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The Oakville Beaver, Friday May 30, 2008 - 41 41 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008 Red Devils continue their rugby reign By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER BLAKELOCK BLOCKED: Colin Rayner of the T.A. Blakelock Tigers has his kick blocked by Oakville Trafalgar's Dalton Finkbeiner during Wednesday's Halton senior boys rugby final at Sherwood Park in Burlington. Although the two teams tied in the regular season, OT was determined not to surrender its title, winning 43-5. For the Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils, there's no good time to lose a rugby game. Surrendering the Halton title in the year the school is celebrating its 100th anniversary -- that was out of the question. And OT made sure that wasn't going to happen as it delivered its best game of the season to beat the T.A. Blakelock Tigers 43-5 to win its 37th Halton senior boys championship in the last 38 years. There was no shortage of motivation for OT Wednesday at Sherwood Park in Burlington. First off, the seniors had just watched OT get upset by Notre Dame in junior final. Then there were some remarks on a Tigers' Facebook page to which OT took exception. The biggest motivator, though, was for the first time in many years, there was actually an element of doubt heading into the Halton championship. Blakelock had tied OT 5-5 early in the season, a rare blemish on OT's usually spotless record. "We were disappointed and we had a point to prove after that early-season game," said OT coach David Schaffler. "We did not want to be the team to not win," said David Slattery, who scored three tries. "One of my teachers was on the team that didn't win and he said it was the worst feeling." Perhaps an indication that OT was not taking victory for granted was the fact that they opted early on to make sure they put some points on the board when Scott Asselstine opened the scoring with See Blakelock page 42 For the month of June, the Oakville Soccer Club is committed to letting the kids `just play' and have fun in a pressure-free environment. This will encourage the players to work together and ultimately build team rapport. We ask all of you to join with us in making this program a success. JUNE IS SSSHHHHHHHHH MONTH! Have a great season and see you on the field! THE OSC WILL INCORPORATE SHHHHHHH MONTH INTO OUR PHOTO CONTEST IN JUNE! SEND IN YOUR PHOTO INCLUDING HOW YOU ARE CHEERING ON YOUR CHILD USING OUR "SHHHHHHH" SUGGESTIONS AND YOU COULD WIN TWO TICKETS TO A TORONTO FC GAME! SUMMER CAMP SERIES 2008 · · · · · · · www.oakvillesoccer.ca 504 Iroquois Shore Rd., Unit #11, Oakville, ON L6H 3K4 The Oakville Beaver Sponsor: Tel: 905-849-4436 Fax: 905-849-3677 A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club