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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 14, 2006 - 39 Blue Devils blank Laval Soccer friendly to benefit youth Peter Czoli and Judah Hernandez scored goals as the Oakville Blue Devils defeated the Laval Dynamites 2-0 Sunday at Laval's Bois-de-Boulogne Stadium. SPORTSBRIEFS With the win, the Blue Devils avenged a 3-1 loss to Laval the previous day and evened their Canadian Soccer League record at 2-2. Zoran Calic had Oakville's lone goal Saturday. The Blue Devils will travel to London Friday for a clash with their National Division rival. Oakville's next home game is scheduled for Sunday at Bronte Athletic Field, a 3 p.m. start against Laval. members of the Hall of Fame. representing 18 sports. Among the honorees are Donovan Bailey, Sandra Post, Vic Hadfield, Larry Cain, Dan Ferrone, John Wood, Mike Morningstar and Otto Jelinek. The next gala induction ceremony will be held in February 2007. For more information, contact the Chair of the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame, Bob Labbett, at 905-338-5232. By Matt Civak SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Running and walking Expo More than 4,000 square feet of downtown Oakville will be taken over Saturday by the town's first running and walking Expo. Product displays and technical representatives from major brands will be on hand to answer questions and suggest visitors compare and test current and future products. Local physiotherapy clinic Physical Edge will offer free injury screening at the Expo as well. The event will take place on Thomas St. (northwest of Trafalgar Rd. and Lakeshore Rd.), with the display site occupying the Bank of Montreal parking lot. The Expo, which will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., is free of charge. For more information, call The Running Company at 905-815-1952 or Physical Edge at 905-844-8425. Hall of Fame inauguration The Oakville Sports Hall of Fame will inaugurate its new location at the Oakville Place Centre Court tomorrow (Thursday) at a ceremony from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The purpose of the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame is to provide a place that will serve as a site of homage for Oakville's outstanding athletes, builders and founders who have distinguished themselves through their contribution to sports, and further to provide financial assistance to Oakville athletes through scholarship grants. There are currently 22 honoured Later this month, the Canadian women's soccer team will return to Toronto after a six-year hiatus with a friendly match against Italy. Proceeds from the game, which will be played Sunday, June 25 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, will go towards the Universal Youth Foundation. "The Universal Youth Foundation is a Canadian national registered charity that is committed to providing education assistance to children and youth in need throughout the world by funding schools and teachers," Mario Cortellucci, the Chair and Founder of Universal Youth Foundation, said of the charity at a recent press conference regarding the event. The Canadian side could feature as many as three players from Oakville -- Kara Lang, Diana Matheson and Amanda Cicchini. The last time the women's national team played in Toronto was at Varsity Stadium five years ago. The stadium was already partially torn down and organizers were only able to seat 8,000 people on one side of the stadium because the other side was condemned. "We're proud of our country, we're proud of our national teams and we're proud of every product soccer can create, from grassroots house league to what we're here to promote, our wonderful women's national team," said Robert Iarusci, former captain of the Canadian men's team. In 2005, the charity's first year, the Universal Youth Foundation raised more than $265,000. With the money it has raised, the Universal Youth Foundation has initiated the permanent establishment of an education facility in Tanzania (Africa) and a temporary emergency school accommodation in Pakistan for kids displaced by the tsunami. The Universal Youth Foundation will also be holding a charity ball on Friday, June 23 at the Renaissance Parque Convention Centre in Vaughan. The ball will consist of a live auction, door prizes and live music. The grand prize of the evening is a drawing for a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. Tickets to the ball are $100 each with all of the proceeds going towards the Universal Youth Foundation. Tickets for the match between Canada and Italy are $15-$25. For ticket information for the charity ball, call 905-326-9732 or 905-6950800. Ticket information for the friendly game between Canada and Italy is available through the Oakville Soccer Club at 905-849-4436. CHISHOLM HIGH SCHOOLS CHISHOLM'S SPECIALIZED ENVIRONMENT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SETTINGS First in East up for grabs Continued from page 38 rout against Cornwall. Several Oakville players used the opportunity to pad their stats, including Thenhaus (three goals, eight assists), Josh Smyth (two goals, six assists) and the defensive-minded Matt Bertrand (first goal of the season). Though the Buzz reached the three-quarter pole of the season with an unbeaten record, the club can hardly afford to rest on its laurels. Entering last night's contest in Scarborough, Oakville was only two points ahead of the 141 Barrie Tornado for top spot in the Ontario Lacrosse Association's East Conference. The Buzz will be tested down the stretch as well. Oakville will host the 11-5 Mimico Mountaineers Friday, then visit Halton Hills (9-7) and Mimico before concluding the season in Barrie. Little fully expects first in the East, and home-floor advantage throughout the playoffs, to be determined that final game against the Tornado. "We're hoping it's the ultimate showdown," he said. "I'd do a little happy jig (if Barrie loses another game before then) but I don't think they're going to. If it comes down to that, we'll be ready to face the challenge." BUZZ BRIEFS: Friday's game against Mimico, an 8 p.m. start, will be the Buzz's final home game of the season. The team is holding a Fan Appreciation Night and invites all youngsters to wear their minor lacrosse uniform to the contest. Buzz players will be available following the game to sign autographs... Thenhaus collected 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in Oakville's past three games, with Smyth adding 15 (four goals, 11 helpers). Brian Rea scored five times, while Chris Moulson, Justin Wilson-Kirby, Dan Macrae, Jon Hagel, Kyle Hagel, Bryan Johnson, Nik Matwijszyn, Thomson, Perras and Board all tallied at least once... Oakville owns both the best goalsfor (13.5) and goals-against (4.8) averages in the 26-team league. -- Jon Kuiperij can be reached at sports@oakvillebeaver.com. 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