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Editor: Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: nnelson@hattonsearch.com SPORTS Make it two for two for the Sheridan Bruins. The defending OCAA Central League Cham pions shut down the #5 nationally ranked M ohawk M ountaineers 65-53 last Friday night at the JM Porter Gym in O akville. The Bruin defence was the key: "We threw some different defences at them ," said Bruin head coach Jim Flack. "T hey're talented but young." M ohawk held a 49-47 lead with seven m inutes left but scored one basket the rest o f the way as the Bruins closed out the game with an 18-4 run. Sheridan, who won their opening game 71-70 over the Centennial Colts, still needs to cut down its turnovers. They had 18 in the gam e, 10 of them in the first h alf which saw M ohawk leading it 35-32 at the break. There were seven ties to begin the second half before Sheridan took control o f the game. Freshm an D em etrius W oodard, a Blakelock grad, led the attack with 14 points and eight rebounds. M aurice Smith also scored 14. Louis Moore chipped in with 13 points and four rebounds. Dwight Taylor, Andrew Foster and Sean Bailey each scored six points in the balanced Bruin offence. Jerm aine D unkley scored 14 for M ohawk but only two in the second half as the sturdy Sheridan defence held the M ountaineers to only 18 points after the break. Sheridan m oves to 2-0 and travels to Toronto for a road gam e tonight (W ednesday) against G eorge Brown. Game tim e is 8 p.m. Sheridan C ollege is excited to announce that they will host the 2006 CCAA National M en's Basketball Cham pionships. This season's event will take place in March (2005) in Edm onton. Bruins beat 5th ranked Mohawk The pre-novice k e Repression team getting some pre-G ala instructions from coach Ja y d a E v e re tt Synchro teams hold annual Gala Sunday It's that time o f year again: Santa Claus, eggnog and synchronized skat ing. Okay, so you might need a little help making the connection, but the fact is, that the third annual Ice Expression Gala and Silent A u ctio n Sunday at Oakville Arena is an awe some way to kick-start your Christmas festivities. Sure, there are lots of professional yuletide offerings in Toronto, but what better way to capture the spirit o f the festive season than to wander down to your local arena for a cup o f hot chocolate and a skating performance o f the simplest and purest form. Young skaters from Ice Expression's four synchronized skat ing teams have been busy polishing their routines for the gala, perform ances that they will take on the road beginning in January as their competi tive season gets under way. Even at the grassroots level, this alternative team sport for girls is a treat to watch, as skaters combine the grace of dance with the speed and strength o f skating, to execute armwork, edges, turns and spins in uni son. This year, as Oakville continues to re-build its synchronized skating pro gram, four teams will take the ice for the gala, from the youngest, leam-toskate pre-juveniles to the more experi enced novice team, which finished sixth at the 2004 Canadian National Championships in Brandon, Manitoba. In between, there is the juvenile (See 'Ice Exasperation' page D3) Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver CALL W AITING! both S h e rid a n 's Dwight T aylor and M ohaw k's N avanga Burke w ait for the re f to m ake the call. T he foul went against Burke. SKI & SNOWBOARDS, 120 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE 905.845.1561 www.skiandsnowboards.com M AIN STORE HOURS: MON.-FRI. 10-9, SAT. 9-6, SUN. 11-5 W A JUST ARRIVED C 12 FULL SKIDSJp h S i 4 2 B !3B 9 r J Mon-Fri. 4pm-8pm Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday noon-4 pm 0PEN C o )iM i7 ii3 iJMr I I f l H 5000 pieces p ,, to choose fio r n boards, i l i j l f l Afoiv b oo ts & M m E a«ab; b in d in gs t a |v m . r L U S 500 Pieces of Junior Clearance Outerwear Now ODpn - S6n® C8 tt e m fte sW and s n o tv ta ^ mbsites ' A t P fiN m J ta v - - K is S s a - to book call corbett's 905. 845.1561 \ rS S s s s g L2,000 pieces o f clearance goods Boardwear, Skiwear, T-shirts, Watches, Hoodies, Sunglasses, Goggles, Footwear and more. A c o n c e p t s t o r e f o r th e b o a rd c u ltu r e