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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A pril 30, 2003 - D3 White Oaks wins Ontario cheerleading title The new ly crowned O ntario pro vin cial champion W hite Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) Wildcats have worked extremely hard throughout the season and there have been many trials and tribulations, since the very first day when the new team was picked bac^: in the early summer months. Practicing during the summer once a week for tw o to three hours and then, when the school year started, twice a week fo r three hours, they improved daily. Deciding that they were going to enter m u lti ple competitions, the W ildcats needed funding to bring them to the peak o f perfection. From car washes to Krispy Kreme donut sales to their very own Christmas Cheer competition held in December o f 2002, as w ell as generous sponsor contributions, they raised enough funds fo r the current season. A t the O ntario Cheerleading Federation (OCF) regional championships in February they placed third. W ishing to raise the bar they competed the next day at the Power Cheerleading Open Championship in Woodstock -- and won it. Out o f this experience, a new found excite ment and m otivation helped to carry them through into a new routine that they hoped would put them over the top at the Americheer National Championships in Orlando Florida in March. Knowing that they were going to face some very skilled and w e ll trained athletes, the W ildcats' hope was to come w ithin the top five, however they settled fo r 13th -- still, not bad fo r a four-year old squad. They took away m otivation and a new team motto: ` no second chances'. The O ntario C heerleading A ssociation's provincial championships where held last week end. attracting 19 teams. The WOSS cheerleading team made it through the q u a lifyin g round in third place. W ith a new found m otivation and a goal in mind, their w ork was cut out for them because the defending champion M ilton D istrict High School and perennial powerhouse and fellow O akville school T. A. Blakelock (five time champions) came fu lly prepared and focused on a title shot as w ell. It was a great battle but eventually the W hite The W h ite Oaks W ildcats won provincial gold last weekend and w ill now seek to earn a national gold this weekend at Ihe Hershey Centre. See story for complete team list. Oaks W ildcats came away w ith the bragging rights. Onwards and upwards, in the search o f the next level title, the Wildcats w ill be attending the Power Cheerleading A thletics relatively new national championships this coming weekend (M ay 3/4) at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. They are hungry and intent on further stock ing their trophy cases. Thanks to club coaches Natalie Vonlanthen and A lex Robinson and the parent volunteer Heather Ito. Team Members: Chelsea Aboud, C heryl Alderdice, Kassy Birtch. Erin Dean. Carley Drake, K ris ty Easton. Chelsea G all, Julie Gammon, Amanda George, Natasha Henry, Chelsea Ito, Stephanie Lee, Jen Louth, Julie MacFarlane, Laura M cN a ir, M oya M ille r, Chelsea M ills -A lk e m a , Shannon M urray, Amanda Pugleise, A m y Robinson. Laura Rowan. Daryl Schaus, Mandy Unger. Jessica W ithell and Catrina Ziesman. H E R IT A G E G L E N It was also a banner day for O akville with Heritage Glen winning the ju n io r varsity provin cial title. For picture and story o f their accom plishments. see Friday's O akville Beaver. Oakville Field Hockey Club ready to take their act outdoors * ** The O akville Field Hockey Club capped o ff its indoor sea son this past weekend with a tournament for its U-13 play ers. The OFHC was able to enter two full teams and wel comed tw o teams from Toronto -- the Lyons and the Titans -- and one team from Sarnia. Both Toronto teams were quite strong w ith the Titans boasting tw o 12-year-old players on the Ontario U-16 team. O akville held its own, tying Sarnia 7-7 in their first match, and beating them 7-4 in the second. Highlights were an eightgoal day from Claire Ventress -- four in one game -- and a hat-trick from nine-year-old Je ff Robertson. The club is also apprecia tive to the sponsors who donated prizes and food: Repo Depo, D om inion Food, M icrosoft and GE Capital. The outdoor season is soon to begin and for the second year w ill be split into two d iv i sions -- U-13 and U-18. The masters division is also very strong at the club. "Through the winter we've always had more than 20 play ers participate each week," said club president John Picone. The O akville Field Hockey Club is still accepting registra tions for their summer pro gram. A ll games and rookie clin ics are held on the artificial tu rf at Appleby College. There w ill be a rookie clinic this Saturday (M ay 3), 4-6 p.m. The cost is $5. For more inform ation about jo in in g the OFHC, call John Picone at 905-825-8498. e-mail at ofhc@cogeco.ca or visit the OFHC web site www.geocities.com/ofhc. New members can register on-line. L a u ra Sanndul of O akv ille in action against the Toronto Titans. Peter McCusker The O akville Summer M in or Hockey League is holding registration this Saturday (May 3) from noon-2 p.m. at River Oaks Recreation