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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, February 2, 2000 Blakelock cheerleaders are off to U.S. Nationals in Myrtle Beach The Blakelock varsity high school cheerleaders com peted in the CAN-AM Invitational Q ualifier for the U.S. Nationals in Rochester over the Jan. 7-8th weekend. The Blakelock team was the only Canadian entry. , The only Canadian entry, the team placed as first run ner-up in the varsity division with only a three-point dif ference between them selves and the first place finishers. This earned the Blakelock Tigers a spot at the U.S. N ationals at M yrtle Beach during the M arch Break. Directed and motivated by their dedicated coaches, the team is perfecting their routine, and raising money and looking for sponsors to help finance Team Tigers for their costly trip to the U.S. N ationals. A nyone w ishing to help them in their quest should contact coaches Frank Vurro, Laura Bound or Becca Sim m ons at T.A. Blakelock. Team m em bers include: H eath er A dkins, Karen A lexander, Julie C anham , C atherine C rooks, Sarah Davis, Lori D ickson, Julie Frances, Jennifer Garver, A lana H agadorn, M issy K itch in g , Am y Lam oth, C h ristian e M acK enzie, H olley M iskelly, Stephanie M oed, Jessica Nelligan, B ianca Rende, Leah Ringwald, Allison Sim pell, Cristine Stasuik, Sara Worden and Beth Worden. The T.A. Blakelock cheerleaders finished first runner up at an invitational competition in Syracuse and have earned a berth at the U.S. Nationals at Myrtle Beach during the March Break. See story for team list Blades prepare for playoffs B y M a t t N im m o SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The scoring touch came back to the Oakville Blades as they defeated the Buffalo Lightning 8-5 in Junior A hockey action Friday night. "We need a game where we score a lot of goals," said B lades' coach Jay Anderson. "Som ething had to give." Along with the quantity o f goals, he was pleased with their distribution which went beyond the top line. And he was pleased with the team's aggressiveness. "They put the puck at the net. They go at them ." These are all qualities the Blades will need in abundance if they hope to pull off any upsets in the playoffs for which they are now officially guaranteed a spot after a fantastic weekend in which they earned five out of a possible six points. Despite having a hectic schedule of three games in three nights, the Blades went on a tear, tieing league leading Georgetown 4-4 on Saturday Photo by Christine Smyth and thrashing Burlington 8-1 on The Blades' Brandon Cordua (right) is covered closely by a Buffalo player. Sunday. Oakville secured a playoff berth with an 8-5 win on Friday. Coach Anderson, who started out O N T A R IO P R O V IN C IA L JU N IO R A STAN DING S with Georgetown before taking over (does not include Tuesday's games) the Blades at the Christm as break, hopes the team has GP W L T O T L G F GA Pts G AA P IM turned the com er on a season in which it took until the GEORGETOW N 46 30 9 2 223 167 67 3.63 24.21 5 BRAM PTON 46 29 10 4 3 210 157 65 3.41 26.59 last few gam es to even assure them selves o f a playoff MILTON 45 28 12 2 3 211 144 61 3.20 27.45 spot. The style o f hockey they displayed on the weekend, STREETSVILLE 45 25 15 5 0 191 188 55 4.18 23.90 he said, is one h e's confident can lead to a playoff upset HAMILTON 47 23 17 5 2 236 198 53 4.21 14.68 BURLINGTON 47 22 19 5 -- if they keep it up. 1 161 166 50 3.53 25.08 O A K V