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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, January 6, 2010 · 18 Title is team's first gold of year Continued from page 17 Despite losing only once in their first and lifted the Oakville minor peewee AA 24 Tri County league games, the Rangers Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Stoney had yet to win a tournament title until last Creek Warriors in their Richard Bell final week. Oakville lost to the Greater Toronto Hockey League's Mississauga Terriers in at River Oaks Recreation Centre. Trumbla, whose name was accidentally the semifinal of an early bird tournament left out of the tournament program, was in Mississauga, but avenged that defeat in the Richard Bell tournament, thrilled to be the hero. blanking the Terriers 3-0 in "There wasn't much time "I think we're the semis. left so I thought it'd be the peaking at the Rangers coach Steve winning goal," said the St. right point of the Horner said the win over Dominic student. "I was just season." Mississauga was a big confifilled with excitement." dence boost for his club. Rangers captain Michael Oakville minor "It was a real victory for us Sweeney had the other two peewee AA Rangers to have a sound win over a goals in the final for Oakville, coach Steve Horner pretty formidable GTHL oppowhich dominated the third period after the teams entered the second nent," Horner said. "Our team has really come a long way and I'm really pleased. I intermission in a 2-2 deadlock. "Shorter shifts helped. We were less think we're peaking at the right point of tired," said Sweeney, a student at Gladys the season." The Rangers also won all four of their Speers. "We got a good pep talk and came out there well-prepared and ready for the preliminary-round games, outscoring their opponents 18-7 in the process. win." -- Stories by Herb Reed Watson recorded the victory in Garbutt and Jon Kuiperij goal. KAREN NEWMAN / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER VICTORY LAP: Matthew Di Lella (second from left) holds up the Richard Bell Memorial Minor Hockey Tournament trophy as his Oakville minor peewee AA Rangers teammates look on. The team won the hometown tournament last week with a 3-2 win over the Stoney Creek Warriors at River Oaks Recreation Centre, capturing the Rangers' first tournament title of the season. Lain worked on skating during layoff Continued from page 17 Oakville Minor Baseball Association Quality Baseball in Our Community since 1963 2010 Player Registration House League, Select and Rep Programs for all Boys & Girls Born 1986 ­ 2005 At our clubhouse Saturday's from 10 AM to 1 PM 1236 Speers Road, Unit #4 Or Visit our website at www.baseballoakville.com to register online or download our registration form and mail with payment to 1236 Speers Road, Unit #4, Oakville, Ontario L6L 1X4 that we needed, and he's at the stage of his career that he wants to go out on a good note." Lain said his wrist isn't quite back to where it was before the injury, but doctors have told him that it will get stronger as the year goes on. A silver lining to Lain's injury is that while he wasn't able to work out his upper body for a few months, he was able to focus on developing his leg strength and skating during the summer. "That was kind of a good thing that came out of it," he said. Lain's scholarship at Lake Superior State University is still intact as well. Lain initially planned to attend the school this season but Lake Superior agreed to let him wait a year. "They could have let me go," said Lain. "It shows they believe in me." NOTES: The Blades' two weekend wins improved them to 29-6-1 on the year, leaving them a point behind the Georgetown Raiders for second in the OJAHL standings... Steven Guzzo (two), Zak Ray, Mike Ingoldsby, Kyle Lysaght, Josh Ranalli and Dustin Alcock had Oakville's other goals against Bramalea. Kyle Blaney, Ranalli, Lysaght and Alcock scored for the Blades against Brampton. Mike Morissette picked up the win in goal in both games, stopping 23 shots for the shutout against the Capitals... Goaltender Daniel Savelli (lower-body injury) and forward Ryan Murphy (upper-body injury) are expected to see game action again soon... The Blades will play 13 games in January, including four games in five days Jan. 22-26. 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