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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday August 25, 2007 - 79 Local gymnast earns first national medal Luke Mackinnon won his first-ever national gymnastics competition medal at the recent Canada Cup. A solid performance in the final round of competition enabled the Oakville Gymnastics Club member to jump from fifth place to third. Mackinnon also retained his secondplace ranking on the Canadian national age group team, and will next compete at the World Age Group Championships in Quebec City this fall. Teammate Ryan Stephenson also fared well at the Canada Cup, finishing fifth in the senior men's tumbling division. Ranked fifth in Canada, Stephenson will travel to the world championships this fall as an alternate, and will also participate in a match competition between Canada and Great Britain. World Cup events in Poland and Russia are also on his calendar before the end of the year. Other Oakville Gymnastics Club athletes to compete at the Canada Cup included Jonathan Meehan (fifth in Novice 10-14 men's tumbling), Lauren Rotolo (11th in Novice 10-14 women's tumbling) and Kelsey Brasil (18th in Novice 10-14 women's tumbling). Hann helps Eagles to national crown Oakville's Kyle Hann played a key role in doubled and scored in an 8-0 victory over his Georgetown Eagles' gold-medal win at New Brunswick, and walked and scored in a the Canadian national peewee base12-2 triumph over Alberta. ball championships last week in The Eagles' top starting pitcher Quebec City. this season with an 8-0 record and The infielder made several 0.67 earned-run average (94 strikeimpressive defensive plays in the outs, 19 walks and six earned runs in championship game to keep the 63 innings), Hann saw limited pitchQuebec offence in check, and also ing work at the championships. scored a pair of runs himself in He started a game against Georgetown's 5-1 win. Manitoba, pitching a scoreless first Hann also contributed offensiveinning, but two lengthy rain delays Kyle Hann ly in his team's other games at the shortened his outing. championships. Hann hit .513 for Georgetown this He singled twice, knocked in a run and past year, including 16 doubles, six triples, nine stole a base in a 10-0 win over Saskatchewan, home runs and 49 RBI. Sports Council goes on-line The Oakville Sports Council has a new on-line look. The council recently announced the launch of its new website, w w w. o a k v i l l e s p o r t s c o u n c i l . c a , designed to create a stronger visual presence within the Oakville sporting community. The site was designed by and is administered by current Oakville Sports Council board member Art Walford. "This website is an exciting and new development for the Oakville Sports Council," said OSC chair Cathy Watt. "It is a first step in a series of new initiatives scheduled for the Sports Council." In addition to providing general sport and council news and resource listings on the website, the Sports Council encourages its members to submit events and news items pertinent to their own club. Re-established six years ago, the Oakville Sports Council is a partnership of community sport organizations that work co-operatively to provide a collective voice for sport in Oakville. For more information on the Oakville Sports Council, visit its website or contact Louise Veres at lveres@oakville.ca or 905-845-6001, ext. 3154. Oldtimer hockey The addition of available ice time means the Oakville Classics Oldtimers Hockey League has openings for more players in the 2007-08 season. The Classics League is designed for players aged 50 and over who wish to play a fun and competitive game-per-week schedule. Games are played primarily on Sunday mornings in prime time. To register, visit the league's website at www.classicshockey.com or call 905-849-9712.