Wednesday, July 19, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 Major Mosquito As capture first place Baseball is a traditional summer sport and baseball is full of traditions. For the past three seasons, first place in the Central Ontario league has been decided in a show down between the Oakville A's and the Mississauga Tigers. And this year is no exception. Once again the Oakville A's Major Mosquito Town Rep team has captured first place thanks to back to back victories over the Tigers. The A's were one point behind the Tigers when the two teams met up for their first head-to-head match up on June 8th. The game was a typical close contest through the first four innings. The Tigers pulled ahead in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the A's by a score of 9-5. The loss dropped the A's into second place, three points behind Mississauga. It would be a month before the two teams would meet up again. The Tigers pulled into town on July 6th determined to thwart any attempt by the A's to climb back into first place. After four innings the Tigers were ahead by a score of 1-0. In the bottom of the fifth the A's tied the game and shut down the Tigers in the top of the sixth. Oakville scored twice in the bottom of the inning to pull ahead. The Tigers' offense was shut down in the top of the seventh inning as the A's capped off a 3-1 victory. Game three and the final match up of the regular season between the two teams, came a week later in Mississauga North. The A's took care of business in the top of the first inning as the entire order came to the plate and racked up hit after hit to post a 9-0 lead. The first three Tiger batters were retired in order. Oakville controlled the game defen sively and added a few more runs in the fifth inning as they went on to mercy the Tigers by a score of 13-3. Oakville starting pitcher Mike Ide, went the complete distance, pitching all six innings. The A's regular season record now stands at an impres sive 17 wins; 2 losses and 1 tie. With tournament games added in, they have run their record to 30 wins; 5 losses and 2 ties. First place is far from guaranteed. The Tigers trail by only one game and the Brampton Red Sox are within strik ing distance as well. With eight games remaining in regu lar season play, the A's will have to keep their focus if they hope to capture their third consecutive COBA League championship title. The Oakville A's Major Mosquito Town Rep sponsors include Emma's Back Porch, Pattison-Ide Electrical, Swiss Chalet and People Soft Canada. Soccer Scoreboard (June 19) GIRLS UNDER 10-A W INMAR 3 (Senna DeFabrizio, Caitlin Mclnemey, Rachel Vukson); THOMAS PIG EO N 2 (Natalie Thomson, Leah Henderson, Mary Bannon). TORSTAR 3 (Samantha Roblin, Nicole Morrison, Jillian Adamyk); ROYAL LEPAGE 1 (Christine Otoni). PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPER (MinJee Mowat, Friederika Stoeckler, Jaclyn Peluso); MANTIS RACING (Samantha Buck, Cassandra Burany, Janina Kotowski). (June 17) Photo by Peter C. McCusker Sheridan's Shane Bascoe, playing for the Oakville Maddawgs during the two-game Can-Am Challenge last week, dribbles around a Shippensburg University defender. M addaw gs split Can-A mcontests The Oakville Maddawgs men's team split last week's two game Can-Am Challenge against Pennsylvania's Shippensburg University. The Maddawgs lost the first game, last Thursday 78-76 in the final seconds, but rebound ed to win Saturday's contest 80-73. In Thursday's match, the hometown Maddawgs led for most of the game and withstood several runs by Shippensburg: In the final minute of play, Shippensburg took a 75-74 lead. Sheridan's Shane Bascoe answered with 24 seconds left to give the Maddawgs a 7675 lead. Shippensburg held onto the ball for the final shot and with five seconds left they hit a three-point field goal. Oakville took a time out to set up the final shot. Bascoe got the ball over half-court and took his best shot only to see the ball