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from when I was a little kid. Johnston is seen as a strong two-way defender and loose ball specialist. I dont have the best hands in the league. Its defi- nitely not my strength, he admitted with a laugh. What I lack in that, I try to make up for with hard work. MacDougall saw potential in Johnston five years ago, even after Johnston was cut by the Oakville Buzz Jr. B team. MacDougall brought him up to play with the Burlington Jr. A Chiefs. Hes probably the fastest kid Ive seen, MacDougall said. His speed is incredible. Sean Gillies Gillies went a bit lower in the draft than he and oth- ers expected, but he was still thrilled to hear his name called in the sixth round by the Rock. Its hard not to read into the projected draft rank- ings, said the 22-year-old Gillies, who was ranked as high as 13th overall in Inside Lacrosse magazines mock draft. You never know until the day. To have the opportunity to suit up and go to the Air Canada Centre to play, where I have watched Leafs games and Rock games, is pretty exciting, he added. Dreaming about that can motivate you. In Toronto, Gillies will be reunited with former Hawks coach Troy Cordingley, who is now the head man with the Rock. Matt Sawyer, Gillies coach with the Orangeville Northmen team that won two Minto Cup national Jr. A championships, is also on the Toronto coaching staff. They know what kind of player I am, Gillies said. I hope to bring a gritty attitude. Im not the prettiest player, but I like to get the job done and I know I can play my role off the ball. 35 W ednesday , Septem ber 15, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m FLYING HIGH: Oakville Butterflies Rhythmic Gymnastics athletes (back row, left to right) Emily Boycott, Sofia Dershko, Elisha Donaghey-Johnston, Stephanie Vandamme, (front row, left to right) Shannon Ross and Sarah Lisi all won medals at the recent Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in London. Vandamme won six gold in Level 2, Donaghey-Johnston earned five gold and a silver in Level 2, Dershko claimed three gold and three silver in Level 1, Boycott won three gold and two silver in Level 4, Lisi earned a gold and a silver in Level 3 and Ross took home a gold and a bronze in Level 3. Dershko, Vandamme, Donaghey-Johnston and Boycott were four of Ontarios five athletes that qualified for next years Special Olympic World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Canada will send 109 athletes and 42 staff to those Games, which will feature competition in 10-pin bowling, athletics, soccer, baseball, power lifting, swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. GARY DIAS / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER National medalists Gillies reunited with former coaches The Oakville As junior rook- ieball team finished third out of 19 teams at the recent provincial championships in Kitchener. Oakville opened up the tourna- ment with four consecutive wins, downing London 12-3 and Windsor by 12-3 scores, routing Vaughn 17-5 and edging Guelph 9- 8. The As championship hopes ended in the semifinals with a 16-2 loss to Kitchener. Members of the As are Brodie Mackay, Michael Papadimitrios, Jacob Murray, Tarun Krishnan, Brett Walker, Ryan Jeffrey, Cameron Garvey, Iliyan Bhanji, Aidan Fishwick, Tyler McLeish, Jack Mallette and Owen Darling. Derrick Fishwick, Paul Jeffrey, Jason McLeish and Sean Garvey coach the As. 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