King's student to play hockey at Boston U by Steve Leblanc Metroland Media Group With eyes glued to her iPhone during her first-period Individuals and Families class at King's Christian Collegiate last Wednesday, Victoria Bach and several of her friends looked on as the Canadian women's hockey team rallied to beat the rival Americans. For most of those watching -- afforded that one-time privilege by an understanding teacher in the name of patriotism -- the comeback victory was certainly cause to celebrate. For Bach, it was something more. Seeing seven gradu- Victoria Bach ates of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL) -- which she's currently dominating -- wearing the red and white, the 17-year-old Milton resident admits the notion `that could be me someday' did cross her mind. "Yeah I would have to say it (Olympics) is a goal for me, especially seeing so many former (PWHL) players on the team now. That makes me want to work even harder," said the Grade 12 student, who leads PWHL scoring with 34 goals and 31 assists in 32 games. "I watched the game and thought I do have the opportunity for that. The 2018 Games in South Korea would probably be a little soon for me. I'd say the ones after that would probably be more realistic." Mentioning Bach and the Olympics in the same breath might seem a tad premature. Or is it? Riding a sharp upwards trajectory in hockey over the past couple of years, the gifted centre has netted two Under-18 national gold medals with the Ontario program -- playing on the second-entry Blue squad in 2012 upset victory before being promoted to the Red for last fall's unbeaten title run -- and is the offensive cornerstone of a Mississauga Chiefs team that sits just four points out of first in the 20-team PWHL with just one week remaining before the playoffs. A strong track record of team success was no doubt part of what put her on many NCAA programs' radar, including Boston University, where she verbally committed to last weekend. "I went down there for a visit and basically I fell in love with the place. Boston is so beautiful and they have a strong graphic design program that I wanted," explained Bach, who'll be joined by fellow PWHL standout Rebecca Leslie of Ottawa this coming fall and Chiefs teammate Kelly Mariani the following year. "I'm kind of nervous about next season, but at the same time excited about what lies ahead." As of last week, Bach had amassed 20 multi-point games this season and scored two or more goals on a dozen occasions. That shot her up to fourth in both career goals (80) and all-time points (151) in the league record books (which don't include stats from the inaugural 2004-05 season). Not preoccupied with her record books rise, Bach seems to take as much pride in her recent defensive improvements as her weekly scoring exploits. "I'm on the smaller side, so I've really had to try to get stronger, especially in the corners," Bach noted, pointing to her increased time on the penalty kill (with a league-leading five shorthanded goals) as evidence of a more well-rounded game now. "Honestly I don't keep track of the stats that much. I'm a pretty competitive person, but I just really want to go out there and win every game." Having delivered a strong performance at last summer's camp and scored the game winner in Canada's 4-1 victory in the opener of a three-game series with the U.S., Bach is now awaiting word on national team selections for the March Under-18 world championships in Hungary. -- Steve Leblanc, the sports editor of the Milton Canadian Champion, can be followed on Twitter @MiltonOnSports R0012448869 Novices unbeaten in five games to win hockey tournament in West London The Oakville novice AAA Rangers (pictured, left) won all five games they played at the West London Byron Optimist Cup hockey tournament, claiming the championship with a 3-2 win over the West Hill Golden Hawks in the final. Oakville's other victories came against Detroit Honeybaked (8-2), Humber Valley Sharks Black (5-2), Duffield Devils Red (1-0) and Brampton 45's (2-1). The five wins improved the Rangers' overall record to 47-8-1. Members of the team are Josh Beaupre, Jacob Crisp, Matthew Doma, Jake Fisher, Brayden Gillespie, Ayden Kenalty, Nicholas Lardis, Hudson Ligon, Sawyer Luik, Logan McDermott, Luke Misa, Owen Pagniello, Bronson Ride, Calum Ritchie, Jack Snelgrove, Evan Wagner and Mason Zebeski. Duane Snelgrove, Jaan Luik, Bob Zebeski, Bryan McDermott and David Gillespie coach the team. The Rangers' manager is Liane Beaupre and the trainer is Shawn Crisp. 33 | Thursday, February 20, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com OAK wins short-course title Led by strong performances by Alyssa Forbes and Liam Robertson, Oakville Aquatic Club won the overall championship at the recent Central Region short-course swimming championships in Milton. OAK racked up 456.5 points, finishing well ahead of second-place Mississauga Aquatic Club (319.5). Richmond Hill Aquatic Club was third (302), and Toronto Swim Club placed fourth (250). OAK's Forbes (two gold, one silver) and Robertson (two gold, one silver, two bronze) were the respective female and male high-point trophy winners in the 12-year-old age group. Also winning medals were Alexandru Guta (one gold, one bronze), Jacob Judson (one silver, one bronze), Anton Kaploun (three silver), Benjamin Landa (one gold), Lara Olivier (one silver), Grace Raymond (one bronze), Morgane Shuster (one gold, one silver), Moira Sumner (two silver) and Sashe Yeutseyeva (two silver, two bronze). Emily Chang, Emily Cudny, Matthew Daxner, Rachel Don-Wauchope, Finn Duncan-Snobel, Abdalla El-Komy, Sam Greenshields, Hamza Hamad, Rodrigo Hontoria Arroyo, Sebastian Krewdel, Walter Messenger, Emma Miron and Victoria Taylor also contributed to OAK's points total with top-eight finishes in at least one event. 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