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Breakaway foiled continued from p. 40 that produced several good chances and put the Americans on their heels, Daryl Watts jumped on a U.S. turnover and fired a shot under the crossbar to make it 2-0. The Americans cut the lead to one when Alex Woken blocked a shot at the U.S. blueline and scored on a breakaway. O'Neill almost restored the twogoal advantage in the final minute of the period while killing a penalty. She scooped up a loose puck just inside the U.S. blueline and used her speed to beat the defender wide and break in alone, but was turned away by goalie Alex Gulstene. The Americans tied it in the third on a Snodgrass wraparound, setting up an exciting final 12 minutes. It looked like home team might get its storybook ending in front of the sellout crowd in the final minute. Canada buzzed the U.S. net, including a wild goalmouth scramble in the dying seconds, but Gulstene kept the puck out. In overtime, an American point shot hit a Canadian player and deflected right to Snodgrass, who swatted her second attempt into the net. "We certainly had our opportunities to win the game as well. I really liked our third-period pushback, especially late we had a couple of great chances to be able to get that winning goal," Haley said. "A game like this, it's so close, it comes down to a bounce; we weren't able to capitalize on our bounces. That's the way it's going to go when there's two great opponents who match up well together." West End Studio Theatre presents Fifteenth Frank Sabatino Memorial set for the weekend By Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver staff 41 | Thursday, January 21, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Though he didn't play hockey until he was 12, Frank Sabatino loved the game. He loved all sports -- golf, tennis, racquetball, football, crosscountry -- but hockey had a special place. "We did hockey as a family," said Debbie Sabatino, Frank's wife. But Frank's involvement went beyond watching the game. He became a house-league convener for the Minor Oaks Hockey Association and also served as a director on the board. "Frank was always interested in giving back so that young boys and girls would have the same positive experience he had," Debbie said. This weekend, for the 15th year, hundreds of players will have the opportunity to build their own memories at the Frank Sabatino Memorial Tournament. Fifty teams from across Ontario will take part in three divisions -- atom red, peewee white and peewee red. Tournament games will be played beginning tomorrow (Friday) at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, Joshua's Creek Arenas and River Oaks Recreation Centre. The tournament finals will be played Sunday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex at 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. For a complete schedule, see www.moha.ca. Sabatino was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2001 and died just a few months later. Even as he battled the disease, he continued to compile the house league statistics from his hospital bed. The following year a group of volunteers and parents organized the first tournament to honour their colleague and friend. It has raised money for local charities over the years, including Ian Anderson House, Rose Cherry's Place and for the palliative care unit through the Oakville Hospital Foundation. A room in the oncology unit at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital bears Sabatino's name. Debbie said the tournament has continued to grow and thrive because of the volunteers that organize it and make it an event that teams want to return to. She said in past years, teams have submitted entries as early as July. "It's considered one of the pre- mier house league tournaments in the OMHA," Debbie said. "It's been 15 years, so many of (the organizers) may not have known him personally, but they know the importance of having a tournament where kids can have fun and show sportsmanship. It's not just about winning but having fun, and it's also a chance to think about others and help people in the community." And just as it did before, hockey still brings the family together. Frank and Debbie's children continue to be involved. Marisa, 27, reviews submissions for the tournament's sportsmanship award and watches games to help determine a winner while Paolo, 25, referees and helps with the skills competition. Oakville basketball free throw champions to be decided at K of C event All Oakville boys and girls ages 9-14 (as of Jan. 1, 2016) are invited to participate in local competitions for the Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw Championship. The school-based competitions are being held at local schools while the Oakville-wide Council competitions will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas high school on two dates. The first is Friday, Jan. 22, from 6-10 p.m., and is for age-group winners from the following schools: Our Lady of Peace, St. Andrew, St. John, St. Marguerite d'Youville, St. Michael and Holy Family. Also invited that day are Oakville Special Olympics Group A, B and C finalists and all public, private or home-schooled Oakville school children who have not attended a local Catholic school competition. On Saturday, Jan. 23, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., age-group winners from the following schools will compete: Use discount code WEST20 and SAVE 20%* Mother Teresa, St. Bernadette, St. Joan of Arc, St. John Paul II, St. Mary, St. Matthew, St. Dominic, St. James, St. Joseph (Oakville), St. Luke and St. Vincent. The championship is held annually, with winners receiving recognition, prizes and progressing through local, district and state/ provincial competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C headquarters based on scores from the provincial-level competitions. The district championship for Oakville winners will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Aquinas. For pre-registration, entry forms or other details contact Frank D'Aurora at fdaurora@cogeco.ca, 905-337-8233 (Council 14446) or Andrew Eckstein at 416-889-0479. (Council 3881). Cheaters by Michael Jacobs "Downright hilarious!" - New York Post *discount applicable to regular priced tickets and cannot be combined with other offers. The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts 905.815.2021 | 1.888.489.7784 | the-west.ca 3 - 6 8:00 pm 7 2:00 pm February FREE HOUSE LEAGUE PLAYER CLINICS At Corbetts Dugout, 2270 Speers Road Prior clinic registration not required 2016 Date Date Saturday SaturdayJan. Jan.23 31 Saturday SaturdayJan. Feb.30 07 COME JOIN THE TEAM AND BE PART OF THE TRADITION! 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