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Wednesday, December 15, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 Three o f four p o in ts for B lades By Matt Nimmo SPECIAL TO T H E BEAVER Dipping to .500 hockey After having won five games in a row, the Oakville Rangers minor atom triple-A rep team (SEE SPORTS FRONT PHOTOS), sponsored by Rapid Aid and Windsor Pump, hit a bit of rough spot in the schedule, winning only two of four games in recent action. Their record at the midway point of the season is an excellent 10-4-2 (w,l,t). Against St. Catharines, Oakville overcame an early 1-0 deficit with three unanswered goals for a 3-1 win. Goals were scored by Brendan Taylor (2) and Kevin Oliveira. Assists went to Jordy Watts (2) , Kyle Badham, Jamie Kulla and Stu Favretto. Oakville played Brampton for the fourth time this season and and a 3-2 loss evened up their head to head series. Sam Gagner scored twice for Oakville who faced deficits of 1-0 and 3-1. Assisting were Jacob Truant and Jamie Kulla. In the second period, with the score even at 1-1, goalie Graeme Moffatt was spectacular, kicking out his leg on a point blank shot and then stopping a rebound shot with his glove hand. Oakville rebounded from the loss to defeat Halton 4-1. Sam Gagner had a well deserved hat-trick with Kyle Badham picking up the other marker. Assists went to Anthony Albrecht (3) , Jacob Truant, Kevin Oliveira and Jamie Kulla. Jeremy Webster was stellar in net. An early 5-1 deficit to Burlington before the halfway mark of the game proved too much to overcome as Oakville eventually fell 8-4. Oakville did reduce the deficit to 5-4 at one time, but Burlington regained the momen tum with three third period goals. Even tougher was the loss of defenceman Stu Favretto who suffered a broken wrist after an awkward hit into the boards. He's expected to be gone four to six weeks. Oakville goals were scored by Kevin Oliveira, John Kurtz, Jordy Watts and Kyle Badham. Assists went to Cody Goloubef (2), Brendan Taylor (2), Kyle Badham, Murray Cruickshank and Alex Crepinsek. Photo Special to the Beaver Charlie Sciberras with U-14 player Jordan John. Sciberras running indoor soccer school (Continued from page D2) A group o f U-10 girls just com pleted a fall session. The parents were very pleased with the improvement in their skill level. M ost o f the girls were vying for a spot on the rep team to be chosen in the spring and will m ost likely return for another session prior to the squad being completed. Presently working with a boys U-14 team, the training is geared to bring their play to a higher level, enhancing the team as a whole. Individual players or full teams can register. Each six-week session covers basic training, ball con trol, conditioning, attacking and defending. Technique adjustments are made according to age and skill level. "If you can send a child home with a smile, there is a sense o f satisfaction knowing he or she is having fun," says Sciberras. "T hat's w hat it is all about." Constantly endeavouring to learn and improve himself, Sciberras is heading to Baltimore in January for the National Soccer C oaches A ssociation o f A m erica Convention -- an annual four-day seminar attended by thousands of coaches, many o f international stature. Nothing delights this coach more than to see a player work hard, and improve and utilize the skills they have learned. All the players need to bring are their soccer shoes and the desire to achieve. The next six-week session commences Dec. 22nd, locat ed at the Glen Abbey Recreational Centre. For more information or to register, call the Goal Soccer School o f Excellence, 905-842-3584. B lue S tars head to th e great indoors The Oakville Blue Stars U-10 rep soccer team (SEE SPORTS FRONT PHOTOS) are playing in the Ontario Indoor Soccer League. Here are their results so far this year. Game one: the Blue Stars defeated host North Mississauga 12-1. Goals were scored by Mitch Houlahan (4), MacKenzie Rostran Wilde (2), Matt Healy (2), Kyle Bekker, Satpal Ubhi, Theo Koolen and Chris Tsipas. Game two: goals by Matt Healy and Theo Koolen led Oakville to a 2-0 win over host Brampton. Victor Carreiro earned the shutout. Game three: a pair of goals each by Mitch Houlahan and Theo Koolen led Oakville to an 8-2 win over Argentina at the Downsview Hangar. Single markers were scored by Matt Healy, Kyle Bekker, Daniel Ortega and McKenzie Rostron Wilde. Game four: Victor Carreiro earned the shutout in a 3-0 win over visiting Dixie. Goals were scored by Matt Healy (2) and Daniel Ortega. Defence has been well taken care of by William Hyde, David Slattery, Lucas Severin, Nick Agam and Kenton CarrHall. The Blue Stars are coached by recently announced Oakville Sports Hall of Fame inductee Phil Iafrati. Last year, he coached the Oakville Blue Devils to a nation al championship in their final U-19 year. With that team hav ing played out their Ontario Youth