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Wednesday, September 22, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D1 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Photo by Barrie Erskine SportsWednesday Angels win second consecutive Ontario Cup By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR The game may not have been a gem as far as Oakville coach George Stoberman was concerned. But the winning goal in sudden death overtime that gave the Oakville Angels U-14 rep soccer team their second consecutive Ontario Cup provincial championship title sure was. The golden goal was a real heads-up play. Marisa Videc con­ trolled the ball very deep to the right of the Whitby Spirit goal- tender, and she sent a perfect cross that Kara Lang lined up and headed into the net, the momentum of which carried her into the net, as well. A goal's a goal, as they say, and they all count, but there's no denying that this provincial championship clincher was a classic, talked about by Oakville supporters as they walked away from the field at the Ontario Soccer Association's Coffee Time Soccer Centre in Vaughan. The game, which was scoreless heading into overtime, wasn't quite as pretty as the goal which won it. "We didn't play very well," said coach Stoberman, who was, nevertheless, elated that his charges managed to pull out a victory. "They were beating us to most of the balls ... but we won. "Our goalie and our defence played well. "There was too much room in the middle. Every time the ball came up, they (Whitby) were pushing it back in." "We weren't passing the ball like we usually do. We're normal­ ly a very good passing team. Today, we were one step behind and they were beating us to the ball quite a bit." Oakville was favoured going into the game. "We've never lost to them (Whitby) over the years when we've played them, and I won't say they took it lightly." He said it's been a tough stretch for the team, heading into the closing weeks of the season. 'T his is the first game that we've been healthy -- relatively healthy -- for six, seven weeks. We've had an unbelievable num­ ber of injuries this year." For instance, take Kara Lang, author of the winning goal. 'This is the first game Kara has been able to play in about five weeks. She's got a tom ligament in her knee and she has an oper­ ation on the 23rd, so she wasn't quite as mobile." (See Angels' page D5) 4 Lewis played in Pan-Ams By Scott MacArthur SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Oakville, and Ontario in general, boasts a great deal of young, talented volleyball play­ ers who have potential to go a long way in the sport. With that in mind, Neil Mason, co-owner of Sagacity Consulting, has begun a volley­ ball camp for elite players that not only intends to improve their game, but also teach them vital leadership skills to take into the future. Mason, a 22-year-old Scarborough native on a volleyball scholarship to Long Beach State University, began to dream up the camp two years ago to help teenagers become what he calls "the complete athlete." "My goal here is not only to help the play­ ers improve their game and increase their love for volleyball," said Mason. "But also to create leaders, establish healthy diets and motivate them to achieve their highest poten­ tial." Aside from challenging volleyball drills, the two-day camp, which was held at the end of the summer at White Oaks Secondary School, also featured guest speaker Brendan Connor, former TSN anchor and currently with the CBC. Parents and players also had a question and answer session with the instruc­ tors to end the camp. One of the instructors for the program was Dan Lewis, a 23-year-old Oakville resident who recently represented Canada in beach volleyball at the Pan American Games. While Lewis, who is entering his final year at the University of Manitoba on an Economics BA, and his partner, Brian Gatzke of Vancouver, did not bring home a medal at the Pan American Games, the expe­ rience of being there was a positive one. "Unfortunately for Brian and I, the best thing we got to do there was watch our indoor team take the bronze medal," said Lewis. "But that was awesome, a great feat for our indoor team. Brian and I got eliminat­ ed on the beach after a tough loss to Puerto Rico." Lewis and Gatzke compete on the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) tour. Their biggest thrill was a stop in Toronto earlier this year, where they finished seventh out of more than 100 teams. Lewis, who began playing volleyball in Grade 6 and played at the club level for Westside, took a year off school after his sec­ ond year of university to play one season of professional volleyball in Spain. "Players can make good money playing volleyball over there," said Lewis. "Also, your room and board is paid for and they'll sometimes give you a car to get around." Lewis was asked by Mason to assist in the instruction at the camp, which seemed a per­ fect fit given their past together. "We've sort of come full circle," said Mason. "We've been playing against each other since we were 14, when he was a mem­ ber of the Westside club and I played for the Scarborough Solars." 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