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By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR A great season by the Abbey Park Eagles junior girls basketball team had a disappointing finish Wednesday at Sheridan College. The Eagles, who went 10-0 in Halton league play and then won their two playoff games by a combined 44 points, were defeated 39-30 by the Bishop Reding Royals in the Tier 1 final. The Eagles trailed by only two points at half- time, but Reding broke open the game with a third-quarter surge. We made some turnovers in that third quarter, and we also allowed some offensive rebounds that changed the game, said Dan Bonanca, who coached the Eagles with Michael Bernard. Im pretty stunned, pretty dis- appointed... I dont feel our girls played poorly by any means. It was a competitive game. It just didnt happen the way we wanted it to. Abbey Parks 30-point output was about 20 points less than what the Eagles league-leading attack averaged during the regular sea- son. We certainly didnt shoot well, but they defended quite well also, Bonanca said. Victoria Freeman led Abbey Park Wednesday with 12 points. Magen Mackenzie scored the Eagles first six points of the con- test, while point guard Devyn Mackenzie also had a strong game for Abbey Park. Wednesdays final was the fourth meeting between the two teams this year. Abbey Park downed Reding by 12 points in league play and also beat the Royals at a tour- nament, but Reding downed the Eagles in the final of the Oakville Trafalgar tournament. Chisholm has been teaching children in Halton and Peel since 1971. Our professional staff of certified teachers are the primary reason that Chisholm maintains such a large number of loyal clients.The feedback received from parents certainly reflects this. All of our students are taught in a modern 30,000 sq. ft. facility equipped with laptops and Smart Boards. Individualized programs are written for each student to ensure that their individual needs are being met. 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Vol. 48 No. 109 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 201 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 Arena opening was grand Sports IAN HOLROYD/SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER BEST IN NORTH AMERICA: The staff of the Oakville Beaver gather outside the newspapers office at 467 Speers Rd. in celebration of winning the Suburban Newspaper Associations Newspaper of the Year award in the top circulation class for community newspapers.Were #1 in North AmericaYou are reading the best community newspa-per in North America.The Oakville Beaver has tied for first placewith the St. Louis American in the SuburbanNewspaper Association (SNA) 2010 Newspaperof the Year contest in the non-dailies over37,500 circulation category.Strong, hard-hitting news stories exploringimportant social issues in the community, washow one judge described the paper, while anoth-er added: Strong news content makes this a winner. Judging was based on editorial coverage, graphic design, advertising layouts, and creativi- ty and innovation in all areas of the newspaper. I am extremely proud of this award as it reflects the dedication of the Oakville Beaver team to produce the best community newspaper not only in Canada. but in North America, said Neil Oliver, vice-president, group publisher, Metroland West Media Group. "Our team is com- mitted to continuing the Beavers tradition of editorial excellence in support of this great com- munity. This award is a reflection of the outstanding community we are fortunate to cover on a daily basis, said David Harvey, general manager, Halton Division of Metroland West Media Group. The success of The Oakville Beaver is based on team work and we have a great team, said f Jill Davis, editor-in-chief, Halton Division, o Metroland West Media Group. This award,See Beaver page 13 ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 By David LeaOAKVILLE BEAVER Residents, schcentres and commthe vicinity of the gas-fired power plfor the Ford-ownedRoyal Windsor Dr., calculable danger frif it is built. This was the reached in a safety pleted by GL Noble Desentatives, who wereTransCanada to compassessment of the poproject. The report, releTransCanada yesterdaythe probability of someovicinity of the plant beingan industrial accident suexplosion. Consultants from GLDenton, a company whosegas business segment emore than 3,000 enginee Po pla saf say rep See Mor Eagles first league loss comes in Halton final HITTING THE DECK: Adina Moodie of the Bishop Reding Royals (left) and Tori Freeman of the Abbey Park Eagles go to the floor as they battle for the ball during Wednesdays Halton junior girls basketball Tier 1 final at Sheridan College. Reding downed the Eagles 39-30, handing Abbey Park its first loss of the league season. MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER I dont feel our girls played poorly by any means. It was a competitive game. It just didnt happen the way we wanted it to. Abbey Park co-coach Dan Bonanca Two local runners will compete for a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) cross-country championship tomorrow (Saturday) in Sherbrooke, Que. St. Thomas Aquinas grad Colleen Hennessy and Oakville Trafalgar grad Karina Sils will run at the national championships. Hennessy, now with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, was 28th at the recent Ontario University Athletics championships. Sils, who attends the University of Waterloo, was 37th at the OUA meet, 12 seconds behind Hennessy. Local runners qualify for CIS cross-country www.ymcaofoakville.com Get off the streets & into Friday night youth drop-in programs