The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 25, 2003 - D3 Buzz end regular season with their first playoff berth By Jon Kuiperij OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Peter McCusker ·Oakville Beaver GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE! this unidentified O akville Coyote player battles fo r the puck in a W aterfro n t R oller Hockey to u rn a m e n t gam e in th e 12U AA division over the w eekend. O akville easily won this gam e against M ississauga. All-Oakville 17U AAA battle Several local roller hockey teams emerged victorious from last weekend's seventh annual O akville W aterfront Tournament. In an all-Oakville 17-andunder AAA final, the Coyotes knocked o ff the Halton M avericks 6-4. The same two teams met in the final a year ago with the M avericks com ing out on top. Oakville teams also won the 17-and-under AA division and the 12-and-under AA division. The Coyotes six-and-under squad lost to the Burlington Wave in its final. The tournament, which nor mally attracts between 70 and 100 teams from across Ontario and the northern United States, featured 83 teams this year. Oakville Coyotes president Jay Labelle said at least seven team s from C incinnati and Michigan withdrew because of concerns with the recent SARS outbreak in Toronto. C om petition was held in age groups ranging from sixan d -under to 35+. AA and AAA divisions were held in several age groups for the first time in the tourney's history. - Jo n K uiperij For the first time in its histo ry, the Oakville Buzz have made the post season. The Junior B lacrosse team clinched a berth in the post-season with a 7-6 victory in Milton Saturday night, then followed up that effort with a 12-3 past ing of the Huntsville Hawks Sunday at Maplegrove Arena. Qualifying for the playoffs in the club's third year o f existence is extremely satisfying for man agement and players alike. "It's great, we started* out pretty much new organization ally this year," said Rob Bajak, who took over as general man ager this season after serving as assistant coach the first two years. "We interviewed a new coach (Derek Forbes), he prom ised he'd get us into the playoffs and we all fed off that. "This year, every person had to be committed to the team, practice-wise and game-wise," he added. "The attitudes were checked at the door, and every one worked together as a team." Adam Hockaday, a player with the Buzz since its begin ning, said the change in team philosophy made the difference. "The first two years were building years. We had a great group of guys but things just didn't work out," said the 20- year-old Oakville resident. "With a new coach and man agement, things just seemed to jell this year. We're hungry as hell right now -- this is just the beginning." Finishing with an 11-9 record, the Buzz could finish as high as fifth or as low as eighth in the O ntario Lacrosse A ssociation's com petitive Eastern Conference. A contest last night (Tuesday) between Huntsville and Scarborough was only one of several that could impact the standings before the regular season con cludes this week. Scarborough, Halton Hills and Clarington all hold games in hand on Oakville and could overtake the Buzz in the battle for playoff position ing. A likely finish for Oakville would be sixth or seventh; fin ishing sixth would mean a firstround date with Mimico (12-6-1 this season) w hile seventh would result in a showdown with Barrie (14-4-1). The Buzz will likely draw on the playoff experience of play ers like G eoff Farrer, who played in the Founder's Cup last season with the St. Catharines Spartans. "Last year, I was playing into August, and the difference (between regular season and playoffs) is amazing, like night and day," said Farrer, who will play in the World Cup and World Games this summer in Montreal. "I'v e been feeling it this year... M aybe it's because w e've been on the (playoff) bubble all year, but I've always felt the intensity on this team." The 18-year-old O akville native said goaltending was a key to St. Catharines' success last year and has confidence in Buzz netminders Jason LeGree and Adam Elias. "Our goaltending has been awesome," Farrer said, noting LeGree and Elias combined to keep Huntsville scoreless over the final 39 minutes of Sunday's game. The Buzz has also improved on the offensive end of