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TUESDAY: Halton high *®chool hockey semifinals; junior and midget basketball quarterfinals. Times and locaâ€" tions to be announced. ... The Halton Men‘s Nonâ€" Contact Recreational Hockey League is now taking registraâ€" wion for its summer league. Call 849â€"9712. The University of Toronto stuâ€" dent, formerly of Queen Elizabeth Park, cleared 2.22 metres, well short of his season hich 2.6m Oakville‘s Alex Zaliauskas, 21, captured the men‘s high jump at the Canadian national indoor track and fiecld championships in Winnipeg, Man. last weekend. ON A HIGH Zaliauskas has been named to the Canadian squad for the World Indoor Championships, March 12â€"14 at SkyDome in Toronto. Oakville‘s Donovan Bailey wasn‘t quite so fortunate. He finâ€" ished third in the men‘s 60m final with a time of 6.71 seconds. Claudia Rank of Oakville finished second in the 100â€"metre midget girls race at the Ontario Midget and Junior Indoor Track and Field Championships at York The Hamilton Olympic Club member had a time of two minutes, 21.3 secâ€" onds. She was also sixth in the 400m. Oakville March Break Sports Camp, March 15â€"19 at Appleby College. Squash, badâ€" minton, basketball, volleyball and swimming instruction and participation. $150. _*SPORTS THURSDAY: High school senior girls volleyball allâ€"star‘ game. 7 p.m. at Oakville Trafalsar FRIDAY: Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men‘s basâ€" ketball championships at Sheridan College. Semifinals 6 and 8 p.m. Gold medal game at 8 p.m. Saturday. DP TICKETS ULLETIN Mike Morningstar figures it‘s time to move on in his taekwondo pursuits. "You‘ve got to move on. I want to help comâ€" petitors get the things I didn‘t get," said Morningstar, appointed to the post Saturday in a vote taken by OTF‘s mémber head instructors. He replaces Joe Caraita of Woodbridge. By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff After nine years of competition, the 26â€"yearâ€" old yearâ€"old Oakville native will be competing in his last Canadian championships this June. "I think I get more satisfaction when I see my students dong well because it shows how well you‘re instructing," he said. A threeâ€"time national champion in men‘s patâ€" terns, Morningstar says he wants to focus on seeâ€" ing others succeed. And so, besides looking after the 125 students at his Morningstar Taekwondo academy on Speers Rd., he‘ll be doing his utmost to raise the sport‘s profile as the newlyâ€"elected president of the Ontario Taekwondo Federation. The Queen Elizabeth Park cheerleading squad goes through its paces during a recent practice. (Photo by Barrie Erskine) The major part of Morningstar‘s focus will be FAMILY SIZE PEPPERONI PIZZA or 2 for $10! nombut,cheerleading‘s a sport getting provincial government funding for the 18 member clubs and 2,500 participants in the "When I went to the World Championships (last year in North Korea), I had to pay my own way. I don‘t think it‘s fair," he said. Morningstar and one of his students, Errico Lucia, have been selected to the Ontario team that will compete at the 1993 Canadian national championships, June 12â€"13 in Hamilton. Morningstar and Lucia, 18, were chosen based on performances at the Ontario championships this past weekend in Etobicoke. > Morningstar won two golds â€" men‘s patterns and hyperweight (176 pounds and over) sparring â€"â€" and a bronze in special techniques. Lucia won Bring your family or friends to a participating McDonald‘s and treat them to a delicious Family Size Pizza at a new value price. A Family Size pepperoni Pizza is just $5.99! A Family Size Deluxe Pizza is now only $7.99. Large family? Lots of friends? You‘re lucky! Because you can get two Family Size Pepperoni Pizzas for just $10, or a second Family Size Deluxe Pizza for $3.99! Now that‘s a deal worth sharing. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1993 PAGE 18 Today‘s cheerleaders almost always have a gymnastics, or at least dancâ€" ing, background. They perform stunts the Flying Walendas wouldn‘t try. Then there are the competitions: Fourâ€"minute routines filled with lifts and jumps and somersaults, set to music and marked on technical merit and artistic impression by four judges. By JIM WILSON Beaver sports editor nastics is dopey then you‘re not going to like this at all. To the greyâ€" ish definition of what we call sports, we offer the example of (gulp) cheerleading. Please do not be alarmed. Last month, the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association recogâ€" nized it as a sport. It is awaiting similar approval from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. There is now something called the Ontario Cheerleading Federation. And there are two professional companies speâ€" cializing in cheerleading coaches, workshops and paraphernalia. If you think synchronized swimming is all wet and rhythmic gymâ€" Blakelock finish third and Q.E. Park fourth (behind M:M. Robinson and Milton) at the Halton championships. The Central West Region chamâ€" pionships, featuring a number of local schools, are today (Sunday) at McMaster University; the allâ€"Ontarios at Brock University in St. Catharines, May 1â€"2. "Then I went out and saw them," de Jong said, "And I thought, ‘Wow These girls are really athletic." Make no mistake, cheerleading, while clinging to the traditional wool sweaters, whiteâ€"toothed smiles and school letters, has evolved. Mention the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and you‘re apt to be spitting blood for a week. "I certainly had my eyes opened," said Kathy Demar, the firstâ€"year coach of T.A. Blakelock‘s cheerleading team. When approached about taking over from Pat McGregor, the longâ€"time coach of the Queen Elizabeth Park team, Rhonda de Jong was hesitant. She was a cheerleader in junior high school. She thought it was sexist. Instead of claps and jumps and "Gimme an N," each team has its desigâ€" nated Flies and Bases and even a captainâ€"â€"Tracy Smith at Q.E. Park and Danielle Burton at Blakelockâ€"â€"who helps out with the choreography. Choreograph) 21 "It‘s come a long way," says Rob MacLeod, a former Wilfrid Laurier cheerleader now coaching at Q.E. Park once a week. "They‘re athletes." A clue as to what goes on can be found in OCF rules, which state ceilâ€" ings must be at least 30 feet high before competition is allowed. Some U.S. universities are now offering cheerleader scholarships. 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