rim out as the buzzer signaled the end of the game. Centre Kevin Jobity, a former Niagara University team member now playing profession al in Europe led the Maddawg scoring with 19 points followed by 11 from former Oakville high school star Rodney Baptiste, now playing with McMaster University. Forward Mike Piwerka, another Niagara University team member now playing profession al in Europe, had 10 points. Bascoe added nine points. In Friday's rematch, four Maddawg starters from Thursday's lineup were missing including Jobity, Bascoe, Baptiste and Adrian Pryce. The Maddawgs added Sheridan's Andrew Muir and flashy flyer Mark Passley, a former all-star from Brandon University. Despite the scratches from the lineup, Maddawgs coach Dave Ferencina, felt Saturday's lineup had been together longer and played more like a unit. The teamwork paid off as the Maddawgs recovered after trailing 4-0 to take the lead at 1110 and never looked back to win 80-73. Passley led the scoring in the second game with 24 points and Piwerka closely followed with 22. Longhorns win defensive struggle against North Bay The Oakville Longhorns improved their record to 5-1 with a 14-0 road victory over the North Bay Bulldogs in Northern Football Conference action, Saturday. The defensive battle saw both teams offences held below 200 yards (Oakville-186 and North Bay-99). Veteran quarterback Mark Demerling led the offence with two touchdown passes. The Bulldogs completely shut down the Longhorns running attack (0 yards on 9 attempts), but Demerling salvaged the offence by completing 16 of 28 passes for 186 yards. While North Bay was able to run the ball with some success (96 yards on 26 rushing attempts), Oakville eliminated their air attack (five yards on four comple tions in 12 attempts). Oakville opened the scoring at 3:12 in the first quar ter when Demerling connected on a seven-yard pass to Stephen Moore. Dana Segin kicked the convert. The struck again just 38 seconds into the third quar ter when Demerling completed a 20-yard pass to Tom Wighton. Dana Segin kicked the convert. Wighton led the Longhorn receiving corps with five catches for 102 yards. Domenic Camastro caught three passes for 28 yards, More two for 27 yards and Larry Baraniuk was on the receiving end of three passes for 20 yards. . Defensively Dwayne Scott led the way with 6.5 tack les and Howard Betty with 4.5 tackles. Storck faces stiff competition at Children's Games Oakville Florian Storck progressed through the rounds of the Boys 100m at the 33rd International Children's Games exactly as he should have, with times of 12.34 seconds in the first round; 12.20s in the quarter final, and 12.03s in the Semi-Finals and respective 15th, 11th, and eighth fastest times in order to qualify for the eight-man final. What it came down to at the end, however, it was simply the luck of the draw, as he was placed into the faster of the two Semi-Finals, and fin ished in fifth spot, with top four from each advancing. His time would have placed him fourth in the other Semi. In the long jump, his best chance for a medal, ended in the qualifying round, as his muchb6low-par 5.27m placed him 19th, with only 12 making the Final. His current Personal Best would have placed him fifth, but recent practices suggested potential jumps in excess of six metres, which would have earned him bronze. Storck was the lone Oakville competitor for Athletiques in the Games, due to notification by the organizers only 24 days prior that the age information had been in error, eliminating seven of Oakville's 10 entries. The remaining two girls opted not to take part, along with those declared ineligible. Now that the ages for participation have been clarified, however, Athletiques International Track and Field Club coach Bruce Burton, who filled the role of coach at Hamilton's McMaster University for this year's Games, is negotiating with the organizers of the 2001 Games; being held in Hungary, to be sent an