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Wednesday, August 16 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C3 Zamuner's hometown (Continued from page C1) Shepley won Nashville tourney last year (Continued from page C1) You grew up in a great spot in terms of location. You lived in the country and were only 10 minutes from the downtown area. "I know my parents love it. They go down to the Lakeshore and to Bronte Park. They love to go fo r walks. They've also done some great work downtown in Oakville. There are a lot o f great restaurants down there. They have festiva ls in the summer and it attracts a lot o f fam ilies. I t' sa really nice com m unity." What are some of your fondest memories of growing up in Oakville? What's the first thing that comes to mind? "I guess what I remember m ost is going to high school a t White Oaks. I wish I could come up with something really interesting, but I really ju st remember all the fu n times l had at school. You're with your friends and you may think life is tough, but i t ' s the best time. You make a lot o f friendships that you keep throughout your life. I was fortunate to go to school with a great group o f guys and w e've stayed in contact. One guy is in Japan, another is in San Jose. They may be all over the world, but we still keep in touch. T hat' s why I remembered school. " that I basically just got better and better." When she's actually off the greens and watching her favourite sport on television, she said her favourite golfer is rising Canuck star A.J. Eathome. She harbours dreams of one day playing on the' LPGA tour, but for now she's more con cerned with the task at hand. Beyond her trips to Fredericton and Tennessee, she's also striving for a golf scholarship and already has four official visits planned this fall, to Tennessee, Wake Forest, Georgia and San Jose State. She certainly has an affinity for Tennessee, which was the site of her big breakthrough last year when she won a pres tigious U.S. national American Junior Golfers Association (AJGA) girls tourney in Nashville (as was recounted in the Beaver, at the time). This year, she said, her highlight had to be her second place finish in the Ontario Amateur Ladies Championship. "I was happy with myself after that." And why not, she shot an amazing 30 on the back nine of the final day of play to finish just four strokes behind tourna ment winner Laura Henderson and two strokes ahead of third place finisher Terrill Samuel. Jessica Shepley File Photo by Riziero Vertolli N ational gold for provincial basketball team (Continued from page C2) As for your fondest hockey memories? "/ played Rep hockey in Oakville. We had a pretty good team and one year - I think it was Minor Midget, we won the All-O ntarios or something o f that nature. We had a good bunch o f guys. Back then, Oakville was a much sm all er place, but we still com peted with the Toronto teams. That' s when we got pumped. " Rob Zamuner, in a file photo taken at Ferrone's Fitness during the off-season. drive at all. The airport isn ' t fa r away either. I suppose a big reason that Oakville is so nice is the fa c t that i t ' s not too fa r from the big city, but it has maintained a great sense o f community and maintained its charm. T hat' s why i t ' s spe cial. " What are some of the things the Zamuners did as a family? "Our house is right on Lions Valley Park. That' s our land and that's our property. We used to go tobogganing down there. There's a steep, steep road underneath that bridge, and we used to go tobogganing all the time. That was great. " Have a favorite restaurant in Oakville? "There' s a place called Trattoria II Timone down on the Lakeshore. It's phenomenal. I t ' s really good. There are all kinds o f great restau rants down there, but that' s my favorite. " Any interesting jobs? "I actually worked at the L o n g o ' s market. I had fu n digging all the shopping carts out o f the snowbanks when people wouldn't return them. I was also a dishw asher at the Happy Valley Chinese restaurant. I guess th a t' s what you would call humble beginnings! " What do you enjoy the most about coming back home? "/ like coming back to see all o f my fam ily and friends. I t ' s nice because I get to come back to the same house I grew up in. My parents have lived there fo r 29 years. But it' s ju st nice to see everybody. I d o n ' t get back as much as I 'd like, but i t ' s always fun. There wasn't that much sur rounding the house when my parents bought it, but now it seems as though there' s more homes and buildings each year. They've seen a lot o f changes. " "We were winning by 20 points most o f the game but they (Manitoba) came back towards the end." She conceded that Manitoba was not the Ontarians' preferred opponents for the nation al championship match. "We lost to Alberta in pool play, and Manitoba upset them in the semifinals, so we sort of wanted to play Alberta again to get revenge but they didn't end up winning so we couldn't play them again." Aquinas is a noted powerhouse in girls bas ketball, of late, and last year, were, arguably, the second ranked team in the province. Unfortunately, however, they didn't make it out of the G-HAC region, namely because they lost a 43-39 heartbreaker to the top ranked team in the province and eventual provincial champion St. M ary's from Hamilton. This season, however, the G-HAC region is hosting the provincials and can therefore send two teams, meaning that the Halton champion will earn a direct bye into the provincials. Not that it will be easy. Burlington is also a hotbed of girls basket ball and Juzenas expects Nelson, Assumption and M.M. Robinson to be in the thick of things. Aquinas, meanwhile, will have to plug some missing holes. "We've lost three starters," said Juzenas, but adding that "some girls moving up and coming off the bench are pretty good, too." Crowley, who is still eligible, age-wise, to compete for the junior team, had a great rook ie year with the Mustangs finishing as Ontario finalists and fourth at the nationals. Any funny Oakville stories to share? "There was a g o lf course called Lido in Oakville. I t ' s not there anymore, but I remember one time my buddy put a ball through the club house on the 18th hole. I can still see fo u r little kids running away. He got caught. For me, it was guilt by association. " Hockey season is here: already! The M inor Oaks Hockey Association is getting geared up for the upcoming season with the M itron Pre-Season Hockey School in session at Glen Abbey arena. Five of the six sessions are already filled, and there are a limited number of openings in the technical development pro gram for 7-10 year-olds. Contact Keith M urray at 825-5635. Where do you call home when you come back to Oakville? "I still live with my parents. I'm a 30-yearold mooch and my room is still the same! I told my mom to get rid of all the stuff in the room, but she wants to keep it." What makes Oakville a great place to grow up or raise a family? "I think it has a lot to offer. Like l said before, they are building a great community. A lot o f young fa m ilie s call O akville hom e m aybe because Toronto is a little too expensive. A lot o f people that work downtown can have the option o f the peaceful lifestyle in Oakville. I t ' s not a fa r COACHES All of the coaching positions are now filled with the announcement by head coach Keith M urray that Roger Cam pbell has signed on as coach of the minor atom A's. The first workouts for all teams commence on Saturday, Aug. 26th (see announcement ad in Friday's Beaver). What kind of `stuff' are we talking about? "(Laughing) I f ! told you, I 'd have to kill you! 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