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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 17, 2001 - D3 Memorable tournament title in Richmond Hill The Oakville Rangers minor novice double-A rep team earned a memorable championship victory in a pre-season tour ney in Richmond Hill Sept. 12-16. Oakville edged Newmarket 2-1 in the championship game with Ali Binnington maintaining the spectacular goaltending that was provided throughout the week end. Ryan Adams and Alex Laramee scored the goals. The semifinal was perhaps the most exciting game with Oakville earning a heartstopping, comeback 3-2 win 7:17 into overtime. Carson Barnes blew a shot past the opposing goalie 7:17 into O.T. with the teams playing three-on-three format. Oakville bounced back from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1. It was the first time in the tournament Oakville had been behind. But goals by Alex Laramee and Tim Haley -- the latter with just 5:37 remaining in the third period -- kept Oakville even. In the preliminary round, Oakville posted an incredible three shutouts -- 4-0 over Newmarket (Ali Binnington shutout), 3-0 over Barrie (Nick Dalby shutout) and 2-0 over Richmond Hill (Ali Binnington shutout). Providing the offence in these three games were Michael Ulozas (4), Michael Darrigo (2), Ryan Adams, Tim Haley and Alex Laramee. Team players include: Ali (Alexandra) Binnington, Andrew Zimmerman, Ryan Eastman, Ben Fanelli, Mark Luzar, Patrick Megannety, Michael Wood, Alex Laramee, Tim Haley, Josh Lundy, Mark Vrbensky, Chris Germano, Ryan Adams, Michael Darrigo, Jason Carlucci, Mike Ulozas, Carson Barnes, Nick Dalby. All star team wraps up with Ancaster tourney win The Oakville Sting U-12 girls all star soccer team ended another successful sea son with a hard fought but decisive win in the U-13 division at the Ancaster Heritage Days Tournament over the Sept. 22-23 weekend. Throughout the tournament, Oakville's goalie Courtney Caims held the apposing teams scoreless with aggressive goal keep ing supported by a solid defensive lineup. Oakville met Guelph in the final game of the tournament and decisively secured their championship, 6-0. Goals were scored by Corinne Kandravy (3), Ashlee Michie, Sarah Knapp and Kira Hanley. Assists went to Corrine Kandravy (2), Dani Vincent, Ashlee Michie, Courtney Lunde, and Jaclyn Campbell. Oakville won their semifinal with a sec ond straight win over North Toronto, this one 2-0. Goals were scored by Christina Duhamel and Kira Hanley, assisted by Courtney Lunde and Corrine Kandravy. (Preliminary round) Oakville 1, Brantford 0: Tanya Baluschak, assisted by Sarah Knapp. Oakville 2, North Toronto 0: goals were scored by Corrine Kandravy and Lauren Garven, both assisted by Ashlee Michie. Oakville 0, Brams United 0: (That's all folks) The Ancaster win capped an exciting season of six tournaments for the Sting in 2001. Frequently playing up one age group, the girls record included five first place fin ishes (Flamborough, Erin Mills, Burlington, Oakville and Ancaster) and one consolation finalist placing (Newmarket). (Roster) The Oakville Sting's 2001 roster .... · Forwards Ashlee Michie, Kira Hanley, Christina Duhamel, Corinne Kandravy, Sarah Knapp, Katie Murray, Tanya Baluschak, Lauren Garven (F/Mid); · Midfielders Paige Cunningham, Jaclyn Campbell, Elizabeth Melanson, Alana Wood, Stephanie Yeh and Cynthia McGill; · Defenders Victoria Casey, Dani Vincent, Fiona Clark, Christina Hyland; · Goalies Courtney Caims, Courtney Lunde (F/Mid/Def). (Coaching staff) The coaching staff of the Oakville Sting is comprised entirely of woman, all of who play soccer themselves. The mentoring, instruction and support of the coaching squad combined with the skill and determi nation of the girls themselves is proof posi tive that girl power is alive and well in Oakville soccer. Blades host Brampton Fri. (Continued from page D1) knuckle/floater that handcuffed the unfortunate Blues goalie. After Bramalea had cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second period, Knighton kicked off the first of his three goals to restore the Blades lead to two goals, at 3-1. Oakville's power play showed up in a big way, and Blades coach Jay Anderson welcomed the appearance. "It's been a bit o f an Achille's Heel so far this year," he explained. "It was clipping along at about a 13.4 per cent success rate until tonight. Tonight will help that." The Blades also proved themselves to be quick studies after Friday night's 7-5 loss to the visiting Streetsville Derbys. The Blades went into that game riding high on a threegame winning streak, including an impressive 7-3 thrashing of host Streetsville in their previous game, and when the Blades jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the return engagement on their own home ice, they could be forgiven for taking on an air of invincibility. But it only took Streetsville the next the two minutes to tie up the game, which they went on to win. "We thought we had it wrapped up because we beat them 7-3 