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D6 DOES YOUR CAR WAX GIVE YOU BETTER PROTECTION THAN YOUR CUT-RATE CAR INSURANCE? D on't tn is t ju st anyone to insure your car. see me: THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 28, 2001 Wayne McGill Slot* farai Mutual M amaM* ImuraK^Conyony 2345 Wytxrofc R d #21, Oakville 847-5671 SportsWednesday APPLE AutoGlass , / o r UPHOLSTERY... SEATS, BOAT TOPS, CONVERTIBLE TOPS... 1 0 3 3 S p e e rs Rd. 842-6060 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON Phone:845-3824, ext 255 Fax:337-5567 E-mail:nnelson@haltonsearch.com Return of the `Horns By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPO RTS EDITOR The prodigal football team is returning home. Well, the old saying doesn't quite sum up the situation, but you get the idea. The O akville Longhorns, the unprecedented eight-tim e Northern Football Conference champions who went on to win the inaugural national senior football cham pionship in Winnipeg last fall, are coming back to Oakville. And that will likely mean more than half a dozen games this spring and summer at their traditional, home at Bronte Field on Lakeshore Road. For the last two years, the' Horns were forced to extend their dynasty on foreign soil, mostly in Burlington, because of money owed to the town for the rental of Bronte Field. The (very) short of it is that while the `Horns on-field organization was second to none, the tedious but neces sary board room stuff got pushed aside, which is not all that uncommon for these types of volunteer, commu nity organizations. We're not talking about a multi million dollar sports franchise, after all. To quote Richard Rebiere, the third string quarterback and the new vice president of publicity, "this is really a love of the game program where the guys pay to play." The `Horns believe they have "the best football program on the field in the country," to again quote Rebiere, who may admittedly be biased. But you can't argue with their record or their rock solid stability in the sometimes unstable NFC where teams have come and gone in recent years like Raptor first round draft picks. And now, the `Horns have vowed to extend their first class, on-field pro gram into their boardroom. The alumni association (which actually includes active players) have taken over the team and installed a new executive, led by longtime allstar centre Karl Kustor as president (See 'N F C ' inside, page D4) Photos by Barrie Erskine Oakville Beaver photographer Barrie Erskine caught a pair of exciting moments in this MOM's novice red house league hockey championship game, from Sunday, which was won by the Eagles (white jerseys) 4-3 over the Vikings (red jerseys), in overtime. In the top photo, the Vikings tied the game at 3-3 with just 25.1 seconds remaining. ' And then on to overtime where the bottom photo was taken -- of the overtime winner for the Eagles. MORE PHOTOS, D5! MOM's Week wraps up tonight You can just bet there will be a bunch of tired hockey MOM's after tonight. That's because the volunteer group's much anticipated championship and awards week draws to a close tonight with the midget house league champi onship games at River Oaks (with the midget white game at 6:20 p.m. and the midget red game at 7:50 p.m.). In all, when the final buzzer sounds tonight, a total of 22 house league championship games will have been played since it got under way on Sunday. And, as usual, the Oakville Hockey MOM's organized the entire week for the Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA) teams. And that includes % picking up the ice rental costs, arrang ing the games and paying for all of the trophies. The price tag, not including their volunteer time, is about $12,000. Actually, these volunteer hockey M OM's will not have much time, at all, to catch their breath as their major fundraiser -- a dinner/dance at RattleSnake Point -- will be held Saturday, April 14. Just a few tickets remain for this event which typically sells out. Also, items for the silent auction are always welcome. Phone Nancy Brooks at the MOHA office at 338-9220. Check future edition for more photos and complete MOM's week results. Volpe loses high scoring Halton Classic 119-101 While going up for a basket, Oakville Trafalgar's Sean-Michael Stephens is nudged by Nelson's Chris Keith in the senior all-star game. Photo by Peter C. McCusker In a real rarity, the battle for provincial bas ketball supremacy was waged between two Burlington schools with Nelson winning 54-45 over Notre Dame. It was probably no surprise, therefore, that at last Friday's annual Halton Classic all-star bas ketball game, which is competitive but definitely emphasising fun (not to mention collecting food for the food bank), that the Burlington-based Richardson Division did triumph over the Oakville-based Volpe division in both the senior and junior games. High schools in Halton, both public and Roman Catholic, are loosely divided into two divisions, based roughly on Oakville (Volpe) and Burlington (Richardson)). The divisional make-up varies slightly each year, and this year, in fact, Oakville's Iroquois Ridge and Q.E. Park are playing out of the Richardson division. The annual Halton Classic, which was held this year at White Oaks Secondary School in Oakville, pits the two divisions against each other, and this year the Richardson won the senior game 119-101 and the junior game 67-54. Here's a rundown. SENIOR GAME Richardson Division 119, Volpe Division 101. Richardson top scorers: Wade Currie (Nelson) 28, Chris Keith (Nelson) 24, Mike Harrison (Pearson) 16, Jordan Driediger (Burlington Central) 10, Adam Witts (Q.E. Park) 10. Richardson MVP: Chris Keith (Nelson). Volpe top scorers: Ian Robinson (Milton) 21, Sean-Michael Stephens (Oakville Trafalgar) 15, Rufus Williams (Bishop Reding) 15, Reynard Bobb (White Oaks) 14, Viktor Bezic (Aquinas) 12 . Volpe MVP: Sean-M ichael Stephens (Oakville Trafalgar). Three-point champ: Ian Robinson (Milton) Slam dunk champ: Reynard Bobb (White Oaks). JUNIOR GAME Richardson Division 67, Volpe Division 54 Richardson top scorers: Andrei Ianos (Nelson) 20, Tad Crawford (M.M. Robinson) 16, Mladen Jokic (Burlington Central) 10 and Brian Carmichael (M.M. Robinson) 8. Richardson MVP: Andrei Ianos (Nelson). Volpe top scorers: Conan O 'Brien (Bishop Reding) 12, Matt Badrov (Loyola) 10, Gerrard Suyao (Loyola) 7, Trevor Csima (Aquinas) 7. Volpe MVP: Gerrard Suyao (Loyola). Three-point champ: Matthew Legace (Assumption). Slam dunk champ: Ben Homer (Iroquois Ridge). Here's what we'll do: SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line 849-8473 STORE HOURS: Mon. -Fri. 8:30am-9pm Sat 9am-6pm, Sun. 9am-5pm · Install up to 8L of Motomaster Coolant · Pressure - test cooling system · Visually inspect all belts & hoses cooling fan operation ' Most vehicles. Look for our flyer in Friday's Oakville Beaver IT Our new store is opening at Trafalgar and Dundas early April. The Gar Bar and Car Wash Are Now Open.