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Wednesday, December 29, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C1 REAL SERVICE FROM REAL PEOPLE. THAT'S STATE FARM. Don't trust just anyone to insure your car. see me: Hal Mayer iMiF-- >Hii I*.iM it-- »(«^« U.WWuM.^0 *. 2861 Sherwood Heights Dr. 829-5200 SportsliW e d n e s d a y R T Team ` Saa/t *7'tcU ufl CASH PRIZE 2 ^ 9pm to 3am bwOMbtl fir m kjdflj prart 110 North S«rvi<» Rood, ORKVIUC ( W ) 1444701 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON 845-3824 (Extension 255) Fax:337-5567 Sailing: it's in his blood By Kathy Yanchus Halton High School Standings and Scores Here's a com plete round-up of Halton High School standings and scores, as of the Christmas Break. HALTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY - Volpe division GF GA G SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER S ailing is in C onnolly A ziz's blood, quite literally. He is a third generation sailor __ : who at 17, has finished his best racing season to date. Aziz won all four events in the Quebec/Ontario Fall Regatta Series and has a good shot at being chosen for the National Youth Sailing Team to represent Canada in the World Youth Championships hosted by Australia in December of 2000. He comes by his love and skill quite naturally, his grandfather Sid Dakin, is a six-time world champion, his father, Julian, and his uncle, John Dakin, competed in the Pan-Am Games 20 years ago and currently two o f his cousins, Victoria and Gabe Dakin, are in training for the Olympics. Connolly him self has been sailing since he was 8 and racing for the past four years. Each May he attends a four-day training camp at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, an invitationonly session featuring Olympian coaches. Once the racing season begins, he is on the road, con tinually travelling throughout North America, from British Columbia to California. This summer, however, his racing was limited to weekends only because he took on the role of coach to the R H Y C 's junior sailors. It didn't slow him down with Connolly victori ous in the Quebec 23 and under championships, the Ontario high school cham pionships, the Ontario district 3 championships and the Ontario 23 and under championships. He also crewed for his grandfather as the senior Dakin won the World Sharks Championship once again in an event hosted by Toronto's Royal C anadian Yacht Club. Also on the crew were his father, Julian, and uncle, John Dakin. His grandfather regained the World Championship crown which he held for the first five consecutive years of the Championship, from 1966 through 1970. Placing 3, 3, 2, 1, 8 (drop), 2 and 2 against 45 competitors in seven races over the five-day regatta, Dakin clinched the cham pionship with three generations o f his family aboard. A competitive person in all his pursuits includ ing volleyball, badminton and soccer, Connolly was bitten by the racing bug after winning his first race. "It was like, W hoa, I won. I just kept working and working at it," he said. Working at it meant studying with not ju st his Olympic-hopeful cousins but his current coach, Tina Moberg-Parker, a former Olympian. "There's a lot of theory behind it," said 47 17 Blakelock 8 24 20 Loyola 8 8 26 22 Iroquois Ridge 17 15 7 Bud. Central Assumption 30 30 8 28 31 8 White Oaks 20 28 7 Q.E. Park Oak Trafalgar 8 17 32 19 28 Aquinas 7 RESULTS: Q.E. Park 3, Assumption 3; Burl Central 4, Iroquois Ridge 0; Aquinas 4, Oak Trafalgar 2; Blakelock 8, White Oaks 6. Oak Trafalgar 5, Burl Central 3; Loyola 1, Assumption 1; Blakelock 4, Iroquois Ridge 1; Aquinas 5, White Oaks 5; Loyola 6, Q.E. Park 3; Burl Central 1, White Oaks 0. Team GIRLS HOCKEY - Volpe division GF GA Loyola 31 5 Oak Trafalgar 20 3 27 White Oaks 5 Iroquois Ridge 9 28 11 12 Q.E. Park 14 25 Blakelock 34 Aquinas RESULTS: Loyola 1, Oak Trafalgar 1; White Oaks 7, Blakelock 0; Iroquois Ridge 2, Aquinas 0. Oak Trafalgar 4. Aquinas 0; Iroquois Ridge 2, Blakelock 1; White Oaks 1; Q.E. Park 0; Blakelock 7, Aquinas 3; Loyola 9, Iroquois Ridge 0; Loyola 3, White Oaks 2. 