the game before," conceded Knighton. But even on Sunday, although they again blew a two-goal lead on home turf, Knighton said it was a different attitude. "This game we just played all out. After we got the twogoal lead, we didn't let down as much as on Friday." Coach Anderson was also pleased with the victory, call ing it a "good win." "It's a team that we had trouble beating last year, and we stepped up tonight and we played disciplined systems and didn't get into a shootout and that was the main thing. "With a team that can score goals like Bramalea can, if you stick to your systems and you stay disciplined, you have a shot at beating them." BLADES BANTER Sunday's game was a real gem, showcasing the speed, pace and physical nature of the game at this level. Blades hockey also has the added benefit of being able to take it all in up close, with your nose literally fogging up the glass. O f course, these young guns are vastly speeded up by just the contrast of having the m en's leagues in action in the other Ice Sports rinks (just kidding). But actually an exact quote from one of the m en's team members who was taking in the game prior to getting ready for his own game, and who didn't know that a newspaper scribe was a fly on the wall, was ... "These guys are good. This is like an NHL game." If you like hockey, take in a game. The Blades play their home games almost every Friday night (7:45 p.m.) and most Sunday nights (7 p.m.). Oakville Blades stats pack PROVINCIAL JU N IO R A - west conference GP W L T OTL GF GA HAMILTON 12 9 2 ` 1 0 59 39 BRAMPTON 12 9 3 0 0 62 ` 33 MISSISSAUGA 12 6 3 0 52 3 33 BRAMALEA 11 6 3 2 41 0 47 GEORGETOWN 13 6 6 0 1 52 55 OAKVILLE 11 6 5 0 49 0 43 STREETSVILLE 1 13 5 7 0 52 68 BURLINGTON 12 5 7 0 0 53' 63 MILTON 11 4 7 0 41 0 50 BUFFALO 13 1 11 1 0 29 73 PTS 19 18 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 3 GAA 3.25 2.75 2.75 3.73 4.23 3.91 5.23 5.25 4.55 5.62 * does not include Tuesday n ig h t' s games: M ilton at Bramalea: Burlington a t Streetsville BLADES SCORING (Blades 6, Bramalea Blues 3 - Sunday) Mike Ruberto ... T.J. Manastersky and Chris Brussa-Toi PP Geoff Aselstine ... Chris Riddell and Steve Pinizzotto Chris Knighton ... Chris Brussa-Toi and Marc Pinizzotto Chris Knighton ... Evan McGrath and Marc Pinizzotto PP Will Barlow... PP . Chris Knighton ... Matt Ruberto and Marc Pinizzotto EN (Streetsville 7, Blades 5 - Friday) Rob Tarantino ... Will Barlow and Mike Ruberto Marc Pinizzotto ... Chris Brussa-Toi and Chris Riddell Chris Knighton ... Evan McGrath and T.J. Manastersky Geoff Curtis ... Chris Knighton and Rob Tarantino Mike Ruberto ... Rob Tarantino and Tyler Cann (Blades 7, Streetsville 3 - Tuesday) Evan McGrath ... Tyler Cann and Chris Knighton Evan McGrath ... Steve Pinizzotto and Geoff Curtis Geoff Curtis ... T.J. Manastersky Tyler Cann ... Will Barlow and Chris Brussa-Toi Bryan McLoughlin ... Evan McGrath Chris Brussa-Toi... Chris Knighton and T.J. Manastersky Chris Knighton ... Chris Brussa-Toi and T.J. Manastersky Cross country results: Halton meet (Continued from page D2) B A N T A M G IR L S : 1, E rika Perez, St. D om inic; 2, Laura M aganja, O ur Lady o f Peace; 3, Lindsay Bennett, St. D om inic; 4, A lana W ood, St. Joseph (O akville); 5, A m y O 'B rien, St. Patrick BU R LIN GTON : 1, St. P atrick (34 percent); t2, St. Raphael (29 per cent) and St. Tim othy (29 p er cent). NORTH HALTON: 1, St. C atherine (27 p er cent); 2, St. Brigid (19% ). Team: 1, Sacred Heart; 2, St. Dominic. M ID G E T B O Y S: 1, Joseph G rafe, A scension; 2, Jeff Em berley, St. Luke; 3, Even K ated, S t. Luke; 4, C orey Longo, H oly Fam ily; 5, Taylor H odgkhlson, St. Bernadette. SC H O O L KEY B U R LIN G T O N SCH O O LS: A scension, Canadian M artyrs, H oly Rosary, Sacred H eart, St. Gabriel, St. John, St. M ark, St., Patrick, St. Paul, St. R aphael, St. Timothy, St. Philippe. O A K V IL L E SC H O O LS: H oly Fam ily, M other Teresa, O ur Lady o f Peace, St. A ndrew , St. Bernadette, St. D om inic, St. Jam es, St. John, St. Joseph, St. Luke, St. M arguerite, St. M atthew , St. M ichael, St. Vincent, Ste. M arie. G E O R G E T O W N S C O O L S : H oly C ro ss, St. B rigid, St. Catherine, St. Francis A C TO N SC HO O LS: St. Joseph M ILTON SC HO O LS: H oly Rosary, O ur Lady o f Victory, St. Peters, Sacre Coeur. Team: 1, Holy Family; 2, St. Gabriel M ID G E T G IR L S : 1, C aitlin C ross, S t Dom inic; 2, Jennifer Silva, St. A ndrew ; 3, K aitlyn Ford, St. Luke; 4, C aitlin M cC onnell, St. D om inic; 5, C hantal M ajotte, St. G abriel Team: 1, St. Timothy; 2, St. Gabriel. PARTICIPATION O A K V ILLE : 1, Ste M arie (24 per ccM ); 2, St. Jam es (20 p er cent). they would fork over the hefty plane fare, and stand nose to nose in the mud at Nelson field for a long shot at the national title. But a long shot it was, what with only 27 players on their 45-player ros ter and no coaches on the sidelines. For much of the first quarter, though, it looked like they might be fashioning a remake of David and Goliath. It wasn't