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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | 28 PWHL finals in Oakville April 3-6 Fans of women's hockey can get a glimpse of Canada's Olympic future next month at Oakville's Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association is the host of this year's Provincial Women's Hockey League Final 8 Championship Weekend, which will take place April 3-6. Seven members of this year's Olympic champion Canadian women's hockey team are graduates of the intermediate AA league, and 10 current PWHL players are representing Canada at the under-18 worlds in Budapest, Hungary. Participants in the championship weekend will be the Nepean Wildcats, Mississauga Chiefs, Toronto Aeros, Whitby Wolves, Durham West Lightning, Stoney Creek Sabres, Brampton Canadettes and Bluewater Hawks. All but Bluewater finished in the top eight of the PWHL regular-season standings (the Hawks upset seventh-seeded Ottawa Lady Senators in the first round of the playoffs). Oakville was eliminated from tournament contention with a first-round playoff loss to Durham West. The event will follow an Olympic format, with round-robin games contested April 3-5, followed by semifinals and medal contests April 5-6. Admission to all tournament games is free to everyone. Additional information, including a full schedule, can be found online at www.pwhl.ca. The PWHL was founded in 2004 for players 21 and under to compete at the highest level of amateur women's ice hockey in Ontario. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Canada through the Ontario Women's Hockey Association. Abbey Park Eagles player Evan Herniak (in blue) slides a pass between the feet of Monsignor Percy Johnson's John David Saunders yesterday (Tuesday) at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Abbey Park began the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations boys' hockey AAA/AAAA championships with a 5-2 victory over the Jaguars. | photo by Nikki Wesley -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Soccer community makes a great pass Oakville Soccer Club director of marketing Joy Neefs (pictured, third from left) and Sylvan Learning Centre owner Desmond Jordan (right) recently presented Rose Vergiris (second from right) with an Apple iPad, following a random draw for those who donated to the Make A Great Pass Campaign. Vergiris was one of many who donated used soccer equipment to the OSC campaign, which partnered with Sylvan Learning and the Rotary Club of Oakville to collect more than 1,000 uniforms, 250 sets of cleats and Abbey Park cruises in OFSAA opener continued from p.26 tinues until tomorrow (Thursday), when quarter-final and semifinals will be held. The medal games are slated for Friday. All playoff games will be contested at Oakville's Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, which is also hosting the AAA/AAAA tournament this week. The Abbey Park Eagles got two goals from Joel Matson and one each from Jackson Hulbert, Alex Cox and Chris Boushy to defeat Monsignor Percy Johnson 5-2 in their first game at the AAA/AAAA competition. Abbey Park was scheduled to take on Malvern last night at Sixteen Mile, then play another two preliminary-round games today (Wednesday). Appleby College's girls' hockey team, ranked second at its OFSAA A/AA tournament in Sudbury, blanked Almaguin Highlands 6-0 in its opening game. Amy Curlew scored twice for the Blue Dogs, with singles going to Jamie Bourbonnais, Maddie Sisokin, Julia Fitzpatrick and Kaitlin Saxton. The Loyola Hawks start the girls' AAA/ AAAA tournament today, also in Sudbury. Loyola, silver medalist at last year's tournament, is seeded fifth. -- Jon Kuiperij 300 soccer balls. The equipment will be shipped to destinations such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Mexico. Also present for the photo were (from left) Sam Vergiris, Alex Vergiris and John Vergiris. 905-845-3824 ext. 283 ahowe@oakvillebeaver.com LAWN CARE ATTENTION PROFESSIONAL CARPENTERS: THIS SPACE CAN BE YOURS Call Alycia at HOME IMPROVEMENT PAINTING ATTENTION LAWN-BROS Professional Lawn Cutting Services Professional Services · Lawn cutting · Weed-Whacking · Fertilizing · Vacation Property Maintenance Mike Baird C: 905-484-3971 Marcus Baird C: 905-467-1507 Interior/Exterior Drywall speciality/Taping Kitchens/bathrooms/basements/fences/ patios Electrical/plumbing/carpentry/tiling Remodel a kitchen/bathroom/basement Custom building experience brings added touch to all BIG and SMALL jobs Renovations CONSTRUCTION Inter-Can Painting Inc. Professional Painters · Interior/Exterior · Plaster Repair · Stucco · Personalized Service · Free Estimate Over 30 Years In Business PROFESSIONAL ROOFERS: THIS SPACE CAN BE YOURS "Know us by our know how" Hubert Klein (owner) (905) 469-0092 1426 Wallace Rd. #3, Oakville 289-337-1171 cell 905-467-1589 jchartrand12@cogeco.ca