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Wednesday, July 4, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 `Horns win battle of undefeated The Oakville Longhorns passed their first real test of the Northern Football Conference (NFC) season with flying colours. In a battle of undefeated teams, the eight-time champion Oakville Longhorns blasted the host M ississauga Wolverines 38-7. Oakville improved to 4-0 while Mississauga fell to 4-1. North Bay also remained undefeated at 5-0 with a 28-13 win over Sudbury. The league's two remaining undefeated teams will meet up in The Bay in two weeks time (Saturday, July 14). This Saturday (July 7), the `Horns should have an easy time o f it unless the 0-7 Belleville Panthers can pluck a rabbit out of their sleeves. Mississauga did provide the toughest opposition this season for the `Horns. It took the `Horns longer to get going and longer to put them away, but in the end they still rolled over them. The `Horns held quarter leads o f 6-0, 13-0 and 35-7. The key part of the game \ The `Horns Mike Dingsdale makes the reception in action from earlier this season. On Saturday, the `Horns won the battle of undefeated teams 38-7 in Mississauga. Photo by Brent Foster NORTHERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE W L T F A Pts Team GP 194 23 North Bay Bulldogs 5 5 0 0 10 4 4 0 0 159 19 8 Oakville Longhorns Mississauga Wolverines 4 1 0 179 74 8 5 2 0 129 48 6 Sault St. Marie Storm 5 3 * Sudbury Spartans 4 1 0 72 136 2 3 Oshawa Hawkeyes 4 1 0 79 144 2 3 Markham Raiders 4 1 0 32 125 2 3 107 2 MegaCity Maddogs 4 1 3 0 33 4 4 19 190 0 Belleville Panthers 0 0 U P C O M IN G July 7, Oakville at Belleville: July 14, Oakville at North Bay; July 21, Sault Ste. Marie at OAKVILLE; July 28, Mega City at OAKVILLE (Oakville games at Bronte Field, 6 p.m.) R E C E N T RESULTS June 29/30: OAKVILLE LONGHORNS 38, Mississauga 7; Mega City 20, Belleville 6; North Bay 28, Sudbury 13; Sault Ste. Marie 14, Markham 0 came in the third quarter with the `Horns having extended their lead to 20-0. Mississauga got themselves right back in the game, running a fumble recovery into the end zone for a touchdown (20-7). The `Horns Derwin Phillips, however, capped the very next series with a 57 yard touch down. "That was a back breaker," agreed a very elated coach Tony Molnar. A telling statistic, the `Horns limited Mississauga to just 19 yards rushing and 36 yards in the air. The `Horns, all total, were 6/12 for 74 yards in the air, the bulk by quarterback M ark Demerling (5/10 for 67 yards) and one interception. On the ground, the `Horns racked up 226 yards on 39 car ries, the bulk of it by Derwin Phillips (21/131) and Michael Malott (14/91). Oakville boasted four inter ceptions by Rick Carlson, A1 Campbell, James Ducksworth and Chris Downs. Other defensive standouts were Stafford Wilson (3.5 tack les) and Wayne Sliwinsky (2.5 tackles and a fumble recovery). Dwayne Scott also had a fum ble recovery. M ark Dem erling threw a touchdown pass each to Colin Alie (19 yards) and Colin Grant (eight yards). The other two were rushing touchdowns, by Derwin Phillips (57 yards) and Michael Malott (30 yards). Vince Rinella had a twopoint safety touch and the rest of the points were chalked up by Oakville's Dana Segin, scor ing two field goals (37 and 46 yards), converting three of the touchdowns and adding three (count `em) single point safeties off kick-offs. Hockey MOMS honour their own with volunteer award By Kathy Manchus SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER This year, the Hockey MOMS honored two of their own with the Volunteer of the Year Award, and rightly so. Without these two women, there would be no MOHA Championship Week, the series o f final games and trophy presentations that wraps up the hockey season at the end of March. Both River Oaks Arena pads are in use from early morning to late evening as one team leaves the ice, another is prepped to go on. The Hockey MOMS social committee brings in donuts, coffee and sand wiches to feed the dozens of volun teers. The fact that the annual showcase, with its myriad of timekeepers, refer ees, presentations and volunteers, runs so smoothly is testament to their organizational skills, but with Jan Care at the helm, championship week goes beyond the mechanical dispens ing of hardware. For her, it's a labour of love, it's an event. Her wish is that every play er leaves the arena feeling special, "that we immortalize these guys and thank the coaches for their dedication and time." "Without these two women it w