Friday, August 11,2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 37 Angels gear u p for provincial cham pionship w ith tourney w in in W hitby The Oakville Angels mite rep softball team came hom e with the gold medal from the Whitby tier II tournament over the July 21-23 w eekend. This is a great accom plishm ent, considering it is the first year that the O akville Girls Softball A ssociation (O G SA ) has had a team represented at this age group (8 to 10-year-olds) at this level o f ball. The A n gels opened with a 23-8 win in their opening gam e against the Ajax Raiders. After a slow start and the gam e tied after tw o innings o f play, the A n g els' bats cam e alive in the third. Kirsty Grant was solid at the plate going 4 for 4 (2 singles, 1 triple, 1 home run), Jaime Bako 3 for 3 (2 triples, 1 single). H olly L eem ing with tw o triples and Sarah Curry with a so lo home run. Solid base running by Sam D avid and Amanda Finch. Rounding out the game was Jaime (J.J.) Johns who earned M VP for her solid catching and relief pitching. The A ngels dropped their second game 20-13 to an aggressive Brampton Blazers. With a tough schedule for the day, playing back to back gam es, the A ngels kept up with their opponents' pace until the third when they ran out o f steam, givin g up 12 runs. M VP went to A lex Pecar who show ed great agility in centre field throughout the game. Game three saw O akville once again paired up with the Ajax Raiders. This game was a bet ter match o f skill but O akville still prevailed 1410. H olly Leem ing went 2 for 2 (1 triple, 1 sin gle) and great base running by Sam Davis, Leslie-A nn W hitcomb and A lex Pecar. M VP was awarded to Jessica Duncan for her outstanding defensive play at shortstop. The final round robin gam e on Sunday against Brampton was a tune-up since both teams had already qualified for the cham pi onship game at noon. Both teams played well with Brampton w in ning 20-9. J.J. Johns was 2 for 2 and Emily Quinn won M VP for her outstanding catching and relief pitching. With the round-robin out o f the way, O akville and Brampton went back at it again, only this time with everything on the line. After two defeats at the hands o f Brampton, O akville couldn't have picked a better time to turn things around, blasting Brampton 21-5. The bats exploded as Leslie-A nn W hitcomb went 3 for 3 (3 singles) and A lex Pecar 3 for 4 (2 triples, I single). The fifth inning ended the gam e with O akville scoring 11 runs. A w esom e pitching by H olly Leem ing who went the distance recording II strikeouts and picking up M VP honours. With the win, the A ngels ended their tourna ment season on a high note. The team is gearing up for the provincial championship tournament in Aurora this w eek end (Aug. 11-13th). At this tim e, the O akville A ngels Would like to thank their sponsors, Sithe o f O akville, and, from Clarkson, D oolins, Shoppers Drug Mart, PharmaPlus, Adam 's Auto, Continental Colloids Canada, Zax N ew York Bistro & W ine .Bar, Turtle Creek Dental and Scotia Bank. A 's m ake final in New m arket the top o f the sixth. T he T igers w ere able to recover m om entarily in the bottom o f the sixth and had a runner on third base with two outs. An overthrow at third by O akville allow ed the go ahead run to com e in for the Tigers. The A's cam e back in the top o f the seventh and had the tying runner standing on third base when M ississauga was able to register their third out o f the inning to clinch the game. In the prelim inary round, O akville played a solid gam e against Welland, tak ing the c lo se fought contest, 5-1. N ext up w ere the Newm arket Hawks w ho put on a determ ined effort against the A's with solid pitching and excellen t hit ting. But the A's kept clo se in the early goin g only to pull away at the end o f the gam e to win 7-3. T he T oronto G reen w ood w ere no match for the red hot A's in gam e three as O akville disposed o f their opponents in four and a h alf innings, 14-2. The A's pitching staff garnered game M V P awards from the opposition during the tournament. Paul Jurgaitis was select ed tw ic e w ith D an iel Hunt, Andrew Barlow and Graeme M offatt receiving the honours in the other gam es. Sponsors o f the O akville A's major m osq u ito team inclu de Catered Fare, Emma's Back Porch, C om ic C onnection, D ick 's G rille and V ine, P iz za v ille (O ak ville), C overtech and Pattison-Ide Electrical. The