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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, September 11, 2013 | 26 National Lacrosse League draft Monday at Oakville's Toronto Rock Athletic Centre The 2013 National Lacrosse League draft will be held Monday in Oakville. The Toronto Rock is hosting the event at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre, located at 1132 Invicta Dr. The draft will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, drafteligible players will participate in the league's player combine. The combine will culminate with a prospects game Sunday, beginning at 2 p.m. Oakville's Mark White is among the top young prospects available in the draft. The 5-foot-11 transition player was a member of the junior A Burlington Chiefs last season. AJ Masson, who suited up for the Oakville Rock of the Major Series Lacrosse senior A loop, is also viewed as a potential first-round pick, according to lacrosse website ILindoor.com. Monday's draft can be followed live on YouTube, via The Lacrosse Network. Six medals for senior dragon boater Local resident Verna Dalgleish was part of six medal-winning Canadian entries at the International Dragon Boat Federation world Sports Briefs championships recently in Hungary. Dalgleish's boats won three gold and three silver medals in Senior C Division 60-plus competition. "The... division was new this worlds so it was important for the division to prove that it belonged," said Dalgleish. "There were four countries entered and in most cases our times were very good when compared to the Senior B Division." Canada finished the competition atop the medal standings with 30 gold, 13 silver and eight bronze. A total of 31 countries participated in the meet. Peewee Hawks win division title The Oakville Hawks peewee travel team won the B Division championship at the recent Summer Exposure Hogan Lacrosse Tournament in Annapolis, Md. Members of the team are Aidan Murray, Chris Dong, Connor Meagher, Dante Parisotto, Ethan Harkins, James Carroll, James Passafiume, Landon Masse, Matthew Thompson, Max Boulanger, and midget). The Oakville Venom is one of the nine core clubs in the league, which sees teams travel to venues on various weekends and play two games in one day. The model allows everything to be provided for participating teams, from gymnasiums to referees to scoring table staff. Games begin in November and end in May. The playoff pool is a bracket format, similar to the NCAA Tournament. For more information on the Amateur Basketball Syndicate League, visit www.absbasketball. ca. OT grad third in body-building contest Local resident Jill Pasma placed third in her division at the Canadian Body Building Federation's national championships, held recently in New Westminster, B.C. The Oakville Trafalgar high school graduate scored a total of 14 points in the Bikini Tall category, finishing behind Alberta's Danielle Vaughan (five points) and Abigail Graalman (11). Pasma returned to Oakville in 2011 after spending four years as a trainer and studio co-ordinator in Europe. The Oakville Hawks peewee travel team claimed the B Division title at a recent field lacrosse tournament in Maryland. Michael Goverde, Owen Coyne, Owen Sage, Ryan Brooks, Ryan Brown, Ryan Sheppard, Kyle Truffen and Tyler Ford. Rick Goverde, Bill Truffen and Pat Coyne coach the team. Basketball league expanding The Amateur Basketball Syndicate (ABS) League has expanded this season from three divisions to 11. The league, which runs out of Sheridan College's Oakville campus, featured three boys' divisions (major atom, bantam and major bantam) last year in its inaugural season. In the 2013-14 campaign, the ABS will feature nine boys' divisions (novice through junior) and two girls' categories (major bantam FOR TICKETING OTHER GO TO WWW.OAKLVILLEBLADES.COM Purchase P u r c h a sAND e Ticket Tic k e t Here HINFORMATION He e r e or o r Online Onlin e at a tO Oakvilleblades.com akvilleblades.com LIMITED TIME OFFER 2013-14 SEASON TICKETS PACKAGE · 1 Adult, Senior or Student Pass. · 2 Adult Season Tickets. Kids are FREE Kids are FREE · $25 Gift Certificate · $25 Gift Certificate for Puckz Pub for Puckz Pub · $50 Gift Card for Pizza Pizza · 10% off at Puckz Pub on game nights · 10% off at Puckz Pub on game nights (Must show season ticket pass) (Must show season ticket pass) For $99 YOU GET For $50 YOU GET VS. Hamilton Bulldogs Toronto Marlies Come Be Part of The Action! Friday September 27, 2013 Price: $20 plus tax Doors open @ 6:00pm - Puck drop @ 7:30pm Sixteen Mile Sports Complex Friday, September 13th at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex Puck Drops at 7:30pm Adults $7, Students/Seniors $5, Kids FREE LOCAL JUNIOR A HOCKEY AT ITS BEST! OAKVILLE BLADES VS. COBOURG COUGARS