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D2 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 18, 2002 Weekend split is indicative of Blades' fortunes lately By Sarah Elliott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Oakville Blades' weekend split was indicative o f their fortunes, o f late. On Sunday, the Blades fell 6-2 to the torrid Milton Merchants, winners o f their last 15 games, and on Friday the Blades beat the cellar dwelling Brampton Capitals 4-1. Over the last month the Blades have been on a .500 clip, with a 5-5-1 record in provincial junior A west division The Blades' Jason Dopaco (#19) drew a Milton penalty on this play in the Milton M erchants' crease. Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver action. At the beginning of the season, they couldn't have been stronger. They started out with seven wins and one loss, beating top teams like Hamilton, Milton, and Burlington. But since then it has been a very bumpy ride for the Blades. Although they played a strong game against last-place Brampton on Friday night, the Blades gave second-place M ilton far too much leeway on Sunday, and the fast Merchants really took advantage of them. "M ilton has a very good skating team and their transition is excellent," commented the Blades' head coach Jay (See Blades' page D3) Raiders on a mission The St. Thomas Aquinas Lady Raider senior girls volleyball team appear to be on a mission. That mission involves returning to Sheridan College to claim the Halton crown that eluded them last spring. With five out of six starters back, the senior Raiders appear to be on the right track to their Halton goals as well as a possible first ever OFSAA birth for sen ior volleyball. In the past two weeks they've been very busy, claiming the Aquinas Brampton Tourney (14-0) and the Nelson H.S. Tourney (10-0). While facing some strong teams, coach Peter Szpakowski and his charges knew their toughest test would come this past Monday as they faced cross town rivals Loyola in league play (both teams entered the match undefeated after three league games). The Raiders won both games, 25-15, 27-25. In the latter game, however, the Raiders were down 24-21. "It's actually a very friendly rivalry," said coach Szpakowski, noting that a number of the players from both teams have played together for him on the Oakville Thunder rep club over the last three seasons. "Both myself and my girls are friends with the Loyola players and coaches so it's competitive, yet both teams have a lot of fun and show a lot of respect for each other. "That's the way it should be in high school sports." An example of this came when Loyola star hitter Sheena Cussen went down injured and the STA girls appeared as equally concerned as anyone else in the gym. Fortunately, Cussen returned to the match after a brief break. The Raiders coach made special mention of all six starters who include: · high flying Danielle Walker and Cheryl Silva, whose spikes from the middle have been unstoppable this sea son; · power hitters Marina Spudic and Brittany Eybergen who provide strong outside hitting and stellar defence; · off-side hitter Carley Ponzo who passes, serves and hits as steady as any one in the league; · and all star setter Meagan Tilley, whose setting is second to none in Halton. The Lady Raiders may face their toughest test, so far, as they their 16-0 record On the road this Friday at the McMaster University tournament. T tL U S ' This St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders player goes up against a Loyola player in action from Monday. Aquinas won this early season battle of unde feated teams. W h a te v e r you n e e d it's in th e S u p e r P a g e s TM Y o u r re s o u rc e fo r all y o u r i n f o r m a t io n n e e d s . A ls o o n lin e at s u p e r p a g e s .c a . Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver S O 0 0 T H IN G S C O M r I N r> r '- r - r 'r * 5® . p » - r* D u n c l i f. i -r> PURCHASE FIHANCING FOR 34 MONTHS' HO M V Y N E N 1S FO R 9 0 D A Y S T m S E C U R IT Y D E P O S r r 0 H L S fiS E S The Mazda Protege was rate d *1 over Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra and others in the November Car and Driver head-to-head comparison te s t." * #1 IN A 10 CRR C0MPRRIS0N TEST 2 0 0 3 MAZDA PROTEGE LX lease from cash purchase from lease from - CRR RND D R IV E R " 2 0 0 3 MAZDA PROTEGE SE lease from cash purchase from 2 00 3 MAZDA PROTEGE LX GT cash purchase from m o n th /48 / i f ) months m n n th c per month 1 7 9 - * 1 6 ,2 9 5 » *1 9 7 per month /48 months - * 1 7 ,2 4 5 * m o n th /48 /AH m n n th c per month months 225 - * 1 9 ,4 9 5 INCLUDES RIR CONDITIONING · Class-leading interior room · RM/FM/CD 4 speaker stereo system · Side door impact beoms · 60/40 split rear seots · $2,995 down or trade equivalent on lease. Lease payment includes freight and P.O.E. ALL OF THE FEATURES OF RN SE PLUS: · 2.0L 130-hp engine · Keyless entry · Power locks · 1 5 " wheels · find much more! · $2,995 down or trode equivalent on lease. Lease payment includes freight and P.O.E. RLL OF THE FEATURES OF RN LX PLUS: · Power windows and mirrors · 15" alloy wheels · Power moonroof · Rear spoiler · Fog lights · Cruise control · And much more! · $2,995 down or trade equivalent on lease. Lease payment includes freight and P.O.E. T heir biggest worry isn't finding the tim e to shop In the midst of abundance, there are children in Oakville who will not have gifts this Christmas. For many families in our community, buying gifts this Christmas is a luxury that they simply cannot afford. Since 1995, the Jingle Bell Fund has allowed the Salvation Army to provide presents to the parents of thousands of Oakville children and teens. We believe all of Oakville's children - rich or not should have a Merry Christmas. Companies and individuals can help the Jingle Bel Fund by simply making out a cheque, payable to The Salvation Army - Jingle Bell Fund, c/o The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Road, Oakville, ON L6K 3S4. Tax receipts will be issued. 2 0 0 3 MAZDA PR0TEGE5 loose from cash purchose from 2 0 0 3 MAZDA MPV DX W ITH CONVENIENCE PACKAGE cosh purchase from rchos* financing for 36 months' U * . *229 - *20,185 par month / * · months R 2003 Corgutd* B#»t Buy 1.9* - *279 OR par month /4 8 months O S 'J y · 2.0L D0HC 16-vahre 130-hp engine · 16" alloy wheels · 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS · AM/FM/CD 4 speaker stereo · Cruise control · 60/40 split rear seats · Fog lights · Remote keyless entry · Power locks, windows E mirrors · leother-wropped steering wheel and sh ift knob · $3,195 down or trode equivalent on lease. Lease payment includes freight and P.O.E. £ D HIGHEST IMPACT PROTECTION RATING POSSIBLE* · 3.0L 200-hp V6 engine · 5-speed automatic transmission · Air conditioning · AM/FM/CD/cassette 4 speaker stereo · Steering wheel audio controls · 2nd row Side-by-Slide" seats and 3rd row Tumble-Under" seats · Dual sliding doors with power down windows · Power windows, locks ond door mirrors (heated) · Cruise control · $4,995 down or trade equivalent on lease. Lease payment includes freight ond P.D.E. HOLIDAY EVENT ENDS TUESDAY DECEMBER 31. OFFERS AVAILABLE ON ALL 2002 AND 2003 MODELS! fS^RI D A v a I V IR E A D Y K U I I L L 0UR P«E-DLIVERY COMMITMENT MEANS EVERY NEW MAZDA IS CHECKED OUT GASSED UP, AND FITTED WITH F100R MATS. ·· SH E IS S IS IIIC E F I l t l i H Ask a b o u t th * M aido p e ac e o f m in d p ro m ise sta n d a rd o n every new H oida N l l l l lE I IC IS I IP N II I II T T Ask a b o u t o u r o u tsta n d in g c o m p reh en siv e a n d po w artram w a rran ty coveraga. ^ 9 r 9. * I U w w w .m a z d a .c a O a ki#i 1 1 e IT13ZD3 "WHERE GOOD SERVICE IS A FACT NOT JUST A PROMISE" ASK YOUR DEALER ABOUT MAZDA'S GRADUATE 1291 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE 905-827-4242 PROGRAM. J in g l e B e l l F Tl.t% Purchase Financing/34 months available on th* 2003 Naida Prolog*. ProtegeS and M PV. Finance omples: for $10,000 o t 1.9H Purchase financing the monthly payment is $285.99 for 34 months, C.O.B is $2*5.44 for a to ta l of $10,295.64. VNo payments for f M HIDA _ *0 days applies ta all purchas* finonc* offers on 2002 and 200S Maido vehicles. No in terest charges wi " ipply during the first 40 days a fte r purchaser tokes delivery of a participating vehicle. After the first 60 days interest sta rts to accrue and the purchaser SRROURTtC T,n leases applies to all 2002 and 2003 Maida vehicles. Offers cannot be combined, negotiated price may exceed cash purchose price if odvertised fmonce offer is P10SRRM | will repay principal and in te rest monthly over the term a f the contract to security deposit i Motda Protege St. Protege U. Protege USX. PrategeS, NPVO Xand retail leases only. Purchase price and offers exclude freight ond P.D.t of $925 for cors and $1,125 for trucks. Other lease terms ovailoble selected, o#d moy result in a higher effective interest rate See your deoler far details. ` / " Offers available on i :00) PrateaaU tl>«lS53RC00)yPiategeU«T (DilS536C00)/Pratea<S (D5T$53BR00)/HPV O X (UROI7SOIOO) is $11.58m i2.4$l/$t3.79SV $l4,l$7/$18.387 including down payment of $2.995/$2,995/$2.995/$3,l95/$4.995. 20.000 km per veor mileage ollowonce applies; if exceeded, Total lease obligation for the 2003 Najda Pratega SI (04XN53BC00VP«a tones and other dealer charges extro. Dealer may sell/lease for less Oeoler order moy be necessory. Offers ovoilable from December 2. 2002 for a limited time only tease and Finance 0.H-C- for qualified customers only. See your dealer for details. OTests conducted on 2002 additional 8t per km applies license, insurance, registration, *Koido M PV Highest rating possible for front driver, passenger,, side ond rear impoct protection by the U.S. M M T SB . aaaM oido Proteg* IX - Cor ond Driver Nov. 2002 und c/o Oakville Beaver 467 Speers, Bd., Oakville, ON L6K 3S4