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Wednesday, October 13, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 Ron Kuzyk Photo Laura Bandy, of Pilgrim wood School, captured the gold medal in the Halton Senior Girls Cross Country Championship. Huge turnout for cross country meet The Halton Board of Education held its annual Halton Championship Cross Country Meet at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington, on Oct. 6th -- 1,886 runners and 53 schools participated in the Junior Meet held in the morning and 675 runners from 29 schools competed in the Senior Meet, held in the afternoon. The races were very exciting. The top teams in each category (deter­ mined by adding the total of each school's best four places and, therefore, the lowest total represents the winner) was awarded a pennant for their school. Individuals and teams in the top six of each category were awarded ribbons. Halton Junior Schools Team Cross Country Results TYKE GIRLS -- 8 yrs. 1. Pine Grove (51); 2. Limehouse (104); 3. George Kennedy (123); 4. Heritage Glen (127); 5. Pilgrim Wood (164); 6. Chisholm (219); 7. Brookdale (238); 8. Harrison (258); 9. Robert Baldwin (261); 10. C.H. Norton (273). ATOM GIRLS -- 9 yrs. 1. Sunningdale (55); 2. C.H. Norton (70); 3. Champlain (108); 4. Kilbride (123); 5. Sheridan (148); 6. J.T. Tuck (150); 7. Harrison (151); 8. Brantwood (166); 9. Linbrook (183); 10. Pine Grove (202). BANTAM GIRLS -- 10 yrs. 1. Pine Grove (73); 2. Sunningdale (106); 3. Clarksdale (134); 4. Falgarwood (135); 5. Pilgrim Wood (144); 6. Heritage Glen (147); 7. C.H. Norton (166); 8. Tom' Thomson (191); 9. Linbrook (195); 10. Glenview (210). Halton Junior Schools Team Cross Country Results TYKE BOYS -- 8 yrs. 1. George Kennedy (46); 2. Pine Grove (117); 3. River Oaks (175); 4. Pilgrim Wood (178); 5. J.T. Tuck (185); 6. Bruce T. Lindley (203); 7. Dr. C. Best (207); 8. Maple Grove (208); 9. Brantwood (232); 10. Glenview (264). ATOM BOYS -- 9 yrs. 1. Pine Grove (23); 2. Linbrook (59); 3. George Kennedy (104); 4. J.T. Tuck (164); 5. Central (165); 6. Pilgrim Wood (167); 7. Harrison (187); 8. Tom Thomson (200); 9. Maple Grove (226); 10. Chisholm (230). BANTAM BOYS -- 10 yrs. 1. Pineland(116);2. Harrison (124); 3. C.H. Norton (141); 4. Abbey Lane (173); 5. W.E. Breckon (175); 6. Heritage Glen (200); 7. J.T. Tuck (218); 9. Pauline Johnson (234); 10. Brantwood (237). JUNIOR GIRLS -- 11 yrs. 1. Pine Grove (32); 2. J.T. Tuck (44); 3. Pilgrim Wood (52); 4. Frontenac (60); 5. Clarksdale (85); 6. Mountain Gardens (134). JUNIOR BOYS -- 11 yrs. 1. Rolling Meadows (51); 2. J.T. Tuck (67); 3. Pine Grove (69); 4. Frontenac (88); 5. Pauline Johnson (103); 6. Champlain (117); 7. Paul A. Fisher (125); 8. Clarksdale (132); 9. Pilgrim Wood (133); 10. C.H. Norton (138). Junior Halton Individual Cross Country Results TYKE GIRLS -- 8 yrs. 1. Jennifer Hyland (Pine Grove); 2. Hannah Raaflaub (Pine Grove); 3. Amanda Baynton (Paul A. Fisher); 4. Kaitlin Shuvera (Robert Baldwin); 5. Samantha Wilson (Heritage Glen); 6. Kati Frost (George Kennedy); 7. Katie Morrow (Tom Thomson); 8. Holly Stewart (W.H. Morden); 9. Gabby Kosziwka (Limehouse); 10. Kristy Cameron (Oakwood). TYKE BOYS -- 8 yrs. 1. Kyle Bekker (Falgarwood); 2. Chris Desrosiers (Pine Grove); 3. Phillip Gunnewiek (Pauline Johnson); 4. Shane Greaves (George Kennedy); 5. Mikael Schlumpf (Brantwood); 6. Brendan MacDonald (George Kennedy); 7. Devon Novakowsky (Bruce T. Lindley); 8. Matthew Lasewell (Kilbride); 9. Carlton Barrons (Pilgrim Wood); 10. Robert McClay (J.T. Tuck). ATOM GIRLS -- 9 yrs. 1. Katie MacDonnell (Sunningdale); 2. Alaina Porter (J.T. Tuck); 3. Laura Pendelbury (Abbey Lane); 4. Kristyn Dunlop (Pineland); 5. Elena Doma (Kilbride); 6. Katie Banks (George Kennedy); 7. Kaylen Shirroda (Linbrook); 8. Christine Cochrane (Sheridan); 9. Shannon Hamilton (Sheridan); 10. Katlyn Murdza (C.H. Norton). ATOM BOYS -- 9 yrs. 1. Jamie McKeown (Pine Grove); 2. Bradley Hoy (Martin Street); 3. David Slattery (Linbrook); 4. Brook Socket'. (Central); 5. Ryan McMahon (Pine Grove); 6. Theo Koolen (Pine Grove); 7. John Leckie (George Kennedy); 8. Thomas Faulkner (W.E. Breckon); 9. Taylor Sykes (Pineland); 10. Garret Mott (Chisholm). BANTAM GIRLS -- 10 yrs. 1. Jenna Bull (Linbrook); 2. Tara Bourgeois (Clarksdale); 3. Micayla Aheam; 4. Kelly Kross (Falgarwood); 5. Sara Haller (Pauline Johnson); 6. Carleigh Joyce (Pine Grove); 7. Jenny Slater (Sunningdale); 8. Erica Smith (Glenview); 9. Ashley Scarrow (Pineland); 10. Carly MacMillan (Falgarwood). BANTAM BOYS -10 YEARS 1. Michael Young (Maple Grove); 2. Evan Pierce (W. E. Breckon); 3. Spencer Maynard (J.T. Tuck); 4. Jonathan McMurrich (Abbbey lane); 5. Kelan Lain (Eastview); Anthony Albrecht (Brantwood); 7. Ryan Moyer (Champlain); 8. Braden Gallant (Pineland); 9. Brad Dupee (C. H. Norton); 10. Jacob Truant (Sheridan). JUNIOR GIRLS - 11 YEARS 