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48 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008 Buzz first in East, draws Akwesasne After dealing with a Tornado, the Oakville Buzz hopes there really is no place like home. The Buzz scored five unanswered goals on its way to an 8-3 victory over the Barrie Tornado Tuesday to clinch first in the Ontario Lacrosse Association junior. B Eastern Conference. That assures Oakville of home-floor advantage until the league final. The Buzz, which finished the season with a record of 17-3, will face the Akwesasne Lightning (9-11) in the best-of-five opening round of the playoffs. The series opens tomorrow (Saturday) at 3 p.m. at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre and Game 2 goes Sunday at 2 p.m. The series then moves to Akwesasne the following Saturday and Sunday. Akwesasne is the only team with a losing record to make the playoffs, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Lightning will be a pushover. The Buzz edged Akwesasne 8-7 in the only meeting between the teams this season at the end of May. Needing a victory against Barrie to nail down top spot in the Eastern Conference, Oakville took the lead three times in the first period but each time Barrie answered. When Brad Gillies put Oakville back in front with 1:06 to play in the period, it gave Oakville a lead it would never relinquish. The Buzz scored twice in each of the last two periods while Oakville goalie Cam Watts blanked Barrie over the final 45 minutes. That stingy defence should play an important part in any Oakville success in the playoffs. The Buzz allowed the fewest goals in the conference (122). Braden Gallant had two goals and an assist Tuesday while Dylan Gilbert, just 28 seconds into the game, Mark Harper, Gillies, Mark White, Ethan O'Connor and Harry Hristopoulos each had one. CHRIS KORNACKI / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER TWENTY-ONE MINUTES: Anthony Tullo, a local actor and martial arts fighter, has developed a workout program -- titled 21 Minutes to Fit -- that he believes produces results in a short amount of time. Actor discovers quicker way to get fit By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Anthony Tullo was spending two hours a day working out and not getting the results he wanted. He knew there had to be a better way. The 38-year-old had been involved in Brazillian jiu-jitsu since he was 25, winning a bronze at the worlds in 2003 and a national title in 2004 in his division. It was that involvement in the sport that brought him to mixed martial arts coach Eric Wong, who showed him that, indeed, training could be done differently. It led Tullo to create his own program, 21 Minutes to Fit. "When I created 21 Minutes to Fit, I learned what I can do in a short time," he said. "I wasn't getting the gains I wanted (with longer workouts) and it's something I can sustain and get in terrific shape." Better still, because it didn't take as long, it can fit into just about anyone's day, he said. There with Melissa DiMarco, where Tullo, who recently earned his he plays her best friend. purple belt, drew from the high level "I love to create characters that instructors he had studied under, are not me, interact with someone including Wong as well as mixed else and create an emotion," he said. martial arts fighter and gym owner Acting was partially responsible Jeff Joslin. for getting Tullo involved in martial "I've got a lot of tips arts. how to do things that "I wasn't getting There were times others wouldn't get," he the gains I wanted. where he would have said. two or three weeks (21 Minutes to Fit) What Tullo likes is something I can between shoots. about it is that the pro"That's the part I gram works the whole sustain and get in don't like, having time terrific shape." body. on my hands," he said. "It's about feeling "I like to be active, cregood, looking good and Anthony Tullo, on his ative." having that energy to new fitness program He started working help you get through out and eventually went the day," he said. "It's not easy. It's to Joslin's studio, where he recently concentrated, but the results are earned his purple belt. amazing." "He's been absolutely terrific in Tullo offers the program through pushing me to the limit," Tullo said, Studio 911, which he opened two noting that the testing to achieve years ago. He said it has helped him the belt was exhausting. stay in shape for his other love, act"If you're not in incredible shape, ing. He has a recurring role on Out you're not going to last," he said. Softball Olympians to play in Oakville World-class women's softball will be on display next week in Oakville. The Oakville Girls Softball Association (OGSA) will host two international exhibition games Wednesday at Trafalgar Park. The Australian and Venezuelan national teams will play each other at 6 p.m., followed by an 8:30 p.m. clash between the Australians and an all-star team from Ontario. The Australian and Venezuelan teams are in Canada for a series of games in preparation for their participation in the Olympic Summer Games, to be held in Beijing in August. Australia will compete in the Road to Beijing - Tri Nations Cup tournament, along with Japan and Canada, next month in Kitchener-Waterloo. Team players will be available to sign autographs for young athletes at some point during the evening. The event is free for all who attend, though the OGSA is asking all spectators to bring a canned food item to donate to the local food bank. Items needed by the food bank include pasta sauce, canned fruit, soup or stew, and canned vegetables. Trafalgar Park is located north of Rebecca Street, between Felan Avenue and Kerr Street, behind Oakville Arena. Look for these and more great flyers online. 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