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. Novice One team captures team title, as it nails down the top four spots ®* _ The path to this spring‘s provincial gymnastic championships passed through ®"Oakville this weekend, and a lot of local athletes managed to keep on it. =~ The Antoinettes Gymnastic Club hosted the second of three qualifying matches for the Central Region (which basically includes all of the Golden *Horsehoe, west of Toronto). The third qualifyer is on tap for March 25â€"27 in St. Catharines. © The top six girls in each category will compete at the provincial champiâ€" "onships, explained Agnes Jankura, administrator for the huge 800â€"member «Oakville club which trains out of its North Service Road facility. = _ Preâ€"novice One: Laura Eansor and Litsa Sotiriou created a oneâ€"two punch, wespectively, in the firstâ€"level category for nineâ€"yearâ€"olds (the higher the level, «the more competitive). Novice One: as they did in the first qualifying meet in December, the Novice One girls nailed down the team award in the firstâ€"level category for 9 and 10 year olds. Out of a field of 30 competitors, the team managed to lock up the top ‘four positions. Blaire Houde led the way, followed by Courtney Alexander, ‘aime Nugent and Nicole Don. Erin Williams finished in 18th place and Colleen iSteers and Robin Merry also did well. Novice Two: Shani Pollard finished third in the secondâ€"level category for ihine and 10â€"yearâ€"olds. y * _ Junior One: Andrea Gustafson finished eighth in the firstâ€"level category for "12â€"yearâ€"olds. * â€" Senior Two: Samantha Rowley and Andrea Dowdall finished in second and fourth places, respectively, in the secondâ€"level, underâ€"16 category. Open Two: Amy Pfeiffer finished third in the second level category for competitors 16 years of age and up. Bills and Christie get the boot *~ Oakville‘s Steve Christie did all that was asked of him in Sunday‘s «Super Bowl. Unfortunately, his Canadian counterpart with the Dallas ‘Cowboys, Eddie Murray, was asked to do a lot more. All of Christie‘s â€" including two field goals and a singleâ€"point touchdown converâ€" {sion â€" came in the first half as his Buffalo Bills built up a 13â€"6 lead. The {Dallas Cowboys, however, owned the second half with 24 straight points, fending up with another easy victory by a margin of 30â€"13. The only conâ€" «solation for Christie is that his first field goal â€" a 54â€"yarder â€" is a »Super Bow!l record. thh OAKVILLE SOCCERK_ Soccer Registration Qutdoor Season bruary 5th and 12th ark High School For Boys and Girls or August Ist, 1989 Fee is $75 per P We are looking for coaches, referees, â€" _ convenors, and sponsors, , _ Please sign up at registration.! _ ;OLD NEW EQUIPMENT SAL "~**466 Speers Rodd, Suite 200, Oakville OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB INC. MINOR OAKS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR TOWN REP TEAMS FOR THE 94/95 SEASON For further details and/or an application form call MARY BELFORD 257â€"8992 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FEB. 15/94 MINIMUM COACHES LEVEL N.C.C.P, REQUIRED THE OAKVILLE BEAVER _SPORTS Oakville hosts provincial qualifye Blaire Houde of the Antionettes gym club gets some help warming up from coach Kathy Hubbard.Blair, along with all of her Novice One team mates, were in fine form at a provincial qualifyingcompetition held in Oakville. Blaire and her team both finished the weekend in first place, overall. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Showdown at Sheridan Sheridan College pushed its undefeated regular seaâ€" son record to a sparkling 9â€"0 with two more convincing wins on the road last weekend â€" 114â€"61 over St. Clair College in Windsor and 127â€"92 over Lambton College in Samia. Going into this weekend‘s much anticipated match against the division‘s other power house, Humber College, Sheridan College coach Jim Flack said "that‘s exactly the position we wanted to be in. "It‘s been 10 years since a Sheridan team has been undefeated at this point in the season." Sheridan, which is sixth in the most recent national standings, hopes the