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19 Win over London FC keeps Blue Devils six points up in Leagu e l standings A goal in the first minute by Taylor Mc Namara got the Oakville Blue Devils off to their customary good start in League1 soccer play last weekend, but the Men' s W est Divi sion leaders had to work until the very end against London FC to record a 2-1 victory. The Blue Devils needed the three points as they attempt to stave off Sigma FC in the battle for first place. Khody Ellis put Oakville up 2 -0 with a goal in the 4 0 th minute but FC London stormed back in the second half. Matthew Albert cut the lead in half in the 74th minute to add some suspense, but the Blue Devils hung on. Oakville head coach Duncan Wilde said he knew it would be a tough match once he saw FC London' s gamesheet. "They cam e today a lot stronger I think than they have been in previous w eeks, w h ich surprised us a little b it," he said. "C redit to th em , they p u t on a good g a m e ." The game was played in oppressive heat, which took its toll in the second half. "We thought it was important to get to the 65th , 70th minute in front, because we knew that both teams would need their bench and it proved to be so," added Wilde. W ith the win the Blue Devils improved to 1 7 -2 -1 for 5 2 points, six points ahead of the 1 4 -1 -4 Sigma F C , w hich has a game in hand. The Blue Devils are back in action Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. at Monarch Park in Toronto when they face the seventh-place Sanjaxx Li ons (4 -1 3 -3 ). Taylor McNamara, seen here in action earlier this season, scored in the first minute of last weekend's Oakville Blue Devils Leaguel Ontario 2-1 victory over London FC. Khody Ellis also scored to keep the Blue Devils six points ahead of Sigma FC in the Men's West Division standings. | photo by M artin Bazyl - League1 Ontario | Friday September 29, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insidehalton.com Four Oakville Hawks nam ed to Canadian under-17 box lacrosse showcase team Four Oakville players have been named to represent Canada at the Under-17 box la crosse showcase coming to Hamilton Satur day, Oct. 21. The U 17 team will face the Iroquois Na tionals during the 2 0 1 7 Heritage Cup cel ebrations, which features a showdown be tween a Canadian senior team and the U.S. at the First Ontario Centre. The Oakville players are Jonathan Gagliardi, transition, Curtis Goddard and Justin Sykes, attack, and Matthew W right, defence, all members of the Oakville Hawks. A total of 20 midget-aged athletes from across the country, all members of their re spective provincial teams at the 2 0 1 7 CLA National Championship, were selected by the national team coaching staff. Five provinces are represented on Team Canada' s roster, which includes nine play ers from Ontario, eight from Alberta and one each from British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia. "W e are confident this group of young men will represent Canada well," said head coach Josh Sanderson, who captured gold at the 2 011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Cham pionship in Prague and also played in the in augural Heritage Cup in 2002. Tickets for the Heritage Cup can be pur chased online through Ticketmaster. the final of the tournament, held in Cobourg, Ont. earlier this month. Ben Campbell scored the deciding goal. It was the first time the team had played together this preseason. The Rangers defeated Peterborough Petes, Hespeler Shamrocks, Ajax Knight and Nor thumberland Nighthawks to advance to the final against Whitby. Members of the team include Aidan Hill, Aiden Judd, Alec Tang, Ben Campbell, Braeden Dyck, Chris Jenner, Declan Helmkay, Ethan Louro, Griffin Moore, Jake Avison, Kyle Fernandes, Luke M azzocato, Matt Colagiacomo, Nathan Lipinski, Ryan Blumer, Sebastian Brenders and Thomas Lewandowski. Scott Moore and Dan Colagiacomo coach the team with assistant coach Bart Mazzocato and trainer Bruce Campbell. Sports Briefs and cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Univer sity of Toronto at Mississauga last weekend in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association m en' s soccer action. Kristian Ceko scored in the 31st minute to account for the first half Bruins scoring. Minor bantam Rangers champs at Justin Williams tournament The Oakville Rangers won all five of its games to take the Justin Williams Hockey Tournament championship trophy home, but it was as easy as it appears. The minor bantam AE rep squad needed overtime to defeat the W hitby Wildcats in Second-half outburst gives Bruins a 6-1 victory in men's soccer The Oakville minor bantam AE Ranger won the Justin W illiam s Hockey Tournament in Cobourg earlier this m onth.| photo submitted After giving up the lead just before the first half ended, the Sheridan Bruins scored twice in the first four minutes of the second half After that it was Mathew Santos (46th ), Francis Ameyaw (4 9 th), Santos again on a penalty shot (74th ), Jonathan D'Agu (76th ) and Ameyaw with his second (80th ). After playing two games in three days in abnormally hot weather, the Bruins are rest ing up for a visit from rival Humber tomor row (Saturday) at 3 :3 0 p.m. "Rest is the No. 1 priority, absolutely," said Sheridan head coach Andrew Seuradge. 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