31 | Thursday September 7, 2017 | September 7, | Thursday Kevin Nagel, Oakville Beaver Sports Editor, “Connected to your Community” [email protected] Sports Burloak war canoe crew breaks own record at nationals gold and two silver medals the pre- BCC picks up 11 wins in vious week at the Canada Games. She was also a part of Burloak’s OAKVILLE BEAVER Welland meet to finish winning crews in the junior C-4 third overall in Canada 500m (with Jillian Perrone, Little and Vernooy), the under-19 wom- en’s K-4 (with Messenger, Vernooy By Herb Garbutt and Olivia Browning) and the se- Oakville Beaver staff nior women’s C-15. | www.insidehalton.com The Burloak Canoe Club’s women’s Vernooy also earned a pair of under-19 war canoe (C-15) crew gold medals in war canoe, giving shattered its own national record her a total of four golds at nation- to take the gold medal at the Cana- als. dian Sprint Canoe Kayak Champi- Westwater, Bowman, Looper and onships in Welland. Kate Pennyfather each contributed The Burloak team won in a time to three Burloak war canoe wins. of one minute, 53.401 seconds, Burloak’s Max Perry won the knocking more than four-and-a- under-17 men’s C-1 6,000m while half seconds off the record time of Jenna Neate took first in the wom- 1:57.915 it established last year. en’s under-17 K-1 6,000m. The crew included Lily Arm- Mitchell Barran teamed up with strong, Gabrielle Bowman, Anya Rob Clarke to win the senior men’s Chuprys, Erin Demopolis, Kirpa K-2 1,000. Dhillon, Emily Little, Camille Burloak’s other three wins were Looper, Annie Messenger, Jenna in the war canoe races, winning the Neate, Kate Pennyfather, Lucy under-17 women’s, senior men’s Pennyfather, Madison Vernooy, and senior mixed titles. Brooke Westwater, Aine Willis and Burloak finished with 518 team captain Hunter George. Lucy Pennyfather, pictured the previous week at the Canada Games in Winnipeg, contributed to five of the Burloak Canoe Club’s 11 victories points. Maskwa took the Canadian The victory was one Burloak’s at the national championships in Welland. | Steve Carmichael – Canada Games title by edging out Rideau 794-782. 11 wins at the national champion- Lucy Pennyfather earned five winning the under-19 women’s years so I was excited to see that • Burloak Canoe Club medallists ships, helping the club finish third gold medals, including one of K-1 1,000m. was where I excelled the most,” at the national championships are in the overall standings. Burloak’s three individual titles by “I haven’t raced that for two said Pennyfather, who earned a listed on page 32 McNamara’s two second-half goals Oakville Blades OJHL season schedule The Oakville Blades open the 2017-18 On- Oakville Georgetown Wednesday, Nov. 8 7:30 p.m. tario Junior Hockey League season tomor- Buffalo Oakville Friday, Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. lift Blue Devils to League1 soccer win row (Friday) at Sixteen Mile Sports Com- Milton Oakville Saturday, Nov. 11 7:30 p.m. Oakville North York Sunday, Nov. 12 3 p.m. Connor McNamara scored goals five minutes Five minutes later, his header off a corner plex. Toronto Patriots Oakville Friday, Nov. 17 7:30 p.m. apart in the second half to lead the Oakville kick extended Oakville’s lead to 4-2. The Georgetown Raiders provide the op- Stouffville Oakville Saturday, Nov. 18 7:30 p.m. Blue Devils to a 4-2 win over the North Mis- “We had to refocus at half-time,” Wilde position. Opening face-off is set for 7:30 Mississauga Oakville Friday, Nov. 24 7:30 p.m. sissauga Panthers. said. “We made some changes to try and play p.m. Oakville Toronto Patriots Saturday, Nov. 25 7:15 p.m. Oakville built an early 2-0 lead but North in a different way, trying to get the ball wider, The team schedule follows: Oakville Newmarket Thursday, Nov. 30 7:30 p.m. Mississauga battled back to tie the game be- sooner. It worked for us and we created six Visitor Home Date Time Oakville Milton Friday, Dec. 1 7:30 p.m. Georgetown Oakville Friday, Sept. 8 7:30 p.m. Oakville Georgetown Saturday, Dec. 2 7:30 p.m. fore the half. or seven really good chances and took two North York Oakville Friday, Dec. 8 7:30 p.m. “Our focus and intention (Sunday) was of them.” Oakville Georgetown Saturday, Sept. 9 7:30 p.m. Oakville Milton Friday, Sept. 15 7:30 p.m. Oakville Wellington Sunday, Dec. 10 2 p.m. to try and maintain some consis- Mathew Santos got Oakville on Kingston Oakville Tuesday, Sept. 19 4 p.m. Orangeville Oakville Friday, Dec. 15 7:30 p.m. tency and I think we did that,” said the board early. He slipped in be- Oakville Aurora Thursday, Sept. 21 2:30 p.m. Milton Oakville Saturday, Dec. 16 7:30 p.m. Oakville Blue Devils head coach hind coverage, converting a pass Oakville North York Sunday, Sept. 24 3 p.m. Oakville Tor. Jr. Canadiens Sunday, Dec. 17 7:30 p.m. Duncan Wilde. “We set off really at the far post for his team-leading Oakville Burlington Friday, Sept. 29 7:30 p.m. Mississauga Oakville Friday, Dec. 22 7:30 p.m. well and took a well-deserved two- 13th goal of the season. Oakville Burlington Oakville Saturday, Sept. 30 7:30 p.m. Pickering Oakville Friday, Jan. 5 7:30 p.m. nil lead in 20 minutes and had no added to its lead when Khody Ellis Oakville Buffalo Sunday, Oct. 1 4 p.m. Markham Oakville Saturday, Jan. 6 7:30 p.m. Tor. Jr. Canadiens Oakville Friday, Oct. 6 7:30 p.m. Oakville St. Michaels Sunday, Jan. 7 2 p.m. danger whatsoever, and then we scored off Judah Hernandez’s cor- Oakville Mississauga Saturday, Oct. 7 8 p.m. Aurora Oakville Friday, Jan. 12 7:30 p.m. became complacent.” ner kick in the 19th minute. Oakville Tor. Jr. Canadiens Monday, Oct. 9 1:30 p.m. Oakville Mississauga Saturday, Jan. 13 8 p.m. The win extended the Blue Dev- After Oakville controlled the North York Oakville Friday, Oct. 13 7:30 p.m. Oakville Trenton Wednesday, Jan. 17 7:30 p.m. ils’ winning streak to seven games and their play for much of the half, the Panthers Toronto Patriots Oakville Saturday, Oct. 14 7:30 p.m. Oakville Orangeville Saturday, Jan. 20 7 p.m. lead atop the League1 Ontario’s West Divi- evened things up with goals in the 30th and Oakville Burlington Friday, Oct. 20 7:30 p.m. Burlington Oakville Friday, Feb. 2 7:30 p.m. sion standings to six points. 37th minute. Oakville Cobourg Monday, Oct. 23 7 p.m. St. Michaels Oakville Saturday, Feb. 3 7:30 p.m. With the match tied 2-2 in the second half, The Blue Devils, now 15-2-0 this season, Orangeville Oakville Friday, Oct. 27 7:30 p.m. St. Michaels Oakville Friday, Feb. 9 7:30 p.m. Lindsay Oakville Saturday, Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. Buffalo Oakville Saturday, Feb. 10 7:30 p.m. McNamara’s header went to Anthony Novak, host ProStars FC Sunday, Sept. 10 at Bronte Oakville Whitby Sunday, Oct. 29 2:10 p.m. Oakville Toronto Patriots Saturday, Feb. 17 7:15 p.m. who backfooted a return pass to McNamara. Athletic Field at 4 p.m. and then the Wood- Oakville St. Michaels Friday, Nov. 3 7:30 p.m. Georgetown Oakville Monday, Feb. 19 1:30 p.m. He drove home what proved to be the win- bridge Strikers Wednesday, Sept. 13 at King’s Oakville Orangeville Saturday, Nov. 4 7 p.m. Tor. Jr. Canadiens Oakville Friday, Feb. 23 7:30 p.m. ning goal in the 69th minute. Christian Collegiate at 9 p.m. Oakville Buffalo Sunday, Nov. 5 3:30 p.m. Burlington Oakville Saturday, Feb. 24 7:30 p.m..