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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 9, 2007 - 37 OAK swimmers set 20 Loyola, Aquinas eliminated in individual records at meet OFSAA volleyball quarter-finals Continued from page 35 ual medley. Spencer, also 12, finished first in the 50m and 100m free as well as the 100m and 200m fly. She and Oldershaw added a pair of relay golds as well. Darragh won the 200m fly as well as the 200m and 400m individual medleys. OAK head coach Christy Fonseca was elated with the club's second-place showing at provincials, noting the club met its two main objectives during the short-course season. "Back in September, I challenged the coaching staff to win Central Region championships and to place (in the) top three at junior provincials," Fonseca said. "We achieved both goals by winning at regionals a few weeks ago and playing second at these provincials. The amount of long-term preparation that goes into performances like these cannot be taken for granted." Fonseca added the club doubled its number of male qualifiers at the provincial level. Nineteen of the club's 34member provincial team were male, an anomaly in swimming according to the coach. "Not only did we have 19 males, we had multiple-medal winners in every male age category except for 12 and 15, and out of 20 relay opportunities on the male side Oakville swimmers stepped on the podium for nine different relays," she said. Michael Seifert was OAK's other individual gold-medalist, winning the 100m fly. OAK swimmers set 20 individual and seven relay club records at the meet. Holly Olsen, Annie Harrison, Erin Assman, Alex Plotnikov and Graham Fink's performance at provincials qualified them for the junior nationals, to be held in July. The Dolphins sent 12 swimmers to the meet, finishing second in the points race for the small-team award. Lauren Dixon, 11, earned silver in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events, dropping more than four seconds off her times in both distances to qualify for the national age group championships. By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Junior provincial swimming championship results Oakville Aquatic Club Individual results 11-year-old girls: Bridget Jordan (bronze in 50m free, 200m free, 100m breast; 6th in 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM), Emily Hunt (7th in 200m fly), Emily Hunt; 12-year-old girls: Marni Oldershaw (gold in 100m back, 100m breast, 200m breast, 200m IM, 400m IM; silver in 200m back; bronze in 800m free), Mika Spencer (gold in 50m free, 100m free, 100m fly, 200m fly; silver in 200m free, 400m free; bronze in 100m back), Holly Olsen (silver in 100m breast, 200m breast), Annie Harrison (bronze in 200m back); 13-year-old girls: Erin Assman (bronze in 200m fly; 4th in 400m IM; 7th in 100m fly), Tera Van Beilen (6th in 100m breast, 200m breast), Clara Armstrong; 15-17-year-old girls: Katie Fox, Nicole MacKenzie, Jenn Wilson, Karina Sils, Carolyn Antonsen; 11-year-old boys: Michael Seifert (gold in 100m fly; silver in 50m fly; bronze in 200m IM; 5th in 100m back, 100m breast; 6th in 200m free; 7th in 200m back), Even White (silver in 100m IM; bronze in 50m back; 5th in 50m fly; 6th in 50m breast; 8th in 200m IM), Mitchell Gour (silver in 50m back; bronze in 100m IM; 8th in 200m back); 13-year-old boys: Mack Darragh (gold in 200m fly, 200m IM, 400m IM; bronze in 200m back; 4th in 100m back; 5th in 400m free, 800m free), Kent Kikot (silver in 100m fly; bronze in 100m free, 200m fly; 5th in 200m free; 7th in 400m free, 100m back), Alex Plotnikov (silver in 100m breast; bronze in 200m breast), Reid Scarrow (7th in 200m breast; 8th in 100m breast); 14-year-old boys: Jose Lozano (bronze in 200m free; 5th in 400m free, 100m fly; 6th in 200m fly, 200m IM; 8th in 800m free), Graham Fink (7th in 200m free); 15-year-old boys: Brody Dyson (7th in 200m back; 8th in 800m free), Dylan Kent; 16-17-year-old boys: Zack Chetrat (silver in 100m back; bronze in 200m free; 4th in 200m fly; 5th in 200m back, 200m back, 200m fly); Curtis Samuel (silver in 1,500m free; 4th in 400m free, 200m IM, 400m IM; 8th in 200m free, 200m back, 200m fly), Luke Kikot (4th in 50m free), Nick Majtenyi (7th in 100m fly), Cameron McLellan, Matt Lawson, James Loh. Relays 12-year-old girls: Marni Oldershaw, Holly Olsen, Bridget Jordan, Mika Spencer (gold in 4x50m medley, 4x100m medley; silver in 4x50m free), Marni Oldershaw, Bridget Jordan, Annie Harrison, Mika Spencer (silver in 4x100m free); 11-year-old boys: Mitchell Gour, Evan Whie, Michael Seifert, Mackenzie Martyn (silver in 4x50m free, 4x100m free; bronze in 4x50m medley, 4x100m medley); 13-year-old boys: Mack Darragh, Alex Plotnikov, Kent Kikot, Reid Scarrow (silver in 4x50m medley, 4x100m medley; bronze in 4x100m free; 4th in 4x50m free); 15-year-old boys: Jose Lozano, Graham Fink, Brody Dyson, Dylan Kent (6th in 4x100m free, 2x50m medley; 8th