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36 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 4, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Men's hockey registration The Halton Men's Recreational Hockey League is now accepting registrations for the 2006-07 season. All games are played in prime time and feature non-contact, recreational play. Divisions are available for 30-andolder (Sundays or Mondays), 40-andolder (Wednesdays), and 50-and-older (Sundays). For more information, call the league at 905-849-9712 or visit its web site at hmhl.bizland.com. Look for our incredible 35th Anniversary Flyer in today's paper! (Only in selected areas) SILVER: The Oakville A's bantam baseball team, pictured with the trophies they earned by finishing second at a recent tournament in Barrie. Plus get your Anniversary Red Book in store or thebrick.com and save thousands! See in store for complete details. Bantam A's win silver in Barrie The Oakville A's bantam baseball team won three of its first four games at a recent tournament in Barrie, going on to finish second. Oakville edged the Etobicoke Rangers 2-1 in their first game, led by a stellar pitching performance by Spencer Gray. After a 4-1 loss to the Burlington Bulls, the A's rebounded to defeat the Brampton Royals 5-1 and finish the round-robin with a 2-1 mark. The A's edged the Barrie Red Sox 3-2 in the semifinal but then fell 4-2 to the Toronto East Dodgers in the championship game. Other members of the team include Michael Vanderlaan, Michael Pavan, Ryan Tobias, Matt Holloway, Alex Burrows, Will Brandes, Andrew Bertrand, Ryan Watt, Chris Ruediger, Kelly Barchan, Juan Ruiz, Brand Johnston and Jordan McNamee-Lamb. Hank Tobias, Mark Johnston, Bruce Burrows and Kurt Brandes coach the squad, which is managed by John Holloway. Burlington QEW & Walker's Line 333-5533 Mississauga South 1607 Dundas St.E. 629-2900 Mississauga SuperStore 3025 Ridgeway Dr. 569-0677 Mississauga North #2, 5800 McLaughlin Rd. 502-7500 OAK head coach pleased with results Continued from page 34 Do you have vintage YMCA & Oakville photos from the 50's, 60's or 70's? The YMCA of Oakville and the Oakville Beaver invite you to send in your photos to help celebrate the history of the Y in our community! YOU COULD WIN FANTASTIC PRIZES IN 4 CATEGORIES! 50 Years with the Y 1st Prize: 2 tickets to the Y's gala 50's celebration "At the Hop" October 14, 2006! 2nd Prize: 5 month YMCA of Oakville Adult Membership! "Both Cam and Zack have spent the past four weeks just heating up the pool with outstanding results at both the provincial and age group national championships, so the goal was to come to Montreal and try to make top 16. It was very exciting to see these two rising talents get in there and step up to the best in the country," she said. Cummings' results will place him in the running for various provincial tour teams and provincial Quest for Gold funding, while Chetrat is eligible for a number of Swimming Canada and Swim Ontario tour teams. Cummings also finished 28th in men's 200m IM and 29th in men's 100m backstroke, with Chetrat placing 27th in men's 400m freestyle, 34th in men's 100m butterfly (in a club-record time) and 58th in men's 100m freestyle. Other OAK competitors at senior nationals included Justina Difazio (21st, women's 200m freestyle; 25th, women's 100m butterfly; 28th, women's 100m freestyle; 33rd, women's 200m butterfly) and Kate Plyley (49th, women's 100m butterfly; 73rd, women's 100m freestyle). Dolphins swimmers also participating were Sinead Russell, Jacinda Smit and Krista Hozian, all of whom posted personal-best times at their first-ever national competitions. 3rd Prize: 1 season of YBC Youth Basketball! 4th Prize: 3 month YMCA of Oakville Child/Youth Membership (age 0-14)! Golden A's seek another national title The Oakville Golden A's hope history repeats itself as they compete in the Canadian National Oldtimers' Baseball Federation championship tournament this weekend in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The Golden A's won the tournament the last time it was contested in Yarmouth, in 1994. Oakville has won the tournament on two other occasions (1993 and 2003) and has participated in 12 of the 14 annual competitions. Many of the Golden A's players have been together since their days with the Oakville Minor Baseball Association, including Rob Fisher, Rod Currie, Cal Main, Dave Hamacher, Carlos Paixao, Rich Knight and Gerry Telford. Others, like Dave Peyman, Bernie Arbour, Scott Gadd, Bill Johnson, Ross Hill, Wade Bekar, Greg McEachern, Al Baskett, Tom Bacher, Brian Revin, Steve Grossi, Kevin Carson, Dick Hames, Errol Duncan and Sam Leonard are former Central Ontario Baseball Association and Intercounty League standouts. Oakville, competing in the 44-and-over division, will play its first game today against Spring Lake (Alberta). The Golden A's will then face Great Village (Nova Scotia) and Saskatoon to conclude the round-robin. Quarter-final, semifinal and final games will be played Sunday and Monday. Major A's defeat Burlington The major A's, meanwhile, defeated the Burlington Brants 9-3 in COBA action Monday at Oakville Park. Julian Richards earned the win, yielding only two hits in eight innings, while Kevin Lee broke open the contest with a grand slam in the seventh inning. Steve Williamson and Matt Bekar also drove in runs for the A's. 50's/60's/70's ( 3 prizes for each decade ) 1st Prize: 3 month YMCA Submit your photos to: THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 467 Speers Rd. by August 18, 2006 to be eligible to win! Good luck, and thank you for sharing your YMCA memories! Photo Contest Rules 1. The YMCA 50th Anniversary Photo contest is open to all residents of Oakville or families that once lived in Oakville. Contest deadline is August 18, 2006. The contest excludes employees and families of The YMCA of Oakville and The Oakville Beaver. 2. This contest is a look-back on Oakville commencing when The YMCA first started in 1956. All photos must be taken in Oakville and showcase town events through the years. Prizes will be awarded in 4 categories: `Photos from the 1950's, 60's and 70's', and `50 Years with The Y'. Decade categories are open to photos of any theme. Photos for `50 Years with The Y' must contain YMCA of Oakville subject matter. 3. Judging will be based on visual impact, historical value and image quality. 4. Photos to be submitted in print form to The Oakville Beaver at 467 Speers Rd., Oakville ON L6K 3S4. Please include a self-addressed envelope for return or pick up your prints at the front desk. You may email a scan of your entry to y50contest@haltonsearch.com. Please include name, address, phone and category info with a brief description attached. 5. The Oakville Beaver and the YMCA of Oakville will catalogue photos for use in YMCA and Beaver publications and provide copies to the Oakville Historical Society. of Oakville Adult Membership! 2nd Prize: YMCA Picnic Gift Basket! 3rd Prize: YMCA Gym Bag and Gift Pack! 410 Rebecca St., Oakville L6K 1K7 905.845.3417 Fax: 905.842.6792 email: customerservice@oakvill.ymca.ca www.ymcaofoakville.com sponsored by The Oakville Beaver