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"This time we managed to put the ‘puck into the net, as opposed to Tuesday when we had all that diffiâ€" Culty," explained Blades General Manager Murray Walker. The Blades, who played in Milton last night, jumped out to a quick 3â€"0 lead and then managed to hold off the surging Capitals. He was referring to a 6â€"0 loss in Streetsville where, contrary to what the final score would seem to indicate, the Blades thoroughly dominated play for a period and a half but were denied the promised land beyond the goal line. It made Friday night all the more sweet for the Blades who finally saw their hard work rewarded. The Oakville Blades got themâ€" selves back on the winning track withâ€"a wellâ€"earned 6â€"5 victory over the always tough Brampton Capitals Friday night. Oakville Blades beat Brampton ‘After such a promising start in the €arly going, the Blades have ‘begun to experience their youthfulâ€" Since their first go around <«he league, some of the inexperiâ€" ence has surfaced when the team has confronted many of their more «seasoned opponents. Teams like Milton, Streetsville and Burlington have taken full advantage of the Blades‘ youthful mistakes. But, ‘let‘s face it, this is not the time to panic or quit. The truth about this ‘Oakville Blades team is that they remain very talented in spite of their recent losses. Furthermore, there is a lot of pressure with every game because the league is ‘extremely tight among the top 6 teams. «One of the sure fire signs of better things to come is the fact that they are getting all sorts of chances. Consistently, the Blades have worked the puck well enough to AJ #22 Kent Williams A #12 Jason Slaney #20 Matt Interbartolo 3 #25 Kevin Cole Scoring Leaders 423 Mike Gamble Growing Pans : On Veteran‘s Day, m » P ted for only $2.00. Don‘t miss the renewal of the long standing rivalry ll);cti:een Streetsville Derbys 2 18th. This will be Pizza Room at Oakville Arena. er strong veteran tean? who have outâ€"dueled the lades so far this seasottâ€" , Nov 22nd the 1st place Milton Merchants imnvade Oakuville. The Blades will visit their 0 ember. But, don‘t forget to vote on Municipal Election Day, Nov. 14th. Be there! You count for you community just like you count for the Blades when you are there to 7 P lt cheer them on‘ Nov. Also giving a good account of themselves was the combination of Marcel Kars, B.J. Hamilton, Sasha Perisic and Paul Dolan who played a good part of the night together after sitting out some suspensions. OAKVILLE 6, BRAMPTON 5 (Friday) Oakville held period leads of 3â€"0 and 5â€"3. First period: 1, Kent Williams from Jason Slaney and Mike Byrne; 2, Marcel Kars from Sasha Perisic; 3, Kent Williams from Jason Slaney and Mike Byrne. Second period: 4, Matt Swain from Kent Williams and Jason Slaney; 5 (pp), Jason Slaney from Kent Williams and Mike Gamble. "They came to play hockey," said Walker. Fans even got to see an exâ€" NHLer lace up the skates â€" Kevin Maguire was the referee. Third period: 6, B.J. Hamilton from Kent Williams and Jason Slaney. Pitching in a good share of that work was the hot Kent Williams who racked up two goals and three assists. have very good scoring chances only to come up empty handed with unfinished drives. Convert half those chances and the Blades rae fighting for 1st place. Gaining confidence is half the battle. The other half relates to the missing ingredients on the team. The Blades need a big, steady veteran on the blue line who can take charge in their own zone and setâ€" tle things down. The Blades are also sorely lacking in a "nailâ€"eating" forward who will keep opposing players honest when they overly abuse the younger guys. Having this insurâ€" ance will give the young players more space to do the job they are so capable of. Fans can watch for these changes and look forward to even more excitement at Oakville