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02 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Tuesday, December 21, 1999 Team builds stellar 2 0 -3 -2 record The Oakville Rangers minor atom A rep team, on Friday, Nov. 12, travelled to Dundas and handed their host a 4-1 defeat. Oakville outshot Dundas by a margin of 25-15. Alexander Proksch got the win in net. Oakville took a 3-0 lead at the end of the first period and then coasted for the victory. Scoring goals for Oakville were Jamie McKeown with 2, Matt Downer with 1, and Anthony Farrow with 1. Earning an assist each were Joey Cicchini, Harry Hristopoulos, and Spencer Jenkin. On Saturday, Nov. 13th, they travelled to Woolwich and came home with a 2-2 tie. It was a tough fought battle with both teams really using their bodies. Woolwich outshot Oakville by a 13-11 margin. Kristopher McCoubrey earned the tie in net. Oakville had a 2-1 lead going into the third period, but Woolwich scored the tying goal with just 3:58 left on the game clock. Scoring goals for Oakville were Taylor Hodgkinson and McKeown. Earning an assist each were Matt Andrews, Patrick Charming, Cicchini, and Marco Rodrigues. On Monday, Nov. 15th, Oakville trav elled to Orangeville and soundly defeated their host by a 10-2 score. Oakville outshot Orangeville by a 26-16 margin and Proksch secured an easy win in net. On the scoresheet for Oakville were Brett Chandler with 2 goals and 2 assists, Cicchini with 2 goals and 2 assists. Downer with 1 goal and 3 assists, Jenkin with 1 goal and 2 assists, Tyson Theaker with 1 goal and 2 assists, Hristopoulos with 1 goal and 1 assist, Andrews with 1 goal, McKeown with 1 goal, Channing with 1 assist, Farrow with 1 assist, and Matt Grigg with 1 assist. On the Nov. 26-28 weekend, the Rangers travelled to London to participate in the Tim Hickman Memorial Tournament. Their first two games ended (See 'Minor atom A' page D3) OGC team puts in strong perform ance The competitive gymnastics team from the Oakville Gymnastic C enter delivered a surprisingly strong performance at the first provincial qualifier. The meet, which was held Dec. 3-5 in Burlington, featured female athletes from across the Central Ontario region. The pre-novice girls, in particu lar, enjoyed a tremendous meet. Competing for the first time in the provincial stream, Angela Schempp, Elyse McIntyre and Mikaela Rodgers placed 2nd, 3rd and 5th, overall, respectively. The team excelled on the bars where McIntyre scooped the gold medal while Schempp and Rodgers tied for silver. Shannon Matos earned the club's other gold with her bar routine in the pre-junior division. Silver medals were earned by Claire Merry on bars, Allison Schinkel on the beam, Victoria Atkinson on bars and Robin Merry on vault. Bronze medals went to Angela Schempp on both beam and floor, Mikaela Rodgers on vault and Chelsea Moen on bars. The Burlington meet is one of three qualifiers for athletes compet ing to earn a berth in the provincial championships. This year's champi onships are again being hosted by OGC next May. v lt P re -n o v ic e (9 y rs ) b rs bm 3 fir 3 O /A Sports Scene There's still one important golf tourna ment left to played. And they don't care what the weather is. Yes, the annual James Freill Memorial Boxing Day Golf Tournament, now in its sixth year, has played in all kinds of weath er over the years, from balmy spring and fall conditions to snow storms. Through it all they've managed to have a lot of fun while at the same time raising more than $40,000 for the Good Shepherd Centre of Toronto and Hamilton. The fee is only $49 or $29 for just the dinner. The shotgun start on Boxing Day (Sunday, Dec. 26) commences at 10:30 a.m. at Richview Golf and Country Club. For more info, call Kirk Boyd at 8495618 or Peter Freill at (416) 594-8492. The Oakville Blades suffered a 10-1 blowout at the hands of host Milton Friday night in provincial junior A hockey action. They completed their pre-Christmas sched ule last night (Monday) in Hamilton (in a game that went beyond our Tuesday press deadline). They will compete in the Newmarket Showcase Tournament Dec. 27-30th (Monday-Thursday). Their divi sion includes Thornhill, Sault Ste. Marie and Buffalo. The Blades kick off on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at Ray Twinney Complex, playing Thornhill at 9 a.m. and Buffalo at 3:45 p.m. They complete their preliminary round against the Sault on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 11:15 a.m. Oakville will be hockey central over the Christmas Holidays with the Minor Oaks Hockey Association hosting a huge 72team rep tournament from Dec. 27-30th. Teams will be divided into eight divi sions (both triple-A and double-A) at the `minor' level -- minor novice (8 years), minor atom (10 years), minor peewee (12 years) and minor bantam (14 years). Games will be played at Oakville Arena, Maplegrove, River Oaks A & B, Kinoak and Ice Sports, and like all regular season games for the Oakville Rangers rep teams, admission is free. Each division will also feature a threeon-three tourney. Patrons will have the opportunity to purchase a tournament program, which has a lucky prize draw ticket included. Chairperson Bob Woloschuk noted that this year's tournament is the largest ever, up from 57 last year and 48 in `97. He said there's "over 40 hockey hotbeds involved." The opening games kick off bright and early on Monday, Dec. 27 with 8 a.m. games at Oakville