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KAMLOOPSâ€"BOUND Two members of the Oakville Athletiques Track and Field Club will be going to the Canada Summer Games next month. Javelin thrower John Hustler, 18, pulled off one of the big upsets at the Ontario Trials in Ottawa recently to earn a trip to Kamloops, B.C. And he‘ll be joined by Athletiques head coach, Bruce Burton, who has been named throws coach for the Ontario team. Burton was previously part of the Ontario contingent for the 1989 games in Saskatoon. Hustler defeated the likes of Ontario high school champion Derek McMillan, Canadian junior record holder Jason Spalding and 1992 Ontario Summer Games medalist Mike Coppola with a toss of 62.70 metresâ€"â€"nearly six metres further than his previous best. Clubâ€"mate Dave Viljoen was eighth. The Oakville Ladies Recreational Softball League will be holding a charity Mixed Fourâ€"Pitch Tournament this weekend. SOFTBALL TOURNEY Eight teams areâ€"scheduled to take part in the twoâ€"day event. Friday‘s games will be held at various parks in Oakville. Saturday‘s play switches to Petroâ€"Canada Park. The final is at 6:30 p.m. Sunday is the rain date. Players will pay $10 to play and be asked to donate nonâ€"perâ€" ishable goods for the local food bank. All proceeds go to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Teams will put nine players on the field â€" five women and four men. Meanwhile, River Oaks Park will be the site of a minor peeâ€" wee baseball tournament. COACHING CLINIC There are still openings for a soccer coaching clinic being put on by the assistant coach and deputy technical director of the Scottish National team, tomorâ€" row (Saturday). Craig Brown, a former profesâ€" sional with Glasgow Rangers and Dundee, will be at Shell Park from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as part of a series of clinics throughout Ontario. Held in conjunction with the Oakville Soccer Coaches Club, the fee is $40. Coaches from Oakville Soccer Club will have a portion of their fees paid for by the club. Participating coaches will receive a coaching video from the Scottish Soccer Association. Call 845â€"8378 to register. Oakville residents will get a special opportuâ€" nity to witness one of the best rivalries in sports when the Toronto Argonauts play Hamilton Tiger Cats in a Canadian Football League game, next Thursday at SkyDome. The Argos football club is promoting the evening as Oakville Night, in which Oakville residents will be able to purchase tickets for the 7:30 p.m. game for $5, explained Mike Marsden, Argos assistant marketing director. "We saw (the Torontoâ€"Hamilton rivalry) as an obvious tieâ€"in with Oakville. We expect fans to come out and not only be cheering for the Double Blue, but for the Tiâ€"Cats as well," said Mike Marsden, the Argos‘ assistant marketing director. The ticket price for Oakville residents repreâ€" Oakville Aquatic Club came home with six gold medals from the Ontario Ageâ€"Group Swimming Championships in Thunder Bay, last week. Winning individual gold were Robert Wood, in the 11â€"12 yearâ€"old boys 100â€"metre butterfly, Andrew Pienaar, in 13â€"14 boys 200m backâ€" stroke, and Michelle Arakgi, in 10â€" andâ€"under girls 400m freestyle. Swimmers earn spot on Ontario team The three had times of one minute, 6.80 seconds, 2:15.84 and 5:40.43, respectively. Oakville also won three relay events â€" the 11â€"12 boys 200m medâ€" ley team of Craig Ross, Miro Majorahn, Michael Noble and Wood (in 2:13.75), plus the 13â€"14 200m medley and freestyle teams of Scott Ross, Brandon McGuire, Bryson Tan and Pienaar (in 1:58.51 and 1:45.34, respectively). Based on their performances, Wood and Pienaar have been selectâ€" ed to the Ontario team that‘s going to the Far Western Championships in Cupertino, Calif. Aug. 3â€"10. "We were aiming at both these guys making the team," head coach Gary Baker said. ‘It‘s been our goal for a while." Pienaar was also second in the 100m backstroke. Tan narrowly missed qualifying in the 13â€"14 breast, finishing second at 100m in 1:10.95 and fourth at 200m. Bronze medals went to Arakgi (100m and 200m freestyle) and Wood (100m and 200m breast and 100m free). Argos, Tiâ€"Cats welcome Oakville to Dome . A pair of local athletes will among a field 600 when the President‘s Choice Duathlon Series comes to Oakville. The fourâ€"kilometre run and 30 km bike race origiâ€" nates at Percy Merry School on Britannia Rd. at 9 a.m. Sept. 19â€"the sixth straight year Oakville has played host to a duathlon series event. Get ready for the duathlon Series director Graham Fraser says the event was moved to Percy Merry School this year from the River Oaks Community Centre because traffic was getting Oakville‘s Roger Fisher is currently the series leader in the 55â€"59 age group while Tom Lettner is in the topâ€" five of the 50â€"54 sector. sents a 50 per cent savings off the regular rate. Marsden said the seats are located in Level 100, close to the onâ€"field action. There is no limit to the number of seats which will be made availâ€" able. Tickets will be available until 48 hours prior to the event. "The support from Oakville residents has been phenomenal. We expect to sell between 1,000 and 2,000 tickets," Marsden said. As part of Oakville Night, the Argos will help promote the Oakville Jazz Festival during the game. As well, the Halton Regional Police Service will play the Oakville Fire Department in a touch football game on SkyDome turf from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., s "We saw it as a great opportunity to help proâ€" mote the Jazz Festival since the game takes place Current leaders of the duathlon series are Lisa Lafraddi in open women and Brian Taborek in open men. So far this year, two duathlon and seven triathlon events have been staged in the President‘s Choice series. Duathlons count towards triathlon standings but Fraser maintains triathlons (run, bike and swimming) are more popular. "There‘s a certain image to it â€" it‘s neat to be a triathâ€" lete. Duathlons are not quite there," said Fraser. The series itself is in its eighth season. The past two years it was sponsored by Teleglobe Canada. Royal LePage backed it for the first five years. 24 hours before the start of the festival," said Alex Fuller, corporate communications officer for the Town of Oakville. Fuller said the festival will be promoted by messages on the Jumbotron as well as over the public address system. By promoting the event at the game, the town will be able to get the mesâ€" sage out to the 35,000 people who are expected to be in attendance at the game, she added. The jazz festival kicks off Friday in conjuncâ€" tion with the downtown Midnight Madness, and continues through Saturday. Venues include the Towne Square and Centennial Plaza. Marsden said the evening will take on a speâ€" cial meaning since the Argos are celebrating their 120th anniversary this year, making them North America‘s oldest professional sports franchise. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1993 PAGE FF16