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42 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 3, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Lindsay, Walker rinks qualify for curling provincials Two Oakville Curling Club rinks have qualified for the provincial junior championships. Katie Lindsay's ladies' rink won the `B' title at last weekend's regional playdowns in Oshawa, while Jake Walker's squad claimed the `B' title on the men's side. The Lindsay rink, which also includes Lauren Waslykw, Gen Bernier and Spencer Anderson, defeated clubmates Katelyn Waslykw, Emilie Metcalfe, Erin Jenkins and Brenda Holloway in an extra-end final. Walker's team, also consisting of Jamie Parker, Kyle Steele and Rob Fry, downed fellow Oakville rink Graham Rathwell, Erik Bocsy, Matt Hardman and Eric Reid. Lindsay and Walker will compete in the provincials next month in Gananoque. Winners there will qualify for the 2009 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Championships, scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 8 in Salmon Arm, B.C. Lions go bowling Raiders, Eagles on roll in boys' H.S. hockey The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders have enjoyed a strong start to the high school boys' hockey season, winning three of their first four games. Josh Ruys continued his early-season scoring tear with a pair of goals in a 7-0 win over the E.C. Drury Spartans Monday, his seventh and eighth markers of the year. Zack Ruys, Brad Gilles, Colin Barette, Eric Crepinsek and Tyler Vaddachino also tallied for Aquinas. In the Raiders' previous game, the Ruys brothers provided all the offence in a 4-3 win over the Loyola Hawks. Josh recorded a hat trick and Zack netted the game winner for Aquinas, while goaltender Justin Bailey preserved the victory with several clutch saves in the late going. Aquinas will face the T.A. Blakelock Tigers today (Wednesday) at Oakville Arena, a 3:20 p.m. start. Meanwhile, after a slow start to the season, the Abbey Park Eagles appear to be headed in the right direction. The Eagles are unbeaten in three straight, including a 2-2 draw against the Volpe Conference-leading Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers Monday at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. Andrew Smith and Aaron Heffelfinger had Abbey Park's goals Monday, with Glen MacDonald and Joel Selinger replying for Ridge. Last week, Abbey Park doubled up the Milton District Mustangs 4-2 and blanked Blakelock 2-0. Ben McIvor, Adam Davis, Jordan Smith and Jon Kilpatrick scored against Milton, with McIvor and Kilpatrick finding the net versus Blakelock. Mike Burwell earned the shutout against the Tigers. Abbey Park (2-2-1) will face the Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils today at Glen Abbey, beginning at 3:20 p.m. RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER GOLDEN HORSESHOE CHAMPS: Jordan Rea of the Burlington Minor Football Association tyke Lions eludes a couple would-be tacklers on his way down the field Saturday at Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Lions, whose roster is almost entirely made up by Oakville residents, defeated the Hamilton house league champion East Mountain Ti-Cats 33-24 to win the Golden Horseshoe Bowl. Rea scored three touchdowns in the game -- including one of them while wearing only one shoe -- and Scott Abrams added two more majors for the victors. Think Green. Breathe Easy. HUGE CENTRAL AIR & FURNACE $ Up to SALE BEST PRICES EVER! Nock earns OUA nod for ninth time Studies, a severe ankle injury and even the time demands of a recent marriage weren't able to keep Oakville's Melissa Nock off the Ontario University Athletics ladies' badminton all-star team. The University of Toronto student received the honour this fall for an unprecedented ninth consecutive time, posting an overall record of 80. Her season was interrupted in early October, when she injured her ankle in a match against Waterloo, but Nock returned to active play Nov. 22 at the OUA championships in Hamilton. She went 3-0 at provincials, helping the Blues to team bronze. Nock, an Iroquois Ridge grad, graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Engineering Physics in 2005. She is currently completing her Doctorate at U of T in the Department of Medical Biophysics. She is part of a large research group at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto that focuses on the early detection of breast cancer. Her research deals with the development of a novel three-dimensional imaging technique for breast cancer screening. Nock has also authored several scientific communications in her field. As a level three badminton coach, Nock is assistant coach of the University of Toronto Blues badminton team. She married fellow McMaster engineering graduate Ian Hill this past summer. 2950 MANUFACTURERS CASH BACK * Cash Back AND NO PAYMENT! NO INTEREST! FOR 6 MONTHS *OAC HYDRO CASH BACK UP TO UP TO UP TO $1400 + $1000 + $550 GOV. CASH BACK *Call for details. Financing Available 9 Locations To Serve You Better! 905-849-4998 www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665