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x _ _ _ _ Snvtne opens its training camp May 3 at Lord Elgin High School in Burlington. ‘Horns host Metro Toronto Eagles in an exhibiâ€" tion game May 22 at Nelson Stadium and open the season May 29 at Nelson against Scarborough. _ _____ O â€"~ haviey wiil coach the offensive and defens'iv':lines. former CFL player and coach John Manel will coach quarterbacks s Q Oakvi"! Anamauieollxly..) We c Rany y 3. __ , C 0 0| O o6 Hu NOrh Bay., __ U Head coach Tony Molnar and all but one of his assistants will be returning for the 1993 season. Sam Fabiani, who looked after the defensive line a year ago, is retiring from coaching. But Molnar has announced the addition of four others to the coaching ranks, including former head coach and allâ€"star linebacker Peter Wason. Gerry Gaskel] and Mike Measley will coach the offensive and defensive lines and TormerCEl Alavar asa _.ncu y . _ S mle ) =(Millcroft > Q The NFC has confirmed it will definitely operate this season, the 40th anniversary of what is now the oldest continually operating amaâ€" teur football leapue in Canada. There will be six teams, including Sudbury, North Bay, Brampton, Searborough and Metro Toronto. Sault Ste. Manie applied to reâ€"join the league after a fiveâ€"year absence _but was turned down at the recent league executive meetings. The $00 has since joined the Ontario (Junior) Football Conference, replacing \London Beefeaters, _ Q Former NHLer Jerry Toppazini was reâ€"elected president of the league. Longhorns presented Steve Harrington was elected league vice president. _ U Two former ‘Homs will be inducted into the NFC Hall of Fame. Dennis McPhee, a former allâ€"star linebacker and defensive end, and Brad Fevreau, who is the club past president and who currently sits on the board of directors, will be honored in a ceremony at the July 10 game at Bronte Athletic Field between Oakville and North Bay. DM m TMV M Ahaua o d on q o. Wls 7 DAY and WEEKDAY MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE THE BEST VALUE Glen Buttigieg‘s inside bucket with nine seconds remaining in the second overtime gave M.M. Robinson Rams a heartâ€"stopping 50â€"49 win over Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils in a Halton high school senior boys basketball semifinal, yesterday (Tuesday) at MMR. The win sends the Rams into tomorrow‘s Halton championship against either Bishop Reding or L.B. Pearson at Sheridan College. BURLINGTON â€" TORONTO 332â€"5111 847â€"1623 [ Wooton hauled in 12 touchdown catches last season, ranking him \third in NFC scoring with 72 points. He also led the league in recepâ€" tions (34) yards (836) and average (24.6 yards a catch). His 21.22 average on punt returns was also taps in the loop. Meanwhile, Oakville defensive tackle Marcel Sterk was named the NFC‘s defensive player of the year . Wooton and Sterk joined seven other Horns on the NFC allâ€"star team. Others were: Mike Tumbull (receiver), Wade Holman and Chris Nunn (offensive line), Karl Kustor (defensive end), Brett Fitzpatrick and Adrian Tafrate (linebackers) and A1 Campbell (defensive back). â€" In other news: Sports trivia...Box No. 5239 Sports picks...Box No. 5240 Sheridan College.... To come Oakville Blades...... To come OQakville Little League... To come No return engagement in Halton basketball final for Trafalgar Jamie Wooton has been named the Northern Football Conference‘s most valuable player, «. The veteran receiver for the Oakville Longhorns was one of a record number of local players to capture league trophies and allâ€"star awards following a season in which the ‘Horns finished in a firstâ€"place tie \:fith Sudbury with a 9â€"1 record. TEENS MAKE A BEELINE TO OUR TEENLINE Horns star named MVP Buttigieg managed to rebound BOOK YOUR COMPANY TOURNAMENT NOW HALTON SEMIFINALS (TUESDAY) Dakvilie Trataigar al Burlinglon Netson Burlington Central at Bishop Reding (Final Friday at Sheridan College. Junior 6 p.m./Senior 8 p.m.) FIRST ROUND White Oaks vs. Loyola (Tuesday at Oakvilie Arena) Milton vs. Bishog Reding (Tuesday at Thompson Arena) Notre Dame vs. Aigershot (Tuesday at Mainway Arena) Georgetown vs. Assemption (Wednesday at Mainway} #5180 HALTON SEMIFINALS (TUESDAY) Oakville Trataigar at M.M. Robinson Lâ€"B. Pearson at Bishop Reding {Final Thursday, 4 p.m., at Sheridan College) We‘ve compared .... MILLCROFT offers its members ‘THE PLAYOFFS Kris Chu‘s miss on an inside drive and then went off the glass for the winning bucket. The basket capped a wild game that saw the lead change hands seven times in the second half. Red Devils led 18â€"17 at halftime before th Rams rallied to assume the game‘s biggest lead, six points, at 34â€"38. OT‘s Ian Dann sent the game into overtime with a desperation threeâ€"pointer with two seconds left L ®%¢& T k\&fi ¥° %‘y g\» \5 S 4"" Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils wantâ€" ed to set the record straight with Queen Elizabeth Park Eagles. Recalling a close 2â€"1 win over the Eagles earlier in the