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Wednesday, March 22, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 As good as gold at Orillia tourney The Imax Wolfpack novice white house league team won the 2000 Orillia house league tourna ment with three straight wins. Mitchell Cook and Colin Smith scored in a 2-1 opening win over a team from Barrie. In a 3-1 win over a team from Keswick, the goal scorers were Mitchell Cook, Colin Smith and Daniel Tomlinson. The final game was an over time 2-1 shootout win over a team from Orillia. Kevin Quinlan scored the regulation time goal. Heroes in the overtime shootout with successful efforts were Mitchell Cook and Kevin Quinlan. Goalie John LaCaprara played three outstanding games to earn him toumey MVP honours. ED. N O TE : see colour team picture from previous page. Bascoe may pursue further education at Guelph (Continued from page D2) PHILTHY'S SPOTLIGHT: Oakville's bantam Vikings won big in S t Catharines. BACK ROW: Ken Sinclair (Asst coach), Steve Fairclough (trainer), Andrew Fairclough, Jason Leblanc, Mike Kozak, Rob Haines, Andrew Kotulak, Ryland MacDonald, Shaun Sinclair, Rick Graham and Dave Sayer (head coach). MIDDLE ROW: Mike Zwir, Mike Indovina, A.J. McMillan and Justin Demichele. FRONT ROW: Graham Corrigan and Brandon Sayer. ABSENT: Andrew Crosbie, Mike Donovan and Steve Vallier. - P hilthy' s Spotlight Teams receive $50 gift certificate First place house league team wins St. Catharines toumey The Oakville Vikings red house league team, spon sored by Jenny Kotulak of Remax Realty, won the pres tigious St. Julia CYO Founding Fathers March Break Tournament last week, going an impressive 5-0 against some of the best house league teams in the Niagara Peninsula. The opening game saw the Vikings defeat Burlington 9-1. Scoring was handled by Shawn Sinclair (4g), Andrew Kotulak (3g, 3a), A.J. McMillan (lg), Rob Haines (lg, la), Mike Zwir (2a), Ryland MacDonald (2a), Jason Leblanc (la) and Andrew Fairclough (la). Game MVP went to Shawn Sinclair. Game 2 saw the hometown team start slowly against a strong Hamilton team. However, Oakville proved to be too strong on the day, skating away with a 7-4 victory. Scoring was taken care of by Mike Indovina (3g), Haines (2g, la), MacDonald (lg, la), Ricky Graham (lg, 2a), Sinclair (2a), Kotulak (la), Leblanc (la) and Justin Demichele (la). Game MVP went to Mike Indovina. Game 3 proved to be a more difficult task for the Oakville team, who found themselves pitted against a very strong St. Julia Falcons team. A 1-0 shutout was shared equally by Brandon Sayer and Graham Corrigan, who were both very strong between the pipes. The game remained a stalemate until half way into the third period, when Ricky Graham broke the deadlock on a break away, assisted by Kotulak and Sinclair. The lone goal was enough to secure top spot in their division and advancement to the semifinal. Game MVP to Graham Corrigan. In a nail-biting semifinal, which saw the lead change many times, the Vikings were up against formidable opposition from the Niagara Falls team. It appeared that the Vikings' luck was due to run out when they found themselves down a goal, with less than three minutes to play. Winger Ricky Graham then took matters into his own hands, scoring an unassisted goal bn a breakaway, to tie the game. Five minutes of sudden death overtime resolved nothing, forcing the dreaded shoot-out! Shawn Sinclair scored for Oakville, and all that was left was for Graham Corrigan in net to shut the door on Niagara Falls, which he handled with ease. Scoring was taken care of by Haines (lg-la), Indovina (lg-la), Zwir (lgla), Graham (lg-la), Kotulak (la) and Demichele (la). The championship game saw Oakville have a bit of an easier time, winning 3-1 over St. Mary's Majors (St. Catharines), who had also won their division. Rob Haines opened the scoring, assisted by Kotulak. St. Mary's came back to tie the game before Mike Kozak, assisted by Andrew Fairclough, put the Vikings ahead again. Late in the second period, Mike Indovina, assisted by Shawn Sinclair, then added the insurance marker. All that was left was for goaltender Brandon Sayer and the defensive unit to shut the Majors down, keeping the shots to a minimum in the third period. Final MVP went to Graham Corrigan. "This is the fourth year I have been to this tourna ment and the first time we've gone all the way," said head coach Dave Sayer. "The competition is always stiff and with any of four or five teams having a chance to win, it's a credit to these young men." Added assistant coach Ken Sinclair: "Having a team of minor and major bantams in a major tournament was a challenge which the boys rose to with confidence