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The Oakville Journal Record, Friday, July 17, 1981 -- 7 Rep soccer MINOR ATOM I The Oakville Comet Sports minor atoms extended their record to eight wins and no losses last week by blanking Brampton 3-0. The win rounds out the first half of their Peel-Halton Youth Soccer Association (PHYSA) season. Oakville opened the scoring on a fine shot from Ken Butler who capitalized on a fine set up by centre half Brett Bradley. Nicky Chant made it a 2-0 ball game on a penalty kick. Oakville dominated most of the game but goaltender Todd Herring, who registered the shut-out, was called upon a number of times to provide the big saves. The continual Oakville pressure paid off later in the contest when a long shot from outside the penalty area by Andrew Fleischer made it 30. Comet's Ontario Cup bid came to an abrupt halt Sunday when they were defeated by a slim 2-1 score at the hands of Guildwood in overtime. Oakville took, and retained for the first half, a 1-0 lead on a goal by N ic k y C h a n t. G u ild w o o d 's goaltender made a number of fine saves and Oakville could not in crease their lead. In the second half Guildwood tied it up and the goal took away some of Oakville's fire. Tied 1-1 the game went into overtime. Once in overtime, Oakville had a few chances to score but could not capitalize on their opportunities. With 30 seconds remaining in the ex tra period Guildwood was awarded a free kick just outside the penalty area. The long, high shot which r e s u lte d found its w ay in to the Comet goal, snatching away Oakville's hopes. I.P.L. continued to defend their role of Ontario Cup champions with a 3-1 defeat of the St. Catharines Dynamo last weekend. A fter a sco reless firs t half, Oakville's Doug Trussler broke the deadlock when he converted a fine cross from Demichele. Demichele then set up the next goal in a similar manner with a pass to Lambert. Oakville's final goal of the game came from Tweedy who had plenty of tim e to pick his spot after Lambert and Jonathan Joyce split the opposing defense with their passing plays to set up the goal. St. Catharines mounted a come back and was rewarded with a successful penalty shot. M aple L eaf 69'ers, la st y e a r's finalists, in the third round. " That game is going to be a tough one," Iafrati said. In regular league play, Oakville succumbed 3-2 to Burlington, mak ing for their first loss. K aul c o n n e c te d f ir s t fro m S am u els th e n M o re tti sc o re d Oakville's last point on a penalty shot. Shell then bounced back in their next game, beating previously un defeated Malton 3-1. The win put Oakville back into first place. C o n n e ctin g fo r S h ell w ere McGilivary w ith two goals and Stephen Perkovic with a single. Samuels set up both McGilivary points, Kaul helping Perkovic out. Mike Moretti was the defensive stand-out. ' The win brings Shell's record to five wins, one loss and no ties. In annual Robbie Tournament held recently, Shell was eliminated in the round robin portion of the ac tion, winning three games and losing one. Oakville beat Yorkview on two McGilivary goals and a single by Dan Sankar. The next to fall was Longueil, Q uebec, 6-0, on th e strength of two goals by McGilivary. Singles w ere added by John H ie r lih y , M o r e tt i, F a b i an d Koerber. Oakville goaltender Scott Wellwood became ill during the match and Fabi took over in his place for the next two games. Oakville's only loss of the tourney came when Virginia blanked them 20. Shell retaliated in their next game by flattening Agincourt 10-0. McGilivary and Kaul were both good for three goals. Singles were th e w ork of S ankar, M o retti, Samuels and Kevin Paterson. Oakville was barred from further play when the final tallies were taken. Shell had an identical record with Virginia but since Oakville had lost to the southern team, it was Virginia who advanced. MAJOR PEEW EE The Oakville Roux major peewees managed to squeeze out a slim 2-1 victory over Georgetown but it took them overtime to do it. Oakville's Misha Radinovich con nected early and Roux was able to retain their one-point margin up un til the last 10 minutes of the game. Locked 1-1, the match went into overtime. With only 30 seconds left in the ex tra period, Oakville's Tony Garcia fired in the winner. Derek Zapp played a solid game in the Roux net. Debbie Norgard, John Summersides, Fred Saunders, Barb Ebbeson MINOR MOSQUITO The Sun Alliance minor mosquitos won their second round Ontario Cup Saturday by dumping the Mississauga Croatia Soccer Club 4-0. Connecting for the winners were Donald Gerylo, Michael Vander Jagt, Dave Miardovic and Steve Brem. Donald Hindmarsh was good for the shut-out. Starring defensively for Oakville were P at Henstock, Mark Joseph and Brook McLaren. Hindmarsh figured prominently July 8 when Sun Alliance defeated Chinguacousy 4-1. Brem accounted for two» goals while singles w ere fired in by Darren McElroy and Vander Jagt. George Toth and Anson Carpio were solid on defense. Saunders builds from the bottom The parents of the Oakville An toinettes are getting a breather these days, but the girls of the club are finding that newly-hired coach Fred Saunders' system is just plain, old-fashioned hard work. Saunders, who came to the club late in May, brings with him sparkl ing credentials and a new system that he hopes will dramatically im prove the calibre of gymnastics in this town. "I 'm starting from the bottom in Oakville. At present there are no national level competitors. We have a few provincial level girls, but by the end of the year I hope we will have at least three (national)," said Saunders recently. " . . . the potential in Oakville is trem endous." The new coach has set a system similar to a farm organization for a baseball or hockey club within the ranks of th e A n to in e tte s. By gradually building the base of recreational and kindergym classes he hopes to produce a feed for the' competitive programs. H e 's h ir e d th r e e f u ll- tim e employees to help build the system he wants. " I t's going to cost the parents of the Antoinettes a little more money, but it also takes an awful lot of