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The Sault and Peterborough, firstâ€"place finishers in the Emms and Leyden divisions, respectively, engaged in a bestâ€"ofâ€"seven Ontario Hockey League Super Series to determine who would host this year‘s national junior hockey championship in May. And it was Toms‘ goal that capped a surprising 4â€"0 sweep in front of the hometown fans. Clearly, this was Toms‘ biggest goal in his two campaigns with the Greyhounds. The Petes entered the series the No. 1 ranked team in Canada (the Sault checked in at No. 6). "I can‘t describe the feeling," said Toms, who potted 16 goals (including three gameâ€"winners) and 23 assists in Memorial Cup By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff Toms has golden touch for Greyhounds There‘s usually not much in the line of an international element. Boston‘s Sam Williams once again will be the only foreigner (once a team from Scotland entered). Mostly they come from Southerm Ontario. The host club will have four men‘s entries, including defending champion Ken Sawchenko (Lew Falconer, Brian Sheridan and Kurt Tomowski are the others). Lessia Parks skips the only local rink on the women‘s side. And, unaccustomed perhaps to the wily ways of curlers and their time honored traditions, she may offer her right hand as a means of introduction. Don‘t. If you‘re caught,. you‘ll have to buy a round of drinks. For the house. Ah, those wacky lefthanders. Even the program for the event is for lefues (its reads from back to front). Lefthanded people make up only a little more than 10 per cent of the population. They are considered to be genâ€" erally more artistic than righthanders and often become wealthy baseball players. But apparently lefthanded curlers are quite rare, which is why the club started this bonspiel for lefties. It‘s called the world championships only because it‘s believed to be the world‘s only tournament for portâ€"siders. Despite all the hijinks, "It‘s pretty serious curling," says Vern Kingdon, of the tournament communications comâ€" mittee, with plenty of prizes and sponsors. But Kingdon sheepishly admits he‘s a righthander. He‘ll undoubtedly be wary when it comes to handshakes. The Mayor is scheduled to officially open the 20th annual World Lefthanders Curling Championships, beginâ€" ning tomorrow (Thursday) at Oakville Curling Club. Naturally, there will be handshakes all around as the 64 teams get ready four days of curling action and comaâ€" raderie. ; A word of caution to Mayor Ann Mulvale; Use your left hand. Sports trivia...Box No. 5239 Sports picks...Box No. 5240 Sheridan College,... To come OQakvilte Blades...... To come Oakville Little League.. To come Lefties unite at curling club OVERTIME HERO eff Toms never envisioned himself bringing down a house. But Friday night, he did just that. The 18â€"yearâ€" old Oakville native and secondâ€"year winger for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds scored in suddenâ€"death overtime, giving the Greyhounds a 3â€"2 win over the Peterborough Petes and the right to host this year‘s Everyone Else Can Pursue You. The Lexus relentless pursuit of perfection means constantly striving to improve. And with the new GS300 we‘ve also created an automobile that puts 220 horsepower and a nimble, doubleâ€"wishbone suspension system at vour command. So while others stare enviously at the car‘s appealing design, you can pilot it in a manner that ensures they don‘t glimpse much more than a blur. All for a price in the midâ€"$50,000 range. UFEXLIG Call or visit us today for a test drive. And put yourself out in front. For good. The Relentless Pursuit Of Perfection. § Erin Park liwp] Lexus rovota YOUR EXCLUSIVE LExUs DEALER FOR MISSISSAUGA Presenting The New Lexus G8300, Also with the Sault, although hbe saw action in only nine games, none during the playoffs, is Oakville‘s Peter MacKellar. Mackellar, drafted from Oakville midgets a year ago, spent most of the season playing Tier II in Elliot Lake. "Our defenceman, Drew Bannister, kept the puck in at the blueline. He took a slapshot and I deflected it into the top corner." "I wouldn‘t say we were confident," said the 6â€" footâ€"5, 203â€"pounder, who was picked in the ninth round of last year‘s NHL draft by New Jersey Devils. "We just thought we‘d do our best and see what happens. Obviously it turned out for the betâ€" ter. "It