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en e en en en en en en enE 000000000 UE en 6 END OF THE SEASON Two summer leaguoes had their seasons draw to a close, Saturday. Oakville Little League held its championship day at Trafalgar Park while Oakville Girls Softball Association held its wrapâ€"up day at Queen Elizabeth Park Secondary School. Left, Carolyn Giroux of Penzoil takes a cut during her team‘s mite game against Excel. Right, Stefan Prostran of the Expos delivers a pitch in his team‘s Little League game against the Cubs. Photos by Riziaro Vertolli By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff Eight midget teams, includâ€" ing the local Oakville Halton Korean Businesssmen Association A‘s will take to the fields here next weekâ€" end for the Ontario Midget AA Baseball Championships. Besides the COBA regularâ€"season champion A‘s, Hamilton Inch Park, Barrie, Sarnia, Welland, Guelph, London and East Nepean will be in the double knockâ€" out draw. . Oakville and River Oaks Parks will be used for the threeâ€"day competition. Action begins at 6 p.m. on Friday with Oakville taking on Inch Park at Oakville Park and Welland meeting Guelph at River Oaks. Championship game goes next Sunday at 10 a.m. at Oakville. If a second game is necessary, it will go _ is another means of deferring costs. at 2 p.m. Monday will be used as a rain day. And at least one opposition coachâ€"â€"Welland‘s WELLAND ROWDIES GUELPH OPTIMISTS LONDON TECUMSEHS COACH: Rabert Kardas Sr. COACH: LARRY PEARSON COACH: aRt cuatis Oakville Minor Baseball Association applied to host the traditional Labour Day competition at the beginning of the year and was given the nod by the Ontario Baseball Association in late February. "You try to preâ€"judge where your local team is going to be," said OMBA viceâ€"president of rep operâ€" ations Peter Hundeck. "(And) our team has done exceptionally well." Hundeck says it costs about $2,000 to put on a tournament of this magnitude but with the help of sponsors, such as Rawlings and Corbett‘s Sports, the OMBA is looking at shelling out only about $200. Entry fees from the other seven teams totalling $525 a omm en o un RECORD: 18â€"3, second in London District Asseciation, RECORD: 19â€"3â€"2, first in Nisgars District Association RECORD: 16â€"5, second in Intercounty Bassball Loague OUTLOOK: Pltching is the catling card here with rightles Dan Bowers, Paul Curlis, Jim Meldrum and Geoff Scott. They are joined by an anomaly in Joff Mowry who is truly ambidaxâ€" trous. Centerfleldor Nathan Pasmurd (.400), third baseman Mati Wallace (Just under .500), catcher Chris Fredin (.460) and Meldrum {over .480) are the offensive sparkplugs, Paemurd is also suporh in the fleld, Team ERA af 2. 72. OUTLOOK: Ace righthander Jason Falardeau was a Ainal cut from the Ontarlo underâ€"19 squad . Not far behind him are Derek Jenkins and rookle Frank ViHte!la, both rightles, Offensively shortâ€" stop Jeff Heever is the poâ€"to guy, leading the team in BA (.341), hemers (four), ABI (43) and stolen bases (17). Other keys are Jenkins, (.286, . | 28 ABis), contertleider Jason Bank (.273, 15 $8, | 28 runs) and Rod Singer {.271, 19 RBis). Pienty of pliching depth in southpaw Meleti Melehes and rightios Dwayne Vanden Beukel, Jamle Pogue, Chris Caravagglo and Bob Brown, Team fikes to run. Leadef! hiter Shawn Pearson is the tablasetter with 25 $B‘s. Poter Walings and Brown cen also fly. RBI production is evenly distributed. Jeremy Kawaleck! (.340) and Malehes (.330) are leading hitters. Won OBA bantam champlenship last yeat, THE COACH SAYS: "Pitching and defence will certain keep us in pames. The hitting witl hopeâ€" fully bring us home." COACH SAYS: "Ht‘s gaing to come down / â€"|to the pliching. The Magara District competition ©*|isn‘t all that good but when we go to tournaâ€" «*\ monts we seem to pump It up to another level." THE COACH SAYS; "We five by a rotation {pltching). They all get their shot. We‘re going to be the youngest team there, That‘s the only thing ather teams will have on us." Fastballers lose in playoff > tournament + Oakville Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli only manâ€" ‘aged three hits in a 4â€"0 loss to Jarvis at the Triâ€"County Fastball ~League playoff tournament in ~Hagersville, Saturday. Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli finished fourth in the â€" tournament with a 2â€"2 record. Rick Snair was the starting and losing pitcher, allowing three runs earned) on eight hits and a *B3valk in fiveâ€"andâ€"oneâ€"third innings. . He struck out four. ‘~â€" Picâ€"aâ€"Deli opened with a 5â€"0 * loss to Waterford Thursday evening in a game called after five innings because of a fiveâ€"run mercy rule. Gord Scott allowed five runs in fourâ€"andâ€"oneâ€"third innings. Bill * Pickard had the team‘s only hit . * _ Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli rebounded with a 4â€"1 * victory over Caledonia, Friday. «* Snair went the seven innings for ‘the win. Pickard smashed a runâ€" scoring triple Picâ€"Aâ€"Deli shellacked Brantford *â€"8â€"0 Saturday as Scott earned the * ‘win. Brian Prowse cracked a triple and was singled home by Scott. Tom Chater singled in Scott THAT TIME OF YEAR Goaltender Paul Winger and the gang weren‘t really playing hockey at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre on Saturday, were they? Unfortunatelyâ€"â€"or fortunately, depending on how you look at itâ€"they were. They and hundreds of other youngâ€" sters were taking part in the first tryâ€"out day for Minor Oaks Hockey Association rep teams. Tryouts continue this week at Glen Abbey, although the season is still more than a month away. (Photo by Aiziero Vartoll)) [ SHPORES Oakville poised for midget baseball title Robert Kardasâ€"â€"says Oakville is the "team to beat." Oakville coach Tom Weech and assistants Don Lawrence, Joe McFadden, Scott Harper, Dave Harvey, helped the team put together an 18â€"3 record good for, first place in the Central Ontario Baseball Association Pitching and defence are the team‘s forte. Fiveâ€" man pitching staff features three righthanders â€" Corey Pike (3.49 ERA), Ian Harvey (2.34) and Russ Bloomfield (4.45)â€"â€"and southpaws Clint Lawrence (1.66) and Adam Verdurmen (0.67). Pike, Lawrence and Harvey all throw in the 80 mile per hours range, with Harvey topping out at 85. The team has a solid doubleâ€"play combination of Jamie Dent and either Tom Williamson or Mike BARRIE RED SOX COACH: KEITH O‘TOOLE everything," RECORD: 20â€"3â€"2, first in Yorkâ€"Simcee Laague OUTLOOK: Pitching is sound and hitters one through five in the linsup are lethai. Southpaw Dowy Maclaod is the ace, But there‘s dapth in righties Chris Monk, Chris Barber and Travis Jensen. Second baseman Steve Bowman (429 OBA, .315 BA, 58 runs, 35 ABI}, shortstop Mysty Litwin (.350 Ba, 41 RBi, 21 §8), first baseman Rob Johns (.425 BA, 70 RBI, catcher Jeremy Uylenbreak (.327 BA. 9 HA. 50 RB1) and Barber supply the offence. Good upâ€"theâ€"middle detence with Branden Stock in cantartield, Litwin, Bowman and Uylanbreak, THE COACH SAYS: "Up the middie, we satch CARFIND MAKES IT EAsY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 _ |1o gyy OR SELL A VEHI(SZLE PAGE 16 Oakville Cup hopes shot down And then there was one.... Oakville‘s hopes of an Ontario Cup title suffered a serious setback on the weekend, when all five teams seeing semiâ€"final action lost. The only remaining team, Oakville underâ€"17 boys, had its semiâ€"final match against Malton Bullets postponed until last night (Tuesday) at Centennial Stadium. They were scheduled to play Sunday at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium but that was put off because Malton has five players on the national team, which was delayed getting back from Japan. Meanwhile, three other Oakville boys teams ran into tough luck of their own. Particularly the underâ€"16s, who lost in a penaltyâ€"kick shootout to Scarborough Malvern. The game * was tied 2â€"2 after regulation time, with Eser Oner scoring both Oakville goals. 