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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday January 24, 2009 - 27 Novice B Hornets earn silver against older competition Facing opponents as many as three years older than them, the Oakville novice B Hornets narrowly missed winning gold in the atom C division of the Belleville Bearcats girls' hockey tournament. Oakville went undefeated in round-robin play, defeating Belleville 1-0 and West Northumberland 4-3 while tying the Oshawa Lady Generals 3-3, to earn a berth in the final. The Hornets extended the host Bearcats to overtime in the title game before falling in a shootout. Oakville had forced overtime with two goals in the final two minutes of the game and with its goaltender pulled for an extra attacker. It was the second tournament final appearance of the season for the Hornets, who won the Whitby Tournament of Heroes last month. Members of the team are Sarah Bigham, Rylee Davison, Andrea Fausto, Meghan Grouix, Isabelle Hardy, Madeline Hayes, Hayley Lahn, Tara McInnis, Sydney Morrison, Hannah Rettinger, Chloe Saxton, Jennifer Schwichtenberg, Maddison Seaver, Ashley Taciuk, Catherine Trevors, Courtney Wilson and Emily Wilson. VICTORIOUS VIKINGS: The Oakville atom red Vikings won the championship at a recent tournament in Niagara Falls. Atom Vikes champs in Niagara Falls The Oakville atom red Vikings routed Niagara Falls Pizza Pizza 7-0 to win the championship at the recent Niagara Falls Minor Hockey Past Presidents Tournament. The win over Niagara Falls was Oakville's third straight shutout at the tournament. The Vikings qualified for the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Niagara Falls DiPaolo in their final round-robin game, then edged the Oakville atom red Knights 1-0 in overtime to reach the final. Members of the team are Matthew Schneiderbanger, Matthew Kealey, Matthew Ruskin, Joseph Amodeo, Michael Morassut, Troy Strugar, Ryan Landreville, Liam Wray, Mitchell Baiton, Charles Brenninkmeijer, Tyler Kennedy, Kyle MacDonald, Sam Higgins, Ryan Soroka, Jared Schultz and Ellis Zampini. Darren Baiton, Steve Schultz and Chris Landreville coach the team. David Ruskin is the manager and Dino Zampini is the trainer. International bronze for Griffiths St. Thomas Aquinas grad Miana Griffiths made an impressive debut on the international track scene earlier this month. Competing at the Knights of Columbus International in Saskatoon, Griffiths won bronze in the women's 60-metre dash, finishing in a time of 7.55 seconds. She added a fourth-place effort in the 50m dash, two-hundredths of a second out of the bronze-medal position. Canada's Genevieve Thibault won both races, while the United States' Angela DaigleBowen earned silver in both distances. 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