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D6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 18, 2001 A P P LE J%s UPHdSTERYSEATS, BOAT TOPS, CONVERTIBLE TOPS... 1033 S p e e rs AutoGlass Rd. S p o r t s l f a t a b 84 2-6060 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON Phone:845-3824, ext 255 Fax:337-5567 Burloak paddlers golden at World Cup Two Burloak Canoe Club athletes competed in the first world cup event of the season in Gainsville, Georgia this past weekend, and both met with success. Burlington's Nathan Luce paired up with Canadian Olympian Mihai Apostol to win the 5(X) metre pairs kayak event (K2-500). O akville's Adam Vankoeverden, who ended a sensational junior career last year, then joined Apostol, along with Dereck Bordeleau of Dartmouth and Ryan Cuthbert of Nova Scotia, to win the K 4-1,000. Most European powers opted to skip the inaugural North American world cup event, but it was still a great chance for Canada's contingent to kick off the season. (OPEN HOUSE) The Burloak Canoe Club is holding its annual open house/registration this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. The club has won three of the last four national club championships and many club members have been train ing throughout the winter in the club's own gym in its Oakville clubhouse and at its indoor paddling facility in Burlington. A large contingent is also back from some training time in Florida. They've been on Oakville's Sixteen Mile Creek, now, for a couple of weeks. But don't let all this intimidate you. W hile the club is a regular feeder of athletes to world and Olympic cham pionships, it's also very much a grass roots club with a huge base o f local athletes who wish to take advantage of Oakville's Sixteen Mile Creek. In par ticular, the club runs vibrant youth and masters (30 and over) programs. But you can check all that out this weekend. For more info, phone 3388287 or visit their website at www.burloakcanoe.com. ' (LAKESIDE 5K & 10K) The Burloak Canoe Club is holding its Lakeside 5K and 10K Run fundraiser on May 12. Race forms can be picked-up at all Running Room locations in Oakville and Burlington. For more information call Susan Redgrave at 905-637-9261. Burlington's Mark Oldershaw, who won five gold medals at last year's national club champi onships, including all three juvenile single events (C-200, C-500 and C1000), is looking for sponsorship in order to attend the world junior championships in Brazil. H e's seen here on Sixteen Mile Creek. Photo by Peter C. McCusker Ontario champs hold registration The Oakville Crusaders rugby club, home to the top club team in the province, is holding its annual registration this Saturday (April 21), beginning at 9 a.m. at their clubhouse on Ninth Line (between Upper Middle and Dundas). The Crusader first squad had an absolute banner season last year, winning the M cCorm ick Cup The Crusaders Rob W olfenden evades a tackle in a regular season game from last season. The Cru first team evaded just about everyone last year in sweeping both the regular sea son and playoff titles in O ntario's top rugby league. File Photo by Julie Farrie --- provincial championship after fin ishing first in the regular season, very nearly going undefeated with only one surprise defeat on the road in Ottawa. But not to be intimidated, you don't have to be a provincial or national calibre athlete to play rugby for this club as they have a team for just about everyone. T heir adult slate includes a women's team and men's first, sec ond, third, fourth and over-35 teams. Their youth slate includes junior boys U-18, U-16 and U-14 as well as mini (non-contact) for boys and girls from 6-12. Check out their website at www.crurugby.com. Oakville dub rises to seventh in OBA rankings The Oakville Vytis midget girls basketball squad will be ranked seventh by the Ontario Basketball Association going into the provincial club championships which will be held April 28/29 in London. The high ranking comes on the heels of two recent tour nament successes. Over the April 7/8 weekend, the AAA squad won gold at the Blessed Sacrament Tournament in Hamilton. Oakville played perhaps their best game of the year to win the championship game 42-26 over Orillia Jazz, the fifth ranked team in the province. The opener was the most exciting for Oakville as they overcame a six-point deficit with 1:00 remaining to win 3533 over Welland Warriors. In their second game, Oakville defeated Kanata Cavaliers 40-26. The previous weekend (March 31/April 1), Oakville