45 | Thursday, May 18, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Braniff leads Jr. B Buzz Goalie Leonard recipient of SUNY scholar-athlete award to first win of season Nate Braniff scored twice in the first two minutes and went on to finish with nine points as the Oakville Buzz recorded its first win of the Ontario Jr. B lacrosse season. The Buzz scored nine goals in the first 15 minutes and rolled to a 17-8 win over the W est Durham Ironheads last Friday. Leading the way were Braniff, who had four goals and five assists, and Matt Anderson, who had a goal and eight assists. Jadon W alcot scored twice and set up three more and Henry Follows and Luke Pilcher also had a pair of goals. Adam Wolf had a goal and four assists while Patrick Gamble, Mathew Dilella, Austin Redding and Kyle Kennery had the other Oakville goals. W est Durham cut the lead to 10-5 in the second pe riod but the Buzz stalled any thought of an Ironheads comeback with three goals in the final three minutes of the period. Matt Hodowany picked up the win in net. Follows and Nick Fulgenzi each had a pair of assists. The win snapped a losing streak that had reached four games following a 14-7 loss to the Green Gaels the previous night. Braniff had three goals and Wolf and Anderson each had a goal and two assists. Hayden Coulman and Rob ert Proner had the other Oakville goals and W alcot had three assists. The Buzz play three games in three days beginning Thursday in Newmarket. Oakville then hosts Newmar ket Friday and Orillia Sunday. Friday' s game is a 7:30 p.m. start while Saturday' s game begins at 7 p.m. Both are at Joshua' s Creek Arenas. Camille Leonard was named a recipient of the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor' s Scholar-Athlete Award. The award recognizes outstanding academic excellence and athletic achievement. The Oakville native became just the sev enth Plattsburgh student-athlete to receive the award. Leonard won her fourth straight NCAA Division III wom en' s hockey title, wrapping up her career as the Division III all-time leader in wins (7 5 ) and save percentage (.9 4 9 ) while finishing second all-time in shutouts with 30. In her senior season she led the nation in wins (2 5 ), goalsagainst average (1 .1 1 ) and winning percentage (.9 6 2 ). She was fourth in the country in shutouts with seven, four of which came against nationally-ranked opponents. She allowed one goal or less in 19 of her 2 6 starts. She earned two All-America selections, three NCAA Champion ship All-Tournament selections and was the 2016 ECAC West goalie of the year, while earning all-conference honours three times. The social work major had a 3 .8 6 cumulative grade-point average. She was named the female co-winner of the Dr. Rich ard D. Semmler '6 8 Award, which is presented to the Platts- Oakville's Camille Leonard was recently named a recipient of the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Scholar-AthleteAward. The award recognizes outstanding aca demic excellence and athletic achievement. | Gabe Dickens - Special to Beaver burgh senior with the highest cumulative grade-point average through the fall semester of their senior year. She also earned the Senior Achievement Award for academic and athletic suc cess. C rusaders' annualVictoria D aycelebrationsincludefirew orks, barbecue The Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club is holding its annual Victoria Day fireworks and family day celebration on Sunday, May 21. The festivities, which are being held at the team's clubhouse at 2 2 1 4 Ninth Line, starts at 6 p.m. The rain date is Monday, May 22. In addition to the fireworks, the day includes a barbecue, a parents vs. kids soccer game and socializing. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be on sale along with pop for the kids. F o r the adults, the bar will feature beer and wine sales. No outside alcohol is per m itted. The admittance fee is $5 per person or $ 2 0 a family. Everyone is welcome. Parents are reminded that no sparklers are allowed to be brought to the event. Anyone wishing to volunteer at the cele bration can con tact the club at volunteers@ oakvillecrusaders.com . Angels begin season with tourney win in Brampton The Oakville Angels started the 2 0 1 7 girls' mite (u n d er-10) rep softball season on a winning note, taking home the championship trophy from the Bram pton Blazers fast-pitch tournam ent on the week end. The Angels dumped the Halton Hawks 12-5 in the championship game after winning three of four round-robin games including a 7-6 nail-biter over the Milton Bats se niors. Bridget Lam ont' s walk-off RBI single broke a 6 -6 tie. The Angels, who defeated Bramp ton Blazers 17-0 and Port Perry 8-5 in the other two round-robin games, went on to defeat Milton 8 -0 in a re match in the semifinals. In the finals the Angels took an early lead and never looked back. Oakville returns to league play today (Tuesday) and competes in its next tournament May 2 6 -2 8 at the Halton Hawks May Classic. Other members of the team in clude Brooklyn Becker, Emily Madden, Emily McKee, Em m a Purnell, Genevieve Misquitta, Jada Becker, Lillian Bourke, Lola Hagerman, Ni cole Cataford, Riley Busseri and Sa mantha Barker. Peter Busseri is the head coach and Mark Cataford, Kyle Purnell and Steve Bourke are assistant coaches. The OakvilleAngels m ite girls' teamwon the gold medal at the Brampton Blazers tournament on the M other's Day weekend. TheAngels defeated the Halton Hawks 12-5 in the final.j photo submitted .uauufflL Small business. Big dreams. 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