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28 Sports Oakville Beaver Angels to host bantam nationals PAGE 29 www.aplushomes.ca Adam Campbell Broker of Record 905-844-4444 B R O K E R A G E I N D E P E N D E N T LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008 Raiders edge Blades Oakville comes up short in battle for first By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF When the Oakville Blades return to the ice in the new year, there's one old acquaintance you can be sure they will not have forgotten. The Blades head into a two-week layoff trailing the Georgetown Raiders by a single point in the Ontario Junior Hockey League's MacKinnon Division following a 3-1 loss to their rivals Saturday. The Blades had momentarily wrestled top spot away from the Raiders following a 9-3 win over Pickering last Wednesday. However, goals were nowhere near as easy to come by in Georgetown Saturday. Heading into the third period tied 1-1, it was Georgetown that scored two unanswered goals despite being outshot for the third period in a row. "I was pleased with the game we played," said Blades coach Carlo Coccimiglio, whose team limited the high-scoring Raiders to just EAMONN MAHER / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 22 shots. "We played our system, worked hard but we had two breakdowns that cost us NETTING CRASHER: Lindsay Sparks of the Oakville Blades cuts to the net before running into dearly." Georgetown goalie Tony Capobianco in Saturday's Ontario Junior Hockey League game. Capobianco It was Chris Borges' point shot that found stopped this scoring attempt and 32 others as Georgetown beat the Blades 3-1 to regain top spot in See Schedule page 29 the MacKinnon Division. Oakville Soccer Club www.oakvillesoccer.ca ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB A VERY SAFE & HAPPY HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON!! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON A SOCCER FIELD IN 2009!! SPONSORSHIP INCENTIVE FOR 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON ACT NOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE BEFORE DECEMBER 31st VISIT www.oakvillesoccer.ca (Services Link) ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR 2009 OUTDOOR SEASON AVAILABLE to JANUARY 28TH FOR RETURNING MEMBERS www.oakvillesoccer.ca OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB HOLIDAY CLOSURE DECEMBER 23RD TO JANUARY 4TH INCLUSIVE SEE YOU BACK AT THE CLUB ON JANUARY 5TH!! The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club Sponsored by: