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26 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 2, 2009 www.oakvillebeaver.com Richard Bell Minor Peewee AE CHAMPIONS R yan Bell V incent Reale Connor Dr oog Cole Ouellette Blake Stewart Luke Roy Luke Corbeth Br ett Switzer Julian Davies Thomas Law T r evor Szaniawski Anthony Antonakos Niall Currah John Car ney Daniel Devlin Reece Feijo Daniel Rasquin Dominic Reale T ony Antonakos T om Stewart Stephan Roy Gor don Davies Richard Bell Minor Peewee A CHAMPIONS Michael Cookish Bradley Bezemer Brian Keatings Kyle Hallman Kyle McLar en Jor dan Boulding Aidian Challis Robert Hudson Nick Gr eco Sean Courage Adam Goraieb Sean Keating Mitchell Dennis Brandon Wood Matt Simonot Liam Risi Zachary Stamegna Brian Stamegna T odd Courage Brian Wood Robert Cookish Cort Challis Richard Bell Minor Peewee AA CHAMPIONS Michael Gir onda Ben Blacker Michael Choma Luke De Rango Mark Bzowey Matthew Kim Anthony Baxter T im Ar nold Nicholas Ser niuck Scott Abrams Dr ew Doherty Benjamin Ber nier Sean Kohler Craig Cook Brayden Sampson Jack Jef fers Jackson Bales Mike Choma Nick Ser niuck Bob Ber nier Paul Jef fers Chris Ar nold Richard Bell Minor Bantam AE CHAMPIONS Lucas Cheeseman Billy Ratclif fe Joel Furlan Michael Burton Sean Delacourt Johnathon Stamper Brad Dennis R yan McNamara T yler Kennedy R yan Dunn Br ett Russell John Br eeson Brandon Gir onda T yler Cassidy Cole Nagy Kevin MacDonald Jesse T aylor Shawn McNamara Peter Ratclif fe Bob T aylor Russell Cheeseman V ince Gir onda Richard Bell Minor Bantam A CHAMPIONS Aidan Pelino Matthew Caccamo Peter Skynner Daniel Bingham David Watson Connor Baigrie Chris Sayers T ony Palumbo Gr eg Palumbo Jamie Bailey Mackenzie Connor Craig MacQueen Nicholas Labr osse Matthew Little Josh Lacey-Rogers Joseph Sestito Connor Stack Lane Bailey Bill MacQueen V ince Caccamo Bruce Little Gilles Labr osse Rangers don't panic after surrendering early goal in final Continued from page 24 While McNamara didn't feel the need to panic, Burlington had given Oakville its toughest challenge of the tournament, a 2-1 Rangers win that came just 16 hours before Tuesday's championship game. The Rangers had outshot the Bulldogs 39-11 in that game. It was that edge in play -- the product of having not having just one top line, but three of them -- that gave McNamara confidence in his team's ability to bounce back from the early goal. "We don't have a first, second or a third line," the Rangers' coach said. "They're just the red, white and blue lines (the colours they wear in practice). Any of them can score." McNamara said the forwards are supported by a strong defen- sive unit that moves the puck well. The Rangers demonstrated that as they pulled away from the Bulldogs. With the game tied 1-1, McNamara fed a pass to Ryan Dunn in the slot. Dunn turned and slid the puck just inside the post to give Oakville a 2-1 lead before the end of the first period. Early in the second, Brandon Gironda would score the goal that would prove to be the winner, though by the time the puck went in the net, he no longer had his stick. Gironda swooped in on a defender and poked the puck away, broke in and reached to slide the puck past the Burlington goaltender. "I stole (the puck) and had to hold on to it," Gironda said. "Just when I got it by him, (the defence- man) knocked my stick and it just flew (up in the air)." Russell would add his second of the game on a wraparound to extend the lead to 4-1. A Burlington goal early in the third seemed to spark the Bulldogs as they pressed for more, but Rangers goalie Lucas Cheeseman would not allow another goal. With just three regular-season games remaining, the Rangers have a one-point edge on Georgetown for first place in the Tri-County Hockey League. McNamara said the tournament victory will give the team a boost of confidence as it looks to hold on to top spot and as it prepares for playoffs. "They stepped up and made it happen," McNamara said following the victory. "They're all smiles."