OkillOAKVILLESMUSIC STOREwww.gearmusic.netSports324 Kerr St.905-339-3515SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011 21Oakville's midgets OMHA champs againBy Jon Kuiperijend.BEAVER SPORTS EDITORAnd so the Rangers season will continue. Theyll look to win For the third year in a row, Oakvilles first-ever Ontario Hockey Oakville is home to the top midget Federation midget title later this AAA team in the Ontario Minor month in London, where a tourna-Hockey Association.ment win would earn a trip to the The Rangers ran the table at Telus Cup national midget cham-the OMHA championship tourna-pionships in St. Johns, Nfld.ment last weekend in Oakville, whichNOur guys refusedewmarket, conclud-lost the OHF final twoing a 5-0 showing years ago and was ato lose. You can't with a 2-1 victory over semifinalist last sea-say much morethe Whitby Wildcats son, is the top seed inthan that. They in the final. Oakville this years OHF tour-didn't want their trailed that contest nament. But Daleyseason to end.1-0 going into the isnt putting a lot of third period before stock in that. Midget AAA rallying with goals by I dont look atRangers head coach Ross Sloan and Jimmy those stats. Each teamTom DaleyMICHAEL IVANIN Cusan.you have to play, you/ OAKVILLE BEAVERThe final was the have to play, he said.VICTORY LAP:Members of the Oakville minor peewee AAA Rangers treat the OMHA championship trophy like thetightest game of the tournament Weve already played a couple of Stanley Cup after winning their OMHA tournament last weekend in Milton.for the Rangers, who defeated the the teams well face there, and Markham Waxers 7-2, York-Simcoe none of those games were easy.Express 5-3, Whitby 4-1 and Perhaps making the task less Minor peewees persevere for goldBrampton Batallion 5-2 during the daunting, however, is the balance Last weekend at the Ontario Minor HockeyOakville then tied Barrie 2-2 in its third game, needinground robin.of the Rangers squad. Nine differ-AIt was not our best game, by ssociation tournament in Milton, things were begent players recorded four points or in-to win its next contest and get some help in ordernany stretch, head coach Tom more at the OMHA tournament, ing to fall apart for the Oakville minor peewee AAA to reach the gold-medal game.RangersDaley said of his clubs perfor-and 12 scored at least one goal..I knew it would go one of two ways. Theyd eitherLeadingmance in the gold-medal contest. Doug Bonar and Cusan each the Peterborough Petes 2-0 in the secondcompletely shut down or theyd rise up, RangersperiodBut sometimes good teams find a had four goals for Oakville, while of their second game at the tournament, thecoach Mark Moro said.Rangers way to win.Michael Ulozas had a goal and five lost their highest-scoring player as RobbieIt turned out to be the latter.GOur guys refused to lose. You helpers to finish tied for the tour-iunta broke his collarbone. Peterborough then scoredThe Rangers rallied around their fallen teammate,cant say much more than that. nament points lead. Kevin Entmaa three quick goals in the third period to down Oakvilleblanking the Burlington Eagles 5-0 in their finalSee Goaltender, page 223-2 andThey didnt want their season to drop the Rangers to 1-1 at the championships.See Midgets, page 22