Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports K I N G ' S P I N HALTON TRANSMISSION "Connected to your Community" 559 SPEERS RD., #UNIT 3 905-842-0725 www.haltontransmission.com 31 | Thursday, February 20, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Oakville athletes part of three Olympic gold contenders With the Winter Games winding down in Sochi, teams of three Oakville athletes entered today (Thursday) still in serious contention for Olympic gold. Brianne Jenner and the Canadian women's hockey team was to face the United States today (noon eastern) in the gold-medal match. The 22-year-old Jenner had eight shots in Canada's 3-1 win over Switzerland in Monday's semifinals and is tied for fourth on the team in shots (17) during the tournament, though she is still looking for her first point. Canada defeated the U.S. 3-2 during preliminary-round play. The Canadian men's hockey team, which includes John Tavares, advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 win over Latvia yesterday (Wednesday). Canada will face the U.S. in tomorrow's (Friday's) semifinals. The bronze-medal game is scheduled for Saturday and the gold-medal contest for Sunday. Canada will have to do so without the 23-year-old Tavares. He left Wednesday's game after taking a check along the boards in the second period and Canadian coach Mike Babcock confirmed he is out for the remainder of the tournament. Kirsten Wall and the Canadian women's curling rink, skipped by Jennifer Jones, carried a perfect record into today's gold-medal match against Sweden (8:30 a.m. eastern). Wall is an alternate on the team and did not play in any of Canada's first 10 matches at the Games. Canada last won women's curling gold in 1998. King's Christian Collegiate student Chris DiSalle pins Christ the King opponent Aaron Zomer during last Friday's Halton high school wrestling championships in Milton. DiSalle went on to finish fifth in the 67.5-kilogram class. Cavaliers teammates Patrick Morrison (77kg division) and Philip Summer (89kg) won gold at the meet, which attracted just seven schools. King's Christian's Daniel Mansubi, Tyler Sloat and Sean Wilson posted second-place finishes in their divisions, with the Cavaliers' Andrew Ohi, Ethan Cumming, Nick Bueschkens and Matt Virgioni earning bronze medals to help King's finish second to Christ the King in the team standings. Darren Kocken of Abbey Park (83kg) was Oakville's other winner at the Halton championships. The Eagles' Kais Alkhaldi was third in the 54kg division. | photo by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Oakville Hornets edged late Tuesday, conclude PWHL regular season this weekend The Cambridge Rivulettes scored two thirdperiod goals, including the winner with 1:24 remaining in regulation, to down the Oakville Hornets 2-1 Tuesday in Provincial Women's Hockey League play at Joshua's Creek Arenas. Olivia Atkinson scored in the loss for Oakville, which had earned at least one point in seven of its previous nine contests. The Hornets were playing their fourth game in five days, following a three-game road trip to eastern Ontario that saw the club post a 2-1 record. Oakville fell 4-0 to the league-leading Nepean Wildcats Friday before bouncing back with a 3-1 win Saturday in Ottawa and a 2-1 overtime triumph Sunday in Kingston. Cassidy MacPherson, Christina Putigna and Atkinson tallied in the victory over the Ottawa Lady Senators. Jennifer MacAskill scored the OT winner -- on a penalty shot 16 seconds into the extra fame -- and Atkinson potted Oakville's other goal versus the Ice Wolves. Daniela Paniccia earned the win in net against Ottawa and Loukes recorded the victory in Kingston. The Hornets (15-16-4-1, 11th in the PWHL) will conclude the regular season this weekend with a pair of road games. Oakville will visit the Southwest Wildcats Saturday, then travel to Bluewater for a Sunday morning game against the Hawks. NOW OPeN 905-257-1369 goodlifefitness.com 2395 Trafalgar Road Oakville Trafalgar CO-ed Club No enrolment (on a 1 year membership) Limited time offer. No Money down * $ Join Today 9.75 Per Week Only *Based on the purchase of a 1 year membership. Bi-weekly payments will commence based on your start date. $9.75 weekly payments available at Oakville Goodlife Fitness locations only. Applicable tax applies. No additional fees are required above the membership fee. Membership fees vary based on club and the membership option chosen. Please check goodlifefitness.com or with club for hours of operation. Other conditions apply, see club for details.