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Bantams' teamwork made them tough to beat continued from p.18 ing second was difficult for his players to come to terms with, but chose to focus on the positives. "Nobody wants the silver medal, so losing in the final match was a major disappointment to all of us," Follows said. "Leading up to that game, however, was nothing short of spectacular. From about mid-season forward (when the Hawks were ranked 10th in Ontario), we experienced such a rapid and consistent improvement -- an improvement that could only be matched by St. Catharines. Best of all, it wasn't just a technical improvement. We were dangerous because we played as a team, making it very difficult for our opponents to create a strategy that would work on us. If they tried to shut down one aspect of our game, another would take its place. If they tried to shut down one of our players, another stepped up with a big goal. Each kid gave everything they had." Oakville went 4-1 in round-robin play, its only loss coming against St. Catharines (42). The Hawks' victories at provincials came against Guelph (5-3), Kitchener-Waterloo (9-3), Mimico (6-3) and Six Nations (5-2). The bantam 1 Hawks feature Evan Mason, Dawson Garcia, Henry Follows, Harrison Rees, Josh Dawick, Jacob Saunders, Ethan Cummings, Kevin Dong, Philip Mazzuca, Nick Hulbert, Harrison Clarke, Jack Ricketts, Marley Angus, Alex Kew, Bryan Watson, Matthew Sykes, Kyle Kennery and Hayden Coulman. Garrett Billings and Steve Saunders are assistant coaches, Owen Mason is the trainer and Jane Chen is the manager. The Oakville A's senior team was eliminated from the Central Ontario Baseball Association major playoffs with a pair of losses last weekend. Oakville fell 5-2 to the Etobicoke Rangers Saturday, then dropped a 12-4 decision Sunday to the Erindale Cardinals. Both games Senior baseball A's eliminated from COBA playoffs were played in the inaugural COBA Playoff Tournament at Milton Sports Complex. The A's, who entered the playoffs on a three-game winning streak, finished the regular season in second place with a 2613-1 record. Oakville also won the Strathroy tournament this year. 19 | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Don't miss these, and other great deals! Visit Proudly Canadian Follow us: @wagjag facebook.com/wagjag Buy Online: 46% off $19.00 Dramatic ending to summer men's hockey league final Todd Nelson's seeing-eye shot from the point in the final minute of regulation gave the Leafs a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Penguins in the A final of the Oakville Adult Summer Hockey League playoffs recently at River Oaks Recreation Centre. Nelson's tally came with 44 seconds remaining on the clock and completed the Leafs' rally from a 3-0 deficit. Dale Irvine scored twice and Greg Caers added a single for the Leafs, who featured the league's scoring leader in Jeff Adams (21 goals and 15 assists) en route to a first-place finish in the regular season. Steve Kogon, Paul Smith and James Denovan scored in a losing cause for the secondseeded Penguins. In the silver-medal-division final, the Stars got goals from John McBoyle, Mike Elkins, Andy Glynn and Jeremy Overton to defeat the Red Wings 4-1. Baggetta notched the Wings' lone marker. Craig Labett was named the league's top defenceman, Stephen Ashley was top goaltender and Cam Hutchison was the league MVP . UP TO 50% OFF A KIDS ART WORKSHOP AT 4CATS ARTS STUDIO WEST OAKVILLE (2 OPTIONS) Oakville Legion track coach boycotted 1980 Olympics An article about the Oakville Legion Track and Field Club that appeared in last Wednesday's edition of the Beaver contained inaccurate information. 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