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Come on out this Saturday at Glen Abbey Arena. From 1â€"4 p.m. you can meet and skate with players from the Oakville Blades Jr.. A Team. Admission is $3.00 in suggort of the M.O.H.A. "Hockey M.O.M.S. activities. come meet the for the upcoming season. ades new team mascot and get into shape Oakville played out the perfect script of an underdog. They claimed the lead at the end of the first minute of play on a goal by Eddie McMillan, "I just instilled confidence in the boys," said Oakville coach Phil Iafrati, moments before being doused with water by his jubilant players. "There was no advantage to being underdogs, not against this (Scarborough) The win, Oakville‘s first of the year in four meetings with their arch rivals, ended Scarborough‘s run of four consecutive Ontario Cup champiâ€" onships. After the game at the trophy presentation, Scarborough players were dejected, some even holding their heads in their hands, while their coach Randy Willems told those assembled that his team would be back next year. While they open this season on the road in Milton this Friday, most players and fans are looking forward to the events surrounding their home opener on Friday, Sept. 30th. This year‘s opener will be something special. hen the final whistle sounded, the Oakville Blue Devils boys s’s/ under 16 soccer team exploded with joy having defeated their nemesis Scarborough Malvern 1â€"0 to claim the Unico Ontario Cup championship in Kitchener on Saturday. youn%and exciting team to begin the 1994â€"95 OHA Jr. A season. The long and difficult training camg, marked by extensive exhibition games, gave ample opportunity for Blade hopefuls to show what they can do. Emerging is a roster of highly talented hockey players who expect to challenge themselves to reach greater heights this season. By BRAD REAUME Special to the Beaver They did it: The Oakville Blades will ice a rounding their home opener surprises will welcome Oakville Friday, Sept. 30th. This year‘s back for another year of great Jr. el_leir will be something A hockey. cial. Skate With The Blades Just For Openers! Special guest appearances by cele%rities gsuch asp%aroll Baker, who will sing our National Anthem, and Maple Leaf players will lend their su{)port to the celebrations as well as the Fare Share initiative. Oh yes, the opposition will be the Burlington ougars, our neighbours to the West. Lots of fanfare and many The team has dedicated the event to sup}gort Oakville‘s FARE SHARE FOOD BANK. (Free admission to those families or individuals who bring a nonâ€" perishable food or financial donation for FARE SHARE!) In 1984, he was awarded the Order of Canada, and in 1985 he was inducted to the Canadian amateur sports hall of fame. Gavin Maxwell, on the other hand, is just at the beginning of a promisâ€" The Blades new mascot, which has yet to be named, will be handing out passes to the Blades home opener on Friday, Sept. 30 at Oakville Arena. The passes along with a donation of food Admission to the event, which is sponsored by the Oakville Hockey Moms, is $3 per person. There will be door prizes, including three season passes to the Oakville Blades home games and Blades Tâ€"shirts. Cain has been a consistent world class canoeist since 1981 when he won two gold medals at the junior world championships and placed a remarkâ€" able 5th in the Câ€"1, 500 metres at the senior world championships. Hockey fans are invited to skate with the Oakville Blades â€" the local provincial Junior A hockey team â€" this Saturday at Oakville Arena, from 1 to 4 p.m. Four years later, at Seoul, Cain barely missed a return to the Olympic podium, finishing fourth in the Câ€"1, 1000 metres. He also participated in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, finishing 7th in the Câ€" 2, 1000 metre and 9th in the Câ€"2, 500. In capturing the gold medal in the Câ€"1, 500 metre event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Cain became the first Canadian canoeist in 46 years to win an Olympic title. He also won a silver medal in the Câ€"1, 1000 metres. He has been a finalist at every world or Olympic championship since 1981 except for 1990 when he declined his nomination to the Canadian One of Canada‘s leading amateur athletes since the late 1970s, Cain has been a member of