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38 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 26, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Tavares picking up where he left off It's only two games into the Ontario Hockey League campaign, but John Tavares already appears to be in midseason form. The Oshawa Generals sniper, who turned 17 last week, recorded three goals and five assists during the opening weekend of action to nab the first OHL player-of-theweek honours of the season. The player of the year in both the OHL and Canadian Hockey League last season, Tavares had a goal and three assists in the Generals' 7-3 win over Sudbury Friday. He followed that up with two goals and two helpers Saturday versus Belleville, helping Oshawa to a 5-3 victory. Stefan Legein, who recently attended the Columbus Blue Jackets' training camp, has also started the OHL season well. The 18-year-old forward had a goal and two assists to lead the Niagara IceDogs to a 4-1 win over the Mississauga Majors Friday, then earned a goal and an assist in Niagara's 5-4 loss to the Brampton Battalion Sunday. WINTER NON-CONTACT TOURNAMENT SPECIALISTS: Members of the Oakville Chargers under-13 girls' select soccer team take a minute to relax after winning their third tournament title of the season recently in North Mississauga. H · Non-contact · Prime time games · 48th season of operation · Sweaters/socks provided ADULT OCKE LEAGUE Y Chargers thrice crowned in tournament play The Oakville Chargers under-13 girls' select soccer team went a perfect 3-for-3 in tournament play this season. Oakville's most recent tournament championship came earlier this month in North Mississauga, competing in a division that also allowed under-14 squads to participate. The Chargers edged an U14 North Mississauga squad 1-0 in the final, netting the winner in the second half. Cara Hueston paced Oakville with four of the team's ten goals at the tournament, including a golden goal in the Chargers' 10 semifinal win over Georgetown's U13 entry. Oakville went undefeated in the preliminary round, as it did in the two other tournaments it played in. The Chargers won the Oakville Regional Select/All-Star Tournament in August, clinching gold with a 5-2 rout of the Mississauga Falcons in the final, and were also champions at a June tournament in Erin Mills. REPSOCCER Brooke Hicks scored four of the team's 11 goals in Erin Mills. Gaby Guitor had six goals in the Oakville tournament, including three in the final. Other members of the team are Sarah Eckert, Maeve Garvey, Deanna Spagnuolo, Kate Wickham, Daniela Deschamps, Bronwyn Schweitzer, Alex Schiffner, Isabella Nunez, Sharalynn Missiuna, Natalie LaMarche, Jamison Soeder, Charlie Glassman, Emma KozieyKronas, and Laura Whaley. Assisting the team in several games were Tori Odetunde, Nicole Roblin and Samantha Pereira. The team is coached jointly by Ed Leyer, Rob Bonadeo and Ralf Soeder. HALTON MEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE · Balanced teams · Excellent officiating · Individual entries · Trophies · 30 Years+, 40+, 50+ Divisions INFORMATION AND/OR REGISTRATION BY PHONE (905)849-9712 or www.hmhl.bizland.com Arsenal claims gold, silver Members of the Oakville Arsenal under-15 girls' soccer team recently added gold and silver medals to this FALL SESSION OCTOBER TO DECEMBER WINTER SESSION JANUARY TO MARCH SPRING SESSION APRIL TO MAY Many days and times offered for all programs. Classes at River Oaks Rec Ctr., Glen Abbey Rec Ctr., Oakville Arena, Kinoak Arena and Joshua Creek Arenas. season's collection. The Arsenal won its pool and defeated Tecumseh in the semifinal at the 14th annual Grape and Wine tournament in St. Catharines before falling 1-0 to East York in the championship game. Earlier in the month, the team went undefeated to earn gold at the Gloucester Invitational. Players on the team, sponsored by Freightway, IMAX and Fairway Drug Store, are Ally Borcsok, Jade Johnson, Amy Moscatel, Heather Novakowski, Samantha Toker, Chelsea Becker, Elaine Birkbeck, Kathie Carre, Lauren Crawford, Chelsea Punnett, Sarah Syer, Nicole Dimou, Heather Goodman, Cara Inglese, Emma Lloyd, Sierra Pearson, Jenna Seagrove and Hayley Mitchell. Caroline Borcsok, Kathy Punnett, Denise Crawford and Cathy Buchanan coach the team. Balanced offensive attack by Blades so far Continued from page 37 ADULTS! LEARN TO SKATE WITH US. REGISTER NOW! defensive coverage so far," he said. Offensively, Oakville has featured a balanced attack in early action. Eleven different players have scored goals thus far, while six are tied for the team lead with two markers apiece. Julian Cimadamore led the way Friday against the Derbys, scoring twice. Adding singles were Luke Moodie and Chris Corbeil. Kyle Traynor earned three assists and Chris Haltigin contributed two helpers. Saturday in Mississauga, Kellan Lain paced the Blades' offence with a goal and two assists. Domenic Mondardo, Nick McParland and Moodie also tallied. Sean Teakle had the lone Oakville goal in the Sunday loss to St. Michael's, which was part of the Governor's Showcase Weekend in Mississauga. The Blades will be tested in their next three games, as they have back-to-back contests against the Brampton Capitals and a match in Hamilton. Both the Capitals and Red Wings are expected to finish near the top of the West Conference standings this season. Coccimiglio won't put any extra emphasis on the upcoming games, however, well aware that all but one team in the West (the 0-6 Buffalo Jr. Sabres) has a .500 record or better in the early going. "Right now in this league, every game is a big game," he said. "If you fall behind in the standings, it will be hard to catch up." Oakville visits Brampton tomorrow, then hosts the Capitals Friday at Joshua Creek Arenas (a 7:30 p.m. start). The Blades will travel to Hamilton Monday. NOTES: Haltigin, a defenceman, leads Oakville scorers with six points in five games. Corbeil is second with five, while four players have four points apiece... The Blades signed two more defencemen recently, Jeff Grenier and Kirk Evely. Grenier, born in 1987, won the RBC Royal Bank Cup with the Aurora Tigers last season and is a reliable defender that moves the puck well, Coccimiglio said. Evely, born in 1991, is a hard-working player that is calm and patient in his own zone, according to the Blades' coach.