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D8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 30, 1999 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON 845-3824 (Extension 255) Fax:337-5567 Donovan Bailey is revving back up to full speed and his comeback trail led to rare action on Canadian soil in the past few weeks, including last weekend's Canadian national cham- , pionships in Winnipeg. TOP PHOTO: Bailey (left) finished in third and he posed after the Photos by race with second place finisher Brad McCuaig (centre) and defending champ Bruny Surin. Peter J. Thompson BOTTOM PHOTOS: Bailey signs autographs for fans (left) after his 100m race (right). National bronze for Bailey Donovan Bailey continues to rev back up to full speed. Less than 10 months after suffering his Achilles Tendon injury, while preparing for a pick-up basketball game at Sheridan College on Sept. 9, he fin­ ished third at the Canadian national championships in Winnipeg on Saturday. Bailey lodged his fastest time since his injury, at 10.19 seconds, not that he was particularly impressed. "Pathetic," is how he described it. Bruny Surin won the race, defend­ ing his national title with a sizzling time of 9.88 seconds (wind-aided) and Brad McQuaig was second (10.18). "My start's okay, so you guys can stop asking about my Achilles now," quipped Bailey to reporters after his third place finish. "But I'm still rusty. I'm stiff. I'm running very robotic." Still, Bailey conceded he's making inroads to where he wants to be and he's slated to continue that mission at a race in Paris on Saturday. Bailey earned a berth in the finals with a 10.38 semifinal run. Over the June 19/20 weekend he competed at the Calgary Track and Field Classic, coming second in a time of 10.23 seconds before 1,500 fans who had each payed a loonie. Calgary's Brad McQuaig won the race in 10.17 seconds. Bailey just made the final race, finishing third in his heat in 10.61 seconds and qualifying seventh for the final. He also ran an opening leg of a relay. All in all, Canuck sports fans should find themselves once again enraptured by something other than the off-season hockey moves, what with Surin a threat to pull off a memorable run and Bailey anxious to reclaim his title as the fastest man in the world. Scoreboard OAKVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE AA Ball (as of June 25) Team P W L P Bank of Montreal Expos 12 11 1 22 State Bank Orioles 12 8 4 16 Royal Bank Braves 10 6 4 12 Richard Black Rockies 11 6 5 12 Dairy Queen (Dorval) Cardinals 10 5 5 10 Hill's Pet Nutrition Marlins 11 5 6 10 Cochrane Engineering BlueJayslO 5 7 10 ReMax (Jenny Kotulak) Astros 12 5 7 10 Treloar & Assoc White Sox 12 0 12 0 Games week of June 21: EXPOS 11 (Chris Stewart WP, Jonathon Derond triple and 3RBI's), ORIOLES 7 (Anthony Trevillin triple; Jeremy Webster three hits). BRAVES 13, BLUE JAYS 5 (Patrick Channing triple and 3 RBI's) ASTROS 8 (Alex Kotulak and Evan Dinsmore. each had Ihree up, three down' inning), ROCKIES 2 (Adam O'Bradovich) BLUE JAYS 12 (Drew Lawson triple, 3 RBI's). GLEN ABBEY SLO PITCH LEAGUE (as of June 22) MIXED Team w L T P CooperLePage 6 1 0 12 Chaps 5 3 0 10 SpeersPaint 5 3 0 10 Abbey Pharmacy 5 3 0 10 PocketPress 2 5 0 4 King's Arms MIXED 0 8 0 0 Team W L •T P SpeersPaint 4 1 0 8 Cummins 4 2 0 8 CooperLePage 3 3 0 6 ComerPocket 3 3 0 6 EastSideMarios 2 3 0 4 WykesReMax MEN'S 1 5 0 2 Team W L T P SpeersPaint 7 1 0 14 Oakville Rehab 7 2 0 14 Gator Pools S 3 1 11 Philthy's 2 4 0 4 CooperLePage 2 6 0 4 Corbetts 0 7 1 1 The Halton Men's Summer Hockey League still has openings for players and one goalie in the 16 or 20 game schedule for adults looking to play non-contact recre­ ational hockey in the summer. Weeknight prime time games at River Oaks Arena in Oakville. For more info, call 849-9712. HALTON MEN'S SUMMER HOCKEY 1999 Team G W L T GF GA P Sharks 7 5 2 0 38 30 10 Flyers 7 4 2 1 35 28 9 Predators 8 3 4 1 21 26 7 Kings 6 2 1 3 19 21 7 Wings 4 2 0 2 23 17 6 Penguins 5 2 2 1 17 18 5 Leafs 5 1 2 2 17 20 4 Stars 6 1 5 0 18 23 2 Ducks 4 1 3 0 10 15 2 TOP SCORERS Player G A P Todd Brennand (Flyers) 14 6 20 Denis Desrosiers (Sharks) 6 10 16 Dave Irvine (Wings) 9 3 12 Dave Jenkins (Sharks) 7 4 11 Geoff Wynne (Flyers) 7 3 10 Steve Walsh (Sharks) 6 4 10 Kirk Brennand (Flyers) 5 5 10 Luis Cardoso (Sharks) 4 6 10 Kevin Anstey (Leafs) 8 1 9 Mike Thompson (Kings) 6 3 9 Rod Morton (Predators) 6 2 8 Pat Gaughn (Penguins) 5 3 8 Des O'Kelly (Sharks) 5 3 8 Joe Myers (Sharks) 4 4 8 Mike Manella (Stars) 3 4 7 Wayne Morin (Wings) 3 4 7 Andrew Capling (Stars) 5 1 6 Jeff MacDonald (Wings) 4 2 6 Mario Brunetta (Wings) 3 3 6 Paul Munzar (Penguins) 2 4 6 Stefan Nowak (Flyers) 1 5 6 X In Halton Men's Hockey League action (see standings), the Wings managed a 4-3 win over the Stars. John Laursen led the Wings to victory with a pair of goals. Teammates Dave Irvine and Terry Tretter added singles for the Wings. The Stars replied with goals from Steve Stewart, Andrew Capling and Frank D'Attoma. The Wings are undefeated with a 2-0-2 record. In a very close division this summer, the Stars dropped to eighth place despite only a minus- 5 goals for/against ratio. The first place Sharks have only a plus-eight record over seven games. Coyotes com e back against Buffalo Jrs Oakville Coyotes' captain Jeff Elia took matters into his own hands last Friday night as the hometown roller hockey club earned a come from behindl 1-9 victory over the Buffalo Jr. Wings in Major Junior A action. Elia scored the tying and winning goals for the Coyotes, the perfect com­ plement to a night that saw him score four times and add two assists for a total of six points. "Jeff has had a great year and is on pace to have another 40 goal season," said Coyote coach Ron Piercey. The Coyotes had trailed the Wings throughout the game until Elia tied it at 5:56 of the fourth quarter. "It was a great comeback win for us," said Coyote general manager Jay Labelle. "The guys showed a lot of character tonight." The Coyotes found themselves down 2-1 after the first quarter, 5-2 at the half and 9-8 after three. The fourth quarter saw the Coyotes score three unanswered goals to secure the 11-9 victory. Along with Elia's exploits, scoring for the Coyotes on the night was RJ Carr with two goals and four assists, Kyle MacDonald with one goal and two assists, Mike Muldoon with one goal and two assists, Brandon Cordua a goal and an assist, Jamie Barlow one goal, Jeff Wells one goal, Shane Labelle with three assists, Steve Kinnunen with two assists, Ryan Fitzsimmons with two assists and Steve Elia with one assist. The victory improves the Coyotes' record to 8-7. ALL STAR GAME Saturday marked the first annual Major Junior A Roller Hockey all-star game. The Coyotes were well represented in the game that took place at Buffalo's Buff State Arena. Goaltender Joe Barber, Jeff Elia and Shane Labelle represented the Oakville squad in the game and played key roles in the West division's 20-12 victory over the East. Barber led all goalies on the day, letting only four goals. Jeff Elia showed with scoring prowess with a three-goal performance and Shane Labelle netted one and set up two oth­ ers. UPCOMING The Coyotes host Niagara tonight (Friday, July 2), 7:30 p.m„ at Oakville Arena and are on the road on Sunday, July 4th, 2 p.m. against Kitchener. O akville football squads are in Saturday doubleheader a t Ivor W ynne Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton will have a distinctly Oakville flavour this Saturday. A double header will feature a cou­ ple of local football teams. HALTON INVICTAS First on tap at 4 p.m., the Halton Invictas, primarily comprised of Oakville and Burlington high school players, will host Niagara Colts. The Invictas are coming off a 14-8 win in Essex last weekend with Loyola Secondary School student Kwame Aidoo scoring both majors for the Invictas. He ran for 163 yards. The Invictas are coached by a cou­ ple of ex-CFLers. Lawrence Fisher, who also suited up for Germany in the World Football League, is on the coaching staff of both the Toronto Argos and Wilfrid Laurier University. Rick Kalvaitis is a teacher and head football coach at O akville's St. Thomas Aquinas. OAKVILLE LONGHORNS The Oakville Longhorns take the field at 7 p.m. hosting Sudbury in Northern Football Conference (NFC) action. The NFC is the last bastion of senior football in Canada and typical­ ly promotes a couple of players a sea­ son to the CFL. The 'Horns have owned the NFC, winning the last six league titles and are looking good again this year with a perfect 4-0 record. Last Saturday, they defeated sec­ ond place Markham Raiders 21-6, dropping them to 2-2, with both losses coming against the 'Horns. In the league's other match, Sudbury won 28-7 in Sault Ste. Marie. Both of those teams are now 1-3. Photo by Peter C. McCusker HONOURED RECIPIENTS: the Minor Oaks Hockey Association paid tribute last Wednesday night to some of its major award winners in its rep hockey program. Here they are: BACK ROW (1-r): Will Barlow was presented the Dave Kristensen Memorial Award, presented to the triple-A midget player who best displays scoring ability and hum ility__Jim Carson was presented the Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA) coach of the year award ... Nick Ball received the James Darren Hill Memorial Award, awarded to the best goalie in MOHA. FRONT ROW (1-r): Mike Folland received the Steven Sudbury Memorial Award, presented to the most deserving triple-A midget player who best shows determination, versatility, courage, good sportsmanship and above all a team* player ... Jacob Truant received received the Tim McAllister Memorial Award, presented to the best player, from tyke to atom, who best demonstrates to his team, achieve­ ment and attitude... Trevor Luck shared with teammate Jeff Baines (absent) the Paul Lennox Memorial Award, presented to the midget player who best displays sportsmanship and leadership. ) f . Coyotes come back against Buffalo Jrs