year, the Red Devils made sure things didn‘t get as tight in a 2â€"0 sweep of QEP in a Halton high school girls volleyball playoff game, Friday at OT. ...as volleyball Devils look for sweep OT visited the Nelson Lords in one Halton semifinal yesterday (Tuesday), with the winner advancing to the Halton final, Friday at Sheridan College. Bishop Reding took on Burlington Central in yesterday‘s other semifinal. SPORTS And that mission was accomâ€" plished Sunday at Bernieres Arena, just outside of Quebec City, as the Rangers blew out Centreâ€"Mauricie 5â€"0 to capture the tournament‘s conâ€" solation title. Relegated to the consolation side of the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament after an openingâ€"game loss 11 days earliâ€" er, it wouldn‘t have taken much for the Oakville Rangers to fold up the tent and depart for warmer climes. But this band of 13â€" and 14â€"yearâ€" olds had something to proveâ€"â€"as much to themselves as anyone. It marked their fourth straight mustâ€"win of the 106â€"team, 11â€"counâ€" try event â€" generally accepted as the world peewee championship. "We were pretty down after losâ€" . | W ing to Chinguacousy in the opening Sasha Fr round of the playoffs," acknowlâ€" Oakville edged Oakville‘s Adam Richards, Quebec I who had a goal and one assist in Sunday‘s contest. "We thought we weren‘t going to do well in Quebec. But after that (loss in the first game) we had to prove something...to the coaches, our parents and ourselves." In so doing, Oakville clearly established itself as at least one of the 10 best peewee teams on the planet. C "The consolation champion would probably be rated in the top five," observed tournament communications director Guy Gauthier, who has watched every game played at the event headâ€" quarters, the Quebec Colisee, for the past eight years. "It‘s quite an honor." was definitely no small consolaâ€" tion. Oakville peewees are on top of the world Special to the Beaver BY TED MceINTYRE in regulation to tie the game at 40 Mark Stipe led the Rams with 14 points. Dann led OT with 19 points and Rick Grinbergs added nine. OT star Andy Robertson fouled out late in the game and finâ€" ished with just five points. Friday at OT, the Red Devils used a 20â€"9 thirdâ€"quarter run to record an 81â€"68 victory over the EC. Drury Spartans in one of two Volpe Division semiâ€"final games. One man who‘s quictly celebrating that honor QUEBEC CITY, Que. â€" This |THE01 GRAND OPENING PARTY Thurs. A*;*â€"4% jffl A AKVILLE BEAVER | "When we played them before, we were coming back from a tournament, which we did well in, and didn‘t take them as serious as we should have," said OT coach Maria Seto. "On Friday, the girls were psyched and really focused." Seto said the team received strong net play from hitters Cathy Hardman and Julie Vanier and gritty digs in the backâ€" court from Kristy Turton. In junior playoff action Friday, OT blanked Milton 2â€"0 and E.C. Drury did likewise to White Oaks Wildcats. Yesterday, OT hosted Nelson in an attempt to advance to the final, Friday. Sasha Frankovic sips from the consolation champions trophy as a drained Andre Kalata looks on. Their Oakville Rangers team pasted Quebec‘s Centreâ€"Mauricie 5â€"0 Sunday to capture the title at the prestigious Quebec Peewee International Hockey Tournament. (Photo by Dave Robertson) Grinbergs had the hot shooting hand for OT with 28 points, includâ€" ing six threeâ€"pointers. Brian Taylor added 16 points, Robertson and Rob Didyk 14 each. In the other Volpe semiâ€"final Friday, Bishop Reding crushed Loyola Hawks 70â€"35. "I thought we played a good first quarter but they wore us out," Loyola coach Reno Malisa said. We don‘t have the bodies and they have a high level of talent. is head coach, Bob Kapustik "I‘m just relieved," said Kapustik. "I‘ve been carrying this weight on my shoulders â€" not for me, for the boys. After what they‘d gone through, not to come home with a win would‘ve been difficult." A pair of overtime wins moved Oakville into the consolation semifinal Saturday against Mississauga Reps, where the Rangers won 2â€"1, again in overtime. "I couldn‘t have taken another overtime game," noted Kapustik, who took over the Royal Life reins this year from George McDonald. "I told the kids that we‘d been through a lot WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993 PAGE 16 and let‘s try and make it seem like a two-houf( bus ride home, and not an 11â€"hour trip...It was incredible how focused they were." ; Centreâ€"Mauricie, which had easily disposed of Don Mills and then the Michigan Nationals to gain a berth in the final, was unable to elude that. focus. By the time the first 10 minutes had" elapsed, the Rangers were already up 2â€"0, thanks, to goals from Richards and Chad Blundy. Defenceman Mike Muldoon made it 3â€"0 early in‘ the second frame and then took Kirk Joudrey‘s ; feed Muldoon for the fourth goal. Later, Curt. Hamilton hit Brad McDonald to complete a, threeâ€"onâ€"one. Adam Rosso had the shutout. _ _ Feb. 25, 8pm * y:t