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Gainline to helpBuzz bounced after leads slip away in AkwesasneBy Herb Garbuttful, he said. The first year (of junior) everything seems soset up high schoolOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFmuch faster. The rookies played very well. Thats a good sign forthe future. It will be noticeable coming back in their secondrugby programsIts not easy to turn over two-thirds of your roster andyear, how confident they are.remain competitive but thats exactly what the Oakville BuzzOakville narrowly missed out on home floor advantage, fin-Continued from page 19did.ishing just one point behind Akwesasne in the standings. Rookthe game to high school students as a way of instilling Instead of taking a step back, Oakvilles rookie-laden rosterdid not see that as the difference in the series, though.some leadership values and in turn the students have actually improved its regular season record from 11-9 to 13-7.Our crowd was equally good at home, he said. The travel doesbeen going into the community, cleaning up the town But the expected growing pains finally arrived for the Buzz.take a little out of you but they just executed better in the thirdand encouraging others to get involved in the sport in After taking the opening game of period. We certainly played well enough to win.order to keep kids off the street.their best-of-five Ontario LacrosseThe series was as expected, Rook added,These kids come from really hard backgrounds, Association Jr. B series against thevery tight between two evenly matchedMarchesseault said. There are 20 to 30 guys trying to Akwesasne Indians, the Buzz sawteams.get the program off the ground. Its a good group of leads disappear in each of its finalThat was certainly the case in Fridayspeople on the cusp of getting things going.three games as it was eliminated.game in Akwesasne, with the lead changingGainline will use its expertise and connections to Akwesasne finished off the Buzz withhands five times in the third period. Goals byenhance the clubs efforts. For instance, it is working a 9-7 overtime victory Saturday, inSpencer Gallant, Eric Wales and Kruse turnedwith the international rugby body to arrange for certi-which it erased a 7-3 lead in the finalan 8-6 deficit into a 9-8 Oakville lead headingfied training for coaches. Valley, who has coached at seven minutes and then added twointo the third. Cam Ferguson then extendedboth the high school and university level, is develop-more in the extra frame.that lead to 10-8 early in the final period.ing programs for players and coaches at the nine high In all, Akwesasne outscored OakvilleAkwesasne would pull even and then score fourschools the Elephants have been working with.16-2 in the third period in the series.more in the final 6:35 to put the game away.Its a really exciting opportunity, Valley said. Ive In our (last) home game, we just ran out of steam, saidMcQueens hat trick staked Oakville to a 7-3 lead through 40been in contact with the club and theyre excited, too.Buzz coach Sam Rook. (In Akwesasne) we were gettingminutes Saturday as it looked like the Buzz might force a fifthMarchesseault said the Ugandans will benefit from chances, we just didnt finish and they did.and deciding game. Akwesasne would fight back with fourValleys experience.Oakville built a 10-8 lead Friday behind two goals each fromgoals, tying the game with just 1:48 remaining, and then car-To build a year-over-year program, for us to have Todd Nakasuji, Alex Kruse and Keyan McQueen. However, theried that momentum into the overtime.Dan manning the helm is fundamental in moving Indians responded with six unanswered goals.Notes: Spencer Gallant led the Buzz in playoff scoring withforward, he said.Despite the loss, Rook was encouraged by how his youngnine points in four games. Todd Nakasuji had four goals andStephenson is also looking forward to sharing his team played and said they will be able to learn from this whenfour assists in the series while McQueen had a team-leading sixknowledge and passion for the game. they return next year.goals. Alex Kruse and Gianni Bianchin, who missed both gamesI love how (rugby) flows, how the team works Now they know what they need to do to be more success-in Akwesasne, each had four goals in the series.together.Uganda will also be about teamwork. In addition to people who know the sport, like Valley and Stephenson, a couple of recent business graduates will also be part CHATHAM CHAMPS: The Oakvilleof Gainlines seven-person contingent, helping teach major bantam As defeated the hosts 5-3 in thethe club how to be fiscally responsible and how to championship game to win a tournament insustain its programs.Chatham. The As won all five of their gamesAfter enjoying the game for so many years, Valley with their toughest coming in the semifinals.cant wait to give others the opportunity to enjoy the Trailing 4-1, Oakville scored four unansweredsport and the benefits it can provide.runs to edge Milton 5-4. In the round robin,Weve had the good fortune of being involved with Oakville defeated North London 4-1, Tecumsehrugby at OT. We know exactly what the game can do 12-4 and Belle River 4-1. Team members are:for us, Valley said. The game has been good to me so (front row, from left) Chris Arnold, Cameronfor me to be able to help somebody experience the Cook, (middle row, from left) Josh Coish,things Ive experienced, its the least I could do.Camden Goodhew, Perry Griffin, Justin Polgar,For more information about Gainline Africa, visit Logan Gauer, (back row, from left) coach Kevinhttp://www.gainlineafrica.org.Anyone interested in Coish, Thomas Radigan, Johnny Moate, Keenansupporting Gainlines initiatives can donate at http://Lutzko, Lee Joch, Jamie Protheroe and coachdonate.gainlineafrica.org/e/danvalley or http://donate.Rick Polgar.gainlineafrica.org/e/dstephenson.BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR$2,200 OFF FURNACE & ACOAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB$700 OFF HI-EFFICIENCY $1500 OFF HI-EFFICIENCYCENTRAL AIRGAS FURNACE (95.5%)WASWAS$$26903990NOWNOW$$24901990 Free InstallationHCLIATMITED MEIC RLLPA 10 Years Factory WarrantyCQ. 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