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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1994 PAGE 17 Various league cup games took place this past weekend in Oakville, despite heavy rain on Saturday afterâ€" noon, and poor playing conditions. Oakville under 10s beat Dixie 5â€" 3. The team will play Mississauga in the semifinal on September 10. An Oakville player wards off an opponent in Under 16 League Cup Action on the weekend. Play goes on despite heavy rain The under 11 boys ‘A‘ won 4â€"1 over Erin Mills which qualified them for their semifinal against Mississauga on September 10 in Brampton. "We were getting manhandled out there," said coach Forster. "This is the smallest team I‘ve ever coached. Two of our defenâ€" sive linemen are 16â€"yearsâ€"old." Sseason on perfect note Oakville opened the scoring early when Mike Dingsdale took an outlet pass from Mark Demerling in the right flat and scampered a few yards into the end zone. Dingsdale‘s effort capped a Sudbury finished a distant secâ€" ond to Oakville in the regular seaâ€" son and played the final with John Millar â€" the league‘s leading rushâ€" er â€" severely hampered by a knee injury. Millar rushed for 73 yards on the day. Oakville used their tremendous size advantage on the line to peneâ€" trate both the offensive and defenâ€" sive zones. On average, the Longhorns linemen were 40 to 60 pounds heavier than the Spartans, according to league officials. Longhorns down Sudbury to defend NFC title By BRAD REAUME Special to the Beaver night. The Sudbury Spartans were trounced 35â€"14 by the Oakville Longhorns in the Northern Football Conference final, Saturday night, at Bronte Athletic Field. It wasn‘t Sudbury‘s Saturday With the championship victory, the Longhorns wrapped up a perâ€" fect 12â€"0 season including a 71â€"0 semiâ€"final over Brampton. The win gives Oakville consecutive league titles. They defeated the Scarborough Crimson Tide in 1993. The same Sudbury squad defeated Oakville in the 1992 championship. "That‘s as gutsy a performance as I ever saw," said Sudbury coach, Sid Forster, referring to Millar. "His knee was extremely swollen, and he couldn‘t walk yesterday. He told me he‘d go as far as he could. For him to suck it up like that; well, it was great." The under 12 boys game against Oakville ends Milton was postponed because of the poor weather. The boys under 13 game with Dixie, the under 12 girls game with Brampton and the under 13 girls game with Burlington were also postponed due to weather. The under 14 boys didn‘t have an Oakville qualifier while the under 14 girls team lost to Burlineton 2â€"1 on August 7. The under 15 boys beat Guelph 3â€"0 to reach the semifinals against Chinguacousy. The under 15 girls The Longhorns pushed their lead to 20â€"0 thanks to a 105 yard punt return by Mikki Miller and a scoring drive punctuated by a 16â€" yard alleyâ€"oop from Demerling to Jamie Wootton in the right side of the Sudbury end zone. Completions to Doyle and Wootton fueled the drive. Michael Jackson missed the convert on drive highlighted by a long gainer by Will Thompson who took a short pass, and after a great down field block by Phil Doyle, sprinted 50 yards up the sidelines. The conâ€" vert was good and Oakville led 7â€" Oakville Longhorn defenders cut short a Sudbury drive during Saturday‘s Northern Football Conference championship game in Oakville Saturday night. The Longhorns won 35â€"14 to defend their conference title and finish the 1994 season with a perfect 12â€"0 record. (Photo by Barrie Erskine) The under 19 girls lost to London 3â€"1 on Friday night at Shell Park. play Mississauga on September 10 in the quarterfinals. The under 16 boys lost in a penalty shootout 2â€"1 after playing to a 1â€"1 draw. The under 17 boys lost to Erin Mills 5â€"2 on August 7. The under 17 girls ‘A‘ team lost to Burlington 6â€"4 in July and the under 17 girls °B‘ team lost in overâ€" time to London 5â€"4. As time ran out in the first half, Sudbury mounted a drive which they capped when quarterback Dave St. Amour scored from 30 yards out after barely escaping the clutches of Oakville‘s Alwin Mascoll coming on an outside blitz. The score came in the last minute of play and Sudbury conâ€" verted for a 20â€"7 score. Miller‘s score. The Longhorns weren‘t through, however, as they manâ€" aged another major with 28 secâ€" onds on the first half clock. A long run around the left side by Dan McAlonan got Oakville to the (Photo by Barrie Erskine) Sudbury 38 when Demerling and Wootton executed another alleyâ€" oop to the right side for a score. Oakville made good on a two point conversion attempt and pushed the score to 28â€"7. "Jamie‘s an awesome receiver; he‘s the best in the league," said Demerling, who admitted the alleyâ€"oop pass to the right side was his favorite and one he often calls when the team needs a big play. Wootton had four receptions for 82 yards in the game. Early in the second half, the Longhorns used a long run by McAlonan, who led Oakville rushâ€" The Ontario side used the talents of Tom Davies, Randolph Krumme and Tim Bakker to cruise through to the final where they met a determined In addition to the fans, national under 17 team coach Tony Taylor was in attendance to watch nine of his players compete. The national team travels to Cuba on Sunday August 21. Three Oakville players helped proâ€" pel the Ontario under 17 Rugby team to the â€" Eastern _ Canadian Championship last weekend at Loyalist Rugby Club in Fredrickton, New Brunswick. In a much anticipated game the Oakville Blue Devils and Scarborough Malvern Force played to a 2â€"2 draw Friday night in boys under 16 soccer action. About 500 fans were on hand for the