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BASKETBALL OLYMPICS Dominant D secures bantam hoops title for Trinity HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@ burlingtonpost.com Holy Trinity Titans coach Andrew Saulez said you're never quite sure what you're getting in bantam basket­ ball, but it didn't take long to see that he would have an athletic team. Bryson Guy quarterbacked the Ti­ tans' football team. Elijah Hammill twice competed in the Pitch, Hit & Run competition at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. How that would translate to the basketball court remained to be seen. An early-season tournament an­ swered the question. With the scoring spread around lineup, the Titans were the Halton Catholic bantam league's highest- scoring team. But it was on the defen­ sive end that Trinity really dominat­ ed. The Titans allowed just 31 points per game, 5.5 less than any of their op­ ponents. They got even stingier in the playoffs, allowing just 13 against St. Thomas Aquinas in the quarter-finals and 23 against Corpus Christi in the semis. In Wednesday's Halton Catholic championship game against the Bish­ op Reding Royals, the Titans didn't al­ low a single point in the opening quar­ ter. By half, they had built a com­ manding 29-6 lead on their way to a 41- 23 victory. "We are a very good defensive re­ bounding team so we held teams to one shot a lot of the time," said Saulez, who coached the team with Anthony Pugliese and Dominic Ragonetti. Centre Christian Stefan, who provided a presence in the paint, and point guard Nedas Kibildis, a good shooter who ran the offence, also proved to be valuable contrib­ utors. In the final, Hammill paced the of­ fence with 10 points, Guy had seven and Stefan had six. The Titans finished the regular season with a 7-1 record, beating the Royals in the final regular season game to create a three-way tie for first with Reding and Assumption, who handed Trinity its only loss. Other members of the Titans' Hal­ ton Catholic championship team are Patrick Kelly, Raffi Espinosa, Cedric Smith, Jure Trutina, J'Lani Williams, Nathan Pauley, Matthew Ramelli, Da­ vid Drobner, Sam Greenshields, Tyler Milford. 41 Local skier finishes 48th Olympic in giant slalom Halton-raised Dickson will also compete in slalom Rodolfo Dickson fin­ ished 48th in the men's gi­ ant slalom in his Olympic debut. The Halton-raised skier is competing for Mexico in Pyeongchang, South Ko­ rea. Dickson was 55th in the field of 110 skiers with a time of one minute, 17.02 seconds in the first of two runs. He cut more than a third of a second off his sec­ ond run, finishing in a time of 1:16.67. That allowed him to move up seven spots in the final standings to 48th with a two-run combined time of 2:33.69. Dickson, who was born in Puerto Vallarta and adopted by Canadian par­ ents, will compete in the slalom on Feb. 22. Herb G a rbu tt/M e tro la nd Rodolfo Dickson shows off the race suit he'll wear at the Olympics. Dickson grew up in Oakville and Burlington but w ill represent Mexico, where he was born. He'll race in the giant slalom Feb. 18 and the slalom Feb. 22 HOCKEY Oakes sets shutout record as Oakville Hornets blank Barrie Madison Oakes broke one record and tied another as the Oakville Hornets blanked the Barrie Sharks 2-0 Saturday. Oakes stopped all 11 shots she faced to record her eighth shutout of the sea­ son, breaking the record she shared with Daniela Panic- cia and Maddy McArthur. The shutout was also the 15th of her career, tying her for the most career shutouts by a Hornet goalie with Pan- iccia and moving her into second all-time on the Pro­ vincial Women's Hockey League's all-time list. Sarah Fillier had both Oakville goals, scoring the winner with five minutes left in the second period and adding another 16 seconds into the third. It was the Hornets who were shut out in the final game of the regular season Sunday, falling 1-0 to Kings­ ton. Oakes made 31 saves in the loss. The Hornets fin­ ished in third place in the Provincial Women's Hockey League with a record of 22- 11-5. Oakville, the defending league champions, will meet the Burlington Barra­ cudas in the first round of the playoffs. Sarah Fillier scored twice in the Hornets' 4-0 win over the Bluewater Hawks Friday. Despite outshoot- ing the Hawks 12-3 in the opening period, Oakville didn't get on the board un­ til Catherine Trevors scored midway through the second period. Filler, playing in her first game since before Christmas, scored with a minute left in the period. The Hornets' captain then added another 16 sec­ onds into the third. Stepha­ nie Wallace added another goal two minutes later. Kira Memet had two as­ sists for the Hornets. Despite missing 16 games, Fillier leads the Hor­ nets with 30 points in 22 games. Oakes made 12 saves for the shutout. M i M b Founded in 1992, Oakville's largest youth baseball program f a m f o u r t h 2 0 1 8 R c Q i s t r a u v M v * ■■ , . -& i Saturday, February 17 & February 24, 2018 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Oakville Little League Fieldhouse 425 Cornwall Road - Oakville Little^League runs nationally recognized house league ana an-star Daseoan programs Ifo r boys and girl's ages 4-17 that emphasize FUN, TEAM WORK/ SKILL DEVELOPMENT & FAIR PLAY. ____ Go Further Oakville Little League www.oakvillelittleleague.com or call 905-827-1831 | O akville Beaver | Thursday, February 22, 2018 insidehalton.com mailto:hgarbutt@burlingtonpost.com http://www.oakvillelittleleague.com Local skier finishes 48th Olympic in giant slalom HOCKEY Founded in 1992, Oakville's largest youth baseball program 2018 RcQistrauvM v Saturday, February 17 & February 24, 2018 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Oakville Little League Fieldhouse 425 Cornwall Road Oakville Little^League runs nationally recognized house league ana an-star Daseoan programs Ifor boys and girl's ages 4-17 that emphasize FUN, TEAM WORK/ SKILL DEVELOPMENT & FAIR PLAY. Oakville Little League www.oakvillelittleleague.com or call 905-827-1831