NOVICE "AAA" After finishing a strong second in their division, the Penzoil Rangers came up short in the OMHA playdowns and league championship final game. 7 The team lost 6â€"2, including a couple of empty netters, to the Halton Hurricanes. This followed strong performances in four previous wins â€" 4â€"1 over Streetsville, 4â€"1 over Brampton, 3â€"1 over Guelph and a 4â€"3 semiâ€"final victory over the surprising Streetsville Tigers who were outshot 43â€"13. The season was an overall success with many individual and team achievements. MINOR PEE WEE "AA" Oakville 3, Georgetown 3 OT (March 31): the Oakville Agway Metals Rangers are divisional finalists after tying two games and losing another by a one goal marâ€" gin in their final threeâ€"game series with Georgetown. All three games went into overtime and feaâ€" tured exciting, fast, hard hiuingr actig)x}l In the final game, Oakville‘s Mike Purcell fired in the opening goal on a nice back hand feed from Stuart Brown who had received the breakâ€"out pass from Mike Probyn. Georgetown scored twice during the remainâ€" der of the game and with only seconds to go, Oakville, on a power play, scored when Robert Kapuscinski digging in from behind the net, sent the puck to Stuart Matheson waiting in front, who passed across the crease to Stephen King who made no mistake in tucking in the tying goal and sending this third game into overtime. In overtime, Oakville marksman Stuart Brown was flying past the Georgetown defenceâ€" man when he was hit beautifully with a quick midâ€"ice pass from Mike Purcell for a breakaway. He neatly tucked in a backhand shot past a sprawling Georgetown netminder for the goâ€" ahead goal. With only four minutes remaining in the 10â€" minute overtime, Georgetown managed to score the tying goal on a scramble in front of the Oakville net. Oakville outshot and outplayed Georgetown throughout the game but couldn‘t regain the lead before time ran out. The tie guaranteed Georgetown the divisionâ€" al title. The team will play one last tournament in Buffalo before hanging the skates up on a very successful season. MOHA Report© BANTAM WHITE (final playoff series) Young Drivers 10 (Amit Kumar 3, Mike Alviano 2, Matt White, Trevor Weir, Peter Kolodziem Robbie Francis and Shane Lawrence), FPID 3 (Andrew Reston 2, Chris Johanis 1). Optimists 4 (Michael Ogilvie 2, Wesley Chen and Richard Santa), Kiwanis 2 (both goals to Eric Holbak). Country Squire 9 (Dan Purcell 4, Alex Clafton 2, John Samcoe, Scott Everingham and Mark Lepinski), Teasers 0. * Young Drivers and Country Squire play off for the championship at Oakville Arena on Wednesday (April 13) at 7 p.m. BANTAM RED (final playoff series) Buonasera 4 (goals to Jeremy Brown, Sean McCallum, Scott MacArthur, Ted Provins; assists to Brown 2, McCallum, Chuck Palladine and Ryan McCallum), McDonald‘s 3 (goals to Kevin Beatty 2, Christian Vetter; assists to Mike Reddecliffe, Craig MacBride, Mike Kessler and Darin Mabee). Bell Phone Power 4 (goals to Jamie Ward, Mike Dragosits, Mike Kaslauskas and Ryan Bayley; assists to Ward 2, Dragosits, Josh Brownlee and Mark Tredholm), Black OK Tire 3 (goals to John Healey, Geoffrey McCarney and Jeff Wolder; assists to Healey, Mike Irlam, Darryl Ware, Jon Niblock and Rick Edelman). Thornton Marine Electric 2 (goals to Andrew Jordan, Markus Pugi; assist to Craig Thornton), Imax 2 (goals to Steve Charbonneau and Rene Thibault; assists to Patrick Bedropu, James Foley, Jason Bowden and Mark Smith). * Buonasera and Thornton Marine Electric play off for the championship at Oakville Arena on Wednesday (April 13) at 8:30 p.m. REP Hockey Michael Gomes gets a little help with his skates from father, Sergio, at MOHA‘s Friendship Tournament. Michael, along with all the other house league players, will be hanging up their skates after this week‘s annual championship games and trophy presentations. Organized by the Hockey Moms, it takes place at Oakville Arena. (photo by Riziero Vertolli) Most hockey buffs have many fond memories of their house league days. And you can be sure that many new memories will be in the making all this week (April 11â€"17) at Oakville Arena as the local hockey house league season comes to an end with the championship games and league and playâ€" off award presentations. j Hockey Mom‘s week Techni'cally, the