â€" Molnar said the pass rush was s;on;'a;d coverage assignments were blown â€" very uncharacteristic of this The pass coverage was especially leaky surrendering 347 yards through the air including the gameâ€"winning 11â€"yard touchdown toss from quarterback Jason Ferreira to Greg Casey with just 32 seconds remaining in the contest. That made the score 27â€"24. The ‘Horns drove down the field off the ensuing kickoff but kicker Mike Jackson was just wide on a gameâ€"tying 28â€"yard fieldâ€"goal attempt on the final play of the game. Instead it went for a single point. Longhorns head coach Tony Molnar said his team " played down" to North Bay‘s level and was too comâ€" placeqt entering Saturday‘s proceedings. We didn‘t play anywhere near to our capabilities," Molnar said. "It was a tough game to lose." +â€"The Longhoms still lead the sixâ€"team loop with a 5â€" 1â€"1 record but their lead over secondâ€"place Scarborough Crimson Tide (4â€"2â€"1) is only two points. . _Just about everything that could go wrong did for the Oakville Longhorns as they dropped their first game of the Northern Football Conference to the lowly North Bay Bulldogs 27â€"25 at Bronte Athletic Field Saturday evening. Blown coverages, lack of intensity, poor specialty teams, loss of composure... SQUEEZE PLAY: Oakville Longhorns‘ Terry Luke (left) and Steve Saunders (right) make a sandwich out of North Bay Bulldogs‘ Dan Gosselin during North Bay bullies Longhorns | apoVE UNCLUTTERED ANNOUNCEMENTsS * Grand Openings _ * Product Launch * Sales Events * Full Colour Logos Available How times have changed. + Two years ago the Annual Oakville Boys International Soccer Tournament was 96 teams strong. The tourney was rapidly growing and gaining respect as Oakville International tourney running into some rough spots By GENE PEREIRA Special to the Beaver EVENT SPECIALISTS Head office Waterdown * Ontario, LOR 2HO0 Phone Fax 1â€"519â€"658â€"6857 STEVE 338â€"1421 OAKVILLE For more information call MESSAGES OF ALL SORTs Anniversaries _ * It‘s A Boy/Ciri Birthdays ADVANCE BOOKING RECOMMENDED PERSONALS Oakville Soccer Club presiâ€" dent and tournament chairman But last season that number dropped drastically when only 60 teams registered. The decline continued this year when only 50 teams took part two weekends ago. one of the finest in the province. "lhismayhavebeenthebeslthinglohappenlous. Our practice sessions during the week were soâ€"so and attendance was lax." ‘HansquanerbacanrkDem'linghookedupon passing majors of 19 yards to Phil Doyle and 11 yards to Jamie Wootton. The other major was an eightâ€"yard run by Howard Betty. Oakville visits the Brampton Bears (3â€"3â€"1) Saturday (6 p.m.). Molnar said it‘s better to get a bad game out of one‘s system sooner than later. Frustration boiled over in the Longhorn ranks and it hurt the club. On the Bulldogs‘ winning TD drive assisâ€" tant coach Ray Olexiuk and Loui Lalos were nailed with objectionable conduct penalties bringing the ball from inside the 20â€"yard line down to the twoâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half yard mark. Molnar said Oakville should have put the game away earlier. The ‘Homs held a 21â€"14 lead after three quarters. "We gave up 347 yards in the air. The most we had given up before was 200. They executed very well and played as a team." unit. Saturday‘s Northern Football Conference match at Bronte Athletic Field. North Bay won 27â€"25. "Those were totally unacceptable," Molnar _â€"APIWILLIED The Bam: Workshop & Showroom: _ Markham Rd. & Steeles Ave. 370 Denison St. E., Markham. 2932279 475â€"2488 ~~You could see the deterioraâ€" tion since the economy has gone (See ‘Tourney ‘, Pg.20) First and foremost is the econâ€" omy. Teams can no longer afford to participate in as many tournaâ€" ments as they have in the past. Charlie Sciberras points to a couâ€" ple of reasons for the decline. SPORTS At Woodcraft we‘ve been carrying furniture that doesn‘t need polishing for over 10 years...in fact it never needs polishing, i Diï¬ y The Carefu! Movers PICKFORDS OPEN SUNDAY The Careful Movers ... 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The topâ€"seeded Pridham lost 7â€"5, 7â€"6 (7â€"0). _ The topâ€"seeded Pridham was coming off a gruâ€" elling threeâ€"set victory over Welland‘s Brian Gyetko the previous day in 30C plus temperatures â€" condiâ€" tions that have sometimes got the better of him in the past. and was shot down 7â€"5, 7â€"6 (7â€"0). Nestor would go on to lose in the final to Toronto‘s Andrew Sznajder the following day. WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993 PAGE 15 (See ‘Pridham‘, Pg.20) WINNER of Robert‘s Fish Cove $10 gift certificate is Press 6102 PHONE CALL845â€"5585 You can win too! iA re (Photo by Riziero Vartolli) Kathy NE