the floor, adding former Oakville forward Morgan Thenhaus and his brother Brendon Saturday night. "These guys were successful all year, they were two o f M ilton's top three scorers," Bajak said. "They wanted to come (to) us and we wanted guys who can fill the net. When Milton didn't make the playoffs, the opportunity was there for us to get them." Jr. Coyotes default for first time in franchise history The Oakville Junior A Coyotes were original ly scheduled to play two games last weekend but ended up playing none. Due to an insufficient num ber of players, the C oyotes forfeited Friday nig h t's gam e in Kitchener. The team 's hom e game against Chatham Sunday was tentatively rescheduled for this weekend. Coyotes president Jay Labelle was disappoint ed with the first forfeit in club history. "This loss will really hurt us, and w e're con cerned about the commitment level of the kids. We also let a partner dow n," said Labelle, who was preoccupied with organizing a weekend tour nament in Oakville and didn't hear about the for feit until the following day. "It's a big deal in Kitchener, where they have 300 fans, television and radio coverage... We have some good people running the team but they were let down by the kids." Oakville (4-6) trails Chatham (5-8) by two points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Great Lakes Inline Roller Hockey League. The two squads are tentatively scheduled to square off in Oakville Friday at 8 p.m. - Jon K uiperij Oakville Minor Lacrosse holds Gala Day · The Oakville Minor Lacross Association held its house league Gala Day last Saturday. Here are the results: PEA N U T YELLOW TEAM 6 (M atthew Luff, Kevin Dobko 2. Michael Dobko. Cameron Stone, Hunter Moxam), GREEN TEAM 6 (Ryan Heinzl 4, Ben Blacker. Cameron Badour). GREY TEAM 7 (Kathryn Manarin 2, Tyler Fennell 2, Charlie Stanton 2, Cael Fennell), RED TEAM 5 (Josh Kosack 2, Matthew Kim 2, Michael Pepe). LIGHT BLUE TEAM 9 (Sam MacPherson 5, Robert Hudson 3, John Ferko), DARK BLUE TEAM 8 (M atthew Thom, Bradley Wood 3, C onnor Sinclair 3, Jack M odzelewski. Luke Pearce 2). TYK E Championship game: STORM 6 (Jackson Hulbert 2, Joel M atson, Joseph Triolo, Jacob Henrikson 2: ROUGHNECKS 2 (Rhys Maguire, Justin Martin). Consolation final: BANDITS 3 (Sean Morgado, Jordan Dim, Travis Barlock); ROCK l(Ben Heidecker). N O V IC E Championship game: ROCK 5 (Dylan Maguire 4, Taylor Young); BAN DITS 4 (Dylan Welfle 3. Andrew Brodie). C onsolation finals: ROUGHNECKS 8 (Cory Camilleri 4, David Lipton 4), ATTACK 4 (Brody Langley 2, Jam es Carlin, Mike B eau d ry ). W IN GS 5 (B oulton D oolittle 3, Josh Lundy, Kristien Leblanc); STORM 1 (Alex Labrosse). PEEW EE Championship game: ROCK 6; BANDITS 3. Consolation finals: WINGS 6 (Mark Bennett with 3 goals and 1 assist, David Allen with one goal and tw o assists, William M clssac and Miahcel Scott with one goal each and Elana Harper and Brad Bowen with one assist each; ATTACK 2 (Stefano M anarin 2 w ith assists by Matthew Cosgrove, G ianfranco Bozzo and Derek Maziarczyk). ROUGHNECKS 4 (R. Hampton 3, M. Farrell, assist by Haydon Falcioni); STORM 0. BANTAM Championship game: ROUGHNECKS 5 (Nathan Banton scored the hat trick in a back and forth tight checking game. Single goals by Andrew Wong and Michael Richardson with assists to Ben Bennett, Eric Heikurinen, Andrew Wong, and net minder Jonathan Lipinski); BANDITS 3 (a well executed effort by D'Arcy McMahon with a goal and an assist, Justin Sim onetta from Mark Ralph, Luke Rosier with a single, and an assist by Francis Bueron). Consolation final: STORM 8 (Led by Nicholas Martel with the hat trick and one assist, also two goals each by Brendon Morrison and Ryan McMahon, and a single by Darcy Storey, assists by Darcy Storey with two. Jam es Kvasni, Brendon M orrison, and the goal keeper David Morrallee); ROCK 3 (after two periods the game was still tied by a pair o f first period, unassisted goals from Kristian Johansen. Justin Ditrani scored an unassisted goal early in the 3rd in the Rock's come back effort). Oakville Longhorns win Hall of Fame game, and celebrate two inductions The Oakville Longhorns were in Sudbury on Saturday for the Northern Football Conference (NFC) Hall of Fame Game. As expected, the game itself wasn't one for the ages, what with the `Horns unde feated and the Sudbury Spartans winless. And those streaks contin ued with Oakville winning 55-0 and leaving the two teams going in very different directions in the standings with mirror image 4-0 records. The `Horns are seeking their 11th straight NFC crown and their fourth straight national men's title. And as you would expect in the midst of such a long running dynasty, the `Horns are typically well represented in the Hall of Fame selec tions. This year, they con tributed in both the player and builder categories with two of the six players selected. RICK MILNE (Hamilton Wildcats, Oakville Longhorns): Milne started off with the Wildcats where he earned two, all-star nods at defensive tackle in 1982 and 1984. When the Wildcats folded, Rick moved to the other side of the ball with the Oakville Longhorns where he anchored the `Horns offen sive line at centre. He was recognized as the Lineman of the Year in 1986 and as the All-Star Centre from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1995. Milne was a member of 10 Longhorn NFC title teams and was on the `Horns roster for their first Canadian tide in 2001. · DENNIS GRIFFIN (Stoney Creek Patriots, Hamilton Wildcats. Oakville Longhorns): Dennis has had a long and storied football career in Ontario. He was the coach of the Stoney Creek Patriots when they entered the NFC in 1978 where he led the Patriots to titles in 1978 and 1979 as well as a finals appearance in 1980. Griffin was honoured as the coach of the year in 1978. He has been an assistant coach with Oakville in 1985, 2002 and this season. In the Hamilton area, he has been the head coach o f the Hamilton Hurricanes junior unit for four seasons and a high school head coach for 26 seasons and has had his teams win five city tides and reach the final game 11 times. He has also been a guest coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats and is currendy an executive member o f the Steel City Bowl all-star game. E.J. James big winner at Ortwein meet EJ. James was the big winner at the recent Oitwein track and field meet, winning the overall title. Other Oakville schools involved were Montclair and Eastview. Other schools (from Burlington except where noted) were Rolling Meadows, W.I. Dick, Centennial. Pineland and Stewarttown (Georgetown). GOLDTM (Junior girls) 100m. Ali Palmer (Falgarwood), 13.50 1,500m, Jenna Davis (Falgarwood) L jump, Maida Hadziosmanopolis (M/clair), 4.07 H. jump, Maida Hadziosmanopolis (M/tclair), 1.25 Relay, E.J. James, 1:02.08 (junior boys) High jump, Justin McAdam, Montclair, 1.45 (Intermediate girls) Long jump, Sarah Thevenin (Monclair) 4.46 Shot Put, Carolyn Eng (EJ. James) 9.61 (Intermediate boys) 100m. Mike Chun (E.J. James) 12.68 200m, Mike Chun (EJ. James) 27.94 High jump, Evan St. Hilaire (Eastview), 1.45 Shot Put, Taylor MacLellan (EJ. James), 10.78 Relay, Falgarwood, 0:55.27. (Senior girls) High jump. Kira Hanley (Falgarwood), 1.30 (Senior boys) 200m, Josh Sponder (EJ. James). 26.83 400m, Malik Diaz-Mercurias (E.JJ) 57.26 1500m, Kevin Watson (EJ. James) 4:54.52 Rel^y. E J. James. 51.97. SILVERTM (Junior girls) 800m. Kelsey Young (Falgarwood). 2:54.61 1500m. Britany Wowchuk (EJ. James), 5:48.36 High jump. Victoria Parker (Eastview), 1.20 Relay, Falgarwood, 1:02.22 (Junior boys) 400m. Spencer Pasieka (EJ. James), 1:06.55 1500m. Kyle Bekker (Falgarwood), 5:27.41 Long jump. Graham Moum (Montclair), 4.35 High jump, Graham Turner (EJ. James). 1.30 Triple jump. Willy McNaughton (E JJ), 8.10 Shot put, Nick Leyer (EJ. James), 9.67 (Intermediate girls) 100m. Kaylen Shimoda (EJ. Janies), 13.45 200m, Kaylen Shimoda (EJ. James), 29.42 400m. Sarah Burgess (Falgarwood), 1:10.37 800m. Jen Wilson (EJ. James), 2:52.19 Long jump, Kaylen Shimoda (EJ. James) Shot put, Jaime Johns (Falgarwood), 9.47 Relay, Falgarwood, 0.57.89 (Intermediate boys) 200m, Glen MacDonald (Falgarwood), 28.31 400mk, Karl Feltmate (Falgarwood). 1:04.00 800m, Josh Bramhill (Falgarwood), 2:30.19 Long jump. Josh Spagnoletti (Eastview), 4.67 High jump. Kris McCoubrey (F/wood), 1.45 Shot Put, Tyler Theriault (Falgarwood). 10.68 Relay, E J. James. 