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18 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR:JONKUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 Red Devils sending triple-event qualifiers to OFSAA swimming I can still see people." At the GHAC championships, there was no one else in sight. Clara Armstrong has just one Although she didn't feel it was a meet left in her high school career. particularly fast swim, Armstrong But, even after Armstrong gradu- beat the rest of the field by almost 10 full seconds. ates this spring, coach Armstrong will swim Kathy Stearns-Brown is three events at OFSAA sure she will not have in Milton Mar. 6-7. In seen the last of her star addition to the 100m swimmer. breaststroke, she will "The effort and comalso compete in the 50m mitment she puts into butterfly and the senior swimming, she's that girls 200m medley relay. way in life, too," says the It will be tough test for Oakville Trafalgar coach. Armstrong. In a 61-event "She's very dedicated to meet, there are only 11 everything she does. Clara Armstrong races between her first She's going into broadcasting so she'll probably be the and last event of the day. Armstrong says it helps that the next Peter Mansbridge." For now, Armstrong's focus is final race is the relay. "I find it a lot more comforttrained on adding to the six OFSAA swimming medals she's won. Her ing," she said. "When I have people eyes-straight-forward approach I can talk to before the race, it helped her break the Golden relaxes me, instead of sitting there Horseshoe Athletic Conference thinking about being tired. And I (GHAC) record in the 100-meter swim best when I'm relaxed." Armstrong's relay teammate breaststroke by more than a second with a time of one minute, Kelsie McNeil has also qualified for three events, adding the senior 20.47 seconds. "I remember when I was little, I girls 200m freestyle and 100m used to look around because I backstroke to the relay. McNeil switched from the 100m wanted to know how everyone else was doing," the 16-year-old said. free to the 200m this year, which "Now I try really hard not to look was a good change according to See Three, page 19 around but sometimes in the turns By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLEBEAVERSTAFF ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER WHAT NOW?: White Oaks student Damien Jamieson (in dark blue) considers his next move against E.C. Drury wrestler Seven local wrestlers earn Halton gold Seven local wrestlers won division titles at last week's all-Halton meet in Milton, a preparatory meet for the upcoming Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (GHAC) regional competition. On the boys' side, local winners included Abbey Park students Matt Sheen and Shan Sangha, along with King's Christian Collegiate's Kyle Klassen. Sheen won the 51-kilogram class, Sangha claimed the heavyweight title and Klassen was first in the 67.5-kg division. In girls' competition, White Oaks students Kimi DeBruyn and Shaylyn Welch joined King's Christian's Yosi Ladipo and Eisha Kwirant as Halton champions. DeBruyn won the 44-kg title, Welch was tops in 47.5kg action, Ladipo took top honours in 67.5-kg competi- Gregor DeMarsh at last week's Halton championship meet. Jamieson defeated DeMarsh to win bronze in the 54-kilogram class. tion and Kwirant won the 72-kg title. All competitors at the Halton meet are eligible for the GHAC championships, which will be held Friday at Hamilton's Bishop Ryan. Silver medalists at Haltons included King's Christian's Jordan Bernatchez, Ryan Prager, Jack DiBlasio, Tyler Sloat, Alessan Sferlazza, Emily Peart and Maddy DelleDonne, Abbey Park's Matt Silva, and White Oaks' Laura Walsh. Bronze medals went to King's Christian's Rhema Makonnen and Jesse Klassen, Abbey Park's Matt Fitzpatrick and Anthony Kosick, and White Oaks' Damien Jamieson. Fourth-place finishers at Haltons were King's See Top, page 20 Register Now Oakville Little League - 2012 Youth Baseball Registration Register Now Division Blastball T-Ball T-Ball Rookeball Minor A Minor AA Minor AAA Major Junior Senior Big League Age 4 5-6 7-8 8 9 10 11 12 13 - 14 15 - 17 17 - 20 WHERE: OAKVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDHOUSE, 425 Cornwall Road WHEN: SATURDAY, February 25th & March 3rd 9:00AM to 4:00PM O Oakville Little League offers: T largest youth baseball organization in Oakville. The The T highest caliber, fun and fair-play house leagues. Grass infields, pitching mounds, outfield fences & dugouts for ages 9 & up. G The T only All-Star program to compete in Senior, Junior & Little League World Series playdowns. Fees include: Major League replica uniform, individual & team photos. Proud Pro d Sponsor of Oakville Little League For more information call 905-827-1831 or register online at www.ollb.org