OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 18, 2009 · 26 Two OAK swimmers medal at nationals Zack Chetrat won silver and Tera Van Beilen won medals, leading the Oakville Aquatic Club (OAK) to a 12th-place finish at last week's spring national shortcourse swimming championships in Toronto. All eight of OAK's swimmers at the meet contributed to the club's final points score, each showing well against strong opponents from across the country. "It was an incredibly exciting meet for our swimmers, to say the least," said OAK head coach Alex Wallingford. "Zack's senior leadership was a huge boost to the young kids. He was right there cheering and whistling for the rest of the gang. It was great." Chetrat, 18, won a silver in the 200-metre butterfly event, while 15-year-old Van Beilen earned bronze in the 50m breaststroke. Marni Oldershaw set two national age group records for the 13-14 girls in the 200m and 400m individual medleys, while Annie Harrison broke the national age group record for 13-14 girls' 200m backstroke. Harrison was named the meet's top rookie by Swim Canada. OAK swimmers also set two provincial records. Julie Calvert set a new standard in the 15-18 girls' 200m breaststroke and Chetrat broke the previous mark in the 15-18 boys' 200m butterfly. Erin Assman, Mack Darragh and Curtis Samuel also contributed to OAK's strong showing. PHOTO SUBMITTED Local skaters shine at provincials Emma Mogus (pictured, left) won silver and Jade Zeron (right) finished fifth in their respective divisions at last weekend's Trillium STARSkate figure skating championships in Waterloo. Mogus, a local resident who represents the Milton Skating Club, placed second in her preliminary ladies flight. The Pope John Paul II student finished ahead of 10 other skaters who were the top three in their respective regions this season. Zeron, a member of the Oakville Skating Club, was fifth in the junior silver ladies division and was the top Central Ontario region skater in her class. STARSkate is a Skate Canada-sanctioned program representing the achievement of skills, tests, achievement DOUG SHELLEY / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER and recognition. 100th Anniversary Spring Preview Event Henry's has the latest cameras and accessories at great prices! UNGRACIOUS HOSTS: The Oakville Vytis major bantam boys' basketball team won all four of its games at its annual tournament earlier this season, clinching gold with a 51-48 victory over Brockville in the final. order mode) LC D W id e tic a 2.7" 10X Sony HDR-CX100 HD Handycam Compact and lightweight Memory Stick Duo media camcorder with 8GB internal flash memory (for 3 hrs of HD footage in HD LP mode) $ Look for our 100th Anniversary Spring Preview Event flyer in most local papers or download it online at www.henrys.com 699 op lz oo m 99 Vytis wins own tournament The Oakville Vytis major bantam boys' basketball team posted victories over Flamborough, Markham, Niagara Falls and Brockville to win the championship at its own annual tournament earlier this year. Oakville clinched the gold with a 5148 win over Brockville in the final, enduring a furious Brockville comeback after the Vytis took an 18-point lead into halftime. Jason Vargas was named the MVP of the championship game. Other members of the Vytis are Matthew Geronimo, Kaleb Shoihet, David Bysouth, Zachary Suchanek, Oliver Dooley, Marcus Tutert, Nick Singh, Stefan Sokolov, Nick Ernest and Chris Smith.The team is coached by Justin Kirouac and John Tutert. Silver/Black /Red WEBCODE: 444SON273/274/275