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47474| O akville B eaver | T hursday,June 7,2018 insidehalton.com Senior $500 Inc HST Full Time $550 One time $100 initiation fee for new members Oct to end of April 6am - 11pm Open every day including holidays Limited space available first come basis Please see www.bubbletennisclub.com for more info Indoor Tennis Burlington No courT Fees OSC Smile Moment of the Week Week Three Photo Contest Winner Photographer: Diane Tassone Sponsored by: The Oakville Beaver Age Division: U8 HLDP & U10 ADP Presented by: SPORTS Visit insidehalton.com for more coverage Thomas Williams, Tyler Pavelic and their Pakmen teammates couldn't believe what had just happened. Coming off its win at the provincial championships, Pakmen had won its first four matches at the nation-four matches at the nation-f al championships without dropping a set. But the team stumbled at the end of the tournament's second day, dropping back-to-back matches. Their 1-2 record would certainly end their bid for the Canadian un- der-18 volleyball title. "We were devastated," Williams said. "That loss meant we were going to drop down to tier two." "Everyone was disap- pointed," Pavelic added. "Everyone was sitting around and nobody was re- ally talking." What they didn't know was that on another court, a perfect storm was unfold- ing. The Ottawa Fusion had just bounced back from a tough loss in the second set to edge Forest City VC (FCVC) 22-20 in the third, leaving both teams at 1-2. That alone would not have been enough, though. Forest City's 29-27 win in the second set, was the fifth set lost by Ottawa while the deciding set was FCVC's fifth.fifth.f Pakmen had lost just four sets, earning it the tie-four sets, earning it the tie-f breaker and keeping their hopes for a national title alive. "It was a relief," Wil- liams said. "Our coach talked to us about never wanting to feel that way again." And they would not. Pakmen stormed through the playoff round winning all four of its matches with- out dropping a set, capping its run with a 25-17, 25-18 victory over British Co- lumbia's Seaside Surf in the gold medal match. "When we got in (to tier 1), we looked at it as a sec- ond chance," Pavelic said. "We knew from the begin- ning of the tournament we had a good chance of win- ning, so we had to make the most of it." It was the first boys' un- der-18 national title for the Mississauga club in 10 years. Both Williams and Pavelic were at least five years away from even play- ing the sport at the time. Williams played volleyball in the backyard with his two older sisters, but he didn't make the leap to playing rep or for his school until Grade 7. He wasn't too excited about his first rep tryout because he didn't know anyone else on the team. He soon warmed up to the game. "It was tough at first but as I started getting better, I realized, probably around Grade 10 or 11, that I could take it a bit further." Pavelic got an even later start. He attended a couple of camps in elementary school but didn't play on a team until Grade 9, and didn't see the sport as a big part of his future. "I wasn't too good when I started and I wasn't sure how long I'd stick with it," he said. Both have not only stuck with it, they've had very successful careers. It was their third national cham- pionship in four years and Williams also won a pro- vincial beach volleyball ti- tle. Williams, an outside hit-Williams, an outside hit-W ter, and Pavelic, a middle blocker, helped the Loyola Hawks win the first Halton Catholic Athletic Associa- tion championship last fall. And they will continue their pursuit champion- ships in the fall when they both join the McMaster Marauders. Duo helps Pakmen claim national volleyball title HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com Thomas Williams, right, and Tyler Pavelic won their third national title in four years with Mississauga's Pakmen Volleyball. Volleyball Canada/Photo The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum will host the exhibit Play Hard, Fight Hard: Sport in the Ca- nadian Military starting Friday, June 1. This is the first time the exhibit, which explores the relationship between sports and military service dating back to the 1880s, will be shown outside Alberta. It was developed by the Military Museums and Can- ada's Sports Hall of Fame. Supplementing the ex- hibit are artifacts from golf and Canadian Golf Hall of Fame honoured members who served in the Canadian military. Also highlighted is the Soldier On program, which uses activity and sport to support wounded military members. Well known sport heroes like Conn Smythe, Jeff Nicklin, Mark Fuchko and Myrtle Cook are show- cased. The exhibit will be held until Sept. 15 at the Golf Can- ada building at Glen Abbey Golf Club, 1333 Dorval Dr. Spectators attending the RBC Canadian Open will be able to see the exhibit for free during the tournament.free during the tournament.f Admission to the exhibit and the museum is $10 per person. Some of the key artifacts in the exhibit include: A North West Mounted Police cricket bat from the 1880s, an Olympic gold medal from the 1928 Olympic Games, skates used by the RCAF Flyers team that won the Olympic gold in 1948 and a Bronze Cross Medal given to noted Canadian golf course architect Stanley Thompson who fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. The exhibit is supported by the Alberta Museums Association, Veterans Af- fairs Canada and Director-fairs Canada and Director-f ate of History. For more information onFor more information onF the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, call 1-800-263-0009 ext. 412. 'Play Hard, Fight Hard' exhibit at Canadian Golf Hall of Fame KEVIN NAGEL knagel@metroland.com