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D4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday September 27, 2000 PARTNERS If l SUCCESS Editorial bridges many partnerships he name pretty much says it all-newspaper. Whether the format is broadsheet or tabloid, the founding basis for all newspapers is news. And news comes in many forms. It could be what's known as 'hard' news, events that are covered in a timely fashion and usually to a specific press deadline. Or it could be feature, entertainment or social news. Here too, the emphasis is on the news value or interest to our readership. Sports news probably involves more people in Oakville than any other editorial coverage. The thousands of names printed in the various amateur sports in Oakville attest to that statement. There's no where else for these athletes to receive the recognition for their efforts. Photography has a news value all its own. The medium may be used to illustrate a news or fea ture story or simply be a feature or 'free-standing' photo that only requires a 'cutline' to complete the image. The editorial function of any newspaper is a com plex creature. Sourcing the news has become a widely-varied pursuit, using traditional methods that may include meetings, press releases, the internet or simply a phone call from a concerned or interested citizen. Oakville Beaver editors then determine what sto ries w ill run, where they w ill be placed in the newspaper and the kind of treatment they receive. Computers have increased the amount of editorial control the editorial department has on the final product but even technology has its limitations as all newspapers have discovered. In the end, any editorial department is only as good as its parts and we like to think at the Oakville Beaver we have a great team in place. The Beaver was recently named the best newspa per in Canada by the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the editorial depart ment takes great satisfaction in that honour. But awards are not what the day-to-day running of a newspaper is all about. It's about trying to bring the most accurate news possible to our editorial partners, the readers of the Oakville Beaver. Photo by P eter C. M cCusker T h e e d ito r ia l s ta ff o f th e O a k v ille B e a v e r in c lu d e s (I to r) C a r o l B a ld w in -E n te r ta in m e n t E d ito r, R o d J e r r e d -M a n a g in g E d ito r, W ilm a B lo k h u is -F o c u s E d ito r, H o w a r d M o z e l- r e p o r t e r , N o r m N e ls o n -S p o rts E d ito r a n d (s e a te d ) N o r m A le x a n d e r - E d it o r - in C h ie f. Soccer equipment will be sent to Ghana in early November (C ontinued from page D3) drive and will accompany the shipment to Accra, Ghana, in early November.* "Once the balls are received in Ghana we will have to inflate them and in fact give a hand air pump with each 10 balls or so. It will be great to give balls to the youth but with no way to inflate they are useless. It would be like giv ing a car but no gas available to run it. We are appealing to anyone to help us by donating hand pumps." People can drop them off in Oakville at the Clothing for Charity Box at the Longo Store (Hwy # 5 and Trafalgar) or St. Bernadette School (1201 Heritage Way in Glen Abbey). The students at St. Bernadette have been help ing in the drive for soccer equipment. This is the final week of collection and organizers would be more than pleased for any used soc cer equipment to be added to the ever growing collection. There are now more than 3,000 jer seys, 500 paris of soccer boots as well as shorts and socks. For info or for pick-up or to drop off equipment, call Barry Quinn at 335-5453. Early bird tournament in Peterborough is a big success The Minor Atom AAA Rangers opened the season against the Burlington Eagles on 18th September. It was an important game, not only being the first, but the first involving contact during play for all the players. There was a quich pace to the game. Steven Guzzo scored the first goal o f the game and a rewarding one it was. His strong play in the Burlington end caused a turnover which he fed to Grant Kozlik at the blue line. A shot and a tip-in was the end result. Burlington showed what they were made of by storming the Oakville net throughout the second period. A scintillating stop by David Clement in the Oakville net while playing five on four was fol lowed by a flurry of five shots, none o f which found its way over the goal line. It took a breakaway goal near the end of the period before Burlington could beat Clement. Burlington nearly took an early third period lead 2-1, but the Rangers came back on the next play with Gizzo hooking up with Jonathan Brand to knot the score at two. Mark Borcsok to Matt Lorito and a bad angle shot by Brand finalized the tilt 3-2. EARLY BIRD TOURNATMENT A SUCCESS Peterborough was the lacale for the season's first tounament for the Minor Atom AAA Rangers. Game One saw the Rangers outplay the Markham Islanders in the first period only to leave the frame trailing 1-0. The reward for hard work came in the second as Patrick Readshaw netted a pass from Tyler Stothers and Patrick Chiasson. A Steven Guzzo penalty shot put the Rangers up 2-1 at period end. Before three minutes of the third has elapsed, Oakville was on the board 5-1. Scoring in order was Jonathoan Brand, Patrick Marsh, from Mark Borcsok, Patrick Readshaw, and Ian Paradis. Goaltender Conor O'Kelly showed Markham no mercy, even with a 5-1 lead, by stopping a breakaway with a minute left of play. But the Islanders came back and were able to put one into the net with under a minute of game time left. Next up were the Quinte Red Devils who opened the scoring early in the game. Oakville quickly tied the game and moved ahead 2-1 on the power play with a penalty called after the play. On the ensuing face-off the bewildered Red Devils didn't what to do as centre Bull Stothers moved the puck through three opponents to score shorthanded, and the rest, as they say, is history with the tilt ending 9-1. Saturday's first game was against the Central Ontario Wolves. Oakville opened the scoring on Ian Paradis' goal from Anthony Seal ia and Adam DiMarco, but the wolves neter a shorthander; and exit the period with a 21 lead. Conor O'Kelly kept the Rangers in the game with two spectacular saves, but on the same powerplay, the Wolves went up 3-1. An unassisted marker by Tyler Stothers concluded the second period at 3-2. A wellplayed and evenly-played third saw the Wolves score the only goal. The final game had Clarington Toros as oppo nents. Goaltender David Clement did his best to keep the Toros off the scoreboard with two great saves before being beaten by a deflection. Jonathan Brand fed Steve Guzzo who lifted a high shot to equalize the contest Oakville successfully killled a penalty before the Toros went up 2-1, then 3-1 on a breakaway. Anthony Scalia from Patrick Marsh closed the gap to 3-2 before the peri od end. A wrister from the blueline by Spencer Metcalfe, on a winning face by Marsh, knottied things at three. The killer came later in the third when the Toros scored a shorthanded marker putting the Oakville squad out of the playoff picture. The tournament accomplished a lot o f things, both on the ice and off. 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