www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 19, 2007 - 49 Local paddlers, coach help Canada win four world dragonboat gold Oakville paddlers Sheila Kuyper, Kara Reid and Chanda Reid, coached by local resident and former Olympian Gavin Maxwell, helped Canada to a gold-medal sweep in premier women’s action at the recent world dragonboat champi- onships in Australia. SPORTSBRIEFS The team, which featured paddlers from the , Montreal and Nova Scotia, finished first in the 1,000-metre, 2,000m, 200m and 500m events. The four-gold performance one-upped the team’s performance at last year’s worlds, when Canada did not compete in the 2,000m event. Another Oakville resident, Verna Dalgleish, was on the Canadian over-50 team that earned a bronze. Canada won a total of 23 gold medals at this year’s worlds. The United States claimed the Nation’s Cup, awarded to the SILVER BELLES: Allowing only one regulation-time goal in five games, the Oakville atom AA Hornets won silver at a recent country that earned the most points in premier mixed, girls’ hockey tournament in Willowdale. women’s and open competition. Seven-point week earns honours for Tavares Atom AA Hornets start with silver has been named the Hockey The Oakville atom AA Hornets REPHOCKEY Multiple goal-scorers in the tourna- League's player of the week for the second time in the four- served early notice that they should be a ment for Oakville were Bradley Byers week-old season. contender in the newly-created Lower Dave Crozier, Kevin Gordon and Dan (four), Benjamin Hamburg, Michael The 17-year-old Oakville native had four goals and three Lakes Female Hockey League, earning Dumont coach the club, which is man- Pare (three each), Kyle Kolwich and assists in two games. Tavares had a goal and an assist in the silver at the recent Willowdale Red aged by Charlie Hayes. Ray Caissie is the Luke Vasilaros-Wilson (two apiece). Also Generals' 9-2 win over Erie and had a season-high Wings fall tournament. trainer. netting markers were Jacob Zedor, five points, including three goals, in an 8-2 victory over Oakville yielded only one goal in Colin McLeod, Brian McGinnis, Craig Minor atom A Rangers Kingston. round-robin play, posting shutout wins McCormick, Christopher Howarth and Last season's OHL MVP leads the league in scoring with over Burlington, Mississauga and Playing six games in three days, the Sean Garvey. 13 goals and 22 points in eight games. He was also named Brampton while tying the London Oakville minor atom A Rangers earned Among those contributing assists the 's player of the week. Devilettes 1-1. silver at the Peterborough Nationals were Caleb Cutcliffe, Andrew Ciuffreda, The Hornets faced London again in tournament earlier this month. Graham Parker and Michael Sweeney. Cassidy second at national 10K road race the final, a game that remained score- Oakville competed against teams Alex Filippini and Elric Schreinert less through regulation time and a five- from Waterloo, Ajax, Peterborough, St. provided quality goaltending through- Oakville’s Josh Cassidy finished second at the minute period before London Thomas and Cobourg, falling 5-1 to out the competition. TransCanada Canadian 10-kilometre road racing champi- won an 11-round shootout. Cobourg in the final. Jody Zedor, Steven McCormick and onships in Ottawa. Nikki Cece earned the shutouts for “Key to our team’s success was hav- Tom Howarth coach the team. Tom Michel Filteau of St-Jean-Batptiste, Que. won the wheel- the Hornets. Also contributing were ing our players play together as a team,” Howarth is the trainer, Gary Filippini is chair division in 22 minutes and 47 seconds. Olivia Atkinson, Kaitlyn Norris, Cassidy said Rangers general manager Anne the goalie coach, and Val McLeod co- Miller, Kristin O'Neill, Claire Merrick, McGinnis, “while, at the same time, the ordinates team fitness. Samuel leads U of T to golf championship Madison Field, Jacinta Kennedy, Kaitlyn coaching staff has done a terrific job in McAllister, Taylor McMaho, Laura having our kids believe in themselves.” Scott Samuel of Oakville fired rounds of 72 and 68 to lead Crowdis, MacKenzie Stamper, Breeann the University of ’ team to victory at an Gallagher, Chloe Morrison, Emily NCAA golf tournament hosted by Robert Morris University Schnarr and Jessica Geddes. last week. The team is coached by Lou Merrick, Samuel’s four-under par 68 at the Montour Heights Chris Stamper, Gary McLellan and Neil Country Club in Pittsburgh gave him a two-day total of 140, Morrison. Trish O’Neil and Barb tying him for third place, three strokes off the lead. Three of McMahon are the trainers, and Grace the Blues’ five-man team finished in the top 12 as U of T Norris serves as manager. posted a new tournament record of 586, giving it a 13-stroke Minor peewee AA Rangers victory over Clarion University and Canisius College. The Blues concluded the season this week at the Ontario Two strong tournament showings University Athletics championships in Ottawa. and a five-game undefeated streak to begin the regular season suggests the Oakville minor peewee AA Rangers are OT would visit Irish determined to repeat as OMHA champi- ons. ■ Continued from page 38 The Rangers began the year with a Grade 12, and White Oaks will have as few as five players 5-1 win over arch-rival Stoney Creek, returning next year. then edged Orangeville 3-2, earned a “It will be interesting, but it’s not going to be the same,” come-from-behind tie against Guelph, Prieur said. “We have a lot of great, talented players. We have doubled Caledon 6-3 and dumped some good players coming up. It’s still sad to lose our experi- Brampton 7-3. enced players, though.” Members of this year’s squad, which Oakville Trafalgar also advanced to today’s semifinal round was a finalist and semifinalist at early- Look for our with a win Wednesday, edging the Holy Trinity Titans 2-1. bird tournaments, are Lukas Marek, Candice Hawksworth and Annika Rinas tallied for the Red Patrick Shea, Connor Chambers, Chris Lowest Prices Of The Year Devils, who will host the Assumption Crusaders today at 3:30 Dumont, Callum Fryer, Tyler Hipple, p.m. Matt Norris, Gordon Schneider, Flyer in today’s paper! Winners today will advance to the Halton final, scheduled Douglas Bertrand, Nicholas Caissie, (Only in selected areas.) for Monday. Should the final pit the two division winners this Logan Crozier, Ryan Garvey, Christian See in store for complete details. season, OT and Notre Dame, the game would be contested in Hayes, Theo Lewis, Joel Matson, Zach Burlington at 3 p.m. Moll and Jake Smyth.