IL L E 47 15 21 8 3 198 241 41 5.13 22.70 Unlike possible first round opponent Georgetown M ISSISSAUGA 46 17 23 2 4 172 202 40 4.39 17.86 which boasts a tight checking system , he said the Blades BUFFALO 48 13 31 2 2 168 232 30 4.83 16.97 play more a speed and pressure game with "forechecking BRAM ALEA 45 10 29 2 4 124 191 26 4.24 20.55 * one point for overtime loss as their first line o f defence ... we d on't allow breakouts *ltalicized teams have missed the playoffs by the other team ." Buffalo opened the scoring Friday night but the more goals as MacCrimmon completed his hat-trick on a Blades soon tied it up on a short-handed goal by Stu nice wrist shot, giving the Blades a 5-2 lead. M acCrimmon, although the Lightning regained their lead M acCrimmon would make it four goals on the night, on the same penalty. and a four-goal lead for his team (6-2), when he got a Oakville then fired three more goals to end the first pass from Chris Pethick, and beat Lightning' goalie period up 4-2, two o f them while shorthanded (with Jason Chrapala for the eventual game-winner. Eugene Repa in the sin bin with a double m inor penalty Adam Gower gave the Blades a five goal lead (7-2) for holding and unsportsm anlike conduct). Mike when his slap shot from the point found the top corner of Tarantino had two o f the goals, one being short-handed. the net. Buffalo would strike twice before the period's MacCrimmon added the other, also short-handed. end, making the score 7-4 going into the third period. Oakville did not let up in the second period, piling on The Lightning narrowed the lead back down to two (7-5) 45 seconds into the period, bringing up visions of another late breakdown by the Blades. But the the Blades silenced that thought when Eugene Repa wristed a shot past Chrapala, top corner, making the score 8-5. Oakville had goals from MacCrimmon (4), Mike DATCS: THURS., FEB. 3rd & FRI., FEB. 4rfi (7-9 Tarantino (2), Gower, and Repa. Assists were from Bob Jaggard (2), Mike Porter (2), Mike Lukajic, Jason Sajko, SAT., FEB. 5tli (8 am - Noon)* SUN., FEB. 6th (1 - 3 pm) Chris Pethick, Brandon Cordua, Marc Pinizzotto, and P1ACE: OAKVILLE & KINOAK ARENAS Chris Knighton. COS]: $189.00 + G i l Buffalo's scorers were Jason Kuczmanski (2), Lee Stempniak, Justin Siebold, and Mike Smitana. Helpers Y O U TH LEAGUES & ADULT LEAGUES were from Jeff Homewood (2), Siebold, Stempniak, Matt · 4 on 4 · Weekly updated stats on web English, Gary Hill, Andrew Falkner, Marc Kuczmanski, · Music at every stoppage of play & at arena and Joe Guenther. · Cool jerseys · Year-end trophies & awards UPCOM ING The Blades' final homestand of the regular season is ENJOY ROLLER HOCKEY ON "SPORT COURT" this weekend at Ice Sports Oakville, Friday at 7:30 p.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE LEAGUE @ 332-1234 against Brampton and on Sunday at 7:15 p.m. against OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.rollerliockey.net Milton. Photo by Barrie Erskine COLLISION COURSE: there's hectic action at the net in this junior volleyball game last week, prior to the exam break, between Blakelock and White Oaks (blue jersey). W hite Oaks won 2-0. See standings below. Standings & scores HALTON HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Volpe division (SENIOR) Team W G L P Oak Trafalgar 6 5 1 10 Blakelock 4 5 1 8 4 1 Iroquois Ridge 5 8 Burlington Central 2 5 3 6 Aquinas 6 6 3 3 4 White Oaks 5 2 3 4 Assumption 4 6 2 Loyola 1 4 2 5 Q.E. Park 5 0 5 0 Results: Oak Trafalgar 2, Q.E. Park 