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Oakville’s Shawn Francis has helped the McMaster University basketball team ge off to a fast start. The White Oaks Secondary School piloted the Marauders to upset wins over two of the province's top teamsâ€"-Westem and Guelph--in their first two games of the season. It was enough to boost previ- ously-unranked Mac to No. 10 in the CIAU rankings. Francis, a starting forward, drained a free throw with 14 seconds to key a 101-98 victory over then No. 3 (and now No. 5) Guelph. He finished with nine points. As if their was any doubt: Sean Rice and his partner, Jodeyne Higgins are going to the Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Feb. 2-6 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Rice, who is from Oakville, and Higgins, who is from Stratford, confirmed their pres- ence by winning the Central Canadian championships in Brandon, Man., last week. RICE FIELDS Coming off a disappointing and injury-plagued 1992 season, Zaliauskas, a U of T student had a leap of 2.20 metres. Also expected to compete at the Games, being held at Copps Coliseum, is Oakville resident and sprinter Donovan Bailey. MAC They'll be competing in the senior pairs division. Alex Zaliauskas tuned up for tonight's (Friday) Hamilton Spectator Games by winning the high jump event at the University of Toronto indoor meet, last weekend. ALEX ON HIGH Post, 44, won the 1979 Lou Marsh trophy as Canada's top athlete. She still teaches golf in the area. McDermid, 52, is Minister of State (Privatization and Finance) and a long-time Brampton MP. Sandra Post, Canada's first-- and probably best--women's professional golfer, became Mrs. John McDermid when she married the Tory cabinet minister in a private Oakville ceremony over Christmas. It was the second marriage for both. Oakville's first lady of golf recently became a first lady of politics. LINKS LOVE ATTACK ULS Two days after surprising Bishop Reding, White Oaks was itself a victim of a high school basketball upset. Rob Rusnov (11) and his Blakelock Tigers surprised the Wildcats 65-62 as Rusnov scored 37 points for the 2-3 Tigers. Scott Chisholm 24 for the 'Cats. (Photo by Barry Erskine) THE 0/. Steve Hargreaves is fitting right in at Oakville Trafalgar. Tuesday, he scored 14 points to lead a balanced Red Devils’ attack in a 72â€"48 rout of the St. Thomas OT’s Hargreave makes himself feel at home Aquinas Raiders in Halton high school basketball action at OT, Tuesday. Hargreaves, a swingman who transferred from Loyola this year, was followed by Brian Taylor, with 11 points, Rob Didyk, Rick Grinsbergs and Andy Robertson 10 apiece. Aquinas’ Rob Baddeley was the game’s high scorer with 21 points. It was an all-West Side final in the MacGregor Cup junior club volley- ball competition at Oakville Trafalgar High School, Saturday. When the smoke had cleared, it was the West Side juniors who pre- vailed over their younger cousins, West Side juveniles, 15-5, 15â€"9. Nine teams, divided into two pools, competed. The juniors, featuring Oakville setter Patrick Wagner, finished first in Pool B with an 8-1 recor ‘lton Express 16-14, 15-7, (1. They defeated Hamr 12-15, Caveman of North York 15-5, 15-7, 15-1 and Scarborough Apollo 15-11,15-11,15-8. ‘ ' ‘ ’ "u" A“ nunnrncka WOlVCS 15-13, 15-7. Of course, it also helps that Choung helped foot the tab for the five-day visit by the nine-member team and its 1988 Olympic coach. Choung, the Canadian national coach, spent $17,000 of his own money to bring the team here, although he expects to get about $15,000 of that back through spon- Choung, the Canadian : coach, spent $17,000 of I money to bring the teat although he expects to ge $15,000 of that back throug sors and personal donations He spent about one year ins; and finalizing details He spent about one year arrang- ing and finalizing details for the trip. And he didn't leave them much free time. There wa sightseeing shopping at most of trip Koreans get taste of Oakville OT coach Peter ere was a couple of hours of ;eeing in Niagara Falls and ting at the Eaton Centre but of trip had to do with taek- :h John Burt, who also filled in as junior juniors “played as hard as they had to. n the afterbumers at the start and then sa experienced and calculated. If they have )n’t, they get bored to death.” necting the juveniles to finish, at best, third In action Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth Park fell to EC. Drury 65-52, Blakelock shaded White Oaks 65-62 and Milton toppled Appleby College 75â€"52. ' Steve Kay was high scorer for QEP (3-3) with 14 points. Jason Craddock netted 12 points, Russell Fieldhouse 10. QEP coach Kerreigh Ernst blamed lack of disciplipe --specifically four technical fouls--for the loss. Roser said Hargreaves, a mainstay in the Loyola pro- gram in past years, is slowly making himself comfort- able in the Red Devils’ scheme. “It’s quite an adjustment for him,” Roser said. “He’s getting more and more floor time (and) he’ll be a factor come playoff time. He can bring the ball up, he can shoot, drive and rebound. "But Andy (Robertson) is still our main man." Hargreaves will get a chance to face his former mates when OT travels to Loyola Monday. “In essence, that was the game,” Ernst said. “We have to play within ourselves. We have to understand what we’re capable of. When we don’t, we’ll lose and when we do, we’ll win.” Mark Dowell fired 22 points for Milton-Sid Sommer hooped. L8‘pojnts in a losing‘caus‘ee for winlessAppIeby. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993 PAGE 17 l\. 15â€"8 and Forest City of London 15- nckville 15-5, 15-7 and CS. Azzurri Based at Oakville's Howard Johnson's hotel, the team spent Wednesday and Thursday evening at seminars in Markham and Brampton. Tonight (Friday) is another one, at Bronte Community Centre (not Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, as had been originally planned). wondo. "They're not coming justvfior pleasure, said Choung. But the real purpose of the trip is the exhibition match against Canada, tomorrow (Saturday, 6 pm.) at Sheridan College, a learn- ing affair for the Canadians. That, says Choung, was the goal. "Not business or exposure: just educational," said Choung. The Canadian team is divided among national team members-- including Olympic medalist Tae Hoon Lee--and top Ontaxio athletes. During the day, the third Ontario elimination games (for the provin- cial championships) are being held at Sheridan Ganaraska Wolves 15-13, 15-7. locals Dan Lewis and Vijay Vyas,