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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, September 24, 2015 | 46 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports "Connected to your Community" Oakville Hornets goaltender Charlotte Bolduc keeps an eye on a puck in her crease during the atom B final of the Harvest Classic girls' hockey tournament Sunday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The Nepean Wildcats nipped the Hornets 1-0 in overtime, but two other Oakville teams -- the midget AAs and novice As -- won their divisions at the tournament. | Andrew Lahodynskyj -- Special to the Oakville Beaver Midget AA Hornets' strong start continues at Harvest Classic It's still just September, but Oakville Hornets midget AA girls' hockey coach Jim Nyhuus is already thrilled with the improvement of his team. "I could not be happier with our performance," said Nyhuus, pointing to how the Hornets lost 3-0 to the Chicago Mission at the beginning of the month, made a few adjustments and then whipped Chicago 6-1 at a tournament in Stoney Creek. "We have 17 new players, a total rebuild from last year. We have come together quickly as a team, and the girls are truly committed to the program and care about each other." The Hornets continued that early-season success last weekend by winning the midget AA division at their own tournament, the Harvest Classic. Madison Oakes provided shutout goaltending, Hunter Nugent and Kayla Fillier each scored twice and Sarah Fillier added a single in the Hornets' 5-0 win over Whitby in Sunday's championship game at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Oakville also posted wins over North Halton (3-1), North West Humberland (6-1), Cornwall (4-2) and Burlington (32) during the tournament, finishing the competition with 21 goals for and just six against. The previous weekend, the Hornets claimed silver at the 64-team Stoney Creek Showcase, their only loss coming to Sudbury by a 1-0 score -- the lone time they've been blanked this year. The Hornets will travel to Boston this weekend to play in a five-team showcase at Harvard University. Oakville is the only Canadian team to be invited to the tournament by Katey Stone, head coach of both the Harvard's women's hockey team and the United States Olympic women's squad. "We are very honoured, and excited to be tested again," said Nyhuus. Other members of the midget AA Hornets are Daniella Serrao, Jessie Fennell, Kai Palo, Isabelle Mastantuono, Allison Chan, Raegan Subban, Maddy Collard, Kelsie Mahussier, Kelsey Ramrekersingh, Emily Baxter, Laura Cote, Claire Mills and Alicia Hunks. Courtney Birchard and Darryl Giancola are assistant coaches, Emma Stephan and Kim Leclaire are trainers, and Renee Serrao and David Fennell are managers. Novice A Hornets also win Harvest Classic gold Winning the semifinal in overtime and the final in a shootout, the Oakville novice A Hornets also claimed gold at their hometown tournament last weekend. The Hornets edged Burlington in an eight-round shootout to win the Harvest Classic novice A title 3-2 Sunday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. "(The gold) is a huge boost for the novice A Hornets and a great confidence builder to kick off the season," said Oakville head coach Bill Clarke. "From our goaltenders outward, various girls came through in clutch situations with all players contributing to an overall team effort." Oakville breezed through the preliminary round of the competition, posting three straight wins by a combined score of 17-1. Things got more difficult in the playoffs as the Hornets needed overtime to down North Simcoe 4-3 in the semis, then went to a shootout in the final. Olivia Aquino scored the OT winner in the semifinal, and goaltender Sydney Sammut stopped three breakaways in the extra session. In the championship game, Victoria Pataran was the last Hornet to score in the shootout and Laura Piroli stopped Burlington's final shooter. Other members of the Hornets are Sofia Barry, Keira Blackburn, Ryann Board, Darragh Browne, Maren Capannelli, Josie Clarke, Addison Kramer, Brooke Leonard, Emily McKee, Brooke Menzies, Evan Rupert, Kylie Van Dinter and Paige Whitworth. The novice As were one of two Hornets teams to win titles at the Harvest Classic, joining the midget AA squad. Three other Oakville teams (atom AA, atom B and peewee AA) earned silver medals in the tournament, which featured 18 divisions and nearly 200 teams. -- Jon Kuiperij Local players help Canada to 3-0 start at lacrosse worlds Getting goals from Oakville resident Jordan MacIntosh in each of its three games so far, Canada has advanced to the semifinal of the world indoor lacrosse championships in Syracuse. MacIntosh scored once in Canada's 11-9 come-from-behind win over Iroquois in Sunday's opener; potted a pair in a 19-2 rout of the Czech Republic Monday; and tallied again in an 18-7 victory over the United States Tuesday. Oakville's Chris Corbeil, Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson and Stephan Leblanc are also on the Canadian team. Corbeil and Dan Dawson both have three goals in the tournament, while Leblanc scored twice Monday against the Czechs. Canada's opponent in Friday's semifinal has yet to be determined.