contest. Blue Devils hold onto first _ with tie against Scarborough Oakville trio help Ontario win Eastern rugby title According to a notice posted at SportsDomes, Coopers and Lybrand Ltd. have been appointed receivers of the property and are trying to find a SportsDomes on North Service Road has closed its doors, but one of the owners is optimistic it will reopen shortly. "The time frame has yet to be determined but I hope things will be resolved in the very near future," said Roman Winnicki, one of the SportsDomes ownâ€" ers. Winnicki said SportsDomes landlord, Brave Gesture Investment Limited, was in default with mortgage holder Confederation Trust, due in part to rental payment defaults by SportsDomes. The mortâ€" gage, registered in April 1990 was for $3 million. Oakville ended the first half SportsDomes closure may be temporary ers with 93 yards, to set up a short pass in the left flat to Thompson, who cut back into the center of the field and smashed into the end zone for the score. Thompson had five receptions for 101 yards. Mascoll sacked Sudbury quarâ€" terback St. Armour on the ensuing series to force a punt. Wootton ran it back for a score, but for the secâ€" ond time in the contest, Oakville was flagged for clipping on what seemed to be a touchdown romp. The Longhorns‘ offense was stymied in the second half, but their defense smothered Sudbury, allowing only another St. Amour Other preliminary round games had Ontario destroying Nova Scotia 64â€"0 and thrashine New Brunswick 55â€"0. Exceptional work by Danny Gallager, Matt Pitman, Eric Glazer and the midfielders Nicki Budachich, Kory Jazbec and Dave Clerc kept the ball out of the Oakville net in an attempt to preâ€" Ontario won the title 6â€"0 over Quebec, a team which adjusted nicely after Ontario beat them 38â€"3 in the preliminary round. Ontario defeated Prince Edward Island in the semifinal In the second half Malvern put pressure on the Oakville defence and scored in the second minute. With the goal they put more players up front to increase the pressure. team from Quebec. with a 2â€"0 lead on a penalty goal by Paul Hayward and a goal scored by Eddie McMillan. Winnicki said Confederation Trust is owned by Confederation Life, but he didn‘t think that the recent shut down of the parent company would cause Confederation Trust to foreclose its outstanding debts. "It‘s in the hands of lawyers now," Winnincki said. "I expect it (SportsDomes) will reopen soon." Winnicki was unable to say if he would be involved in the restructured business. buyer According to Tony Shuster of Nevada Bob‘s sports shop, which was leasing retail space on the premises, the facility should be reâ€"opened in about a week, pending restructuring. He added, his business was given no notice of the closure. touchdown run to bring the score to 35â€"14. Late in the game, Oakville‘s Al Campbell had the game‘s only interception to stifle a Sudbury drive. St. Amour comâ€" pleted five passes in 15 attempts for 39 yards. "We were outgunned," said Forster, after the game. "We sufâ€" fered from our lack of size and from a lack of focus. When we finally got it going, it was too late." Molnar agreed that Oakville‘s size advantage was a deciding facâ€" tor, but claimed the Longhorns also have more talent than Sudbury. and more speed. As for Oakville‘s domination of the league, Molnar said the 41â€"yearâ€"old loop has hisâ€" torically been dominated by one or two teams. Molnar expected to have everyone back for next seaâ€" son. Quarterback Demerling, 36, was pleased with the win and said he would return next year, but probably in a lesser role. He manâ€" aged 14 completions in 21 attempts for 285 yards and four touchdowns. "All that stuff was okay for them when they beat us in Sudbury, last year," said Oakville coach, Tony Molnar, who dismissed Forster‘s comments. "He, himself, took a swing at one of our players down near the sidelines in that game." Molnar said that he does sit players for a couple of plays whent they get too rambunctious. He said» the teams have "a tremendous rivalry" and pointed out that after the game, there were no altercaâ€" tions between players. "I‘ve been in the league for 12; years, and with Oakville for 10 years, and eventually it‘ll be time to move on. Sooner or later, I‘ll want to do something else with my summers. Actually, I‘m interested in doing duathlons where you cycle and run." "They are full value champiâ€" ons," said Forster. "I don‘t like the way they win, with all the taunting and the piling on when the game is in hand. It‘s just not necessary. We showed more dignity losing than they did winning." Call the toll free information . _ M# M @» MWP W hotline now and request your FREE COPY of the Halton Child Care Information guide Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm The Ontario team is slated to pl; an exhibition game against a tea from the United Kingdom in the fall. A community service from the Children‘s Council of Haton. the Region of Halton and the Ministry of Community and Social Services Players had to undergo a length try out process beginning in May. A three Oakville members of the Ontari team double as Oakville Crusader and attend Oakville Trafalgar Hig School where they will play for th senior rugby team this fall. The winner will play in the fin against the winner of the Hamiltc Sparta vs Malvern contest. Oakville will play Saturday Shell Park at 5 p.m. in an Ontan Cup semifinal against the Pickeri Power. The tie maintained Oakville hold on first place by one over Malvern, 19 points to 18. serve the Oakville win. However, tremendous shot tied the game, ar though both teams have chances : claim the win, neither could. | IT‘Ss YOU ‘ DECISIO!