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A Newmarket man is asking Oakville residents for help in teaching baseball to youngsters in the former Czechoslovakia. Terry Slobodian spent severâ€" al months living and working in Russia last year and will be going to Bratislava on a threeâ€" year job assignment next sumâ€" mer. Despite the fact there are no baseball diamonds and virtually no equipment, he joined with a Canadian friend in teaching baseâ€" ball last year and says it was very well received. There are are now 25 children playing baseball in the Slovak Republic, along the Danube River, and Slobodian wants to see this number grow to 60 withâ€" in a year. He‘s hoping to collect enough equipment to outfit at least four teams. New and used baseball gloves, bats, balls and other equipment can be dropped off at 22 Main St. N, Suite 6, in Newmarket, or it can be picked up. Call (416) 898â€"0624 CZECH IT OUT Chris Pridham Invitational tennis tournament for CAVEAT, Nov. 27 at Cedar Springs. 632â€" 4800... Charity softball game. Searle vs. Smith/Kline. Nov. 18 at Sportdomes...Winter indoor track and field training. 827â€" 1934...Oakville Sportdomes is available for New Year‘s Eve fundâ€"raising party. 847â€"3663 (ext. 24). THURSDAY: High school volleyball and junior football semifinals. FRIDAY: Oakville Blades vs. Hamilton Kiltys. Provincial Jr. A Hockey League. 8 p.m. at Oakville Arena. High school football semifiâ€" nals. Winners of Friday‘s Volpe Division semifinals vs. winners of Richardson Division semifiâ€" nals. 2 p.m. TICKETS Notre Dame and L. B. Pearson are the other Burlington schools joining Nelson in the Volpe Division. Milton has switched to the nineâ€"team Richardson. Bishop Reding and Acton are the only schools not icing a team this year. Two of the traditional powers in high school hockey are trading places for the 1993â€"94 HSSAA seaâ€" son. Appleby College, a fixture in Oakvilleâ€"dominated Volpe Division, will play this season in the Burlingtonâ€"based _ Richardson Division, while defending champiâ€" on Nelson Flames are moving over to join Oakville schools in the Volpe. The season opens Nov. 16 with two games: Queen Elizabeth Park at White Oaks and St. Thomas Aquinas at T.A. Blakelock. Each of the nine teams in each division plays a 16â€"game schedule, High school teams are trading places Get your day off to a fregh start with McDonald‘s new Baked Muffins. Freshly Ovenâ€"Baked every morning, these mouthwatering treats are served in: Golden Bran Raisin Blueberty â€" Carrot Ovenâ€"Baked Daily in our Kitchens Introducing McDonald‘s new Try one at your nearest McDonald‘s today! culminating in the playoffs beginâ€" ning Feb. 16, and the Halton final, March 1. Queen Elizabeth Park Eagles split their first two games at the OFSAA field hockey champiâ€" onships in Exeter. The Halton and Golden Horseshoe champions swapped 2â€"0 decisions, defeating Don Mills but losing to South Huron. Karen Conboy had both Eagles goals. Playoff action resumes this week in high school volleyball and basâ€" ketball. Volpe Division preliminary round play goes Wednesday in basâ€" ketball, while in volleyball, they‘re into division semifinals on Monday Match ups were not known at press time. Halton volleyball and basketball finals are Nov. 16 and Nov. 23, respectively at Sheridan. ©1993 McDonald‘s Restaurants of Canada Limited / .: h Drive around Oakyville and what do you see...Basketball hoops! What a great sport. It‘s fun, economical and can be played year round! That‘s exactly what‘s I‘ve done for the past 17 years, starting on the driveâ€" way, moving on to two OFSAA championships, a U.S. college scholarâ€" ship, professional ball and worldwide travels with the national team. Having developed a yearâ€"round basketball program of camps and leagues in Oakville, it is rewarding to watch others learn and grow and develop into fine people, as well as basketball players. However, learning and growing is an ongoing process. I have noticed many common areas of difficulty in the game. My goal in Sneakers Corner is to provide enough helpful hints, suggestions and insights to really help young, developing players become the best they can be. I have now come to call Oakville home and it is with great pleasure that I share my experiences with the young people of this town. That may be true. But the making of a great basketball player requires a good, positive attitude. I am not talking about the playground, inâ€"yourâ€" face attitude; I‘m talking about the real stuff Watch for this next week. Some of you might say that you are already good playersâ€"â€"that you‘ve got speed, finesse, dexterity, quickness, agility and smarts. Basketball is the sport of the ‘90s This is the first in a series of articles by Carol Hamilton Goodale, a former national tearmamemâ€" ber and a certified coach. She is director of Home Court Basketball in Oakville. "That was our best game, in terms of intensity, all year," said Eagles coach John Skinner, whose team lost 18â€"15 to M.M.R. and 13â€"0 to Nelson during the regular season. This was a familiar sight for White Oaks defenders in Thursday‘s high school football junior football playoffs. Using the likes of Jason Monrad (34) Oakville Trafalgar ran the ball and ran some more in a 38â€"14 quarterâ€"final victory. (Photo by Peter McCusker) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1993 â€" PAGE 17 In the first game of the high school junior football season, Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils and Queen Elizabeth Park Eagles played to a rare tie. Now, nearly 40 days later, the same two teams are on the verge of meeting in the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association final. Both teams won their Volpe Division semiâ€"final tilts Thursdayâ€"â€" Eagles 20â€"9 over Assumption and the Devils 38â€"14 over White Oaks â€"â€"to advance to the HSSAA semifinals next Thursday. "We‘ve been a passing team in the past and I think that‘s what they were expecting," said Devils coach Gary Crocker after Mark BelCastro and Tim Bakker scored two touchdowns each. "But we really concentrated on running the ball." Q.E. Park visits M.M. Robinson and O.T. goes to Nelson. Nelson and M.M.R.â€"â€"Halton‘s Nos. 1 and 2â€"ranked teams all yearâ€"â€"defeated Notre Dame and Milton, respectively, in Richardson Division semifiâ€" nals. Winners move on to the Ivor Wynne Stadium Championship, Nov. 18. The Devils and Eagles both went against the flow in winning their game; the former unleashing a furious ground assault, the latter relyâ€" ing on the arm of quarterback Ryan Buttaro. Jason Monrad added the other TD, while Pat Seeton booted a field goal and five converts. %. Buttaro, meanwhlle threw for two touchdowns in the same oame for the first time this season, hooking up with Kris Garbes for both one covering 15 yards and other 45. Jamie Bowman ran 50 yards for the other score. Until then, keep shooting those hoops... Q.E. Park, Trafalgar advance to semifinals CARFIND MAKES IT EASY A VEHICLE COMPUTER WEEKLY PUBLICATION