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D 2 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A p ril 2, 2003 Chantal A yo tte · Oakville Beaver NHL TRIO! helping out at a recent H alton C rim e S toppers fu n d raise r at O akville A rena was a trio of illustrious fo rm e r N H L ers. They are (left to right, in the top photo) Jack Valiquette (blue je rse y ), E ddie S hack and M ark N apier (in the w hite jersey ). Ex-NHLers help in fundraiser for Halton Crime Stoppers, they'll be in Milton, April 13 Clear the track, it's Eddie Shack, and he. along with former NHLers Mark Napier and Jack Valiquette helped to raise close to $ 2 ,0 0 0 for Halton Crime Stoppers at a recent Battle o f the Badges game at Oakville Arena. The host Halton Regional Police hockey team, with Jack Valiquette in their line-up, lost 8-3 to the visiting Toronto Fire Department with Mark Napier in their line-up. Shack. Napier. Valiquette will be at it again on Sunday. April 13. 4 p.m., at the Milton Memorial Arena to again raise money for Halton Crime Stoppers. This time, their opponents will be the Toronto police hockey team, People wishing tickets can call 905 825-4747, ext., # 5 1 3 9 or 1-800-268-7371. Grade nine, Q.E. Park student is U-19 provincial champion Shrugging o ff a recent injury, Oakville's Neha Kumar kept Ontario's top youth title all in the family. Kumar, a 15-year-old, Grade 9 student at Q.E. Park High School, won the U -19 provincial open championship this past w eekend in St. Catharines. In the previous three years, it had been won by Kumar's sister, Ruchika Kumar, now studying at Princeton. Neha had just resumed play ing squash a week earlier after recovering from a shin stress suffered at the Canada W inter G am es, and was lacking in proper preparation time and fit ness. The rust didn't last long, however. After dropping her opening quarterfinal game to N icole M aley o f M anitoba. Neha rolled o ff the next three games to win the match 3-1. The semifinal match against Genevieve Lessard o f Quebec followed the same pattern with Neha losing the first game before rolling off three wins to take the match 3-1. Neha saved her best until last. sw eeping Ashley Malenchak o f Manitoba 3-0. Neha made almost no errors and kept changing the the pace of the game, never allowing her opponent back in the match. Neha K um ar Minor atom AAA rep team will compete in OMHA championship this weekend While most of Oakville's triple-A rep hockey teams have ended their seasons, coach Bob Woloschuk's peaking minor atom Rangers have gamely captured their second playoff series, this time against the Burlington Eagles, and advanced to the five-team O ntario M inor Hockey Association (O M H A ) championship this week-' end in Aurora. In one of the league's two qualifying final series, requiring seven points to move on, Oakville won four, lost one and tied one to join Halton Hills as the loop representatives in the round-robin finals, beginning on Friday. Certainly, goaltending has been the key to the Rangers' two-round playoff success, as the tan dem of Ali Binnington and Stefan Chiasson are playing their best hockey of the season, posting a combined 2.50 GAA in making sure the Eagles didn't land in Aurora. After squandering a 2-0 third-period lead in Game 1, resulting in* a 2-2 tie, the Rangers showed their fighting spirit in Game 2. taking a 41 lead and hanging on for the 4-3 win, despite 26 minutes in penalties, compared to four for the Eagles. Michael Ulozas scored the final two goals to provide the margin of victory. With fire in their eyes in Game 3, the Rangers rocked the Eagles with a devastating first period barrage, capped by a highlight-package goal with one second left by defenceman Mark Luzar. Working on protecting the lead in the final two periods, the Rangers held on 5-3 to take a 5-1 points lead. Looking to take a stranglehold, the plucky Rangers showed heart and grit, once