0; Blakelock 2, White Oaks 1: Burl Central 2, Assumption 1; Iroquois Ridge 2, Aquinas 0 (JUNIOR) Team G W L P Aquinas 6 6 0 12 Oak Trafalgar 6 4 2 8 Blakelock 5 3 2 6 Iroquois Ridge 5 3 2 4 Loyola 5 2 3 4 Burl Central 5 2 3 4 Q.E. Park 5 2 3 4 White Oaks 5 2 3 Assumption 6 0 6 0 Results: Oak Trafalgar 2, Q.E. Park'1; White Oaks 2, Blakelock 0; Burt Central 2, Assumption 0; Aquinas 2, Iroquois Ridge 0. Annual Bur Bear high school tourney kicks off Thursday The 16th annual Bur-Bear High School Hockey Tournament, one of the premier high school hockey tour naments in Ontario, runs from Thursday to Saturday in Burlington at Mainway, Central and Appleby are nas. Here's the schedule. A POOL Division A: M .M . Robinson, Q.E. PARK, W aterdown and Silver Heights. Division B: Notre Dame (Burl), W HITE OA KS, Norweil and Clarke Road. Division C: Pearson, IROQUOIS RIDGE, A ncaster and West Ferris. Division D: E.C. Drury, BLAKELOCK, M illwood and St. Thom as Aquinas (defending OFSAA cham ps from London). Prelim inary pool: runs Thursday and Friday morning. Q.E. PARK ... Thursday, 9 :30 a.m . at M ainway B vs Robinson; 1:30 p.m. at Mainway A vs Silver Heights ... Friday, 11:30 a.m. vs Waterdown. W H IT E OA KS ... Thursday, 10 a.m. at Central vs Notre Dame; 3 p.m. at M ainway A vs N o rw e il... Friday, 11:30 a.m. at Mainway B vs Clarke Road. IROQUOIS RIDGE ... Thursday 9 a.m. at A ppleby 1 vs Pearson; 12:30 p.m. at Mainway B vs West Ferris ... Friday 1 p.m. at Appleby 2 vs Ancaster. B L A K E L O C K ... T hursday 9 a.m . at M ainway A vs E.C. Drury; 2:30 p.m. at Central vs A quinas ... Friday 1 p.m. at M ainway B vs j M illwood. Quarterfinals: run Friday afternoon at 4, 5:30, 7 and 8:30 p.m. at M ainway B. Sem ifinals: run Saturday m orning 10:45 and 11:15 a.m. at A ppleby 1&2, respectively. F inal: S aturday afternoon 3:30 p.m. at A ppleby 1. B POOL D ivision E: Lord Elgin, Parkside, Sanford C ollegiate and Beal D ivision F: Aldershot, LOY OLA, Cathedral and Algonquin D ivision G: C en tral, S herw ood, Notre Dame (W elland) and Chesley Division H: Nelson, APPLEBY COLLEGE, O rchard Park and St. Joseph's Prelim inary pool: runs Thursday and Friday m orning L O YO LA : Thursday 10:30 a.m. at Appleby I vs A ldershot; 2 p.m. at Mainway B vs Cathedral ... Friday 8:30 a.m. at M ainway B vs Algonquin. A PPLEBY COLLEG E: Thursday 10 a.m. at A ppleby 2 vs O rchard Park; 1:30 p.m. at Appleby 1 vs Nelson ... Friday 9:30 a.m. at M ainway A vs St. Joseph's. Quarterfinals run Friday afternoon at 2 and 2:30 p.m., respectively at Mainway A&B and at 2:30 and 3 p.m. at A ppleby 2& 1, respectively. Sem ifinals: run Saturday morning 9 and 9:30 a.m . at A ppleby 1&2, respectively. Final: Saturday afternoon 1:30 p.m. at A ppleby I. · S E E PA G E D3, F O R H IG H S C H O O L H O C K E Y P H O T O S ... 6 HALTO NRO LLERH REGISTRATION O akville M inor Lacrosse A ssociation D o n 't m is s o u t on p la y in g C A N A D A 'S N a tio n a l S u m m e r S p o rt Bailey is sixth Canada is back on top of the sprinting world, for the moment, but it wasn't Donovan Bailey that did it. Canada, over the past couple of years, has been led by the one-two punch of Bailey and M ontreal's Bruny Surin. And Surin, proving that last year's career year was no fluke, started off his indoor season on the right foot, winning the Saturday night meet in Karlsruhe, Germany with a 6.53 second time over 60m. That's the fastest time of the still young indoor season. Bailey, who had a relaxed 6.64 second result in the heats, had a slow