1033 for details. Twenty-four open age teams, comprised of four players, one palie and three alternates, will compete in four divisions. Registration is $70 per team. Each team is guaranteed five games. Top four teams in each tivision advance to Sunday’s playoffs. Best-of-three champi- mship series goes at about4 pm. finday. Action at Oar House puking lot gets underway both days at 9:30 am. Forty per cent of the money collected will be turned over to the Oakville Humane Society. _. Each team will be asked to volunteer three players to referee a game. Call 338â€"0055 to enter. Making her debut at the rational Collegiate Athletic Association swimming and div- ing championships, Oakville’s Sleryl Summerton finished 21 st in 1 meter diving and 25th in 3m. Summerton, the lone Tiger (iver to qualify for the event from the Zone A championships two weekends ago in Pittsburgh, ‘did a great job,” Princeton coach Greg Gunn said. 5'- 'I\vo or three openings remain fir teams in the Car House Restaurant’s charity ball hockey tournament this weekend. DIVER STARS “She learned a lot being at the meet. She is not familiar with the .S. diving system and coaching t she’s handled herself very BALL HOCKEY AND RECREATION HE OAKVILLE BEAVER | El Custom painting done on the inside, rather than traditional gel-coat outside finish. The paint, therefore, will not chip or scuff. CI And a price tag that is no high- er--and will soon be lower--than existing models constructed by big- name manufacturers. But Reis, him- self a former goalie and currently an assistant coach with Georgetown Raiders of the Central Ont.Jr. A League, thinks safety, not price, first. See HOCKEY, Page 20 In a competitive industry that fea- tures some 10 different equipment manufacturers in Ontario alone, Reis has developed a CSA-approved goalie mask he says will revolution- ize the market. The Xtreme features: D An aerodynamic shape that all but makes impossible the chance of a direct shot on the helmet. By JIM WILSON Beaver sports editor But, as of last month, they are available on store shelves. And even with the season drawing to a close, Reis says Ferland is having dif- ficulty keeping up with the demand. Understandable. CI A polycarbonate material that 1s stronger than the traditional fibreâ€" glass/kevlar compound currently used but is 40 per cent lighter. l Build a better mousetrap, it's been said, and the world will beat a path to your door. Tony Reis doesn't build mousetraps. He builds masks and helmets for hockey goaltenders. The path to his Wyecroft Rd. office, however, consists of a steady stream of players and coaches hoping to latch on to his futuristic design. Alas, they aretumed away. Because of an agreement with his Montreal distributor, Ferland, Reis's XTreme goaltending products cannot be sold directly to the public. 'It's like golfing from inside yOur garage' MAKING HOCKEY SAFER FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1993 PAGE 18 e compares it to teeing off from inside a garage. There are walls, a sliding window at the back and two ows of infra-red heaters on the roof to provide warmthâ€"but with a front Opening that allows a golfer to shoot on to a natural landscape extending some 300 yards. The dome and other indoor facilities "try and change goif- into an indoor winter sport,” he says. “I didn’t think people wanted that.” w n fiice days, and the industrial air conditioners kick m on ‘ ‘Vially hot ones. d Amiatage. '.'We thank the people for coming, he a coffee and tell them how to get to the Dome. " “I’ve never seen as well’constructevd and engineered tees,” Armatage says enthusiastically. He spent well into six figures building the 40-tee facility in time for its Feb. 5 Opening. His goal was to retain golf's natural charm but make it more bearable in cold and wet weather. one slight problem: The occasional north or north- . (the prevailing wind is from the west) that causes it; ill factor of more than minus-8. "When that hap- Sportdomes, Larry Armatage had an idea to help Canadian golfers fight off the ravages of winter. Today, his Family Golf Oakville, on the North Service Rd., might be one of the most innovative driving ranges around. I ong before there was such a thing as Oakville concerned parent when he started designing a new hockey hehnet for goaltenders. Now, in less than a month, his XTreme has become one of the hottest items on' the market Tony Reis (below) was just a Wfl‘f' #l-fm‘ STOCK FOR A LIMITED TIME IS BACK IN _,- STOCK FOR A BOCK BEER

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