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24 Sports Oakville Beaver www.aplushomes.ca Adam Campbell 905-844-4444 I N D E P E N D E N T LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D Broker of Record B R O K E R A G E SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009 OUT OF REACH: Zack Secord of the Oakville Titans (with ball) dodges the tackle attempts of two diving Hamilton Steel City Steelers opponents during Saturday's South Central Ontario Football League championship game at Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium. Secord scored two touchdowns to help the Titans prevail 35-28 and earn the first championship in Oakville Minor Football League history. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Junior varsity Titans earn OMFL's first-ever title By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR Most expected the Oakville junior varsity Titans to struggle in their inaugural season. Others felt the Titans wouldn't even find enough players to field a team. Few could have foreseen this. The Titans gave the first-year Oakville Minor Football League its first championship Saturday in Hamilton, downing the Hamilton Steel City Steelers 35-28 to claim the South Central Ontario Football League AAA title. Augmenting a nucleus of Holy Trinity students with players from other high schools in the town, the Titans went 8-2 in their opening season, including a pair of victories over the league powerhouse Burlington Stampeders. It was the first win over the Stamps, 32-22 on Canada Day weekend, that made the Titans realize they were for real, according to Oakville head coach Joe Moscato. "Oakville kids kind of have a fear factor when it comes to the Burlington teams," said Moscato, referring to Burlington's dominance of Halton high school football over the years. "Once you beat a Burlington team, you start to realize you can, and once you start to realize you can, you start to believe. We gained some confidence from that victory and it just snowballed from there." Perhaps the Titans leaned on that confidence in Saturday's final, which could not have started much worse for Oakville. The Titans paid the price for some turnovers in the first quarter, allowing Hamilton to jump out to a 14-0 lead. Oakville roared right back, however, scoring three touchdowns before halftime to take a 21-14 lead and then swelling its advantage to 35-21 before the Steelers made things close again with a late score. Oakville, which racked up 244 rushing yards on the day, managed to run out the clock to end the game. "It's tremendous," said OMFL president Bob Hall. "It's quite an accomplishment for See Coaches page 25 The Wait is Over Open registration for our Fall and Winter indoor programs now available Visit www.oakvillesoccer.ca for complete information on fees, days of play, and more. Please visit the website to download a registration form. You will need to register in person. Online registration is no longer available. Oakville Soccer Club, 1520 Pine Glen Road (Dundas and Third Line), 905-849-4436 The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club A proud sponsor of the Oakville Soccer Club