momentum will be enough to roll over archâ€"rival Humber which is ranked fourth in the country and also sports an impressive league record of 8â€" 1: The two have traded wins this season. Sheridan won the only league encounter to give Humber its only blemâ€" ish, but also lost to Humber in previous tournament action. Besides being a game for first place, Flack admits the national rankings are also a part of the equation. "The players do think about it, and so do I. You like to be respected. You want to go up as high as you can get." Sheridan officials are no doubt on Cloud Nine at the way the season has unfolded in the west division of the Ontario college loop. That‘s because they penciled in this weekend‘s match against Humber to also hold their prestigious high school basketball tournament. The one local team â€" Oakville Trafalger High School â€" is sure to find the going toughâ€"as four of the province‘s top ten teams are in the mix. They include Milton‘s Bishop Reding (2), Malton‘s Westwood (4), Etobicoke‘s Martingrove (7) and Brampton‘s Notre Dame (10). The other teams are no slouches, either, and include Streetsville, Chinguacousy and Clarkson. Tournament action starts Friday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. and comes to a conclusion Saturday night with the tournament consolation final set for 4 p.m., the college match at 6 p.m. and the tournament championship at 8 p.m. A good crowd is expected. Cost for each day‘s admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. Sheridan "came out like gangbusters" in both of the weekend road games. In Friday night‘s 114â€"61 victory over St. Clair, they roared out to an 18â€"2 lead. Kenny Mitchell led the offence with 20 points. In Saturday night‘s 127â€"92 win over Lambton College, the Bruins scored "72 points in the first half, alone." Donovan Brown scored 20 points â€" 18 of them in the first half. Flack also credited Wayne Mulgrave for limiting the league‘s scoring leader â€" Jim Toole, who sported a 29â€"point average, per game â€" to only 16 points. After the game he posted one simple message for the players, and it was: "Humber, seven days." "I didn‘t figure I needed any Knute Rockne speeches," he quipped. Weekend split for Blades The Oakville Blades, who close out the regular season with a home game against cellar dwelling Royal York at Oakville Arena Friday night, had mixed success in two weekend games. They bounced lowly Georgetown 5â€"4 at home on Friday night but then dropped a close 4â€"3 verdict to the league leading Kilty Bees in Hamilton on Saturday. The Blades were back in action last night in Streetsville, and that result will be in Friday‘s paper. Against Georgetown, who are in seventh place in the eightâ€"team league, the fifthâ€"place Blades needed two unanswered third period goals and a goaltending switch to eke out the victory. The players seemed to think they could just "skate out on the ice and collect the two points," said general managâ€" er Murray Walker. The result was a 4â€"3 deficit after two periods. To start the third period, coach Greg Ireland yanked starting goaltender Dave Dolecki in favor of Steve Bewley, who was called up from the Oakville midget rep team to replace the suspended Frank Ivankovic. "He (Bewley) managed to hold them off in the third period." The offence also managed to do their job at the other end with Jason Slaney firing in the equalizer (from Gord Kalverda and Richard Raymond) and Kalverda notching the winner (from Justin Ball). Other goal scorers were Mike Sikora (from Jason Bengert and Raymond), Matt Honchar (from Marcel Kars) and Kent Williams (from Kalverda and Raymond). OAKVILLE Minor Baseball Association If you are planning to enrol in a recreational activity this summer, consider the programs we have to offer... * 3 Levels of Competition â€" House Leagues, Select and Town Rep * Special Development Programs â€" to improve players skills * A Player Rating System â€" for better team balance * Coach and Umpire Clinics â€" taught by qualified instructors * A Secured Batting Cage â€" free team or individual practices * Complete Uniforms â€" Mosquito through