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D2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 21, 2000 Oakville Junior Tennis Championships held this past weekend (C ontinued from p age D1) U-14 BOYS Boys U-14, the largest draw, by far, with 28 competitors vying for division honours, was won by Wallace Park's Brian Granby in a final with Bronte's Boris Stefanovic. U-16 BOYS The boys U-16 championship went to Wallace Park's Adrian Tollstam in a tough match against clubm ate Andres Alvarado, last year's winner. U-18 BOYS The boys U-18 champion is Cyrus Navare, Ontario Racquets Club. SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD A special Sportsmanship Award was presented to Jesse Kirshenbaum, playing in the boys U-12 division. Jesse's good nature was evident in vic tory and defeat and his assistance dur ing the rain delay was invaluable. The fact is many players and volunteer club members worked their hearts out to clear the courts of water in order to resume play after Sunday's showers, a testament to the commitment of all. FINAL WORLD The organization under the leader ship of Bronte Tennis Club's Pierre Ranger and Club pro Natalie Nemez once again put together an impressive group of sponsors: AirAthletic, who provided souvenir t-shirts; Maryann Thompson of Royal LePage who pur chased trophies; Corbett's Sports and Merchant of Tennis who provided prizes and Penn/Head for tennis balls. Business Depot contributed player badges. Zippy Print produced the sou venir program, Sobey's and Loblaws kicked in food for the barbecue and the Oakville Beaver provided official media sponsorship. Finally, in what has become a hallmark of the tourney^ Good Humor/Breyers delivered on the ice cream in a big way. NARCH REGIONAL QUALIFYING CHAMPS ... back row: Chris Legein (asst coach), David Dobrinsky, Carson Jenkin, Michael Colomb, Bryan Carey, Scott Brownson and Bryan Pryde (coach). Front row: Brandon Lee, Marcus Pryde, Tim Pethick, Stefan Legein and Scott Hamel. ABSENT: Jason Bergeron, Michael Galbraith, Conor Kelly and Stephen W heeler. NARCH regional qualiyfing wins in Buffalo b y ... ... Coyote squirts The Oakville Coyotes squirt rep team, sponsored by Polar Gear, had just a great out ing in Buffalo recently at the NARCH (North American Rollerhockey championships) qualifier, going undefeated, including a con vincing win in the championship game. Although the Oakville squirt team had already assured themselves a berth at the prestigious North American championships with a third-place finish at a Michigan tour ney two weeks prior, their win in Buffalo earned them improved seeding. Tim Pethick and Scott Brownson shared goaltending duties, allowing only five goals in four games, and sharing top goalie hon ours for the tourney. Scott Hamel who came into the tourney as an alternate player ended the tourney with the top scorer trophy. "Every member of the team contributed to our success this weekend and 1 couldn't be prouder of the boys," said coach Bryan Pryde. "They worked really hard in every game and my confidence in them was such that no game was ever in doubt." Here's a recap ... Oakville 8, Brantford Rebels 1; Oakville 8, Buffalo 0; Oakville 9, Buffalo 2 ... Championship game: Oakville 6, Brantford 3. ... Coyote peewees The Oakville Coyotes peewee rep team qualified for the NARCH (North American Rollerhockey Championships), platinum division, by winning the Buffalo Regional Tournament held at the Amherst Pepsi Centre earlier this month. Oakville won by defeating the number one seed Brampton Rolling Thunder and the number two seed Toronto Mission Tigers to claim the gold medal. The opening game resulted in a 3-1 loss to the Niagara Panthers. The score was not indicative of the play as the Coyotes had two goals called back. The Panthers scored a third empty net goal to claim the victory. Oakville's lone goal was scored by Taylor Jenkin, assisted by A1 Lee. Oakville improved considerably in game two by beating Team Matrix of Buffalo 8-0 with each player contributing to the scoring. Game three was against the Brampton tournament champion Mid West Outlaws (See peew ees' page D4) Photos by Peter C. McCusker The Bronte Tennis Club hosted the O akville Junior Tennis Championships which wrapped up this past weekend. Among the more than 100 com petitors, and seen in action, here, are G abrielle Applewhaite (top photo) and Chris MacLean. Making an Impact The Oakville Impact U-17 girls started their season by winning the West Niagara Tournament held May 13/14th. During roundrobin play, they posted victories over Sudbury 4-0 and Woodbridge 5-0. They went on to defeat Hamilton Sparta in the semifinals 4-1 paving the way for a 1-0 victory over Niagara Falls in the finals. The Impact have played two league games to date beating Niagara Falls 7-0 and Saltfleet 13-0. Impact travelled to Columbia, Maryland, May 27th to 29th, to participate in the Prestigious Columbia Invitational Tournament where they competed against only national and state champions. The Impact held their own winning 1-0, tying 4-4 and losing 3-1. Thanks to the players of the Oakville Impact: Diana Matheson, Katie