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Wednesday, September 12, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 Oldershaw scores double gold at the junior world's in Brazil B urloak Canoe Club m em ber M ark Oldershaw completed a golden sweep in the canoe singles events Sunday, placing first in the C -l 500 metres at the world junior canoe and kayak championships in Brazil. Oldershaw clocked 1:57.252 seconds for the victory. Robert Nuck o f Germany was second at 1:58.152 and George Teodorescu of Romania third in 1:59.747. It was an incredible weekend for Oldershaw, who also won the C -l 1,000 by more than five seconds on Saturday. It was the first time in his career h e'd face the European powers in inter national competition. Fellow Burloak Canoe Club member Larry Cain, o f Oakville, was the last Canadian to pull o ff the double gold feat in 1981 in Bulgaria. He went on to win gold and silver at the Olympic Games. The only other gold medal by a Canadian in the solo events at the junior w orld's was accom plished last time around, in 1999, by Thomas Hall in the 1000m event. A Canadian twosome -- Attila Buday and Michael Oryschak, won gold in the C-2 event in 1991 in Austria. "It was very exciting for me to beat the Europeans," said Oldershaw whose previous international experience was two Pan Am championships. "Just before the race you look around and you see all these big paddling countries like Hungary and Germany. You're definitely ready to go." Following his 1,000m victory, he credited a 10-day training session with Olympic bronze m edalist Steve Giles in Nova Scotia this sum mer for his success. "It feels incredible. It makes up for a lot of hard work. I was surprised to win by that much. But once I got the lead I was feeling so strong that I w asn't even tired." Oldershaw also helped the men's C-4 500 crew to fifth with Ian M ortimer of Ottawa Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivieres, Que., and Andrew Russell o f Dartmouth, N.S. Last year's Burlington athlete of the year, Oldershaw, 18, is heading into his OAC year at Burlington Central. Oldershaw, who paddles almost daily on six teen Mile Creek in Oakville, weather permitting -- as Cain did before him -- could not be reached prior to our press deadlines. In an interview just before his departure, he said the Olympic Games were a definite goal. Looks like he's right on track. Mark Oldershaw is pictured earlier this year in training on Sixteen Mile Creek. Last weekend he pulled off a sensational double gold medal performance at the junior world's in Brazil. Photo by Peter C. McCusker Blades runner-up in Jr. tourney (Continued from page D2) 7:45 p.m., with Buffalo paying a return visit. ^ The weekend is actually the annual showcase tourney with all the provincial junior A teams at Mississauga Iceland. The Blades play their game on Sunday, 12:30 p.m. against Bancroft. On Monday, 7:30 p.m., the Blades are in Hamilton to take on the Kilty B's. The Blades were edged 4-3 by Wexford in Sunday's tournament championship at Ice Sports. Wexford turned out to be the Blades Achilles Heel in the weekend tourney as they also won the preliminary round showdown 5-2 to win their division. The Blades, though, beat their other two divi sional rivals -- 5-0 over North York Rangers and 11-1 over Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins -- to lock up the wild card spot in the finals. They then edged New York Applecore 3-2 in the semifinals. Oakville Skating Club and Parks and Rec department join forces to offer learn to skate programs for youth Last spring, the Oakville Skating Club and the town of Oakville's parks and recreation departm ent decided to join forces in the service and deliv ery of instructional skate pro grams for the community. The Oakville Skating Club is a community based, non profit sport group that has been teaching skating since 1937. The club not only attracts com petitive skaters but also offers the com m unity a 22-hour weekly schedule of recreation al/introductory skate classes for preschoolers, youth, parents/tots. With their club offices at River Oaks Arena, the Oakville Skating Club coordinates ses sions at River Oaks, Glen Abbey and Oakville arenas. Their Canskate program is a nationally recognized program o f Skate Canada. All o f their coaches are adults and are cer tified through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and are High Five trained. Class ratios are small and all skaters are mem bers of Skate Canada. Over the last few years the Oakville Parks and Recreation Department has had numerous requests from the public to pro vide a standardized instruction al skate program. That said, the Oakville Skating Club, with its proven track record in instruction and a depth o f technical expertise, became the town's choice to deliver the learn to skate pro gram. The parks and recreation department, as a partner, will assist the club with their pro gram evaluation and quality assurance and train staff and volunteers in High Five con cepts of healthy child develop ment. They will also support the club in their efforts to become one o f the first community sport groups to work through the accreditation process out lined by Parks and Recreation Orflario (PRO). To register, call the Oakville Skating Club at 257-7771. Classes begin the week of Oct. 9. The OMBA bantam champion Braves. STANDING: John Elias ( Coach ), Chris Pacheco, Matt Elias, David Hunter, Jim Hunter ( coach ), Scott Hall, Dustin Whitcomb. KNEELING ( from left to r ig h t): Bruce Thomas, Brendan Quinless, Adam Cormier, Isaac Hall, Julian Richards, Alex Hall. ABSENT: Bryan Morton. Braves win OMBA bantam championship The Braves used strong pitching, solid