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OkillSportsSPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011 35Loyola suffers anotherHalton final heartbreakBy Herb GarbuttAnd Favretto doesnt need to be OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFreminded of the significance.It could be our final game, the Mia Favretto has been on bothGrade 12 co-captain said. We have sides of the equation before, but itto bring it all and take every (game) hardly helped take any of the stinglike its our last one.out of Thursdays loss. Loyola, 11-0-1 during the regu-The undefeated Loyola Hawkslar season, jumped in front on were leading 2-0 and were just 15Victoria Procyks first-period goal. A minutes away from their third girlsminute and a half later Andrea hockey title in six years. It was notZeismann upped the lead to 2-0. be, though. For a team that allowed a league The Nelson Flames rallied to tielow 15 goals against in 12 games, it the game in the third period andseemed like a pretty safe lead but won it 3-2 on Jaclyn Conachersthe Hawks knew otherwise.overtime goal.I think anyone who watched Two years ago, Loyola experiencethose first two periods knew there the thrill of victory as it edged Notrewas no way it was a 2-0 game, said Dame 4-3 in triple overtime but thisLoyola coach Dave McNamara. We marked the second year in a rowknew they were playing well. We that the Hawks were on the agonyknew they were really going to of defeat side of the ledger. Lastcome out at us.year, T.A. Blakelock edged the HawksMeanwhile, Nelson, chasing the in a shootout for the title.schools first-ever girls hockey The Hawks are not finished,championship, knew it had a big ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERthough. They will have an opportu-challenge ahead of it.Nelson's Jnity to prolong their season Mondayaclyn Conacher (left) and Loyola's Andrea Benac battle for control of the puck during yesterday's (Thursday's)(Falling behind) was a bit of a See Hawks, page 41Hagainst Ancasters Bishop Tonnos.alton girls' hockey final at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. Conacher scored in overtime to give Nelson a 3-2 win.Ridge falls to Christ the King in Halton boys' hockey finalThe Iroquois Ridge Trailblazers' Halton Georgetown as Christ the King broke aThe loss in the Halton final means Athletic Associations (OFSAA) berth on title hopes were dashed yesterday 3-3 tie midway through the third periodRidge has to play the Hamilton champion the line.(Thursday) by the Christ the King Jaguars, and added an insurance marker with aMonday in a Golden Horseshoe Athletic The Trailblazers will be forced to play but their hopes of competing in the pro-minute remaining in regulation. CoryConference (GHAC) challenge contest. those games without captain Dalton vincial boys' high school hockey champi-Camalleri scored a pair of goals in the lossThe winner of that game would face Newsom, who suffered a shoulder injury onships remain alive.for Ridge, while Ryan Dibattista had theChrist the King Wednesday in the GHAC in Ridge's semifinal win over Nelson and Ridge lost 5-3 to the Jaguars in Trailblazers' other tally.final with an Ontario Federation of School is not expected back this season.