in 4x50m free); 16-17-year-old boys: Curtis Samuel, Nick Majtenyi, Luke Kikot, Zack Chetrat (silver in 4x100m free; 5th in 4x50m free); Curtis Samuel, Cameron McLellan, Zack Chetrat, Luke Kikot (silver in 4x50m medley); Curtis Samuel, Cameron McLellan, Zack Chetrat, Nick Majtenyi (5th in 4x100m medley). Dolphins Swim Club Individual results 10-and-under girls: Olivia Sbaraglia (5th in 50m free; 6th in 50m back; 7th in 100m back; 8th in 200m back), Michelle Gervais (8th in 50m fly; 9th in 200m free); 11year-old girls: Lauren Dixon (silver in 100m breast, 200m breast; 8th in 200m free, 800m free), Cassandra Pedro (10th in 800m free); 12-year-old girls: Bronwyn Evans (5th in 800m free; 6th in 400m free; 7th in 200m free); 13-year-old girls: Sinead Russell (gold in 400m IM, 800m free, 100m back, 200m back, 100m free, 400m IM); 11-and-under boys: Conor Russell (8th in 100m fly; 10th in 50m fly, 400m free); 14-year-old boys: James Richards (4th in 200m breast; 5th in 100m breast; 9th in 200m IM). The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and the Loyola Hawks met similar fates at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) girls volleyball championships. Both Oakville schools went undefeated in pool play, only to fall in the quarter-finals. Loyola went into the AAA championship in Midland seeded 10th out of 20 teams. But the Hawks knocked off two higher-seeded teams in their conference, topping the fourth-seed -- and eventual bronze medalist -- Essex District, 25-22, 25-14, and the seventh seed Eden High School, 16-25, 25-21, 15-12. The first-set loss was the only set Loyola lost in the round robin as it swept Richview Collegiate and St. Theresa's High School, never allowing more than 18 points. However, in the quarter-finals, Whitby's D.A. Wilson, the tournament's fifth seed, used late rallies in both sets to hand Loyola a 25-22, 25-20 loss. "Both were tied up to about 20 and then (Wilson) put some points together," said Brian Arsenault, who joined assistant coach Debbie Woolvett at the tournament to fill in for coach Toni Babic, who was on a school trip to Europe. "(Wilson) had one player who was outstanding." While it was the first trip to OFSAA for Loyola, the Hawks hope it won't be their last. "Part of the excitement for the team is that all but one player (Lindsay Wilk) is back next year," Aresenault said. Aquinas won't be as fortunate as it will lose three starters; power Aysia Saint, libero Nicole Mierzwa and setter Jess Crespi are all graduating. "Because we use a libero, technically we've got four starters back. We've just have to fill those holes, which won't be easy - especially replacing Jess because everything runs through her," said coach Peter Szpakowski. The Raiders entered OFSAA as the seventh seed among the 20 teams but won their pool by winning all four matches, twice rallying from an opening-set loss. At times, Aquinas simply dominated its rivals, downing Bishop Strachan 25-8, 25-15 and coming back to defeat Stratford Central 22-25, 25-6, 15-5. Against the top seed in their pool, Aquinas battled its way to 23-25, 25-23, 16-14 over Dryden High School. "We had a great match with Dryden," Szpakowski said. "It was like a prize fight." Aquinas' bid for an OFSAA medal would end Wednesday in the quarter-finals when the Raiders lost 25-14, 25-21 to Penetanguishene. The Raiders were missing their top hitter, Saint, who left on a family vacation prior to the playoff round. Szpakowski said the team struggled to adjust in the opening set but competed hard with Penetanguishene, which went on to reach the final, in the second set. "They left everything on the court," Szpakowski said. The loss was the latest in a string of heartbreaks for the Raiders at OFSAA. Aquinas has qualified three of the past five years and has posted a 12-4 record at the provincial high school tournament but has been unable to secure a medal. Play Golf Ontario Pavillion Visit the 5,000 Rounds of Free (*some conditions apply) * Presented by Ontario Golf ! March 9-11, 2OO7 Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building www.torontogolfshow.com Pehar ace sparks fourth-set rally Continued from page 35 and used a devastating jump serve to finish third in the country in service aces. The second-team all-Canadian used those assets to help rally the Bears in the fourth set of the national championship match. Already down 2-1, Alberta trailed 15-14 when a Pehar ace kick started a six-point run that helped the Bears force the deciding game. And although Manitoba won that game, it didn't make the former Bronte Beach Volleyball Club member doubt his decision for a second. "We've got a special group of guys here and it's been an amazing season for me personally thanks to nobody else except for (teammates and coaches). We've been there for each other all year. We've had a great season, had some highs and lows." 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