again, scor ing twice in the final 2:30 o f Game 4 to erase a 32 deficit. The winner came with 30 seconds left by Patrick Megannety on a feed from Mark Cece. After dropping Game 5 by a score of 4-1 and with another chance to clinch a coveted berth in the OMHA finals, the 1993-bom AAAs stifled the Eagles in Game 6. riding goals by Matthew Rubinoff, his third of the series, and Ulozas, his fourth, to a convincing 2-0 shutout. Other goal scorers in the six-game series were Megannety (2 ), Cece (2 ), Giovanni Siciliano (2 ), Luzar and Matthew Wood. They're off on the road to Aurora. Oakville Rangers Minor Atom AAA H eading to the O M H A T ournam ent o f C ham pions, A p ril 4-6th Oakville rink seeks provincial title Taryn Gray and her foursome o f Vicki Adderley, Carolyn Childs and Brittany Gray from the Oakville Curling Club will compete in the Bantam Girls Provincial YOUTH BALL HOCKEY Front row (L to R): Stefan Chiasson, Marc Cece, Matthew Rubinoff, Ben Fanelli, Ali Binnington Middle row (L to R): Neil Megannety (ass't coach), Justin Mattiussi, Mark Luzar, Patrick Megannety, Matthew Wood, Sam Neeb, Patrick Griffen, Bob Woloschuk (head coach) Back row (L to R): Carlo Cece (ass't coach), Giovanni Siciliano, Mark Freitas, Cory Camilleri, Michael Ulozas, Justin Burzycki, Ryan Adams, Dan Chiasson (mgr), Charles Camilleri (trainer) fo r players from 6 to 17 years old Kin oak Arena & Glen Abbey Arena for player o r team re g istration call Proudly sponsored by: N o rth S ta r E lectric W ellington C arpet ir Tile Inc. De Luca Painters & D ecorators Starfleet C o n stru ctio n R obert B in n in g to n O ntario Legal R eco very L td. St. L a w ren ce C em en t P rim o P ainting Co. L td Tri-Tech E lectrical C o n tra cto rs F lynn C anada L td E n e rS y s Dr. F ra n k G igone Vision T ransportation Dr. G reg o ry B o rla n d T ony L. M a rtin s Vita C o n tin en ta l C orporation M asters In su ra n ce (H a m ilto n ) L im ite d N o rth m a n H oldings Inc. I (416 ) 426-7003 O r visit on Registration Dates: Sun., March 2 Glen Abbey Rec. 10-1 Sat., April 5 Kinoak 10-4 Sun., April 6 Kinoak 10-1 There's somuch m ore toLa-Z -B o}1 ! * Championship to be held April 2-5 at the Carleton Heights Curling Club in Ottawa. TD CANADA TRUST Carolann Sproat and her curling rink of Darlene Arnold, Heather Ritchie and Jackie McNally won the TD Canada Tmst Bonspiel, the final Day Ladies Bonspiel of the season, by beating Patti W inter's team o f Helen Johnstone. Sharon Hay-Pole and Linda Foy. Other event winners included teams skipped by Gail Betts (2n d ), Joan Watkinson (3rd), Ann Hall (4th), Carol Schooley (5th), Jacquie Pollard (6th) and Susan Howard (7th). DAY LADIES In the last Day Ladies mini-series of the season, the winners were ... Tuesday Series: winners ... Judy Mcdole. Nadine Stewart. Betty Garven and Barb Mcleod. Runners up ... Carol Schooley, Joanne Mikola, Mary Cochrane and Heather Cheyne. Thursday Series: winners ... Mary Garvey. Jan Peters, Donna Lucho and Marilyn Frostiak. Runners up ... Patti Winter, Jean Ann Davis. Joan Harding and Betty Garven. A REM INDER - CLIN IC The Oakville Curling Club will be holding a clinic for the public on Saturday, April 12, noon to 3 p.m. Those interested in trying out their curling skills should contact the office (905-844-6982) to reserve a spot. Bring a clean pair of running shoes (do not wear to the club), stretchy pants and a light jacket or sweater. Qualified instructors will be on hand to leach. from M l49" MOMS fundraiser The Oakville Hockey MOMS are holding their annual dinner/dance and silent auction this Saturday (April 5 ) at the Oakville Conference Centre on Bronte Road (the Holiday Inn). Silent auction items are welcome. Phone 338-9220. Thank you to all our sponsors, parents ancl supporters LA-Z-BO Y URMITURE® EUR LLERIES BURLINGTON PO W ERCENTO a tW . & BRANT STREET · (905)331 7600 Mon.-fn. 9am-9pm. Sal. 9arr>-6 pm, Sun. 10 an>-5 pm