24 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR:JONKUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012 King's Christian Ignite Change grad signs deal with Argonauts Offensive lineman Joel Reinders and the Toronto Argonauts agreed to a contract on Tuesday, the CFL club announced. Toronto originally selected the King's Christian Collegiate graduate in the fourth round, 26th overall, in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft. "Joel was a highly-rated player in 2010 who had signed with the Cleveland Browns and, as a result, fell to the fourth round of our draft," Argos general manager Jim Barker said in a statement. "After a few NFL camps, we feel he's ready to come to our team to both compete and contribute. "He brings both great size and athleticism, and we're excited to be able to make him a member of the Toronto Argonauts." Reinders first played football while attending the University of Waterloo. He dressed for just two seasons, after first enrolling as a basketball player, and earned CIS all-star honours at right tackle in Joel Reinders his rookie year. The 6-foot-8 Reinders caught the attention of scouts and was signed by the Browns before he could be drafted into the CFL by the Argonauts. Most recently, he took part in the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants' 2012 training camp. The 24-year-old attended the CFL Evaluation Camp in March 2010. "It's a huge honour to have an opportunity to play for the team that I grew up watching," said Reinders. "Being an Argonaut means I get to perform in front of all of my friends and family, which I'm very excited about. "I love to play football and I'm blessed to be healthy and get an opportunity to compete at this level." CHARITY CAMP: Former NHL defenceman Jamie Allison (right) gives some tips to 12-year-old Tobin Haas during last week's Ignite Change hockey camp at Ice 2 Ice. Corporate and individual sponsorships enabled the camp to give Haas, who has already battled three bouts of brain cancer in his young life, and other disadvantaged youths in the area the chance participate in hockey at no cost to their parents. GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @HALTON_PHOTOG MOHA introduces new operations manager Melissa Wolk is the new operations manager of the Minor Oaks Hockey Association (MOHA). In her new role, Wolk will assume control of dayto-day operations of MOHA and will lead various administrative initiatives designed to improve the efficiency of MOHA's operations and communications with MOHA membership. Wolk has experience in several hockey, sports and leadership capacities. She oversaw risk management and insurance for the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF), co-ordinated national initiatives from Hockey Canada and helped with the creation of the OHF Operations manual and implementation of the U16 Top Prospects Gold Cup tournament. In addition, Wolk has been a member of the Hockey Neurotrama and Concussion Initiative and the Canadian Standards Association's technical committee for ice hockey. Prior to Wolk's tenure with the OHF, she worked as the co-ordinator of elite development for the Ontario Basketball Association and was the operations manager for the 2008 Dudley Hewitt junior A Central Canadian championships hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes. Wolk has a diploma in sports business management, is a Certified Human Resources Professional, has the Canadian Risk Management designation and is a certified Level 3 trainer. Melissa Wolk Major midget A's claim Central Ontario Baseball Association crown The Oakville major midget A's overcame several injuries this season, including the loss of key player Blake Donaldson for their playoff run, to win the Central Ontario Baseball Association (COBA) AAA championship. Oakville clinched the title with a 3-2 win over the Brampton Royals, concluding a 3-0 showing at the COBA tournament. Troy Findlay drove in runs with a single and a sacrifice fly, and Tim Levert added a two-out RBI single in the victory. Ismail Patel and Levert both had two hits, Tyler Cassidy earned the victory on the mound and Michael Deane pitched two scoreless frames to record the save. The win was Oakville's second over Brampton at the tournament. The A's set the tone for the weekend with a 2-1 win over the Royals in their opening game, keyed by the middle infield defence of shortstop Nick Shanks and second baseman Patel. The tandem combined to turn a crucial double play during the contest. Findlay had two hits and Christian Tkachyk, Alex Cangemi and Shanks also had hits. Cangemi delivered a run on a two-out single and Patel drove home the winning run with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh. Starting pitcher Blake Weston allowed one run in three innings and Deane earned the win in relief, tossing four shutout innings. In Oakville's other game, the A's struck for five early runs en route to a 6-2 win over the Mississauga Tigers. Levert drove in three runs -- all with two outs -- in support of winning pitcher Elliott Campbell, who allowed one run and struck out 10 in five innings of work. Sean McLean reached base twice and scored a run, Danny Beaver contributed a hit and Craig MacQueen and Alex Brioux combined to play strong defence in left field. The A's, who were first in the regular season with a 14-3-3 record, had to win the COBA playoff tournament to qualify for the upcoming provincials in Mississauga. Jim Findlay, Tyler Moe and Ron Belluomini coach the squad. -- See page 25 for a photo of the team