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NOVEMBER 30, 2011
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Local receiver ties record in McMaster’s Vanier Cup victory
EDGELOOKINGSHARP:Skate Oakville’s Oakville Edge syn-chronized
skating teams hosted their annual Gala of SynchronizedSkating last
week-end at SixteenMile SportsComplex. Picturedclockwise from left,
the Edge’selementary, begin-ner 2 and begin-ner 1 teams per-form
their rou-tines.
PHOTOS BYMICHAEL IVANIN /OAKVILLE BEAVER
He was the lone Oakville resident on thefield during Friday’s
Vanier Cup, but RobertBabic certainly made his presence felt.
The 21-year-old receiver tied a Vanier Cuprecord with 12
receptions, helping theMcMaster Marauders to a dramatic
41-38double-overtime win over the Laval Rouge etOr in the Canadian
Interuniversity Sportfootball championship game.
Babic, who averaged slightly more thanfive catches per game
during the regularseason and playoffs, finished the Vanier Cupwwith
135 receiving yards. McMaster over-came blowing a 23-0 halftime
lead and miss-ing a potential game-winning field goal atthe end of
regulation to win its first VanierCup title in school history.
See an upcoming edition of the Beaver for rmore on Babic’s
Vanier Cup experience.
Six gold for Russell at Canada Cup
Dolphins Swim Club member Sinead Russell won six gold medals and
set several meet records at last weekend’s Canada Cup swim meet in
Etobicoke.
Russell swept the open women’s freestyle and backstroke events,
winning the 50-metre, 100m and 200m distances in both disciplines.
Her 50m and 100m freestyle and 100m and 200m backstroke times were
meet records.
Oakville Aquatic Club’s Zack Chetrat added wins in the open
men’s 100m and 200m but-terfly. Annie Harrison earned bronze in the
open women’s 400m individual medley.
Raiders reach q-finals at OFSAA hoops
The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders weren’t
feeling any shame about their two losses at last week’s
provincial girls’ basketball cham-pionships.
Aquinas reached the championship quar-ter-finals at the Ontario
Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) double-A
tour-nament in Brockville, finishing with a 2-2 record. Both of the
15th-seeded Raiders’ losses came to teams that went on to earn
medals.
“I’m very pleased,” said Aquinas coach Mike Giammichele. “Our
goal was to reach the quarter-finals or win the consolation
championship.”
After opening the tournament with a 48-27 loss to St. Francis,
the Raiders doubled up Denis O’Connor 64-32. Aquinas then downed
St. Ignatius 44-40 before being eliminated with a 49-34 loss to
Barrie Central.
Kayla Celestini led the Raiders in scoringagainst St. Francis
and Barrie Central, whileNycole Lopes was Aquinas’ top scorer in
thewins over Denis O’Connor and St. Ignatius.
King's makes provincial consolation semis
The King’s Christian Collegiate CavaliersA were consolation
semifinalists at the OFSAA
girls’ basketball single-A tournament in St.Catharines.
King’s went 1-3 at the competition. The14th-ranked Cavaliers
fell 29-23 toPenetanguishene and 49-20 to La Jeunesse,then downed
Walkerton 33-24 before drop-ping a 41-25 decision to M.
Bruyere.
Adetoriola Odentunde was King’s topscorer against Bruyere,
Penetanguishene andWalkerton. Marya Van Beilen and SarahSkelding
both had six points versus LaJeunesse.
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