32 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 18, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Cricketers win first home match Led by a century performance by ted 40 overs. Abraiz Gul, the Oakville Cricket Club “What a memorable win,” said club rallied to win its first game at its new president Zain Khot. pitch Saturday at Glenashton Park. Ali Shah and John Kirstien both Gul punctuated his 100-run show- provided half-centuries for Oakville. ing by belting a ball onto the roof of a Oakville, finalists in its league two nearby water facility building, giving of the past four seasons, evened its Oakville a 250-246 victory over St. record at 2-2 with the victory. Catharines. The team will visit the Mississauga Oakville needed only 25 overs to Colts this weekend and is not sched- collect its total, while St. Catharines — uled to play at home again until July which batted first — used up its allot- 12, when it hosts Brantford.

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MICHAEL IVANIN / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Ali Kamal (left) looks on as Nasru Syed (right) makes the catch after Shahid Akhter missed a pitch during Saturday’s first game on the Oakville Cricket Club’s new field in Glenashton Park. Oakville christened its new field with a 250-246 victory over St. Catharines. Buzz sitting in the driver’s seat After victories over two of the top teams in the too hard to get to where we are now to throw it away league, the has the inside track on first against three weaker teams.” place in the Association’s junior B Oakville yielded the first five goals of Thursday’s ek 5 Photo by Les Lengyel standings. game against the Bulldogs, but scored the final six Oakville earned wins over the Halton Hills markers of the contest — overcoming a three-goal Bulldogs and Clarington Green Gaels last weekend to deficit in the third period to force overtime, where The Oakville Beaver improve to 14-3 and take over top spot in the South recent addition Joel Zalasky netted the winner in an www.oakvillesoccer.ca A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club East Division. The victories, which came on the heels 8-6 decision. of a 8-6 overtime win over the Bulldogs last Thursday The Buzz returned home the following night in Georgetown, also lifted the Buzz to within two against the Green Gaels and trailed 8-6 in the second BOYS & GIRLS AGES 7–14 points of the league-leading Green Gaels. period before staging another rally. Tied 8-8 after 40 Oakville has a game in hand on Clarington and minutes, the Buzz outscored Clarington 5-2 in the owns the tie-breaker after beating the Gaels Friday, opening 12 minutes of the third period and held on meaning the Buzz needs only to win its three remain- for a 14-13 win. SPORT CAMP ing games to finish first in the East and enjoy home Sunday, the Buzz was down 5-4 going into the field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. third period, but blitzed the Bulldogs with three quick HOCKEY • DRYLAND “Two weeks ago, we looked around in the stand- goals en route to a 9-7 triumph. ings, saw the teams ahead of us and got it rolling,” Brown attributed Oakville’s recent third-period GOLF • said Oakville head coach Stu Brown. “We have three success to the team’s emphasis this year on condi- games remaining and, if we win them all, we finish tioning. first in the East. All three are games we expect to “Other teams are giving the best they’ve got for win.” two periods. Then, when we turn it on, we’re leaving • 2 hours of hockey skills Those remaining games are against the Markham teams behind,” he said. “That was the plan from day development Ironheads, Mississauga Tomahawks and Barrie one.” • 1 hour of speed and Tornado. Markham and Mississauga have a combined Josh Ruys and Zalasky both scored twice in record of 4-28, although Barrie sits second in the Mid Thursday’s win over Halton, with Mark White con- condition training East with a 12-4-1 mark. tributing three points. Zalasky had six points while • 1 hour of basketball With his team coming off three emotional and Harry Hristopoulos and Ruys added five each in the come-from-behind wins, Brown said he is doing what win over Clarington. Sunday, Hristopoulos and White • 2 hours of golfi ng at he can to ensure the Buzz does not suffer a letdown each scored twice. Vic Hadfi eld Golf Centre when it visits Markham Friday. The Buzz is not scheduled to play at home again “These three remaining games will determine before the end of the regular season. WEEK 1: July 7–11 who will start in the playoffs,” he said. “We’ve worked — Jon Kuiperij WEEK 2: July 14–18 $ FE WEEKW EK 3 3: July 21–25 399 incincludes GST New technical director of skating club WEEKEK 44: July 28–August 1 Former provincial and national novice McPhail also worked as an international ladies skating champion Joni McPhail is the broadcaster for the 1997 and 1998 world fig- new technical director of the Oakville Skating ure skating championships. Club. McPhail will be responsible for all the McPhail has more than 20 years of experi- technical aspects of the club's program, and ence as a certified skating coach in Ontario will report directly to the OSC's board of and . She is a former mem- directors. 905-593-2987 ber of the Coaches Committee for Skate “I know that Joni will be an exceptional Canada - COS, and also served as the high addition to the club,” said OSC board presi- 4190 Sladeview Cres., Unit 4 Mississauga performance director for Skate Canada BC dent Michael LeBlanc, “and we look forward (Near 403 and Winston Churchill) Section, where she was responsible for select- to working with Joni in respect to continuing ing skaters for the Canada Winter Games, to grow the club, its reputation in the skating www.enduresports.com athlete funding and provincial teams. world and in the community at large.”