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Local players in basketball nationals Loyola high school graduates account for three of the five-player Oakville contingent that will play in this week's Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball championships in Toronto. Mike L 'Africain of the Ottawa GeeGees, Mike Andrews of the Bishop's Gaiters and Ostap Choliy of the Ryerson Rams all played a role in Loyola's dominance of Halton senior boys' basketball from 2009-11, a tenure during which the Hawks won three Tier 1 titles and two provincial silver medals. L 'Africain and Andrews will renew acquaintances once again today (Thursday) as Bishop's takes on Ottawa in one of four CIS quarter-final contests scheduled on Day 1 of the tournament. L 'Africain, a fourth-year point guard, averaged 12.3 points and 4.8 assists per game during the regular season while shooting 45.5 per cent from three-point range. Fifth-year centre Andrews had 15 points and six rebounds in a 68-63 win over McGill in Saturday's Quebec final after averaging 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks during the regular season. Choliy and the Rams will take on the University of Windsor in their opening game. Choliy, a fourth-year guard, scored five points and added four rebounds in Ryerson's 79-66 loss to Ottawa in the Ontario bronze-medal game Saturday. Abbey Park graduate Chris McLaughlin (Victoria) and former Holy Trinity student Anthony Pate (Carleton) are Oakville's other competitors at the CIS championships. Victoria will face Dalhousie today and Carleton will clash with Saskatchewan. Post player McLaughlin is nearing the end of a stellar five-year career at Victoria, averaging 19 points and 9.7 rebounds per game this season for the Vikes while shooting 56.1 per cent from the field. The Canada West division's most outstanding player this season (see story online at bit.ly/1D5YhPv), McLaughlin scored 12 points and added 10 rebounds in Victoria's 70-67 victory over Saskatchewan in the West final. Pate saw limited action in his freshman season at Carleton, scoring four points in his 41 minutes played. Winners of today's quarter-finals will advance to the semifinals Saturday. The CIS championship and bronze-medal games will be played Sunday. 33 | Thursday, March 12, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Midget AAA Rangers advance to OMHA tourney Kyle Potts scored on a goalmouth scramble with 45 seconds left in overtime as the Oakville midget AAA Rangers qualified for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships with a 3-2 win Saturday over the Halton Hurricanes. Potts' goal gave the Rangers a 3-2 semifinal series win over the Hurricanes, who had gotten the better of Oakville during the South Central Triple A regular season. Oakville dropped the series opener, won the next two games and then saw Halton even the series in Game 4. "Playing Halton was a roller coaster," said Rangers coach Mike Bentivegna, whose team led Saturday's contest 2-0 before Halton rallied to tie the game late in regulation. "We were outplayed in overtime, but the players never quit and ended up scoring an ugly goal to win. I was so proud of all the boys and they showed a lot of character by not quitting when most players in their situation would have." At this weekend's OMHA championships in Whitby, Oakville will face the host Wildcats, defending champion Ajax-Pickering Raiders, Richmond Hill Coyotes and SCTA rival Brampton 45s. Other OMHA tournament participants Also competing in an OMHA tournament this weekend are the minor midget AAA Rangers, who are travelling to Quinte. The minor atom and peewee Rangers will host AAA tournaments next weekend. Victoria Vikes centre/forward Chris McLaughlin, Canada West's most outstanding player this season, is one of seven Oakville residents competing at CIS basketball nationals this week in Toronto. | photo courtesy of APShutter.com Abbey Park played for second straight OFSAA volleyball gold The Abbey Park Eagles had a chance to win their second consecutive Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations girls' volleyball championship yesterday (Wednesday) when they faced Stouffville in the final of the AAA tournament in Ingersoll (a contest that began after the Beaver's press deadline.) Abbey Park, the top seed in the tournament, went 2-1 in pool play before sweeping Malvern 3-0 in the quarter-finals and London Central in the semis. Appleby College hockey Jaime Bourbonnais scored overtime winners in both the quarter-finals and semifinals yesterday, vaulting the Appleby College Blue Dogs into this morning's (Thursday's) championship game at the OFSAA girls' hockey AAA/AAAA tournament in Ottawa. The top-seeded Blue Dogs went 3-0-1 in pool play before the playoff wins over Sudbury Notre Dame and Ottawa Louis Riel. The Appleby boys were 2-0 at the A/AA tournament in Pembroke, going into their final round-robin contest yesterday versus the St. Mary's Knights. Playoffs begin today and medal games are tomorrow (Friday). King's Christian basketball King's Christian Collegiate was slated to play for bronze yesterday at the OFSAA boys' basketball A tournament in Pain Court. The sixth-ranked Cavs lost 65-33 to No. 2 Ridley College in the semis after posting double-digit victories in their first three games at OFSAA. Abbey Park hockey Abbey Park faced Centre Wellington yesterday in the quarter-finals of the OFSAA boys' hockey AAA/AAAA tournament in St. Catharines. The Eagles went 2-1 in round-robin play. The semis and medal games are today. Garth Webb volleyball The Garth Webb Chargers surprised a few teams at the OFSAA girls' volleyball AA tournament in Dryden, reaching yesterday's consolation final. Webb was ranked last in the 16-team field but upset No. 6 Courtice Holy Trinity in pool play and downed Timmins and L 'amoreaux in the consolation playoffs. Soccer Player Development socceR pRoGRaMs that Develop plaYeRs InnovatIve technIques to Develop InDIvIDual skIll Game Based LearninG Brain Based LearninG Oakville Summer Registration Now Open! 905-467-2775 pRoGRaM DIRectoR: DIno lopez powered by www.apexfootylab.com Learn More and register at