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Sports 24 SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 Way to go MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER LEAGUE FINALISTS: Oakville Cricket Club players Karim Gilani (second from right), Saqib Mushtaque (10) and Niaz Paracha (second from left) celebrate a successful throw during last weekend's Hamilton District Cricket League (HDCL) final in Hamilton. Oakville opened the game with a total of 159 for loss of seven wickets at the end of its allotted 20 overs, but Hamilton stormed back to prevail by four wickets. Ali Shah scored 170 runs in four innings for Oakville, which was making ts st e e appea a ce t e C ai fir - v r r n in h HD L fin l. OSC hands out nine scholarship awards Nine of the Oakville Soccer Clubs top student athletes were awarded scholarships at the second annual OSC Scholarship Luncheon last week at Glen Abbey Golf Club. The James Bailie Memorial Scholarship was presented to Katie Taft, while OSC scholarships went to Nathan Buckley, Gianmarco Castro, Courtney Davies, Tyler De Souza, Alexandra Lucchetta, Barry Robertson, Alicia Stirling and Larissa Tutert. De Souza and Lucchetta were awarded $2,000 USC scholarships, while the other seven athletes received $1,000 scholarships. Recipients were selected for their leadership abilities and work ethic both on and off the pitch, maintain- ing high academic averages in high school and being involved in extra- curricular activities. Oakville Soccer Club product and long-time national womens team star Kara Lang was the key- note speaker at the luncheon. Following is more information on this years recipients: Katie Taft The Oakville Trafalgar grad has been a member of the Oakville Soccer Club since 1997, where she played rep for seven seasons. Taft, who was the student athletic council treasurer at OT, will study com- merce at Queens University this fall. Nathan Buckley Buckley, with the OSC since 1997, recently graduated from Iroquois Ridge. A Relay for Life vol- unteer, Buckley will attend the University of Waterloo this fall where he will study chemical engineering. Gianmarco Castro The second-year McMaster University computer science stu- dent has been with the OSC since 1999 and has played rep since 2005. The Loyola grad has also contribut- ed to the club as both an indoor coach and a referee. Courtney Davies Davies, a graduate of St. Mildreds- g ,Li htbourn School has been an OSC member since 1997 and is a nine-year veteran of rep play. She also was a coach in the OSCs under-7 indoor house league. Davies will attend the University of British Columbia this fall to study com- merce. Tyler De Souza This is the second recent major award for De Souza, who was also presented with one of four South Region Soccer League scholarships last month. The Holy Trinity grad has played with the OSC since 1997, including nine seasons of rep, and has refereed with the club since 2005. De Souza will study engineer- ing at McMaster University. Alexandra Lucchetta fLucchetta has beem a member o the OSC since 1997, where she has played rep for eight seasons. She also coached under-9 and under-11 girls teams with the club. Lucchetta, a Holy Trinity graduate, is off to McMaster University where she will major in English. Barry Robertson Robertson has been involved with the OSC as a player since 1996 and as a referee since 2005. The St. Thomas Aquinas grad was named the clubs youth referee of the year in 2009. Robertson will study radio and television arts at Ryerson University. Alicia Stirling With the OSC since 1999, Stirling has also coached an under-8 girls team with the club. A Relay for Life volunteer during her time at Iroquois Ridge, Stirling will study farchitecture at the University o Waterloo. Larissa Tutert Tutert has played for the OSC since 1997, suiting up for rep teams in seven of those seasons. The White Oaks grad is a volunteer mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Tutert will study kinesiology at Queens University. See page 25 for a group p p photo of the scholarshi reci ients Three female members of the Oakville Crusaders recently won under-18 medals at the national rugby championships in Calgary. Katherine Karthaus earned gold with Ontario Jr. Storm Team 1, while Kendyl Wilson and Danielle Spice claimed bronze with Ontario Jr. Storm Team 2. Ontario 1 defeated Team B.C. 34-18 in the championship game at nationals, while Ontario 2 rout- ed Team Quebec 55-14 in the bronze-medal contest. All of the women representing Ontario on our two teams did a fantastic job, said Celeste Corless, director of junior women for Rugby Ontario. For two Ontario teams to medal speaks volumes for the development of womens rugby in our province. Ontario might match that accomplishment next year, since five members of Ontario 1 including Karthaus and the entire Ontario 2 team are eligible for the 2012 nationals. Katherine, Kendyl and Danielle played important roles on their respective teams, played a lot of rugby and did an excellent job rep- resenting Oakville, the Crusaders and Ontario at the champion- ships, Corless added. Its a tre- mendous accomplishment achieved by each of them. Three Cru women earn national medals NATIONAL MEDALISTS: Pictured left to right, Kendyl Wilson, Katherine Karthaus and Danielle Spice won under-18 medals at the recent national rugby championships.