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02 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 9, 1999 Photos by Peter J. Thompson PERSONAL BEST: Oakville Trafalgar's Andrea Gardiner unloads a 10.85 M's personal best en route to a 6th place OFSAA final, which was held Saturday at Etobicoke's Centennial Stadium. See upcoming edition for OFSAA results. What a day! A warm thank you to all the participants, spectators and volunteers who were on hand to take part in the 1999 OTMH Classic held on Sunday, May 30/99. We couldn't have done it without you. The time to beat this year was 16:38 set by Mike Vidito. Other award winners include: The Oakville Award (First Oakville Resident to cross the finish line) Mike G ill-1 6 :4 3 Sandra Omand -2 0 :1 5 The OTMH Classic Award (First staff, volunteer or physician) Rodger Glover - 19:17 Highest Individual Sponsorships 1st - Dr. Rick MacDonald 2nd - Mike Quesnelle 3rd - Angus Hogan For all the times and results please visit www.rrresults.com The OTMH Charitable Corporation would like to thank the following sponsors and suppliers for their support and generosity. Presenting Sponsor ÔAKLAND V L I N C O L N M E R C U R Y Gold Corporate Sponsor SmithKIme Beecham Pharma Silver Corporate Sponsors The Oakville Beaver TU n H vttc M c O t A P to PARTY ^ v t - a v V 3 Bronze Corporate Sponsors new balance Unisource AirCell Communications/Bell Mobility Oakville Shiatsu & Massage Therapy Centre Philthy McNasty's Bank of Montreal Oakville Orthotics VSM Abrasives QR Imaging Inc. Thank yo u ! See yo u next year. Photo by Dan O'Reilly, special to the Beaver Get your motor runniri By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR M any aging athletes gravitate to non-contact leagues or__ , _ are happy to hit the links, just look at Michael Jordan, Mario Lemieux and, as of this summer, Wayne Gretzky. Greg Page, at 36-years-of age, however, decided to get back into the sport of motocross, which isn't exactly a walk in the park. "I never got into golf," said Page, a natural gas fitter under contract to Consumers Gas. He did make one concession, join­ ing the oldtimers class where all the drivers are over 30 years of age. But the dirt track, with its potentially treacherous bumps and dips is still the same. "I hoped that in the plus-30 class it would be the equivalent of playing non contact hockey. But it isn't," he said, chuckling. Page, a Mississauga native who has lived in Oakville for the past 12 years, got back into the sport this season after a 15-year hiatus. Which begs the ques­ tion, why? "Just missed it, missed the excite­ ment. I got restless, I think," he said. He compared the danger of motocross to playing contact sports like hockey or football... "tom knee ligaments, broken wrist type of injuries." He races the over-30 class on the Canadian Motosports Racing Club (CMRC) circuit which runs races all over Ontario virtually every weekend from spring through to the fall. Page, who is single, purchased his $7,000 Yamaha 250 last fall, and man­ aged to put in a couple of practice ses­ sions in preparation for this season. His re-entrance to the sport was grand. His first event was at the CMRC's second race near Orangeville last month, and he won it. Unfortunately, his next two races weren't quite as successful and he injured his wrist which currently has him waiting in the wings on the side­ lines. His goal. "Not to get hurt again," he said, chuckling. "I was happy to stay on two wheels my first outing." In his previous incarnation as a Motocross rider, he reached the expert class which "was the top in Canada." The highlight, he said, was "getting to race in the SuperCross in Toronto." It was a stadium race indoors at the old CNE, prior to the days of the SkyDome. The result, he said, succinctly, was "awful. It was the first time doing any­ thing indoors like that in a stadium type race. The top Americans were there." In hockey terms, he said that while it wasn't the equivalent of making, say, the NHL, it was at least the equiv­ alent of having played against them. "Those guys are actually getting paid," he said. And that in a nutshell is why, hav­ ing got his foot in the door, he quickly took it back out. "I got injured then and the money, it was just too expensive to be compet­ itive. "Now this is more or less going back for fun to race against the older guys but finding it still quite competi­ tive. 'Homs win opener The Oakville Longhorns picked up on Saturday where they left off last season ... make that the last six seasons. Seeking an unprecedented seventh consecutive Northern Football Hay Kids! Come play in th e '9 9 ©akville Junior Tennis Championships! Dates: Friday June 18 (after 3:30 pm), Saturday June 19 and Sunday June 20, 1999 Where: Bronte Tennis Club, 2310 Bridge Rd., Oakville (between 3rd Line & Bronte Rd.) and Wallace Park Tennis Club, 245 Reynolds S treet, Oakville (between CormaW & Lakeshore, east of Trafalgar). Who: Boys & Girls under 10,12 and 14 who live in Oakville, or play a t an Oakville tennis club. (Age is as of January 1,1999) Form at: Pro-set to & games. Two out of three se ts fo r the finals except in the Boys & Girls Under 10. Consolation draw fo r f irs t round losers. Prizes: Awarded to the winners & fina lists of the Main Draw & Consolation. BBQ: Saturday June 19 from noon to 2 p.m. a t Bronte T.C., free for the players. Fan tastic Prizes will be raffled o ff during the BBQ, but you have to be there to win! E ntry Deadline: Sunday June 13,1999 by 8 pm. Mail entries to 2310 Bridge Rd., Oakville, ON L6L 2G6, or drop o ff a t Bronte T.C. or Wallace Park T.C. E ntry Fee: $10.00 per player S ta rt Times: Call (905) B47-B033 on Wed., June 16 Address: C ity :----------------------------Phone: ----------------------------- B irth d a te :------------------ Age Group: --------------------- Tennis Club you belong t o ------------------------------------ Please make your $10.00 cheque payable to th e Oakville Junio r Tennis Championships Sponsored by: The Oakville Beaver Name: » Conference (NFC) title, the 'Homs opened the season in Sudbury with a convincing 26-6 win. The four-team NFC's other game had the Markham Raiders blast Sault Ste. Marie 42-6. The league is the last bastion of senior amateur football in Canada. The 'Homs visit Markham this Saturday in a game that should go a long way in determining whether the 'Horns long reign atop the NFC can be threatened this season. The 'Horns have had to make changes at a couple of key positions -- head coach and quarterback. They were formerly filled by one family with both members leaving on good terms. Tony Molnar decided to "turn the page" this year after the huge person­ al commitment he has made over the last seven seasons. And son, Jason Molnar decided to bow out for this year, still hampered by q sore shoulder suffered in a game last year. The Homs built up a 16-0 lead en route to a 16-6 lead at the half. The two majors came first, both by Derwin Phillips off rushes of three and eight yards, respectively. A two- point safety was added with a Sudbury punter downed in the end- zone. Sudbury got on the board on a 19-yard run by Dave St. Amour. The 'Horns completed the scoring in the second half with Dan Brown scoring on a 16-yard run in the third quarter and Oakville product Dana Segin adding a 19-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Segin, who has been invited to try out with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, also converted the three majors. (See 'Homs' page D3) H » « http://www.rrresults.com