season for the Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA) comes to a close this weekend with the thirdâ€"round playoff games wrapping up. But it‘s thanks to a volunteer group â€" fittingly, called the Hockey Moms â€" that enables this annual special hockey week in Oakville to take place. They kicked it off "quite a while ago" in order to help the kids end their seasons with a bang, explained coordinator Lynn Bentley. The Hockey Moms started the tradition of "buying a week of ice" for the top two playoff teams of each division to square off and of prov1d1ng all the team and individual trophies. Here‘s the schedule: MONDAY: Minor Pee Wee White (7â€"8 p.m.); Minor Pee Wee Red (8:30â€"9:30 p.m.). . TUESDAY: Atom White (7â€"8 p.m.); Atom Red (8:30â€"9:30 p.m.) WEDNESDAY: Bantam White (7â€"8 p.m.), Bantam Red (8:30â€"9:50 p.m.). THURSDAY: Minor Atom White (7â€"8 p.m.); Minor Atom Red (8:30â€"9:30 p.m.) FRIDAY: Pee Wee White (7â€"8 p.m.); Pee Wee Red (8:30â€"9:30 p.m.) SATURDAY: Minor Novice Red East (7:30â€"8:30 a.m.); Minor Novice Red West (9â€"10 a.m.) Minor Novice White East (10:30â€"11:30 a.m.); Minor Novice White West (noonâ€"1 p.m.) Paperweight White (1:30â€"2:30 p.m.); Paperweight Red (3â€"4 p.m.); Novice White (4:30â€"5:30 p.m.); Novice Red (6â€"7 p.m.). SUNDAY: Girls‘(10~ll a.m., 11:15â€"12:15 am., 145â€"245 p.m., 3â€"4 p.m., presentations from 12:30â€"1:30 p.m.); Midget White (4:15â€"5:45 p.m.); Midget Red (6:15â€"7:45 p.m.). Midgets still in hunt After winning the opening game of the sevenâ€"team, allâ€"Ontario midget championship tournament in Ottawa, Oakville‘s tripleâ€"A midget hockey team then dug themselves into a hole by losing the next two. Oakville Maple Leaf Foods Rangers followed up their 4â€"2 victory over Rideau St. Lawrence Kings Thursday morning with back to back losses to Wexford Thursday night (6â€"3) and Kingston Friday morning (7â€"5). The Ontario Minor Hockey Association champions, however, were still in the hunt for a spot in this Sunday morning‘s semiâ€"final round.The chamâ€" pionship match is slated for 1 p.m. with the winner advancing to the national midget Air Canada Cup in Brandon, Manitoba from April 19â€"24. GAME RESULTS Kingston 7, Oakville 5 (Friday morning): for Oakville it was 1, B.J. Hamilton from Marcel Kars and Mike Robinson; 2, Craig Toner from B.J. Hamilton and Marcel Kars; 3, Deni Terenzio from Brian Bendig and Joey Geffros; 4, Ryan Goncalves from Ryan Smith and Andy Devlin; 5, B.J. Hamilton from Marcel Kars. Wexford 6, Oakville 3 (Thursday night): for Oakville it was 1, captain Ryan Smith, unassisted; 2, Darryl Curtis, from Craig Toner; 3, Brian Bendig, unassisted. Oakville 4, Rideauâ€"St. Lawrence 2 (Thursday afternoon): for Oakville it was 1, Mike Robinson from B.J. Hamilton and Andy Devlin; 2, Brian Bendig from Ryan Buttaro; 3, Ryan Smith, unassisted; 4, B.J. Hamilton, unassisted into the empty net. SCHEDULE Thursday: Oakville 4, Rideauâ€"St. Lawrence Kings 2; Wexford Raiders 6, Oakville 3. Friday: Kingston Prudential 7, Oakville 5; Oakville vs Kitchener Greenshirts (4 p.m.). Saturday: Oakville vs. South Ottawa Canadians (noon); Oakville vs Sudbury (4 p.m.). Sunday: semiâ€"finals at 9 and 9:30 a.m., championship at 1 p.m. See Official Rules/Odds posted at participating McDonald‘s Collect NHL team crests from behind the PLAYâ€"OFF MANIA Pull Tabs available on medium and large McDonald‘s soft drinks and fries, while supplies last. Collect NHL Team Crests to Win Valuable Prizes! 1,000 Sega" Genesis" Game Systems plus a video game from ©1994 SEGA OF CANADA INC. All rights reserved INCLUDING - 12 1995 1,500 wl MIMI\IA NC ; ? m 500 $100 cash prizes! â€" Oakville‘s Sean Rice, along with his senior pairs partner Jodeyne Higgins, is excited to be invited back to his "home club" as the guest act in this weekend‘s much anticipated ice show. ~ The ice show â€" which also features the Oakville Skating Club‘s provincial champion and national calibre precision skating teams (three teams competed last weekend in the national championships) â€" is being held Saturday (April 9) at 1:30 and 7 p.m. and Sunday (April 10) at 1:30 p.m. at Oakville Arena. More than 500 skaters are taking part in a $50,000 production so involved that it is held only once every two years. Upwards of 200 volunâ€" teers have