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Thursday, June 18, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 41 SPORTS Coming up The Halton Hills Minor Baseball Association hosts a peewee 'B & below' tournament this weekend at the Hornby Diamonds. The CtK Jaguars' athletes of the year, from left, are: Ben Basilio (junior boys), Kennedy Watchorn (senior girls), Meaghan Hector (junior girls), Claudio Sereno (senior boys). Photo by Eamonn Maher CtK's top athletic performers Huge medal for local gymnasts Georgetown's Ryan Oehrlein enjoyed his most impressive performance yet in his young gymnastics career at the recent Na- tional Championships in Gatineau, Que., picking up four individual gold medals. Oehrlein, a 16-year-old member of Gold Medal Gymnastics in Milton, placed second all-around on day one of the competition in the MAG Junior category with 14 other gym- nasts from across Canada to qualify for five event finals. In the finals, Oehrlein placed first on rings, floor and parallel bars to take the all- around title and bring home four gold med- als in his best results to date. It's likely that Oehrlein will be selected to compete in the Junior International Cup in Japan in September to go up against the top gymnasts in his age group from around the world. Teammate David Sandro from Acton trains alongside Oehrlein and had a suc- cessful competition as well, finishing second overall for first-place Team Ontario in the MAG Novice category. The 14-year-old received a gold medal on parallel bars and bronze medals on pommel horse, rings and vault. Acton's David Sandro (left) earned a total of six medals between individual and team competi- tion while his Gold Medal Gymnastics teammate Ryan Oehrlein of Georgetown received four gold medals at the recent Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Gatineau, Que. Christ the King Secondary School held its 13th- annual Athletic Awards Banquet last week in its gymnasium to celebrate another successful season for one of the largest schools in Halton. Several individuals and teams qualified for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Asso- ciations championships and a number of Hal- ton titles were also captured. Following are the major award recipients: Junior Athletes of the Year - Meaghan Hec- tor, Ben Basilio Senior Athletes of the Year - Kennedy Wa- tchorn, Claudio Sereno H.E.A.R.T. (Hustle, Enthusiasm, Attitude, Reliability, Tenacity) Awards - Mary-Lynn Peel, Sam Wallace Christian Athlete Awards - Sarah Fillier, Jeremy Roach (junior); Mackenzie Cameron, Liam Reynolds Sportsmanship Awards - Sydney Fitzpat- rick, Justin Baechler Most Promising Athlete Awards - Alexa Thring, Alessio Luna Elite Community Awards of Distinction - Ally & Julia Previte (soccer), Liam Staples (multi-sport), Matt Fox (swimming) Sports Administration Award - Jacob Galvao Student Athletic Assoc. Award - Elizabeth Wilson C.O.R.E. (Conscientious, Outgoing, Re- spectful, Enthusiastic) Awards - Katelyn Quinn, Christian Buchan Tri-Achievement (Academics, Athletics, Community) Award - Greg Litster Bulldogs break out of funk The floodgates finally opened for the Hal- ton Hills Bulldogs Sunday afternoon in Kahnawake as they snapped a four-game losing streak with an 18-7 triumph over the Hunters. It's been several years since the Bulldogs have dropped that many Ontario Jr. B La- crosse League contests in a row and with the playoffs set to begin next week, there was a sense of urgency for a victory. Halton Hills, now 12-5 on the campaign and in third place in the league's East Con- ference, finishes up the regular season with a trip to Bowmanville Thursday to take on the 16-1 Green Gaels, followed by a home date with the surging 10-7 Oakville Buzz on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a trip to Orillia Sunday afternoon to take on the 1-18 Kings. Destined for International Cup Two Georgetown residents who are members of the Starlight Destiny baton twirling team have qualified to represent Canada at the Interna- tional Cup competition set for Abbotsford, B.C. Aug. 1-9. Paige Runstedler, 16, and 13-year-old Olivia Denny have represented Starlight for five and six years, respectively, and performed on both the eight- and 13-member teams that col- lected gold and silver medals at the qualifying event in Winnipeg recently in order to advance to the International Cup. The top three teams qualified. Individually, Denny finished in the top half among 70 competitors in the solo and two batons categories, while Runstedler made the semifinals of the artistic twirl and was 0.5 points out of getting to the semis in solo. Denny and Runstedler also competed for the Starlight Destiny squads that earned a gold medal and two silver at the provincial championships in Oshawa. Also upcoming are the Canadian championships, which will also be held in Oshawa later this month. Photo by Eamonn MaherOLIVIA DENNY & PAIGE RUNSTEDLER