Local Teams Sweep Slate on Hockey Day in Oakville
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17 • Sports Oakville Beaver February 13, 2013 Wednesday, SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-632-0588 (ext. 294) email [email protected] Local teams sweep slate Rising above the competition • OAKVILLE BEAVER AQUINAS on Hockey Day In Oakville ADVANCES: Local hockey teams sent their two games in hand on the Owen Coulthard fans home happy on Hockey Day in Admirals. of the St. Thomas www.insideHALTON.com Oakville. In the Blades’ game, Matt Alvaro Aquinas Raiders The three featured Oakville tallied twice, Nathan Renouf also (in black) fends off teams in action Saturday at Sixteen scored and Evan Buitenhuis made Corpus Christi Mile Sports Complex — the midget 29 saves to notch the win. Oakville defender Malik AAA Rangers, minor midget AAA (30-13-4) remains in fourth place in Richards for a Rangers and junior A Blades — all the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s layup during posted victories in the showcase South Division, six points behind Monday’s Halton event. the division-leading St. Michael’s high school senior The midget AAA Rangers got the Buzzers and North York Rangers, boys’ basketball action started going into playoff contest at with a 5-0 vic- t o n i g h t ’ s Aquinas. The tory over the (Wednesday’s) Raiders won 66-52 B u r l i n g t o n game in to advance to Eagles. The Georgetown. today’s minor midget One of the (Wednesday’s) AAA Rangers designs of semifinals, where followed that Hockey Day in they will visit top- up with a 3-1 win over the Southern Oakville, organized by minor midg- seeded Holy Trinity. Tier Admirals, and the Blades com- et AAA Rangers coach and Blades Loyola will host pleted the sweep with a 3-2 triumph general manager Duncan Harvey, Notre Dame in over the Milton IceHawks. was to draw OHL and NCAA scouts today’s other Brandon Hughes paced the to the three teams’ games. Harvey semifinal game. midget AAA Rangers with a pair of said the rescheduling of a Greater The junior basket- goals and Matt Gwillam was flaw- Toronto Hockey League game ball semis will also less in net to record the shutout. Friday night caused some scouts to be held today, and Alex Riche, Colin George and Kevin miss Saturday’s event in Oakville, the senior and Guzzo added markers for the but he was pleased with the overall junior girls’ volley- Rangers, who got a pair of assists attendance. The midget and minor ball playoffs from Kamil Tkaczuk and avenged a midget games drew more than 650 began yesterday 4-3 loss to the Eagles two weeks fans combined, while 500-plus (Tuesday). Finals in earlier. watched the Blades/IceHawks con- both boys’ basket- Sean Kohler, Cody Petawabano test. ball and girls’ vol- and Mark Bzowey scored for the “There was a ton of support from leyball will be minor midget AAA Rangers and the local community and it was played Tuesday, Brendan McGlynn carried a shutout great for the (Minor Oaks Hockey Feb. 19 at into the third period. The victory Association) players to get a chance Sheridan College. moved Oakville (27-1-6) two points at home to play in front of that ahead of Southern Tier for first many fans,” Harvey said. “I know ERIC RIEHL / place in the South Central Triple A the MOHA plans to work with the OAKVILLE BEAVER / standings, though the Rangers have Blades next year and do it again.” @HALTON_PHOTOG Titans enjoying hockey season, even with absence of public rivals Bur Bear hockey tournament in Burlington, can Patrick Enman also tallied, and Logan Gauer By Jon Kuiperij “Not having to deal BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR avoid facing the three-time Halton champion earned the victory in net. Christ the King Jaguars until the league final if David DePascal replied with two goals for the with (public schools) They miss playing against some of their famil- they earn just three points in their final three Hawks, with Zack Mulvale adding a single. makes it easier on us, iar rivals, but the Holy Trinity Titans are still mak- games of the shortened regular season. DePascal nearly earned a hat trick of his own but but we still have to ing the most of the Halton high school boys’ “We approached this game as a playoff atmo- his apparent goal at the end of the third period was battle hard the hockey season. sphere. We were embarrassed about how we waved off because time had expired. Trinity improved to 6-0-1 on the season played in the Bur Bear tournament,” Titans coach Shea, one of many former rep players on the entire time.” Thursday with a 5-3 win over the Loyola Hawks at Aaron Consoli said. “We needed to show (Loyola) Trinity squad, said the Titans are enjoying their Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, practically locking who the real Holy Trinity was, and I think we season despite the absence of public school teams Holy Trinity Titans forward up the Richardson Division regular-season title did.” (due to work-to-rule sanctions imposed by the Jimmy Shea, commenting and an easier path in the upcoming playoffs. The Jimmy Shea led the way offensively for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation). on this year’s Halton high school boys’ hockey season Titans, who avenged a loss to Loyola at the recent Titans, recording a hat trick. Jordan Dim and See Eight, page 19.