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Oakville Beaver, 26 Aug 2009, p. 31

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Sports Oakville Beaver Oakville athletes combined to win five medals last week at the Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island. Dan Aziz led the way with a pair of rowing medals, earning gold in the quad scull and adding silver in the coxswain (eight). Tina Andreana and Team Ontario collected silver in women's softball, winning 10 of their first 11 games before falling 21 to British Columbia in the championship game. Lauren Kadet helped Team Ontario win bronze in women's soccer, clinching the medal with a 2-1 shootout victory over Alberta. Joanne Prokop notched Oakville's other 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. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 31 Medal haul at Summer Games medal, earning bronze in single-handed laser female sailing. Many more local athletes hope to earn medals as the Games continue throughout the week, concluding Saturday. Mack Darragh, Annie Harrison, Aimeson King, Marni Oldershaw, Sinead Russell and Tera Van Beilen will compete in swimming; Lizzy Bates, Mariane Fraser and Nicole Wong will compete in canoe/kayak; Joshua Alexander Janniere and Justin Maheau will play for Team Ontario's boys' soccer team; Melanie Hawtin will compete in wheelchair racing; and Kate Ruediger will run track. Maximum effort Mite Angels second at provincials The Windsor Wildcats were the only team to give the Oakville Angels any problems at the provincial mite (10 and under) girls' fastpitch championships, held recently in Stratford. After winning its first three games by a combined score of 48-5, Oakville edged Windsor 10-9 to earn a berth in the final. However, the Angels were forced to settle for silver after losing their next two games to the Wildcats, falling 11-2 and 8-7. The teams played three consecutive times because of the tournament's doubleelimination format. Oakville's other victories came against Stratford (22-4), Cambridge (12-0) and Brampton (12-1). Oakville second baseman Nicole Rivait was named the team's MVP in the final. Other members of the team are Amy Lampitt, Erica Park, Sarah Benn, Jenna Locke, Erynn Gebhardt, Nielee Reay, Rachel Nevins, Alex Pennell, Brynn Vella, Jamie Jang, Sydney Dufour and Emily Muller. Warren Locke, Yoon Jang and Chuck MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Benn coach the squad. The mite Angels won the most tourna- FRIENDLY FIRE: Owen Williamson of the Oakville Whitecaps puts everything he has ment medals of Oakville rep fastpitch into a pitch Sunday morning at Neyagawa Park. The bantam Whitecaps hosted the annual teams this season, collecting two gold, a G.O.O.F. Cup friendly baseball tournament and maintained their undefeated record at the silver and two bronze. event, defeating Orangeville 6-4 and roughing up Georgetown 12-0. Oakville hopes to ride last weekend's momentum into the upcoming Select Ontario Baseball Association championships. eral key hits. She has rehabilitated the injury to the point that she is now likely to pitch in the eastern Canadian championships. Muller, a third baseman/catcher, had the game-winning single in the championship game against Windsor and also turned a double play that was pivotal in a victory over Port Perry. Olivia Muller The eastern Canadian championships will begin Thursday and conclude Sunday in Ile Perrot. Softballers off to eastern Canadians Joanna Papaioannou and Olivia Muller hope to help the Mississauga North Tigers to an eastern Canadian midget girls' softball championship this weekend in Quebec. The Tigers earned a berth in the tournament by winning gold at the midget tier 2 provincials earlier this month in Ancaster. Thanks to a muscle Joanna Papaioannou tear suffered less than a month ago, Papaioannou was limited to designated hitting duties in the tournament but still managed to contribute sev- OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB Helia Vitoria - Aloe Sponsored by: Week Fourteen Photo Contest Winner: The Oakville Beaver and A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club

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