Canada‘s national canoe team for a record 15 years, is a 54â€"time national champion and is a threeâ€"time Olympian. Despite some inconsistencies in their early season performances, the ‘old veterans‘ of the Canadian team are confident that their best performance of the year will be delivered when it counts the most â€" this weekend. Skate with Blades A return to the medal podium is certainly a possibility with the duo finâ€" ishing just out of the medals, in fourth place, a year ago in Copenhagen. Cain‘s best result in 10 world championship appearances came in 1989 when he won silver in the single 1,000 metre race (Câ€"1, 1000). MOHA golf tourney A trio of Oakville paddlers, including 1984 Olympic Games gold medalâ€" ist Larry Cain, are on the Canadian team competing at the senior world canoe championships in Mexico. The fiveâ€"day championship kicks off today and wraps up Sunday. The veteran Cain is joined by Gavin Maxwell and Alan Gibb. All three are members of the Oakvilleâ€"based Burloak Canoe Club. The $75 cost includes golf, dinner and a dance. Some openings are still available and supporters should call the MOHA office at 257â€"8992. The Minor Oaks Hockey Association is holding its first annual golf tournaâ€" ment on Friday, Sept. 23 at Richview Golf Club. Cain will be in the canoe with partner Dave Frost for the 200, 500 and 1,000â€"metre two man canoe (Câ€"2) events. ... Oakville‘s three fullbacks, all of whom attend Oakville Trafalgar High School â€" Mait Pittman, David Crane and Eric Glaser â€" all had superb games, along with Burlington resident Danny Gallagher at sweepâ€" er position ... It was a physical game with several yellow cards issued by referee Grant Lee. Numerous collisions and players jockeying for position resulted in substantial injury time. The win was Oakville‘s 29th in the last 31 games, and they have gone the last 20 games undefeated (19 wins, one tie). NOTES FROM COACH PHIL IAFRATI Glen Abbey resident Peter Eskit was flawless in goal and made a courageous save from Malvern‘s striker, Aaron Benjamin, with five minutes left in the game ... Scarborough also managed several scoring chances; their best coming in the 77th minute when a pass into the top of the six yard box, dead center, was kicked over the net and a helpless Eskit. Another high shot, several just wide and a number of corner kicks all got the boisterous crowd of about 200 excited. "Oakville played well," said Willems. "They didn‘t do anything unexâ€" pected. I wanted us to play ball control early in the game especially against the wind, but Oakville plays a good ball control game, which is also our strength. I think they might have been hungrier for the win today." Scarborough assistant coach Junior Parker told the awards assembly, "I think on the day Oakville was the better team." He added that seven players remained on the Malvern squad from the first Ontario Cup they won in the under 12 division four years ago. "They weren‘t lulled to sleep because we were underdogs," said Tafrati. "We went up early and they knew what they had to do. They were losing for the entire game." Oakville missed a golden opportunity to add to their lead in the 17th minute when a shot hit the crossbar and deflected down into the goal mouth where it rattled around for several seconds before being cleared out of harm‘s way. Oakville displayed an ability to make the routine play routine, and work the ball on the ground with simple short passes and ball control. Scarborough was faster but their determination to score quickly worked against them as they counted numerous little mistakes which gave Oakville defenders a chance to break up their offense. Both goaltenders, Oakville‘s Peter Eskit and Scarborough‘s Allan Lewis, played well, making exceptional diving saves and showing quick reflexes. "Because both teams had the wind, it really wasn‘t a factor," said Willems. "However, one of the things we talked about was not making an early mistake. They had the wind during the part of the game we were most worried about." The cloudy, windy, cool conditions at Kitchener‘s Centennial Stadium favored no one according to Malvern coach Willems. Oakville defended the north end of the field in the first half and had a substantial wind at their backs. The strength of the wind made for a 30â€"40 yard difference in