www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 29, 2014 | 32 HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS RD., #UNIT 3 905-842-0725 www.haltontransmission.com Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports "Connected to your Community" Dick Grimm was integral to Glen Abbey, Canadian Open Long-time Oakville resident Dick Grimm, integral in the building of Glen Abbey Golf Club and a driving force behind bringing the Canadian Open to Oakville, passed away Monday at the age of 91. Affectionately known as "Mr. Canadian Open" because of his involvement with Canada's national open golf championships from 1965-93, Grimm was a former governor and past president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association and also served as commissioner of the Canadian Tour (now known as PGA Tour Canada). "On behalf of the entire golf community including the golfers, associations, sponsors, employees and volunteers whose lives he touched, we are extremely saddened by the passing of Dick Grimm," Golf Canada CEO Scott Dick Grimm Simmons said in a news release. "Dick's contributions to the game of golf were outstanding and his legacy will forever live on as a leader, a gentleman, a mentor, a supporter of the game and one of the finest ambassadors Canadian golf has ever known. Although it's a sad day for Canadian golf, his friends and his family, we join in celebrating the life and the many deserving accomplishments of `Mr. Canadian Open'." A former U.S. Marine and graduate of Yale University who was born in Chicago, Grimm moved to Oakville in 1948 and was instrumental in increasing golf's profile in the town. He was the chairman of the Canadian Open in 1965, 1979, 1972, 1975, 1977-79 and 1981. He became the director of professional tournaments for the RCGA in 1983, a position he continued in until 1993 when he left to become commissioner of the Canadian Tour. Along with (former RCGA governors) Bruce Forbes and John Marshall, Grimm worked with Genstar Corporation to build Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville and establish it as the home of the Canadian Open from 1977 to 2000. He was a key driver behind retaining golf legend Jack Nicklaus as the architect, Jack's first solo design. Grimm also worked closely with the Leonard Shore Foundation to bring about the building of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, located on the grounds of Glen Abbey Golf Club. After retirement, Grimm continued to be active in the game, serving on a number of committees with the RCGA and the Golf Association of Ontario while also representing local golf courses and staying actively involved with the Golf Historical Society of Canada. His many awards and recognitions include being a member of the Captain's club at the Memorial, a member of the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame and a member of the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame. The Golf Association of Ontario introduced the Dick Grimm Award for volunteer of the year in 2011. His wife, Karen, was a true companion through the couple's 40-year marriage, working with him at the Canadian Open and tirelessly assisting him through his recent illness and passing. A memorial service for Grimm will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 12:30 p.m. at Temple Har Zion in Thornhill. -- Photo courtesy Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Loyola Hawks player Eduardo Jaimes (right) goes up in the air to chase down the ball while Corpus Christi's Niko Correa looks on. Loyola defeated the Longhorns 2-1 in Monday's Halton high school senior boys' soccer AAA final at North Park, ending Corpus Christi's threeyear reign as regional champions. | photo by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Loyola ends Corpus's AAA soccer reign The Loyola Hawks broke Corpus Christi's lock on the Halton high school senior boys' soccer AAA title, defeating the Longhorns 2-1 in Monday's regional final at North Park. Roberto Manchisi and Leo Leone scored for the Hawks, who were 8-1 during the regular season -- their lone loss coming to Corpus Christi. The three-time defending champion Longhorns went 9-0, including a 1-0 win over Loyola May 8 in Burlington. "In order to win this league, we had to go through them," Hawks head coach Nick De Stefano said. "I think our guys knew they could beat them, but we knew at the same time it would be a lot of work. We have tremendous respect for what (the Longhorns) have done. They've dominated this league for a long time." Loyola led 1-0 at halftime, then padded its lead 10 minutes into the second half. The Longhorns' Daniel Correa tallied with 25 minutes remaining in regulation time, making the score 2-1, but Loyola keeper Igancio Jimenez and his teammates ensured the Hawks' lead stood up. Both teams entered Monday's final already assured of spots in the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference semifinals, where a victory would secure one of two GHAC berths in the upcoming Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAA tournament. Still, at the final whistle, many of the Hawks emphatically raised their arms and whooped it up while several Longhorns players crumpled to the turf in disappointment. "(Winning Halton) absolutely means something," De Stefano said. "All these guys are competitors. If we were on the other end, I think we would feel the same way." Longhorns coach Rob Biturajac agreed. "It means (even more) when you've won three in a row. Of course, there's going to be dejection in the group," he said. "But they're resilient and fought to the final whistle. I told them not to hang their heads." In today's GHAC semifinals, Loyola was scheduled to host Hamilton's St. Mary at 1 p.m. and Corpus Christi was to visit Bishop Ryan at 10:30 a.m. in Hamilton. The GHAC final is slated for tomorrow (Friday). -- Jon Kuiperij Heartbreaking loss for White Oaks in senior AAAA final The White Oaks Wildcats were one goal -- or a disallowed goal -- away from their first Halton soccer title in 15 years and a possible trip to the provincial championships. Instead, Christ the King's Adam Gould scored with two minutes remaining in regulation time to snap a 1-1 deadlock and deal the Wildcats a 2-1 defeat in Monday's Halton high school senior boys' AAAA final at North Park. Gould's goal -- a beautiful effort in which he sprinted down the wing, beat a defender to the inside and scored from inside the crease -- was a devastating blow for the Wildcats, who thought they had taken the lead themselves 13 minutes earlier. Victor Chung's apparent go-ahead marker, set up by a great feed from University of Pittsburghbound Raj Kahlon, was called off because of a disputed offside ruling. "I think we got robbed," said Wildcats coach Kent Wilson. "It's hard to see from (the sideline at the opposite see White on p.33