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Editor Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext 255) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: nnelson@haltonseardi.com \ \ I I > \ l S I >.\Y. ( >( l ' ( )! M K J<>. 12(X *.i · l SPORTS National womens' Hockey League! DOUBLE HEADER Saturday, November 1,2003 I at 1:15 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. 31 Ice Sports O akville OAKVILLE JUNIOR ICE vs WINDSOR Harrison Smith · O a k v ille B ea ver T h e O akv ille C ru s a d e rs (b lack je rse y s) w on a th rille r 20-18 in last S a tu rd a y 's M cC o rm ick C u p sem ifin al gam e w hich they hosted a g a in st lo n g tim e league rival B alm y B each. T h e C u p fin al is th is S a tu rd a y . Cru in McCormick Cup final on Saturday By ion Kuiperij OAKVILLE BEAVER SW T -' In their 35th season o f O ntario rugby, the Oakville C rusaders turned to one o f their veterans to lead them to this w eek end's M cC orm ick C up final. Ryan M orrison m ade good on a penalty kick with m ere m inutes rem aining on the clock, lifting O akville to a 20-18 victory over visiting Balm y B each last Saturday in M cCorm ick C up sem ifinal action. . The win qualified the C rusaders. 13-1 in regular season play, for this Saturday's final in M arkham against Brantford. G am e tim e at F letcher's Field in M arkham is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. " I ju st try to clear m y m ind o f every thing. but one thing that did pop in (my m ind) w as this w as a defining m om ent." M orrison said when asked how he approached such a pressure kick. "T here's a lot o f people w ho have w orn these jerseys before us and failed to get this far. W e're doing it as m uch for them as w e are for our selves." M orrison w as the first C rusader to lift the M cC orm ick C up trophy as part o f O akville's w inning squad three years ago. O akville coach Jim D elaney said experi enced veterans like M orrison w ere the dif ference as the C rusaders rallied from sever al second-half deficits. " H e's not necessarily our first choice (of) kicker but it's alw ays good to have his talent on the field and be able to rely on him ," Delaney said. "T hat w as a 40 or 42m etre kick and it show s w hat kind o f char acter the guy's got. H e's a rock for the boys." G uy Vorster scored a second-half try to give O akville a 17-12 advantage before Balm y Beach responded with a penalty kick and drop goal to take an 18-17 lead, setting the stage for M orrison's heroics. M ike D aniels also scored a try for the C rusaders and Tyler Leggat added the converts. Delaney said the 9-5 Beach squad gave his team ail it could handle. "T h ey 're w ithout doubt one o f the best C up sides in the province and you can 't really (look at) what happened in the sea son," he said. "C up rugby is a little different. You grind stuff out and the team that m akes the low est errors (usually) ends up being the winner." T he coach also cited Layne Gardner. Neil A uger and C harles T hom pson as key contributors to the victory. O akville's third straight o f the playoffs. T he C rusaders ham m ered the O ttaw a B eavers 90-0 and dispatched the Aurora B arbarians 27-5 in their first tw o post-season contests. Loyola bows out of playoffs with loss to Lords By Jon Kuiperij OAKVILLE B E .V E R STAFF T he Nelson Lords once again secured a berth in the Halton senior division 1 football final, but the L oyola H aw ks m ade them earn it. A fter building a 24-7 firsthalf lead, the Lords staved o ff a valiant co m eb ack attem pt by Loyola and held on for a 24-14 victory in a H alton sem ifinal contest last Friday in Burlington. T he win qualified N elson for a m eeting w ith the A ssum ption Crusaders in this Friday's cham pionship g am e at H am ilton's Ivor W ynne Stadium . K ick-off is at 11 a.m. N elson q u arte rb ac k Scott Parkhill played a sm art gam e against the H aw ks, finishing the game with a touchdow n pass to A ndrew W ilson 'an d , perhaps most importantly, no intercep tions. "W e w ere ju st trying to exe cute plays and w e have been get ting better w eek by w eek," said Parkhill, 17. "W e d o n 't really tum it o ver that m uch any m ore." L oyola, on the other hand, turned the ball o v e r several tim es, including a costly bad snap on a punt attem pt late in the first half. N elson, 4-1 in regular season play, quickly capitalized as Sean Riley scored on a five-yard run for the L ords' second m ajor in 31 seconds and a 24-7 lead. "T hat brought us dow n a bit but w e cam e back and ju st fell short," said H aw ks receiver Dan R odrigues. L oyola's offensive star with a punt return touch dow n, a kickoff return touch dow n and several long recep tions. A fter R odrigue^ punt return in the fourth quarter brought the H aw ks w ithin 