24 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010 Garrett going strong Good start for QB's fundraising campaign The Go Garrett Go fundraising campaign is off to a strong start. Halton Cowboys atom quarterback Garrett Holmes scored two touchdowns last weekend in his team's Ontario Minor Football League home opener against the Mississauga Warriors, bringing his season tally up to eight scores in four games. Through the Go Garrett Go campaign, each TD Garrett runs or passes for this season results in $1,100 in pledges for the Children's Miracle Network or Free The Children charities. That means Holmes has raised $8,800 for the charities so far and is on pace to raise approximately $22,000 for the season. All money for the Children's Miracle Network will go towards the hospital of each donor's choice. Free The Children is partnering with organizations in Haiti to provide emergency relief and support rebuilding efforts in the months to come. Anyone interested in pledging to the campaign is invited to log onto www.gogarrettgo.com. Atoms tie Mississauga Garrett's two touchdowns and 200-plus rushing yards Saturday also helped the Cowboys earn an 18-18 draw against the Mississauga Warriors. Jordyn Gallardo scored Halton's other touchdown, running in from two yards out. Five other Cowboys teams were also in action last weekend at King's Christian Collegiate. The tyke and peewee OMFL teams played on Saturday, while the peewee, junior varsity and varsity Ontario Varsity Football League squads took the field Sunday. The tyke Cowboys dropped an 1812 decision to the Mississauga Warriors in the first game for many of the Halton players. Quarterback Christian Smodis scored both Cowboys touchdowns, one of them set up by a fumble recovery by defenders Peter Nkongolo and Noah Rombough. The peewee Cowboys were down only two points after three quarters but eventually fell 40-24 to the Etobicoke Eagles. QB Steven Aichele connected with Brandon Roberts for three touchdowns and also tossed a TD pass to Andrew McClean. In OVFL action, the peewees' lone bright spot in a 56-6 loss to the Cambridge Lions came on an 80-yard rushing touchdown by Will Ellis. The junior varsity Cowboys were dropped 28-1 by the Essex Ravens. Darnell Thompson recovered a fumble and returned it 30 yards for Halton in a losing cause, while Cole Munden contributed nine solo tackles and six assists. The varisty Cowboys allowed only three points in the second half but lost 27-3 to Essex. GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER HEADS UP: Halton Cowboys atom quarterback Garrett Holmes (with ball) watches out for Mississauga Warriors opponents as he runs downfield during Saturday's Ontario Minor Football League game at King's Christian Collegiate. U13 girls nearly perfect at Ancaster tourney Surrendering only one goal while scoring 13 of its own, the Oakville under-13 girls' B soccer team won gold at the Ancaster Heritage Days Tournament last weekend. Oakville's lone goal against at the competition came with seconds left in the championship game and on a penalty shot. The ball barely eluded goatlender Cassandra Dejonge's outstretched arms and ended her bid at five consecutive shutouts, but earlier goals by Nikolina Rajcevic, Danielle Samuels and Michele Olson more than offset that in Oakville's 3-1 win. Earlier in the tournament, Oakville defeated Ancaster B 4-0 (with Christina Gogos scoring 11 seconds into the game), downed Burlington 2-0, tied Flamborough 0-0 and blanked Saltfleet 2-0 (both goals by Megan Segeren). Other members of the squad are Emmie Yurchuk, Olivia Sant, Natasha Susman, Samantha Creighton, Raven Clemons, Ania Marushkevych, Jessica Desaulets, Haley Mayer, Emily Smith and Lauren Dryburgh. George Smith is the team's head coach, assisted by Dmytro Marushkevych and Kathy Dryburgh. www. com Taekwon-Do pioneer in town Saturday A man once described as the greatest student of Taekwon-Do will visit Oakville Saturday to share his knowledge with local students. Ninth-degree black belt Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha will be at Morningstar Taekwon-Do's Speers Road location to conduct training from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A photo session will follow. The visit is the third in a series of seminars featuring the true pioneers of the Korean martial art. Grand Master Rhee is a first-generation student of General Choi Hong Hi, the founder of TaekwonDo. General Choi described Grand Master Rhee as his "greatest-ever student of Taekwon-Do." Born in 1938, Grand Master Rhee began his martial art training at a young age, studying judo and sumo from his father as well as karate from his primary school teacher. 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