set tled for silver in the Burlington Panthers tournament. After a very close first half, the London Ramblers, ranked fourth in the province, were able to pull away and win gold. Oakville opened against the host Burlington team, ranked sixth in the province, and for the second year in a row, Oakville prevailed in a thrilling overtime nailbiter. Oakville won their second game 29-21 over the Huron Lakers, the top team from Sarnia, in a real defensive struggle. Vytis players are Krista Sestokas, Sarah Dillon, Andrea Sergautis, Nina Meuller, Erin Valickas, Lauren Corkum. Whitney Haswell, Deanna Lytwyn, Beth Jenkins, Aislinn McCarry, Whitney Bodden and Alicia Bower. Premier Classic for Ian Anderson House Oakville's Ian Anderson House will be the benefactor of this year's Premier Charity Golf Classic. The tournament will be held on Thursday, June 28 at Heron Point Golf Club in Ancaster with a fundraising goal of $35,000. Ian Anderson House is a six-bed residen tial hospice that offers quality, end-of-life palliative care to families in our community who, for whatever reason, are unable to pro vide the necessary round-the-clock care at home to a family member who has terminal cancer. True to the tradition and philosophy of the hospice, their care is provided without charge. As the Ontario government does not fund hospices, they must rely on the generosity of the community at large for their ongoing operating costs. The goal of this year's tournament is to raise $35,000 for Ian Anderson House. The Premier Charity Golf Classic was established in 1999 by local resident Merritt Goddard. The proceeds raised from the first two tournaments were directed to the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts to assist them in their recent renovations to the theatre. Goddard has been active in the investment industry for more than 25 years. He began with the Equion Group in Toronto in 1981 and, after acquiring the com pany with a number of associates in 1986, helped contribute to its growth and expansion at a management level. In 1993, M erritt redirected him self to building one-on-one client relationships and moved his practice from Toronto to his home town of Oakville where he has lived with his wife Liz and their three children for more than 20 years now. In his capacity as a vice president and senior financial advisor of Assante Capital Management Ltd. (formerly Equion Group), Merritt has built an established personal wealth management practice. Together with his team, Merritt manages assets o f approximately $125 million on behalf of more than 300 clients and their fam ilies. Last year, Assante Capital Management Ltd. brought Equion and a number o f other companies under their corporate umbrella. Assante is now a public company, manag ing more than 500,000 client accounts and approximately $28-billion through a service network o f more than 2,000 advisors, staff and client representatives in more than 200 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Bermuda. Call 845-2477 to enter or help sponsor the tournament. Bell Classic helps fight against breast cancer The Glen Abbey Golf Club will host the annual Bell Classic on May 25. In its fourth year, the Bell Classic is a unique women's golf tournament bringing pro fessional women together to raise funds for a worthy and necessary cause -- the fight against breast cancer. This year's benefactor will be the St. Michael's Breast Centre in Toronto. The event is presented in conjunction with Bell Canada by Zonta International -- a worldwide service organiza tion of professional and busi ness women working together to advance the status of women. The tournament raised $90,000 in 2000, $100,000 in 1999 and $60,000 in 1998. This year's tourney is expected to again top $60,000. Oakville sports hall of famer Sandra Post, a nine time LPGA tour winner, will chip in as emcee for the fourth straight year. Other notables to partici pate in this year's tournament include 11-time amateur champion Marlene Streit and Canada AM co-host Valerie Pringle. To sign up for the tourney or for sponsorship opportuni ties, contact Sandra Cook at (905) 524-0188. S t irrrdirr \ tire / DUNDAS & \ TRAFALGAR ROAD 400 Dundas St. E. / 0AKT0W N SHOPPING PLAZA 550 K o rr S tre e t y A L IG N M E N T 2-Wheel Alignment Wheel 849-8473 SERVICE HOURS: Mon. -Fn. TnrrvOpm, 844-0202 STORE HOURS: Snt^T.irrvGpm ,, Mon. -Fn. 0:30.im-9pm S.i». 'l.invGpm Sun. 9anfSpm Sun. 9.nrv5pin Look for Our flyer in Friday's Oakville Beaver i m C _ -- ly Accredited Ssr » B e ra trF a c iA y