24 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010 Hall of Famer High-flying Hawks grounded by Lords Nelson basketball coach says Halton league possibly the best he's ever seen n By Jon Kuiperij BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR LUCAS OLENIUK / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO RECOGNITION: Oakville Trafalgar grad Andrew Hurd, pictured at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games, is one of six new inductees to the Oakville Sports Hall of Fame this year. For more on this year's class that will go into the Hall this evening (Thursday), see Page 25. The Loyola Hawks have been one of the top-ranked senior boys' basketball teams in the province all season, but their Halton league rivals don't seem too intimidated. The Nelson Lords became the second Halton team to defeat the highly-touted Hawks this season, downing Loyola 72-65 Tuesday at Nelson in a game that likely determined first place in the league standings. Nelson attacked the Hawks' press with great success in the third quarter, building a 17-point lead at one point, and then sur- vived a furious Loyola rally in the final frame. The Hawks pulled within two points with 26 seconds remaining before the Lords salted the game away at the free-throw line. "This definitely gives us the confidence we can play with them," said Nelson coach Bob Stacey, whose team carried a 9-1 record into yesterday's (Thursday's) final regular-season game against the Assumption Crusaders. "In this case, we beat them." Loyola's loss dropped the Hawks -- a team that has lost only four times overall this year and has been ranked high in the Toronto n See Loyola page 26 2010 Summer Outdoor House League Returning Members On-line Registration www.oakvillesoccer.ca Open till February 14 New Members Open Registration February 20 and February 27 9 am - 12 pm Oakville Town Hall South Atrium 1225 Trafalgar Road Siblings of returning members are eligible to register in person from now till Feb. 14 with proof of birth. Pine Glen Soccer Centre 1520 Pine Glen Road Oakville, ON L6M 4P4 For more information, please visit our website at www.oakvillesoccer.ca