Wednesday, December 13, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D1 * 2 . 7 m illio n Sportslfetecb °rnSfILIjE HORN! ^§JRLS H n r r z r y . See m e before you purchase or lease your next vehiele Ron M arlow 8 4 5 -7 5 7 5 G l e n l e \ e ,\ C h r y s l e r CHRYSLER · DODGE · J EEP 2388 Ro^al Windsor Dr., 845-7575 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON Phone:845-3824, ext 255 Fax:337-5567 E-mail:nnelson@ haltonsearch.com AND TH E SIGN SAYS: the Oakville Hornets, which run a full slate of both rep and and house league ice hockey programs for Oakville girls, take time out to take part in the recent Oakville Santa Clause parade and to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS!. Photo by Peter C. McCusker i-- ----------- I- -- I- ----------------------------------------- I I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Squash sensations win their respective national Opens Ruchika Kumar and her younger sister Neha Kumar of Oakville each won gold medals Sunday to conclude the four-day Canadian junior open squash tournament at the Glenway Country Club in Newmarket. In the girls' under-19 division, Ruchika Kumar, seeded third, defeated Nicolette Fermandes of Guyana 9-7,09, 9-0, 9-4 for her first career champi onship at the tournament. Amy Gross of the U.S. defeated top-seed Jacqui Inw ard of Peterborough in the bronze medal match. "This is definitely the highlight of my career," said Kumar, 16, who start ed to play squash as a youngster in Hong Kong. "It took me a while to get into the match but my coach convinced me after the second game that I could do it, I could beat her." In the girls' under-15, top-seeded Neha Kumar, 12, won a hard-fought all-Canadian final over Lauren Polonich of Calgary, 9-7 10-8, 10-9. A lisha Turner o f M ilton beat Genevieve Lessard of Montreal for the bronze. "My dream is to one day play my sister in a major final," said Neha Kumar. "And I would hopefully win. Right now we train together. Her level of play is still higher than mine." Photos by Barrie Erskine CHECKING ASSIGNMENT: action is close in these photos from last week's game between Iroquois Ridge and St. Thomas Aquinas. The score was close, too -- 4-3 for Aquinas! Two-tim e defending provincial champ picks up $1000 Success can sometimes be expen sive for our aspiring young, elite ath letes. But the financial burden just got a tad easier for tw o-tim e defending junior provincial curling champion Julie Reddick. The Oakville resident was among a group of 36 athletes who were the inaugural recipients of a new bursary for promising young amateur athletes in Ontario. The Jim Worrall Fund was created this year by the Sport Alliance of Ontario in cooperation with the Provincial Sports O rganizations Council, to assist young Ontario ath letes in their development by covering expenses such as transportation, accommodation, equipment, clothing, and registration fees to competitions, clinics, and camps. Reddick, who curls with Karen Vachon, Leigh A rm strong and Stephanie Leachm an out o f the Oakville Curling Club, has made her way back to her third provincial junior championships which get under way the week of January 2. The team has finished fourth at the nationals the last two years. Reddick, who was nominated by Curling Ontario, picked up her $1,000 grant from the Sport A lliance of Ontario earlier this month. Last season, Reddick was also on the junior mixed provincial champi onship team. The year before, she was also the bantam provincial champion, in addi tion to the junior champ. Athletes under 18 years of age (and disabled athletes of any age) are eligi ble for funding under the program. The fund is named in honour of James Worrall, an outstanding mem ber of Ontario's sport community. Now 86, Mr. Worrall served for many years as Canadian member of the International Olympic Committee, and was Canada's flagbearer at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He maintains an active interest in amateur sport development, and pre sented the grants at the ceremony. In its first year o f operation, the Jim Worrall Fund has disbursed $36,000 in grants. A similar amount is expected to be available in 2001. Athletes who wish to apply for grants in 2001 may do so via their provincial sport organi zations. Halton High School BOYS HOCKEY Volpe Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Loyola 6 4 1 1 26 10 9 Georgetown 6 4 1 1 21 12 9 Blakelock 5 4 1 0 23 13 8 Q.E. Park 5 3 1 1 16 6 7 E.C. Drury 6 3 2 1 16 15 7 Aquinas 6 3 3 0 15 20 6 Oak Trafalgar 6 1 4 1 7 16 3 Iroquois Ridge 6 1 4 1 16 24 3 Milton 6 0 6 0 14 38 0 Results: Georgetown 3, Loyola 1; Loyola 4, E.C. Drury 1; Aquinas 4, Iroquois Ridge 3; Blakelock 8, Milton 6; Q.E. Park 6, Milton 0; Aquinas 3, Oak Trafalgar 2; Georgetown 4, Iroquois Ridge 4; Oak Trafalgar 0, E.C. Drury 0. GIRLS HOCKEY Volpe Division Team GP W L T GF GA P Loyola 3 2 0 1 18 2 5 White Oaks 3 2 0 1 17 3 5 Blakelock 2 1 1 0 6 6 2 E.C. Drury 3 1 2 0 5 14 2 Acton 4 0 3 0 5 13 2 Georgetown 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Aquinas 2 0 2 0 0 19 0 Results: Acton 4, E.C. Drury 2; Loyola 6, Blakelock 0: White Oaks 9. Aquinas 0; Blakelock 6, Acton 0; White Oaks 2, Loyola 2; E.C. Drury 1, Georgetown 0; Loyola 10, Aquinas 0; White Oaks 6, Acton 1. Q.E. Park Eagles fly in M ontreal tournam ent The Q.E. Park Eagles boys high school hockey team are hoping their second successive gold medal in Montreal will rub off in local league play. In local league play, the Eagles were in a logjam o f teams all fighting for first place in the tight Volpe Division (see standings). At the Montreal tournament earli er this month, Q.E. Park won three of their four preliminary round games, 6-0, 7-0 and 6-0. Their lone loss was to Our Lady of Lourdes who finished the preliminary round robin a perfect 4-0. Those same two teams met up in (See 'Q.E. Park' page D3) DON'T PAY FOR 90 DAYS* UPPER > SHOPPING CENTRE Upper M iddle at 8th Line M X OAKVILLE l/ILfE 0AK T0W N SHOPPING PLAZA, 550 Kerr Street NO MONEY DOWN · NO PAYMENT & NO INTEREST FOR 90 DAYS* ' Offer valid for Canadian Tire retail card purchases only, on approved credit when requested by customer at time of purchase. See full details at your nearest Canadian Tire Auto Centre. Otter applies to all installed services in our Auto Centre. Includes tires & batteries. Minimum invoice cost: $150 mr m iD D lc cnm 849-8473 844-0202