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The Oakville Beaver. W e d n e sd a y June 4, 2003 - D 3 Buzz playoff drive culminates in Sunday triple header After winning three of their past four games, Oakville's Junior B lacrosse club finds itself in the midst o f a tense playoff drive for the first time in the club's three year history. The Buzz topped arch rival Halton Hills 10-9 in their recent meeting and followed up with a 14-4 pasting of Gloucester (Ottawa) at Maplegrove Arena and a hard fought come-from-behind 8-7 road win against the Scarborough Saints to briefly grab first place in the South East Division of the Eastern Conference. On Saturday, the Buzz traveled five hours down the 401 to the Akwesasne Reserve (on an island in the St. Lawrence River between the States and Canada) where they dropped a tough game 13-9 to the Lightning in front of 500-plus fans. As a result the Buzz are now second, tied with Halton Hills, one point behind leader Mimico in their division. This Thursday, the team goes up Trafalgar Road to Halton Hills for the rubber match with the Bulldogs. With six regular season games left, this is a very big game for the franchise. Assistant captain Andrew Kingston wouldn't say it was do or die but stated "this is our biggest game o f the year." Rookie Stephan Leblanc is leading the team in scoring with 47 points (23 goals and Ron K u zyk · O a k v ille B e a v e r L E A P IN ' L IZ A R D S ! B ryan P ereira of St T hom as A quinas finished first at G-HAC and l()th at regionals in midget boys long ju m p . Track & field regional results (Continued from page D2) W om en O p en Ja v e lin T h ro w S en io r 1 Daisy V anRj\ens*aj\ C ay u g a S s-C a 43.32m 8 M artyna D akow tcz Iroquois Rid 27.35m W om en O p en 4x400 M e ie r R eluy O p en i f t M ichael G oetz A 4:13,19 8 St. Ignatius o f L oyola S 'A ' 4:29.02 9 Holy Trinity H. S 'A ' 4:32.63 W om en O p en Pole Yuult O p en 1 Iris Rom an C rossley 3.25m 2 Tara K oenig Q ueen Elizab 2.05m W om en O p en H4HI M e te r D ash W h e e lc h a ir I M elanie H aw tin B lakelock. T 2:30.67 W om en O p en 100 M e te r D a s h A m b u la to ry I Elisha Donughcy-Johns H oly Trinity 19.34 M en O p e n 400 M e te r D ash M idget I Tydel Pricc Barton SS 8 Andrew Edw ards Q ueen E li/a b M en O p e n 800 M e te r R u n M idget I C hris R om aniw St. Thom as M 9 C hander Pavan Q ueen E li/a b M en O p e n 4x100 M e te r Relay M idget 1 Q u een E liz a b e th P a rk S S 'A ' M en O p en L o n g J u m p M idget 1 Dex EfTs Port Credit 10 Bryan Pereira St.Thom as A q M en O p e n S h ot P u t M idget 1 Jason G eorge A scension o f 10 C arson Jenkins Holy Trinity M en O p e n 100 M e te r D ash J u n io r 1 Shannon King Ascension o f 6 Russell Bruy ns Holy Trinity M en O p e n 800 M e te r R un J u n io r I G areth M iller Loyola C ss-M 7 Scott Em bcrlcy St.Thom as Aq 10 Scott C hase Q ueen E li/a b M en O p en 1500 M ete r R un J u n io r Harrison Smith · Oakville Beaver Dave Brock of the Buzz on the chase in a recent home gam e against M imico. T he Buzz host a ju n io r double head er this S unday -- actually a trip le header. They sta rt things off hosting the G reen G aels at 2 p.m., followed by the m idget H aw ks at 5 p.m . and capped off by a ju n io r A gam e with th eir affiliate B urlington hosting St. C ath a rin e s at 8 p.m. 24 assists) in 14 games and he will represent the Buzz at the Junior B all-star game in St. Catharines on June 14. Veterans Jeff Brownlee and Joel Leveille have both scored 19 goals. On Saturday night Brownlee was picked as play er of the game with a fivegoal performance against Akwesasne. This Sunday (June 8). the Buzz will be participating in the Ian Anderson House annu al fundraising run. as they have for the last three years. "The team takes part each year to help do what we can to raise funds for the six-bed cancer hospice on Winston Churchill Blvd. and to give something back to the spon sors and fans from Oakville who support us," said Buzz veteran Geoff Farrer. Captain Reid Westmacott points out that the Buzz have always been connected to this cause through Buzz director Bud Donovan and his son, former Buzz coach Bruce Donovan, who both support the hospice. "Anyone who wants to pledge can get in touch with any Buzz player." said captain Westmacott. After the run, the Buzz are taking part in a unique lacrosse double header at Maplegrove arena. This Sunday (June 8) the Buzz take on the defending Canadian Junior B champion Oshawa Green Gaels at 2 p.m. At 8 p.m.. the Burlington Chiefs Junior A club (the 'A' club affiliated with the Buzz) take on the defending Ontario champion and Canadian jun ior A finalists. St. Catharines Athletics. Fans can see both games, and watch a midget game between Oakville and Burlington at 5 p.m., all for only $8. Single game rates and sen ior discounts are available too There will be tons to do. As usual, minor lacrosse players get in free. Come out to the hive Sunday to see some of the best lacrosse around. 