Centre. The league has openings for players aged 5-15, and is operated on a house league format (no club entries, only individuals). Once-a-week play begins in mid-May, with no Friday or week end games. For further information, please call 905-849-9712. S u m m c rle a g u es ig nu p Grant application deadline The Oakville Sports Council w ill be hosting a regular sport first aid refresh er course this Sunday (May 4), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Glen Abbey rec centre. The refresher course is $16 for members and $32.50 for non members. For more information or to register for the courses, please contact Darcy Brioux at darcy.brioux@utoronto.ca. The Oakville Sports Council is a community partnership, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the betterment o f sport in Oakville. The Oakville Sports Council 2003 Development Grant Applications are now available. Deadline for submissions is today (Wednesday, A p ril 30). Applications can be downloaded from the Oakville Sports Council website at eteamz.com/oakvillesportscouncil or by contacting Art Walford at 905-8274909 or walford@sympatico.ca. For more inform ation about the Oakville Sports Council and its pro grams, please contact Louise Veres at 905-845-6601, ext. 3154 or lveres@oakville.ca. ·Oakville Beaver Novice selects win at world's largest women's hockey tourney The Oakville Hornets novice selects capped o ff a great season by winning the Brampton Canadettes' 36th Annual Easter Tournament -- the world's largest female hockey tournament -- by defeat ing the Leaside Wildcats with less than one minute remaining in the second overtime period. Camille Leonard was outstanding in net for Oakville, posting three shutouts and allowing only two goals total in five wins throughout the weekend. The final game went scoreless as both goalies stopped all shots during regula tion time. With the teams down to play ing 3-on-3 in OT. a scramble for the puck in the Leaside zone resulted in Isabella Dinadis scoring on a wrap-around for the well-earned victory and exciting finish to the tournament. Oakville won its semifinal game 4-1 over the Cambridge Roadrunners. The game was much closer than the score would indicate with Oakville holding a tenuous 2-1 lead until late in the game when they added a couple o f insurance markers. Goals were scored by Jennifer Newman (2), Isabella Dinadis and Nathalie Mihalek. Assists went to Amanda Boudreau(2), Isabella Dinadis and Lauren Swant. ' Here's a preliminary round recap: Oakville 2, Scai^irough Sharks 0: goals scored by Amanda Boudreau and Paige Casey. Assists to Lauren Kadwell, Laura Heyland and Sara Santos. Oakville 4, Cornwall Typhoons 0: Oakville goals were scored by Christina McLean. Emily O'Neal. Isabella Dinadis and Jennifer Newman. Assists went to Jennifer Fallon. Sydney Cudmore, Daniela Deschamps, Laura Heyland. NWHL stars set up camp (Continued trom page D1) O a kville Hornets novice selects. B A C K R O W : assistant coach Steve Jo h n C udm ore and coach Diane M ihalek. T H I R D R O W : C hristin a Am anda Boudreau, Isabella Dinadis and E m ily O 'N e ill. S E C O N D L a u ra H eyland. Je n n ife r Newm an, Paige Casey, Je n n ife r Fallon and Daniela Deschamps. IN F R O N T : C am ille Leonard. Casey, coach Tom M cLe a n , assistant coach M c Le a n , L a u re n Sw ant, Clarisse Schneider, R O W : Nathalie M ihalek, Sydney Cudm ore, S a ra Santos. A B S E N T : La u re n Kad w ell and Dinadis and McLean. Oakville 4, Oshawa Panthers I : goals were scored by Lauren Swant (2), Paige Casey and Isabella Dinadis. Assists went to Paige Casey (2), Sydney Cudmore, Clarisse Schneider. The team had an outstanding season together, with a 19-5-1 record, despite a lack o f ice time that allowed for very few practices as a team. The Hornets also won a tournament in W hitby at New Year's, and were finalists in the Leaside tournament, loosing in a shootout over March Break. It's obviously a strong age group for Oakville, with the novice A rep team winning the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (O W H A) provincial championship. gates for women who followed. After a career with the Northeastern Huskies, being named All-American and leading the team to three championships, Rosa spent a year as the assistant coach o f the team. " I really enjoy working with kids," said Rosa. "I enjoy giving back to the sport that has given me 30 years." McKay, age 31. has 12 years o f hock ey school experience and 10 years expe rience playing at the highest levels o f women's hockey. M cKay graduated from the University o f Western Ontario with an Honours Degree in Kinesiology. McKay lives in Oakville and works as a consultant for an insurance company. "For so long, it's been fathers and brothers who have been coaching," said McKay. " This is a positive development because now the [women] players are running the schools." When asked what she would tell a young girl who aspires to play in the National Women's Hockey League. McKay answered: "I would tell her that she needs to work hard, practice a lot. and the opportunity w ill be there." To register, please contact the Shooting Stars Hockey School at (905) 844-8543 at 16 Washington Avenue. Oakville, Ontario. L6K 1W6.