invitation, to take 10 local tracksters to the event. M ICRO ALL-STARS TEAM 1A (Vincent Trupiano); TEAM 2A (Jeremy Ralphs); TEAM 3A (Danny Sprukulis); TEAM 4A (Madeleine Atherton); TEAM SA (Taylor Stubbert); TEAM 6A (Rebecca Copeland); TEAM 7A (Nicole Vescio/James Skoric); TEAM 8A (Harrison Utsal). TEAM IB (Alysha Thistlewaite); TEAM 2B (Jaspn D'Souza); TEAM 3B (Jacob Mazzilli); TEA M 4B (Perry Billard/James Snoody); TEAM SB (Matthew Lyons); TEAM 6B (Taylor Wade); TEAM 7B (Kira Ricci); TEAM 8B (Joshua McMeekan). TEAM 1C (Megan McFarlane); TEAM 2C (Ryan McNeely); TEAM 3C (Olivia Ginton); TEAM 4C (Connor Baigrie). TEAM SC (Rachel Yee/Dylan Norton); TEAM 6C (James Keating); TEAM 7C (Colin George); TEAM 8C (Caroline O'Brien). TEAM ID (Tessa Claws/Serena Pece); TEAM 2D (Jean Stever); TEAM 3D (Kayla Celestini); TEAM 4D (Braden Culver); TEAM 5D (Brodie Hobson); TEAM 6D (Sydney Sheridan); TEAM 7D (Madinah Ashamu); TEAM 8D (Allison Hutchison). TEAM IE (Nicole Collaton); TEAM 2E (Hannah Walker); TEAM 3E (Matthew Cook); TEAM 4E (Alec Sutherland); TEAM 5E (Megan Williams); TEAM 6E (Spencer Martin); TEAM 7E (Jordan Bollinger); TEAM 8E (Matthew McGlie). TEAM IF (Katie Lefebvre); TEAM 2F (Sarah Traynor); TEAM 3F (Cassandra Ellis); TEA M 4F (Jaden Edwards); TEAM 5F (Emma Newman); TEAM 6F (Sally Newman); TEAM 7F (Claire Stockman); TEAM 8F (Hannah Sweett). · TEAM 1G (Anneliese Warren); TEAM 2G (Troy Christoffer); TEAM 3G (Justin Martin/Connor Stack); TEAM 4G (Alicia Rinaldi); TEAM 5G (Rhys Maguire); TEAM 6G (Matthew Mueller); TEAM 7G (Paige Grand/Emma O'Neill); TEAM 8G (Stephane Rhynd). TEAM 1H (Lauren Craig/Eric Corbett); TEAM 2H (Cody Taylor); TEAM 3H (Alexander Tolic); TEAM 4H (Mandy Burrows); TEAM 5H (Alao Ventresca); TEAM 6H (Patrick McKay/lsaac Luft); TEAM 7H (Olivia Bezan); TEAM 8H (Scott de Jaray). (June 12) BOYS UNDER 9-C TENSOR W HITE 1 (Daniel Perry); TEN SOR RED 0 TENSOR SKY BLUE 2 (Brian ChurchillSmith, Michael Casey); TENSOR GOLD 0. TENSOR ORANGE 5 (Jeffrey Horlor 2, David Mori, Peter Turnbull, Ryan Vander Vliet); TENSOR GREEN I (Travis Moffat). TENSOR PURPLE 3 (Daniel Walker 3); TENSOR ROYAL BLUE 2 (Alex Patterson, Redi Stevens). (June 7) GIRLS UNDER 10-B CONWAY-DAVIS 6 (Alyssa Cangemi, Nathalie Brusch, Alyssa Gremmen); CMX RE SE A R C H 4 (Hannah Mandel, Lauren Tracey, Krista Keber). M IN UTE MAID JU IC E 3 (Jennifer Paquette, Kristin Plunkett, Caitlin March); JORDAN 'S MORNING CRISP 0. DOT C OM ENTERTAINMENT 1 (Katie Rubinoff); MORDeN SERVICENTER 0. (May 31) M IN U TE MAID JU IC E 4 (Stephanie Belfore, Alexandra Marquis, April Ryk)l; CONWAY-DAVIS 3 (Nicole Piworowicz, Nathalie Brusch, Kristen Anderson). JO R D A N 'S M ORNING CRISP 3 (Patricia Ellerson, Natalie Stong, Holly Smith); M ORDEN SER V IC EN TER 2 (Christina Shaw, Amanda Pereira). CMX RESEARCH 5 (Hannah Mandel, Michelle Tracey, Julia Buckner); DOT COM ENTERTAINMENT I (Samantha Chadwick). (May 24th) CONWAY-DAVIS 3 (Nicole Maarschalk. Christine Meissner, Danielle Cook); DOT COM ENTERTAINM ENT 1 (Katie Rubinoff). CMX RESEARCH 1 (Hannah Mandel); JORDAN'S MORNING CRISP 0. Lowry third at Chedoke Wilson Jr. match Oakville Sean Lowry finished tied for third, just three strokes off the pace, in the Wilson Junior Tour competition at Chedoke Golf Club in Hamilton, July 12th. Lowry, a Wyldwood golf club member, shot a 73 with three birdies and nine pars. JUST MOVED? BRIDE-TO-BE? N EW B A B Y ? F o r f r e e in fo r m a tio n a n d gifts, CALL 1. S O U T H E A S T A n n e Phillips 8 4 2 -2 3 8 5 2. SO U TH W ES T C a ro l H ag en 3 3 8 -3 4 5 6 3. N O RTH EA ST P at F airfield 8 4 2 -1 5 6 0 4. G LEN A BBEY C ath hy y W wc olosch uk 8 4 7 -9 1 5 7 P A C IF IC FLOORING RED CARPET SERVICE AT EVERY STEP NO TAX EVENT W IL SO N A R TL A M IN A T E S Other Oakville golfers included Jeff Kotulak (78), Conor O'Shea (78), Karl Wulf (80), and Matt Hanson (80). If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 845 - 3824 . 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