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38 b THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, December 10, 1999 NO PST NO GST m Sports An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON 845-3824 (Extension 2 5 5 ) Fax:337-5567 between the pipes. On Nov. 19th, Oakville played host to long-time rival Brampton and came out ahead 4-2. The scoring opened at the end of the first period with an unassisted short-handed goal by Jeff Curtis. Chris Riddell tipped in the second goal, 13 sec onds into a power play on a nice point shot by Ed Fiore fed by Bryan Mills in the middle of the second period. Brampton answered with a goal of their own 40 seconds later, sending the teams to the dressing rooms for the flood with Oakville up 2-1. But the third period saw Marc Mamolo score two goals, the first on a set-up by defencemen Mills and Fiore, and the second short-handed from Enns. Brampton managed one in the third but Oakville held on for the win. Nick Ball was out standing in net. On Nov. 13th, the midgets travelled to Brampton to meet Halton Hills. This is the only team they hadn't beaten this sea son and they were chomping at the bit for a win but had to settle for a 2-2 tie. Scoring for Oakville were centres Chris Riddell and Don Hartt with assists going to Ryan Andrews, Eric Melander, Mike Enns and Riddell. On Nov. 9th, the midgets also hosted Brampton. After the previous meeting which ended in a tie, Oakville came out strong and scored in the first two minutes. Mike Enns found the mark on a feed from Shaun Dakin and Mike Capaldo. Brampton answered with two later in the first period. The second and third periods saw Oakville being charged with 11 penalties and Brampton scoring four power play goals. An Oakville power play goal was scored by Jeff Curtis from Ryan Andrews and Ryan Gow in the third, but it wasn't enough and the game ended with Oakville going down 6-2. I W ALDO N P O O L S & B IL L IA R D S | 665 Pttng U . E Purfcigton 632-5945 H ot strea k stretch es undefeated strin g to seven Here's the recent action for the sud denly high flying Oakville Rangers triple-A midget rep team ... On Dec. 5, the Rangers travelled to Welland. The penalty-filled game ended in a 0-0 tie with the shutout going to Dane Gilbert. On Dec. 1, the Rangers squeaked out a 1-0 win against visiting Niagara Falls. Chris Riddell scored the goal, assisted by Eric Melander and Jeff Curtis. Nick Ball recorded the shutout. On Nov. 24, the Rangers doubled Halton Hills 4-2. It was a satisfying win in that Halton Hills was the only team Oakville had yet to beat in their league. On Nov. 22, the Rangers came up with a big 9-0 win in St. Catharines. Hattricks were recorded by Jeff Curtis and Bob McDonald with Eric Melander adding a pair and Jeff Brown adding one. Assists went to Chris Riddell (3), Mike Enns (2), Melander, McDonald, Curtis, Ryan Andrews, Mike Capaldo, Bryan Mills and goalie Dan Gilbert. Gilbert shared the shutout with Nick Ball. On Nov. 17th, the Rangers over-pow ered Guelph 7-1. Jeff Curtis led the Rangers with a hat trick, all three of which were set up by Chris Riddell with other assists going to Eric Melander (2) and Bryan Mills. Other Oakville goals were scored by Ryan Andrews (2), Ed Fiore and Mike Enns. Additional assists went to Bob McDonald (2), Don Hartt and Ryan Gow. Dane Gilbert was strong Purse increases to a w hopping $3.1 m illion (U.S.) The Bell C an ad ian O pen is doing its part to ensure it remains a big time golf tournament on the PGA-Tour by hiking its purse to $3.1 million from $2.5 million, with the winner picking up a cool $558,000. And that's all in U.S. bills. The Open, which has sometimes been called the `fifth' major but which has also been bypassed by some top pros in some years, will be held at O akville's Glen Abbey this coming September from Sept. 4 -10th with Hal Sutton slat ed to defend his title. Next Septem ber's tournament will mark the last year that local residents can expect Canada's prestigious nation al Open to be played, as a matter o f course, in Oakville at Glen Abbey. Henceforth, Oakville will not be `hom e' to the Open, more just a frequent host. The Open has had a good run at the Jack Nicklaus designed Glen Abbey G olf Course, having been held there every year since 1977, with the exception of two years (1980 and 1997). Next Septem ber's tourney will mark the 22nd time in 24 years that the world's best