until nearly the end of the first quarter that the `Horns were finally able to draw the first blood, on an emphatic 80-yard punt return by Mike Dingsdale, converted by Oakville's Dana Segin. In second quarter, however, it was clear Goliath was going to win on this afternoon, with the `Horns scoring fast and furious, starting with a safety touch conceded by the Wolfpack (9-0), a seven-yard rush by Bob Milne (15-0), another game breaking 60-yard punt return by Mike Dingsdale (22-0), and a 40-yard rushing touchdown by Derwin Phillips (28-0). The `Horns then cruised to victory, adding in the third quarter a field goal from Dana Segin (31-0), a 33-yard rushing touchdown by Derwin Phillips (38-0) and then in the fourth quarter a field goal by Dana Segin (41-0). "Obviously we're a little disappoint ed," said 31-year-old Jim Lightfoot, the Calgary team's left side offensive tack le, playing coach and president. "We thought we had a chance to compete and it didn't work out. "They had a couple of punt returns and those killed us. We just ground down, I mean we only had 25 guys, a couple of injuries. "We have a roster of 45 but 25 was all we could bring down. It was short notice for us. We only had seven days to prepare. But, you know, hey, full credit to the Longhorns, they played good, they had a good team. They out played us today, they did it at home, they played a big game when they had to." Go dashing `Horns put on a good show through the snow. (Continued from page D1) He said his team had no regrets in representing the west. "You know it was still a good time. We had fun today. Senior football is growing in Canada and I think it's real ly important that we have a national championship and that's why we were willing to commit and come down. I wish the score was a little different but The `Horns have now won the CSFL championship the both times they have contested it and -- actually a tougher feat -- they won their unprece dented ninth straight Northern Football Conference championship in midAugust in a real gem of a game that went right to the wire, 36-34 over the Mississauga Wolverines. The `Horns have won a total of 12 championships in the Ontario-based NFC which grew to nine teams this past season. For all intents and purposes, the Horns' can lay claim to being the best football club in the country, outside of the CFL. Really, the only question is whether a Canadian university team could best the `Horns; say, for instance, Oakville's Hec Crighton award winner Kojo Aidoo and his nationally ranked McMaster Marauders. "No, I don't think a university could handle us," said `Horns coach Tony Molnar. "Just like a good high school team couldn't play a junior team, I don't think a university team could handle us. "It's apples and oranges. We're talk ing about men playing the boys." Molnar starts rhyming off a multi tude of players on both the offensive and defensive lines boasting as much size as they have experience, including -- to name just one -- "Left defensive end Pat McNemey, five years in the CFL, had a shot with the Chicago Bears. Who the heck is going to handle him -- 6'4" and 375 pounds." "And we give up nothing at running back, we give up nothing in our receiv ing corps, and we don't give up any- thing in the DB (defensive backfield). "So if you start breaking it down by unit how are they going to handle us." GAME STATS The Horns rushed for 208 yards on 23 carries with Derwin Phillips leading the way with 147 yards on 12 carries. In the air, the Horns connected on six of 15 passes for 100 yards. Ageless 44-year-old Mark Demerling, father of two, played the first half and then hand ed over to Domenic Camastro and then, in the final minutes, to Richard Rebiere. Jeff Owens was the leading receiver with 32 yards on two receptions. Calgary rushed for 27 yards on 17 carries. In the air, they connected on six of 22 passes for 74 yards. `Horn Highlights: Wayne Sliwinski was the top tackier with 5.5 ... James Ducksworth and Chris Downs had interceptions ... Mike Dingsdale returned four punts for 140 yards, including two T.D.s ... Colin Alie had a 45 yard punt return. Award winners: offensive player of the game Derwin Phillips; special teams player of the game, Michael Dingsdale; defensive player of the game Takashi Fukuda (Wolfpack). FIFTH QUARTER In terms of the actual football game, the `Horns were so dominant that the game was actually quite boring, other than some fine individual plays, partic ularly Mike Dingsdale's two punt returns. Much better, from a fan perspective, was the `Horns 36-34 NFC champi onship victory over the Mississauga Wolverines, which was a real treat. What was first rate, was the organi zation of the event, headed up by back up quarterback and `Horns vice presi dent Richard Rebiere It was a real professional job, right from the field announcers, with their well timed humour, to a great half time show with the internationally renowned Burlington Teen Tour Band and the OPP Pipe and Drum Band. 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