1. Sarah Collins (River Oaks); 2. Jessica Ciprietti (John T. Tuck); 3. Addi Soeder (Pine Grove); 4. Caitlin Bailey (Pilgrim Wood); 5. Natalie Mittler (Pilgrim Wood); 6. Samantha White (John T. Tuck); 7. Samantha Marshall (Pine Grove); 8. Frankie Formagie (Clarksdale); 9. Amaanda Waugh (Frontenac); 10. Maddi Small (Pine Grove). JUNIOR BOYS - 11 YEARS 1. Manny Campbell (Pauline Johnson); 2. Johathan West (J. T. Tuck); 3. Neil Keays (Pauline Johnson); 4. Joel Matthews (Frontenanc); 5. Sam Rea (Central); 6. Andrew Edwars (Pilgrim Wood); 7. Chris Allen (Rolling Meadows); 8. David Landry (Pine Grove); 9. Ryan Kreiner (Champlain); 10. Darien Hazam (Ryerson). Halton Senior Cross Country results will appear in Firday's Oakville Beaver. Trade to Minnesota revived Gagner's career (Continued from page D1) it is a 'read and react' kind of game. "But I think it gives me a little bit more of an ability to teach it then some other guys who just go with the flow, and they can't explain why they did some­ thing during a game because it was just the right thing to do, but they're having trouble explaining it. "I used to pre-think certain things, and what I wanted to accomplish in a game. "I overthought. I mean I'd talk to some guys and they'd look at me like I was a little bizarre sometimes. I did like to think about the game." The Minor Oaks Hockey Association has embraced the Mitron system, a com­ prehensive fitness and training regiment that is age appropriate. Gagner likes what he sees, so far, and, in fact, said a lot of the Mitron drills are similar to what he was doing over the last couple of years, especially in Florida under a skills coach from the Czech Republic. "A lot of these drills are game situa­ tion drills. As long as you can get the kids to understand that. That's the thing. You've got to get them to understand that these are game situation drills so you have to teach them to visualize being in a game because all kids have a tendency to daydream and just go through the motions in a drill. "But they can really get the most out of it and when they apply them to a game it's just that much easier. It becomes sec­ ond nature to them. "You always have to teach the kids that while you're doing the drills, pretend you're in a game. "And that's a good thing to teach kids, too, is visualization because that's not something that always comes natural to a lot of kids but it really helps. "Every practice is a dress rehearsal and you have to be able to translate that to a game. The hard work pays off, though, he assures. "It's a rewarding experience when you do those kind of drills and it works in a game. You kind of see what the purpose of them is." Gagner entered the NHL highly touted, drafted 12th overall by the New York Rangers. "It wasn't as good as an experience as I would have liked. I didn't want to disappoint as a high pick and I felt I did. And then I felt I wasn't given the opportunity, but it's all a Catch 22. You don't do well off the bat, then you don't get an opportunity. But if you don't get an opportunity, you don't do well." Being traded to Minnesota, he said, turned out to be a real jump start for his career. "It was a very low key place to play. It was like playing for a junior team. You drive into the rink, you don't see anybody. You play the game as hard as you can and you come out and there's nobody around because it's too cold to stick around after the game. "It was a really easy place to play and it gave me a chance to really concentrate on the game and develop my game at that level. It couldn't have worked out any better. A lot of guys don't get that second chance. "Actually I ran into Dean DaFazio whose son plays for the (Oakville triple-A) major atoms and he was with Pittsburgh, and he didn't get a second chance, really. "Pittsburgh, at that time, was one of the worst organizations in the league. And you know who saved that organization and he's done it again (Mario Lemieux). But he came after Dean was there. "Dean didn't get a chance to go anywhere else. Had he got a chance you never know what could have turned out for him. "There was a lot of guys like that, and I was real­ ly lucky to get a second chance." The Cutting Edge Hockey Skating Academy A Premier Skating and Hockey Development Programme Skills & Drills Hockey Development for 4-6 year-olds Gliders Learn to Skate Classes for 4-9 year-olds Mini-Season Team Games for 4-6 year-olds F o r in fo r m a t io n c a ll (905)849-9712 WE'D LIKE TO PUT YOU O N 1CE Ice available for rent O akville Parks & Recreation Department 5-5989 POSTAGE S TA M P S IIO W 3 M illio n s in S ta m p s, C o v e r s a n d P o s tc a r d s FREE ADMISSION Oueen Elizabeth B u ild in g C N E G ro u n ds T o ro n to , O N O cto b e r 15. 16. 17. 1999 FRI. 11 AM - 6 PM SAT. 10 AM -6 PM SUN. 10 A M -4 PMDoor Prizes! 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