www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 27, 2008 - 49 OAK wins regional title With 51 of its members recording at least one top-eight finish, the Oakville Aquatic Club (OAK) easily won the team title at the recent Central Ontario Region Swimming Championships in Etobicoke. Thirty-one OAK swimmers combined to win a total of 62 medals -- 24 of those gold -- while the club showed its depth with 21 top-eight showings in relay competition. OAK finished with 991 points, bettering second-place Markham's total of 674. Peter Serles was OAK's top medal winner, collecting three gold, two silver and two bronze. John Steadman and Nicole Bullock each won five medals, with Julie Sinkovits and Karina Sils earning four apiece. Below is a breakdown of all OAK medal winners. CENTRAL ONTARIOSWIM RESULTS HISTORIC EFFORT: The Oakville novice 1 Hawks won the first provincial Division A medal in local field lacrosse history, earning bronze at the recent all-Ontario championships in Kitchener. Individual 10-and-under girls: Nicole Bullock (gold in 50m breast, 200m free; bronze in 50m free), Abbey Saunders (silver in 200m IM) · 11-year-old girls: Perrie Armstrong (gold in 200m breast; silver in 200m IM), Hannah Burgess (silver in 100m back) · 12-year-old girls: Jenna Wood (silver in 800m free; bronze in 200m fly), Meghan Clark (silver in 100m breast), Michelle Carrabetta (bronze in 100m back) · 13-year-old girls: Julia Sinkovits (gold in 200m free, 1,500m free; silver in 100m back), Sharalynn Missiuna (gold in 400m IM; silver in 200m IM; bronze in 200m breast), Avery Longmore (gold in 200m breast, 200m IM), Sarah Watts (silver in 200m breast, 400m IM) · 15-and-older girls: Karina Sils (gold in 200m back; silver in 100m fly; bronze in 200m IM, 400m IM), Veronica Davis-Freeman (gold in 400m IM; silver in 200m IM), Kaelan Chambers (gold in 200m breast), Alana Boffa (silver in 800m free), Hilary Turk (silver in 100m back), Amanda Fraser (bronze in 1,500m free) · 11-and-under boys: Bennett Ho (gold in 100m fly, 100m breast), Tom Ritchie (silver in 100m fly), Alex Smith (bronze in 200m back) · 12-year-old boys: Joel Pearson (silver in 200m fly), Connor Wilkins (silver in 400m IM) · 13-year-old boys: Peter Serles (gold in 100m free, 100m fly; silver in 50m free; bronze in 200m IM, 200m back), Jaret Charbonneau (gold in 50m free; bronze in 100m breast), Dragan Poposki (bronze in 100m fly) · 14-year-old boys: Carter Yeudall (gold in 1,500m free), Cameron Byrne (gold in 100m back), Nathan Lang (silver in 50m free), Ryan Maccarone (bronze in 100m free) · 16-and-older boys: John Steadman (gold in 100m back, 400m free, 1,500m free; bronze in 100m free), Steve Ritchie (bronze in 200m breast) Relay Gold - Male 14-15 200m free (Alex Plotnikov, Nathan Lang, Ryan Maccarone, Carter Yeudall), male 12-13 200m free (Jaret Charbonneau, Peter Serles, Connor Ward, Dragan Poposki), female 15-and-older 200m medley (Hilary Turk, Kaelan Chambers, Marina MacDougall, Sharalynn Missiuna) · Silver - Male 16and-older 200m medley (John Steadman, Steven Ritchie, Christopher Carin, Nathan Lang), male 12-13 200m medley (Owen Scarrow, Charbonneau, Serles, Poposki), female 10-and-under 200m medley (Alexandra Morris, Saunders, Alexandra FabugaisInaba, Bullock), female 10-and-under 200m free (Nicole Bullock, Abbey Saunders, Emily Remier, Fabugais-Inaba · Bronze - Male 11-and-under 200m medley (Alex Smith, Bennett Ho, Thomas Ritchie, Matthew Mac) Novice Hawks make local lacrosse history The Oakville novice 1 Hawks are the first local field lacrosse team to win a provincial Division A medal, earning bronze at the all-Ontario championships in Kitchener recently. Oakville defeated Peterborough 5-3 in the bronze-medal game. "I have been involved in lacrosse for 38 years and know this is an exciting achievement for the boys and for lacrosse in this town," said Hawks head coach Jason Donville. Oakville got goals in the tournament from Matthew Danner, Kevin Dobko, Mike Dobko, Michael Hickey, Nick Leshuk, Johnny Mastromarco, Matthew Milford, Nicholas Randell and Adam Wolf. Matthew Baranyai and Kyle Moniz supplied the Hawks with solid goaltending. Defensive contributions came from Matthew Di Lella, Jonathan Donville, Kyle Kolwich, Malcolm Prentice, Josh Rees, Matthew Thorn, Jaden Walcot and Jayden Wiggins. Jason Donville is assisted by John Dobko, Ron Milford, Steve Thorn and Wally Tymkiv. Mike Wolf is the team's statistician, and Jane Donville manages the club. The Hawks, winners of last year's Canada Day tournament in Calgary, now shift their focus to a tournament in B.C. next month as well as the provincial box lacrosse championships in August. Great in Grimsby www.oakvillebeaver.com Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association Join one of Canada s largest and fastest growing girls hockey associations associati and sign up to play for the 2008-09 hockey season. Registration spots are available at all levels including: Tyke - Born 2004 / 2003 / 2002 Novice - Born 2001 / 2000 Atom - Born 1999 / 1998 Bantam - Born 1995 / 1994 Ladies - Born 1986 and earlier Additional registration information is available on our website, www.oakvillehornets.on.ca or by calling 905-337-8800. DAZZLING PERFORMANCE: The Oakville girls under-11 Redgales edged Guelph 1-0 in the final to win the championship at the Dazzling Dozen Soccer Tournament in Grimsby. The team was undefeated at the tournament, allowing only two goals in four games. Team members are (front) Kiah Francis, (middle row, from left) Amanda Abraham, Daniella Paniccia, Sarah Miocevich, Jade Thompson, Brooke Robertson, Carling Goold, Piersyn Harshaw, (back row, from left) trainer Loren Francis, Alex Almeida, Rachel Culver, Jessica Koves, Paige Culver, coach Brad Hammill, Nickolina Rajcevic, Erica Rzepecki, Vanessa Cherepacha, Georgia Braunstein and assistant coach Charles Abraham. Appleby to host U20 women's rugby Oakville's Appleby College has been selected to host the Under-20 Nations Cup women's rugby tournament next month. The inaugural competition will feature Canada, England and Wales. The three teams will all play each other in round-robin play, with the top two moving on to the championship match July 19. Each competing nation is presently in its first cycle with the new U20 age group, mirroring the developmental age categories in the men's game. The U20 Nations Cup in Canada will mark the first time England, Wales and Canada will compete in a U20 international tournament. The tournament is scheduled to begin July 11, when Wales takes on Canada. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the U20 Nations Cup website at www.rugbycanada.ca/u20cup or contact Eva Havaris at ehavaris@rugbycanada.ca. Three locals on u17 provincial team Meanwhile, in women's under-17 rugby news, three Oakville residents have been selected to the provincial team. Nisha Howarth, Naomi DeMarchi and Devon Perras were all named to the club recently. Register in the Summer... be on the ice in the Fall. 1663 North Service Road East, Oakville, ON L6H 7T1