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It runs from 9:30 am. to 3 pm. each day. Cost is $65 for the week. Noble ran a similar camp for 1‘5 years in Burlington before operating his first here last sum- The Oakville Summer - Basketball Camp will be retumâ€" ing for its second year. Boys and girls aged 11-17 are invited to attend T.A. Blakelock Secondary School coach Jim Noble's camp, Aug. 30-Sept. 3. Clarkson also finished third in the ECAC regular-season standings. The loss to Minnesota was the team's sev- enth one-goal loss of the year. Fotheringham, a junior, appeared in 17 games, produc- ing two goals and three assists. The US. collegiate hockey title was wbn by Maine. All but counted out in early January, the Knights went on a five-game win streak and tin- ished with a 20-15-5 overall mark, reaching the NCAA tour- narnent for a fourth straight year. This weekend, he’s off to Mexico City for the Nonh Amen'can championships, after which it’s Reno, Nevada, at the end of May for the US. International Conference cham- pionships. One of the hottest U.S. uni- versity hockey teams finally saw its winning streak come to an end. Clarkson Golden Knightsâ€"- and Oakville left winger Shawn Fotheringham--suffered a 2-1 setback to Minnesota in the first-round of the NCAA East Regional, recently. SUMMER HOOPS Hogarth, who was also run- net-up in senior forms, won the senior weapons and forms at the Can Am Cup in Buffalo, N.Y., recently. It was the third international title for Hogarth, who won two titles at the Super Grand Nationals last year‘in Galveston, Tex. KNIGHTS FALL The 40-year-old Hogarth, who teaches karate part-time in Oakville and runs Karate World Gym and Aerobic Center in Milton, beat out three others in the final run-off. Former Oakville resident Scott Hogarth captured the senior (35-and-over) weapons division at the Tiger Balm World Karate Association inter- national championships in Vancouver, BC. recently. GREAT SCOTT! Call 336-6669 to register. 1 AND RECREATION HE OAKVILLE BEAVER I There are an estimated two million people churning the old legs in the province, according to Ontario Cycling Association executive direc- tor Blair Webster. Exact figures from the 1980’s aren’t available but Webster says it’s safe to assume the brotherhood is substantially bigger. “If you drive down a street you a lot more kids doing it in the suburbs,” he said. “If you drive downtown, you see a lot of commuter bik- ers in their mid-20’s and up.” Oakville Cycling Club, now in its third year, has seen its numbers grow from 78 in year one to the current total of about 120 â€" 50 in licensed racing and 70 on the recreational side. Half of the club is from Oakville but a few come from as far as Ajax and Kitchener. But as the weather turns nice, more and more people are turning to cycling as a healthy pursuit and a means of celebrating the great outdoors. That trend is reflected locally in the two major cycling clubs here. Maybe it’s just a bad case of cabin fever after a long, cold Canadian winter. Cyclists give helmets thumbs up “Being an older person, I want to help the younger people â€" teach them the benefit of my experiences and help put something back into the Adams says Oakville’s close access to coun- try roads makes cycling that much more enjoy- able. “Whether you’re riding off-road or on the road, there’s a lot of country to do it in. Oakville is a superb area for anything.” “For people over 40 it’s a great non-contact sport â€" it’s not abusive on the body,” says OCC publicity director Jim Adams. “It’s a good way to keep fit.” Oakville’s Leon Hawcs had been a competi- tive racer for 10 years but stopped cycling when he came to Canada from England. When- the OCC sprang up he jumped back into it. from Oakville. Reasons are easy to figure out. First and fore- most, cycling has physical benefits. ' “You work your cardiovascular system and you’re out in fresh air,” Webster said. While the pace of . recreational , cycling is slower and more leisure- , ly, the wearing of helmets is vital. So much so that wearing one will become law once it passes third reading in Queen’s Park legislature, probably sometime before ' Christmas. “We definitely promote hel- mets,” said Oakville Cycling Club At the Halton Cross Country Ski Club, the number of cyclists has swollen to nearly 800, about a half of them FRIDAY, APRIL 16, .1993 PAGE 21 Adams says bikes should be also be tuned up from time to time. This can be done for undei $100 at most cycling shops. You can easily spend another $1,000 on accessories --albeit optional ones--such as cycling clothes, gloves. sunglasses, waier bottle, pump, tool kit and saddle bags. ’ “We want to make sure manufacturers all of a sud- den don't jump their prices,” explained executive direc- tor Blair Webster. ‘There should also be education pro- grams available to inform people about the dangers of not wearing one.” Other safety features on a bike, such as lights and rear reflectors, are already mandatory. A'CSA-approved helmet ranges in price from $25 all the way up to $400, depending on personal taste. stitches. If I wasn’t wearing a helmet, I would have had a concussion.” , While supportive of the law, the Ontario Cycling Association wants to make sure it comes with some stipulations. Entry fees for races usually run anywhere from $10 to $12. "Thar stacks up well against a game of golf, where green fees are $20 to $30 It’s pretty cheap,” said Adams. See CYCLING, Page 23 Adams says the key is getting a good set of . wheels. A decent pair that comes with a cassette hub (rear gear system) costs between $300 and “There’s no point in getting a good frame with a cheap set of wheels." “The kids seem to love getting into the dirt and mud â€" it’s different from cycling on roads,” Webster explained. “The adults like it too because they get off the road and get into nature.” Mountain and road bikes cost anywhere from buy a cheap one,” Webster said. Mountain- -biking, otherwise knOWn as off- roading, is enjoying the biggest boom, especially among the younger set. sport...l enjoy it every bit as much as before. Once a cyclist, always a cyclist.” Hawes says cycling is something the whole family can do. About 25 per cent of the OCC is family membership. Ike nOthing more ’ ‘ he trails on their mu tain bikes. ‘ Whether for fun or Competition, Oakville cyclists are gettiitg into the spirit of the season ' PETERMCCUSKER WHEN IT'S GONE. IT‘S E ALL GONE... ’TIL NEXT YEAR! * BY TOM MICHIBATA " $200 all the way up to $5,000 or $6,000. “It’s like a car. If you want a car to last long you don’t