10 points, L oyola (3-2) successfully executed an on-side kick. H ow ever, any H aw ks' com e back hopes were dashed w hen their field goal attem pt w as blocked w ith less than tw o m in utes rem aining. "T he gam e w asn't done until (late)," L oyola coach Keith Boyd said. "In the end, o ur inability to m ove the ball offensively hurt us the m ost." T he Lords got the better o f L oyola at the line o f scrim m age, providing protection for Parkhill in the first h a lf and pressuring H awks pivot C hris B aluschak throughout the contest. Baluschak w as forced out o f the gam e in the fourth quarter after taking a hard blow to the head. "We d id n 't get as m uch pressure on their quarterback as w e w anted to, but you've got to put your resources som ew here." said Boyd. "T hey ran successfully last (gam e, a 31 -0 N elson victory over L oyola to close the regular season) so w e used som e o f our resources to stop the run. "T hat cost us a bit o f a pass rush." A ssum ption advanced to the H alton final, blanking the Holy Trinity T itans 35-0 at B urlington's G eneral Brock High School. E l JU NIOR FOOTBALL, TIER ONE - final W T PF PA P G 26 4 4 0 132 8 NELSON 4 0 71 43 3 ASSUMPTION 4 64 4 2 0 43 NOTRE DAME 110 2 4 I 0 51 HOLY TRINITY 4 0 52 111 0 MM ROBINSON 0 Thurs. (Oct. 30), 2 p.m.. preliminary playoff: M.M. Robinson at Holy Trinity. Last Thursday (Oct. 23). regular season finale: Assumption 10. Notre Dame 0: Nelson 34, M.M. Robinson 13. JU N IO R FOOTBALL, T IE R TW O - east division This week second round playoffs (all games Thursday. Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.): Loyola at Iroquois Ridge: Oakville Trafalgar at Milton District. Last Thursday (Oct. 23) preliminary round playoff scores: Oakville Trafalgar 40. White Oaks 8; Loyola 34, Georgetown 12. JU N IO R FOOTBALL, T IER TW O - west division This week second round playoffs (all games Thursday. O c t 30 at 2 p.m.): Burlington Central at Aquinas: Aldershot at Lord Elgin. Last Thursday (Oct. 23) preliminary round playoff scores: Aldershot 43. Q.E. Park 20: Burlington Central 35. Blakelock 16. 6 Annual Ski 8 Snowboard Swap SENIOR FOOTBALL, T IER ONE This week the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association champi onship game will take place Friday. Oct. 31. II a.m., at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Last Friday (Oct. 24) semifinal playoff scores: Assumption 35, Holy Trinity 0: Nelson 24. Loyola 14 (see story). SENIOR FOOTBALL. T IER TW O - east division This week second round playoffs (all games Friday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.): Bishop Reding at Iroquois Ridge; Milton at Oakville Trafalgar. Last Friday (Oct. 24) preliminary round playoff scores: Milton 59, Georgetown 0; Bishop Reding 29, Aquinas 0. SENIOR FOOTBALL, T IE R TW O - west division This week second round playoffs (all games Friday. Oct. 3 1 at 2 p.m.): Burlington Central at Q.E. Park: Blakelock at Lord Elgin. Last Friday (Oct. 24) preliminary round playoff scores: Blakelock 10, Pearson 0: Burlington Central 31. Aldershot 10. Complete standings and league results available at www.hssaa.org. Peter McCusker · O a kville B ea ver This Nelson player gets a piece of the jersey of Loyola QB C hris Baluschak in tie r one high school playoff action from last Friday. tftftHeights T I C O M IN GO C T 3P 'JJ 0V1S 5 2" Held at Country Heritage Park 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton Just around the Corner from Glen Eden! All proceeds to support the Milton Heights Racing Program More info on the web site www.miltonheights.com Blades split pair at home H om e w asn't so sw eet for the O akville Blades who dropped a 4-3 decisio n to the M ilton IceH aw ks in provincial ju n io r A hockey action at Ice S ports O akville on Saturday. It w as the B lades' first hom e gam e after a successful seven-gam e road sw ing in which they w ent 5-2. H om e w as m uch sw eeter on Sunday night w ith the Blades blasting the Buffalo L ightning 81 in a gam e that w as played in W estw ood A rena in Etobicoke. Saturday w as a back and forth gam e. M ilton jum ped out to a 1-0 lead but then had to com e back from tw o one-goal deficits w ith the w inner m idway through the third period. O akville goals were scored by Nick D odge. Darrell Sim ich and Kory Helowka. A ssists w ent to Sim ich, T yler Kelloway, M ike Sw inton and Steven Pinizzotto. O n Sunday night, the well rounded Blades attack had three play ers w ith three p o in ts -- C harlie G iffin (2g, la ), Nick D odge ( l g , 2a) and M ike Sw inton (3a). O ther goals were scored by Jason D opaco, Nick D avis, C h ris K oras, Brad M cK enzie and Jason Dopaco. O ther assists w ent to Dopaco. T yler W ooddisse and R oger Kim. 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