stars, including Tiger Woods, David Duval, M ark O 'Meara, John Daly etc. have made the trek to Oakville. What has changed, quite simply, is the owner. Glen Abbey was purchased this past February by ClubLink, a fast growing GTA-based golf conglomerate which also purchased the SportDomes on the North Service Road. That deal stipulated that the Open would still be held at Glen Abbey at least six times over the next 20 years, but that includes the 1999 and 2000 Opens. In short, after the 2000 Open wraps up next Sept. 10th, it is only required to come back twice over the following eight years and then twice over the subsequent 10 years (once in each five-year period). The Royal Canadian G olf Association (RCGA), which still resides in leased quarters at Glen Abbey, in turn, is car rying out its plan to develop more o f a national identity by, among other things, locating three Glen Abbey-type stadi um courses across the country, in Calgary and Montreal as well as finding another location in the GTA which will house its national headquarters. Oakville is not out o f the running for the new GTA site but one proposed location on the RCGA's very preliminary wish list, at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, did raise quite a ruckus, recently. Even though no formal application had been made by the RCGA, opponents were fast off the block demanding that the park be taken right off the table at the outset, and that the town withdraw its support o f the RCGA's initial enquiries. "It's one of a dozen sites and it's probably not very high on our priority list right now," said RCGA communications manager Joe Romagnolo. "It has never really hit the feverish pace that a lot of peo ple think it did. "It has always been very preliminary and it's not one of our premier locations right now." With a long flexible lease in place to keep their national headquarters at Glen Abbey over the next few years, he said the RCGA can afford to be diligent. "There's no real time line," he said. "It's just ongoing work. We can't set a timeline because we don't want to force ourselves into a com er saying we have to make a decision by this date. We're not in a position where we are pressured to come up with a site if we don't think it's best for the game of golf." The inflated $3.1 million purse is more than double what it was just three years ago, making it one of the richest stops on the Tour. The RCGA and Bell Canada also announced that a Bell Canadian Open Advisory Board will be formed in the com ing weeks, with a mandate to continue to grow the stature (See 'Open' page 39) Annual m idget all-star gam e next Friday The annual midget triple-AAA Central League all-star hockey game will be held on Friday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. at Oakville Arena, confirmed Mike Dvemechuk, vice president of rep hockey for the Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA). Battling each other will be the Central League's north and south divisions. Oakville is in the north division along with Burlington Eagles, Halton Hurricanes, Brampton Battalion and Guelph Storm. The south division is comprised of Stoney Creek Ice Breakers, SL Catharines Royals, Niagara Falls and Welland Tigers. Dvemechuk said it promises to be a real competitive game, and is extending an invitation to all MOHA players, moms and dads and everyone to join the festivi ties. Admission is free. Spectators, however, are being asked to bring a non-per ishable food item for those in need at this festive time of the year. Two c o n tr a d ic to r y s tre a k s o n th e g o The Oakville Rangers minor peewee triple-A rep squad (sponsored by Fleischmann's Yeast) had two contradicto ry streaks running simultaneously. On Nov. 24th, they shut-out the Halton Hurricanes 4-0 at Oakville arena to extend their undefeated streak to 17 games in South Central AAA League play where they are 14-0-3. Earlier in the month, they made an early exit from a tournament in Kitchener, losing three straight and expanding their record of woe to five consecutive tourna ment game losses. The Kitchener tournament began on Nov. 12th with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Barons. The Barons and Rangers were very evenly matched in terms of size and speed. Speedy Oakville forward David Dobrinsky, out for the tour nament with a knee injury, was sorely missed. The game was as close as it could be. The Rangers