8 . Oakville underâ€"12 boys lost 2â€"1 3 to Dixie (Larry Mucha scored) and the the underâ€"19s lost 3â€"2 to Burlington (Ed Stodola and Giani Doddato tallied for the losers).. . : Oakville underâ€"13 girls lost 3â€"1 to East York Eagles (Amanda Joseph scored) and the underâ€"19 Rebels lost 6â€"0 to Burlington. Finals are Sept. 11, 12 and 18 at Burlington‘s Sherwood Forest Park. Grantham at second, while cenâ€" terfielder John Mitobe covers acres of ground. The offence is led by Bloomfield at leadoff (.440 average, 19 RBIs and 12 stolen bases), Pike at the threeâ€"spot (.412, 5 home runs, 25 RBI, 13 SB) and Lawrence at cleanup (.379, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 11 SB). They don‘t hit the cover off the ball but team average of .313 indicates it makes good contact . "I strongly believe we can win it because of the work ethic and commitment these guys have shown all summer long," said Weech. ""We probably could have went AAA. There is a lot of talent on the team. When they are playing to their potential. I don‘t see too many teams in Ontario that can touch us." Here‘s a teamâ€"byâ€"team look at the opposition. Sammia coach Sid Poirier was not available by press time Tuesday. INCH PARK TIGERS COACH: WES PRICE EAST NEPEAN EAGLES COACH: PAUL BLOOMFIELD RECORD: 17â€"8â€"3, second in Natlonal Capital\ Baseball League. RECORD: 12â€"9â€"2, Third in Hamftton Distrist Basobail Association. OUTLOOK: An axtraâ€"base hitting squad with laftâ€". Reider Tony Farage {.375 BA) and third basaman Andrew Marshail capable of supplying the long ball, Other key batsmen: pitcher/shortstop Lance Holbraoks at leadof! (.390), pltcher/tightflatdar OUTLOOK: Boast an altâ€"southpaw pHtching staff in Drew Arnoid, Ryan Boychuk, Chris Doucatte and David Parkes. Shortstop Tom Elllott and catcher Mark Griffin are detensive standouts, Key hitters are outflaldar Brock Hill and Griffin who bats cleanup, Docent wheels in Tim Parshad, willity mon Jason Turk and Chriz Dunnott and third baseman Jeff Knapp. 3, 3.44 ERA), a righthandar, is considered the ace, tellowed by lafty Tom Quinn (5â€"2â€"1, 3.50 ERA), righty Cory and Tinnish, a southpaw. . THE COACH SAYS: "I axpoct us to be thare at the and," Price. "The nuclous of bays ara from the team that won the (OBA) bantam A title two years ago." THE COACH SAYS: "We nead all of our pHichers: to contribute. | don‘t think any of them will throw: a complote game.,.We miss one bly pHicher," Skaters take to the ‘Glice‘ Oakville Ice Expression has been invited back to the CNE. The junior precisionâ€"skating team is putting on five shows today (Wednesday) at the Queen Elizabeth Building as part 0 a promotion by the Ontario Figure Skating Council. The team will be performing on a 50â€" foot by 50â€"feet sheet of artificial ice called "Glice." Because of the small surâ€" face, the team had to be reduced to 12 skaters from its normal 24. Meanwhile, the Oakville Precision Figure Skating Club is holding tryouts for the upcoming season, Sept. 11 at River Oaks Recreation Centre. Call 845â€"9785. DIGEST Runners of all ages and ability are invited to lace up for the seventh annual fiveâ€"kilometre challenge through downtown Oakville, Labour Day Monday. The event, which begins at 10:30 a.m., is expected to attract more than 50 runners from across Southern Ontario. The first 50 registrants will receive a free Tâ€"shirt; the fastest male and female runners will go home with $200 each in prize money. All proceeds will go to the National Tayâ€"Sachs and Allied Disease Organization, a nonâ€"profit organization founded in the Oakville and Burlington area. The organization supports families with a child dying from the rare and fatal genetic diseases. A special 1 km race for children under 12 will begin at 11:30 a.m. Registration and postâ€"race award ceremonies takes place at Sharkey‘s on the Water (111 Forsythe St.). Registration forms can be picked up in advance of the race, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Fee is $12 for adults; $5 for children.