Arena. Take that to the bank! Oh, speaking of eating, don‘t miss Pizza Night on Nov. 18th! Here‘s the Blades scoring sumâ€" 11th the Royal GP G 16 16 10â€" 18 15 10 14 6 15 4 A 15 11 14 13 15 Pts. 31 24 19 19 Pim. 26 29 16 31 ~SPORTS It‘s playoff time for local high schools. Field hockey and cross country wrapped up over the weekend with the provincial championships. Boys volleyball and football and girls basketball are all at various stages in their respective playdowns. In this photo, the St. Thomas Aquinas junior boys football team celebrate after a 14â€"0 firstâ€"round win over Milton last week. The team hosts Q.E. Park this Thursday, 2 p.m. Scoring majors for them was Nelson Lourenco on a 25â€"yard punt return and Jeff Almon on a 15â€"yard pass reception from quarterback Andrew Soulez. (Photo by Graham Paine) The Appleby College senior girls field hockey team bowed out of the quarterâ€"finals at the provincial chamâ€" pionships in Kingston this past weekâ€" end after finishing atop their pool. Appleby ousted in quarterâ€"finals Blades fans, come out this Friday night and watch the Blades tangle with the Royal York Rangers Game Time is 8:00 p.m. at Oakuille Arena. You Could: e WIN, The Meray Motors Volvo e WIN, A $50. Kelsey‘s Restaurant Dinner Voucher o Wl\f A Doorprize «e Watch The Bladerunner *« Have A Ton Of Fun! Remember that Friday, November 18 is Pizza Night with the Blades. Come on out and have a slice! Appleby lost 1â€"0 in the quarterâ€" The Oakville Blades are proudly sponsored by: Meray of Oakville, The Oakville Beaver, Kelsey‘s Restaurants, Corbett‘s Wholesale Sports, CHWO, Ford of Canada, Bruce Hood Travel, and National Trust. THE O ARVILLE BEAVER finals to Agincourt Collegiate which went on to lose the bronze medal game. Appleby‘s luck finally ran out as they "dominated most of the play" but still lost, said coach Catherine Raaflaub. Lennox finished third at Gâ€"HAC and second in Halton. The winning time was put in by Ryan Bradshaw of Loâ€"Ellen Park Secondary School with a time of 16 minutes and 14.77 seconds. Also at provincials Claudia Rank finished third in the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (Gâ€"HAC) champiâ€" onships and first in Halton Region. In the midget boys event, Danny Lennox of T.A. Blakelock High School finished 38th out of 222 runâ€" ners with a time of 17 minutes, 37.25 seconds. The winning time was put in by Heidi Comartin of Walkerville High School with a time of 15 minutes and 4.89 seconds. In the junior girls event, Claudia Rank of Oakville Trafalgar High School finished 16th out of 227 runâ€" ners with a time of 16 minutes and 24.34 seconds. Two Oakville runners fared well at last weekend‘s provincial high school cross country championships. Appleby made it to the provinâ€" cials with a nailbiting, overtime flickâ€"off victory against Barton Secondary School of Hamilton in the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (Gâ€"HAC) championship. Two days earlier in the Halton high school championship, Appleby won 2â€"0 over the defending champiâ€" on Queen Elizabeth Park School (who also went on to the provincial championships last year where they also lost in the quarterâ€"finals). "Agincourt got a goal in the first three minutes and we just couldn‘t get it back." Still, she‘s thrilled the team manâ€" aged to win its pool with an undeâ€" feated record, tying Waterlooâ€"Oxford 0â€"0 and edging both Ridley College and T.A. Stewart by 1â€"0 scores. Sarah Heinzman scored in the win over Ridley and Hughene Acheson scored in the win against T.A. Stewart. .. AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER BROKER For Excellent Real Estate service advice, just call JACKIE VAN‘T Sales Representative: W 844â€"5000 Canada, which sports no less than five Oakville players, advanced into this week‘s chamâ€" pionship round by finishing atop its pool. The league is also looking for