6 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - Volpe division (SENIOR) Team L P G W 4 Oak Trafalgar 2 0 4 Blakelock 0 4 Assumption 0 2 Burlington Central 0 1 2 Iroquois Ridge 1 0 White Oaks 2 0 Loyola 2 Aquinas 0 Results: Assumption 2, Q.E. Park 0; Iroquois Ridge 2, White Oaks 1; Blakelock 2, Loyola 0; Oak Trafalgar 2, Aquinas 1. Blakelock 2, Q.E. Park 0; Q.E. Park 2, Assumption 0; Burl Central 2, Aquinas 0; Oak Trafalgar 2, Loyola 0. T O P LEFT: Connolly Aziz (third from left) was p a rt of a family team th at won the S h ark W orld C ham pionships a t the Royal C anadian Yacht Club this past A u g u st Also on the team (from left to right) was his uncle, Jo h n D akin, his father, Ju lian Aziz, and his grandfather, Sid D akin. TO P R IG H T PH O TO : Connolly Aziz, a G rade 12 Iroquois Ridge high school stu d e n t BOTTOM PH O TO : Connolly Aziz (foreground) steers a L aser 2 craft in Ju n e of this year. Connolly. "You don't just drink martinis. It requires tons of fitness." Competitors may have to race up to four times in one day and a sound fitness regimen is required to build up the necessary stamina, he said. "For example, this summer when we were in British Columbia for the Canadian Youth Nationals, some days the wind was super light and other days it was really blowing and there were tons of waves. By the end of the day, you're exhausted." Connolly's physical regimen includes jogging and weight training as well as a full schedule of high school sports. Once the heavy duty training begins in early June, he's on the water four hours a day with two hours of theory. His next event comes in February when he participates in the Laser Mid-Winter Regatta in Sarasota, Florida, the final training session before March Break and California where the National Youth Sailing Team will be selected. Connolly and his skipper Trevor McEwen are favored to win. "I'm sort of nervous," said Connolly. Currently the Grade 12 Iroquois Ridge High School student is concentrating on his studies with the ambition to pursue a business degree. Eventually he will trade in the Laser II for the "way more competitive" 470 or 49-er, not neces sarily with the Olympics in mind. Having watched his cousins "have to take tons of time off school and do a lot of travelling" he's not sure that's the route for him although he is passionate about the sport. "When you're doing everything so right and you're just flying through the water... there's an intensity to it." Team (JUNIOR) G W P 4 2 Blakelock 4 Aquinas 4 Iroquois Ridge Oak Trafalgar 2 2 Q.E. Park 0 Burl Central 0 White Oaks 0 Loyola Assumption 0 Results: Q.E. Park 2, Assumption 0; Iroquois Ridge 2, White Oaks 0; Blakelock 2, Loyola 0; Aquinas 2, Oak Trafalgar 0. Blakelock 2, Q.E. Park 1; Iroquois Ridge 2, Assumption 0; Aquinas 2, Burl Central 0; Oak Trafalgar 2, Loyola 0. Team BOYS BASKETBALL - Volpe (SENIOR) PF PA Oak Trafalgar 2 132 98 Assumption 1 2 0 1 52 33 Burl Central White Oaks 1 60 44 1 116 121 Loyola Blakelock 0 51 71 86 114 Aquinas 0 44 62 Iroquois Ridge 0 Results: Burl Central 52, Aquinas 33; White Oaks 60. Iroquois Ridge 44; Loyola 71, Blakelock 71; Oak Trafalgar 62, Aquinas 53. Oak Trafalgar 70, Loyola 45. Team (JUNIOR) W PF PA w TOURNEY TIME: kids who are in hockey have no problem sweating off th a t turkey as the C hristm as Holidays are traditionally filled with num erous tournam ents. Oakville is hosting its own huge 72-team rep tourney which kicked off Monday/TUesday and ends W ednesday/Thursday (depending on the p articu lar division). T here are four `m in o r' divisions -- m inor novice, m inor atom , m inor peewee and m inor bantam -- in double-A and triple-A categories. These photos are from opening day on M onday. L E FT PH O TO : B rendan Taylor (blue jersey) slows down his G uelph opponent in m inor atom AAA action. Oakville won 4-2. BO TTO M PH O TO : Jo rd a n M acin to sh (w hite jersey ) is checked by an unidentified M ississauga opponent in m inor atom AA action. Oakville lost 4-3. Oak Trafalgar 2 123 99 2 100 78 Q.E. Park 1 45 40 White Oaks 1 119 116 Aquinas Loyola 1 60 80 Assumption 1 89 93 Burt Central 0 53 63 Blakelock 61 91 0 Iroquois Ridge 0 83 89 Results: Aquinas 63, Burl Central 53; Q.E. Park 50, Assumption 45; White Oaks 45, Iroquois Ridge 40; Loyola 44, Blakelock 37; Oak Trafalgar 66, Aquinas 53. Q.E. Park 50, Blakelock 33; Assumption 44, Iroquois Ridge 43; Oak Trafalgar 57, Loyola 46. (MIDGET) Team Oak Trafalgar 2 126 108 2 110 88 Iroquois Ridge 2 102 69 Q.E. Park 1 52 57 White Oaks 1 51 40 Appleby 1 103 120 Loyola 1 116 109 Aquinas 80 112 Burt Central 0 Assumption 81 103 0 74 113 Blakelock 0 Results: Aquinas 61, Burl Central 42; Q.E. Park 43, Assumption 40; Iroquois Ridge 57, White Oaks 52; Loyola 61, Blakelock 50; Oak Trafalgar 67, Aquinas 55. Appleby 51, Burl Central 38; Q.E. Park 52, Blakelock 24; Iroquois Ridge 53, Assumption 36; Oak Trafalgar 59, Loyola 53. w PF PA NIBA camp 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 pro gram is 12 weeks long and open to all players, ages 9-16 years old. Anyone inter ested should contact NIBA at 693-1223. Photos by Ron Kuzyk Back to Work! 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