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40 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 14, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com STA girls denied OFSAA trip The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders senior girls' basketball team fell 49-39 to Burlington Central in a Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference AA qualifier Monday, eliminating the Raiders from OFSAA contention. Melanie Enright scored 12 points to lead Aquinas scorers. Central was paced by a 20-point effort from Xandra Yantzi. Central will host Peel challenger Joan of Arc tomorrow (Thursday), with the winner advancing to the provincial AA championships. Football finals this week Aquinas began today (Wednesday) with Halton championship aspirations still alive in both senior and junior football. The senior Raiders were scheduled to face the M.M. Robinson Rams this morning (a 9:15 kickoff) in the Division 2 final. Tomorrow, the Aquinas juniors will have their shot at a Halton Division 2 title when they play the Lester B. Pearson Patriots (also a 9:15 a.m. start). Holy Trinity was the other Oakville school to reach a Halton football final. The Titans were slated to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 11:30 a.m. today in the junior Division 1 final. All Halton finals this week are being played at Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium. RAISING ABOVE THE BARS: Chase Norman, pictured competing on the parallel bars during the provincial men's artistic gymnastics championships earlier this year, is one of the many promising young athletes in the Oakville Gymnastics Club's competitive program. The local club recently received the Ed Brougham Award, which recognizes leadership in the discipline of gymnastics. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 ­ 7:00 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville Room In addition to recapping highlights from 2007 and discussing goals and objectives for 2008, the Oakville Sports Council will elect (4) Directors positions to fill for 2008/09. At this time the Oakville Sports Council is calling for submissions from Oakville citizens interested in applying for a position on the Oakville Sports Council Board. Please forward your information to Louise Veres at lveres@oakville.ca or 905-845-6601, ext 3154 by Friday, November 30th. Experience in fundraising, sponsorship, event organization and/or marketing and promotions are assets. Your participation is needed to ensure that the voice for sport is heard throughout Oakville. For more information and detailed descriptions of duties, visit www.oakvillesportscouncil.ca p Recognition for gymnastics club Gymnastics Ontario recently presented the Oakville Gymnastics Club (OGC) with the Ed Brougham Award, an accolade that recognizes leadership in the discipline of gymnastics. Quality of coaching, excellence of programs and contribution to gymnastics within the province and the country were factors in the selection of OGC as Gymnastics Ontario's Club of the Year. The award is the latest step in the odyssey of the OGC, a club that began modestly in 1975 at Montclair Public School. Currently, more than 5,000 local girls and boys, ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years, participate in a variety of recreational sessions, competitive programs and summer camps at the club's 25,000square-foot home in the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. Much of the club's recent success can be attributed to the decision to hire a full-time chief operating officer nine years ago. Former national women's basketball team coach and Oakville Sports Hall of Fame member Wayne Hussey has since worked closely with the Town to develop the new gymnastics centre and to promote the sport within the community. The club has also attracted a number of well-known and respected gymnastics coaches to oversee its recreational and competitive programs. Included in that mix are three-time Canadian Gymnastics coach-of-theyear Kelly Manjak, the former longtime coach of Olympic gold medalist Kyle Shewfelt; former Olympian and national coach Lorne Bobkin; former national team athlete Erik Rafka; national tumbling team co-coach Nikki Lavoie; and ex-national power tumbling team coach Don Holmes. Other notable coaches include Laurie Chambers, Greg Jackson and Susan Manjak. The OGC has seen a 40 per cent increase in its competitive athlete numbers since 2005. The competitive program now has 180 athletes that represent the club in three disciplines: men's artistic, women's artistic, and power tumbling. This year, the club boasted seven national team members, including argo men's Canadian champion Cory Paterson. OGC hosts national and provincial training camps, and has been home to the provincial men's artistic, women's artistic, women's elite, and trampoline and tumbling championships. Christmas Preview Event Don't wait until the last minute! 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