V H O O D E R 'S w r KYO LIC F O R M U L A 104 $ 21 9 5 ( 9 0 5 ) 3 3 7 -8 5 2 2 180 caps 1 0 1 1 U p p e r M id d le R oad f a s t " U p p e r O a k v illa S h o p p in g C e n t r e " SPORTS Editor: Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: nnelson @haltonsearch.com W K l )N K S1 )AY. N ( A 'K M U K K 14. 2( X )1 1'a g e B 1 3 By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR Oakville Trafalgar defeated Georgetown for the Halton sen ior boys volleyball championship on Monday. But to get to the OFSAA provincial high school champi onships, they'll probably have to beat `em again. With the win, Oakville Trafalgar advances directly to this Friday's Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (G-HAC) championship game. Georgetown, meanwhile, had one life left, as they hit the road today (Wednesday) to take on Hamilton Roman Catholic cham pion St. Mary's -- with the win ner locking horns with Oakville Trafalgar on Friday, time and venue to be announced today. "I heard that Hamilton is weaker and Georgetown will probably come through again," said Oakville Trafalgar volley AutoGlass 1 0 3 3 Speers R d . APPLE UPHOLSTERY... 8 4 2 -6 0 6 0 SEATS, BOAT TOPS, CONVERTIBLE TO PS- O.T. rules: win both Halton volleyball titles ball coach Maria Seto. "I imagine it will be the Halton final at G-HAC again." She'll be hoping for a differ ent fate than befell the Oakville Trafalgar senior girls field hock ey team which won the Halton championship over Notre Dame, only to lose a rematch in the GHAC championship (after Notre Dame had won the G-HAC chal lenge match). Notre Dame went on to win the G-HAC provincial field LEFT PHOTO: junior player Peter Dionisio goes up for the slam. RIGHT PHOTO: Chris Dunlop and the rest of his senior Red Devils are Halton champs. Photos by Barrie Erskine Blades 3-of4 points against top teams By Sarah Elliott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Facing two teams above them in the standings, the fourth place Oakville Blades were more than pleased to take three of four points from this past weekend's home stand in provincial Junior A hockey action. The Blades tied third place Bramalea Blues 4-4 on Sunday and blitzed second place Hamilton Kilty's 7-2 on Friday, the latter game particu larly satisfying in that it was the Blades' first victory over them in three tries this season. It took a full team effort, and hard work from all four lines. "W e're getting production from four lines now," agreed coach Jay Anderson after the game. "W e're showing the rest of the league we have depth." Rob Tarantino's line had a particu larly hot game against Hamilton, com bining for eight points. Tarantino had four points for the night with two goals and two assists, and his linemates, Chris Brussa-Toi and Evan McGrath, had a goal and an assist each. "We got all the bounces and played well tonight," said Tarantino after the game. "We played good defensively and came out strong. My line is really working well together." Defence and goaltending also came out strong, preventing the Kilty's from capitalizing on opportunities in the Blades' zone. Goal tender Nick Ball had another hot night, making lots of key saves. On Sunday night, the Blades put in another strong effort. But although dominating much of the play and set ting a very fast pace, they just couldn't seem to find the range as easily as Friday night. Tempers also flared as the Blades got physical -- none more so than Steve Pinizzotto: "If I get in their faces, they're not smart with the puck -- they start losing their focus and play badly," elaborated Steve Pinizzotto after the game. The team, of course, would like to win every game, but coach Anderson w asn't too displeased to have his charges wrap up the tough weekend home stand with three of four points. "We deserved better tonight. The boys came out after falling behind 3-2 and played a great third period. "I told the boys it was gut check time in the room between the second and the third. They came out and did what they were told. Things seem to be coming together nicely. Let's not forget that Bramalea is a very good team." The Blades have a bit of a relaxed schedule and, in fact, are not back home until a week this Friday (Nov. 23) when they host Mississauga. In the meantime, they are on the road in Bramalea for a rematch this Friday (Nov. 16), 7:45 p.m. and in Milton on Tuesday (Nov. 19), 8 p.m. See stats pack, page B14 Photo by Barrie Erskine The Crusaders lost their McCormick Cup final on Saturday 9-5 against Yeoman (striped jersey). Cru's triple crown attempt is crushed Last Saturday's McCormick Cup final at Fletchers Field in Markham featured the same teams and the same close play as last year. But unfortunately for the defending champion Oakville Crusaders, it featured a different ending -- this time with Yeoman winning 9-5. Yeoman were able to convert three penalty boots by Joe Pagano into the winning margin. The Cru, which had won last year's title game 13-8, had the lone try of the game, in the first half, by Dom Millar. It cut the Yeoman lead to 6-5 after they had opened up with two penalty kicks -- and that remained the score at the break. A lone insurance penalty boot by Yeoman was the only scor ing in the second half. The Cru were after a rare triple crown, having won the Ontario Rugby Union Magnificent 7's title in July and then defending their Marshall Division league title in September. THIRD TEAM The Cru also had their third team in the Toronto Cup final, losing 20-15 to Balmy Beach. After falling behind 17-0 in the first half, the boys in gold saw their second half comeback fall just short, coming as close as 17-15. Kristian Evans got the Cru on the board in the second half with a try (unconverted) and soon after followed up with a drop kick, to reduce the deficit to 17-8. Next, Derek Watrick'scored a try, converted by Evans, reducing the deficit to 17-15. The Beach bent but did not break, and fought back with an insurance penalty kick. J - m ^cnnR D inn TIRE * ** SAVE ^ 75% 150 OUTDOOR RIBBON LIGHTS »Super Bright · Multi-coloured lights with green or white cord Clear lights with green or white cord' · 8 Function multi coloured or clear lights with green or white cord · Plugs at both ends Hurry, Offer Ends Fri., Nov. 19/01 or while supplies last. _ Don't Put Holes in Your Home! HUGE ASSORTMENT OF LIGHT CLIPS to make decorating your home quicker and easier. No fasteners required. 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