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38 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 24, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com OT juniors win field hockey title Sport Recognition Awards Katie Taft scored eight minutes into the second half, lifting the Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils to a 1-0 victory over the Nelson Lords in yesterday's (Thursday's) Halton high school junior girls' field hockey championship game at OT. SPORTSBRIEFS The Lords were the defending Halton junior champions. See tomorrow's (Saturday's) edition of The Oakville Beaver for more on the contest. Phantoms add to hardware The Oakville Phantoms added one more title to their banner season. The under-17 girls Ontario Cup champions edged Cap-Rouge/St-Augustin in a shootout to win the inauguaral Quebec-Ontario Cup in Laval, Quebec. After splitting their games with the Quebec champions, the teams went to a shootout where the Phantoms prevailed with a 4-2 victory. Oakville recorded a 2-0 victory while CapRouge/St-Augustin won 6-0 to even the series. Oakville was one of five teams to compete at the event but was the only Ontario team to win a championship. Athletics (OUA) baseball all-star team. Salmon, a fourth-year outfielder for the Western Mustangs, was a second-teamer last season. This past season, he batted .281 and led Western with 18 hits and 12 runs to earn a spot on the first team this year. He also drove in six runs. Bekar, a fifth-year Loyola grad, hit .259 with 14 hits, 10 runs and five RBIs. Oakville's Ian Miersch helped McMaster win the OUA baseball title on Saturday. The 21-year-old Appleby College grad had 10 hits, drove in five runs and scored five times for the Marauders. Mac finished third in the OUA standings with a 10-8 record. McMaster knocked off the top two teams in the league, sweeping second-place Western in the twogame final and then took two in a row from first-place Brock, winning 4-3 Friday and 2-1 Saturday. Continued from page 37 respected for his ability to teach and motivate groups of young female athletes. Volunteer Award Andy Crowe provides many services for the Hornets organization. He is known as the roving goalie instructor, tutoring up-and-coming house league goaltenders, and has also served as a coach and convener in the past 10 years. Crowe, who no longer has a daughter in the Hornets organization, single-handedly organized the club's annual golf tournament fundraiser this past year. synchronized skating team. Hebburn has recently started to coach in the club's CanSkate program and hopes to join Guelph University's synchronized skating team. Coach Award Youngsters coached by Norma Petriska see improvement to not only their skating skills, but also their self esteem and confidence. Petriska has worked with hundreds of skaters over the years, at all levels, as she has mastered the proper balance of patience and technical knowledge. She coaches a number of synchronized skaters, helping them balance their individual development with the requirements of their team programs. In addition to serving as the coaches' representative on the Oakville Skating Club board, she is a regular volunteer at almost all club events. Oakville Little League Volunteer Award The efforts of Andrea Fairweather enabled Oakville Little League to successfully host the 2008 Canadian Senior Championships, where teams from across the country competed for the right to play in the Little League World Series. Fairweather secured support for the event from the Town of Oakville, recruited more than 100 volunteers and scheduled their activities for the nine days of the event, arranged billeting for more than 75 out-of-town players, assisted with the player Samuel helps U of T to golf title banquet and co-ordinated other fundraising activOakville's Scott Samuel shot a round of 75 ities. Volunteer Award Doug Shelley is always looking for ways to improve the OSC skating experience. He is a parent, volunteer, board and parent committee member, and served as treasurer of the club and the Oakville Edge for the past two years. He will chair the Oakville Edge for the upcoming season. Shelley is also the club's unofficial photographer, taking high-quality shots and making them accessible to families. Locals named OUA ball all-stars Andrew Salmon and Matt Bekar of Oakville have been named to the Ontario University Tuesday at Crosswinds Golf Club in Burlington to help the University of Toronto Blues win the OUA golf championship. Samuel, who shot a 78 on the opening day of the tournament and finished seventh in the individual standings, and teammates Daly Kim, Nick Clark, Adrian Cord and Mark Bania had a two-day team total of 621 to edge Waterloo by two shots. Oakville Minor Lacrosse Association Volunteer Award A former player in the Oakville Minor Lacrosse Association, Scott Smith has dedicated a large part of his life to giving back to the organization. He has served as a coach, referee, equipment manager and convener, and has always seemed to appear at registration sessions, clinics and other events. Oakville Speed Skating Club Individual Award Patrick Duffy continues to work towards his goal of making the Canadian Olympic speed-skating team. The 17-year-old has been an elite skater since the age of 10, and has regularly been selected to represent the province at the Canadian and North American championships. He has medaled in every age class he has competed in at events across the continent, is currently a member of the elite Provincial Ontario Training Squad and was a recipient of Olympic Quest for Gold sponsorship, reserved for the sport's most promising and gifted athletes. Think Green. Breathe Easy. HUGE CENTRAL AIR & FURNACE $ Up to Oakville Skating Club Team Award The Oakville Edge Pre-Novice Synchronized Skating Team quickly made its presence felt. New to the Oakville Skating Club last year, the team trained for an average of six hours a week and the work paid off. The Edge won medals in all five competitions it participated in, including two gold, and earned a promotion to the Novice division this season. Members of the team are Alisha Butani, Lia Han, Ashley Kenny, Christina Licastro, Sarah Locke, Keara Maynard, Hannah Nilsson, Katie Orlando, Katelyn Palmer, Tine Ramsden, Gabriella Schneider, Chelsey Stamegna and Hannah Sweett. Jayda Everett-Malcolm and Michelle Gaillie coach the team, which is managed by Libby WainrightEverett. 3450* MANUFACTURERS CASH BACK SALE BEST PRICES EVER! Reduce Reuse Recycle Coach Award Oakville Speed Skating Club members benefit from the expertise of Matthew O'Donnell, who holds the challenging Level 3 coaching accreditation of the Canadian Speed Skating Association. The past two years, O'Donnell was selected to coach Ontario skaters that qualified for the North American championships. In addition to his significant work with elite athletes, O'Donnell also spends times working with skaters in the club's Learn To Speed Skate programs. Cash Back *OAC AND NO PAYMENT! NO INTEREST! FOR 6 MONTHS UP TO $550 UP TO UP TO $1400 + $1500 + GOV. CASH BACK *Call for details. Financing Available HYDRO CASH BACK Volunteer Award M.C. Kos has been instrumental in the development of the Oakville Speed Skating Club and the success it has enjoyed in recent years. Kos has been the vice president of the club for the past several years, also serving as meet co-ordinator. She organized Oakville's first meet this past winter, attracting more than 200 skaters from across Ontario, and will do the same for next year's event. At a minimum, she volunteers 15-20 hours a week during the winter season and 5-10 hours a week during the offseason. Kos is also a certified Level 1 coach. Individual Award Elise Hebburn was recently awarded an Oakville Skating Club Bursary in recognition of her many accomplishments over the years. She owns four Skate Canada gold medals, earned her American Gold Medal in free skate, passed her Pre-Novice and Novice competitive tests and competed at sectionals the past two years. 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