defense and timely hitting to defeat the Blue Jays 11-4 and claim the OMBA's bantam cham pionship. The Braves broke open a tight 4-3 game in the 4th inning on a bases clearing double by Brendan Quinless. Quinless added two walks for a perfect day at the plate. Isaac Hall went 3 for 3 with an RBI while Dustin Whitcomb and David Hunter added RBI singles. Matt Elias contributed a single, a walk and two runs scored while Alex Hall walked and scored twice, including a steal of home. Bruce Thomas, Scott Hall and Chris Pacheco each scored once. . The big hit of the day however went to Graham Kitching of the Blue Jays who cracked a ground rule double more than 300 feet to straight away centre. Winning pitcher was Julian Richards who surrendered one earned run over four innings while striking out seven. Starting pitcher Elias yielded just one run over two innings while Isaac Hall came on in the seventh to earn the save. The defense featured a heads up double play triggered by 3B Adam Cormier and a fine run ning grab in left field by Scott Hall. Congratulations to coach John Elias and the Braves for a fabulous ending to a great season. OMBA is moving to fall tryout dates The Oakville Minor Baseball Association is mov ing to a fall tryout schedule for its rep program. Beginning this fall, tryouts will be held to select teams for the 2002 baseball season. Tryouts will begin the week end of Sept. 21. Details regarding times and locations will follow. T he Oakville B eaver Our name is Mike and Scott Henry. M ike(12) and Scott(10) have been de livering 101 O akville Beaver papers in their neighborhood fo r one an d a half years. They w o rk together to m ake sure that all o f their customers get th eir papers on time. M ike is starting G rade 9 at St. Thomas A quinas an d Scott w ill be in G ra d e 6 French Immersion at St. M argeurite D'Youville school. In a d dition to being strong students, both boys juggle very busy schedules involving rep hockey in the w inter and rep baseball in the summer. Mike & Scott Henry Their hobbies include com puter games, reading and sports. M ike w ill start hockey officia tin g this fall. Paralympic champ in town Friday to help promote CN Tower climb Canadian Paralympic champion Jeff Adams will be climb ing the CN Tower -- in his wheelchair! -- on Thursday, September 20. Adams will be climbing all 1,776 stairs to illustrate every day barriers faced by people with mobility impairments. And on Friday, September 14, Oakville's Golden Griddle will donate $1 for every customer the entire day -- including their $9.99 all day breakfast buffet. It will all be donated to the Variety Village Outreach Program -- an initiative dedicated to promoting accessibility for Canadians. Adams will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to greet patrons. You are invited to attend a free seminar entitled: PROSTATE C AN C ER from Prevention to Treatment Dr. Richard Casey, M.D., Urologist Halton Healthcare Services Director, Fe/Male Health Centre Wednesday, September 19, 2001 6:30 p.m. Displays, Refreshments 7:00 p.m. Program 707 Galaxy Banquet Hall, Oakville North o f Q.E. W, Just east o f Trafalgar Free Parking Winning Carriers receive a large 3 topping pizza courtesy of: Don't m iss the boat N ow is the time to take a boating course to get your Canadian Coast Guard operator certification. O akville Power and Sail Squadron is once again offering its popular series of fall and w inter boating courses, starting very shortly. Courses will include: · basic boating -- the standard introductory boating course, recently updated; · pilot and advanced piloting -- for more advanced boating skills; · and Celestial navigation -- for off-shore and ocean navigation skills. S econd and final reg istratio n w ill be held on Thursday, Sept. 13, 7-10 p.m., at the TOWARF building, east side o f the H arbour at the bottom o f Navy Street. Courses start Monday, Sept. 17 an will still be held at O akville T rafalgar H igh School, M ondays and Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. For full details on all courses and dates or any other inform ation please call the Squadron's info line at (905) 469-3167 (leave m essage and you'll be called back). O r visit the website at http://oakville.cps-ecp.org Call to reserve a seat: (905) 338-4379 Made possible through an educational grant from: Abbott Laboratories Limited AstraZeneca Canada Inc. Aventis Pharma with appreciation to Halton Pharmacy Presented by: GEE Ontario's # 7 P izzas? m r jm s r Halton Healthcare t Fe/Male Health Centre To join our delivery team call 905-845-9742 Call 1-800-905-0270 www.russellhockey.com WINTER NON-CONTACT ADULT U0CKEV LEAGUE H A1X O N M E N 'S H O C K E Y LEAGUE N on-contact Prime time nes i season o f operation eration · Sweaters/socks provided Trophies Balanced teams Excellent officiating Individual entries New women's rec. division Oakville Oldtimers Low Level Adult Hockey League (River Oaks Recreation Centre) Individual or group registration. A social relaxed recreational atmosphere. Limited Space! Also registering for Adult Schools for Men & Women Russell Hockey Enterprises I % THE CUTTING EDGE HOCKEY & SKATING ACADEMY FAL1 VWINTIR PROGRAMS GLIDERS Learn to Skate Classes 4-9yearolds SKILLS & DRILLS Hockey Development for 4 - 6 year olds Januaryto March gam es and instructionfor 4 - 6yr. olds Aquatic Club tryouts The O akville - Aquatic Club will hold its tryouts/placem ent dates Sept. 5/10/12/17/19, 5-7 p.m. at Glen Abbey pool. Call 842-0903. i POWER SKATING MINI-SEASON For Hockey Players 6-1 2 year olds INFORMATION AND/OR REGISTRATION BYPHONE (905)849-9712 Applications at Glen Abbey or River Oaks Arenas For Registration or Information 905-849-9712