44 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 26, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Buzz products drafted into Major lacrosse Five members of last year's Oakville Buzz national Jr. B lacrosse championship-winning team were drafted into the Major Series League last weekend. Local resident Josh Smyth was selected by the Akwesasne Thunder, Sean Thomson went to the Mann Cup champion Peterborough Lakers, and Bobby Debrone, Kyle Hagel and Drew Petkoff were picked by the Brampton Excelsiors. Following is a brief synopsis of each player, including comments from former Buzz coach Glen Little: · Josh Smyth finished second in Buzz team scoring last season with 31 goals and 61 assists in 20 games. "One of my all-time favourites, Oakville homegrown from a great supportive family and has all the tools to be the next great one if he worked real hard at the game," said Little. "He has it all: size, shot, skill, and something you cannot teach - lacrosse smarts." · Sean Thomson joined the Buzz after a hiatus from competitive lacrosse and is reaping the benefits, scoring 17 goals and adding 22 assists last year in 15 games. "This was our joy of all. He was stuck in intermediate at party central and we convinced him to try and get his life back together, to play some serious ball as we felt he was wasting his talent," Little said. "Low and behold, he became the best faceoff man in Jr. B lacrosse, accumulated a lot of points, scored well enough on his SATs and got a scholarship to Bellarmine University." · Bobby Debrone was the Buzz captain last season, providing a tough defensive presence. "A true competitor, small in stature and big in heart and commitment, and a true leader," said Little. · Kyle Hagel played eight regular-season games for Oakville, scoring eight times and adding eight assists. "A joy to coach. He is the toughest young man I have ever coached," Little said. "He will take hit after hit and keep coming at you. What he may lack in finesse, he has in guts and true determination." · Drew Petkoff scored eight times and had 12 assists in 15 games last year, then scored seven goals during the Founder's Cup national championship tournament. "Whatever you need, he does. If you find him a niche, he will run through a wall for you," said Little. "So big and talented, and is developing an offensive game to boot." Winning Wranglers LONDON CHAMPS: The Oakville atom red Wranglers won the championship at a recent hockey tournament in London. Members of the Wranglers team, which won the final 3-1, are Perry Griffin, Michael Vanderlinden, Ryan Bessant, Justin Ioanidis, Braden Holloway, Graeme Rourke, Quentin Allen, Sean Gibbons, Seth Franceschini, Matthew Barrett, Drake Bowie, John Whaley, Carter Sanders, Yiquan Lok, Andrew Feric and Eduan Pretorious. Coaches are Rod Gibbons, Doug Vanderlinden, Joe Holloway and Mark Vanderlinden. Get into the Brier spirit! Go Ahead! Make SECOND IN BURLINGTON: The Oakville Vytis atom boys' basketball team won silver at a tournament in Burlington recently. Your Day! $ Just New Day Passes are now available for March 4 - 7. For just $40, you can see all 3 draws on the day of your choosing. And your pass includes FREE admission all day and night to the world famous Keith's Brier Patch! Atom Vytis rebounds for hoops silver A slow start didn't discourage the Oakville Vytis atom boys' basketball team at a recent OBA tournament in Burlington. After dropping its first game, the Vytis bounced back to win its next three contests and earn a berth in the championship game, eventually claiming silver. Oakville fell 52-36 to Burlington in the tournament opener, then downed St. Catharines 52-37, Etobicoke 48-46 and Newman Youth (Stoney Creek) 51-48. Burlington, however defeated the Vytis once again in the final, this time by a 44-42 score. Members of the team are Matthew Thompson, Jesse Flores, Jake Babic, Jahvari Bennett, Owen Coulthard, Perry Billard, Garrett Atkinson, Dennis Xu, Ethan Anderson, Kristjian Petrovic, Oliver Dooley and Christopher Lam. Coaches are Terry Coulthard and Rohan Thompson. 40 905.527.7666 * Correction An incorrect telephone number was printed in a hockey story in Wednesday's edition of The Oakville Beaver. Anyone interested in purchasing tickets for Saturday's Oakville Blades alumni game against the Toronto Maple Leafs alumni and other former NHL players can call the Blades at 905337-3361, ext. 236. The game is expected to be a sellout. The Beaver regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Tickets are available online at: Or call: *Plus applicable service charges and TicketmasterAgency Fees. www.oakvilleminorbaseball.com Email: omba@oakvilleminorbaseball.com March 3-11 · Copps Coliseum www.timhortonsbrier.ca 905-847-5545 Register on Feb. 10th and 17th at Iroquois Ridge Rec. Centre 9-4 pm New Clubhouse hours: Wed. 7-9 pm, Sat. 9-12 noon