and outstanding sportsmanship. "They followed the game plan to a tee, and should be very proud of their accomplishments. This, together with their impressive first place finish in regular league play, caps off a very satisfying season." The Vikings now continue their playoff run during the next couple of weeks. Prior to the recent provincial championship, which the Bruins lost to Humber College, Bascoe was named to the provincial Ontario college loop's all-Millennium team which also included another Bruin, George Frempong who suited up in the mid 90s. Rare for an Ontario college player, last year Bascoe was even summoned by national team coach Jay Triano to a national team tryout. In the past three years, Bascoe has led the Bruins to two OCAA titles, one OCAA silver and one CCAA bronze. While Bascoe was happy to pick up his nation al player of the year award in Edmonton, it's no secret he would have been happier to be there in a playing capacity "It was disappointing because there I am ... Canadian player of the year ... and I can't show anybody how I play," he said. As recounted in the Beaver, it was a tough blow for the Bruins who saw a 13-game win streak snapped in the provincial final to Humber College who had the luxury of home court since it was their year to host the provincials. O f even greater surprise was that Sheridan did not then get one of the two wildcard spots to the eight-team national championships (as Humber had been given the previous two years when they had finished second to Sheridan). Bascoe showed class both on and off the court and he was respected throughout the league. "He was the fastest guy I've ever seen," said Humber head coach Mike Katz. Added Centennial coach Gerard Carlse. "Shane Bascoe is the one player I'd pay money to see compete on the basketball court in this coun try (i.e. CCAA, CIAU or NBA) who simply does things that cannot be stopped, night in and night out, better than anyone else in Canada, relative to his size and position, namely: one, defend; two, rebound; three score off defensive transition; and four, disrupt totally what the opposition is trying to do. A rare player, indeed, whose kind we will not see again anytime soon in the CCAA." Bascoe is exploring the possibility of furthering his education at the University o f Guelph. Wherever he ends up, the bottom line is that he's one of the best ever to play CCAA basketball and he will be missed both on and off the court. Hornets registration forms for 2000-01 available soon (Continued from page D1) aH who have worked hard to ensure that the girls have fun, play fair, play safe, and develop as hockey players. There's lots going on over the next few w eekends. If you're interested in women's hockey, come out and see the action. If you have any ques tions, call the Oakville Hornets at 847-1400. J ' Registration forms will soon be available for the 2000-01 season. For further info, visit the league website at www.oakvillehomets.on.ca Ice Image aiming to medal at world championships (Continued from page D1) France. It's about as much fun as it is work. Douglas, who still remains a member of the Oakville Skating Club, said the team trains nine months of the year, typically nine hours a week on the ice and three hours off the ice (weights, aerobics and cardio vascular workouts), with on-ice workouts increasing as an event nears. As far as her highlight, so far, in her half decade with the team, she said that "coming sec ond last year was a big step for us. We worked really hard for it." Kara White is new to the team this year, mak ing a successful transition from singles to syn chro. Now, she doesn't have to worry about jumps or spins. All she has to do is perform like clock work at high speeds. These ladies often travel faster than Q.E.W. traffic lately (at least at rush hour), reaching speeds up to 27 km. and faster. They have to have the complete trust of their teammates who are also bombing around the ice in formation lit erally inches away; they have to know instinc tively where their feet are, where their arms are. "It was a hard transition from skating by myself to skating with 20 other girls," conceded White. She switched to synchro when she moved to Oakville this year to attend Sheridan College. For the previous decade in Leamington she pur sued her competitive singles career which took her as far as the sectionals. It certainly runs in her family with her uncle Mark Rowsom a former bronze medalist in pairs at the worlds. Now she also has a chance to medal at the worlds, albeit with a slightly bigger team. LOCAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS Did you k n o w ? 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