start in the final and shut down the afterburners about midway into the dash, crossing the line in a pedestri an 6.71 seconds for sixth place. As he gears up for this all-impor tant Olympic year, Bailey is in the midst of a busy schedule of six indoor events that is slated to contin ue today (Wednesday, Feb. 2) in Valencia, Spain; this Sunday in Stuttgart, Germany; and next Wednesday (Feb. 9th) in Athens (all 60m events). Then it's back to Austin, Texas for more training before coming back home for a rare event before hometown fans at the Spectator Games at Copps Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 25th. LACROSSE "The fa stest game on two f e e t" EGISTRATION is on: Saturday, February 5, 2000 and Saturday, February 12, 2000 at the BOYS BASKETBALL - Volpe (SENIOR) w PF PA P Team Oak Trafalgar 5 332 255 10 4 1 281 194 Burt Central Blakelock 3 1 238 208 3 White Oaks 262 244 2 200 226 Loyola 1 Assumption 166 257 1 Aquinas 275 321 0 Iroquois Ridge 125 175 Results: Blakelock 65, White Oaks 59; Burl Central 66, Assumption 38; Aquinas 52, Iroquois Ridge 34. (JUNIOR) Team G W L PF PA P Oak Trafalgar 6 1 264 239 10 5 Burl Central 1 293 205 8 271 229 8 Aquinas Loyola 200 226 6 279 291 6 Assumption Q.E. Park 220 226 4 Blakelock 169 234 2 173 210 2 White Oaks Iroquois Ridge 211 235 2 Results: Blakelock 44, White Oaks 34; Burt Central 80, Assumption 45; Aquinas 54, Iroquois Ridge 44; Oak Trafalgar 51, Q.E. Park 47. (MIDGET) Team PA P G W L PF Iroquois Ridge 6 6 0' 342 253 12 Oak Trafalgar 6 5 1 321 261 10 1 251 215 10 White Oaks 6 5 1 301 284 10 Loyola 6 5 Q.E. Par* 6 3 3 254 252 6 6 2 4 279 303 4 Aquinas Appleby 6 2 4 223 236 4 Assumption 6 2 4 271 270 4 Burt Central 6 0 6 190 337- 0 Blakelock 6 0 6 259 309 0 Results: Loyola 58, Appleby 53; Oak Trafalgar 54, Q.E. Park 40; White Oaks 49, Blakelock 41; Assumption 61, Burl Central 29; Iroquois Ridge 58, Aquinas 49. GIRLS HOCKEY - Volpe division Team T GF GA P Oak Trafalgar 2 33 9 16 Loyola 1 33 6 13 White Oaks 1 42 12 13 10 6 Blakelock 10 6 0 42 41 12 Q.E. Park 10 0 25 22 8 Iroquois Ridge 10 1 9 45 5 Aquinas 10 9 1 12 56 1 RESULTS: Oak Trafalgar 1, White Oaks 0; Q.E. Park 5, Aquinas 0; Blakelock 5, White Oaks 2. Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, Meeting Room A (near arena) 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Peanuts: $45 Fee: Tyke & up: $150 All registrants must bring a photocopy of Birth Certificate and Health Card SportsBoard Special Olympics in Oakville are looking for volunteers to work with athletes in a variety of sports. Please call Iris Page, the volunteer co ordinator, at 844-3881. Ontario LACROSSE C LINICS at St. T h o m as A qu in as H .S. (corner of Rebecca and Dorva^ S a t., F e b r u a r y 2 6 , 2 0 0 0 S a t., M a r c h 1 8 , 2 0 0 0 S a tu rd a y , M a r c h 2 5 , 2 0 0 0 12:00 - 4:00 p.m P eanu t - 12:00 p.m . Tyke - 1:00 p.m. Novice - 2:00 p.m . Peew ee and up - 3:00 p.m . 3.00 per child $ Sticks will be available for purchase or loan! ·BOYS HOCKEY - Volpe division Team G W L T GF GA P Blakelock -12 10 1 1 59 26 21 Loyola 12 6 2 4 35 25 16 Iroquois Ridge 12 6 3 3 42 29 15 Burl. Central 12 6 5 1 45 30 13 Assumption 12 4 4 4 41 42 12 Q.E. Park 12 5 6 1 40 44 11 Aquinas 12 3 8 1 31 42 7 While Oaks 12 2 7 3 35 50 7 Oak Trafalgar 12 2 8 2 24 49 6 * unchanged since last week's standings The Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA) seeks qualified coaches for its minor bantam, bantam and midget teams for next season. Call 338-9220 for application package.