55.56 56.95 2:09.69 2:16.73 4736 5.71m 4.93m l 14.36m 11.58m `Horns pick up where they left off By Neil Becker SPECIA L TO IH E BEAVER 10.86 11.79 1:59.66 2:04.43 2:06.19 i Gareth Miller Loyola Css-M 4:09.80 4:14.90 4:24.10 4:25.50 9-.2Q.89 9:42.40 41.35 44.65 6.21m 5.53in 13.03m 12.25m 51.57m 37.17m 6 Scott Em bcrlcy St.Thom as Aq 10 Scott C hase Q ueen E li/a b II David Teixcra St.Thom as A q M en O p en 3000 M e te r R un J u n io r I Tim Scrrc Sl Paul HS 7 David Teixcra St.Thom as A q M en O p en 300 M e te r H u rd les J u n io r 1 A ndre Jam es Tum cr-F ento 9 Scott Em bcrlcy St.Thom as Aq M en O p en L o ng J u m p J u n io r 1 R ussell B ru y n s Holy Trinit> 1 10 Stephen C aclers Iroquois Rid M en O p en T rip le J u m p J u n io r I Ryan C larke G lendale SS 5 Stephen C aclers Iroquois Rid M en O p en J a v e lin T hrow J u n io r 1 C orey Spiecc Crossley 10 Pal G adbois B lakelock. T M en O p e n 800 M e te r R u n S en io r 1 Jonathan Paul C hurchill. S 3 Rich G arton Q ueen E li/a b 11 Jam es Kozak Q ueen E li/a b M en O p e n 1500 M e te r R un S en io r 1 Jonathan Paul C hurchill. S 2 K yle Jones Q ueen E li/a b 10 Rich G arton Q ueen E li/a b M en O p en 3000 M e te r R un S en io r 1 omlre-paui hoiUorgcon s Holy C ross H 5 Kyle Jones Q ueen Elizab M en O p e n 110 M e te r H u rd le s S en io r 1 Ben Fielding N elson HS 8 Sam Newman-Bremong St.Ignatius M en O p e n 400 M e te r H u rd le s S en io r 1 Ben Fielding N elson HS 7 John M iklavicic St.Ignatius 9 Sam Ncwman-Brcmong St.Ignatius M en O p e n J a v e lin T hrow S en io r I John Adam ek Ridge-C r HS 5 Dante Luciani St.Thom as Aq 7 Rob Li ska St.Thom as Aq The Oakville Longhorns are a dynasty in men's amateur tackle football, having won the national title in each of the last three years in which they have competed for it and having won the last 10 of their Northern Football Conference (NFC) league playoff championships. They started off the current campaign last Saturday at Bronte Athletic Field in Oakville in their same old intimidating fashion, blasting die visiting Markham Raiders 63-0. It marked their 23rd straight win in NFC play, setting yet another league record. The 'Horns were led by three touchdowns each from Colin Grant and Derwin Phillips, not to menColin G ra n t (red jersey) got the h at-trick with three touchdow ns. Harrison Smith · Oakville Beaver tion Vince Rinella, named the player of the game, who compiled eight tackles and four fumble recov eries. "No matter what the score is, I play hard every down." said Rinella who has been with the Homs since 1998. "We never give up. and we're like a tight family, so this record is very special." Other Longhorn firsts include rookie coach Pat McNemey enjoying his first win, and rookie Dion James getting his first Longhorn touchdown. The tone was set early in this home opener when Chad Kennedy recovered a fumble, which led to Colin Grant's first touchdown on a 20-yard pass. Derwin Phillips also scored the hat-trick with three touchdowns. Other touchdowns were added by Rick Andrade and Chad Kennedy. The `Homs led it 35-0 at the half. "There are a lot of rookies this year, and with a new coach, it is a learning process," said McNemey. The `Homs are in Oshawa this Sunday for a 2 p.m. game and back home at Bronte Athletic field Saturday. June 14. 6 p.m. against Mega City. 1:56.70 1:58.66 2:07.36 4:03.60 4:04.40 4:22.50 8:54.01 s 56 30 15.60 16.70 56.76 1:02.23 1:03.38 52.06m 43.84m 40.10m Tour Mavericks qualify for NARCh finals in Florida in July Undefeated and fresh from winning the Michigan Tohrs Roller Hockey Championship in the bantam division, the Tour Mavericks, with Oakville and Burlington play ers. headed to Detroit for one of the largest and most com petitive NARCh (North American Roller Hockey Championship) qualifying tournaments. In Friday's opener, the Tour team edged Motor City Rollers 3-1. Oakville broke open a 1-1 tie on a pair of goals by Cam Foley, the final one into an empty net. Jeff Brownson opened the scor ing. The Mavs dominated the Black Biscuit Devils in a one sided contest to win their sec ond game of the tournament 10-3. It was a strong team effort which saw goals from all players -- two each from Alfred Lee, Neil Musselwhite and Tyler Legein. with singles contributed by Tyler Gardner. Cam Foley, Bryan Carey and Jeff Brownson. The final game of the qual ifying round saw the Mavs stalemate strong NARCh contender Team Easton 4-4 in what would be a preview of the quarterfinal match. Oakville led most of the way but couldn't hold leads of 3-1 and 4-2 despite outstanding goaltending by the M av's Scott Brownson. Oakville goals were scored by Jeff Brownson (2). Tyler Gardner and Neil Musselwhite. With four teams at identi cal records in the first round, the quarterfinals set up a re match with Team Easton. Although Easton did get the lead in this game, 1-0 and even 2I going into the final period, the Mavs had a great third period to win 6-2. Tour defenceman Luke Tresham and goalie Scott Brownson were at their best, shutting Easton out while goals by Jeff Brownson. Tyler Gardner (his second of the game) and a hat trick by Neil Musselwhite gave the Mavs the win. The semifinal turned out to be the game of the tournament with the Mavs unable to hold on to a 41 lead to be edged 5-4 by NARCh favourite Metro Storm. Metro moved on to win the final 9-1. Cam Foley and Neil Musselwhite potted a pair each. Based on their performance, the Mavericks were selected for the NARCh Championships in Florida in late July. 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