Juvenile * A Full and Rewarding Season â€" April to September * Family Rates â€" to encourage participation * ... plus a Separate Softball Program for Girls ====it‘s a Total Baseball Experience 4\ l U L A COMPLETE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BORN IN 1975 THROUGH 1988 Dolecki was back in net the next night against the Kilty Bees in Hamilton and he "played a good game despite the loss," said Walker. The Blades got a tough break, he added, when a firstâ€" period goal was called back on a high sticking call. Hamilton ended up with the lone firstâ€"period goal before the two teams traded two goals in the second period and one in the third. Scoring the two second period goals were Mike Roberts (unassisted) and Honchar (from Williams). Sikora scored Oakville‘s lone third period goal (with assists to Richards and Kalverda). ICE CHIPS As far as the Oakville Blades‘ opposition in the upcomâ€" ing playoffs, it‘s beginning to look a lot like Milton. It‘s not yet set in stone, but Walker figures the current top three rankings of Hamilton, Burlington and Brampton will remain unchanged in, this, the final week of the reguâ€" lar season. And he figures they would likely choose the bottom three teams to open the playoffs â€" Royal York, Georgetown and Streetsville (the playoff format allows the top teams to choose their opposition) . That would leave fifth place Oakville and fourthâ€"place Milton to battle it out. That being the case, the only question left would be whether Oakville could overtake Milton to gain homeâ€"ice advantage. Not including last night‘s game, Oakville was three points behind with both teams closing out the season Friday night (Oakville hosting Royal York, Milton hosting Streetsville). REGISTRAT February 5th 19th T.A. BLAKELOCK SECONDARY SCHOOL 9:00 a.m. â€" 4:00 p.m. FOR ADDITIONAL INFO â€" 815â€"6622 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1994 Page 16 L Rep Hockey PEE WEE "A" Bardi‘s Steak House Rangers brought home the championship trophy from the Sports 2 Weekend Extravaganza Tournament in Detroit on the Jan. 15 weekend. This was a major ° achievement for the "A" team playing in the "AA" division. London 4, Oakville 0: The first game on Friday afternoon, after a long drive was their only low point. Oakville 6, Lakeland (Detroit) 0: this second game was a different story as both Josh VanWieren and Brian Morrison were outstandâ€" ing in nets to earn the shutout. Luke Ridley notched a pair of goals with singles going to Geoff Schmid, Justin Warwick, Dave Meathrel and Gary Futterman. Bryan Jackson picked up a pair of assists with singles to Bryant Patriquin, Danny McCaw, Shane Labelle, Jackson Downey, Geoff Schmid, Luke Ridley and Jonathan Tod. Oakville 5, Livonia (Michigan) 1: the goal scoring was well spread out with single markâ€". ers going to Justin Warwick, Shane Labelle, Gary Futterman, Bob Flaman and Luke Ridley. James Levey picked up a pair of assists while singles went to Shane Labelle, Geoff Schmid and Bob Flaman. Oakville 5, London 3: Oakville won the rematch! Luke Ridley and James Levey each combined for a twoâ€"goal performance while Gary Futterman added a single marker. Shawn Butchart set up two goals while single helpers went to Michael Watson, Bryan Jackson and4 Dan McCaw. The tournament proved to be fun for all with the players and families treated to a Detroit Red Wings game at Joe Louis Arena on Friday. There were parties for the players and parents on the Saturday night. MINOR ATOM "AAA" Oakville 7, Halton 0 (Jan. 30): The First Choice Plumbing Rangers had all their guns firing, outâ€"shooting Halton 44â€"6. Anthon Marshall recorded the shutout for Oakville. Keith Zavitz led the scoring with a hatâ€"tric Eddie Fiore added a pair while singles went t Robby Tarantino and Josh Pippy. Drawingl assists were Bryan McLoughlin (2), Mikef Ruppel (2), Chris Riddell, Brett McGrath, Blyth Gill, Tarantino, Pippy and Aaron Jarc. The team‘s regular season record now stands| at 21â€"6â€"3. MINOR PEE WEE "AAA" The Oakville Rangers Kept up their torrid pac with two more victories on the weekend t« extend their record to 20â€"9â€"3. Oakville 