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Beaver nominated for two OCNA awards The Oakville Beaver has been nominated for two awards in the 2009 Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) awards. Oakville Beaver Sports Editor Jon Kuiperij received a nomination for Best Sports Section and cartoonist Steve Nease was nominated for Cartoonist of the Year. The sports section nomination was based on an entry featuring two issues of the Beaver -- May 8, 2009 and Nov. 8, 2008. The Nov. 8 section featured extensive coverage of the high school basketball playoffs and the May 8 issue was dominated by a lead story A diamond in the rough about golfer Kaitlin Marrin, written by Herb Garbutt. Nease earned his nomination for three submitted cartoons from March 6, (These days everybody's looking for a competitive edge), April 23 (Happy Earth Day), and July 17 (I'm just homesick). Winners will be announced during the OCNA awards gala to be held on Friday, May 14 at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto. The OCNA is a non-profit industry association comprising more than 300 member newspapers located throughout the province. 7 · Wednesday, March 3, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009 43 24 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008 A diamond in the rough K aitlin Marrin remembers the day -- April 27, 2007 -- but not so much about the tournament. It was at Glen Abbey, but the actual name of the tournament escapes her. It really wasn't that important to her. What was important was that she was about to play the first round of golf in her life. Who does that? Who plays their first round of golf on a course that hosts a national championship and provides a good test to PGA pros? Never mind that, who tees the ball up for the first time in a tournament? "I'm a competitor," Marrin says, looking back on that round. "I thought `No big deal. It can't be that bad.'" Golf -- especially your first time out -- can be a very humbling experience. That's why it's the only sport where a cart drives around to serve you alcohol on the field of play. Being only 16 at the time, Marrin had to rely on blissful ignorance to get her through. If putting up a 14 on the 11th hole didn't discourage her, nothing would. She walked off the course thrilled that he she had just shot a 141. "I thought it was a pretty good score," she says. Undersized Irish topples Devils in junior Division 1 hoops final I By Adam Johnston on it (playing faster) and working on it, but it has been our Achilles heel," said Vaive. "We were bigger than them (but) we were not getAlthough the David versus Goliath analogy ting the ball through the middle and using our could be considered cliché or even overplayed height. Then, on offence, because of beating in sports, it seemed appropriate in Thursday's the pressure we were still forcing the play, Halton high school junior girls' basketball instead of getting the ball to our big girls down Division 1 final. low where we have a clear advantage." Burlington's Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame relied on its hustle and ability overcame a significant height disadvantage to to move the ball to take a 14-10 lead into halfdown the Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils 38-24 at time, despite being out-rebounded and shootSheridan College. ing poorly from both the field and the free The Irish boasted a very talented and athlet- throw line. ic squad to match a basketball Oakville Trafalgar stormed program that is perennially one "We've been working back to open the second half of the strongest in Halton. on (playing faster)... and pulled ahead 18-17 by Notre Dame was clearly out- but it has been our using its size and playing physsized Thursday, however, when Achilles heel." ically at the offensive end. at no point did it have a player However, the Irish refused to I Oakville Trafalgar on the court taller than the Red abandon its game plan and coach Joyce Vaive Devils' shortest player. received some clutch shooting Yet, Irish head coach Brian down the stretch from guard Miller didn't see the height disparity as a disad- Jessica Scowen. vantage. In fact, he said he didn't consider it at Scowen -- who finished with a game-high all. 15 points, including two timely three-pointers "Never looked at it," said Miller. "We played to quell the third-quarter surge by the Red a team from Ajax this year that had a centre Devils -- modestly acknowledged that she just who was 6-foot-4, so we never look at it." had a good day on the court and readily deflectAs a result of his team being undersized, ed the praise to her teammates. Miller preached an up-tempo offence, paired "It was just a good shooting day," said with a high-pressure defence, to exploit taller, Scowen. "I was just really focused and preslower teams. pared. Oakville Trafalgar played really well and "That's the nature of our game," said Miller. they were really tough to play against. I'm real"Our problem is that we can't get into a slow- ly proud of our team. It wasn't all me." down game with them; they will just throw it Notre Dame outscored the Red Devils 12-2 over the top (of our players). So we've got to in the fourth quarter and played keepaway in play up-tempo basketball and we've got to the final minutes to put the game away. press." The Red Devils were led in scoring by Red Devils head coach Joyce Vaive was pre- Rachelle Cyrus and Heather Bonnell, each of pared for the fast-paced Irish game plan, but whom scored eight points. said lack of execution played a role in OT's loss. Notre Dame also had strong performances "They're small and they're quick, so they from Alyssa Cutaia (nine points) and point have to (use) their assets. We've been working guard Siobhan Manning (eight). SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER · · · The fax arrived April 8, 2009, exactly 711 days after Marrin played the game for the first time. It was national signing day for the NCAA. Marrin was so excited she took a picture of the fax. It was from Gary Guyer, the head coach at Mercer University, a Division 1 school in Macoun, Georgia. And it was offering her a scholarship. Marrin had met Guyer for the first time two "What are you months earlier. Marrin and her father, Peter, were on doing here? I've a tour of schools in February, visiting coaches in looked at your hopes of generating some interest. When they called resume. I've Mercer and said they would be coming through the city the next day, "we practically had to beg for an researched you. You haven't even interview," said Peter. They hadn't even sat down when Guyer started. broken 80." "What are you doing here? I've looked at your resume. I've researched you. You haven't even bro- I Mercer golf coach ken 80. I could get 50 players ranked higher than Gary Guyer, when you. I don't want anyone who can't shoot in 70s." he first met "Oh, this isn't going to go well," thought Peter. Kaitlin Marrin Before he could jump in to save his daughter, Kaitlin was listing her assets: her quick progression in the sport, her athleticism, her desire to improve. HERB GARBUTT / OAKVILLE BEAVER "She knew she didn't fit the mold of what we're typically looking for," Guyer RAPID IMPROVEMENT: Less than two years after playing her first-ever round of golf, when she carded a 141 said. "She knew she didn't have the right answers in terms of scores, but she I See Marrin page 44 at Glen Abbey Golf Club, Kaitlin Marrin received a scholarship from NCAA Division 1 school Mercer University. MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER LOOKING FOR HELP: Oakville Trafalgar's Danielle Spice (with ball) looks for a way to get around Notre Dame Fighting Irish opponent Jessica Scowen during Thursday's Halton high school junior girls' Division 1 final at Sheridan College. Notre Dame defeated the Red Devils 38-24. Capital punishment moves Blades into top spot in MacKinnon Division Entering this weekend's action, the Oakville Blades sat atop the Provincial Junior Hockey League's MacKinnon Division. Oakville took the division lead with a 6-2 road victory over the Brampton Capitals Thursday, improving to 16-3 on the season. The Blades' 32 points tied them with the Burlington Cougars, but Oakville held two games in hand. The Blades and Cougars were both scheduled to play last night (Friday), while the Georgetown Raiders -- a point behind both Oakville and Burlington -- host the Bramalea Blues tonight (Saturday). Brendan Taylor scored twice and added an assist Thursday for the Blades. Ryan Murphy also enjoyed a three-point outing, scoring once and adding a pair of helpers. Luke Moodie, Dustin Alcock and Kellan Lain had the other goals Thursday for Oakville, which led 3-1 after one period and 51 after two. Matt Hache recorded his third win in as many starts with the Blades. 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