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Cowley, a former Oakville resident, has been a goaltending force in the playoffs. The Oilers‘ 8â€"2 win over firstâ€"place St. John‘s Wednesday left Cowley, a 29â€" yearâ€"old former Colgate University star, with an 8â€"1 playâ€" off record this season. Wayne Cowley has found a home in Cape Breton, where the American Hockey League‘s Oilers captured the Atlantic Division title with 4â€"0 sweep of St. John‘s Maple Leafs. Game in July, featuring names such as Ray Floyd, Nick Price Fred Couples and Jack Nicklaus. There‘s also qualifying tournaâ€" ment for the Ontario amateur championship and the Canadian Open, which of course will be held at Glen Abbey in September. As for the latter, a preâ€"qualifyâ€" ing roundâ€"â€"one of four across Canadaâ€"â€"will be held Pulpit Aug. 3, with the final qualifier at Paintbrush, Sept. 6. FoRT WAYNE! As director of golf at Devil‘s Pulpit and, now, Devil‘s Paintbrush in Caledon, the Oakville resident has landed some of the better tournaments around this summer. Doug Ball has a reason to smile these days. Car.adian professional golf tour, given a lifetime achievement award at the annual Score magaâ€" zine dinner in Toronto. Grimm , the former executive director of professional tournaâ€" ment for the Royal Canadian Golf Association in Oakville, has been involved with the Open for 28 years and is generally credited with bring the tournament its curâ€" rent prestige. Grimm is set to be inducted into the RCGA Hall of Fame this fall. HAVvN‘ A BALL Dick Grimm, who Saturday took over as commissioner of the Rowley finished fourth in the beam (scoring 8.95) and bars (8.9), and sixth in vault (9.0). She also scored 8.9 in floor. The man they call Mr. Canadian Open was honored for his work last week. A member of the Antoinettes Gymnastics Club, Rowley was third allâ€"around in the Senior II category at OFSAA, Saturday. Oakville Trafalgar‘s Samantha Rowley picked up a bronze medal at the Ontario high school gymnastics champiâ€" onships. BRONZE STAR You can start with the GOLF GLORY Members of the Oakville synchronized swimming team prepare for entry during a recent a practice at Centennial Pool. Below, coach Meg Scott offers some tips. (Photos by Christine Chew) 23 years and counting for Oakville swimmers The show has attracted sellâ€"out crowds in years past and this year‘s editionâ€"a tribute to Oakville‘s own "Mrs. Synchronized Swimming" â€" should produce similar crowds. The numbers performed will be a collage of Wallace‘s more memâ€" orable orchestrations from the past. For example, the team will In addition to supervising the 10 1/2 hours of practice time weekly, she‘s also making the costumes and picking out music and planning the choreography for it (her 30â€"yearâ€"old daughter, Sharlene, who used to be in the program as a youngster, is lookâ€" ing after the background scenery) going, and going, and going... Filled with the same exuberâ€" ance and enthusiasm she posâ€" sessed when she first founded the town‘s synchronized swimming program in 1968, Wallace shows no signs of slowing down. She‘s busy getting her 83 stuâ€" dents ready for the program‘s annual public show, aptly titled this year as "Silver Synchro," commemorating 25 years, May 19â€"20 at Centennial Pool. commercial going, and ; By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff Cost is $120 per person for six days (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) of instruction. Equipment will be provided. Application deadline is May 30. "We want kids who are looking to try out for all schools in Oakville. We are not attempting to get a powerhouse at TAB," Ross stressed. For more information contact 632â€"8765 or 639â€"8744. "There will be limited contact," he said. "We‘ll take them through all the positions. We will even have a simulation of a day in the life of a high school player. The kids will be grouped according to weight." Instruction will be provided by Ross, Ron Larose, George Jeffrey and Ed Stavnitsky â€" all coaches with Blakelock‘s senior and junior proâ€" gramsâ€"plus four exâ€"Tiger players. > T.A. Blakelock High School‘s coaching staff will be conducting its first football camp;, July 12â€"17. Open to Oakville boys in Grades 7 and 8, the Tiger Football Development Camp‘s aim is to give incoming high school students a taste of what high school football is all about, Blakelock‘s Ken Ross said. Blakelock goes ‘camping‘ FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1993 PAGE FF16 arilyn Wallace is like the rabbit on the Energizer battery : She just keeps on Tickets for the show are $4 and are available at Centennial Pool (844â€"1381). The program boasts a fiveâ€" tiered system from Star 1 (beginâ€" ner) to Star 5 (good at the recreâ€" ational level) and this fall, an advanced program for adults will be offered Wednesday evenings. Grinstead says the introduction of synchro swimming to the Summer Olympic Games in 1988â€"and Carolyn Waldo‘s subâ€" sequent gold medalâ€"has done a lot to enhance its profile. Margaret Grinstead, recreation coordinator at Centennial Pool, says Wallace is undoubtedly the program‘s driving force. "Marilyn is an outstanding perâ€" son. She gets paid for what she‘s doing but not for all the work she does." Grinstead and Wallace say their sport is a marvelous blend of strength and beauty. ""You need the stamina of a competitive swimmer and the grace of ballet," Wallace said. "I‘ m more of a team person. Anyone can swim solos. "When you have 18 people in one number and you see them tryâ€" ing to get it all together, there is satisfaction there." A testimony to the quality proâ€" gram Wallace runs is its loyal fol: lowing. After attracting about 20 swimmers in its inaugural season enrolment has averaged about 70 every year since, with little turnover. "Some girls have been with me for a long time," she said. "They keep coming back. I guess they‘re learning something. I keep in touch with a lot of them. I‘m like a second Mom to them." perform Deep in the Heart of Texas, a number from its very first show. Alumni have been invited to attend the show and a special reception afterwards. For Wallace the time has just flown by. "Oh my God, I still think I‘m 25," chuckled the westâ€"end Toronto native, who swam for the old Mermaids Synchro Club at Oakville Collegiate and then in high school for Western Tech.