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/ The way coach Goodwin talks, his â€" and a lot of other 7'â€" high school school programs may need a little extra >help this season if they hope to derail Burlington’s Nelson High School. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders baseball team are set- ting out on a three-game road trip south of the border today that will be capped off by a visit to Cooperstown, New York. 1 “I’ve no idea how they (the American schools) are doing down there,” he said ' All he knows is that the team’s contact for the tfip is a Veteran at organizing these kinds of exhibition junkets. Goodwin said it should be an exciting opportunity to visit the heartland of American baseball and “to test the boys out against American schools.” [ Coach Bob Goodwin, who is also the head of phys-ed at the Oakville secondary school, admits to being a little in the dark as far as advance scouting on his opponents. “Nelson, as far as I can see, is the cream of the crop,” he said. “They’re real strong, and they’re going to make it difficult for everyone in the Volpe (which contains all [Oakville high schools) division.” “I hope they pick up some good ideas which they can bring back and incorporate in our program.” LRaiders head south of the border {for three- game exhibition series _If only pitches were thiseasy to see, we could all hit home runs like Carlos Delgado. Fortunately for T.A. rBlakelock pitcher John Mitobe, the batters weren't quite good as good as the camera held by Barrie Erskine and his team went on to beat Applehy 11-6. 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Pearson â€"- were still trying to arrange a new The Raiders, meanwhile, will suit up Thursday against Avon Old Farms in Hartford Connecticut; Friday against Belmont Hills in Belmont, Massachusetts; and on Saturday against Braintree Public School in Braintree, Massachusetts. . The team’s biggest enemy (as it is for American hock- ey teams coming up here) may very well be awe. In one of the matches, for instance, the Raiders will get their pre-garne warm-up in the host’s batting cage before going on to the lighted diamond for anight game. High Performance All Season Radial Eagle GT+4 BUY 3 TIRES AT OUR ‘ REGUTAR "EVERY DAY LOW PRICE“ AND RECEIVE THE FOURTH AT NO ADDTTIONAI. COST. M 303 Upper Middle Road E.‘338-0011 4for3 ' SPORTS All Season Radials Size PISS/80R P165/80R P195/75R P205/75R P235/75R HE OAKVILLE BEAVER I Pl55/80RI3 Price 3 SI .00 58.00 70.00 81.00 95.00 Up a creek! Look who dropped by Lung Association '3 $1 -million g0lf competition By NORMAN NELSON Oakville Beaver Sports Editor A good whitewater run in his kayak on Sunday in a snowy river 200 kilometres north of Quebec City, has secured Oakville’s Peter Nor third spot on Canada’s four- member team. An event is also on tap for Japan but he’s not sure whether he will be able to attend “because of financial concerns.” It has also guaranteed the Oakville Trafalger High School graduate, who has twice before made the Canadian team, an excit- ing summer of international compeâ€" tition at venues throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. The American series kicks off later this spring with two races in Colorado. In mid-June it’s over to Europe for the World Cup series which includes stops in England, Germany, Spain and France. Like hockey, whitewater slalom is also an event in the Olympic Games, but it sure doesn’t attract the same kind of money. Unlike hockey players and other athletes in mainstream sports, Nor’s success tends not to increase his wallet â€"â€" only his bills. Thebill to keep him on the cir- cuit this year, he estimates, will top $15,000. The government, he adds, Renting from‘your neighbourhood Thrifty Car Rental is the best way to make sure all of your options are covered. When you rent from Thrifty and use the Canadian Tire Card, you receive 500 "Options" points. For Reservations in other cities Worldwide, call your professional travel agent or 1-sdo-F0'R-CARSSM . (1-800L36»7-2277). v Options Premier Bob Rae In a World of Options, Thrifty Gives You More. (“MEMBER REWARD PROGRAM By NORMAN NELSON Oakville Beaver Sports Editor No one won the lung associa- tion’s ,$1-million, hole-in-one shoot- off in Oakville over the weekend, but organizers are still buzzing about the winner of the semiâ€"final round â€" none other than Premier Bob Rae. The premier dropped by Oakville’s Sportdomes around 7:30 pm. Friday night to participate in the unique fundraising event which was organized by a trio of lung association chapters in Halton, Peel and Metro/York. “It was an absolute surprise,” said Scott Ching, the event chair- man from the Peel chapter. “It was not on his itinerary. He and is fami- ly just decided to come down.” While the beleaguered premier’s standing may not be very high in the opinion polls these days, Liz Porter, executive director of the Halton lung association said “we were very delighted to see him.” will provide about $1,200 to cover accommodation and a rental vehicle in Europe. What that means is that besides being a full-time athlete, he also has to be a full time salesman â€"â€" for himself. A trust fund has been set up and he’s always on the lookout for spon- sors. His biggest supporter is Hiker’s Haven on Bronte Road which provides» his kayaks for com- petition. Besides the show of support, she said his presence generated some much needed, last-minute publicity. Even more surprising and delightful, she said, was having the Premier subsequently return on Sunday for the playoff rounds which he had qualified for. His other full-time pursuit is his course at Carleton University which Peter Nor is now ranked second in Canada in whiteWater 'slalom. Along with'40 other participants, the Premier had managed to qualify by driving a ball into a three-and-a- half foot target set back 70 yards (picture a dog house, with a three- and-a-half foot hole on one of the 501 Speers Rd. Oakville 842-2277 Dodge Shadow or similar compact car a Thrifty featmes quality products of Chrysle! Canada and other fine cars WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1994 PAGE 23 sloping roofs). The first playoff round on Sunday was a ‘closest to the pin’ competition which Rae won. He actually brushed the ball off the pin and it came to rest no more that half a foot away. The next closest competitor war about two feet away which gave Premier Rae the first trip to the prize table where he chose a 14- inch television isn’t exactly basket weaving. He just completed his third year exarm in the demanding aerospace engi needng program. When it came to the actual silo for the $1-million which the 2( closest to the pin had qualified for however, it was left to a'Hamiltor resident, Robert Robbins, to draw the biggest gasp from the onlookers And that’s one reason, he said why he started out rather rusty a the weekend national trials 11 Jonquiere, Quebec. In Saturday’s first race, he fin- ished third which isn’t bad consid- ering there was a field of 34 com- petitors. 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