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Competing in the senior women class, Langton took first place and Finlayson third in the 35 kilometre event. They were joined in B.C. by another Oakville cyclist, Leigh Hargrove. First up, the Longhorns will meet Lockport Eagles, a semiâ€"pro team of the Midâ€"American Football Conference, in an exhiâ€" bition game in New York, Sept.4. But before leaving last week they put in some good trial runs by taking part in the first race of the August Grand Prix Series in Hess Village, Hamilton. Earlier, Langton and Hargrove each finished fourth at the Ziggy‘s K.W. Classic Road Race in Kitchener, Langton in senior women, Hargrove junior. Both races covered 40 km. The best team in the Northern Football Conference will soon be playing the one of the best footâ€" ball teams in England. Oakville Longhorns, who won the NFC title with a 25â€"21 win over Scarborough Saturday, have scheduled backâ€"toâ€"back exhibiâ€" tion games next month with Lancashire Wolverines, a Division I club in England. The Wolverines are "about as close to a professional club as they have in England," said "Horns coach Tony Molnar, who made contact with the team through one of his former playâ€" ers, Dan Brooks, now piaying in England. They will play a twoâ€"game total points series against Oakville, Sept.10 at Bronte Field and Sept.15 at Nelson Stadium. CYCLISTS TUNE UP Oakville Cycling Club‘s Jen Finlayson and Kim Langton are in Kamloops, B.C. for the Canada Summer Games. Among the men, Gary Scully (veteran class) and Shawn Courchesne (junior) were each fourth and John Powell (110 km senior men) eighth. MASTERS TENNIS Pam Olley of Oakville and her partner, Maggie Jacobs, of Montreal, Que. were defeated by Peigi Fairs of London, Ont. and Mary Anne Gaskin of Cambridge in the women‘s overâ€" 45 doubles final of the Martini Masters Senior National Tennis Championships in West Vancouver, B.C. last week. Scores were 6â€"4, 6â€"4. Olley and Jacobs were the top seeds while Fairs and Gaskin were the second seeds. In the semifinals, Olley and Jacobs defeated Paul Brocklebank of Vancouver and Veronica Leung of Richmond, B.C., 6â€"3, 6â€"4. ‘HORNS KEEP BUSY ARM Who needs cold weather? Certainly not fanatics like Gary Wade (below) or countless othâ€" ers who can‘t get enough of their sport Hockey‘s boys of... Photo by Riziero Vertolli By SARA HOLLAND Special to The Beaver "It really has been a busy summer," said Don Heath, facilities supervisor for the Town of Oakville. "We‘ve pretty much been filled up solid this year." Bob Smallhorn laces up his skates and hits the ice at his local arena. Nothing unusual about thatâ€"it is a Canadian tradiâ€" tion, after allâ€"except that it‘s the month of August and the mercury is pushing 28 degrees. For hundreds of local players, hockey does not stop once the Stanley Cup is carried triumphantly off the ice. No matter what time of year, they refuse to call it quits > when everyone else is on the golf course or in the swimâ€" ming pool. One Oakville arenaâ€"at River Oaks Recreation Centreâ€"has ice yearâ€"round, except for one sixâ€"week stretch in late spring. Anotherâ€"at Glen Abbey Recreation Centreâ€"installed its ice two weeks ago. Both have seen a flurry of actmty as players rush to stay in shape. While the ice at River Oaks has been used for the nonâ€"contact Halton Men‘s Hockey League, plus shinny . and oldtimers pickâ€"up games, Glen Abbey is hosting campsâ€"Kirton‘s Hockey School, Cindy Bower‘s Power .:. HOLLAND The Beaver ’ en Skating School and her father Johnr nce a week, goaltending school. Minor hockey coa Bob will soon begin getting their players in sha Smallhorn with assorted miniâ€"camps. e elatac and Runt while the echanle are meant to nrenare. far th FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1993 PAGE 16 " _ _ â€" _ Skating School and her father Johnny‘s goaltending school. Minor hockey coaches will soon begln getting their players in shape with assorted miniâ€"camps. But while the schools are meant to prepare for the upcoming season, many adults say they take to the ice not only to stay competitive but for exercise, friendship and sheer pleasure of the game. He says he likes the exercise and relaxing atmosphere that comes with the lazy, hazy days of summer. The presâ€" sure is off and everyone is there to keep in shape and escape the heat, he says. Besides, he adds, "The beer is more enjoyable after a game in the summer." For John Cundhill, summer hockey is a chance to work up a sweat in a cool place. He hadn‘t played in 28 years but at the urging of a friend got back into eight years ago for exercise. Summer is offâ€"season for the numerous leagues but many players pursue what is described as a high level of shinny, in which groups of players of all ages meet once a week and split into teams. Smallhorn, an Oakville resident who plays in an oldâ€" timers leagueâ€"has been playing during the summer for 10 years. "The only problem is the fog on the ice. Sometimes you can‘t even see the puck." Gary Carr, MPP for Oakyville South, is also a summer hockey playâ€" er and guards the nets on Monday nights or with lunchâ€"hour teams. But while she may have broken a gender barrier, she says it is not an issue for anyone who plays with her or against her. The 36â€"yearâ€"old goalie says new players don‘t realize her sex until someone points it out. A mother of two small children, Shuter compares summer hockey to walking into the freezer section of the grocery store on a hot day. "Your need to constantly stay in shape," he says. "At my age, you can‘t take any time off." Larry Griffin of Oakville has taken a different route this year. In a bid to improve his skills over the summer, he participated in Adult Hockey School, held twice a week at Appleby Arena. "It‘s nice for a change, instead of going out in six inches of snow an d freezing rain or having to scrape your car off," he said. Then there‘s Debbie Shuter, who is the first woman to play with a bunch of oldtimers who get together once a week at River Oaks. "They‘ll skate down the ice and look through my mask and realize I‘m not a guy," she says. While she plays only once a week in the summer, she‘ll play more in the winter. She doesn‘t even mind dressâ€" ing in the women‘s washroom or havâ€" ing her own dressing room. The school turned out to be a perâ€" fect program to ready him for the upcoming season. He also liked the fact that he could walk out of the arena after a game in shorts. She is usually accepted as valuable member of a team because she is good, sporting a sterling 1.92 goals against average. MEN‘S WINTER recreational nonâ€"contact hockey league starts in September Call Paul 947â€"4492 (B) 847â€"6113 (H)