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Hawks champs at Silver FoxAdd another item to the Loyola Hawkstournament MVP, led Loyola with 18 pointsimpressive basketball resume.in the final. Adam Presutti added 15, whileANYTHINGThe senior boys squad, which won theRohan Boney and Peter Rusic each con-YOUDO, Iprovincial Catholic championship last yeartributed 13.CANDOTOO:and also earned silver at the Ontario(Loyola) played great, said OakwoodBrothers MichaelFederation of School Athletic Associationscoach Anthony Miller. They have a senior-(left) and Sean(OFSAA)triple-A tournament, claimed theladen team. Were a young team. The gameKeating both wontitle at the prestigious Silver Fox Invitationalwas pretty much equal right up to four min-International Silverlast weekend in Hamilton.utes left. We had six turnovers to end theStick champi-Loyola concluded an undefeated showinggame. And they went down the floor and con-onships last week-at the tournament with a come-from-behindnected on those six opportunities.end,Michael with66-57 victory over defending championLoyola, which has now won four of thethe Oakville minorToronto Oakwood in Saturdays final. Thenine tournaments it has entered this sea-peewee A RangersHawks, seeded second in the tournament,son, now hopes to win the Halton champi-and Sean with thetrailed fourth-ranked Oakwood by four pointsonship and move up to the AAAA divisionminor bantam AAin the fourth quarter before turning it onfor the provincial tournament in London inRangers.The twodown the stretch.March.defencemen alsoWhen we were in the change room atIts going to be a battle just getting out ofwon Ontariohalf, all we talked about was defending theHalton, Laurin said.Minor Hockeyglass at the defensive end, said Hawks coachBoney and LAfricain were named to theAssociation cham-Gary Laurin. We also wanted a few offensivetournaments first all-star team, while Jakepionships on therebounds to get those easy garbage points.Babic received the Ron Kovljenic Fair Playsame day lastWe did those things really well. We didnt giveAward.spring.them any second chances. With files from Larry Moko,Mike LAfricain, who was later named theMetroland West Media GroupSabatino tournament coverage tomorrowThe Minor Oaks Hockey Association heldons at the tournament. The Wranglers wonits 10th annual Frank Sabatino Memorialthe atom division, while the F.S.M.T. VipersTournament for atom and peewee housewere champs in the peewee white grouping.Minor peewees could win everyleague teams last weekend.Coverage of the tournament will appear inA pair of local teams were crowned champi-tomorrows (Thursdays) edition of the Beaver.possible championship this yearContinued frwin over the Grand Rapids Griffins, theom page 26INFORMATIONRangers were defeated 5-2 by Southpointe. ItDupuis, Nicolas Hardy, Derek McVey andmeant Oakville likely needed to win its finalStefan Janovjak also scored goals for theSESSIONpreliminary-round game by a substantialRangers during the tournament.Smargin in order to advance to the playoffs.Winning the International Silver StickREThe Rangers delivered, blanking theDwas the fifth preseason goal the RangersEPGeorgina Blaze 4-0 and advancing to thehave already met this year. The team wasMsemifinals.first in the Tri-County League with a 24-2-2ATIts a gut-check tournament. We lost themark and also wonSThis could bersecond game and we had to win three in athe Innisfil Earlyemone of the best Arow against progressively tougher teams,Bird, RegionalmDouglas said. (Our players) had to be prettySilver Stick anduteams (in Oakvillesdialed in, and the boys were.Richard Bell tour-history).Oakville downed Newmarket 3-1 in thenaments.semifinals, then edged Belle Tire 1-0 in aThe sixth andBurlingtonSeniorsCentre Minor peewee Achampionship game that required severalfinal goal is win-2285 New St., Burlington, OntarioRangers head coachperiods of overtime to decide.ning an OMHAScott Stevenson(in Central Park adjacent to the Rangers captain Jackson Bales was thetitle, the only thingCentral Library and Arena)hero, scoring on his trademark move cut-that stands in the way of a perfect season.Saturday January22, 2011ting across the slot and then shooting backIts not easy to keep them motivated,2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.across his body as the teams were playingStevenson said, but this could be one of thethree-on-three.best A teams (in Oakville history)if they winVARSITY(players born 1992-94)You couldnt have written a bettereverything they ever entered.Coach Neil Lumsdenscript, said Douglas.Aidan Hosein, Christopher Vezina, VladJUNIOR VARSITY (players born 1995-96)Other members of the Rangers, who wonMiksic, Rachel Marmen, Justin Verdon,Coach Sean Williamsonthe regional Silver Stick in Chatham and theJacob Prozek and Alexei Morita also con-JUNIOR VARSITY (players born 1995-96)Fall Classic in Michigan earlier this season,tributed to the International Silver StickCoach Kevin Holmesare Scott Abrams, Jordan Boulding, Michaelwin.BANTAM (players born 1997- 98)Gironda, Michael Bradshaw, Tim Arnold,Coach Cliff BruceMinor bantams overcome early lossBen Bernier, Austin Seaver, Sam Vasilaros-Wilson, Spencer Douglas, Matthew Kim,The minor bantam AARangers encoun-aJosh Kosack, Anthony Baxter, Dallas Taylor,ctered some adversity of their own at the.llabtooLuke De Rango, Trevor Szaniawski and SeanfInternational Silver Stick tournament.ronimnKeating. Bob Bernier and Granett DouglasoTheirs just came a bit earlier than the minortgnilrubare assistant coaches and Darren Kosack is.peewees.wwwthe trainer.After opening the tournament with a 4-127 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.oakvillebeaver.com