www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, November 9, 2012 · 38 Speed skating club holds first mini-meet Oakville Speed Skating Club members recently got their first taste of a new race competition program. SPORTSBRIEFS The club held the first of four sanctioned mini-meets scheduled for this season. Eighty-four skaters participated, including 17 for the first time. Many changes have been introduced this season by Speed Skating Canada and the Ontario Speed Skating Association. Skaters are now divided into two divisions (regional series and provinciallyranked series), and track sizes, age divisions, grouping components and racing distances have all been changed. Division winners at the mini meet were Ryan Parker, James Nelson, Tiago Santos, Electra Three world gold for senior Halushak, Megan Keenan, Daniel Nelson, Spencer Almeida, Local paddler Verna Dalgleish Nathaniel Caron, Brittany Pan, won three gold medals at a recent Austin Pavao, Adam DeVellis, Ryan international outrigger competiQuesnelle, Joshua tion in Calgary. Sullivan, Calvin Lo, The 72-year-old and Shem Roberts, Brett her Canada 1 Kapuna Sullivan and Don teammates won the Clements. 500-metre V12, 500m Two club members V6 and 1,000m V6 events at the Va'a World achieved significant Sprints competition. milestones at the event. Dalgleish is also a Nicole Vrazinovsi broke former World Masters the 48-second mark for Games champion in the first time in the soccer and squash. She 400-metre distance, Verna Dalgleish began competing in crossing the line in 47.81 seconds. Calvin Lo posted international paddling five years his first sub-minute time in the ago. 500m, completing the race in Atoms golden in St. Clair 59.58 seconds. The Oakville atom A Rangers Among those to get their firstever taste of competitive action at went undefeated in four games to the mini meet were Noelle Agaiby, earn gold at the St. Clair Shores Charlie Cotton, Nevin Dhanju, International Invitational hockey tournament earlier this Adam Maynard, Sherise season. Gratton, Colby Warren, Oakville followed up Sheldon Hill, Jack a 3-3 tie against the Macdonald, Jaden Lo, Tecumseh Eagles with Sharon DeVellis, Dave wins over St. Clair Dryden, Kaiyu Feng and Shores (4-0), Detroit Jan Sullivan. Stars North (6-2) and The club will hold LaSalle Sabres (5-2). another mini-meet Members of the Rangers team Sunday, Dec. 2 at River Oaks Recreation Centre. Spectators are are Adam Cherepacha, Blake Adams, Brady Afelskie, Camden welcome and admission is free. Purboo, Evan Kollee, Jack Talbot, Appleby wins volleyball title Jack Stallworthy, Jackson Weber, Appleby College's under-14 Jake McKinstray, Mark Benn, Matt boys' volleyball team has repeated Gigeris, Matthew Dybka, Michael as champion of the Conference of Goverde, Nic Legaspi, Noah Independent Schools Athletic Darling, Owen Kennedy and Tyler McLeish. Association. Appleby defeated Toronto's Upper Canada College 15-12 in the fifth and deciding set of the championship game. Members of the team include Oakville residents Michael Zhou, Thomas Ingram, Trajan Mitchelson, Matthew Finkle, Braeden Kerr, Mikail Malik and Josh Wadden, as well as Eddie Ranking, Velan Nadhakumaran, William Du, Michael Rubin and Jack Weinstein. Dawn Ronfeld and Cameron Lindsay coach the Bluedogs squad. "We are incredibly proud of our team's performance," said Appleby director of athletics Sharon Creelman. "It's been an exciting season and we look forward to achieving similar success next year." WINNERS IN WINDSOR: The Oakville peewee A Hornets outscored their opponents 26-7 on the way to winning all seven of their games at a recent girls' hockey tournament in Windsor. Peewee Hornets run table in Windsor The Oakville peewee A Hornets won seven games in three days, including three come-from-behind efforts, to claim the championship at the recent Hocktoberfest girls' hockey tournament in Windsor. Oakville defeated Little Caesars 4-1, Cambridge 4-2, Chatham 5-1, Brampton 3-0, Brantford 4-1, Kitchener 2-1 and London 2000s 4-1 at the competition. Hornets netminders Andrea Fausto and Ashley Taciuk were particularly solid, combining for a 1.00 goals-against average while facing approximately 18 shots per contest. Other contributors to the win were Mikayla Hanson, Emily Wilson, Catherine Trevors, Hunter Nugent, Avery Vickers, Chelsea Coderre, Madeline Hayes, Laura Cote, Chloe Saxton, Sydney Morrison, Emmy Lou O'Neill, Logan Hackett, Isabelle Hardy, Rylee Davison and Megan Harley. Dominick Hardy, Dave Wilson, Neil Morrison, Thom Harley and Jessica Toth coach the Hornets, Antonietta Cote is the trainer, Scott Vickers and Steve Hayes are the team's practice coaches, and Jake Hanson is the defence camp co-ordinator. MARKSMEN IN MARKHAM: The Oakville atom AE Rangers won all four of their games by four goals or more at a recent tournament in Markham. Atom AE squad dominant in Markham Outscoring their opposition 30-3, the Oakville atom AE Rangers won gold at a recent hockey tournament in Markham. Oakville downed the Oshawa Generals 6-0, Pickering Panthers 12-0 and Barrie Colts 5-1 in roundrobin play, then tamed the Aurora Tigers 7-2 in the final. Oakville netminders Ben Montgomery and Dan Stefan combined for the two shutouts. Also contributing were Avery Robertson, Patrick Stewart, Riley Cerovcec, Sean Stodulski, Ben Lyytikainen, Cole Maddox, Holden Hewitt, James Carroll, James Mackey, Jonathan Policelli, Joshua Platt, Kole Schledewitz, Matthew McDougall, Quinn Ligon and Ryan Sheppard. Blair Mackey, Brent Robertson, Kevin Schledewitz and Kevin Hewitt coach the Rangers, Ed Stodulski is the trainer, and Jean Robertson and Sandi Cerovcec manage the squad.