HOCKEY Oakville school wins final in Aurora Appleby College Blue Dogs school defending champs BY JOHN CUDMORE Call it a case of young pups teaching an old dog a new trick or two In this case it was the Apple by College Blue Dogs in the role of instructor posting a 32 triple overtime victory over the twotime defending champion Gilmour Lancers Sunday after noon in the goldmedal contest of the 27th MacPherson high school hockey tournament at the Aurora Community Centre The much younger charges from the Oakville school won full marks for the victory their fifth in suc cession in the eightteam tourna ment to mark their second medal- winning performance in seven days A week earlier the Blue Dogs were finalists at a tournament in Stanstead Quebec Appleby which sits in the mid dle of the pack in the Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association dominated the scoring chances in overtime but it wasnt until Liam Board broke in alone on a nifty pass from tournament MVP Bryson Cianfrone and slid the puck under Austin Severson at 1 of the third 10minute overtime period that the Blue Dogs could breathe easy We responded well It was a good character revealerfor us Its exhilarating It was the most exciting game Ive ever played Board said Board was credited with the opening goal of the game too but pointed out his deflection car omed in off the foot of teammate Matt Rubinoff Trevor Landgraf and Cody Sarmiento scored for the Gates Mills OHbased Lancers who entered the game as favourites despite suffering a 32 loss when the teams met in pool play Friday morning Ironically the Blue Dogs were a lastminute replacement when another team pulled out of the threeday event in Aurora It was a fairy tale story for sure Appleby head coach Dan said Were happy to get the quality exposure Our young players have come along more quickly than we expected The Appleby roster includes three Grade 9 students and two more in Grade 10 We knew it was going to come down to a small break and wanted our guys to be more intimidating with their body language Poliziani said We talked about being better conditioned because of the way we play We thought they were more mature physically but we were ready for this All the pressure was on them Meanwhile the host St Andrews College Saints settled for a bronze medal with a 21 shootout victory over the St Francis High School Red Raiders of Athol Springs NY earlier in the day The Saints were relegated to the thirdplace match after dropping a 41 decision to Gilmour Saturday night in semifi nal play It took four shooters into the second fiveplayer round before Justin Rasmussen decided the issue for SAC It was not the exact result we wanted but it was a good response to last night said Saints head coach David Manning whose team went undefeated in roundrobin play with two wins and a tie We responded well It was a good char acter revealer for us Will scored in regula tion time for the Saints while Matt responded for St Francis Alzheimer SOCETY OF YORK REGION WHAT IS ALZHEIMER DISEASE It is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain It is not a normal part of aging it is at present irreversible There Is no known cause or cure Onset may occur as early as age 40- symptoms are progressive with variations in patterns sequence type and severity usually slow deterioration For Support or information call This message brought to you as a community service of The Era Banner MAKE A RESOLUTION TO STAND OUT MAKE A RESOLUTION TO SAVE WITH GREAT OFFERS PLUS UP TO IN CASH CREDITS SOUL SHOWN 2010 SOUL 2010 FORTE EX SHOWN 2010 FORTE PLUS CASH CREDIT 0 CASH PURCHASE PRICE PLUS CASH CREDIT 16L 16valve CWT or available 20L 16valve CWT 6 and antiwhiplash active front headrests Bluetooth handsfree cell phone capability Steering wheelmounted audio controls 20L 156 HP engine or available 4cylinder 173 HP engine Bluetooth handsfree cell phone capability Steering wheelmounted audio controls Power locks windows and heated mirrors RONDO SHOWN 2009 RONDO 2010 mo ex convenience shown 2010 RIO OWN IT FROM 249 HSU FINANCE APR CREDIT FINANCE APR PLUS CASH CREDIT AMORT OVER 84 MOS SO DOWN PAYMENT 6584 REMAINING BALANCE OFFER INCLUOES FREIGHT AND OF AIR TAX ONTARIO ENVIRONMENTAL HANDLING FEE 29 5 16valve CWT or available 24valve CWT V6 engine Standard six airbags ABS and automatic transmission Standard 6way adjustable drivers seat AMORT OVER SO DOWN PAYMENT REMAINING BALANCE OFFER INCLUDES FREIGHT AND POI OF ONTARIO ENVIRONMENTAL HANDLING FEE 5 16L CWT engine AMFMCDMP3 stereo with USB and AUX audio inputs Bluetooth handsfree cell phone capability WEVE GOT YOU COVERED KM WOMVmil km KM A CAM ASUSTANCI Kla of Newmarket 17415 St Newmarket ON 898- OFFERS END FEBRUARY 1 2010 BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR LOCAL RETAILERS FIND A DEALER AT KIACA in mm iiift ili1liiinmidiilMlMiiiiii in