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OkillSportsSPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 25Little RocksSenior Hawks tryingto stay groundedBy Jon Kuiperijbut we cant do that. We take eachBEAVER SPORTS EDITORgame, each half, each quarter, eachminute as they come, Laurinheyve won each of their said.Halton senior boys basket-These kids, its been a treat.Tball league games by 15 They do respect the game. They dopoints or more. Theyve won 22 respect the other teams. Sure, itsstraight contests overall, with easy to look ahead, but theyvemany of those victories also com-learned.ing in blowout fashion. And last Despite their success this sea-weekend, they won theson Loyola hasAll-Ontario CatholicThese kidswon five tournament, it'sClassic for the secondtitles and boasts anbeen a treat. Theyyear in a row, defeatingoverall record of 42-8do respect thea couple of the prov- the Hawks havegame. They do inces top-rankedlost three more gamesrespect the other squads in the process.than they did all of Confidence certain-last year, when theyteams. Sure, it'sly is not an issue theselost the provincialeasy to lookdays for the LoyolaAAA final toahead, butHawks, who openedMartingrove on a last-they've learned.MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVERthe Halton Tier 1 play-second shot.offs Tuesday with anLaurin said theFOLLOWING THROUGH: Amy Osorno of the Oakville Curling Club releases a shot during the annual Little Rocks Loyola Hawks 83-47 dismantling of eight losses his teamValentines Bonspiel for kids Saturday at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. The bonspiel for players ages six to 12 coach Gary Laurinthe Bishop Redingendured in the firstattracted 12 teams from across the Golden Horseshoe area.Royals in the quarter-half of the season mightfinals.have been good for the squad.But Hawks head coach Gary I think that put things in per-Blades/Raiders schedule finalizedLaurin is comfortable that over-spective for them. You know thatconfidence wont be an issue, you can lose, he said.The schedule has been finalized for the latest playoff on Saturday, Feb. 26.either, as the club shoots for a It might have also helped theshowdown between two of the Ontario Junior Hockey If more than four games are necessary, the fifth return appearance in the Ontario Hawks at the All-Ontario CatholicLeague's fiercest rivals.game will be played Tuesday, March 1 in Oakville. Federation of School Athletic Classic, particularly in the final.The Oakville Blades and Georgetown Raiders will Game 6 is slated for Wednesday, March 2 in Georgetown, Associations (OFSAA) provincial Loyola trailed Ottawas Sacredopen their best-of-seven quarter-final series Saturday and Game 7 would be contested Friday, March 4 in championship game. The Hawks Heart by seven points at halftimeat Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Game time is sched-Oakville.host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before rallying for a 60-52 win.uled for 7:30 p.m.All games in the series will start at 7:30 p.m., except tonight (Thursday) for a 6:30 tipoff Our energy level in the secondOakville will visit Georgetown for Game 2 next for Game 5. That clash would face off at 8:30 p.m.in the Halton semifinals.half was outstanding, Laurin said.Wednesday (Feb. 23), and the series returns to Sixteen The Blades and Raiders have met in the playoffs We stress this every day I To know we can still battle duringMile Sports Complex next Friday (Feb. 25) for Game 3. each of the past three years, with Oakville eliminating know a lot of people look ahead, See Trinity, page 27The fourth game of the series will be back in Georgetown Georgetown each time.