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Oakville Beaver, 19 Jul 2008, p. 26

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26 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday July 19, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Sweet 16 for Dolphins One of the smallest swim teams in the country could make a big splash at next week's age group nationals in Calgary. The Dolphins Swim Club will send 16 swimmers to the all-Canadian meet, representing 40 per cent of its membership. Included in that group are several potential medalists. Sinead Russell, who recently set a national record in the under-14 girls' age group, is expected to contend for national gold. Other medal contenders are Maggie Burns, Lauren Dixon and Cole Van Ommen. Sinead and her Olympic-bound brother, Cameron Russell, combined to win five medals at the recent Open Buffalo International swim competition. Sinead won gold in the 200-metre freestyle and 200m individual medley while adding a silver in the 800m freestyle. Cameron, 20, took bronze in the 100m and 200m freestyle events. The Russells were not the only Dolphins to earn medals at the meet. Marina Biasutto, Isabelle Nat, Jacqueline Baillie and Sinead Russell swam to gold in the girls' 4x200m freestyle relay, setting a meet record in the process. The girls' 4x100m freestyle relay team of Camille Maisonnueve, Dixon, Nat and Baillie earned silver. Baillie also made her national age group qualifying time in the women's 200m freestyle, cutting more than three seconds off her previous time. Other Dolphins swimmers to reach event finals in Buffalo were Alex VanOmmen, Peter Kruzyk and Burns. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER MEDAL HOPEFULS: Dolphins Swim Club members (front, left to fight) Lauren Dixon, Conor Russell, Bronwyn Evans, (back, left to right) Sinead Russell, Marina Biasutto and Jacquie Baillie are the club's top medal hopes at next week's age group national championships in Calgary. Shoppers can support Little League tourney Whole Foods Market and Oakville Little League have teamed together to help defray the costs of this year's Canadian Senior Little League Baseball Championship. In an effort to reduce impact on the environment, Whole Foods Market gives 10 cents per bag to customers who re-use their own shopping bags for their purchased groceries. Customers have the choice to accept their cash refund or to donate the cash back to the store's chosen non-profit organization. For the months of July and August, that chosen organization will be Oakville Little League, which will host the national senior little league championships from Aug. 1-8. Teams competing in the championships will represent British Columbia, the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, as well as the host senior all-star team from Oakville Little League. The winning team will move on to represent Canada at the 2008 Senior Little League World Series next month in Maine. For more information, visit Oakville Little League's website at www.oakvillelittleleague.com. ESCORT SERVICE: The Burlington peewee Stampeders' offensive line paves the way for a touchdown run by Will Finch (6) last week versus Brampton. Peewee Stamps chasing perfection The Burlington peewee Stampeders, a mix of Burlington and Oakville talent, will carry a 6-0 record into their final Central Ontario Minor Football League regular-season game tomorrow (Sunday) at McMaster University in Hamilton. The Stamps will shoot for an undefeated season when they face the Toronto Oxmen for an 11:45 a.m. start at Ron V. Joyce Stadium. Burlington maintained its perfect record with a 55-0 rout of the Brampton Bulldogs last weekend. Quarterbacks Will Finch and Eric Morelli combined to go 9-of-14 passing for 139 yards, and each rushed for a touchdown. Dylan Tuske ran for two touchdowns and more than 100 yards, while Connor Land caught three passes for 71 yards and a major. Alex Tremblay, Trevor Reid and David Shuta also scored TDs for the Stampeders. Troy Downton and Shuta had interceptions, and Joey Stampone recorded a sack and recovered a fumble. To place your business logo or name here, call your Classified Sales Representative today! 905.632.4440

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