www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday September 22, 2007 - 39 Season opener Oakville curlers win OCT titles The Oakville rink of Joe Frans, It was the team’s seventh win in Craig Kochan, Paul Madgett and Derek eight games at the championships. Abbotts won the Tour Meanwhile, Oakville’s Julie Reddick men’s championship last weekend at skipped the rink that won the Oakville Curling Club. the OCT women’s championship. The local rink, skipped by Frans, Reddick’s squad earned a 10-4 win HIGH HOPES: defeated Dale Matchett’s rink 6-4 in the in the final against Patti Lank’s St. Thomas Aquinas final. Frans stole a point in the eighth American rink. Team Reddick went 6-0 Raiders player and final end to secure the win. at the championships. Matt Blaha (3) goes up in an attempt to block a Hann MVP in baseball all-star final spike by Abbey Oakville’s Kyle Hann capped off a Hann also pitched the final two Park’s Kevin High stellar season recently by being named innings, striking out five and not allow- during Halton high the most valuable player in the Ontario ing a hit. school senior boys’ Baseball Peewee All-Star Tournament “(It’s) a lot of fun playing on the same volleyball action championship game. team with the best players in COBA, Wednesday at Hann went 4-for-4 with three sin- instead of against them. This is baseball Abbey Park. Abbey gles, a double and two runs scored, at the highest level and it really moti- Park swept the helping the Central Ontario Baseball vates you to play better,” said Hann, who Raiders in two sets Association squad rout the York Simcoe played this year for the Georgetown to open the sea- Baseball Association all-stars 8-0. Eagles. son.

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Wildcats shooting for .500 season ■ Continued from page 38 Captains Jason Leslie and Jesse Murton are hard- player at this year’s Cup. hitting linebackers, and Williamson is excited about Kyle Enright will likely be Wright’s go-to receiv- the potential of Moonzir Butt — a speedster who er. When Wright isn’t throwing the ball, he’ll be put on 30 pounds of muscle during the summer. handing it to Alex Federko and Trevor Williams — Jake Dutkiewich and Matt Padmore are dueling both new to the team this year. for the starting quarterback job. Linebackers Mike Savoie and Garrit Coulter, along with lineman Dave Fereira, are three more of Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers the Raiders’ impact players. Coming off a couple solid seasons, Ridge coach Like Abbey Park and Loyola, Aquinas seeks a Scott Phillips initially hoped to compete in Division top-four finish in its division and a playoff appear- 1/2 this year. ance. Numbers, however, have dictated that the White Oaks Wildcats Trailblazers belong in Division 3. “We only have 20-something players and we’re While White Oaks is one of the biggest schools in barely able to field a team,” Phillips said. “Still, we’re the region, the football team has struggled to attract hoping for a good season. We have good players at players the past few seasons. key positions.” That changed a bit this year as 30-plus students Third-year returnees Scott Johnson are on the Wildcats’ squad, reason for optimism as (tailback/kick returner) and Kevin Hocking (offen- the team shoots for a strong showing in Division 3. sive/defensive lineman) will be key players for Ridge “We’re shooting for .500 or better, which would this year, as will young defensive back/receiver Pat be an improvement on last year,” said White Oaks Gauthier. coach Scott Williamson. — Jon Kuiperij is back! Meet racecar driver Ashley Taws at Wal-Mart. Photos, autographs and giveaways at the store. Watch Ashley race the car in the Ontario Sportsman Series and Super Touring Car races this Summer! “B who U wanna B”

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