ouldn't take place," commented Hockey MOMs president, Nancy Brooks, referring to co-winners. Care and Helen Wills. In past years, the Volunteer of the Year Award has been chosen from within the entire MOHA, but this year, says Brooks, the committee looked no further than the organiza tion's own Hockey MOMS to find two stellar volunteers. Because of sheer numbers of play ers, the planning for Championship Week begins in December. It's an intense week, one that could turn into a chore for all involved if it weren't for Care's enthusiasm, upbeat announcing and special touches, such as soliciting Oakville Rangers rep players to help distribute trophies. "The rep kids never cross paths with the house league kids," explains Care. "By distributing trophies, they're giving back to the grassroots, where they started." Her announcements for the player awards "are maybe a little more flamboyant than most because I like to play them up." "We want to give these kids a happy ending to their year, give them an opportunity to celebrate their year and be recognized for their efforts on the team." There are poignant moments as well, when memorial trophies are distributed and Care ensures that spectators hear a little history behind these special trophies. "Kids have so much stress in their lives, in sport, in school. This is their day, not the coaches' day, not the MOHA's day, its the players' day. It's the only day that all divisions are there in all their colors. There's a charge in the air." When Helen Wills heard of her award, she was as surprised as Care. "There are a whole whack of other Photo by Peter C. McCusker Hockey MOMS Jan Care and Helen Wills shared MOHA's volunteer of the year award. people who do great stuff too...we all do it because we love it." Unlike Care, who was "always team MOM" when her two sons joined hockey, Wills didn't immedi ately volunteer when her two boys signed up. "W hen they signed up we were new to Oakville and we didn't know a lot of people. I would go to these games and see others talking to one another and I wondered how they knew so many people." She found out when she got involved with Hockey MOMS, first as secretary of the organization and then with the board of directors. She even convened while assisting Care with the Awards week celebrations for two consecutive years. "It's worth all the effort when you see the kids so happy," says Wills. "It's a great celebration of their sea son." Oakville Girls Softball Association Here are week five highlights for the Oakville Girls Softball Association. M IT E ... Dundee Wealth Management 11, Speers Paint & Flooring 7. SQUIRTS ... System Moulds 17, W endy's (Trafalgar Ridge) 16. Jaime Johas, Gillian Schnurr and Kimberly Koumbiasdis led System moulds to the win while Kristina Milic, Prieilla Madill and Danielle Racansky kept the game close for W endy's. Wendy's (Trafalgar Ridge) 15, Perris & McIntyre 12. Rebecca Basciano, Prieilla Modill and Courtney Alexander excelled for Wendy's while Emily Jakubauskas. Kalee Thompson and Amy Johnston lead Perris & McIntyre. N O V IC E ... Mobile Cartage 14, Boston Pizza 13. Holly Quinn, Amanda Ward and Teresa White each provided two hits in the winning cause and this was answered with two hits each from Kirsten Bell, Alex West and Stephanie Paul for Boston Pizza. Boston Pizza 16. Oakville Cycle and Sports 15. Hits and stolen bases were provided by Kelsey Jack, Alex West and Samantha Paul for Boston Pizza. Power hitting from Jessica Plata and the solid play of Michelle Racine and Stephanie Ashdown kept the game in doubt until the final out. BANTAM ... Goody Canada 9, Extraordinaire 3. Excellent pitching on both teams. Heather Kosteman. Tanis Kirk and Kristina Rienhardt excelled for Goody Canada. Shawna Cooper. Julie Powers and Erin Rogers showed determina tion this contest for team Extraordinaire. Oakville Cycle and Sports 11, Seventeen 9. Michelle Ashdown, Rachelle Dufresne. and Candice Furman provided the pitching and hitting need to win. Amy Cornell, Morag Dick and Meagan Green gave Seventeen out standing efforts. Seventeen 11, Goody Canada 9. Clutch hitting by Christina Harriman. The great defence o f Meagan Green and solid hitting of Morag Dick led Seventeen to the win. Amy Robinson's defensive play, Chelsey Robinson's pitching and the timely hitting o f Laura Clay made it an interesting game for Goody Canada. Cobras win trophy with three goals in seven minutes (C o n tin u e d fro m p a g e D 2 ) League and strong teams from Quebec and the US. The Cobras won their preliminary group, defeating