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8 29 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER * * * * mm t dn td Bd mm mm n B BB d r ~SPORTS AND RECREATION ALLâ€"STARS SHINE The first ever Halton high school girls allâ€"star softball game was held Monday and it was a good one. The Volpe Division, representâ€" ing schools from Oakville and Milton, erupted for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 9â€"5 decision over the Richardson Divisionâ€"representâ€" ing Burlington and Georgetown â€"before a crowd of about 250 fans at Trafalgar Park. Trailing 5â€"4, the Volpe took advantage of wildness from Richardson pitchers and one big hitâ€"a twoâ€"run double by Corrin Jeffrey of E.C.Drury. Jeffrey, who also sliced a triple, was named the game‘s top player. Winning pitcher was White Oaks‘ Karen Stefanoff, who tossed the seventh and eighth innings. The ninth inning wasn‘t played because of a park curfew. ‘The Richardson Division, paced by the pitching of Corey Baldwin of Lord Elgin led 3â€"1 heading into the sixth inning before Kerri Lane of Q.E. Park tied it with a twoâ€"run, twoâ€"out single up the middle. Milton‘s Cathy Rainer started on the mound, with Blakelock‘s Michelle Inglehart turning in a strong effort in long relief. RUGBY VICTORY Halton Region, sparked by six players from Oakville Trafalgar High School, captured the inauâ€" gural underâ€"16 allâ€"star rugby tournament, Sunday in Markham. Halton defeated Simcoe 22â€"0 and Peel 19â€"0 to advance to the final, where it downed Durham 12â€"5. Jayden Thrush, Tim Bakker, Dave Mason, Greg Meek, Randolph Krumme and Raymond Krumme were the Oakville players on the team. WeEnpy‘s No. 1 Former Oakville resident Wendy Naciuk won one title and came close to another at the Canadian Racquetball Championships in Burnaby, B.C. Now living in Burlington, Naciuk teamed up with Betty Adams of Saskatchewan to to win the ladies overâ€"35 doubles title. The pair cruised through a threeâ€"game roundâ€"robin, with the toughest match being against B.C., Naciuk said. In singles, Naciuk lost to Delle Bonneau of Winnipeg in the final, 6â€"11, 11â€"5, 11â€"9, 10â€"11, 8â€" 11. Naciuk won the singles title at last year‘s nationals, her fifth "straight overâ€"30 crown. She‘ll be competing in a proâ€" fessional circuit across the province beginning this fall. Charity began at home for the Oakville Longhorns, Saturday. Fortunately, it also ended in time to give the Longhorns a win in their Northern Football Conference game against Brampton Bears at Nelson Stadium in Burlington. The philanthropic Longhorns held on for a 33â€"27 decisionâ€"but not before keeping the Bears in the game with two major penalties, three interceptions and two fumbles that were returned for touchdowns. The win upped the Longhorns record to 2â€"0â€"1 and pulled them one point ahead of Sudbury, which tied Toronto 18â€"18, in the battle for first place. Oakville makes the trek to Sudbury for a game tomorrow (Saturday). Oakville reeled off 20 straight points to take a 27â€"14 lead at halfâ€" timeâ€"but needed a oneâ€"yard touchâ€" down plunge by Steve Taylor with 4:51 left to pull out the win. Longhorns quarterback Mark Demerling fired firstâ€"half TD passâ€" es of 36 and 21 yards to Jamie Wooton and others, covering 10 and nine yards to Pat Doyle and Tony Colella, respectively. That should‘ve been enough to subdue the Bears but wasn‘t, thanks to 45â€"yard fumble return by Nick Richards, followed by a touchdown pass to Wayne Donawa on the final play of the first half. Then, after the Bears had pulled closer on a twoâ€"yard major by quarâ€" terback Ian Williams, the ‘Horns offence became even more hosâ€" pitable, surrendering a 55â€"yard fumble return for a TD by Aaron _ Williams early in the fourth quarter. Bears needed all the help they could get because a stiff Oakville defence held them to just 12 net yards of rushing and only 42 through the air. In contrast, the Longhorns had 59 rushing yardsâ€"Taylor had 34 and Garland Drummond 24â€"and 242 passing. Demerling completed 14 of 21 passesâ€"half of them, predictably, to Wootton, good for 105 yards. That was enough for Wooton to take over the league lead in recepâ€" tions. Jason Molnar saw secondâ€"half duty at quarterback and was 2â€"forâ€" 5. He also completed two passes to Bears defenders. # ® Hosplta 'Hrns salvage win FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1993 PAGE FF22 Men‘s fastball team finds a new league By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff The folding of the old Queensway Men‘s Fastball League couldn‘t have come at a better time for an Oakvilleâ€"based team. After dominating that Etobicoke loop for the past three yearsâ€"â€"and winning the championship the last twoâ€"â€"Oakville Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli felt it was time to get more competition. Now Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli finds itself playing in the Triâ€" County league, where it appears to have its hands full. After six games, the team sports a 2â€"4 record in the eightâ€"team league. Not to worry, though, says player/manager Jeff Lethbridge, an Oakville native now living in Burlington. In 1990, the team got off to a slow 2â€"7 start in the Queensway loop but finished with a 21â€" game unbeaten streak and came second in playâ€" offs. This year, Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli has reached the semifiâ€" nals of tournaments in Keswick and Melbourne. "In our first game of the season we beat Mount Hope 5â€"3 in 10 innings. Mount Hope has won the Ontario AA championship three of the last four years," Lethbridge pointed out. "We beat Brantford 1â€"0 in 10 innings. Brantford was the Ontario AA finalist last year." But Lethbridge has noticed that the allâ€"imporâ€" tant pitching is vastly superior in this loop. "The pitchers are a lot smarter," he says. "In the Queensway league, it was actually faster but they would rely on the one pitch, either a rise or a good drop. Here they throw everything." There are six Oakville residents on the 12â€" man roster: Outfielders Mike Bouchard, Kelly Pace and Jeff Inrig and infielders Jeff Foster, Tom Chater and Paul Teague. Two others â€" catcher Bill Pickard and Lethbridge, at first baseâ€"were born in Oakville and lived here for many years. Pitchers Gord Scott and Richie Snair have previously played in Oakville. Outfielder Scott t 09 op t 4 $ 3 24 Smith and third baseman/outfielder Steve Moss hail from Brampton. The Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli squad doesn‘t blow teams away with booming bats or overpowering pitchâ€" ing. Instead it relies on savvy (it‘s played togethâ€" er for many years), slick defence and timely hitâ€" ting. Foster and Smith are the big offensive threats. It is essentially the same crew that captured the Oakville Men‘s Fastball League title in 1988 and 1989 before moving on to the Queensway loop. ‘"We just play solid defence and hope for the timely hits," says Lethbridge. "Teams are not used to our kind of defence. They always underâ€" estimate us...then we walk off with 3â€"2 wins." Later in the schedule Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli will take part in the Ontario Open senior championships in Ottawa, with the winner going to the Canadian national championships. The team plays its home games Tuesdays (8:30 p.m.) at Lowwville Park. w K o 4 ol « : â€"