Peel South Selects, led by Julie MacMillan, Brooke Ruschiensky and Susie Farmilo of Oakville, lost in the gold medal final to Scarborough Nova at the provincial midget champiâ€" onships in Hamilton. |NET RESULTS Four Oakville girls are going to the Canadian Volleyball Championships later this month. Meanwhile, the Peel Selects, behind setter Christy Turton of Oakville, won the Ontario junior crown in Scarborough. They go to the nationals in Calgary while the midgets head to Fredericton, N.B., both April 29â€"May 2. Junior Selects finished first in their pool then beat University of Ottawa for the gold medal, winâ€" ning 12â€"15, 15â€"13, 15â€"4. Midgets defeated longâ€"time rivalâ€"and No. 1 seedâ€" Hamilton Seekers in the semifiâ€" nals, 14â€"16, 15â€"12, 15â€"7. MacMillan won an OVA award of excellence at the tourâ€" ney, while Ruschiensky and Farmilo won team MVP awards. But, said coach Stacey Wilson, that game "totally drained" the Selects, who then lost 7â€"15, 15â€"8, 13â€"15 to Scarborough. "We couldn‘t have gotten this far without them," said Wilson. The three, all Oakville Trafalgar High School students, were subs on last year‘s Canadian midget champions. THURSDAY: Halton high school closed badminton chamâ€" pionships. 8:30 a.m. at Bishop Reding in Milton. Appleby Summer Sports Camp. Tennis, soccer, hockey. One or twoâ€"week sessions, July 12 through Aug. 27. 845â€" 4681....Oakville Alfield Overâ€" 30 Soccer Club seeks players. 825â€"2255....Glen Abbey free community golf clinics, April 20 (ladies) and April 21 (men). Announcing TICKETS TASTE OF THEMONTH FEATURING € > BACO "It‘s too bad that our league or others can‘t expand to accommodate everybody, because the sport is geared for everyone to participateâ€"â€" for socializing, competition, or whatever," offered Glen Abbey Sloâ€" Pitch League president Keith Leblanc. It‘s not just individual players lying in wait, though. It‘s entire "We would dearly love to help them out," explained GALS presiâ€" dent Charlene Mackenzie. "When you‘ve got 40 some people on the waiting list, you‘ve certainly got an obligation." And if you thought getting Washington Redskin season tickets was difficult, just try landing a spot in the Glen Abbey Ladies Sloâ€"Pitch League. Despite only six teams and 84 players, they‘ve got 40 women standing in lineâ€"some of whom have been there for nearly two years. For instance, Glen Abbey Sloâ€"Pitch League, despite bringing on board another 45 players for the ©93 season, still has a staggering 70 players waiting to join. If you want to add you name to the list of Abbey Oaks Sloâ€"Pitch League hopeâ€" fuls, you can get No. 61â€"â€" if you hurry. down, reâ€"oil that glove and wait in line. The catch phrase for this year is "waitâ€" ing lists." If you want to play recreational softâ€" ball and don‘t yet have a team, then you might as well relax and hope for 1994. S 0, you want to play sloâ€"pitch? Well, sit The Oakville Senior Men‘s â€"I GUE (Hecrealsonai nver 19) Eight 1eams, 120 players xo spols availfable. L‘amcr Waadell ‘Ahern, ’827-4171 $ PALEARMO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (Men‘s compemwe laslha!l) Fwe teams, 78 players Some openings. Contact Balph McFecters, 335â€"4020 s PEELâ€"HALTON FASTBALL LEAGUE (Men‘ s»cumpelilive over 18). Seven teams, 126 players. Openings available, especially tor pitchers. Contfact: Brett Dugan, 847â€"1952. FEATURING l'"S 08 â€" ND That fact has not escaped Oakville Parks and Recreation booking clerk Stephanie Dykstra, who grants permits on 52 playable diamonds The problem is too many people and too few diamonds. With 10 official sloâ€"pitch leagues and an additional 35 corporate groups, there are over 3,000 sloâ€"pitch players in Oakville. League had a request for admission from a new squad, but had to say no due to limited diaâ€" monds. Ditto for the Oakville Church group, which had to turn down applications from three teams. SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1993 PAGE 18 And this doesn‘t even include the Kinsmen softballers, Oakville Minor Baseball Association or Oakville Little League. Although most leagues would like to expand, the hard fact is that there‘s simply no place left to go. from May 10 through the end of September. Ten of those fields are lit, allowing for a capaciâ€" ty of 22 games per week. Add the other 42 diaâ€" monds, working at about 90 per cent capacity, and you get upwards of 862 games every seven days. That means that over the 21â€"week season, Dykstra is responsible for slotting an imposing total of 18,102 sloâ€"pitch games. But there may be some green grass on the horizon: Five new diaâ€" monds are being constructed for play in 1994â€"one in west Glen Abbey, one in Neyagawa Park in River Oaks, one in West Oak Trails and two west of Trafalear. "The only way we can meet the demand is to schedule all hours," he said. "I know it‘s difficult for some to have to play Friday or Saturday nights, but all leagues are having to compromise." While some leagues may not have the fields they want, or the desired time slots, most are having to bite the bullet, according to Perkins. "By the time we finish giving out all the permits for baseball and softâ€" ball, there won‘t be any free space left," acknowledged Parks and Recreation director Bob Perkins. "I don‘t know what more to say. We‘re meeting the requests as best we can." 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 + Hundreds of wouldâ€"be sloâ€" pitch softball players once again find themselves Story by TED McINTYRE Drawing by