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In SyncDAN HO / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVEREXHIBITION: The Oakville Edge beginner 2 team performs its routine during the Edge's synchronized skating exhibition Wednesday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The event, which supported Fareshare Food Bank of Oakville and Kerr Street Ministries, was the final skate of the season for Edge teams. Members of the beginner 2 team are Arissa Derakhshan, Chloe Blair, Emilie Swales, Hailey Roseland-Barnes, Jaime Dalby, Julianne Li, Lauren Collett, Lesaundra Passafiume, Madeleine North, Meghan Tiplady, Nicole Goverde, Sarah Guthrie, Sidney Pearson, Tegan Orr, Teja Garrido and Victoria Morgado.King's finishes fourth Trinity wrestler golden againBy Jon Kuiperijand easily won all his matches, including a 3-0, 6-0BEAVER SPORTS EDITORvictory in the final.at OFSAA basketballHe attributed his improvement this year to theFor the second straight year, the Kings Christian Collegiate It wasnt the chance to win a second straight goldtraining hes been doing at Brock University and hisCavaliers have finished fourth at the provincial A boys basketball medal that drove Zack Falcioni at last weeks Ontarioparticipation in several university tournaments.championships.Federation of School Athletic Associations wrestlingFalcioni won a tournament at Queens, finished sec-Kings settled for antique at the Ontario Federation of School championships.ond at a McMaster competition and was third at theAthletic Associations tournament in He just didnt want to embarrass himself.Brock event this season.North Bay after dropping a 69-64 deci-I knew I was better than everyone I was wrestling,Although he could have gone back to Trinity for asion to ESP Deslauriers in Wednesdays and everyone else knew it too,fifth year, Falcioni said he wont be shooting for anbronze-medal game.said the Grade 12 Holy TrinityOFSAA three-peat.Erin Gulerson had 22 points in a student. I was more focused onI cant get any better wrestling in high schoollosing cause for Kings, the fifth time me not looking bad.every day, said Falcioni, who also helps coach thein as many games that he was the Cavs Gold always looks good. AndTitans wrestling team. Ill probably go to Brock. Theytop scorer. Kings held a 45-42 lead thats the colour that hunghave a great team and two practices a day, so yourethrough three quarters but couldnt around the 17-year-olds neckreally exposed to it. Its hard training and it reallyhold on in the final frame.after he won all five of his match-makes you better.Hayden Kim added 20 points and es at the provincials in Sudbury,Falcionis success in the ring has him thinkingDavid Panza chipped in with 12 for earning his third OFSAA medalabout eventually competing in the world champion-Kings.in as many years. Falcioniships, Pan Am Games and even the Olympics. But heZackThe Cavaliers also lost their semifinal game earlier in the day, Falcioniclaimed bronze at the 2009 pro-knows thats a long way away.falling 81-52 to top-ranked John L. Forster. Forster, which went on vincials.That would be really nice to achieve, but Im stillto win the tournament, outscored Kings 33-16 in the opening quar-It was a lot better the first time, the novelty of young. Olympians at my weight are 35, and theyreter.winning OFSAA gold, said Falcioni. The secondreally good, he said. I believe its not an unrealisticGulerson (19), Ray Kim (12) and Martin Cho (nine) were the time is still a good feeling, but it wasnt like the firstgoal, but I need more training. I have until my bonesCavaliers top scorer in that game.time.break.Kings finished the tournament with a 3-2 record after posting His previous two medals came in the 51-kilogramI feel like Im nowhere near my peak. Im 17. Imdouble-digit victories in its first three contests.class. This year, Falcioni wrestled in the 54kg divisionyoung, but well see.35 Friday, March 11, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com