the pressure off them ," said Saunders. "I t's a big step for them ." The full-time staff of four, which is the first full-time staff for the An toinettes, will offer a greater com m itm ent to the success of the program and give Saunders tighter control in its development. J o h n S u m m e r s id e , D e b b y Morgard and Wendy Marden join Saunders to create a perfect balance of two males and two females to guide the participants. "Some girls work better for girls and some for the guys . . . at any rate we have two of each and the guys will be present to do the heavy spotting," said Saunders. The youngsters will be the base for the club. Saunders' plan is a long-range one aiming at involving children six and seven years old, and eventually their parents as well. " We're going to be pushing the recreational programs, kindergym and adult fitness classes. What we hope to do is offer something for a parent and child to become involved in physically." For the girls already involved in the competitive structure the offer is harder work with a proven struc ture. They will be working through the summer on routines, with a more personal approach afforded by the increased staff. "Summertime is the time for learning new skills and improving conditioning. There is national testing in October so there is no way we can let the kids go during the summer months," Saunders said. The approach, however, is more relaxed. The pressure of learning a routine is off -- for a while anyway. Saunders also works for the U niversity of Toronto, teaching gymnastics and coaching theory. The two jobs do not conflict because most of his Toronto work is done in the morning. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1965 with a B.Sc. in p hysical ed u catio n . He was a member of the NCAA gymnastic championship team in 1963 and held the title on the trampoline. He has taught in high schools and univer sities in Hawaii, Arizona, North Carolina and comes immediately from the Winstonnettes of Oshawa. " . . . but I can't dance." Dance is an important part of gymnastics today, and according to Saunders it is an aspect that is near impossible to teach. " You really have to have a feel for it," he said. Saunders will be em phasizing strong skills in tumbling, " the old s c h o o l ," w h ile s t a r t i n g th e youngsters working with music im mediately. "It is best they get used to it all the time. I t's a hard one to teach, so if we keep it on the girls should start to feel the music as they move." MAJOR ATOM The Oakville I.P.L. major atoms took over sole possession of first place in the prem ier division of the Peel-Halton soccer league last week when they soundly defeated co leader Mississauga 7-1 and maintain ed their undefeated league record. Leading the Oakville attack was Edward Hadjur with a hat trick. Derek Tweedy opened the scoring for Oakville after five minutes of play when he converted an Angelo Demichele pass into a goal. This was soon followed by Hadjur's first point of the game on another pass from Demichele. Demichele then got on the score-sheet himself on a penalty shot. Hadjur raised the tally to 4-0 just prior to the half, when he converted a relay from Tweedy and Brett Mellon. In the second half, Demichele scored his second goal of the game on a left-footed shot to complete a fine passing play between Desmond Lambert and Tweedy. Hadjur then repeated the play when Lambert and Tweedy combined once again for the sixth goal. Mississauga managed to pull out one goal with five minutes remain ing with a well-taken free kick but Mellon soon restored Oakville's sixpoint margin with a long shot. Defenseman Jonathan Joyce, who was moved up to right wing for the game to replace the injured Greg Mavrou, turned in a strong perfor mance to help subdue Mississauga in the early going. Angelo Demichele carried the stren g th of the m id-field and together with Marco Schiraldi and Brett Mellon ensured Oakville's domination of the game. MAJOR MOSQUITO II The Tricil major mosquitos defeated the Mississauga Croatian Soccer Club 2-1 July 9 on the strength of two goals by Scott Eckert. Setting up E ckert were left back R.C. Chadwick and left half Vince D'Agostino. Ricky Sloan and Remo Ferrone constantly worried the Mississauga back four while Jam ie Dean, Dino Lenarduzzi and Frank Skorija were outstanding in the Oakville back. Oakville is currently tied for fourth place in the 10-team division. MAJOR MOSQUITO I The Oakville Shell Canada major peewees preserved their bid to re tain their Ontario Cup title last week when they blanked Rexdale 5-0 in the second round. " The team completely out-played Rexdale," said Shell coach Phil Iafrati. After a hard-fought first half, Oakville emerged on top 1-0 on a goal by Mike Moretti. "In the second half Oakville came out stronger and carried the gam e," said Iafrati. Colin Samuels set up Mike Kostjer to make it 2-0 then Ron Kaul con nected twice to make a 4-0 ball game. David McGilivary set up both Kaul points. McGilivary hit the score sheet himself on a play by Kostjer. Scott Wellwood accounted for the shut-out with defensive help from Steven Eadie and Kevin Paterson. Oakville advanced to the second round by dumping Chinguacousy 120 in the first. Ron Kaul led the scoring with four goals in the first half before taking over the net from Wellwood in the second. McGilivary and Wellwood were each good for a pair of goals with singles coming from John Fabic, Greg Fabi, Samuels and Darren Koerber. Shell now advances against the GIRLS MAJOR MOSQUTIO The Oakville Woolco major mosquito girls registered their first Ontario Cup victory this week when they blanked the Scarborough Bliz zards 5-0. Anida Brea led the Oakville attack with three goals followed by Carolyn P arry and Paula Muldcon with singles. Mary Peric registered the shut-out while Karla Mott played strongly in the centre half position. Woolco's next Ontario Cup game takes place July 25 against the Oakville B team. MAJOR BANTAM II The Oakville UAW 707 major bantam s w ere elim inated from further Ontario Cup play Sunday when they were defeated 4-1 by Guelph in the third round. Bronko Zekovich scored the lone Oakville point.