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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, July 19, 2012 · 24 Figure skating veteran feted Long-time Skate Oakville volunteer Fran McLellan recently added two very different things to her lengthy figure skating resume. McLellan and the Burlington-based NEXXICE synchronized skating team she manages earned silver at the ISU senior world championships, McLellan's second world championship medal (gold in 2009). But perhaps more to meaningful McLellan was the Spirit Award she received from the NEXXICE team, recFran McLellan ognizing her longterm commitment and support for the squad. "The skaters are wonderful and I feel that every day spent with them is reward enough for me," McLellan said, "but it is also delightful that they noticed the work that gets done behind the scenes." McLellan's daughter, Leanne, was the first captain of the NEXXICE senior team. The NEXXICE seniors also won their sixth consecutive national championship in Windsor, claimed gold at the first-ever ISU Synchrofest Competition in London, Ont., and collected bronze at the Mozart Cup in Salzburg, Austria. "I am over the moon happy to see the team back on the podium at worlds," Fran McLellan said. "The team is comprised by skaters from so many places, and it's amazing to see how they excel in creating such beautiful skating under Shelley Barnett and Anne Schelter's coaching direction." Skate Oakville (formerly the Oakville Skating Club) has been McLellan's home club since 1970. She served on the board in many capacities, including Ice Show chair, secretary and president. She was also the manager of the Oakville Ice Expression senior team. In 1998, McLellan founded Mississauga Ice Precise in an effort to continue "precision skating", as it was known then, with other adults. In addition to providing financial management for the NEXXICE senior team since 2003, McLellan also directed the funds for the NEXXICE Gala of Synchronized Skating and has been instrumental in turning the event into a large fundraiser for NEXXICE teams. Over the past year, her vision helped the club's fundraising activities be directed on breast cancer research. "Bringing this important charitable cause into the radar for the skaters is so important," McLellan said, "and it is my sincere hope that it makes a difference so these skaters see the achievement of finding a cure in our lifetime happen in their lifetimes." Tournament. HOMETOWN CHAMPS: The Oakville 8U Whitecaps recently won the Oakville T-Ball Dramatic title win for 8U Whitecaps Other members of the Whitecaps are Brant Angove, Noah Bell, Xavier Bustamante, Eric Calder, Jacob Carroll, Blake Carson, Braedyn Dyck, Sean Kell, Ryan Khalilieh, Nathan Lipinski, Brayden Makowich and Matthew Tautrims. Brennan Carson, Brian Dyck, Mike Carroll and Errol Whittle coach the team, which is managed by Sue Carson. The Oakville senior B Titans will open their second-round Ontario Lacrosse Association playoff series with the Owen Sound North Stars tomorrow (Friday) at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. The Titans and North Stars will clash at 8:30 p.m. in Game 1, then travel to Owen Sound the following evening for the second game of the series. The series will return to Oakville next Friday (July 27) for Game 3. If necessary, Game 4 of the best-of-five series will be contested July 29 in Owen Sound, Sr. B Titans start playoffs tomorrow Bantam select Angels finalists in Brampton with Game 5 slated for July 31 in Oakville. Owen Sound is coming off a 2-0 sweep of Sarnia in the opening round, while the Titans enjoyed a first-round bye. Oakville finished one point ahead of the North Stars during the regular season, going 11-5 while Owen Sound went 10-5-1. The Titans won both their meetings with the North Stars in regular-season play, 11-7 April 28 in Oakville and 8-6 June 29 in Owen Sound. The Oakville Angels bantam selects won three straight games, allowing only four runs, to reach the final of a tournament in Brampton. Unfortunately, after scoring 58 runs in those victories, the Angels offence was contained in the final as they fell 17-2 to Topham Park. Oakville opened the tournament with a 21-1 win over the Brampton Flames and then scored a convincing 22-3 triumph Xavier Whittle's three-run triple in the bottom of the fifth inning gave the Oakville 8-under Whitecaps a 21-18 walkoff victory over the High Park Braves in the major division final of the Oakville T-Ball Tournament. After losing their first game to High Park in round-robin play, the Whitecaps dominated the rest of their opposition to earn a rematch in the final. over Belleville. The Angels followed that up with a 15-0 shutout of Etobicoke to advance to the final. 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