Bryer, Lyndsay Zeller, Wendy Hand, Erin Dodorico, Katie McCarter, Kristi Crampton, Heather McDougall, Melissa Palmieri, Meghan Smith, Jackie Singer, Yola Kolodziel, Janet Liguori, Casey McGill, and Ashley Glumac. Absent Bobbi Ward. And many thanks to coaches Jodie Church and John Hand. Oakville Impact. Girls U-17, continued their winning ways by defeating Georgetown 11-0. Ashley Glumac picked up her third straight shut-out as Impact are now 3-0 in league play with a 31-0 goal differential. League-leading goal scorer Heather MacDougall led the way with four goals, while Diana Matheson and Janet Liguori each added a pair. Bobbie Ward. Lyndsay Zeller and Kate Bryer scored once each. The Phoenix rises again The Phoenix has risen again. After several successful years, the original Phoenix have spread their wings and left the nest for college and university, etc. In their place has arisen the new Phoenix in the shape of the Oakville Soccer Club Girls U-13 AA team. The Phoenix 2000 season has started in fine form reaching the finals in their first two tournaments. In both cases, they lost by the same score, 1-0, in heartbreaking fashion, let ting in their only goal in each tournament. The weekend of May 13th and 14th saw them in the chilly, wet and windy West Niagara Invitational tournament. Despite the conditions, the opening rounds were won 5-0 v North Mississauga, 7-0 v Aurora and 5-0 v Bolton. The semifinal saw the Phoenix con trol the game and winning 1-0 against the Burlington Ice. The final was a close 1-0 loss against the 1999 Ontario age group champions, Scarborough Magic. The following weekend, the Phoenix again won all their opening round games in a smaller Royal City tournament in Guelph. Although the Phoenix did not play as they are capable, they won 4-0 v Guelph Royals, 3-0 v Milton Magic and 1-0 v Sarnia Spirit. In the semifinal, the Phoenix again overcame the Guelph Royals 6-0 before meeting the Sarnia Spirit in the final. The final saw the Phoenix do everything bar put the ball in the back of the net, hitting the post twice and coming close on other occasions. They limited the strong physical Sarnia' team to a couple of opportunities. Unfortunately, a simple lapse of concentration saw the game go to the Sarnia Spirit 1-0. Even so, given the short time the Phoenix has been together, they are showing that they will be a team to be reckoned with and are learning from each experience. The Phoenix capped a rewarding Memorial Day weekend by winning the Aim Cup in Amherst, New York, May 27th to 29th. Following several days of wet weather, the tournament was started with sodden and heavy pitches. The Phoenix started in fine form easily overcoming the LOBOS team from Michigan 5-0 with goals from Tania Ganassini, Kelly Terceira. Phillipa Goddard, Laura Cossitt and Tanya Thomson. The second game was against the previous year's winner, Greece Cobras from Greece, New York. Taking an early two goals lead, the Phoenix ensured that the Cobras could not recover and ended up easy 4-1 winners with goals from Danielle Bernier (2). Jenny Ryan and Laura Cossitt. The third game in the opening round was a tense affair against a highly fancied team from Pennsylvania, the North Steele Lady Gunners. A hard-fought game ended 0-0 with the Phoenix goalkeeper, Laura Tacchi, bring ing off some superb saves. In the semi-final game, the Phoenix over came a determined Burlington Ice team 3-0. This time Tessa Young, Danielle Bernier and Jenny Ryan were on target. This set up a great final against the local favourites, Buffalo Premier FC. The game went back and forth with both sides coming close, but the game remained scoreless at full-time. In overtime. Rebecca Readings forced a mistake by the goalkeeper and Phillipa Goddard hammered in the decid ing goal, much to the delight of tH te travelling parents. Awards for `player of the matches' went to Tessa Young, Phillipa Goddard, Laura Cossitt, Rebecca Readings and Gizelle Panton. More importantly, this was a first-class team effort by all players. The parents, coaches and sponsors can be proud of the Phoenix's achievements. (When you turn 133, we'll throw you a party this big.) Celebrate Canada Day Weekend at Wonderland Hang on to your party hat. because Wonderland has a Canada Day celebration that w ill last all weekend long. The sky is the lim it w ith o u r spectacular fireworks show on Saturday, luly l ' at 10:30 p.m. Plus, T lw E ru ptio n . Canadas only live volcano, begins nightly starting luly 2M (weather perm itting). It w ill be a blast! Don't miss C irc u s I f T h rills , featuring the Globe of Death, the sp e ll-binding new show at the b ite r M U e n a l S h o w p la c a Then try C lltfh a n g u r. our new th rill ride that w ill leave you spinning and splashing. Take a spine-tingling ride through S c M b y - Q M n><s H aunter) M a n s io n and experience M e ta o r A tta c k at th e Action F/X Theatre. You can always stay cool at S p la sh Werfcs. our 20-acre water park (weather perm itting). So this luly 1" long weekend, head to Wonderland - where all sorts of birthday wishes w ill come true. 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