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OkillOAKVILLESMUSIC STOREwww.gearmusic.netSports 324 Kerr St.905-339-351526SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011MaOFSAA jors' Percyhopefuls thriving under heading the spotlightBy Ed Klajmanto SouthSPECIAL TO THE BEAVERMISSISSAUGA Oakvilles Stuart Percy admitted to regionalbeing quite nervous as he experienced the largest media scrum of his career the day before the MasterCard Memorial Cup began.meetBut with the Canadian Hockeys League showcase tournament now well underway and his stellar play in his first two games drawing plenty of accolades and it all Local athletes hope to take theirhappening just weeks before his name is likely called at final steps, leaps and throwsthe NHL draft Percy realizes his days of relative obscu-towards the OFSAA track-and-fieldrity may soon be coming to an end. championships this week.Im just trying to focus on the day-to-day task of play-A large contingent of Oakvilleing hockey but the media is definitely a new thing to me, high school athletes will competesaid the 17-year-old defenseman in the South region meet tomor-MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVERfor the Memorial Cup host row (Thursday) and Friday in St.TITANS ROLL:Sebastian Lamas of the Holy Trinity Titans (left) fends off Abbey Park's Jack Mills Mississauga St. Michaels Majors. Catharines, where a top-five finishduring Thursday's Halton senior boys' soccer AAAA final at Bronte Athletic Field. Trinity scored four Im not very familiar with all the in their respective events will earntimes in the first half to prevail 4-0.interviews so Im just trying to get them a spot at next weeks provin-more experience with them. All of cials in Sudbury.the (NHL) combines come after T.A. Blakelock student BrandonTitans surprise themselvesthis long week here so I think I Tyrrell appears to have a solid shothave to learn how to express myself at qualifying for three differenta bit better.events at provincials. Tyrrell wonwith one-sided win over EaglesWhile Percy is dealing with lots the midget boys 100-metre andStuart Percyof questions about which teams By Ryan Glassman(Thursday) at 3 p.m., with the winner advanc-200m runs at last weeks Goldenmight select him in the draft, he SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERing to OFSAA.Horseshoe Athletic Conference/said hes doing his best to block it out and focus on the Following the win over Abbey Park, Holy Halton championships, where top-Memorial Cup games. Based on his play so far, the An undefeated record heading into a Trinity head coach Angelo Sottana said his four finishers earned trips to the6-foot-1, 184-pounder is doing a great job of it.championship game will give any team a tre-team has the capability of producing a lot of South region competition, whileAlthough his team lost Friday nights opener 4-3 to mendous amount of confidence.offence but it doesnt always happen.adding another victory in theSaint John, Percy picked up assists on all three Mississauga But no one on the Holy We start off usually so-so midget boys' high jump.goals. Then, in a 2-1 victory Sunday over Kootenay, he Trinity Titans senior boys soccer I didn't think we and (today) we had a good start, St. Thomas Aquinas runnershowed his defensive prowess by blocking a shot in front squad, despite an 8-0 mark head-he said. We were missing about Kelly Hennessy, who won gold andwere going to winof the net with just over two minutes remaining.ing into last Thursdays final, three guys the last time we silver at last years provincials,4-0. We just gotI took it off the rib actually, where theres no protec-could have predicted they would played them, but I think our looks to be on track to challengeon a good runtion, so I hurt my rib cage for a bit, couldnt breathe for be on the right side of such a guys just came into this game for some more OFSAA hardware.and capitalized a second, but Im fine now, said Percy. Theres nothing one-sided affair once the open-ready for it and kicked it up a Hennessy won the senior girlslike blocking a shot for the boys and its a great feeling ing whistle sounded.real quick.notch.1,500m run by nearly 25 secondsactually. The win eases the pain a lot. On Friday... I was The Titans defeated the Abbey The first match between the at the GHAC/Halton meet and Holy Trinity striker fortunate for the points there but its better to get the win Park Eagles 4-0 in the Halton two clubs went to the Titans, added another victory in theand not have anyDavid Serafini points. AAAA final at Bronte Athletic who won 2-1 on May 9. The sec-3,000m run.The Majors final round-robin game is tonight Field, and the final score came as ond meeting was anything but Three other local residents also(Wednesday) against arch-rival Owen Sound, the team quite a shock to those on the winning squad.close in the early going. won a pair of events at the GHAC/that upset Mississauga to claim the OHL title with a dra-I didnt think we were going to win 4-0, Serafini beat Eagles goalkeeper Ryan Halton competition. Abbey Parksmatic Game 7 overtime win. said Holy Trinity striker David Serafini, who Cookish just a few minutes in with a strike David Watson was first in theItll be a good test. Were familiar with their style of scored the first of four opening-half goals. that found the left side of the net to give Holy junior boys 800m and 1,500m;play so I think well be good to go, said Percy, who ended We just got on a good run and capitalized Trinity an early 1-0 lead. Sottana said getting Eagles teammate Conner Mabbottthe regular season with four goals and 29 assists in 64 real quick.one on the board early helped fire up his team claimed gold in the senior boysgames, while registering two goals and 10 assists in 20 Christian Douglas, Connor Brown and for the rest of the afternoon.200m and 400m; and MacLachlanplayoff games.Tyler DeSouza also scored for the Titans, who That first goal gave us a little extra confi-Colleges Lewis Kent won theWednesdays game marks the end of the round-robin improved their Halton record to 9-0 as they dence and it kind of deflated them and we just senior boys 800m and the openportion of the tournament. If a tiebreaker is necessary, it prepare for the final step in qualifying for the kept rolling, he said.boys 2,000m steeplechase.will be played tomorrow (Thursday) night. The semifinal provincial championships. Trinity will host Douglas would score a few minutes later Also finishing atop the podiumis slated for Friday, with the title game set for Sunday.the Hamilton Catholic champion tomorrowSee Titans, page 28See Many, page 28