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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 28, 2002 - C7 Lang helping Canada's U19 women to semifinals Oakville's Kara Lang is helping to lead the Canadian under-19 women's soccer team where no Canadian soccer side has gone. The semifinals of a world championship. Lang, a St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School student, and her teammates are preparing for a seminfinal match up with Brazil. That game is to be played tomorrow (Thursday) in Edmonton at Commonwealth Kara Stadium. Game time is 10 p.m. (EDT) and it will be aired on Sportsnet. Canadian Christine Sinclair leads the Canadian team and all scorers in the tournament. The Burnaby B.C. native has a remarkable 10 goals in four games so far. But Lang's three markers to date has Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver her second in team scoring and among the tournament leaders. Her performance has Lang, just 15 years old, asserting herself as one of the rising stars of women's soc cer in Canada. She scored two goals in her team 's 4-0 win over Japan in preliminary action to go with the strike she tal lied earlier in the tournament in Canada's 3-2 win over Denmark. Lang was also instrumen Lang tal in Canada' 6-2 upset of England earlier this week in quarter final action. Prior to the women's showing this year at the world's, Canada's best finish in a FIFA competition was by the 1984 Olympic men's team, which reached the quarter-finals only to lose to Brazil on a penalty shootout after a scoreless game. - With files from Torstar News Service Stephanie Kennedy, left, and Jacqueline Fisher are currently rehearsing figure skating routines with the world famous Disney Classics. The two Oakville Figure Skating club members were hired by the company to travel across the U.S. performing ice shows like Cinderella, Snow White and 101 Dalmations. Local golfers place at senior amateurs ONTARIO SENIOR LADIES' AMATEUR A couple of Trafalgar Golf Club members placed well at the Ontario Senior Ladies' Amateur Championship held earlier this summer at Trillium Wood Golf Club, near Belleville. Lynne Owen fired a three-round total of 256 (83-87-86) to finish 12th and Sheila Humphrey fired a three-round total of 268 (88-89-91). Joanne Brain of Wyldewood Golf and Country Club finished at 279 (101-8890). The winner, in a playoff, was Gloria Sinclair of North Halton Golf & Country Club at 238 (76-83-79). ONTARIO SENIOR MEN'S AMATEUR Oakville had a couple of golfers make the cut at the Ontario Senior Men's Amateur, held earlier this month at Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill. Brian Jeffrey led after each of the three days, including the final one at 216 (67-75-74). Oakville's Tom Kingston finished in 42nd place at 238 (76-82-80). Oakville's Doug Ball finished in 52nd at 241 (77-84-80). Local figure skating duo putting school on ice to skate for Disney By Norm Nelson B E W E R SPORTS EDITOR The stereotypical teen-aged dream is to take a year off after high school and backpack across Europe. Oakville residents Jacqueline Fisher and Stephanie Kennedy have created their own unique little twist. They're going to skate across America. And get paid for it. Mind you it will be hard work. As you read this, the two longtime members of the Oakville Figure Skating club are already in Florida, and have hooked up with their new employers -- Disney Classics. Kennedy, 18, just graduated from St. Mildred's Lightboum and Fisher just graduated from Blakelock. Both have attended various auditions over the last couple of years. They certainly won't get much, if any, time for sunshine and beach. After arriving on Sunday in St. Petersburg, they were set to begin long rehearsals Monday at 9 a.m. After that, the show will head out on the road, mostly throughout the United States, performing Disney favourites on ice -- Cinderella, Snow White, 101 Dalmations and Little Mermaid. Like a touring circus, they'll Set up shop in about 30 cities across the conti nent, perform eight or nine shows and then head to the next town. Fisher said the shows typically run Wednesday to Sunday, Mondays are travel days, Tuesdays are off days. And each Wednesday, they start all over again. Initially, they'll start out in the cho rus. When they start feeling confident, they can audition for the various feature roles. They'll tour untill next May, take the summer off. And then probably head to universi ty -- next fall. WINTER NON-CONTACT gocKEy LEAGUE HALTON MEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE N on-contact Prime time games 29th season o f operation Sweaters/socks provided 1Trophies 1 Balanced teams 1 Excellent officiating ' Individual entries ' Also W omens rec. division ADULT Learn to Skate Classes 4 - 9 year olds THE CUTTING EDGE HOCKEY & SKfiTING fiCfiDEMY FfiLL/WINTER iPROGRAMS G L ID E R S SKILLS5 DRILLS 1 -lockey Development for 4 - 6 year olds M 0HA development program almost set Finishing touches are being put on the Minor Oaks Hockey Association's new development program for five and six year olds. The objectives behind the development of this program include: · providing increased quality ice time for players; · creating an environment that encourages and delivers improved skill building and more fun; · accommodating increasing enrollment. The increased ice time will be accomplished by dividing the ice into three rinks using specially-constructed, removable rink boards. End-to-end play is limited, due to the size of the ice surface and the developing abilities of the players. The change was made because the old single -format meant that each player received about ten minutes of ice time during a one-hour game slot. MOHA's approach to this challenge is a combined prac tice/game format as well as the use of smaller teams with 12 participants per team. On game day, teams will practice for 30 minutes and then participate in a 30 minute game. Players will get 45 minutes of ice time. The program places more focus on teaching progressive skating, agility and puck control skills to smaller groups. With only 12 players per team, coaches will be able to focus more on their players. In addition to the combined game/practice session described, players will participate in weekly practice sessions. Anyone else wishing to get involved is asked to contact Wayne Moorehead, MOHA vice-president of house league at 905-338-9220 or e-mail to info@moha.on.ca. * IIINhSEfiSON POWER SWUNG 1 For Hockey Players 6 -1 2 year olds January to March games arid instruction for 4 - 6 yr. ohis Hockey Development/Skill Development for 7-12 year olds. For Registration or Information www.hmhl.bizland.com £ INFORMATION AND/OR REGISTRATION BY PHONE (905)849-9712 Applications at Glen Abbey or River Oaks Arenas www.hmhl.bizland.com 9 0 5 -8 4 9 -9 7 1 2 Win Your Local Business the RECOGNITION it Deserves! 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