y t i. ols NEW COACH Jim Flack is in and Wayne Allison is out as coach of the Sheridan College men‘s basketâ€" ball team. In a surprise announcement Friday, the Sheridan Athletic Department said Allison would be stepping down after i13 years as coach of the Bruins to become Varsity Coâ€"ordinator and Assistant Athletic Director. The switch is effective immeâ€" diately. Flack, an assistant to Allison during the 1990â€"91 and 1991â€"92 seasons, was head coach this past season of Seneca College. Allison, a Hamilton native and former national team memâ€" ber, posted a 319â€"191 record in his 13 years, including four Ontario championships and two national titles. However, the team failed to win a medal at the provincials two years ago and did not even reach the OCAA tournament which Sheridan hostâ€" ed last month. § Allison‘s big contribution was "establishing a true basketball program, rather than just fielding a team," Flack said in release. r m ULLETIN BOARD * Goaltending coach needed for Oakville novice rep hockey team. 634â€"6806...Home Court Basketball registration for sumâ€" mer leagues/clinics. 825â€" 4117....Glen Abbey Slow Pitch League registration. 875â€" 9509...Register for Mark Kirton Hockey School, Aug. 9â€" 20. 844â€"4006. DP TICKETS SUNDAY: Final of Halton Challenge high school hockey tournament. 7 p.m. at Oakville Arena. Provincial midget boys volâ€" leyball championships at Sheridan College. Gold and bronze medal games at 3 p.m. TUESDAY: Opening round of Toronto Star high school basâ€" ketball allâ€"star tournament. 6 p.m./8 p.m. at Sheridan College. BIG. BIG. BIG. Announcing Sandy Sajko‘s aspirations of playing college hockey south of the border next season got a shot in the arm earlier this week. The 19â€"yearâ€"old Oakville resident was named the top defenceman in the Central Ontario Junior A Hockey League‘s West Division. The selection was made by team general managers at a league meeting in Newmarket. It was the second major honor for Sajko, who earlier in the season was named a West Division allâ€"star. In 46 regularâ€"season games with the Oakville Blades, he notched 13 goals and 24 assists for 37 points and 48 SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1993 Blades star captures league award Hopedale Mall Serving Oakville for Over 30 years, Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a m. to 6:00 p.m. *Sunday 12 Noon to 5:00 pm. (*Not all stores may be open) Located at 3rd Line and Rebecca in Oakville +827â€"0229 + PAGE 21 he added five assists in four games. "I didn‘t expect anything like that," said the Loyola Secondary School graduate and threeâ€"year Blades veterâ€" an. "There were guys like Mike Murray (Milton) and Roger O‘Toole (Brampton) who were a lot of pomts ahead of me. Usually it‘s based on points. "I‘m very happy â€" I‘m proud of it. It‘s something I‘ll remember for the rest of my life." But like the old saying, Sajko would trade all of the individual laurels to still see the Blades playing hockey. They were eliminated in the first round of the West Division playoffs by Caledon. SANDY SAJKO Oakville cagers make the grade Three Oakville players have cracked the Halton Region squad for the Toronto Star Allâ€"Star Classic high school basketball tournament, next week. Centre Andy Robertson of Oakville Trafalgar, Rob Baddeley of St. Thomas Aquinas and Steve Bryant of Loyola made the 12â€"man squad that will compete against the top regional teams in the area. OT guard Rick Grinbergs was chosen as an alternate. Halton is in a group with Dufferin/Peel, Peel and Hamilton. Sheridan College‘s J.M. Porter Athletic Centre will be the host site for these roundâ€"robin games. The other division contains Toronto, Simcoe County, Durham and | York. Halton meets Peel Tuesday at 8 p.m. while Dufferin/Peel and Hamilton will square off in the other matchup at 6 p.m. Winners will meet in the divisional final April 8th at 8 p.m. Halton is coached by Chris Dooley of Bishop Reding and Rod Bynum of Burlington Central and managed by Vern Lucyk of L.B. Pearson. TSTE OFTHE MONTH | rexrurms 0 penalty minutes. In the Blades‘ playoff loss to Caledon, Glen Abbey Golf Club‘s 11th annual community clinics are set to begin this month. Running for three consecutive weeks, the clinics provide extensive professional instruction to more than 700 students and have become one of the largest of their kind in the world. They are conducted free of charge. Glen Abbey donates its facilities and their CPGA professionals donate their expertise and time. Head pro Bob Lean, associate pro See SAJKO, Page 22 Glen Abbey holds clinics Jamie King and assistants Grover Braund, Konrad Bieber and Rob Hickson stage one indoor clinic and two outdoor clinics for oroups of, 20â€"30 participants. Clinics commence on April 20 for women and April 21 for men on a first come, firstâ€"serve basis. Glen Abbey also holds junior clinics for youths aged 10â€"18. These are also free. Call the Glen Abbey pro shqp at 844â€"1811 to reserve a spot in either clinic. McDonald‘s