Ice Sports on rinks 1, 2 & 3. It will come to an end with champi onship games, depending on the particular division, on Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 29/30). Check future edition of the Beaver for the schedule. The National Instructional Baseball Association (NIBA) is having open regis tration for their winter baseball program being offered this winter at Blakelock High School, starting in January. The winter program consists of instruc tional teaching, player development pro grams and video tape analysis. The program is 12 weeks old and open to all players, ages 9-16 years old. Anyone interested should contact NIBA at 693-1223. Tickets for Paul McCartney's return to the Cavern were pretty hot but that's nothing compared to the line-ups that used to form to register for the Oakville Soccer Club (OSC) which is the biggest club in North America with membership typically reaching beyond 8,000 members. But that should all be, thankfully, in the past now, as the club has moved to a mail-in regis tration for all returning players. The OSC mailed out its forms last week and it's the respon sibility of returning players to verify the information and return it by the deadline of Friday, January 21. Registration forms post marked later than January 21 will not be accepted. Returning play ers who have moved are asked to contact the office immediately at 849-4436. Open registra tion for all new players and return ing players who did not meet the mail-in deadline will be held over two Saturdays in February (Feb. 5/12), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Town of Oakville Office on Trafalgar Road. OOPS The OSC also wishes to make a correction on one of its mail-out reg istration forms. It concerns the U-6 division (bom in 1994). The fee should read $95 (the same as last year's fee) and not $75. The OSC apologizes for any inconvenience. Angela Schempp Elyse McIntyre Mikaela Rodgers P re -ju n io r (11 y re ) 9 4 3 5 2 3 5 5 10 12 14 6 12 5 6 7 9 A LLIA N C E FR A N C A ISE FRENCH LAN G UAG E SCHOOL AN D CULTURAL CENTRE Chelsea Moen Victoria Atkinson Shannon Matos P re -ju n io r 2 (11 y re ) 11 8 8 12 15 10 12 12 Claire Merry J u n io r 1 (1 3 y rs ) Allison Schinkel J u n io r 2 (1 3 y rs ) P art-tim e C onversational French Courses: A ll Levels Adult General French Children Immersion Business French Remedial Summer Camp Companies Group Special Programs Private Semi-private 1Certification or Diploma Free evaluation - tax deductible tuition T S 5 *o Mallory Hartley O pen 1 13 8 11 14 Robin Merry Oakville resident earns a berth in the O ntario W inter gam es Oakville's Tara Koenig, who trains with Gymnastics Mississauga, has qualified to compete for her region at the Ontario Winter Games in Sault Ste. Marie, March 16-19th. Her placement on the Metro West region team was determined by the results of the first of three provincial qualifiers hosted in Bolton over the Nov. 27-28th weekend. Only six members from each region are selected to compete as a team at the games. Koenig finished second over all in the Junior 2 division. She was first in vault, sixth in bars, fourth in beam and second in floor. fr^ c a is e idhce Ir a n " n r D O W N TO W N (416) 922-2014 MISSISSAUGA (905) 272-4444 NORTH YORK (416) 221-4684 -------r fr. *1* -*· B m Kids out of school?...Looking fo r something to do this holiday season?...Visit Bronte Creek Provincial Park... We offer something for everyone! PARK ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE: · The Community Christmas Festival of Lights * open daily from 9:00 am to 9:00 p.m. * over 40 trees are decorated! * Children's crafts Heartfelt thanks from Quebec-bound team The Oakville Rangers peewee AAA's finished up November on a winning streak, beating Halton Hills 6-3. Nick Prescott and Brad Mackenzie had a pair each while Justin Donati and Nick Dodge each rang in one. Only the second defeat of the year came at the hands of Niagara Falls with a 3-2 loss for the Rangers. Justin Donati scored both goals of the game but the team just couldn't get a third one past the opposing goalie for a tie. The team bounced back for a 5-3 win over St. Catharines a few days later with Daniel Hannigan-Daily, Nick Prescott, Justin Donati, Nick Davis and Charlie Giffm each scoring a single goal. The team found themselves pitted once again against Niagara Falls and redeemed themselves with a strong 4-1 win. Nick Dodge and Graham Tough each scored a goal in the first period with Charlie Giffm scoring the last two of the game late in the third peripd both into an empty net. HEARTFELT THANKS The Rangers would like to thank the numerous sponsors this year that have made generous contributions to the team. Their support is especially important this season with the added expenses being incurred to participate in the 10-day tourna ment in Quebec City in February. The support and encouragement of the sponsors are gratefully appreciated and deserving of recognition. This year's sponsors include: Polywheels, Nortel Networks, J.D. Electric, Giffm Contractors, Southern Era, Bank of Montreal/Mastercard, Sorveco, Gatsteel Industries, Canadian Tire, Jack Astors, Prescott & Co., Kueline & Nagel, Vicwest, Fairway Express, KCR Investments, and Norlight Financials. As well, the team would like to thank its numerous friends, family and neighbours who have supported the many fundraising efforts. 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