4, Halton 1 (Jan. 30): Jordan Meloff fired in a pair of goals in a very scrappy match! in Georgetown with singles to Rob Lonbo and Jeff Ferguson. Assists were notched b Alex Lemon, Jason Gould, Ferguson, Coli Hatch and Jason Sajko. Oakville 2, Barrie 0 (Jan. 29); The visiting Barrie team were up 2â€"0 before the Range, scored three unanswered goals to win 3â€" Scoring for the Rangers were Jason Goul with two and Colin Hatch with a singlef Assists went to Pierre Kalata (2), Rob Lonbo (2) and Jeff Ferguson. Danny Lacey and Matt Collaton put in the usual good performances in net. Next leagud game is in Streetsville this Friday (Feb. 4). MINOR ATOM "AA" Georgetown 3, Oakville 2 (Jan. 29, playofi The Multiâ€"Line Auto Sales and Leasing/Kin Caledon Farms Rangers are on the brink elimination after dropping their second cq secutive game in the sixâ€"point series. Scori for Oakville were Steven Baines and Da Maniccia with assists going to Scott Weaga! Brian Tyler and Josh Smith. The third game was on tap last night (Feb. in Georgetown. MINOR PEE WEE "AA" Oakville 2, Chinguacousy 1 (Jan. 30, pla} off): Oakville wins the bestâ€"ofâ€"three prelim nary playoff round 3â€"1 against a very teng cious Chinguacousy team. Goaltendd Anthony Zicari sparkled between the pipes fq Oakville, making some outstanding and crit cal saves in what proved to be a fast but closd checking game. It became a goaltender‘s d with both team‘s puckâ€"stoppers playing 0t standing hockey. Oakville‘s defensive squ@ played solid throughout the game to ma and finally better the Chinguacousy attad Oakville now awaits the winner of th Orangevilleâ€"Brampton series to determi their nextâ€"round opponent. Stuart Brown at Mike Purcell provided the scoring whi Brown also picked up a helper. Oakville 4, Chinguacousy 3 OT (Jan. playoff): The second overtime game in a r between these two teams saw Oakville cof out on top to take a 2â€"1 lead in the bestâ€"ofâ€"f playoff series. Goaltender James Klaku d made some dazzling saves throughout game. Dan Phillips and Mike Purcell chipp in the regulationâ€"time goals while Stud Brown and Stuart Matheson fired the overtii markers. Picking up assists were Gay McGrath (2), Andrew Holman (2), Steph King, Stuart Brown and Robert Kapuscinskl ATOM "AA" Brampton 3, Oakville 2 OT (playoff): T National Cellular Rangers opened their fir round playoff series against Brampton wit tough overtime loss. Oakville dominated t game, outâ€"shooting the visitors 23â€"12, B were constantly thwarted by a hot Bramp goaltender. Mike McChesney opened the sc ing midway through the second period, w an assist from Mike Hamel, but Brampton ti the game early in the third and the two te went to overtime tied at one apiece. Before overtime period was a minute old, Tra Sutherland put the Rangers ahead, Brampton took advantage of some scran defensive zone coverage to tie the score minutes later, and with a little over two utes left in the tenâ€"minute overtime period visitors notched the clincher to earn the vi ry and homeâ€"ice advantage in the bestâ€"ofâ€" series. Assists on the Ranger goal went Mike Folland and Craig Trenholm. Peterborough tournament (Jan. 2 Oakville was less than five minutes away fr the consolation title at the Liftlock tournam| but ended up on the losing end of a 3â€"2 o time score against Barrie. Third period gd by Mike Folland and Jon Viahovic put Rangers in the driver‘s seat but Barrie tied score with just over four minutes remainin regulation time, setting the stage for their s den death overtime victory. Despite the dissapointing outcome, Rangers enjoyed a strong tournament with tores over Pickering (3â€"1) and Bowman (4â€"2). Their only other game was a 3â€"1 lo: the hands of the Scarborough Sabres. Gavin Carr and Robbie Benson combined an impressive 2.25 goalsâ€"against aver Leading the offence were Travis Suther with two goals and three assists, Dustin St with two goals and a helper and Will Bai with a goal and a pair of assists. Other goal scorers in the tournament Drew Karges, Ryan Fitzimmons and C Trenholm. Assists were recorded by A Hockaday, Greg Carr, Matt McChesney, Wells, Karges and Folland.