Soccer League (OYSL) eli gibility, and many having gone on to U.S. scholarships, he has started over in the Oakville Soccer Club with the Blue Stars which got off to a great start at the U-9 level, scooping up just about all available hardware in the recently completed out door season. They won both their league and cup champi onships with a combined undefeated record of 21-0-2. They then went on to win the 5th annual Tom Dunleavy Cup of Champions 3-1 over Central division champion Etobicoke. Over all, against U-9 opposition, they were 39-0-2, outscoring their opponents 203-23. The Oakville Blades look to be breaking out of their slump as they downed the Mississauga Chargers 7-5 in provincial junior A hockey last Friday night. "We are working hard," said Blades' coach John McDonald. "When you work hard, you break out of the slump." McDonald also felt that the changes the team made in player personnel partly accounted for their success. The Blades worked out a deal, sending local product Rob Kapuscinski to Bramalea Blues for Mike Nagai. Blades general manager George McDonald said he basically had to give up a top forward to get a top blueliner. The offensive assault by both teams should not over shadow the effort of the goalies. Both Matt Violin of Oakville and Luc St. Martin of Mississauga made great saves during the game, keeping the score as low as 7-5. The game is a symbol of what the Blades have been improving in the past couple weeks. They have become more of a whole team on the ice, generating crisper passes and more quality shots at the net. When that happens, the goals will come. "We need to keep the tempo up," said coach McDonald. The Blades faced a stiff test early on when they were forced to play two men short for 54 seconds. However, showing good poise on the ice, the Blades managed to kill the penalties and keep the game scoreless. After being outplayed for the first seven minutes, the Blades, ironically, scored the first goal and then added a short handed marker to lead 2-0 at the end of the first period. The Chargers came out strong in the second period, scoring two goals in the first five minutes to tie the game at 2-2. The Blades again built up two-goal leads of 4-2 and 5-3 before the Chargers again caught up at 5-5. Sticking to their pattern, the Blades built up another two-goal lead, at 7-5, which stood up. The Blades scoring was well rounded with single markers to Mike Lukajic, Bob Jaggard, Mike Tarantino, Jason Pinizzotto, Chris Pethick, Stu MacCrimmon, and Mike Porter. Assists went to Derek Klowak (3), Tarantino (2), Mike Nagai, MacCrimmon, Marc Pinizzotto, Porter, Jason Sajko, Eugene Repa, Perry Ryerson, Chris Knighton, and Pethick. Mississauga goals were scored by Kevin Tracey, Jason Francis, Craig Levey, Andrew Schembri, and Michael Oliveira. Assists went to Jason Dubblestyne (3), Adam Daly (2), Waylon Kerr (2), Chris Yip, Jeff Loucks, and Adam Russell. SATURDAY In Georgetown on Saturday, the Blades tied Georgetown 3-3. UPCOMING The Oakville Blades do not play at home again until the New Year, hosting Milton Merchants on Sunday, January 2nd, 7:15 a.m., at Ice Sports Oakville. They remain busy on the road, however, in Milton this Friday (Dec. 17) and in Hamilton on Monday, Dec. MOHA tourney kicks ofDec. 27 (Continued tram page D1) "South of the border centres (include) Buffalo and Flint, Michigan. "We had to turn down a classy entry from Chicago. They were just a little late, and we had no spots to fill." Ever the optimist, Woloschuk said, "we're going for 96 teams in 2000." Tournament officials stated that well over a quarter of a million dollars will be pumped into the coffers of local hotels, restaurants and merchants. "All the teams are coming here not only because we run good tourneys, they also know that Oakville teams will give them the kind of competition they can't get in their own backyard," said MOHA president Mike Zardo. Added Mike Dvemechuk, MOHA's vice president of town rep: "Our teams are all having good years, and this tour nament affords them the opportunity to step it up another notch." The opening games kick off bright and early on Monday, Dec. 27 with 8 a.m. games at Oakville Ice Sports on rinks 1, 2 & 3. It will end come to an end with championship games, depending on the particular division, on Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 29/30). Check a future edition of the Beaver for the schedule. Standings and scores HALTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY - Volpe division Team G W L T GF GA P Blakelock 6 6 0 0 35 10 12 Iroquois Ridge 6 3 0 3 24 14 9 Loyola 6 2 1 3 17 16 7 W hite Oaks 5 2 1 2 18 17 6 Assumption 6 2 2 2 26 26 6 4 4 Burl. Central 2 2 0 9 10 4 Q .E . Park 5 2 3 0 14 19 O ak Trafalgar 2 6 0 4 2 10 25 Aquinas 6 0 6 0 12 28 0 LA ST W E EK : Iroquois Ridge 5, Assumption 5; Loyola 3, Burl Central 1; W hite Oaks 6, Q.E. Park 4; Assumption 4, O ak Trafalgar 4; Loyola 4, A quinas 