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Wednesday, March 17, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER ■ Oakville Hornets player Chelsea Young races for the puck with an Ancaster Avalanche player in full pursuit. Ancaster won this match 7 -1 0, thanks to a five-goal performance by Katrina Tollis. ■ Exhausted Oakville Hornet bantam player Jackie Kendrick takes a well deserved breather after placing sec­ ond in the speed skills competition. Hockey / * - Hornets The Oakville Hornets held their third annual hockey tournament this past weekend, with one local team managing to collect a gold medal. The Hornets' bantam/midget team, sponsored by Arnold's Entertainment, made it to the finals against Mississauga. It turned out to be a real nailbiter, scoreless at the end of regulation time as well as overtime. That brought on the dreaded shootout. Alicia Hough hit the post and Lindsay Philpott was robbed but Arlie Belliveau notched the winning marker. Back-up goalie Gillian Johnson was outstanding between the pipes, blocking all three talented Mississauga shooters. The Hornets earned a berth in the champi­ onship game with an undefeated record of two wins and a tie in the preliminary round. The opener was a 3- 1 win over crosstown rivals, Oakville B&M Garage Doors. Arlie Belliveau potted two goals while Gillian Johnson scored once. Helpers went to Devon Evershed (2), Susan Maloney, Jessie Johnson and Sabrina Chiarucci. April Cadeau replied for B&M with assists from Christina Chapman and Meagan Oliver Game two saw BOTTOM LEFT: Laura Grigor of the Oakville Hornets bantam-B team got to meet Maple L eaf great Darryl Sittler at the skills competi­ tion Friday evening. BOTTOM RIGHT: ban- tam-A goaltender Amelia May makes a great stop in Friday's skills competition. Oakville Aquatic Club a t national and provincial m eets Oakville Aquatic Club head coach Lucie Hewitt-Henderson and swimmer Julia Pomeroy are in Victoria, B.C. for the Canadian senior championships which kick off today and run through to Saturday. They'll meet up with Sandy Henderson and Anna Lydall, club members who are in their first year of university scholarships in B.C. JUNIOR PROVINCIALS More than two dozen Oakville Aquatic Club swimmers trekked to Nepean for the Ontario junior championships. To compete in these championships, swim­ mers must qualify by meeting strict time stan­ dards. Boys and girls compete in the 11&I2, 13&14 and 15&16 year old age group categories, swim­ ming heats and finals in all but the distance events. More than 700 swimmers from more than 60 swim clubs from across Ontario took part in the meet held earlier this month. The Oakville Aquatic Club finished fifth, overall, up four places from the the last junior provincials held in July. Marco Monaco was the top point getter for Oakville, winning the high point award for the 11/12 boys age group. To win this award, points won from the swimmer's seven events are added up, and Monaco won despite having only five events to count. He won four of his events -- the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 free and the 4 0 0 1.M. -- and settled for silver in a very close 200 breast stroke race. Jessica Warren, competing in girls 15/16, placed in the top 16 in every event she swam in. She earned gold in the 200 free, silver in the 400 free, placed fourth in the 100 free and 800 free, 5th in the 200 back, 9th in the 50 free and 11th in the 100 backstroke. In the 200 free relay Warren combined with Chrissy Bajcar, Kate Plyley and M ichelle Arakgi to earn a bronze medal. In 13/14 boys, Kyle Welsh led the way with a silver medal in the 400 free, bronze in the 1500 free, fourth in the 200 free, eighth in the 400 I.M., 10th in both the 400 and 100 free and 14th in the 50 free. Fourteen-year-old Ian Ford took bronze in the 100 back and placed 10th in the 400 free, 13th in the 200 back and 16th in the 50 free. Thirteen-year-old M ark Thauvette placed fifth in the 1500 free, 400 free and 200 back, 6th in the 200 free and 11th in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back. Grant McGuire, 14, placed 9th in the 1500 free, 12th in the 400 free and 15th in both the 200 free and 200 fly. Joe Bajcar placed 14th in the 1500 free. (See 'OAC' page D3) (See 'Hornets' page D3) Photos by Peter C. McCuski Turns out we're also the best car not on the road. ► M -CLASS. For years, Mercedes-Benz has been renowned for building some of the finest automobiles on the road. And now, with the M-Class, off the road as weU. In fact, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada named it their "1998 Car of the Year." Test drive the M-Class today. The Mercedes of 4x4's. VALUE PRICED FROM $47,550 Mercedes-Benz Meray Motors & Collision Ltd. QEW & Dorval Drive 845-6623 www.meraymotors.mercedesbenz.ca Tixes, RD.L and license extra. (18.000 km/year.) Residual value: S40J 57. 01990 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario. A Daimler/Chrysler Company. http://www.meraymotors.mercedesbenz.ca