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25 | Friday, April 22, 2016 | April 22, | Friday, Kevin Nagel Sports Editor “Connected to your Community” [email protected] Sports players will get a chance to make New captain their mark early in the season before the veterans return from The school. OAKVILLE BEAVER Nick Crepinsek The Buzz will also be looking for players like Adam Wolf and Patrick can’t wait Buzz DeHueck to build on strong rookie seasons as well as continued steady to return after play from veterans like Josh Mor- ton. | www.insideHALTON.com In net, Bailey Brown returns for 2015 back injury his second season after splitting time with Kyle Hebert in 2015. “He’s had an unbelievable By Herb Garbutt camp,” Burton said. “He’s in mid- Oakville Beaver staff is season form.” Each new season brings anticipa- Brown will be backed up by Matt tion, a new opportunity to improve Hoodowany. on the previous season and chase a “The guys we’ve had out in championship. camp, we’ve got a good group now As the Oakville Buzz prepares to and for the future,” Crepinsek said. open the Jr. B lacrosse season Fri- “We have great coaches who know day, nobody is looking forward to back how to put us in the best position the opening game more than the to win.” team’s new captain Nick Crepin- And the Buzz captain would like sek. nothing more than to make up for Every spring since he was three 7:30 tonight — Joshua’s Creek Arenas his lost season by playing a lot of years old, Crepinsek has grabbed a extra games this year. lacrosse stick and charged out on Foster Cuomo (right, in action last season) is among the key returning players for the Oakville Buzz, which opens the Ontario Jr. B lacrosse “I hope to be playing in the last to the floor. But as he prepared for season Friday at Joshua’s Creek Arenas. | File photo by Graham Paine – Burlington Post game of the season and win the his fourth season with the Buzz, Founders Cup,” he said. Crepinsek was experiencing pain Joshua’s Creek Arenas. Cuomo, a pair of key offensive lacrosse organizations and the play Notes: Last year’s coach and in his lower back. An MRI re- “I’m excited to get back,” he players. of several young players in training GM Mike Bentivegna has taken vealed a herniated disk, an injury said. “It was really hard last sea- Renaud has racked up 217 camp. over the coaching duties of the that sidelined him for the entire son but I tried to involve myself points over four seasons with the He said it’s the reason the Buzz Jr. A Burlington Chiefs. Al Bur- season. as much as I could. Just watching Buzz, including 74 last season that has been able to sustain its suc- ton takes over behind the bench If the injury wasn’t painful from the bench, you see things ranked 11th in the league. Cuomo cess, advancing to at least the sec- for the Buzz. He’s joined on the enough, Crepinsek could only you can improve on, so hope- played a key role in Oakville’s run ond round each of the last four coaching staff by three Buzz watch as the Buzz enjoyed its lon- fully that will make me a better to the East Conference final last years. alumni. Cam Watts returns as as- gest playoff run since the Founders player.” season with 20 goals and 41 points “The amount of turnover sociate coach while Dan MacRae Cup victory in 2006. The Buzz will welcome back his in eight playoff games. you have every year, it can be (when his season with the NLL’s Finishing up his school year at veteran presence. “Our left side might be as good difficult,” Burton said, “but Calgary Roughnecks wraps up) McMaster University, the 20-year- “He a character guy,” said Marc as a lot of junior A teams,” Bur- Oakville has arguably the and Sean Gillies join the team as old didn’t get a chance to play in Burton, who takes over the general ton said. “We’ll score a lot of strongest minor program in assistant coaches… any of Oakville’s pre-season games, manager’s duties this season. “He’s goals.” the province, maybe the coun- The Buzz will play home games so the season opener will mark his a shutdown defender and we’ll While the Buzz struggled to a try. That sets you up well every at Joshua’s Creek Arenas this first game back in the Buzz lineup need him this season.” 2-5 start last season before winning year to compete.” season with the exception of the since July 2014. He’ll write his fi- The Buzz defence will play a big 10 of its final 13 games, Burton Matt Anderson, Nate Braniff and June 11 game at the Toronto Rock nal exam this morning and join role early in the season as Oakville believes the Buzz can avoid early Yvon Bolduc are among the rook- Athletic Centre. The Buzz will the Buzz for its 7:30 p.m. game awaits the return of college stu- season troubles this year because ies to crack the roster with strong honour its 2006 Founders Cup against the Newmarket Saints at dents Eddie Renaud and Foster of the depth of talent in the local showings in camp. Other young team that night. The 13U Halton 13U Hurricanes gain Division 3 14U title Hurricanes will attempt to win their second The Halton Hurricanes’ 13-and-under Black ricanes went undefeated in all nine matches provincial volleyball team played up an age group and still man- over the three days. tournament in a month aged to come out on top. The team will now prepare to play in its after taking gold in The Blacks won the 14U Division 3 pro- own age group at the 13U provincials this Division 3 at the 14U vincial volleyball championship in Waterloo weekend. provincials. They’re in earlier this month. The nationals follow May 5-8 in Ottawa. action this weekend The Hurricanes were the No. 3 seed in the Members of the team, all of whom are from at the 13U provincials division and beat the North Bay Lakers 25- Oakville or Burlington, include head coach and will be in Ottawa 17, 25-14 in the semifinals. Dan Hayes, assistant coach Sean Holland May 5-8 for the national The Hurricanes advanced to the final and players Emily Galloway, Emily Byers, championships. against the Cambridge Scorpions, winning Kate Clermont, Hailey Holland, Ana Zaric, | photo submitted 25-9, 25-11. Isabel Clarke, Julia Legon, Jocelyn Brooks, To bring home the gold medal, the Hur- Meaghan Wittig and Priya Reddy..