2; Iroquois R idge 7, Q .E . Park 3; Blakelock 7 , O a k Trafalgar 0: Blakelock 7, Aquinas 2. P R E V IO U S W E E K : Burl C entral 3. Assumption 1; Q .E . Park 4, O ak Trafalgar 1; Loyola 2, W hite O aks 2; Iroquois Ridge 4, Aquinas 0; Blakelock 3, Q .E . Park 0; W hite Oaks 3, Iroquois Ridge 3: Blakelock 4, Burl Central 1; Assumption 6, Aquinas 4: O ak Trafalgar 2, Loyola 2 GIRLS HOCKEY - Volpe division Team G W L T GF GA P 2 Loyola 3 3 0 0 18 6 O ak Trafalgar 2 3 2 0 1 14 5 W hite O aks 3 2 0 1 12 3 5 4 4 2 2 0 11 10 Q .E . Park Blakelock 6 13 2 3 1 2 0 4 0 3 1 1 Iroquois Ridge 5 18 1 4 0 3 1 Aquinas 3 21 LA S T W E EK : Q .E . Park 5, Aquinas 0; Loyola 6, Blakelock 1: Aquinas 3, Iroquois Ridge 3: Q.E. Park 3, Iroquois Ridge 0; W hite Oaks 1, Oak Trafalgar 1. P R E V IO U S W E EK : W hite O aks 7, Aquinas 0; B lakelock 4, Q .E . P ark 2; O a k Trafalgar 8, Iroquois Ridge 0. Volunteer The YMCA of Oakville has volunteer positions available fo r... BASKETBALL COACHES: basket ball experience is a must and experience with children is an asset. It involves two hours per week (one weekday and one Saturday). The program ends in March. SKI MARSHALS: experience with children is an asset, it involves eight Saturdays, beginning Jan. 8, 10 hours per day. Free lift ticket. Positions are available immediately. If interested, call Scott at 845-3417. 20. O ff to cam p The Loyola Instructional Basketball camp will hold its winter session on Wednesday evenings from Jan. 12-March 8. Application deadline is this Friday (Dec. 17). There are groups for Grades 3 & 4 (6 p.m.). Grades 5 & 6 (7 p.m.) and Grades 7 & 8 ( 8 p.m.). Call 847-0595 (Loyola) or 257-7102 (St. Andrew's) for more info. Jo in Us For a P re -M ille nn ium A lco h o l-F re e New Y ear's Eve P arty! Begin your celebration for the New Millennium at Canlan Ice Sports - Oakville from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, December 31st, 1999. Special New Year's Package includes: · Buffet Dinner Roast Beef, Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad & Desert. · Free Skating with DJ · Festive A ctivities for All Ages · Ceremonial Beacon Lighting at 7:00 p.m. · Free Parking w ith Shuttle service to Downtown Oakville and return (last bus at 1:30 a.m.) Tickets: · S14.95 per person · $9.95 fo r seniors and fo r children under 12 (no charge fo r children under 2) · $44.95 fo r a fam ily up to 4 Purchase your tickets today! They w on 't last long! The Halton Sports Activity Camp will run the week of Jan. 3-7. The camp will be held at Sheridan College from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. The camp based on fun, will be for boys and girls ages 7 to 13. Activities will include soccer, basketball, volleyball, ball tag, and much more. Awards will also be available on Friday at the skills and fun day. Each camper will receive a camp T-shirt and new pair of cross trainer shoes. Applications for the camp can be picked up at local elementary schools or call 3355679 for more information. w MNLAN Call (905) 845-6989 Canlan lee Sports - Oakville 2 3 0 0 Cornwall Road at Ford Drive I I I ' JiPOSTS 'S I Soccer registration (Continued from page D1) Open registration for all new players and returning players who did not meet the mail-in deadline will be held over two Saturdays in February (Feb. 5/12), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Town o f Oakville Office on Trafalgar Road. CORRECTION The OSC also wishes to make a correction on one of its mail-out registration forms. It concerns the U-6 divi sion (bom in 1994). The fee should read $95 (the same as last year's fee) and not $75. The OSC apologizes for any inconvenience. fu r uur Full Colour Flyer in Today's Paper! ~ Golf Bags for your golfer OPEN 'TIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY & SATURDAY! J 1 9 9 9 models on sale and save the taxes Break-out win over Milton v Here's the recent action for the Oakville Rangers atom AA rep team. Nov. 20: the Rangers broke out offensively with a 10-1 win over Milton Winterhawks. Oakville led 5-0, five minutes into the game. Goals were scored by Mark Kingston (3), Michael Scholz (2), Brett Thompson (2), Kevin Lee, Ryan Simchison and Michael Lorenz. Assists went to Joel Brooks (3), Chris Readshaw (3), Jamie Beaver (2), Justin Wilson-Kirby (2), Matt Riddell (2), Michael Scholz, Michael Lorenz, Mark Kingston, Frazer Milligan and Brett Thompson. Nov. 21: the Rangers battled visiting Fergus to a 4-4 draw. The Rangers twice, overcame two-goal deficits (2-0 and 4-2). Goals were scored by Michael Scholz (2), Frazer Milligan and Ali Robitaille. Assists went to Kevin Lee (2), Andrew Amodeo (2), Matt Bandy, Matt Riddell, Michael Lorenz and Ali Robitaille. Nov. 23: the Rangers lost a close 2-1 decision to visiting Caledon Hawks. Chris Readshaw gave Oakville a brief 1-0 lead on a big league slapshot from the blue line into the top comer. 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