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Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008 25 Appleby's Durland 14th at OFSAA golf Justice Durland had little time to be sentimental about her final OFSAA golf tournament. Shortly after finishing up her round at the girls' golf high school championship -- her fourth provincial high school tournament -- Durland was on the road, headed back to Oakville to play for Appleby College's field hockey team. On a cold and windy day when only two golfers managed to break 80 on the Piper's Heath course, Durland shot an 85 to finish in a tie for 14th. Mississauga's Michelle Lee, the third-ranked junior in Canada, won the event with a two-over-par 74. Though Durland didn't come away with a victory, the tournament capped a successful season for the Oakville resident. She won the CN Future Links Atlantic Championship in New Brunswick in July with a three round total of 235 (80-77-78). That win earned her a spot in a CN Canadian Women's Tour event next year. Durland also finished 12th at the Ontario Junior Championship and turned in a top-30 finish in a field of more than 100 golfers at the Ontario Women's Amateur Durland's teammates, Sunmin Kim, Angie Hwang and Wanjin Lee each turned in rounds of 95 to finish tied for 11th in the B flight at OFSAA while Barb Kim shot a 119 for Appleby, which hosted the tournament. -- Herb Garbutt RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER Bob Hall (left), Heather Tilley (second from right) and David D'Souza (right), co-founders of the new Oakville Minor Football Association, show off the club's banner with future Titans Sam Tilley (second from left), Kevin D'Souza (third from left), Oakville mayor Rob Burton (centre) and Titans director of player development Duane Butler. Youth football coming to town Local rep, house league teams to kick off next season By Jon Kuiperij this summer to determine whether Oakville would and could support its own football program. It quickly became apparent to the co-founders that they were Despite its strong connections with some of onto something. Canada's most prominent all-time football talent, According to Hall, approximately one-third of the Oakville has been missing one major piece of the grid- Burlington Minor Football Association's membership iron puzzle. That is, until now. was comprised by Oakville residents last season. Those Oakville, known for producing former National players helped the Stampeders dominate the SCOFL in Football League players Tony Mandarich, Steve 2008, as Burlington was 7-0 in peewee play and 8-0 in junior varsity. Christie and Mike Vanderjagt as well as Hall, D'Souza and Tilley -- all parents long-time Canadian Football League line- "We truly believe of teenage players -- then put together a man Dan Ferrone -- on top of being the that Oakvile and proposal and presented it to SCOFL's home of CFL legend Michael (Pinball) the boys were expansion committee. Clemons -- finally has a minor football dying for their That proposal was aided by the support program it can call its own. own youth of several local groups, and especially by The brainchild of co-founders Bob Hall, football club." Oakville mayor Rob Burton. Burton David D'Souza and Heather Tilley, the attended the expansion committee's meetOakville Minor Football Association OMFA co-founder ing when OMFA presented its proposal. (OMFA) was granted acceptance into the Bob Hall "Getting support from the community South Central Ontario Football League (SCOFL) last week. The OMFA will feature house was a big issue, and the mayor came through in league divisions at both the atom (10/11) and peewee spades," Hall said. Burton, who played high school football as a teen in (12/13) levels next year, and will also field rep squads in Nebraska, said his incentive for supporting the OMFA peewee and junior varsity (15/16) competition. "The clubs that have been servicing Oakville are not cause was consistent with his mayoral philosophy. "Contrary to a lot of people's expectations, Oakville Oakville clubs," said Hall, referring particularly to the Burlington Stampeders and Halton Invictas, "and has become a lot younger. We have become the destithey've both done good jobs. But we truly believe that nation of choice for families with children to raise," Oakville and the boys were dying for their own youth Burton said. "This council is trying to catch up and keep up with the demands of our young families for football club, and that's what we set out to do." The process started with a business feasibility study See Titans page 27 BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR