Editor: Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax: 905-337-55§7 e-mail: nnelson@haltonsearch.com SPORTS or-die gam e today (W ednesday) at O akville T rafalgar against H am ilton C atholic school cham pion Brebeuf. T he w inner o f this gam e w ill jo in N otre D am e as the tw o G olden H orseshoe A thletic C onference (GH A C) representatives at O FSA A. Incidentally, G -H A C gets two berths because o f N otre D am e's status as tw o-tim e defending O FSA A provincial cham pions. The w inner o f today's gam e will take on N otre D am e on Friday at G lenashton Park in the G -H A C cham pionship gam e -- but the only thing on the line will be pride and im proved seeding at O FSA A . Longtim e Red D evils coach Shirley Vogt, a com m unity volunteer, gave full credit to the Irish. "I thought that N otre D am e w anted (See 'Junior' page D4) 0-T be-Devilled by Irish By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR the luck o f the Irish on M onday, losing both the se n io r and ju n io r H alton g irls field hockey ch am p io n sh ip g am es to N otre D am e Fighting Irish o f B urlington. The Red D evils lost both ends o f the double header at G lenashton Park in O akville, 3-2 in the ju n io r gam e and 3-0 in the senior gam e. Actually, the Irish had a lot more than luck going for them and were full value for both wins. For the ju n io r Irish, it m arked their third straight Halton cham pionship. A nd for the senior Irish, they were definitely favourites going into the gam e, being the tw o-tim e defending O a k v ille T ra falg a r H igh · S ch o o l co u ld not ov erco m e O FSA A provincial cham pions. It also m arked the fourth consecu tive H alton cham pionship battled out by these tw o senior squads, w ith Notre D am e w inning the last tw o and O akville T rafalgar w inning the first two. T h e re 's an asterisk behind those stats, though, as it has really been N otre D am e on top for the last three years. Yes, the Irish lost the Halton cham pionship three years ago, but they cam e back to upset O akville T rafalgar in the m ore im portant GH A C cham pionship gam e and then w ent on to O FSA A w hich they won, to get their streak going. W ith M onday's H alton cham pi onship, N otre D am e guarantees itself a chance to go fo r a third straight O FSA A cham pionship. O akville T rafalgar is still in the running, too. but they m ust win a do- Barrie Erskine · O a kville B eaver T he H alton field hockey cham pion sh ips again boiled dow n to a re-m atch betw een O akville Trafalgar Red D evils and the N otre D am e Fighting Irish. T hese photos are from the senior gam e, and as you can tell by the photo on the right, the Irish prevailed by a score o f 3-0. Wednesday October 23r d - Sunday October 26th , 2003 EVENT! Join us for this special SAVINGS event! Enjoy our expertise and friendly service! All Outdoor t h e r e g u la r p ric e All Packaged Bulbs We have th e LARGEST selection o f FALL bulbs in Mississauga! Choose fro m Tulips, D affodils, Hyacinths and more! the regular price Tropical Floor Plants Varieties available. 10" Pot Reg. $19.88 ea. GU R N H A M T H O flP E RO A D WESr r HOM E AND GARDEN CENTRES V D U N D A S ST. W . Q .E .W . E X P . O White Rose ERIN MILLS LOCATION 3115 Dundas St. W. · Mississauga (905) 569-0909 · www.whiterose.ca H W Y .4 0 3 1