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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 40 Kevin Nagel Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports "Connected to your Community" Blades drop two to Cougars Jordan Peacock scored two goals and set up another in a 4-1 win Tuesday in Oakville that gave the Burlington Cougars a 2-1 edge in their Ontario Junior Hockey League best-ofseven playoff series with the Oakville Blades. Burlington scored four unanswered goals to hand the Blades their first home loss of the playoffs. For the second game in a row, Oakville struck first but Burlington took over Burlington Cougars' Philip Lagunov (17) hammers away at a loose puck while Oakville Blades' goalie Brendan McGlynn makes sure it's covered in Game 1 action of the Ontario Junior Hockey League conference semifinal series last Friday. The Blades won the game 4-1 but lost the next two in the best-of-seven series, which resumes tomorrow (Friday) in Burlington. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver from there. Josh Kosack gave Oakville the lead a minute into the second period with a power-play goal. Peacock would tie the game five minutes later and then set up Chris Cobham before the end of the period to send the Cougars into the third with the lead. Mike Faliero would score an important insurance goal and Peacock, who had five assists in the Cougars' Game 2 victory, sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Andrew Lee made 24 saves, improving to 6-1 in the playoffs. Oakville won the series opener 4-1 last Friday but the Cougars evened the series Monday with an 11-4 win in Burlington. The series resumes tomorrow (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. at Burlington's Appleby Ice Centre. Tera Van Beilen heads to upcoming Olympic swim trials reenergized By Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver staff Sporting a bright yellow swim cap, goggles and a smile so wide you would think she had an endorsement deal with a dentist that paid her by the visible tooth, it's hard to believe Tera Van Beilen could be anything less than 100 per cent enthusiastic. Yet in the months before that roster photo was taken for her final year at the University of British Columbia, the Oakville swimmer was questioning her own commitment to the sport. After having become a mainstay on the Canadian team, Van Beilen found herself at home last summer as the world championships were being contested in Russia. "That was the first national team I hadn't made since the Olympics," she said. "I lost a bit of passion for the sport. I fell into a bit of a lull and I got overwhelmed with all of it. I was not loving being in the pool and swimming's a sport that that takes so much time, it's hard to continue positively." While some swimmers opt to take a year off school in an Olympic year to focus on training, Van Beilen knew if she was going to rediscover the spark it was not going to be by going it alone. The way to rediscover her passion was as a member of a team, with people she enjoyed spending long hours with, working for a common goal. Van Beilen's idea of dialing things back was taking one less course in her final year. It has meant for a hectic schedule, but one the King's Christian Collegiate graduate wel- comed. "I'm a busy body. I need to be doing things, not just sitting on the couch waiting for practice to come," Van Beilen said. "And competing with my Ladybirds, I knew that would contribute to my passion for the sport and that drive for success." At the Canadian Interuniversity Championships in Quebec City at the end of February, Van Beilen won four gold medals, a silver and a bronze. In addition to winning her signature event, the 100-metre breaststroke, she also took first in the 200m breaststroke and contributed to UBC wins in the 4x200m freestyle relay and the 4x100m medley relay. Her time of 1:08.36 in the 100m breaststroke was less than a second see Van Beilen on p. 41 Tera Van Beilen, competing at the Pan Am Games in above photo, is making final preparations for the Canadian Olympic swim trials in Toronto April 5-10. Van Beilen said her four gold medals at the Canadian university championships has given her a boost of confidence heading into the trials. | File photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Burlington Post FRIDAY 4 Jäger Bombs 4.75 MGD or Miller Lite Tall Cans $ 5 Pints of Canadian/Coors Lite $ $ $ $ Choose from Canadian or Coors Light & Any One of our 1/2 Pound Fresh Ground AAA Chuck Burgers $ 4.00 JÄGER BOMBS 4.75 MGD OR MILLER LITE TALL CANS 5.00 PINTS OF CANADIAN/COORS LITE Buy One Pound of our Delicious Signature Wings and Enjoy a Second Pound for Choose any One of Our Domestic pints, Canadian, Coors Light, Budweiser or Bud Lite and One Pound of Our Delicious Wings for Yes That's Right....Order Any One of Our Signature Wings, Burgers or Main Event and Receive One Kids Meal Absolutely FREE!* *Conditions apply ask your server for details 1¢ $ 1599 905-338-5458 www.draftedsportsbar.com 379 Speers Rd., @ Dorval