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"There are physiotherapists. hot ' bs and good healthy food for the ers. If we're doing well, we'll be on a strict regimen. If we're not winning, we can relax a bit." By JIM WILSON etres and second in 1991 with $lil km. Because all the runners train on regular basis, the distance won't a problem. It's staying awake wards the end of the 24 hours that is the biggest obstacle. Turner says. SPLAfMX)WNy Waterskier rides wave of success Ellis says it's "almost exactly" . e freestyle skiing, which means a ct of tricks and jumps and wipe- utr-all while being towed by a at going 34 km/hr (20 mph) and while trying to meet the demand. criteria of judges. While the end of the race is the test difficult part, it's also the ost exciting, according to Turner. "You get updates of where your [team is and if you are a few kilo- etres from the teams ahead of Ru, you find the energy for that [ood last burst. The intensity .1, t has a pro tour and has become a big spec- itltator sport. U.S. universities now offer l i, scholarships for it and it's expected to be has! of the 2000 Summer Olympics. .f., Yes, water skiing has come along way. ll' And coming along with it is Oakville's Colin is, who recently earned a spot on the Canadian _ that will take part in the World Games in 'lland this August. '.."rhe Games are those sports which aspire to - ome official Olympic medal sports and, says iii',., waterskiing's acceptance is "99 per cent in by 2000." COf course, this type of waterskiing is rather werent than what you see around the cottage on lummer weekends. team, says it's pretty we core of runners that h part in the two previm Oakville has entered. A It's one of the big ev club's calendar and it team takes pride in. In the past two runs has finished in the top t fpen mixed division - hird out of 29 teams (12th overall out of l with a total distance of metres and second in "The hardest part of it is being here for the 24 hours," he said. 'Yo1don't get much sleep. Pam: editor gt. FEMS, a 19-year-old graduate ot iakviue Trafalgar High School, has sen on the national team for the ast four years but this is first time ith the seniors. Strong results over three-month training session in Ionda this past spring earned him tht honor. Competitive waterskiing consists fthree disciplines: Slalom, in hich time is the key factor, tricks :omersaults and backflips) and Imping (with distance the key). :The 1988 and 1991 Canadian tnior champ, Ellis is coming off an Ijury plagued 1992 season, in hich the best placing he could image was fifth in the nationals in cks. The two sports have something se in common: Both are activities which Canadians excel. aCanada won the world title last Ipen By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff Oakville runs wild for the T Sports trivia‘..Box No. 5239 Sports pleks...Box No. 5240 Sheridan Collage....to some ammo 8latitt.....to some Oakville Little Laagun...To come Tricks take the most time in Eric the first time the US. has not ROM Turner , days leading ; Run For the endurance e er, captain for pretty well the s ers that have ta d rive women, will comprise try to cover as possible in an VIOUS events it's ty G, the team three in the - including s last year 102 teams) tf 338 kilo- for the the same re taken editions one In the the at Colin Ellis will be in action at this (GiGliriivG"eTirTii'Fisti,ai. The run begins sit 8 p.m. on Friday and doesn't end until 8 pm. "You try to get even splits for your four runs to keep the team even," he explained. 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Q,“ .' ,w-JW'» .,‘, f ' trd 14,49 1 One of them was a recruiter from Georgia College in tiny Millidgeville. about 90 minute» southeast of Atlanta The result is that Ellis will be attending school there on a full athletic schol- "That's the greatest thing about the sport," he says. "lt's taken me so many places and i've met so many people." First up, though. will be the'Oakvillc Waterfront Festival's waterski show, Saturday at Bronte Harbour. But he says he's fine now and is looking for- ward to the Canada Summer Games in Kamloops BC., the provincial championships next month in Hamilton, plus the Eastern Canadian and the National Championships. . He didn't even take part in the jumping-his best event-because of a hip injury. practice," he says. "h's one thing doing it once but it's another doing it consistently. The most important thing is not to fall." Those interested in pledging can call 842-1898 Turner says this year's pledge amount is a bit "ambitious" but he believes the cause will sell itself. even in the current economic malaise. "We've found that because of the effort we put into it once a year, people come through for Its." "Then," says Turner. "Yon go home and sleep." on Saturday. And when it's all over every- body gels together for beer and champagne II the University of Toronto's Hart House with the other l00 or so teams. SPOR TS HE thy airship beginning this (all. Warming, as you may have guessed, is big in the US., bigger than hockey in a lot of places. "'h's exciting and it's dangerous-that': what people want to see," says Ellis. "People tin Canada) overlook it, but it's exploding." Apparently: TSN recently spent a day with Ellis and his buddy and teammate Ryan Bush, at a walerski school operated by the latter's family in Bala. Ont. MLIE BEAVER I With the early-morning mist still In the air, Oakville Runners Club members were out In full force Sunday around River Oaks Recreation Centre. Twenty members of the dub will tair, ing part In the 24-hour Run for the ROM, in support of the Royal Ontario Museum. The club is hoping to raise $4,000 in pledges (Ptttmt'yrtuuttrvoetrgtt; ing a little trouble in the begin- ning kicking off a tee because He punted 12 times for 503 yards - 41 .9 average -with his longest 56 yards. He amassed 234 yards on four kick- offs- the longest was 72 yards. "Mike has a great leg and he's been really hitting the ball," said Roughriders spokesman Barry Taman. "He hits it a long way. He was hav- The White Oaks Secondary School graduate was one-for- three in field goals, hitting from 37 yards and missing from 35 yards and 48 yards. The former boot went for a single. Vanderjagt han- u 'm, dled all of the kick- ing duties - place- kicking, Punting and kickoffs --in the Roughriders 21-ll loss to Calgary Stampeders in the club's first pre-season game, Friday in Calgary. Mike Vanderjagt, a 23-year- old kicker, and Paul Cranmer, 23, a slotbackhiafety, are attend- mg their ftrst Canadian Football League training camps after fin- ishing their US. college careers last fall - Vanderjagt at the University of West Virginia in V iO( Morgantown, W. Va. T" T and Cranmer at As' Grand Valley State : (Div. II) in s) 'li', Allendale, Mich. (r WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1993 PAGE 15 A pair of local athletes are still in the running to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders this season. "I know the league from different viewpoints. I know from a play- er's aspect and I know it from a business aspect." To help him gain some polish, he's enrolled in the National Institute of Broadcasting in Toronto. Ferrone says the show won't take away from his own business, Ferrone Ventures. a marketing and printing firm. As well, Ferrone has another media project on the go. He and Tun Haffey from the FAN radio station have done a demo tape to act as co-hosts for a one-hour CFL show that would air after regular-season games. Ferrone says he prepared himself well for life after football. “I've seen a lot of players who don't get to retire on their own terms' or have anxieties if they have made the right decision. I know I've made the right decision and I'm excited. "Football is just a step away from the real world. I've always worked on the side no matter what I've been doing. It's made me confident that I could go out in the workforce and know what's expected and what's needed to be successful." For the past 12 football seasons the familiar cries of “Down...set...l Now the operative word for th "Lights, camera, action" or "Ready Only a week after officially " Toronto Argos, the M-year-old Oz one-year deal with The Sports Ne five-minute feature stories, entitle during halftime of the network's Ft The amicable Femme was abs ment for two reasons. One, he badly wanted a job appointment comes on the heels commentary post for CBC bro: Saskatchewan Roughrider defens: Ind two is the timing. After a1 certainly didn't have to wait long E "This is really unbelievable. l wanted to be involved in," Ferrone part of my life ifl can. I've been t Keith Pelly) since January. "He (Pelly) knew I wanted to t influenced his decision or not I l have been better. "lt's like starting over again exo As for the show. Femme will h Oakville By TOM MICHIBATA Football prospects eyeing CFL jobs Dan Ferrone moving there 's Beaver ie badly wanted a job in sports broadcasting and this ent comes on the heels of just missing out on the color my post for CBC broadcasts of CFL games (former '.wan Roughrider defensive lineman James Curry got the vo is the timing. After announcing his retirement, Ferrone didn't have to wait long for opportunity to come knocking. is really unbelievable. It's the marketplace I've always be involved in," Ferrone said. "I'rn looking to make this a , life ifl can. I've been begging for this job (with producer y) since January. 'elly) knew I wanted to retire in Jannarv and whether that tera, action' eek after tl os, the 35-: ll with The feature stty staff IFE AFTER FOOTBALL a" or "Re officially -year-old e Sports 1 tr)()f _ for the former offensive 'Ready for another take." ally announcing his retire old Oakville native has be ally announcing his retirement from the old Oakville native has been signed to a rts Network (TSN) to do weekly four to entitled "The Ferrone File," to be aired rk's Friday night game-of-the-week as absolutely ecstatic with the develop- .set...hut... for the fc Ready for Clubs must get down to 55 players by June 28 but both Vanderjagt and Cranmer are in the group of 10 who are exclud- ed because they still have a year college eligibility left. Vanderjagt will get the night off Friday, Taman said, allowing Ridgway and Matich to see their first game action. "Paul is young and talented. He had his best week this week (and) he's as tough as nails." , retire I don't Taman says Cranmer has a shot at earning the fifth receiver spot. His biggest rival for that spot is incumbent Dan Farthing. Cranmer is slated to play in Saskatchewan's next exhibition game, Friday against Winnipeg in Regina . a better way to get his foc md or third takes if somethi there is no second chance i blunder, Femme points out in the public eye during his The 6-foot-l, 193 pound Cranmer was drafted in the fourth round of the 1992 entry draft. Cranmer, who recently moved to Oakville with his fam- ily after playing high school ball in Mississauga, r/C; was also slated to ' play in Friday's y / encounter but "f couldn't make the , I trip to Calgary due A to a slight hamstring *3 pull, according to 'tttt Taman. But the 6-foot-5, 205- pounder has his hands full because he's trying to dislodge the reliable Dave Ridgway as placekicker and three-time Western all-star Brent Matich at punter, according to Taman. they didn't do that in the US.” o, former akville , in January t know. The Oakville Waterfront "stats Festival ts broadcasting missing out on of CFL games sD, an Femme has heard and whether timing coul his foot in the something goes chance to take guard JUNE 25 26827th l 9 p 3 ther that couldn't will be