www.aplushomes.ca Oakville Beaver Adam Campbell Broker of Record 905-844-4444 BROKERAGE Sports INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED 32 SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email [email protected] • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009 Appleby perfect at Bur Bear Blue Dogs run table to win Gold championship ■ By Adam Johnston they were all must-win games. I think we SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER averaged three goals for and two against. So, we were playing playoff hockey throughout, The pursuit of perfection powered the and if you can get in that mentality, you’re Appleby College Blue Dogs to the Gold cham- going to be successful.” pionship at last weekend’s Bur Bear high Poliziani’s son, Daniel, opened the scoring school hockey tournament in for the Blue Dogs with 11 sec- Burlington. “We were playing onds remaining in the first Appleby defeated the Notre playoff hockey period, when he blasted a pass Dame Irish (Welland) 3-1 in a throughout, and if from captain Jonathan Gillis tightly-contested champi- past Notre Dame goalie Derek onship game at the Appleby Ice you can get in that D’Angelo and into the top-left Centre. mentality, you’re corner of the net. The Blue Dogs’ aspiration going to be “Daniel, he gets a shot to remain perfect throughout successful.” through every time,” said the tournament was not moti- Gillis, a native of New vated by ego or confidence. ■ Appleby coach Waterford, Nova Scotia. “I just Instead, it was a matter of Dan Poliziani try to feed him, and more necessity. often than not he’s getting a “We went undefeated from the round shot through for a rebound or a goal. So I’m robin right through the playoffs; we didn’t glad to give him the puck and let him shoot.” lose a game,” said Blue Dogs coach Dan Notre Dame scored the lone goal in the Poliziani. “We thought that the way the tour- second period on a shot from the point by nament was formatted, you really can’t afford defenseman Eric Finley that beat Appleby to lose. I thought even in the round robin, ■ See Wallick page 34 McCarville wins Scotties on final shot Thunder Bay’s Krista McCarville scored two points in the final end to down Brampton’s Alison Goring 5-3 in Sunday’s championship game of the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Oakville Curling Club. With her team already having two stones in the rings, McCarville used the hammer to knock Goring’s rock off the button and earn a berth in the national women’s curling championships, scheduled for later this month in Victoria. McCarville had been the top finisher in round- robin play, going 6-3. Goring was one of three rinks to finish the preliminary round with a 5-4 record, but knocked off Julie Reddick and Jenn LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Hanna in tie-breaking games before defeating DOGS ON THE LOOSE: Appleby’s Matt Rubinoff (left) awaits a pass as Welland Notre Sherry Middaugh and Julie Hastings to reach the Dame’s Jamie Falovo keeps him in check during Sunday’s Bur Bear high school hockey tournament final. Gold final in Burlington. The Blue Dogs downed Notre Dame 3-1 to finish the tournament with a Tara George, Lorraine Lang and Kari MacLean 6-0 record. round out McCarville’s championship team. DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER Oakville Little League - 2009 Youth Baseball Registration Division Age Space is limited in some divisions. Register early to avoid disappointment. Blastball 4 - 5 WHERE: OAKVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDHOUSE, 425 Cornwall Road T-Ball 5 - 6 Coach Pitch 6 - 7 WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 2009 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM Rookeball 8 Minor A 9 Oakville Little League offers: 6 The largest youth baseball organization in Oakville. Minor AA 10 6 The highest caliber, fun and fair-play house leagues. Minor AAA 11 6 Grass infields, pitching mounds, outfield fences & dugouts for ages 9 & up. Major 12 6 The only All-Star program to compete in Senior, Junior & Little League Junior 13 - 14 World Series playdowns. Senior 15 - 18 6 Fees include: Major League replica uniform, individual & team photos. For more information call 905-827-1831 or register online at www.ollb.org.