Wednesday, August 23, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C1 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Every Friday M H W o rW e d m k y Photos by Ian Ross Fat Stick A ugust 25 Town Centre I D o rv « a qew 844-8703 WWF SUMMER SLAM LAM sun., Aug. 27 8 p.m. An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON Phone:845-3824, ext 255 Fax:337-5567 E-mail nnelson@ haltonsearch.com S E L E C T F E W : the Oakville Soccer Club held its annual house league all-star tournament over the week end, and Oakville Beaver photographer Ian Ross caught the U-15 girls all-star team in action in this prelimi nary round game against Richmond Hill. In the top photo, Jena Shields slides into the ball; in the bottom photo, Tanya Caffa is marked by an opponent. The Oakville U15's won this game 3-1. They also won their other two pre liminary round games, 8-1 over Clarkson and 2-0 over Ancaster. They then won their semifinal game 1-0 over Corunna. This put them into the championship game where they faced a rematch with Richmond Hill, easily winning 7-1. The all-star tournament featured teams in five age groups for both girls (U-9, U -ll, U-13, U-15 and U17) and boys (U-9, U -ll, U-13, U-15 and U-19). , 1, . Photo Special to the Beaver Brandon Hune, an Oakville Trafalgar High School grad, only switched over to snowboard ing a couple of years ago but he hopes to compete at 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics. S igh ts s e t on S a lt Lake for OakviUe snow boarder B Ontario Cup semis on tap this weekend The Ontario Cup is in full swing with the semi final round on tap this weekend, and involving no less than seven Oakville teams (and possibly an eighth). The always anticipated Ontario Cup champi onship games run over two weekends in September (Sept. 9/10 and 16/17). The national club championships are held from OcL 3-9. This year, the U-15 division is being held in Toronto, the U-17 division in Newfoundland and the U-19 division in British Columbia. (Next year, the national championships will be held in the even age groups -- U-14, U-16, U-18). Here's this weekend's schedule for Oakville teams (the complete schedule can be viewed on www.soccer.on.ca)... SATURDAY · 11 a.m. at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, U-12 boys: Glen Shields Sun Devils vs OAKVILLE RED DEVILS · 1 p.m. at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, U-12 girls: Burlington Xtreme vs OAKVILLE AVALANCHE · 3 p.m. at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington, U-16 boys, tier one: Thornhill vs OAKVILLE LIGHTNING. · 5 p.m. Mount Joy Stadium in Markham, U-14 boys: Stoney Creek Saltfleet 86's vs OAKVILLE STRIKERS SUNDAf · 10 a.m. at Mount Joy Stadium in Markham, U-18 girls: OAKVILLE EXTREME vs Milton Magic · noon at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, U-17 boys, tier two: OAKVILLE BLADES vs Sault Civics · noon at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough, U-17 girls: Burlington Impact or OAKVILLE IMPACT vs St. Catharines Angels* · the Burlington Impact/Oakville Impact quar terfinal game is on tap Friday night, 9 p.m., at Sherwood Forest in Burlington. · 3 p.m. at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough, U-18 boys: Windsor F.C. Nationals vs OAKVILLE UNITED sponsorships to make his journey a little easi er. Most top level athletes have someone to arrange travel schedules and handle adminis randon Hune is a man with a mission. trative details, he says. His goal is to be one of the world's "In snowboarding, there's very little xnffatop snowboarders, and he has aban structure.There is little or no funding. There is a little more money for freestyle snowboard doned all else in his determination to fulfill ing so more kids are doing that and sponsors that dream. Armed with a BA from the University of are more willing to get involved." , Western Ontario, the 26-year-old Hune has His focus and tenacity are well known to put on hold financial planning studies and is Canadian snowboarding coaches, who know currently managing a Mister Paint outlet to Hune to spend winter nights sleeping in the meet the thousands of dollars in coaching and back of his truck to ensure enough funds to travelling expenses he will incur over the win compete, and to national team members, at ter months. whose expense Hune picked up his second place at the FIS Eastern Cup event. His is no easy task. Hune wants to repre sent Canada at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Hune chose snowboard racing because of Lake City. Considering he has catapulted his ski racing background. through national rankings in two short sea "Racing was a draw for me because there sons, this objective is not far-fetched. aren't that many people doing it and Ontario A fierce competitor and former ski racer, is a prime location for racing. It's a good spot Hune was until recently, a coachless snowto train because it's icy and hard; you have to boarder with a job, paying his way to week ride well." end competitions around the world, striving to Last year, Hune's expenses amounted to match skills with the world's best. After tast $18,000 for coaching, travelling, accommoda ing international competition and brushing tion, lift tickets and equipment and Hune him with success on the slopes, Hune decided a self took the brunt of the cost. `recreational' approach to snowboarding was This summer he is socking away the sav n't going to do it for him. He deserted imme ings before he heads to Colorado where the diate plans to further his studies and found a Canadian Snowboard Academy holds their seasonal job where he could sock away criti initial camps before returning to their head cal funding for the beginning of the training quarters in Collingwood. In Colorado, he'll season, Nov. 1st. train alongside the world's best in a pay as Qualifying for the U.S Open finals during you go deal, and he's currently training on the 1998 season gave Hune the impetus to Mount Hood in Oregon. take his sport to the next level. "I'm totally focused on this goal. I'm dedi "It was very exciting and very nerve-rack cating my life entirely to snowboarding." ing," he says. "I was the only guy there with He has a strict six-day a week fitness regi no coach and a job working Monday to men which includes running and weights, to Friday. I thought if I can make it to here (the develop and maintain his physical strength finals), where could I go if I took time off and and endurance. put a real effort into it." A graduate of Oakville Trafalgar High Although not an official member of the School, Hune was a member of the Alpine Canadian National Snowboarding team, Hune Ski Club in Collingwood and a member of the has been invited to their camps in Whistler, National Ski Academy while in his teens. He B.C. His first podium finish came in February began snowboarding his first year at Western. where he finished second in an Eastern Cup Snowboarding, he explains, is a step up final at Mont Tremblant. That finish qualified from skiing. Hune for a trip to Japan where he raced in "It's quicker, you can feel the G-force three World Cups, his best finish 40th. After more. It's more natural. Whereas skiing is Japan, Hune won a spot in the World Cup more technical, you have to control the move finals in Livigno, Italy where he finished 47th ment of your legs and arms, in snowboarding overall, but fourth among the Canadians. there's a more natural overall flow and bal "My real goal is to make the Olympic ance." team of 2002 in Salt Lake City. I'm now "Brandon has a very strong sense of work ranked 12th in the country. I hope to be inside ethic, determination and courage," comments the top six in the country by the end of next Derek Nischan, head coach of the Canadian season." Snowboard Academy. "These assets aided That leap is not unrealistic considering just him in being the most improved rider on the a year ago, Hune was ranked 35th. 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