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3 9 | T h u rsd a y S e p te m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 1 7 | O A K V ILLE BEA VE R | w w w .in s id e h a lto n .c o m Oakville Beaver Sports Editor, knagel@burlingtonpost.com S p o rts "Connected to your Community * H A LTO N TRANSMISSION 5 5 9 S P E E R S R D ., # U N IT 3 9 0 5 - 8 4 2 - 0 7 2 5 w w w .h a lto n tra n s m is s io n .c o m 11th Nutrience Oakville Half Marathon draws more than 1,500 participants for 10km, 5km, 2km races; 28 in Mutt Run as well More than 1,500 participants didn't let last weekend's unseasonably hot weather stop them from enjoying the 11th annual Nutri ence Oakville Half Marathon at Coronation Park. The record number includes those who ran the half marathon (2 1 .1 kilometres) and 10-km , 10-km relay, 5-km and 2-km races. Toronto' s Curtis Anderson and Princeton' s Kait Toohey were the top male and female finishers, respectively, at 1:14:29 and 1 :2 0 :4 7 in the half marathon. Oakville' s Eric Labelle won the 10K men's title while Ashley Com stock of Ajax won the wom en's title. Michael Gill of Oakville (1 5 :4 3 ) and Erin Wrigglesworth of Milton (1 9 :1 8 ) won the 5K event. On Saturday night, there was a Mutt Strut 2K for the first time, an event featuring 28 dogs and their owners. Runners and walkers in the Nutrience Half Marathon travelled an updated route through the scenery along the waterfront of Lake Ontario and through historic areas of Oakville. Brody Coles, the race director, said he was pleased with this year' s event. "The updated route and addition of the M utt Strutt 2K were a great way to celebrate our theme of Past, Present & Future," he said. The medal and race T-shirt each partici pant received showcased Oakville's historic homes and buildings such as the Oakville Historical Society offices, T homas House and Cottages of E rchless. The m arath o n partnered w ith a n u m ber of ch arities this year, including A rpana C anada, A utism O n tario 's H alton C hapter, C anPak H ealth and E d u catio n D evelopm ent, C olorectal C ancer C ana da, C ro h n 's and C olitis C anada, Oakville H ospital F o u n d a tio n , Oakville & M ilton H um ane Society and SickKids F o u n d a tion. Nutrience, Running Room, nuun Hydra tion, Tim Hortons, CogecoTV, The Printing House, AMJ Campbell, Oakville Kids and the Mississauga Steelheads Hockey Club were sponsors this year. For more event information visit www. oakvillehalfmarathon.com. Curtis Anderson of Toronto was the quickest competi tor in the Nutrience Oakville Half Mara thon on Sunday, completing the 21.1 kilometre course in a time of one hour and 14.29 minutes. Kait Toohey of Princeton, Ont. was the fastest woman at 1:20.27. | photo courtesy Jenna Brown Kristina Frizzle (left photo) of Oakville celebrates as she crosses the finish line. She was 10th in the female 30-39 division of the half marathon. In right photo, hundreds of fans turned out to support the athletes, including the Chandler family from Oakville which includes (front row from left) Oscar, Ivy and Harrison and, in back, dad Peter. | photos by Julie Slack - Oakville Beaver Blades face Cougars twice on three-game weekend The Oakville Blades have a busy weekend. The Ontario Junior Hockey League team has a home-and-home series scheduled with the Burling ton Cougars this week end, with Oakville visiting Appleby Ice Centre in Burlington tom orrow (Friday) at 7 :3 0 p.m. and the Cou gars heading to Sixteen Mile Sports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 30 for a 7:30 p.m. game. A day later on Sunday, Oct. 1, the Blades are in Buffalo to take on the Sabres at 4 p.m. The Blades were in action last Sunday against the North York Rangers. They took a 3 -0 lead early in the second period and held on for a 3 -2 triumph. Garrett Pyke, on a power play, scored in the first pe riod of the game in North York and Jack Ricketts and Joe Ken nedy added goals early in the second period. The 3 -0 lead lasted until midway through the third period when the Rangers' Nick Campoli scored on a power play The Rangers added another goal with their goalie pulled, narrowing the margin to one with 4 0 seconds remaining. Blades netminder Chris Elliot stopped 2 7 shots to pick up the win. The Blades, with only six games under their belts, are in last place in the South Division standings de spite a record of 3-2-1. The Aurora Tigers edged the Blades 3 -2 in Oakville's second Governor' s Showcase game last Thursday in Buffalo. M ack Graham scored on the power play to give the Blades a 1-0 lead but Aurora tied the game later in the first period. The winner came in the second period by Aurora' s Marcelo Pericao on an unassisted effort. First-place Hornets host two games this weekend a t Joshua's Creek The Oakville Hornets sit atop the Provincial W om en' s Hockey League standings after a 5-1 victory over the Aurora Panthers last Saturday at Joshua's Creek Arenas. Brynn Koocher opened the scoring in the first period, Stefanie Wal lace, Laura Cote and Catherine Trevors extended the lead to 4 -0 after two, and John Curtis put the Hornets up 5-0 in the third. Maddy M cArthur' s shutout bid was foiled when Aurora' s 10th shot of the game -- by Gracyn Em m erton -- went in with 3:39 remaining. A day earlier in Mississauga, the Hornets used a first-period goal by Jada Christian to defeat the Chiefs 1-0. Madison Oakes stopped 20 shots to record the shutout in the Oakville net. The first-place Hornets have three wins in their first four games for six points, one ahead of second-place Nepean in the 20-team league. Oakville is host for two games this weekend. Saturday has the Chiefs in town for an 8 :3 0 p.m. game followed by W hitby on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Both games are at Joshua' s Creek Arenas.