Oakville A's major mosquito rep baseball team put in a strong perfor mance at the Silver Bat Tournament in N ewm arket last weekend. After goin g undefeated in preliminary round action, the A's handed the Toronto Playground a solid 8-1 defeat in the sem i final to advance to the cham pionship gam e against the M ississau ga Tigers. O akville got o ff to a shaky start d efen sively and were staring dow n the barrel o f an 8-1 rout by the T igers after the first inning. But the gritty A's rose to the chal len ge and m ounted a determ ined co m e back. Led by pitcher Paul Jurgaitis, the A's defence sw itched into high gear, contain ing the Tigers throughout the next six innings. The A's launched a `no holds barred' offen sive attack on the Tigers' pitching staff with every player hitting su ccessfu l ly and forcing the play at every turn o f the gam e. The A 's fought their w ay back into the contest and tied up the gam e at 9 -9 in Join th e o n ly sk a tin g c lu b in O a k v ille t h a t is a m e m b e r o f S k a te C a n a d a . c<-- Al~ . ^ Oakville Skating Chib We have a dedicated, experienced staff of professional adult coaches. New Member registration is on a first come, first served basis and continues August 14 during office hours. For more information call the office at 257-7771. Registration at: Oakville Skating Club Office River Oaks Recreation Centre, 2400 Sixth Line Office hours: M on.& Fri.9amto3o m T u e s^ W e d ,ftT h u rs.9 a mto5 p m Plus special evening hours: M o n d ayAug. 21,6-9pmandW ed.Aug. 23,6-9pm On to semis The Oakville Explosion U -14 girls rep team w on a L eague Cup gam e 1-0 over a Pelham team that made up for any lack o f skill with their speed and strength. O akville now advances to the League Cup sem ifinal in H am ilton, Aug. 19. · It was a patented Jennifer Pitken dash that set up the goal as she ran dow n a long ball from Brook Johnson and man aged a cross into tj}ejx>x under pressure. After a couple o f E xplosion players had sw ipes, Pelham cleared but Lisa Telebar push ing up from full back, seized the ball and launched a shot from two yards outside the box to score the eventual winner in the 55th minute. And not a m om ent too soon as the gam e had to be called 14 m in utes later as the skies opened and lightning flashed. But all gam es are official after 55 minutes. Jessica Turner was a tiger in an unusual role as central defender, w ith'slide tackles, powerful headers and blasting clear ances. With her strong perfor m ance, O ak ville w as generally in control but had to w eather a couple o f dangerous Pelham forays. The Trans Canada Trail G> OAKVILLE Relay 2000 O A K V IL L E SO CC ER C L U B IN C . 504 Iroquois Rcl 8 4 9 - 4 4 3 6 For -Hie KrJs OAKVILLE CELEBRATIONS - FREE! Wednesday, August 23,2000 9:00 a.m. -12 Noon Coronation Park, Oakville Relay 2000 is Canada's biggest Millennium project marking the official opening of the 16,100 km Trans Canada Trail. Water from the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans will be carried through more than 800 communities. Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of history! 9:30 - 10 am OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES -hosted by Mayor Ann Mulvale & Olympic Athlete Larry Cain 10:00 · 10:30 am FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT with Dan the Music Man 10:30 - 12 noon ACTIVITY STATIONS · Kite making & Crafts for kids · Story telling, Face painting & tattoo stations · Sun-Rype active kids challenge inflatable Obstacle Course · Portable wall climbing · Seniors demonstratiions & performances · 1 km fun run & hike along the Waterfront Trail · Celebrity Mascots · BBQ IN OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING GREAT SOCCER As always, w e are encouraging both w om en and m en coaches. Applications are b eing accepted for the 2001 Rep Season. Coaching positions available are: Girls U10 through U19 Boys U9 through U19 Applicants must fill out an application, have appropriate coaching levels and past coaching experience. Applications are available at the club office or online at our website www.oakville-soccer.on.ca Inquiries Rick M orandini 849-4436 #24 All applications must be into the club by the deadline of August 25, 2000 Special thanks to our Sponsors: KTKXUUM' For information call: 905-845-6601 (ext 3154) B a n n n n a TZ 7h e O akv ille B~ e a ver V / r mf . arl ^' v w iP M .'iiiy »· v» kA Ate-****** Jf JA rlifers