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4 7 |Thursday, November 17, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Three Tiger starters returning to team next season continued from p. 45 tack with good blocking and Owen Ellis did a great job keeping balls alive. Blakelock had enough mom entum that Georgetown called a timeout to regroup, be fore finishing off the set. The Rebels continued to roll in the second set, taking the first seven points to put Tigers in a deep hole they couldn't recover from. If there is still an area the Tigers need to improve, Simsons said, it' s "reading how the set ter is setting. We gave them a lot of easy hits." W hile Gumienik, Noah Romero Marshall and setter Logan Shair will be strong addi tions to a Blakelock senior team that went 4 -6 this season, there will be still be a strong foundation for the junior team to build on. Ellis, middle Grayson Udvari and libero Ty ler McCready all have another year of junior after earning starting roles as Grade 9s. Dania El Sammak (left), a junior B skater, is followed around the turn by teammate Daniel Giannotti in a 500-metre race, finishing first and second, respectively. It was one of many races at the Western Regional Meet No. 1 hosted by the Oakville Speed Skating Club last weekend. | photo by Graham Paine - Oakville Beaver Local speed skaters excel on hom e ice Oakville Speed Skating Club dominated the Western regional meet it hosted last weekend. With 67 Oakville skaters participating, the host club took home 15 of 27 available medals. Ian Welsby, Alex Giannotti, Nyla Lee San tos and Izabella Zakatsiolo won gold medals. Frank Feng, Aaron Xie, Adam Maynard, Emilio Desousa, and Jasmine Kim skated away with silver medals. Bronze winners included Samuel Mathew, Andrew Liou, Siddaarth Khanna, Mathys Marois, Lee Deluca and Juan Quintero. Twelve more Speedsters earned top-six placements. Three new sub-60 second, 500-m etre times were recorded: Connor Waters, 5 8 .1 6 ; Xie, 5 8 .7 8 ; and Em m a Borca, 59.71. Giannotti and Dania El Sammak picked up a gold and silver medal, respectively, at the first Provincial Series meet of the season in Cambridge Nov. 5-6. Top six placements were earned by Sherise Gratton, Nicole Vrazinovski, Liou and Helios He. Adam DeVellis broke the 50-second mark for the 500m race with a time of 4 9 .6 7 . Two skaters earned a cake for breaking the 60-sec ond barrier in the 500m race -- Gratton (5 9 .8 7 ) and Ainsley Little (5 9 .8 3 ). REP COACH APPLiCATiONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2 0 1 7 -2 0 1 8 SEA SO N The Oakville Rangers Hockey Club (Formerly MOHA) is one of the LARGEST Minor Hockey Associations in Canada. The Oakville Rangers Hockey Club has a rich 56+ year history and an annual registration of 3600+ players (which includes a leading HOUSE LEAGUE model and a comprehensive REP program). We are also fortunate to be the home of excellent practice facilities, top development resources, and a young and growing population base. Are you committed to excellence? Are you passionate about hockey and coaching? If so, please visit our website (www.moha.ca) and submit your application by the due dates. AAA applications are due on or before Tuesday, November 2 2 ,2 0 1 6 AA-A-AE applications are due on or before Tuesday, November 2 9 ,201 6. CORBETTS SKI + SNOW BOARD W in ter W eekends N o ve m b er 18th - 20th your Atom ic & Salomon 2017 purchases 10% Off all 2 0 1 7 Atom ic & Salomon products. Online shoppers a t C orbetts.com use codes: ATOMICIO o r SAL10 BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED LEVELS Congratulations you have entered for a chance to WIN. E n te r lor a chance YOUTH HOCKEY A C A D E M Y ADULT HOCKEY AC ADE MY TTTS SKATING AC ADE MY CONVENIENT WEEKDAY & WEEKEND TIMES Corbetts.com © CorbettsSnow @Corbetts © CorbettsSnow C o rb e tts O a k ville , 120 S p e e rs R oa d. O a k ville O n, L 6 K 2 E 7 . Tel: 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -1 5 6 1 REGISTER NOW AT ICESPORTS.COM/OAKVILLE OR CALL US 905-845-6989