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www.aplushomes.ca Adam Campbell Broker of Record 905-844-4444 B R O K E R A G ER E A L T Y C O R P . INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED SportsOakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 201032 Rock talkBozinoski sisters win national volleyball titles Sisters Nova and Niki Bozinoski each won a national beach volleyball championship last weekend at Torontos Ashbridges Bay. Nova and partner Sydney Krizmanich were the top seed in the 39-team field of the under-16 tournament. The team won its pool, then defeated Ontario teams in both the semifinals (21-19, 25- 27, 15-12) and final (21-19, 21- 15). Just before the U16 final began, Nova had to ask the ref for permis- sion to run over to a nearby court and congratulate Niki, who had just won the U14 title with team- mate Tia Miric. Niki and Miric were the second seed in the 24-team U14 tourna- ment. The duo went undefeated throughout the competition, defeating an Alberta squad in the semis (21-15, 21-12) and an Ontario side in the championship game (21-11, 21-17). The Bozinoski sisters, who also won gold at the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics earlier this summer, will play vol- leyball at Abbey Park in the upcoming high school season. Nova Bozinoski Niki Bozinoski LEARNING TO CURL: Delores McCallum passes along a few tips to Alex Bonenfant last week at the Oakville Curling Club. The club held a bonspiel to conclude a week-long camp of learning to curl. For more information about the clubs fall youth curling program, log onto www.oakvillecurlingclub.com NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER Ankle injury hasnt slowed Bosco By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The biggest tournament of the season was approach- ing, and Veronica Bosco had reason for concern. Bosco was coming back after being sidelined for two months with torn ligaments in her ankle and now on the radar of national soccer team coaches, she knew they would be watching. Her bigger focus, though, was helping her Ontario teammates repeat their champi- onship at the BMO National Championships Nutrilite All Stars. I was nervous at first because it was still a little sore, Bosco said, but I needed to be there for my team. Bosco would not disappoint anyone at the July com- petition, not her team and not the national coaches. Her team would again win the gold medal and the graduate of Mother Teresa, who will attend Loyola this fall, won the Golden Boot as the tournaments leading scorer for the second year in a row. In one game alone, a 5-0 win over Alberta, she scored three times in the first 37 minutes. Playing in a tournament like that, the level of play is always really high, said Bosco. You have to go into every game thinking it is the last one because all the teams are really good. Shortly after the tournament, Bosco was in store for some more high-level competition as she attended a training camp for the Canadian under-15 team in Florida. The team is being groomed now in preparation for the U17 Womens World Cup in two years time and played three games against local club teams, two of them under-18 squads. There, Bosco was moved into a new role as an attack- ing midfielder. The 14-year-old was able to draw on her previous experience as a striker. It helped a lot, she said. I knew how the defenders would move but I had a bit more time and space with the ball to pass or finish myself. Its more of a creative posi- tion. Bosco has also provided a spark to her Oakville Soccer Club under-15A squad. The team went undefeat- ed in its four games in Ontario Youth Soccer League play since her return. BACK IN ACTION: Veronica Bosco of the Oakville Soccer Club under-15A team (in white) dribbles past Ottawa South United Forces Stephanie Hadden dur- ing Ontario Youth Soccer League play Saturday at Pine Glen Park. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER