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The basic laws of rugby football apply but tackling. scrums. lineouts and penalties have been aimed to appeal to boys and girls. aged 9-14. Practises and games will be held at the club's field on Ninth Line Saturday momings, beginning May 1. Teams may be from seven aside to amide. Oakville Crusaders are introducing a new modified version of their game: Non-contact rugby. Rugby club is playing it safe summer memberships start as low as $90 tyi.ilities..include; a complete fitness centre, 14,000 square'feet, lull cardiovascular & weight training equipment two studios for 70 plus aerobic classes per week ... featuring the all new step aerobics, aqua d aqua step aerobics two swimming pools - indoor/outdoor and a 90 foot waters/ide 12 tennis courts (6 plexi-pave, 6 clay) 8 4 new outdoor courts 5 squash courts, 4 international, 3 American, and 1 doubles court 3 Racquetball courts. ' lpr lost is (532-4800 dt BOOK AN APPOINTMENT NOW _ CALL DOUG OR JACK DID YOU KNOW! sy; WALLACE PARK TENNIS CLUB which includes a playing shirt, Call 338-7533 for details SAT I it m s7-,2i'iis"--'e' nun I I tllt . SANDY HAMILTON Two sisters. Two basketball stars. Two invita- tions to the national team camp (next month). And now two Harry Jerome Awards. Amazing. Glen and Nora Hamilton moved their family from Sudbury to Oakville in 1986. All five of their children--they also have three sons, Glen, Michael and Danny--played basket- ball. Carol and Sandy parlayed their natural ath- letic ability and fierce competitiveness into spec- tacular university careers-Carol at Laurentian University and now Sandy, a fourth-year educa- It was "an honor" she said and "it means a lot," but what really made the whole thing so wonderfully memorable was that her sister, Carol, had won the Harry Jerome Award only four years earlier. SENS But there she was, last Saturday at the Westin Harbor Castle hotel, accepting the l993 award as the nation's top female black athlete. "Ben Johnson, Mark McKoy. Mike Smith, Angela lssujenko..." Sandy Hamilton rhymes off the list of previ- ous winners of the Harry Jerome Award, over- looking one even more familiar name and still unable to quite believe that her own has joined the who's who of Canadian sport. Beaver sporty editor By JIM WILSON Oakville's ijid'ii'i'ilton wins Harry Jerome Awara We're really proud of each other," Sandy sedan to buy. Now there are 251 places in to find a Saturn, and only the coupe and the North Americ Two years ago there were only 28 places Left to their own devices, they've been known to multiply. w 1lhe y may 'Bus [fi?li)i' Budds' FHE 0AKVILH5 Ill-SAVER to shop, with more on the way "THE famity Business That Service Quit " At the end of every game, most players look to see how many points they scored. Hamilton sets rebounding goals and traditionally asks Harle how many she had. After one game against Winnipeg she was told she had 2l, an almost unheard of number. And, oh yes, she was named first-tearn all-star in Great Plains Athletic Conference; she was named an all-Canadian; finished eighth in the country in scoring (22.3 points a game) and third in rebounding (9.1). Considering she's a 5-foot-9 off-guard, 'she takes special delight in the latter. "l am very competitive," she explains. "Highly motivated," her coach at Brandon, Shawnee Harle, adds. tton niatnt. at Brandon Carol, 29, spent eight years on the national team and is making a comeback. But this Is Sandy's tirst try, She always was a late-bloomcr. Now 26, she played a year at Sheridan College before translemng to Brandon- to become a teacher, not a player. "At the time, I didn't even they had a basket- ball program there," she said, Now she's closing in on a degree-she just finished a placement last week as a student teacher at White Oaks Secondary School-all while leading the Bobcats to the national semifi- nals, where they a best-of-three series to University of Manitoba. Saturn su Saturn St 507 SPEERS ROAD OAKVlLLE 845-l610 and seven Saturns to choose from, including MD SATURN " () ISUZU CATInlu said, the more the merrier. come on by. As we've always two brand new wagons. So Hamilton took part in regular team visits to elementary schools and was honorary chairper- son of the Lung Association. "She's a real go-getter," said Harle. "When her basketball career is over, she will be well pre- pared for when she gets into the real world." "She's the most highly visible athlete in the community. She probably can't go to get gro- ceries without someone stopping her and talk- ing...She's brought a lot of positive things to school and the city just because of who she is." Harle says Hamilton's contribution off the court was as much responsible for the award as her work on it. ' cu luCUlly. nominated Hamilton for the Harry Jerome. Last month, the selection committee sent Hamilton a letter telling her she had won. "l was in shock," she said. She didn't know who else had been nominat- ed, nor did she care. "I was just happy to be there," she said. "No, not points, rebounds," a dish Hamilton demanded. "2l," she was told again. "No, rebounds," she again demanded llarle says Hamilton arrived at Bram raw talent and a desire to succeed. H, Hamilton explain her development? "Hard work and people believing in 1 said, mentioning Harle in particular. Doug Steeves, a member of the schoo ed faculty, nominated Hamilton for th Jerome. Last month, the selection commi Hamilton a letter telling her she had won "I was in shock," she said. SATURN of the school's Phys Brandon with d How does disbelievine In me she