been involved over the last year helping with the extensive planning and preparations. Ice show is a $50,000 effort _ The theme of this year‘s show is ‘After Hours‘, and involves a lateâ€" night security guard bringing to life different sections of a department store. Allâ€"star tournament wraps up Halton‘s allâ€"star high school hockey team began their pursuit of their own fifth annual Halton Challenge tournament with a 5â€"3 victory over the Guelph allâ€"stars Thursday night. Sunday‘s playoff round at Burlington‘s Central Arena features the two semiâ€"final games at 8 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. and the championship match at 1 p.m. Hamilton highâ€"tails it home It‘s not often a team gets away with a victory after only playing half a game. c But that‘s exactly what Halton‘s allâ€"star senior basketball team got away with in Tuesday‘s opening game of the Metro Toronto Regional Star Wars tournament. Literally. ~The 10â€"team tournament has Halton, Guelph, Scarborough, Oxford and Kawartha in one pool and Durham, Dufferin/Peel, Wentworth, Hamilton Separate and North York in the other. "Our draw is fairly difficult," said coach Gary Crocker of Oakville Trafalger, who is being helped behind the bench by Dave Singer. of Appleby College and Burlington hockey coach Jeff Johnstone. After Halton had forged a 44â€"33 halfâ€"time lead in the game at Sheridan College, the Hamilton allâ€"star team walked out of the tournament when an issue was made of them using six players from the strong Cathedral team. Tournament rules stipulate that four players is the maximum number allowed from a particular team. _ Advancing out of the pool round (which requires finishing in the top two) will likely require winning three of the four games, he explained. The Halton allâ€"stars warmed up with two exhibition matches last week, tieing Dufferin/Peel 4â€"4 and defeating Kawartha 6â€"2. Halton 5, Guelph 3 (Thursday night): for Halton it was Duncan Stewart (Oakville Trafalger) from Ben Esco‘t (Aldershot) and Dan Cowburn (M.M. Robinson); Jody Holbrough (Lord Elgin) from Mike Leonard (Notre Dame) and John Stadolla (St. Thomas Aquinas); Jody Holbrough from Dave Marshall (Appleby); Ryan Cater (Appleby) from Paul Blue (Queen Elizabeth Park); and Craig Northcott (M.M. Robinson from Stadolla. In goal was Brian Gemin (Queen Elizabeth Park). SCORES WEDNESDAY Oxford vs Halton Scarboro vs Halton (1 p.m.) Dufferin/Peel 7, Wentworth 3 Scarborough vs Kawartha Guelph vs Oxford (2:30 p.m.) Durham 4, Hamilton 1 North York vs Hamilton Wentwrth vs Nrth Yrk (4 p.m.) Scarborough 6, Oxford 0 Durham vs Wentworth Duff/Peel vs Durham (6 p.m.) "The rules were quite clear. We wanted to use five players from Milton‘s Bishop Reding, but we knew we couldn‘t. (See ‘Thriller‘, page 22) The Halton allâ€"star squad is split pretty well down the middle with 11 Oakville and 10 Burlington players. _ 2 es l i n t c ons 4 T old Oakville‘s representatives: Brian Gemin (goal), Tim O‘Byrne (defence) and Paul Blue from Queen Elizabeth Park; Duncan Stewart (forward), Allan Vescan (defence) and Mike Blythe (forward) from Oakville Trafalger; Ryan Cater (forward) and Dave Marshall (defence) from Appleby College; Andrew Mahar (forward) and Kevin Cromie (forward) from White Oaks; and John Stodolla (defence) from St. Thomas Aquinas. Sheridan Coilege head coach Jim Flack, who is behind the bench for the high school allâ€"stars, said he didn‘t have much sympathy forhis Hamilton colleague. *TRADE MARK OF CCM HOLDINGS (1983) INC THURSDAY Halton 5 Guelph 3 Dufferin/Peel 4, North York 3 Hamilton vs Wentworth FRIDAY Kawartha vs Guelph SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1994 Page 21 1,500 Authentic NHL Team Jerseys from Oxford vs Halton Scarborough vs Kawartha North York vs Hamilton Durham vs Wentworth SATURDAY (Central Arena) Duff/Peel vs Hamilton (8 a.m.) Kawartha vs Oxford (9:45 Drhm vs Nrth Yrk (11:15 a.m.) ‘Prizes available diminish as prizes are won Quaker State Quality 260 Speers Road Scarboro vs Halton (1 p.m.) Guelph vs Oxford (2:30 p.m.) Wentwrth vs Nrth Yrk (4 p.m.) Duff/Peel vs Durham (6 p.m.) Halton vs Kwrtha (7:30 p.m.) Guelph vs Scarboro (9.p.m.) SUNDAY (Central Arena) Semiâ€"final (8 a.m.) Semiâ€"final (9:45 a.m.) Championship (1 p.m.) ©1994 McDonald‘s Restaurants of Canada Ltd