www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, January 17, 2014 | 24 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports the importance of getting better every single game, not being lackadaisical in any game we play," King's coach Eric Bulthuis said. "We want to win an OFSAA championship. That means getting better every game and every practice." It explains why, even when they led the Tigers by 20 points in the fourth quarter last week, King's players were sprinting back down the court to chase down a Blakelock fast break. It's also why the Cavaliers have sought tougher competition outside of Halton. King's split a pair of games during a recent trip to New York City, and Bulthuis said the team is always looking to enter elite tournaments. "It's not about getting into tournaments we can win championships at," said Bulthuis. "It's about getting into tournaments we can get better at." But even if their sights are ultimately on earning another provincial medal, the Cavaliers can't afford to overlook the competition in their own region. One of the Cavaliers' regular-season wins came by four points over Lester B. Pearson. Another was a fivepoint victory at Robert Bateman. And the Aldershot Lions, a team King's would need to beat during qualification for single-A OFSAA, have won six games in a row after losing their first two of the season. The league meeting between King's and Aldershot will take place Feb. 4. "They're all tough teams. They all play hard," Obi said of the Tier 2 competition in Halton. "I guess we want it more. We have higher goals." -- Jon Kuiperij can be followed on Twitter @Beaversports "Connected to your Community" King's Christian enjoying reversal of fortune in Halton basketball Undefeated a year after 1-8 season led to OFSAA silver by Jon Kuiperij Beaver Sports Editor So far, this high school senior boys' basketball season couldn't be much more different than last year for the King's Christian Collegiate Cavaliers. They just hope a similar ending is in store. King's enters the exam break with an undefeated record in Halton Tier 2 play, following a 54-41 victory over the T.A. Blakelock Tigers last Friday. The Cavaliers' 8-0 mark sharply contrasts the 1-8 regular season they suffered through last year, when public school teachers' withdrawal of extracurricular activities meant King's -- one of the smallest schools in Halton -- had to play in the same league as Catholic powers Holy Trinity, Loyola and others. "This year's a lot more fun," said King's small forward Lotanna Obi, who scored a game-high 23 points Friday. Last year's struggles did not come without their reward, however. The Cavaliers improved against their tough Halton competition to the point that when they got to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations single-A tournament, they were able to win provincial silver. Understanding the value of setting goals within games (in blowout losses last year, King's would still try to score five consecutive points or to limit their opponents to a certain number of rebounds) might help the Cavaliers deal with any complacency that could come with running the table in league play this season. "The guys are hungry this year to win this (Tier 2) championship but also recognizing King's Christian Collegiate's Jeremy Groot has his shot attempt contested by T.A. Blakelock's Khaleel Griffiths during last Friday's Halton senior boys' basketball Tier 2 contest in Oakville. King's downed the Tigers 54-41 to improve to 8-0 in Halton play. | photo by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Special Olympic tourney to be named after former HSSAA convener Longtime Halton sports official and high school athletic convener Peter Moore will be remembered with an invitational floor hockey tournament named in his honour. Moore, who retired in 2005 after becoming the region's first high school athletic convener in the early '90s, died last August at the age of 77. Before taking the convener job, he had a long refereeing career in a number of sports while being employed at Shell Canada. Special Olympics Burlington will present the Peter Moore Invitational Floor Hockey Tournament featuring Special Olympics athletes from across southern Ontario. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15 at Burlington's Haber Recreation Centre. "After speaking with Peter's family and friends, it was evident that he held a passion for the Special Olympics," said Special Olympics Burlington community co-ordinator Cate Hawkins. "This tournament will be the first of what we hope will be an annual event." "Peter, as a multi-sport official and Halton high school athletics sports convener, in his own way did so much for amateur sports in Halton and the province," added tournament co-convener Murray Drinkwalter, a long-time friend of Moore and a fellow football official. The Burlington Appleby Line/Dundas Street Boston Pizza location and the Lakeshore Football Officials Association are community partners of the event. Anyone else who may be interested in supporting or volunteering for this event can e-mail Hawkins or Drinkwalter at pmifht@hotmail.com. Hockey captain prefers track A story in the Friday, Jan. 10 edition of the Beaver contained incorrect information about Loyola girls' hockey captain Bridget O'Neill. O'Neill competed at the world youth track and field championships last year and hopes to eventually earn a university scholarship for track and field. Her sister, Kristen, played for Ontario at the national under-18 hockey championships. Kristen continues to play for the Stoney Creek Sabres of the Provincial Women's Hockey League and is not playing for Loyola this season. The Beaver regrets the error.