held a slim 3-2 lead with under three minutes to play, but the Barons pressed hard, tying the game and scoring the winner on a breakaway with less than 30 seconds showing on the clock. Scoring for Oakville were John Davitsky (from Stephen Wheeler and Cory Martin), Carson Jenkin (from Mike Maganja), and Ryan Badham (from Eric Murray and Davitsky). Later that same day, the Rangers fell 41 (including an empty-netter) to the Toronto Red Wings. Oakville just couldn't get anything going against the physically overpowering Wings. Jenkin (from Maganja) had the lone Ranger goal. The loss to Toronto seemed to sap whatever jump the Rangers may have had. In the third game, Oakville was shut out 4-0 by perennial powerhouse, Team Illinois. Returning to league play, the Rangers looked a little shell shocked in the first period of a home game against Guelph on Nov. 17th. Down 2-0 after the first frame, Oakville snapped out of their funk in the second, scoring six straight goals in an eventual 7-3 calming of the Storm. Scoring for Oakville were Wheeler with a pair (from Martin and Andrew Antidormi and from Michael Galbraith and Zack Shepley), Conor Kelly with a pair (one unassisted, one from Jenkin and Shepley), Badham (from Martin and Wheeler), Davitsky (from Bryan Carey), and Maganja (from Carey). The Rangers then tamed the Welland Tigers 5-3 on Nov. 20th at Oakville Arena. Wheeler had two goals (from Jenkin and Martin and Shepley alone) with single markers contributed by Maganja (from Dobrinsky, in his first game back, and Jenkin), Galbraith (from Jenkin and Ledresay), and Jenkin. On the road on Nov. 22nd, Oakville defeated the St. Catharines Royals 4-2 in a game that saw the Rangers dominate the first two periods but fade in the third. Eric Murray scored twice (once from Jenkin and Kelly and once from Jenkin alone) with single markers from Davitsky (from Wheeler) and Wheeler (from Dobrinsky). In the 4-0 win in Halton, goaltenders Brad Wagner and Russell Brownell shared the shutout. Murray contributed a pair (the first from Jenkin and Kelly and the second from Kelly and Galbraith) with single markers from Dobrinsky (from Maganja and Badham), and Martin (from Ledresay and Murray). C a tch a re p h o c k e y g a m e FRIDAY, Dee. 10 Oakville Arena 6:30 p.m., minor peewee AAA vs Burlington 8 p.m., peewee AA vs Ancaster SATURDAY, Dec. 11 Oakville Arena 3 p.m , peewee AAA vs Windsor; 4:40 p.m , tyke vs Brampton 5:40 p.m , minor Atom AA vs Brampton 7 p.m , bantam AAA vs Windsor Glen Abbey 8:25 p.m., peewee A vs Woolwich SUNDAY, Dec. 12 M aplegrove 11:20 a.m., bantam AAA vs Windsor; 12:50 p.m., peewee AAA vs Windsor Glen Abbey 4 p.m , atom AA vs Caledon; 5:20 p .m , atom AAA vs St. Catharines; 6:40 p .m , peewee A vs Flamborough; Oakville Arena noon, minor novice AA vs Brampton 1:20 p.m., novice AA vs Brampton MONDAY, Dec. 13 Glen Abbey 6:10 p.m., minor novice AAA vs Burlington 7:20 p.m., minor bantam A vs Brampton 9 p.m., bantam AAA vs St. Catharines River O aks B 6:30 p.m . Novice A vs. Erin; TUESDAY, Dec. 14 Oakville Arena 6:20 p .m , novice AAA vs Halton 7:40 p .m , minor atom A vs Ancaster Ice Sports 6:40 p .m , minor peewee A vs Brampton; 8:10 p .m , bantam A vs Hespeler WEDNESDAY,\ Dec. 15 Oakville Arena 6:30 p.m., minor peewee AAA vs Stoney Creek 8 p.m , midget AAA vs Stoney Creek M aplegrove 6:30 p.m.. atom A vs Simcoe; 7:50 p.m., minor bantam AA vs Brampton THURSDAY, Dec. 16 Oakville Arena 7:10 p.m., minor atom AAA vs St. Catharines FRIDAY, Dec. 17 Oakville Arena 7 p.m., MIDGET AAA ALL-STAR GAME. Free admission. Bring non perishable item for foodbank. River O aks B 6:30 p.m., peewee AA vs Caledon 8:15 p.m., minor bantam AAA vs St. Catharines SATURDAY, Dec. 18 Oakville Arena 3 p.m , minor novice AA vs. Milton; 4:20 p.m., tyke vs Barrie 5:40 p.m., minor atom AA vs Orangeville 7 p.m , atom AA vs Burlington 8:20 p.m., minor atom A vs Brampton Glen Abbey 7 p.m , minor peewee AA vs. Brampton; 8:25 p.m., peewee A vs. Guelph Tw o dominant wins over Niagara Falls The Oakville Rangers atom AAA rep team, sponsored by Investment Planning Council, had a weekend (Dec. 3-5) series against Niagara Falls, completely dominating both games. They won the first game in Niagara Falls 8-0 ... Goals were scored by Stefan Legein (3), Marcus Pryde (2), Chris Haltigin, Taylor Farris and Ryan Gamble. Assists went to Kris Bonnell (3), Taylor Farris (2), Scott Hamel (2), (Continued to page 39)