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30 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2007 Junior Rangers LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER SUMMER CAMP: The Glasgow Rangers FC returned to Oakville again this summer to run their Pro Youth Program camp, offering training to players of varying skill levels. Left, Rangers FC youth development coach William Gilloagly shows youngsters player cards of Rangers FC team members; winners of each drill earned a card. Above, Ian Amaral (foreground) takes his turn doing one of the drills. The Rangers FC staff is also visiting Edmonton, Whitby and Vancouver during its stay in Canada. World dragon boat championships next challenge for senior Verna Dalgleish, 67, on Canadian grand masters team By Jon Kuiperij when I was working." Dalgleish has dabbled in many different sports throughout her life. As a youth growing up in At age 67, Verna Dalgleish isn't slowing down. Cornwall, she competed in softball, basketball and hockey -- basically the three sports that were In fact, it seems she's just getting started. The local senior, who has already won World available to her at that age. She took up tennis after moving to St. Catharines at the Masters Games gold medals in soccer age of 21, then became involved in and squash, is now trying her hand at "My weight is down, my body squash 15 years ago, and started padinternational paddling. dling and playing soccer when she Dalgleish recently earned a spot fat content is turned 60. on the Canadian grand masters (50- down... I'm much She is still active in most of those and-older) team that will compete in more fit than I sports as well. Dalgleish plays for an the world dragon boat champiover-35 house league women's team onships in Australia next month. was when I was in the Oakville Soccer Club system, Making that squad was no easy feat, working." plays squash and tennis competitiveas applicants at tryouts had to show ly, and even referees squash and socan ability to bench press 40 pounds Verna Dalgleish cer in her spare time. for two minutes, then bench row 40 "It's a way to give back to the sports I belong pounds for another two minutes, as well as meet a 250-metre time standard paddling an outrigger to," she said of her officiating, which doubles as cardiovascular training. "Fortunately, in refereecanoe. Dalgleish, who prepared for the tryouts by ing soccer, we do get paid for that, and that helps working out six days a week since January, feels finance my paddling." While this is the first time Dalgleish will comshe's in the best shape of her life. "My weight is down, my body fat content is pete in the world dragon boat championships, she way down... absolutely, I'm in much better does have international paddling experience. See Dalgleish page 31 shape," she said. "I'm much more fit than I was BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR STILL GOING STRONG: Oakville's Verna Dalgleish, a former World Masters Games champion in soccer and squash, now has her sights set on winning a world dragon boat championship. The 67year-old has made the Canadian team that will compete in the grand masters (50-and-older) division at next month's worlds in Australia. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER