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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 OPERATEDSportsOakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 201026 The Oakville Blades won both their games last weekend to move into third place temporarily, at least in the Ontario Junior Hockey Leagues West Division. Oakville blanked the Buffalo Jr. Sabres 5-0 Friday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, then earned a 5-2 victory Saturday in Brampton over the Capitals. Kyle Lysaght scored twice and Mark Bennett, Stefan Thompson and Mark McGowan also tallied in Fridays win over Buffalo. Dan Sevelli made 16 saves to record the shutout. Saturday, Oakville got goals from Tyler Karius, Kyle Blaney, Brandon Denham, Braedan Russell and McGowan. Savelli once again earned the victory in net. The pair of wins bumped Oakville ahead of the Hamilton Red Wings for third in the West, though the Red Wings leapfrogged back over the Blades Monday with a 8-5 win over the Markham Waxers. The Blades (18-11-2) will host the division-leading Burlington Cougars Friday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, then travel to Aurora Sunday for a clash with the Tigers. Pushing it to the limit INSIDE TRACK: Quinn MacHattie of the Oakville Speed Skating Club (center) gives it all he has during last week- ends meet in Milton. Oakville teammate Joshua Whibbs (left) would go on to finish second in the grouping. Other local skaters to win medals at the meet were Alexandra Lundhild, Daniel Nelson, Nicholas Kotheitner and Colin Skov. ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER The Oakville intermediate AA Hornets earned their third win of the Provincial Womens Hockey League season last week- end, dumping the Brampton Thunder 4-2 Saturday at Joshuas Creek Arenas. Christine Grant scored twice and added an assist for the Hornets, while Lindsay Grigg and Evelyn McLean added sin- gles. Rebecca Clark stopped 21 of 23 shots to notch the win in net. Oakville lost its two other games on the weekend, falling 4-1 to the Cambridge Fury Friday in Cambridge and dropping a 3-1 decision to the Toronto Aeros Sunday in Toronto. Gabrielle Leonard scored with nine sec- onds left in regulation time in the loss to the Fury. Melani Moylan opened the scoring Sunday for Oakville before the Aeros replied with three unanswered markers. The Hornets (3-12-2-2) hope to pad their win total this week- end when they face a pair of struggling teams. Oakville hosts the 3-15-1 Nepean Wildcats Friday at Joshuas Creek Arenas (an 8:30 p.m. start), then visits the winless Hamilton Hawks Sunday afternoon. Blades sweep weekend pair Hornets earn third win of year By Kevin Nagel METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Jordan Kotsopouloss dream season with the Northern Kentucky University mens soc- cer team reached a cli- max on Saturday when the Norse won the NCAA Division II cham- pionship. After pulling out a 3- 2 win over Floridas Rollins University in the middle of a snowstorm in Louisville, Ky., centre midfielder Kotsopoulos was picked as an all- tournament player. I had no idea they announced me for the all-tournament team, said the freshman. I was too into the idea of being a national cham- pion. I felt as if I finally got a good sense of recognition in the NCAA. I was very happy and proud. With a large contingent of family, friends and a former coach in the stands, Kotsopoulos was stunned to see two of his best friends, Tyler Masur and Michael Lopes, in the mix. They had trav- elled by car to surprise him. As soon as I saw my whole family and two best friends in the stands, I knew I was going to play well for them, he said. NKU took an early 2-0 lead but Rollins came back to tie the score in the second half. The winning goal skipped under the hands of the Rollins netminder with visibility a hin- drance because of the conditions. One of the (Rollins) players said he had never seen snow before, said Kotsopoulos. The Oakville Soccer Club product con- tributed to NKUs sec- ond goal when he drib- bled around one defender and crossed it into the box from a dis- tance, creating a scramble and in turn a 2-0 NKU lead. When protecting the lead late in the game, midfielder Kotsopoulos, team captain Steven Beattie and teammate Michael Holder kept Rollins pinned in its own end of the pitch by shielding the ball and forcing throw-ins and corner kicks. This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, said Kotsopoulos. We will be celebrating for a long while. OSC product wins NCAA soccer championship Jordan Kotsopoulos Freshman midfielder Kotsopoulos also named to all-tournament team OAKVILLES MUSIC STORE