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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, October 9, 2015 | 24 B R E A S T C A N C E R A W A R E N E S S G A M E Iroquois Ridge High School hosted its annual pink football game yesterday (Thursday) in support of breast cancer awareness, featuring the Trailblazers' junior team against the visiting Nelson Lords. In left photo, Ridge punter William Lee avoids the block attempt of Nelson's Robbie Walker. In above photo, Nelson's Maksim Duric is tackled by the Trailblazers' Nick Devries. Nelson won the game, 24-6. | photos by Nikki Wesley -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Oakville U17 boys tie first two games at U18 soccer nationals Tougher league The Oakville Soccer Club's under-17 boys' A team earned a point in each of its first two games at the Canadian under-18 soccer championships in Charlottetown, P .E.I. Oakville played the host Winsloe Charlottetown Royals to a scoreless draw Wednesday evening, a game in which both teams carried the play for extended stretches. Oakville added another 0-0 tie yesterday (Thursday afternoon), this time against the Calgary Foothills. In Wednesday's contest, Oakville keeper Michael Costanzo was at his busiest in the first half. Oakville coach Karim Riahi changed formation at halftime, and the team enjoyed more scoring opportunities in the second half. Mohamad Ahmad nearly won the game for Oakville on the last play of the game, but his right-foot shot from the top of the penalty area went just wide. Matthew Menko, Dusan Kovacevic, Malik Arab and Seihun Kim were also dangerous offensively Wednesday for Oakville, which will play its third game of the tournament this afternoon (Friday) against Newfoundland and Labrador. All teams will play four preliminary-round games, after which the top teams in each of the two pools will play for the Canadian title Sunday at noon (Atlantic time). competition can help OT later continued from p.23 in really well." "Overall, we're a pretty well-balanced team," Groen said. The Red Devils have outscored their opponents 13-1, with the lone blemish on their record being a 0-0 tie against the Garth Webb Chargers. While only four schools have played in a Halton final in the last 15 years, Groen said the sport is growing with more players playing outside of high school. That has helped other programs challenge for the title in a league that once saw OT and Notre Dame meet in eight straight finals. "It's good to get some tougher games throughout the season," Groen said. "It helps tremendously, especially if you're able to get out of Halton and get into provincials." OT, which won bronze medals at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations championships in 2011 and 2013, would like to take a run at another, but its first priority is regaining its spot atop Halton.