17 • Wednesday, February 13, 2013 OAKVILLE BEAVER • www.insideHALTON.com ERIC RIEHL / RIEHL ERIC .” OAKVILLE BEAVER / BEAVER OAKVILLE @HALTON_PHOTOG AQUINAS ADVANCES: Owen Coulthard Thomas of the St. Raiders Aquinas off fends black) (in Corpus Christi defender Malik Richards for a layup during Halton Monday’s high school senior boys’ playoff contest at The Aquinas. 66-52 won Raiders to advance to today’s (Wednesday’s) where semifinals, they will visit top- Trinity. seeded Holy host will Loyola in Dame Notre other today’s semifinal game. - junior The basket also will semis ball and be held today, the senior and junior girls’ volley- playoffs ball yesterday began in Finals (Tuesday). both - boys’ basket ball and girls’ vol- be will leyball Tuesday, played at 19 Feb. . “Not having to deal with (public schools) it makes easier on us, but we still have to battle hard the entire time Titans forward Holy Trinity Jimmy Shea, commenting on this Halton year’s high school boys’ hockey season See Eight, See page Eight, 19 David DePascal replied with replied David two DePascal goals for the Shea, one of many former rep players on the Patrick Patrick Enman also tallied, and earned Logan the victory in net. Gauer Hawks, with Zack DePascal Mulvale nearly earned a hat trick of his own adding but a was period third the of end the at goal apparent his single. waved off because time had expired. Trinity squad, said the Titans are enjoying their season despite the absence of public school teams (due to work-to-rule sanctions imposed by the Ontario Secondary Federation). School Teachers Rising above the competition Rising One One of the going t o into n i (Wednesday’s) g h t game ’ s Georgetown. in designs Hockey Day in of “We “We approached this game as a playoff atmo- Jimmy Shea led the way offensively for the Bur Bear hockey tournament in Burlington, can Bur in Bear Burlington, tournament hockey avoid facing the three-time Halton Christ the champion King Jaguars until the league final if they earn just three points in their final three games of the shortened regular season. sphere. We coach were Titans tournament,” embarrassed Bear Bur the in about played how we Aaron Consoli said. “We needed to show (Loyola) who the real Holy Trinity was, and I think did.” we Titans, recording a hat trick. Jordan Dim and JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-632-0588 294) (ext. email [email protected] In the Blades’ game, Matt Alvaro from support of ton a was “There

two games Admirals. in hand on the tallied twice, Nathan Renouf also scored and Evan made Buitenhuis 29 to the Oakville win. saves notch in place fourth in remains (30-13-4) League’s Hockey Junior Ontario the South Division, six points behind the division-leading St. Michael’s Buzzers and Rangers, Oakville, organized by minor midg- et AAA Rangers coach and Blades general manager Duncan Harvey, scouts NCAA and OHL to was draw to the three teams’ games. Harvey said the rescheduling of a Greater Hockey Friday League night caused some scouts to game miss Saturday’s event in Oakville, overall the with he but pleased was attendance. The midget and minor 650 than more drew games midget fans combined, while watched the Blades/IceHawks con- 500-plus test. the local community and it great was for the (Minor Oaks chance a Hockey get to players Association) at home to play in front many of fans,” that Harvey said. “I know the MOHA plans to work with the Blades next year and do it again.”

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Trinity Trinity improved to 6-0-1 on the season They miss playing against some of their famil-

Sean Kohler, Cody Petawabano Brandon Hughes paced the

The midget AAA Rangers got the The three featured Oakville Local Local hockey teams sent their

Titans, who avenged a loss to Loyola at the recent recent the at Loyola to loss a avenged who Titans,

and an easier path in the upcoming playoffs. The playoffs. in and path an the upcoming easier

up the Richardson Division regular-season title

Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, practically locking

Thursday with a 5-3 win over the Loyola Hawks at at Hawks Loyola the over win 5-3 a with Thursday

hockey season.

ing the most of the Halton high school boys’

iar rivals, but the Holy Trinity Titans are still mak- still are Titans Trinity Holy the but rivals, iar

BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR BEAVER By Jon Kuiperij

Titans enjoying hockey even season, with absence of public rivals

standings, though the Rangers have Rangers the though standings,

place in the South Central Triple A Triple in Central place the South

ahead ahead of Southern Tier for first

moved Oakville (27-1-6) two points

into the third period. The victory

Brendan McGlynn carried a shutout shutout a carried McGlynn Brendan

minor midget AAA Rangers and

and Mark Bzowey scored for the

earlier.

4-3 loss to the Eagles two weeks

from Kamil Tkaczuk and avenged a

Rangers, who got a pair of assists

Guzzo added markers for the

Alex Riche, Colin George and Kevin

less in net to record the shutout.

goals and Matt Gwillam was flaw-

midget AAA midget with a Rangers pair of

over the Milton IceHawks.

pleted the sweep with a 3-2 triumph triumph 3-2 a with sweep the pleted

Tier Tier Admirals, and the Blades com-

up with a 3-1 win over the Southern Southern the over win 3-1 a with up

followed that

AAA Rangers

minor midget

Eagles. The

B u r l i n g t o n

tory tory over the

with a 5-0 vic-

action started

event.

posted posted victories in the showcase

Rangers and A junior Rangers — Blades all

AAA Rangers, minor midget AAA

Mile Sports Complex — the midget

teams in action Saturday at Sixteen Sixteen at Saturday action in teams

Oakville. fans home happy on Hockey Day in

on Hockey Day on In Hockey Oakville Local teams sweep slate