was hard work and discipline. We have a lot of maturity on the team. The Petes are a young team. Maybe the pressure got to them." Playing on a line with centre Ralph Intranuovo and Rick Kowalsky, Toms®‘ uses his size and strength to work the corners and get the puck out to his linemates. He also takes pride in the line‘s defensive work. "My skating has really improved," the former White Oaks Secondary School student said. "I took powerskating at Cindy Bower‘s school (in Oakville) last summer. I‘ve gotten more confidence and more playing time." Toms said that although beating the Petes was an upset, the club was playing its best hockey of the season entering the series. Toms says bringing the Memorial Cup to Sault Ste. Marie is not only good for the franchise but beneficial to the city itself. "Hopefully it will make people realize it‘s a great city...I‘m really happy up here. I‘ll hate to leave when the time comes." Notching only 14 points in limited time in his rookie year, Toms was asked to step up his role this year and he‘s accepted the challenge. 59 regularâ€"season games this year. "It was incrediâ€" ble. I guess the closest I came to feeling like that was winning the third game of the Memorial Cup last year (against Seattle) " SPORTS ERIN MILLS AUTO PARK, 2411 MOTORWAY BLVD. MISSISSAUGA (416) 828â€"7711 00'4 @ Q.E.W DUNDAS |THE01 4y % AKVILLE BEAVER | OAKVILLE What he means is that for every Larry Cain, there are probably 10 others who just want to have fun. Get out in the water, get fit and maybe enter a race Or two. In fact, there are some 130 members (and would be a lot more, officials say, if the club had had a decent facility before this year). Burloak Canoe Club just wants you to know that their home is your home. They‘re thinking that people are going to look at their fancy new $450,000 digs and shake their heads and mumble about wasteful government spending. Okay, so the provincial government, through Wintario, did chip in with $100,000. And, why yes, the Town of Oakville did back up a $70,000 mortâ€" gage on the place and it did agree to lease the land for the princely sum of $1 a year. That much is agreed upon. But the rest of the money? It came from the club‘s bank account. The planning? All done by the club, through architect Neil McDonald. Then there‘s the building itself: It has a pair of publicâ€"access washrooms, plus a general purpose meeting room, also available to the public. And when the new complex opens next month on the Navy Flats, along Sixteen Mile Creek and across from an old condemned sewage treatment plant, it will not be for a couple of uppity athletes who nab a medal or two at the Olympics then disappear. That‘s not how the club works. "We‘re trying to adjust our balance to serve both needs," says the club‘s commodore, Peter Forand. Beaver sports editor By JIM WILSON Canoeists hit high water mark Burloak Canoe Club officials (from left, Peter Fora;id, Bill Sharp, John Rickards, Andy Jackson, Jim Ball and Bill Hersey) are ecstatic over their new headquarters (background). (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) GOODYEAR‘S ALLâ€"SEASON RADIALS AT LOW PRICES Whitewall Size Price P155/80R13 _ $39.95 P165/B80R13 _ $45.95 P175/80R13 _ $50.95 P185/80R13 _ $53.95 P1B5/75R14 _ $54.95 Of those, three are on the national teamâ€"â€"Cain, Earn AIR MILES on tires and service. 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See NEW,‘ Page 19 Gavin Maxwell and Danica Riceâ€"â€"and eight others are on provincial or national development squads. They‘ve all beginning to check in after training camps in Florida and figure to be skimming their way through local water as early as next week. Which is great. Every sport has elite athletes. But what Forand and head coachâ€"â€"and former Olympianâ€"â€"Scott Oldershaw stress is that, despite appearance to the contrary, canoeing isn‘t merely for the bigâ€"biceped crowd. This is why the club has instituted what it calls "special memberships" for people more interested in the recreational benefits, and a program called "Canoe Kids," which consists of three, twoâ€"week sessions stressing water safety and other basics to youngsters. There‘s not even racing for anyone under 14. After all, the only time people really see canoeing is every four years in farâ€"off lands such like Seoul or Barcelona. 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