0.55.36 (Senior girls) 800m. Katie MacDonnell (Montclair), 2:40.39 1500m, Katie MacDonnell (Montclair), 5:22.26 District `C' meet St. Vincent dominated relay competi tion and had nine individual winners at the Halton Catholic District School Board's final track meet of the season last week in Burlington. Results of the previous two meets have already been published in the Beaver. The school was the overall relay champion after winning the tyke and midget divisions and tying for first in atom with St. Raphael of Burlington. St. Vincent won the tyke boys and girls, midget boys and girls (Division 2), atom girls and bantam girls (Division 2) relay events. Among the school's individual win ners were Jenny Pierce (atom girls 400m and long jump), Emma Mangialardi (tyke girls 100-metre), Brianna Knowles (atom girls 200m), Mikaela Rodgers (bantam girls 200m), Adam Knowles (midget boys 200m), Kurt Deschner (midget boys 800m), Dylan Husar (ban tam boys long jump) and Erin Murphy (midget girls shot put). St. Joseph and Ste. Marie also had several top finishers. In relay competi tion, St. Joseph won bantam boys (Division 1) and midget mixed (Division 2) and got first-place performances from Eric Crepinsek (atom boys 100m), Chris DaCosta (bantam boys 100m), Andrew Wood (tyke boys 200m), Bruno Paric (tyke boys 400m), Christina Bilczuk (tyke girls 400m) and Kristian Johansen (bantam boys 800m). Ste. Marie won the atom mixed relay and notched seven first-place ribbons, including Christopher Karafilov (tyke boys 60m and long jump), Emily Clark (bantam girls 800m), Gabriel Careau (tyke girls long jum p), Nicholas Laramee (atom boys long jum p), Nathalie Brush (bantam girls 100m) and Julie Maheu (tyke girls 200m). Two St. Michael athletes won their events as Doreen Bensu finished first in the tyke girls 60m and Andrew Pastoric was fastest in the bantam boys 60m. Ttna Andreana, from St. James won the atom girls softball throw. St. John won the bantam mixed relay (Division 1) at the meet, which featured 12 Catho!i<j and three French elementary schools from Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, Acton and Burlington. I It is one of four meets held by the Halton public board. Results for the previous three have all appeared in the Beaver. EJ. James won two pennants -- for jun ior and senior boys. Falgarwood won inter mediate boys. The following are all the medal winners. Long jump. Carty Steiman (Falgarwood). 4.15 Triple jump, Jenny Slater (Montclair), 8.7 Relay, Montclair, 58.93 (Senior boys) 100m. Malik Diaz-Mercurias (E JJ), 11.88 200m. Jeremy Mills (EJ. James). 26.96 400m, Jake Zamora (Eastview), 1:01.06 Long jump. Matt Grunwald (E J . James) High jump, Jeremy Mills (EJ. James). 1.55 Triple jump. Bryan Fautley (Montclair). 10.70 BRONZE TM (Junior girls) 800m. Monica Hirano (EJ. James), 2:56.12 1500m, Karina Sils (EJ. James). 5:58.47 High jump, Katie Swan (EJ. James), 1.20 Triple jump, Jessica Tsalikis (Montclair), 7.75 (Junior boys) 100m. Will Hyde (EJ. James), 13.56 200m. Nick Searl (Eastview). 30.75 400m. Justin McAdam (Montclair), 1:07.29 800m. Jordan Risidore (Falgarwood), 2:50.65 High jump. Mike Stathman (Montclair), 1.25 Triple jump, Jamie Sevier (Falgarwood), 8.00 (Intermediate girls) 200m. Tara Tompkins (EJ. James), 29.98 Long jump, Sara Oikawa (Montclair), 4.00 High jump, Felicia Aphayvong (EJ.J), 1.25 Triple jump. D.D. Dionisio (EJ. James), 8.20 (Intermediate boys) 100m, Josh Spagnoletti (Eastview), 13.29 200m, Kris McCoubrey (Falgarwood), 28.88 400m. Mike Chun (EJ. James), 1:04.07 800m, Eric Downing (Falgarwood), 2:34.10 1500m. Eric Bang (Montclair), 5:14.59 Long jump. Pat Readshaw (Falgarwood). 4,$2 High jump. Josh Spagnoletti (Eastview), 1.45 Triple jump, Pat Readshaw (Falgarwood), 9.25 Shot put. Mike Van Amsel (Eastview), 10.12 (Senior girls) 100m, Jenny Slater (Montclair). 13.73 200m, Megan Weir (Falgarwood), 29.69 400m, Emily Suicey (Falgarwood). 1:09.80 800m. Kelly Kross (Falgarwood), 2:52.31 1500m. Brittany Burch (Falgarwood), 5:37.50 Long jump. Kelly Zinklewich (Eastview), 4.11 Triple jump. Carleigh Martin (EJ. James), 8.70 Shot put. Bri Belzak (Falgarwood), 8.91 Relay, Eastview. 1:00.60 (Senior boys) 100m. Jeremy Mills (EJ. James), 12.41 200m. Sam Winger (Falgarwood), 27.17 1500m. Mike Young (EJ. James), 5:12.12 Long jump. Bryan Fautley (Montclair), 5.05 Triple jump, Justin Vaive (EJ. James). 10.15 Shot put, Sam Swain (EJ. James). 10.86 Relay, Falgarwood. 53.55 To join our delivery loam coll 905-8459742 You could become a carrier of the week? Winning Carriers receive a large 3 topping pizza courtesy of: O nta r io 's # 7 P iz z a ,; T h e Oa k v il l e B e a v e r t