M ississauga, East York and Pickering, and scoring ten unanswered goals in the process. Scoring in round-robin action were Karen Zmirak (4), Laura Bandy (3), Elaine Dumas (2) and Vanessa Dumlao. The Cobras had been improving each game and in quarter final action the London Comets came up against a team on top of its game. Playing into a strong wind in the first half, the Cobras produced some beautiful flowing soccer and were soon 3-0 courtesy of Stephanie Muldoon (2) and Zmirak. Adrienne Johnstone added another after the half as the Cobras took their foot off the gas. In semifinal action, the Cobras outplayed Markham Lightening, easing past them 2-0 with Bandy and Zmirak getting the markers. This win set up a final game with Dixie, a rematch of the Robbie final two years ago when the Cobras prevailed 2-0. The game began fairly evenly balanced although the Cobras created more clear cut chances. After 30 minutes, the Cobras became impatient with the rough and tumble Dixie tactics, clicked in to a higher gear and buried three goals in seven minutes. Game over. Muldoon was again in the thick of the action, connecting on two drop back passes from Dumas to hit two unstoppable shots. Courtney Linton followed up with a beau tiful inswinging comer kick that a defender could only help in to the net. The balance of the game was purely a matter of keeping Dixie at bay, and the Cobras were unlucky not to increase their count. In the dying minutes, the referee gifted Dixie a consolation goal with a penalty call. This one goal was the only blemish on goalkeeper Ann Lavallee's record all weekend in six games. The Cobras defence was outstanding with Ally Skinner, Heather Patterson, Laura Lorenz and Erin Douglas all playing strong games. The final game MVP award went to a very deserving Stephanie Muldoon. The two-time Ontario Cup champion Oakville Cobras are next in league action at home at Bronte Field at 9p.m. this Monday (July 9). The Cobras would be delighted to have Oakville soccer fans come out to watch. Downhill skier Karen Stemmle joins Cain at tonight's seminar (C o n tin u e d fro m p a g e 0 1 ) Oakville Soccer Club Boys U n d e r 10 R ed June 27 C anadian Tire Red 5 (Joe Blake-1, M ichael H ood-2, Justin P e r e ira - 1, M ich ael R o n e y -1), C anadian Tire H unter G reen 5 (Travis Ja m e s-1, Tyler K arius-4). C anadian Tire G old 2 (Joey D esjard in s-1, W illiam Jarem a-1), C anadian Tire W hite 1 (M atthew Best -1) C anadian Tire Royal Blue 7 (M atthew L ow e-2, Justin Singer2, E van Z altz-3), C anadian Tire 6 (A lex G erm ano-3, Je ff H orlor-2, T ravis M o ffat-1). tion, Cain still paddles and recently stretched his training to participate in an adventure race. Over the winter, he tried fencing. "Anything that makes you move," offers Cain. "Have the courage to try something new." The more you participate, the more condi tioning you achieve and the more you want to participate, said Cain, adding that every seg ment of the population can benefit from physi cal activity. Inactivity subjects a person to the same health risks as a smoker. The athletes' message is healthy living through participation, prevention, mental strength, nutrition and conditioning and they ease you through all of these steps with infor mation that will feed your motivation. Do everything in moderation, follow the food guidelines, have a plan, increase water con sumption. All very simple instructions, easily accommodated into everyday life with a mini mum of planning and effort. "Participation, conditioning and nutrition are important elements in prevention," said Cain. And so is mental strength, helping you to achieve your goals through imagery, relax ation, goal-setting and positive attitude. There are two more high5 for Life sessions in Oakville, one tonight (Wednesday, July 4) at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Cain and downhill racer, Karen Stemmle, and the final one, July 25th at River Oaks Community Centre with Cain and syn chronized swimmer Kirstin Normand. Both evenings run between 7:30 and 9 p.m. and are free of charge! Don't miss out on a chance to hear the ath letes' inspirational stories. It just might change your life; at the very least it will get you off the couch. Along with motivational messages from the Olympians, there will be a panel of health experts including nutritionists, doctors, phys iotherapists and coaches, who will be on hand to answer questions. Admission is free and registration is not necessary. For more info, phone 1-888-8233319 ext. 669 or online at www.high5forlife.com