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A leopard can‘t change its spots but a Dart was able to change his colors for the Oakv1lle Curling Club‘s Sportsman‘s Bonspiel on the weekend. Dean Dart, an Oakville native now curling out of St. George‘s, donned his old sweater once again to skip a local entry to the title and its cash prize. Dart and his rink of John Base (vice), Tom McLeod (secâ€" ond) and Mary Pupera (lead), all of Oakville, defeated Tim Patriquin of CFB Downsview 7â€" 4 in the final. Dart‘s rink was upset in the first game by Don Otto of Dixie but then won the next four games. The win earned each of the foursome new 14â€"inch color television sets as grand prize. .. Paul Walker of Grimsby edged Ron Spence of Brampton for the second event crown. Other Oakville winners were Jimmy Johanesson (fifth event) and Jim Crowe (sixth event). Bill Finlay lost in the seniors final to Harry Carey of Orangeville. Two Oakville players are curâ€" rently toiling with Waterdown Raiders on the girls club circuit. LocAL RADERS Peel Selects aren‘t the only team boasting local volleyball talent. Jennifer Lett, a student at White Oaks Secondary School, and Tara Trbovich, who attends Oakville Trafalgar, are both power middle players. Lett, 18, is in her third year with the Raiders. Trbovich, also 18, is in her second. JUNIOR FETED No one would have blamed Oakville native Junior Hanley if he had hired an armed guard to atcompany him to the ACT stock car racing series‘ annual Banquet of Champions. Now living in Campbellville, Hanley was crowned the Americanâ€"Canadian Tour winner and GM National series champiâ€" on after a season in which he posted more $158,000 in winâ€" nings. Twentyâ€"eight teams took part in the "no peel" event, played under the modified Moncton rule. This included $50,000 for the ACT title, another $50,000 for the 12â€"race GM series, $50,000 for taking the Bud Triple Crown and $5,000 from Ford Motor Company, among others.Hanley also received his second consecâ€" utive STP Canadian Challenge Championship. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1993 + PAGE 16 UPS Wrestling 1s the (Wild)cats‘ meow Nick Daniels, who coaches the team along with Wayne Terry, says this is not for lack of talent â€" just lack of bodies. Despite repeated efforts to recruit candidates for those divisions, the cupboard has been simply bare in the very light classes of 84 and 90 pounds and heavier divisions of 209 and heavyweight. With points given to the top six finishers in each class at the championships, this means the team is basiâ€" cally throwing away points in divisions when they have no entries. Wildcats appear to be strong in the middle weight classes but weak on the far extremes â€" certainly not a strange situation for the perennial contender for the Halton crown. That‘s why the numbers game is so importantâ€"an By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff Local squads are feverishly gearâ€" ing up for this year‘s Halton high school wrestling championships, Feb. 18 at Burlington Central. And once again, White Oaks looks to be one of the teams to beat. "We don‘t cut anybody and we try to encourage the guys to stay," Daniels said. "If you don‘t win a match you can still contribute a point if the division is light (in entries)." THE O/ Blades send three to allâ€"star game Three Oakville Blades have been chosen to play for the West squad in the Central Ontario Junior A Hockey League allâ€"star game, tomorrow (Saturday). Centre Dan Delmonte, defenceman Sandy Sajko and goalie Martin Ethier will selected for this year‘s classic at Burlington‘s Central Arena. Game time is 1 p.m. Delmonte, who has accepted a scholarship offer from Bowling Green University, is second in West Division scoring with 33 goals and 54 assists for 87 points in 36 games. 0 White Oaks is led by a number of returning veterans, including twins Dave and Mike Elder at 119 pounds, Nigel Paris (169), John DeFrancesco (141), Tariq Sheikh (127) and Sammy Khan (119). area Daniels says a team such as E.C. Drury has the upper hand. But at the same time, Daniels says won‘t recruit students for the sake of just having a body there. "We have a policy that we want them to come to all of the practices and be at two tournaments before the Haltons," he said. "I‘m looking for the guys to wrestle well and not worry about team results." As many as 30 wrestlers annualâ€" ly show up at the beginning of the season, although that number has been reduced to 25. Sajko has 10 goals and 21 helpers in 34 contests, Daniels feels Dave Elder is a Wrestling is making its debut at Queen Elizabeth Park, which means lean times for the 20â€"25 member squad in a sport where technique and experience are crucial. Coach Geoff Shepherd is fully aware of the growing pains. He started up a program at Burlington‘s Lester B. Pearson last year and is looking after both teams this time around. Pearson boasts about the same number as QEP. leading candidate for a medal at the OFSAA provincial championships. Elder has a natural weight of about 113 pounds but Daniels is considerâ€" ing having Elder pare down to 104.5. Among a heavy crop, most promising are Garrett Moraweic at 112.5 and Rob Walsh at 104.5. "I explain to them (that) because while Ethier, who is in his first season with the Blades, has a 3.81 goals against average and one shutout in just under 19 games (18.90). Brampton‘s Lou Carnevale and Mike Spadacini will be the West‘s coach and general manager respectively. The game will feature the best players from the Westâ€"â€"Brampton, Mississauga, Milton, Caledon, Georgetown, Burlington and Royal Yorkâ€"â€" against the Barrieâ€"dominated East. Tickets are $5 but can be purchased in advance for $4 at tonight‘s (Friday) Blades game against Brampton. SPORTS PREDICTIONS........... (Box 5240) OAKVILLE BLADES ................. QOAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB....(Box 5246) OAKVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE. (To come) MINOR BASEBALL ................... Wrestling is returning to Loyola after a fourâ€"year absence, which essentially means starting from scratch. That begins with coach Brian Arsenault who has never See LOYOLA, Page 20 At this juncture, Shepherd has three possible OFSAA candidates â€" Lee Sherlock at 149 pounds, Trevor Martin at 185 and Dakota Pardy in heavyweight. Pardy needs to drop about nine pounds to get down to the maximum 292 allowed; he weighed 322 at one time. it‘s a rookie team, you‘ll take your lumps no matter how fast or strong you are," said Shepherd. "By only practising twice a week, you‘re limited on how well you do." What Shepherd expects is comâ€" mitment. (Box 5239) (Box 5243) (To come) (To come)