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S Sports SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011 39 Skate Oakville sends largest contingent ever to sectionals A second-place performance by Megan Segeren highlighted Skate Oakville's participation at last weekend's Skate Canada Central Ontario Sectional Competition in Milton. Segeren finished second in the pre-novice women's short program on the way to a ninth-place finish in the pre-novice overall standings. Last weekend also marked the first time Segeren has landed a double axel in competition. Melodie Grafton, who was eighth overall in the juvenile women's freeskate, earned a spot on the Skate Canada Central Ontario Future Champions development team. Segeren and Grafton were two of a club record 19-skater contingent that represented Skate Oakville at sectionals. Also competing last weekend were Julia Wang, Kayle Monks, Emma Dinda, Jenna Rolland-Mills, Nicole Novokowsky, Shelby Seymour, Heather Martin, Keiko Marshall, Lauren Zuk, Brianna Gale, Claire Buechler, Samantha Heard, Daphne Boehmer, Merissa Lompart, Mackenzie Firth, Marie Pier Bisson, Caroline DiBlasio and Phoenix Miller-Bush. Two advance to Eastern Challenge Earlier this season, two other skaters who train in Oakville but represent other clubs earned medals at their respective sectional competitions. Marika Stewart won the junior women's title at the Northern Ontario sectionals Oct. 21-23, while Keiko Marshall placed third in novice women's at Western Ontario sectionals Nov. 4-6. Both Marshall and Stewart qualified for the Skate Canada Eastern Challenge, which will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Saskatoon. The two skaters will compete for the opportunity to advance to the Skate Canada Canadian Championships, slated for January in Moncton, N.B. Sela Felker and Krystal Conway, who also train in Oakville, competed at Western Ontario sectionals as well. Four selected to skate in gala In other Skate Oakville news, four of its skaters have been invited to skate in the upcoming Skate Oakville Gala of f Synchronized Skating. Buechler, Segeren, Grafton and MillerBush were chosen to perform their solos in the gala after placing the highest of all Oakville skaters in their respective categories. The gala, scheduled for Nov. 27 at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, will also showcase the club's synchronized skating teams -- known as `Oakville Edge' -- as they begin their competitive season. For more information about the gala, including how to order tickets, visit www. skateoakville.ca Loyola girls denied trip to OFSAA Despite ending the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's six-year championship run in Halton senior girls' basketball this year, the Loyola Hawks won't be competing at the provincial championships. The Hawks were defeated 56-40 by Hamilton's St. Thomas More Knights Wednesday at Loyola in a contest that determined the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (GHAC) representative for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) quad-A tournament. Sarah Traynor led Loyola with 21 points in the loss to St. Thomas More, which is expected to be the top seed at OFSAA. Notre Dame didn't fare any better in its attempt to qualify for the AAA provincials. The Irish was downed 50-44 by Hamilton St. Mary, which is also likely to be the top seed at its OFSAA tourney. The King's Christian Collegiate Cavaliers and St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, meanwhile, had a chance to qualify for their respective OFSAA tournaments yesterday (Thursday). King's was home to Brampton Christian with a trip to single-A OFSAA on the line, while Aquinas hosted Brampton Ascension for a berth in double-A provincials. Results from those contests were not available at press time. Trinity boys reach Pinky Lewis final It appears that when the Halton senior boys' basketball season tips off later this month, the Holy Trinity Titans will be ready. Trinity reached the final of last weekend's prestigious Pinky Lewis Invitational in Hamilton before settling for silver with a 63-62 loss to St. Martin. Trevon McNeil, who led the Titans in the final with 20 points, and Trinity teammate Nolan Mackenzie were named tournament all-stars. Loyola, which reached the semifinals, also had a pair of all-stars in Rohan Boney and Jake Babic. MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER SECTIONAL STYLE: Skate Oakville member Heather Martin performs her routine at last weekend's Skate Canada Central Ontario Sectional Competition in Milton. Martin was one of 19 skaters representing the Oakville club at the meet, the largest participation at sectionals in Skate Oakville history. y See page p g 42 for a group g p photo p of all local competitors p at sectionals.