timers, scorers and league conâ€" venors. No experience is necesâ€" sary. Phone 825â€"4117. Canada‘s national soccer team took a huge step towards qualifyâ€" ing for next year‘s underâ€"17 world championships by handily winning its pool at a crucial 12â€" team qualifying tournament in El Salvador on the weekend. Oakville‘s Home Court Basketball program, which runs leagues for youths aged 7â€"9, 10â€" 12 and 13â€"15 as well as a men‘s league, is still looking for coachâ€" es who have experience in basâ€" ketball and who enjoy working with children and youth. It would involve about 90 minutes a week. It did that by posting three straight wins â€" 10â€"0 over Nicaragua, 2â€"0 over Jamaica and 2â€"0 over host El Salvador. Oakville didn‘t have any playâ€" ers figure in the scoring of the final two pool games. Against Jamaica, the Canadian goalscorâ€" ers were Brad Parker and Danley Johnson; against El Salvador they were Jahmo Welch and Roberto Sorella. 178 pound, senior: Jamie Marsh (Hamilton vs Ted Newell (Toronto) 139 pound, intermediate: Mike Irwin (Niagara Falls) vs Todd Rex (Sudbury) 156 pound, intermediate: Manual Cacilhas (Kingsville) vs Lawrence Lalonde (Hornepayne) 201 pound, senior: Mark Simmonds (Toronto) vs Arthur Bunkowski (Waterloo). Now, to advance to next year‘s world championships, Canada need only avoid finishing last in the fourâ€"team championship round (which includes the three pool winners, plus the next best wildâ€" card) as the top three all advance. 147 pound, junior: Eric Salgado (Hamilton) vs Brian Deman (Kingsville) 147 pound, junior: Robin Johnson (Hornepayne) vs Darry! Samay (Waterlo0) National underâ€"17s The team has five Oakville players â€" three from the provinâ€" cial champion underâ€"16 Oakville Blue Devils (Danny Gallagher, Paul Hayward and Eddie McMillan) and two from the provincial champion and national finalist underâ€"17 Oakville Blue Devils (Dave Clemente and Paolo Depietrantonio). Vinny Ryan, head coach of McGrory‘s Boxing Club of Hamilton which is presenting the boxing card, said to his knowlâ€" edge Oakville has never had an amateur boxing show. Tickets for the event, which gets under way at 2 p.m., are available at The Three Judges on Lakeshore Road or phone 844â€" 1593 for more information. Here‘s the complete lineup: 112 pound, senior: Domenic Filane (Oakville) vs Jason St. Croix (Sudbury) 132 pound, junior: Sean O‘Meara (Oakville) vs Ben Thomas (Hornepayne) 139 pound, intermediate: Nathan Bell (Burlington) vs Matt Huger (Niagara Falls). 139 pound, senior: Andy Smith (Hamilton) vs Derek Holt (Kingsville) 156 pound, senior: Rob Brockelhurst (Hamilton) vs Bob Boucher (Sudbury) Boxing lineâ€"up set _ _Domenic Filane, a fiveâ€"time Canadian champion who made it to the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona where he was a first round casualty at the hands of a Japanese fighter, will take on Jason St. Croix of Sudbury. Sean O‘Meara, only 15â€"yearsâ€" old, won the Ontario junior chamâ€" pionships this year and went on to the national championships where he earned a bronze, fighting in the junior (14 to 16 years old), 132 pound class. He‘ll take on Ben Thomas of Hornepayne. Gerry Figliomeni, who won a silver medal at the national chamâ€" pionships in Winnipeg (against a fighter that went on to win the Commonwealth gold medal) last December, will face Neil Riley of Sarnia. 132 pound, senior: Gerry Figliomeni (Oakville) vs Neil Riley (Sarnia) In the opening 10â€"0 victory over Nicaragua, Hayward picked up two goals and Eddie McMillan one. The lineâ€"up is set for this Sunday afternoon‘s boxing card at Le Dome in Oakville, and it features a dozen matches, includâ€" ing three Oakville fighters. Filane, picked up his second Commonwealth Games bronze medal this past summer, runs a sportswear business near Thunder Bay but calls Oakville home when he‘s training. Volunteers needed November 9, 1994