Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2008 25 Curling classic underway COLDWATER ON ICE: Glenn Howard (centre) releases a shot as Brent Laing (left) and Craig Savill are ready on the brooms during yesterday's (Friday's) second draw of the BDO Curling Classic, being held this weekend at the Oakville Curling Club. Howard, one of several big-name curlers at the event, and his Coldwater rink defeated Hamilton's Simon Ouellet 6-2. Mike Harris' Oakville Curling Club rink, which includes local resident John Base, posted a 7-5 victory over Rob Lobel's Thornhill entry in its opening game. Other notable skips that won their first games were Guy Hemmings, Wayne Middaugh and Kerry Burtnyk. The BDO Curling Classic, which features 32 of the top teams in Canada, will continue through Monday. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Fifth cross-country title for Our Lady of Peace student Rachel Bronzovich finished her Catholic elementary school crosscountry running tenure the same way she began it -- on top. The Our Lady of Peace student won the midget girls' A division at the Halton Catholic District School Board's elementary cross-country meet last week at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, her fifth division title in as many years. Bronzovich's victory helped Our Lady of Peace claim the midget girls' Division A team title. The school also won the atom girls' Division B, tyke girls' Division D and bantam boys' Division B crowns. Other local schools to win division pennants included St. Bernadette (mite boys' Division A and tyke boys' Division C), St. Joan of Arc (mite girls' Division A and tyke boys' Division A), St. Vincent (mite boys' Division B), St. Joseph (mite boys' Division C and tyke girls' Division A), St. Matthew (tyke boys' Division B), St. Marguerite D'Youville (atom girls' Division C) and Mother Teresa (midget boys' Division B). Below is a list of all local top finishers (top two teams, top three individuals). HALTON CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY CROSS-COUNTRYRESULTS TEAM RESULTS MITE BOYS Division A: 1. St. Bernadette. Division B: 1. St. Vincent. Division C: 1. St. Joseph. TYKE BOYS Division A: 1. St. Joan of Arc; 2. St. John. Division B: 1. St. Matthew. Division C: 1. St. Bernadette; 2. St. Andrew ATOM BOYS Division C: 1. Pope John Paul II. BANTAM BOYS Division A: 2. St. Matthew. Division B: 1. Our Lady of Peace; 2. St. Marguerite D'Youville. MIDGET BOYS Division A: 2. St. Vincent. Division B: 1. Mother Teresa; 2. St. Joan of Arc. MITE GIRLS Division A: 1. St. Joan of Arc. TYKE GIRLS Division A: 1. St. Joseph. Division C: 2. St. Matthew. Division D: 1. Our Lady of Peace. ATOM GIRLS Division A: 2. St. Joseph. Division B: 1. Our Lady of Peace. Division C: 1. St. Marguerite D'Youville. BANTAM GIRLS Division A: 2. Mother Teresa Division B: 2. St. Matthew. MIDGET GIRLS Division A: 1. Our Lady of Peace; 2. St. Bernadette. Division B: 2. St. Andrew. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MITE BOYS Division A: 1. Ryan Menne, St. Bernadette; 2. Tyler Stodolski, St. Bernadette. Division B: 2. Liam Kealey, St. Vincent. Division C: 1. Derek McVey, Our Lady of Peace; 2. Jeff Marchioli, St. Joseph; 3. Jacob DeLeon, Our Lady of Peace. MITE GIRLS Division A: 1. Julia Hamellin, St. Luke. Division B: 1. Megan Nixon, Mother Teresa; 3. Sofia Borea, Mother Teresa. TYKE BOYS Division A: 1. Peter Mazur, St. Luke; 3. Adam Czach, St. John. Division B: 2. Jayden Wiggins, Mother Teresa; 3. Matthew Mac, St. Matthew. TYKE GIRLS Division A: 2. Kayla Romao-Penacho, Mother Teresa; 3. Molly Pearson, St. Andrew. Division C: 3. Vanessa Corbett, St. Matthew. Division D: 1. Alexsandra Doyle, Our Lady of Peace; 2. Ciara O'Brien, St. Dominic ATOM BOYS Division A 1. Elthon Thompson, Holy Family. Division C: 2. Andrew Burns, Pope John Paul II. ATOM GIRLS Division A: 1. Sarah Nixon, Mother Teresa; 2. Paige Culver, St. Joseph. Division B: Amanda Abraham, Our Lady of Peace; 3. Tegan Duncan, Our Lady of Peace. Division C: 2. Michelle Olson, St. Dominic; 3. Megan Segeren, St. Marguerite D'Youville. BANTAM BOYS Division A: 2. Quinn Catani, Mother Teresa. Division B: 1. Andreas Zbogar, Our Lady of Peace; 3. Pat Shea, St. Marguerite D'Youville. BANTAM GIRLS Division A: 1. Veronica Bosco, Mother Teresa. Division B: 3. Alex Ratcliffe, St. Matthew MIDGET BOYS Division B: 3. Aldo Ventresca, Mother Teresa MIDGET GIRLS Division A: 1. Rachel Bronzovich, Mother Teresa; 2. Melissa Coulson, Our Lady of Peace; 3. Emma Windgrove, St. Dominic.Division B: 3. Julia Pupulin, St. Andrew. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER FIVE-TIME CHAMP: Our Lady of Peace's Rachel Bronzovich won her division for the fifth straight year. Small Business Week is a presentation of THE OAKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Oakville's leading business organization since 1949 FREE ACTIVITIES AND A SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP OFFER! We invite you to join our growing Chamber. In honour of Small Business Week we are waiving our $30 administration fee if you join anytime between October 20 and October 23 inclusive. REMEMBER, membership is the Advantage! For more info on SBW activities or membership call Lorraine 905-845-6613 ext. 22 or visit our website: www.oakvillechamber.com