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36 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 2, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Dawson again an NLL all-star Oakville's Dan Dawson has been named to the starting lineup for the National Lacrosse League's all-star game in Portland, March 10. The Arizona Sting sniper is second in the league in goals with 24 and is on pace to break his own team record of 48, set in 2005. Dawson is seventh in the NLL in points with 46. Focus SPORTSBRIEFS The 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward was named the league's player of the week for the second time in three weeks. Dawson capped a three-goal, four-assist effort by scoring the game-winning goal in Sunday's 12-11 overtime victory over Edmonton. Earlier this month, the 25-year-old matched a career-high with six goals and three points in a 16-15 win over New York. Bull, Petrou help Ontario to field hockey gold Oakville's Jenna Bull and Effie Petrou helped Ontario win the gold medal at the Canadian Under-19 Indoor National Field Hockey Championships. The Ontario team defeated British Columbia 7-2 in the championship game Sunday in Calgary. The teams had tied 2-2 in the opening game of the tournament but Ontario went on to win its next four and claim the championship. Ontario blanked Manitoba 5-0 and Alberta 2 7-0 in its other round-robin games, then doubled Alberta 4-2 in the semis. It was the second straight gold medal for Petrou, who was the Canadian university rookie of the year in 2006 while playing for York University. Bull led Oakville Trafalgar to the Halton title and a bronze medal at the provincial high school championship. She won a bronze with the Ontario 2 team at last year's nationals. BARRIE ERSKINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER TAKING AIM: St. John's School student Stefanie Jakubowski, 13, concentrates on her next shot attempt during the annual Knights of Columbus free-throw shooting competition last weekend at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in Oakville. Results from the district competition were unavailable. Local swimmers reach CIS swim finals Oakville's Kate Plyley and Cam Cummings combined to make the finals of five events at the Canadian Interuniversity Sports swimming championships in Halifax last weekend. Plyley was seventh in both the 400-metre and 800m freestyle and was eighth in the 200m individual medley. In addition, she helped the University of Toronto finish fourth in the 4x200 freestyle relay. Cummings was sixth in both the 400m individual medley and the 200m backstroke. He was also a member of U of T's 4x100m medley relay team that placed seventh. SHARKBITE: The Oakville W3 Bot Sharks, a novice house league hockey team, won the championship at a recent tournament in Drayton. Visit us at the Golf Show March 9-11 Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building Booth# 1707 Bot Sharks novice champions in Drayton The Oakville W3 Bot Sharks had quite the eventful day recently when they competed in the first annual Tyler Lopers Novice LL Memorial Tournament in Drayton. Oakville dropped its first game in the tournament 2-1 to St. George, with the game-winner being scored with less than a minute to go in regulation time. The Sharks then faced Mt. Brydges in their next game and pulled out a dramatic 1-0 doubleovertime victory, earning a spot in the championship game. Facing the host Drayton squad in the final, the Sharks broke out offensively to earn a 5-0 triumph and capture tournament gold. Their day wasn't over, however, as their trip home took approximately three hours -- twice the time it would normally take. One of the Sharks' parents, Gary Schneiderbanger, led the team caravan of cars home through the snow in his pickup truck, while another parent, Perry Gale, stayed behind to ensure stranded travelers made their way home. Members of the Bot Sharks are William Gale, Matthew Schneiderbanger, Jacob Gorski, Rob Wilush, Ryan Landreville, Mitchell Baiton, Alex Ohorodnyk, Charles Brenninkmeijer, Ryan Lalla, Bryce Webster, Jonathan Beaulne, Liam Wray, Ian Lewis, Michael Booth, Michael Morassut and Hudson Harris.