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Oakville Beaver, 29 Jan 2015, p. 30

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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 29, 2015 | 30 Oakville's Osborne named new president of Golf Association of Ontario Oakville's Christian Osborne is the new president of the Golf Association of Ontario. Osborne, who has volunteered with the GAO since 2011 and is a member of the Mississauga Golf and Country Club, was named GAO president at the association's annual general meeting Saturday at Glencairn Golf Club in Halton Hills. "It is an honour that I don't deserve but certainly am very proud of, and I will work at it as hard as I can," said Osborne, noting past president Jim King often re- Christian Osborne ferred to the position as `head volunteer'. "There are challenges, of course, but the game of golf that we love has survived world wars, depression, famine and recession. The challenges we face now are difficult, but nothing compared to what the game faced in the past," he added. Osborne is currently the owner and vicepresident of sales and marketing of KleenFlo Tumbler Industries in Toronto. He golfed collegiately at the University of Toledo (Ohio), is a past member at The National Golf Club of Canada, has served on the Mississauga club board and won the Mississauga club championship in 2000, and he has served on multiple committees for the GAO over the past several years. Sports Briefs Discovering new revenue streams and building the association's relationship with Golf Canada are two GAO priorities Osborne listed at Saturday's meeting. Osborne is the 13th president in the history of the GAO, which was formed in 2001 with the amalgamation of the Ontario Ladies' Golf Association and the Ontario Golf Association. Tyke red Habs dominate Milton tournament The Oakville Habs tyke red team defeated three Milton opponents by a combined score of 61-6 to go undefeated in five games at the recent Milton Winterhawks Classic hockey tournament. Oakville defeated the Milton Leafs 18-1, Milton Jets 12-0 and Milton Sharks 10-2 in the preliminary round, then grounded the Jets 11-0 in the semifinals and downed the Sharks 10-3 in the final. Contributing to the Habs' success were Jason Litrop, Braiden Flemington, Colsen Flemington, Jordan Cummings, Michael Modopoulos, Jake Greenwood, Sean Castellarin, Quenten Chaney, Keegan McKenna, Scott Milligan, Garrett Henderson, Spencer Booler, Max Newton, Ethan Creange and Jakob McGregor-Lane. The team is coached by Ed Greenwood, Andrew Booler, Tom Milligan, Jason Modopoulos, Greg Newton and Dom McKenna. Lorraine Delory is the Habs' manager. Minor midget Rangers round up foes in Texas The Oakville minor midget A blue Rangers lassoed the competition at the 13th annual Fall Roundup hockey tournament recently in Dallas, Texas. Adam Perruzza scored twice and Jack Creighton added an insurance marker as Oakville downed the Texas Jr. Brahmas 3-1 in the final. Also contributing to the Rangers' undefeated showing at the tournament were Aidan Iaboni, Christopher Vezina, Adam Farley, Adam Grace, Ben Schledewitz, Brett Varey, Bryan Watson, Carson Terry, Connor Kozak, Jack Guimaraes, James McLean, Justin Burgess, Ken Lemieux, Matt DiGiantommaso, Matt Long and Stephen Kemp. Kevin Schledewitz, Don DiGiantommaso, Rob Iaboni and Max Farley coach the Rangers, Bruce Watson is the trainer, Terri Perruzza is the manager and Lisa Guimaraes was a key organizer of the Rangers' participation in the Dallas tournament. Oakville bantams win Ottawa Silver Seven title A 3-1 victory over the Toronto Aeros clinched the Silver Seven title for the Oakville bantam AA Rangers at the recent Capital Fall Classic hockey tournament in Ottawa. Oakville, which tied Toronto 1-1 earlier in the tournament, outshot the Aeros 28-6 in the championship game. In the Rangers' other games, they blanked Quebec's Chevaliers De L 'Achenaie 5-0, tied Ottawa Silver Seven 0-0, downed the West Mall Lightning 4-1 and shut out the Mississauga Braves 4-0. Oakville goaltenders A.J. Sachdev and Sam Gaskin combined to allow just three goals in the six games. Other members of the Rangers are Ben Ecclestone, Lukas Radinovic, Nolan Guertin, Ryan Radovich, Nicholas Ivanchenko, Patty Maloney, Will McAllister, Jake Howden, Riley Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey Rice, Evan McHenry, Matt Evans, Paul Franko, Matthew Cvitak and Daniel Littlejohn. Jim Franko, Pat McHenry and Tim Evans coach the Rangers. Mike Radinovic is the trainer. 15U volleyball Thunder claims Challenge Cup The Oakville Thunder 15U blue team won gold at the Challenge Cup volleyball tournament recently in Markham. Oakville defeated the Leaside Lightning 15U team 23-25, 25-21, 15-5 in the final, the Thunder's fifth win in as many games that day. Oakville advanced to the title game with a straight-set victory over the Georgetown Impact in the semifinals. The Thunder's win advanced the team to the premier division for its next 15U tournament. Members of the Oakville squad are Leah Holden, Emily Semplonius, Cady Bishop, Ivy Gibson, Alisa Ermarkaryan, Nicole Hopper, Talia Loreti, Daniela Luna, Alexandra Kinkartz and Maddie Watson. THE GYM NAUTILUS Est. 1982 Convenient, clean, and friendly. We're Oakville's best kept secret! High quality weight training and Nautilus cardio equipment. Experienced and mature personal trainers. Carpeted, air conditioned with ample natural light from large windows. Free indoor parking. PWHL Hornets post win and tie, unbeaten in last five The Oakville Hornets extended their latest Provincial Women's Hockey League unbeaten streak to five games with a victory and draw last weekend. Oakville played to a 2-2 stalemate with the Barrie Sharks Saturday -- despite outshooting its hosts 46-16 -- and edged the Durham West Lightning 2-1 Sunday in Ajax. Mackenzie Stamper's first PWHL goal was a big one for the Hornets Saturday, tying the game with 5:46 remaining in regulation time. Lauren Patterson also scored for Oakville. Sunday, Christina Putigna broke a 1-1 second-period tie with her eighth goal of the year. Madison Field provided Oakville's other marker, and goaltender Nikki Cece made 25 saves to remain undefeated this season (13-0-1). The Hornets (26-2-3) will visit the Leaside Wildcats this Saturday, then host the Brampton Canadettes Monday (8 p.m., Joshua's Creek Arenas). 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