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Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR:JONKUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 19 Matheson, Canadian women play for bronze tomorrow Former White Oaks Secondary School OAKVILLEOLYMPIANS student Diana Matheson and the Canadian women's soccer team hope they can put didn't hide his disappointment about his their heartbreaking semifinal loss behind performance. Jones, making his Olympic debut, finthem when they play for Olympic bronze ished 25th with a time of 1:49:58, five tomorrow (Thursday). Canada will face France in the bronze- seconds ahead of teammate Brent medal contest at 8 a.m. eastern, a game McMahon (who was 27th). "I am disappointed, for sure," said that will be televised nationally on CTV. Canada is coming off a 4-3 loss to the Jones. "That was probably one of the worst United States Monday in a semifinal contest that has since been widely described as swims and bikes that I have had in a long one of the best in Olympic soccer history. time. The swim was so tough today. I got Canada led the U.S. on three different occa- a lot of experience this week and I need to sions before falling on a goal with 30 sec- build from this." Fellow Canadian Simon Whitfield, the onds left in extra time, and the Americans' third goal of the game came directly after Olympic champion in 2000 and silver two controversial calls by referee Christiana medalist in 2008, crashed during the bike segment of the triathlon and did not finPedersen. Canadian head coach John Herdman ish. has guaranteed that his club will bounce back and earn its firstever Olympic soccer medal. "They'll be disappointed (Monday night) because it won't be gold or silver, but we'll take a medal from this tournament," he said. Matheson, a midfielder, was highlighted by several analysts for the way she shut down American star striker Abby Wambach in the semifinal. · Individual and Group Entry Only Oakville Adult Recreational Hockey Register now for our fall/winter season. Prime time games, no late nights! STEVE RUSSELL / TORONTO STAR READY TO GO: Burloak Canoe Club member Adam van Koeverden paddles his way to the start line of the Olympic kayaking 1,000-metre semifinals Monday in England. Van Koeverden was scheduled to compete for his fourth career Olympic medal this morning. Jones top Canuck in triathlon Queen Elizabeth Park High School grad Kyle Jones was the top Canadian in the Olympic men's triathlon race yesterday (Tuesday) morning, but he Van Koeverden in fine form 905-849-9712 or: www.hmhl.bizland.com going into 1,000m final OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB Adam van Koeverden was scheduled to paddle for Olympic gold this morning (Wednesday) in Windsor, England. The 30-year-old Loyola grad further cemented himself as a medal favourite during qualifying, easily winning both his 1,000metre kayaking singles heat and semifinal. In the semi, van Koeverden won in a time of 3:28.2 -- nearly 1.5 seconds faster than his nearest competitor, Eirek Larsen of Norway. "I feel good, I'm paddling well," van Koeverden told reporters after the semifinal. "The heat and the semi were both really good. I'm putting a lot of pressure on myself, which is good, I think. I just want to race fast." Van Koeverden is a three-time Olympic medalist. He earned gold in the 500m distance at the 2004 Games in Athens, when he also won bronze in the 1,000m. Four years ago in Beijing, van Koeverden claimed silver in the 500m race but finished eighth in the 1,000m final. This year, the 500m was eliminated in favour of the 200m distance, meaning van Koeverden will only compete at these Games. -- Visit www.oakvillebeaver.com for a story on how van Koeverden and Burloak Canoe Club teammate Mark Oldershaw were preparing for this morning's races Oldtimers (30+) · Masters (40+) Classics (47+) -ALSO· 3 on 3 Continuous Play "team entry" (20+) Week Eleven Photo Contest Winner: Photographer: Kathleen Dueck Age Division: G-U7 (Ford) Sponsored by: Jack Astor's and The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club