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D2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER At the National Capital Invitational Girls' Soccer Tournament in Ottawa 0 . T. shootout leads to rare three-peat The Oakville Angels Under 14AA girls rep soccer team pulled off a rare three-peat at the National Capital Invitational Girls' Soccer Tournament in Ottawa over the Civic holiday long weekend. The Angels kicked off the tour­ nament by defeating Salt City, NY by a score of 3-0. Samantha Johnson opened the scoring for Oakville, followed by Lauren Glover with two, including a direct score from her own comer kick. The Angels met Peterborough in their second match, and it would turn out to be a difficult game. Edwina Haddon netted the only goal of the game, giving Oakville an important 1-0 victory. The final game of the round- robin saw the Angels take on Fiorentina. Kara Lang and Lauren LaCaprara took care of the scoring in the 2-0 Oakville win as the Angels headed in to the playoff round with a perfect 3-0 record. The Angels met Rochester, NY in their quarterfinal playoff match. It was a tidy 3-0 win, with goals coming from Edwina Haddon (2) and Carly Anderson. The semifinals featured an all- Oakville battle, with the Angels taking on the Twisters. Kara Lang notched the only marker of the game halfway through the first half, and the Angels were able to control the determined Twisters for the remainder of the game, win­ ning 1-0. The championship game was an intense battle that saw the Angels take on the Lac St. Louis Lakers from the Montreal area. The score after regulation and two 10-minute sudden death overtime periods was 0-0, forcing a five-person shootout. The Angels got goals from from their third shooter, Carly Anderson, and fifth shooter Courtney Cherrett. Goaltender Kristine Snedden stopped four of five Lakers' shots to lead the Angels to victory. Snedden received game MVP honours for her efforts. The Angels have won this tour­ nament three consecutive times, not allowing a goal in all 18 games during that span. Oakville narrow ly edged o u t b y Oakville The U-14A Oakville Twisters were one of several girls' soccer teams representing the town at Canada's National Capital Soccer Tournament over the holiday long weekend. The Twisters earned a bronze medal in the tournament, which consisted of 30 teams from across Canada and the United States. The girls came up with some impressive vic­ tories over the weekend, defeating two teams that rank ahead of them in the current league standings. Their never-say-die attitude and great team work allowed the squad to elevate their game to an elite level. The round-robin portion saw the Twisters tie South Coast Maine 1-1, beat the Kitchener Spirit 3-1, and defeat the Ottawa Internationals 1- 0 . The quarterfinals saw|he Twisters defeat the rival Burlington Rage 1-0, to put them in the semifinals against fellow Oakville squad the AA Angels. Despite a terrific team effort, the Twisters fell to the Angels 1-0, who went on to win the championship. Close game sends squad onto to Cup semifinals The Oakville Blue Stars U-9 rep soccer team reached the semifinals of their League Cup tourna­ ment on Monday, Aug. 2 by defeating a stubborn Mississauga team 2-1. The Blue Stars surged to a 2-0 lead on goals by Matthew Healy and Mitch Houlahan. Mississauga responded to make the score 2-1, but the Blue Stars shut their opponent out the rest of the game to pre­ serve the 2-1 win. The Blue Stars play their next Cup game in Hamilton on Aug. 21. The Blue Stars defeated Chinguacousy in a cru­ cial league game 4-2 to run their league leading record to 13-0. The Blue Stars opened up a 3-0 lead in the first half on two goals by Chris Tsipas and one by Kyle Bekker with assists going to Ben Estey-Rojas, Nick Agam and Mitch Houlahan. Chinguacousy rebounded for two goals in the second half before Oakville closed the door, when Matthew Healy banked a shot in off a Ching defend­ er to make the score 4-2. The goal was assisted by Lucas Severin. In the first half, Oakville directed over 15 shots at the Ching goalie. Coach Phil Iafrati commented after the game that the Blue Stars first half effort was "their best half of soccer this year." The Blue Stars' league is now split into a premier and first division with six more games remaining against the premier teams. The Blue Stars next league game is at Shell Park on Aug. 11th against Dixie. Close League Cup gam e The Oakville Renegades Girls U15A soccer team sponsored by AT&T Canada Corporation and Fleishmann's, successfully defeated Burlington 1-0 in League Cup play. The Oakville team, coached by John Freihaut, was supported with strong defensive play by Alexis Tanner and Mary Taverner. The single goal was scored by Jenn White. * Wilden racing in * Ohio this weekend Oakville's Kenny Wilden continued his pursuit of the 1999 KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship title over the holiday weekend with a solid second-place finish in the Trois-Rivieres Grand Prix. The next series event is this Sunday (Aug. 15) at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Wilden, who qualified his Newcourt/TrizecHahn Swift third for the 45-lap race around the 1.521 mile Trois- Rivieres street circuit, crossed the finish line 1.516 seconds behind polesitter and series points leader Anthony Lazzaro of Acworth, Ga. The second place effort was Wilden's third of the sea­ son, with the previous two taking place at Nazareth, Pa. and Milwaukee, Wis. For the season, Wilden now has 75 points which ranks third behind Lazzaro (119) and Alexandre Tagliani (84) of Lachenaie, Que. Buddy Rice of Phoenix, Ariz. is in fourth (74). "It was a good day for the Newcourt/TrizecHahn team," said Wilden after the race. "Sure, we would have liked to have won today, but Lazzaro was really strong, just as he's been all season. "To finish ahead of Tagliani and Rice was very impor­ tant to our championship hopes coming in and we were able to do that. "Now, we just need Lazzaro to stumble a bit and with any luck we'll be right there. With five races to go, there's still a lot that can take place. The season is far from over." For more info on Wilden, a Burlington native who has called Oakville home for the last half decade, visit www.kennywilden.com Wednesday, August 11,1999 Kenny Wilden The Oakville Beaver has just been awarded 'Best Sports Section' at the 1999 CCNA Better l i I * Newspapers Competition. \ overover therunneth f o r t h * * **•> * A ' *, •><(• „ „*< I «*< >*• « « « * * * m I Champs , Drinks are on us To celebrate being named Best Sports Section in Canada at the recent Canadian Community Newspapers Assoc. 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