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And Bruhn, who defected with her family from East Germany when she was a year old, is making the most of the arrangement. After winning twd gold medals at the North American championships in October, Bruhn shattered the Ontario bantam girls 400â€"metre record at a recent indoor meet at York University. It must be: Anke Bruhn does it twice a year to train and compete with Athletiques International track club of Oakville. Compared to a daring moonlit escape from her homeland in a homeâ€"made rubber dinghy, the commute from Germany to Oakville is a breeze. (rerman defector now runs for Oakville record at a recent indoor meel at York University. Bruhn, now 14, returned to her homeland with the reunification of Germany in 1990. But she still spends her summers here to work with Athletiques coach Bruce Burtonâ€"the only handsâ€"on coachâ€" ing she receives. Burton has given Bruhn a preâ€" scribed program which she follows under the guidance of a contact he made on a visit to Cologne in 1990. But, he frets, this is not enough to help Bruhn reach her vast potential. "At her calibre, this is not what she needs," says Burton. "We‘ve got to find someone over there who can work with her the other nine months." The East German sports system fell into disarray with the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Where once there were some 250 coaches in East Germany alone, there are now only 20 for an entire country, Burton savs. â€"Bruhn was living with her parâ€" ents in Grimsby when she came to Athletiques as a very raw crossâ€" country runner in January, 1990. She had never won a competition but loved to run. Burton gave her training program that stressed sprinting and exercise, which she embraced with the zeal of rookie. In less than a year, she had shaved a full minute off her 1,500m time to win the North American title in Calgary. This past October, she won the 400 and 800m crowns in Sacramento, Calif. She returned to Germany _ last Tuesday after competing in the York University Allâ€"Comers Meet over the Christmas holidays. She covered the twoâ€" tance in a time of 57.1 s eclipsing the old mark of by Oakville‘s Claudia To 1975. WOULD YOU RATHER BE IN FLORIDA? See RUNNERS, Page itich in nds dis sel Bv TOM MICHIBATA Beaver t1 41 Sund re with ittempl. 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Bills procee ajor and the pendulum continue t was a surprise onâ€"side kick ca h, Bruce Dehaven," he explaine i» ahead and block their two gu Isti€ m umpin t that 1 hit it ud the tean 4 field WeI Just by subscribing before January 31st, 1993, all preâ€" paid subscribers will be automatically entered into draw â€"â€" winner‘s name will be published in the Wednesday, February 3rd edition. . . _ AND YOU COULD WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO FLORIDA MAIL TO: OAKVILLE BEAVER 467 SPEERS ROAD OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6K 354 NO quartert m at halfume trailin N e Ir tt MD il NJ five conv a Reichâ€"to ecovered I roceeded t ntinued to e M S U BSCRITIBE TO T V Frank Reich if m 8 g i ~!--â€";‘»'-:':_ « H When it went throuch I illed t until Sunda runnIn N m AE, OQOAKVILLE BEAVER | TV audi ind I slide in behind N a WIn n n rts, Christie played Don Beebe TD cut t out when it march in for anoth wing in their favor y our special teams vo euys beside me wn in the n vet Â¥n onâ€"side kick AF uld start packin et," explained ol eraduate. Hail to thE chamPs Oakville had a team entered in each of the five divisions at the Rangers International Hockey Tournament last weekâ€"â€"but only one captured a gold medal. Above, players from Oakville rush to mob goaltender Brett Edwards after edging Chinguacousy 2â€"1 in the minor novice AAA final, Left, Robbie Hisey (17) fires the tying goal. More than 60 teams took part in the fourâ€"day competition, spread over five local arenas. 5 Miami (Photos by Peter McCusker) n kickin thn ‘ond thin them and get the ball. A Houston guy got a hand on the ball but it was just sittine there so I crabbed It was the first time & BHZ Christie had recovered % e p his own kick and he kept & A * the ball as a souvenir. It *â€"â€"~ M was also his first playoff H game after previously missing postâ€"season i * action with the Bucs. Bills now face an AFC STEVE CHRISTIE semiâ€"final date with Pittsburgh Steelers, Saturday at Three Rivers Stadium, and Christie says the Houston game will do a lot for confidence. After losing to Oilers badly in the final game of the regular season, the team was getting a lot.of bad publicity. "It was not just the critics. Houston was talking a lot of trash after last week. They rubbed our noses in it. They were doing all of the (TD) dances when they got ahead so it was nice to send them packing." it Expiry date: MASTERCARD#: _ CHEQUE ENCLOSEDIET Cheque payable to: OAKVILLE BEAVE Yearly $45.00 HON Save 25% on Prepaid Subscriptions The Oabville Beaver publishes 3 times weekly, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday. To enjoy home delivery please call our Circulation department at 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743. Special Offer ($15.00 peryear) Yourr subscription is only $45.00 per year, Regular $60.00 Offer expires Mar. 19th, 1993 Prepay by VISA, MASTERCARD, or CHEQUE and Save 25% Expiry date WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1993 PAGE 12 Oakville underâ€"14 soccer reps haven‘t played competitively since the end of Septemberâ€"but winning remained in season at an internaâ€" tional tournament in Tampa, Fla. Sponsored by Burlington Soccer Supplies, the local troop earned a spot in the final eight spot before bowing out of the prestigious McDonald‘s Sunbowl1. last week. Sponsored Supplies, the spot in the f bowing out McDonald‘s | Oakville reeled off four straight wins at the 195â€"team event, taking top spot in its division. But a quick 2â€"0 start by Kentucky State champiâ€" on Bon Air Thunder in the quarterâ€" final round proved too much in a 3â€" 2 setback. "We threw everything at them but the kitchen sink," said head coach Phil Iafrati, whose team got a pair of goals from Eser Oner. "We were all over ‘em. They (Kentucky) were on their last legs. It was an unbelievable effort by the bovs." Soccer reps warm up in Florida Despite playing in the 20â€"team underâ€"15 division, Oakville defeatâ€" ed Florida‘s Sunrise Heat and Virginia‘s Chantilly United 2â€"1, before overcoming a 2â€"0 deficit to double Ohio Internationals 4â€"2. Peter Eskit and Mike Gesualdi shared the shutout as Oakville fin: ished off roundâ€"robin play with a 2â€" 0 win acainst Clearwater Chargers. Picking up assists were: Mark Stevenson (3), Oner (2), Ryan Grieve (2), Gallagher (2), Seale, Blackey, Hardit Chohan and Nick Knez. Scoring for Oakville were: Shaun Blackey (four goals), Oner (3), Bryan Seale, Danny Gallagher and Andy Medeiros. esidence business spot before prestigious last week.