the disâ€" tance of clearing kicks by each goaltender. whose shot from the left side inside the penalty area found the twine. The play was set up by a nice steal of a Malvern crossing pass at midfield. The Blue Devils then combined a solid attack with a smothering defence to hold off an increasingly desperate Scarborough squad for 89 minutes. "We did it the hard way," said Iafrati. "We had them coming at us for 89 minutes. We had no special strategy to score early because we knew we could score. It was our defence that was going to have to do the job." The Oakville Blue Devils are Ontario Cup Champs after upsetting Scarborough Malvern in Kitchener s Also a part of the eightâ€"stop, $15,000 tour will be a draw for regular club players, in a variety of levels and age groups. The tournament runs from Friday to Sunday. About 90 people have already signed up for the amateur tourâ€" nament. Spectators are welcome. Canadians Sherman Greenfeld and Mike Cerisia, who finished oneâ€"two at the world championships in Mexico last month â€" have both confirmed their intention to enter the first stop of the Canadian proâ€"am racquetball tour which is being held at the Premier Health and Racquet Club. Local racquetball enthusiasts can watch the world‘s premier players play in Oakville this weekend. Here come the pros MOHA jackets will be available for sizâ€" ing during the skate. For more informaâ€" tion, call Karen MacMillan at 257â€"0494. (which will be handed over to the FareShare Food Bank in Oakville) will include free admission to the game and a chance at a draw for inline skates. ... Niki Budalich supported both forwards and defence in a solid two way effort, and Ed McMillan and Paul Hayward were tireless workers u front ... ... Sean Preece also played and did a solid job on left defence ... He saw his first action on the national team this spring, competing o the European tour and at the world championships. Hockey great Frank Mahavolich dropped by Hopedale Mall over the weekend for an autograph session. Also dropping by were curâ€" rent Leafs Jamie Macoun and Garth Butcher. _ (Photo by Riziero Vertol/i) The Blue Devils still have to wrap up their league schedule, and they‘r playing in the League Cup semiâ€"final tonight in Vaughan with an 8:30 p.m kickâ€"off. The two other teams â€" the Oakyville Blazers underâ€"13 girls team an the Oakville Winstars underâ€"17 boys team â€" both won their champi onship games the previous weekend. Gibb finally made the jump from the Canada‘s junior team to the nation al team last fall after a number of frustrating years in which he battled bot mononucleosis and a bad back. If they win, and obviously they‘re favoured, they‘ll meet up wit Scarborough Malvern in the League Cup championship game. TWO OTHER CHAMPS With their victory the Blue Devils became the third Oakyville team to wi an Ontario Cup this year. The Câ€"4 event, however, is not a part of the Olympic Games, so follow ing the world championships, Maxwell will turn his attention to improvin his performances in the Câ€"1 and Câ€"2 events in hopes of earning a trip t next year‘s Olympic Games in Atlanta. In Mexico, he will compete in the 1,000 metre, twoâ€"man kayak (Kâ€" 1,000) event with another newcomer, Greg Redman. Maxwell raced at the senior world championship level for the first tim last year in Copenhagen as a member of the fourâ€"man canoe team (Câ€"4 which is a new event on the circuit. Maxwell is hoping that the early season success experienced b Canada‘s first dedicated Câ€"4 crew can be repeated in Mexico. Since joining Canada‘s national team in 1990, the canoeist has steadi worked his way up the domestic ranking list by taking advantage of mar international competitive opportunities to hone his racing skills. The Oakville Blue Devils picked a good time to post their first victor over tough Scarborough Malvern and because of it are the underâ€"1 Ontario Cup champions. This photo, which shows Matt Pittman an Danny Gallagher (white jersey, left and right, respectively) fighting fo the ball, was taken during an earlier regular season encounter betwee: the two teams. midfield even though injured, along with Pat Luciani and Brad Murra; who marked and frustrated Malvern‘s top midfielders ... ing competitive career. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 19 PAGE 22