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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, September 5, 2014 | 28 Indoor training, repetition helped rookie ball A's get ahead of the curve continued from p.27 throwing has been the OMBA's main goal since revamping its rep system less than two years ago. The association recently introduced winter training to its players and will move into a new indoor training facility this fall. "At the young age level, it's about repetition. By the time a young lad or a young gal has hit off a pitching machine a few thousand times, their swing becomes more natural and they're able to repeat it," Busseri said. "Same with throwing or fielding. "The adults and volunteers have put the time in, and the kids have come out and worked at it. That has a lot to do with why Oakville's ahead of the game (at the rookie ball level)." Minor rookie ball The minor rookie ball A's clinched their title Sunday with a 14-4 romp over the North York Blues. Oakville also defeated the Blues 10-7 earlier in the day after suffering a 7-5 loss to North York on Saturday, the A's only loss in the double-elimination tournament. Oakville's other wins came over the Whitby Chiefs (13-2), East York Bulldogs (7-5), Cambridge Cubs (5-0) and Mississauga North Tigers (8-6). The A's turned four double plays at provincials, including a second-base-to-shortstopto-third-base twin killing that ended the win over Mississauga North, and nearly turned a triple play after a lineout to shortstop. Offensively, the A's were led by Benjamin Wdowczyk (15 hits), Nicholas Cote (11 runs batted in) and Anthony Busseri (13 hits). Anthony Busseri, Louis Busseri and Trevor Woods won their second straight provincial title after playing as underagers on last year's minor rookie ball squad. Other members of the A's, who finished the year with an overall mark of 60-4 and won all five tournaments they entered, are Joshua Bushen, Fraser MacKay, William Marion, Alexander Papadopoulos, Tristan Tarrant, Ethan Wood and Evan Young. Dan Marion, Rob Tarrant, Frank Wdowczyk, Ryan Wood and Len Woods also coach the team. Major rookie ball Oakville's major rookie ball squad also clinched its provincial title against a team it had lost to earlier in the tournament. The A's defeated the Riverside Royals 6-1 in Sunday's final, avenging a 4-3 loss on Saturday. Oakville also defeated the Markham Mariners 8-3, East York Bulldogs 12-0, Mississauga Majors 6-4, North York Blues 13-3 and LaSalle Titans 13-3 at the Ontario championships. The A's went 63-8 overall this year, winning the COBA championship as well as three tournament golds and two silvers. Players on the team are Joshua Beau- The Oakville A's major rookie ball AAA team. | photo submitted pre, Ronak Dhindsa, Thomas Flowerday, Brayden Gillespie, Harry Lamont, Joe Moszcelt, Ryan O'Born, Thomas Reilly, Evan Tanaka, Keze Tatem, Jorge Valdes and Eli Zweig. David Gillespie is the club's head coach. Five other Oakville A's rep teams also competed at provincials last weekend, but none of them advanced to the final day of the double-elimination events. -- Jon Kuiperij C A T C H M E I F Y O U C A N WE HAVE LESS EXPENSIVE LEAGUE OPTIONS!! SUNDAY AFTERNOONS MONDAY NIGHTS FRIDAY NIGHTS SATURDAY NIGHTS SATURDAY COED $6,257 $6,790 $5,699 $3,690 $3,690 + + + + + HST per Team Entry HST per Team Entry HST per Team Entry HST per Team Entry HST per Team Entry ALL DIVISIONS ARE 25 GAMES GUARANTEED SUPPLEMENTAL ACCIDENT COVERAGE INCLUDED PRIZING FOR DIVISION CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BEGINS PLAY SEPTEMBER 15TH!! CANLAN ICE SPORTS - OAKVILLE / 905.845.6989 / www.icesports.com/oakville adultrechockey.ca Canadian women's hockey team member, Olympic champion and Amazing Race Canada participant Natalie Spooner (left) puts youngsters through their paces during the Blades With Braids rep girls' hockey camp last week at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The camp raised $14,000 for charity (Right To Play and Halton Women's Place each received $7,000), bumping its three-year fundraising total to $35,000. | photo by Franki Ikeman -- Special to the Beaver