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Josh Ranalli and Phil Hampton also found the net for Oakville against the Waxers. Friday against the Raiders, Oakville held a 2-1 lead after two periods on goals by Blake Roubos and Tyler Karius. Georgetown (9-2) scored a shorthanded goal 50 sec- onds into the final frame, however, and then added the winner six min- utes later. The Blades outshot their divi- sion rivals 26-23 on the night. Sunday, Jooris was concerned about a possible letdown from his club as it faced the 1-10 Blues at the Governors Showcase in Aurora. Oakville outshot the Blues 62- 15 on the afternoon, but led only 1-0 until Kyle Blaneys goal in the final minute of the second period gave the Blades some breathing room. McGowan scored his second of the game early in the third, fol- lowed by markers from Karius and Brad Kobryn as Oakville salted the game away. Eric Faion earned the shutout in goal, adding to his impressive early- season numbers. In three games, Faion is 3-0 with a 1.67 goals- against average and .942 save per- centage. Date with Burlington Friday The Blades will face another stiff challenge Friday as the Burlington Cougars visit Sixteen Mile Sports Complex for a 7:30 p.m. faceoff. Burlington is off to a 9-2 start, scoring 61 goals in those 11 games. Arguably the best forwards in the whole league collectively, said Jooris, who is well familiar with the Cougars talent after coaching Burlington last season. Theyll be motivated going against the old coach. Oakville might be without two of its forwards for that game. Kyle Lysaght left last weekends contest against Georgetown with an upper- body injury, while Matt Braun is sidelined for at least two weeks with a shoulder ailment. Following Fridays clash with Burlington, the Blades will visit the Milton IceHawks Sunday for a 3:30 p.m. matinee. Oakville Blades goalie Dan Savelli turns aside a shot during the Blades 3-2 loss to the Georgetown Raiders Friday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER The Halton Cowboys tyke white and bantam white teams both solidified their playoff positioning in the Southwestern Ontario Football Association of Leagues standings with victories last weekend. The tyke Cowboys improved to 5-2 on the season with a 19-6 win over the Twin Cities Warhawks gold team, clinching a spot in the top division playoffs. Haltons bantams defeated the Brampton Bulldogs 28-24 to move to 5-1, good for second place in their division. Mason Arruda ran for two touchdowns Saturday for the tyke Cowboys. Cain Richards completed two of four pass attempts and helped spring Arrudas run with some good blocking. Defensively, Noah Budaci and Michael Rochon snuffed out Twin Cities drives with tackles in the backfield on fourth down. Will Ellis had the game-winning touchdown for the bantam Cowboys as Halton rallied from a second-half deficit. The Halton defence came up big in the final three minutes, including a goal line stand in the dying seconds. The Cowboys had led the game 20-8 at half- time. Haltons atom white and peewee red teams both tast- ed defeat on the weekend. The atoms got first-quarter touchdowns from Lukas Baczynskyj and Simon Black before the Guelph Bears took control to down the Cowboys 40-12. The peewees were tied 12-12 with the Hamilton- Wentworth Panthers through three quarters but the Panthers scored the final 22 points of the contest to pre- vail 34-12. Garrett Holmes and Carlos Sotolo had the Halton TDs. Blades backup goalie posts shutout vs. Blues Continued from page 33 Tyke, bantam Boys post weekend wins Bronze for Cassidy at Commonwealth Sheridan College graduate and former Oakville resi- dent Josh Cassidy won bronze in the mens wheelchair 1,500-metre race at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India last weekend. The top-ranked male wheelchair racer in Canada, Cassidy was expected to make the podium and wasnt far from claiming gold. The 25-year-old finished in 3:21.14, 1.28 seconds behind champion Kurt Fearnley and 0.24 seconds behind silver medallist Richard Coleman. Fearnley and Coleman, both from Australia, passed Cassidy in the final straight. If I hadnt hesitated to attack, things could have panned out differently. Maybe I wouldnt have got caught on the sprint, said Cassidy. However, I am inspired by (this) performance and I am proud to make podium for Canada and come away with my first big games medal. Rodhe seventh in hammer throw Meanwhile, Oakvilles Megann Rodhe finished sev- enth in the hammer throw. Rodhe had a throw of 62.36 metres, finishing just two centimeters out of the top six. Rodhe advanced to the final by finishing second to Canadian teammate Sultana Frizell in her qualifying group with a throw of 62.06m. Frizell of Perth, Ont. won the gold medal with a throw of 68.57 metres, beating the entire field by more than three and a half metres and setting a Commonwealth Games record. COMMONWEALTH BRONZE: Josh Cassidy, pictured winning the 800-metre wheelchair race at last years Canadian track and field champi- onships, won bronze at the Commonwealth Games last weekend. RICK EGLINTON / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER W e dn es da y, O ct ob er 1 3, 2 01 0 3 4