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Glenlew n CHRYSLER · 15 0 23SS Royal Windsor Editor: Norm Nelson Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: nnelson@haltonsearch.com SPORTS Ontario Cup finals await local sides Five Oakville teams qualify for next month' s provincial finals By Robb Swybrous SPEC IA L T O THE BEAVER W hen this year's Ontario Cup soccer finals kick off at the Coffee Time Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ont., next month, the Oakville Soccer Club (OSC) will be well represented. Five of the club's teams earned berths in the provincial finals for their respective divisions with semifinal wins last weekend in Ontario Soccer Association playoff action. The w om en's Storm and girls' under-12 Demons qualified for finals as did the boys' under- 14 Winstars, under-16 (Tier 1) Strikers and under16 (Tier 2) United. "This is probably the most teams we've had in the finals in five or six years," Rick Morandini, club head coach said. This year's results also indicate a shift in the balance of power among OSC teams. Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver In the past few years, it's been the Diana Matheson, left, of the Oakville Storm women's rep girls teams that consistently produce high-calibre results. soccer team, beats a defender, while teammate Kathryn The OSC is obviously proud of its Link, above in white, battles for the ball during Ontario girls' successes, but Morandini said the Cup semiHnal action last weekend in Burlington against club has been actively, working to the Stoney Creek Saltfleet Proto. Oakville won 2-0. improve the skill levels of its boys teams, so more of them can challenge The under-16 The under-12 for provincial titles. (Tier 2) United Bluestars last Having three boys' teams in this weekend lost 1-0 beat North Bay (A ll games at Coffee Time Soccer Centre, year's finals, says Morandini, makes to Glen Shields 15-0 in its semifi 7601 Martin Grove Rd., Vaughan, Ont.) the club's work worthwhile. nal and will play Sun Devils and "Our girls program has been very were eliminated the Mount Under-14 boys" Winstars -- Sept. 7, 1 p.m. vs. East York strong for the past couple of years. Our from Ontario Cup Hamilton Tornado Under-12 g irls' Demons -- Sept. 8. 10 a.m. vs. London boys teams have been good in some play. in the final Sept. Under-16 boys' (Tier 1) Strikers -- Sept. 8, 4 p.m. vs. Brampton divisions but overall not as strong as 14 at 5 p.m. The Winstars the girls," Morandini said. "So, to have earned their berth Women Storm -- Sept. 8, 6 p.m. vs. South Nepean The girls' sides three teams in the finals is a very posi by beating South will be led by the Under-16 boys' (Tier 2) United -- Sept. 14. 5 p.m. vs. Hamilton tive statement as to how well our boys' Nepean 1-0 last women's Storm -- program is going." or at least a reason weekend in semifinal action. They'll play their final Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. against The OSC actually had a chance to play the East York Komets in the final the Brampton Rangers. Oakville quali able facsimile of it. have four boys teams vying for the set for Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Storm coach Billy McKenna said fied for the game by beating Ontario Cup. at least 13 of the women on the The under-16 (Tier 1) Strikers will Scarborough 4-2 in the semifinals. O ntario C up Schedule: O akville team s team 's original roster are no longer playing for the Storm because they've returned to their college teams in the U.S. for training camps to prepare for the NCAA season. But being down more than a dozen regulars didn't stop them from beating Stoney Creek Saltfleet Proto 2-0 in their semifinal match. And McKenna says it shouldn't stop them from having a good chance to win the Cup either. "Our replacements are really strong so we didn't lose very much," said McKenna. "I went to the Ontario Cup last year and we were the biggest of favourites and we lost so, no predic tions. If our players want it, it's there for them to go and get." To qualify for the final, the Storm used goals from veteran Tiffany Meinen and under-19 player Amanda Di Carlo to beat Proto. The Storm is set to play the South Nepean Iron Eagles in the final, sched uled for Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. Preparing for the provincial final against South Nepean should be a straight forward process for the Storm. The Oakville women beat the Iron Eagles recently in league play and are familiar with the Ottawa-area team 's playing style. But they're not taking them lightly. "I watched them play (in the semifi nals)," McKenna said. "They have to be a good team to get this far, to get to the finals." The under-12 girls' Demons will play London Supernova Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. They qualified for the final by beating Ajax 2-1 in semifinal action. All Ontario Cup final games will be played in the Grove Fields in Vaughan, Ont., at the Coffee Time Soccer Centre. The centre is located north of Hwy. 407 on Martin Grove Rd. For more information about the Ontario Cup visit www.soccer.on.ca. 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