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West Side hosts provincial volleyball championship It‘s three teams â€" midget (under 16), juvenile (under 18) and junior (under 20) â€" have been a {formidable force all season, but now they must come through in their respective provincial champiâ€" onships if they hope to advance to national competition. It‘s crunch time for Oakville‘s powerhouse West Side volleyball club. Oakville volleyball enthusiasts will be able to take in some of the action as the Oakvilleâ€"based club is hosting the junior boys provincial championships this weekend at Oakville Trafalger High School. Playoff rounds begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday with both the gold and bronze medal matches set for 2:50 p.m. Preliminary pool action runs Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meghan McMahon competed in the oneâ€"metre event for 14 and 15 year olds at a recent prestigious Canadian national qualifying tournament, hostâ€" ed by her own Etobicoke Diving Club. About 150 divers, representing 14 clubs from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Pennsylvania, competed in the qualifying competition for the 1994 Canadian championships. Oakville‘s Dan Lewis will help West Side gun for championship. An Oakville diver got her feet wet with a 20th place finish at her first ever national calibre event. McMahon earned her shot at the elite event by posting a number of first place finishes at tier two events over the past few months. Talented crew wins two games They were a very talented team, well coached and well prepared." Their other accomplishments included the NSL Cup championship, the NSL playoff championship and the prestigious Robbie Tournament chamâ€" pionship. Not surprisingly, they also posted a clean sweep of all the league‘s indiâ€" yidual awards, including MVP (Eser Oner), top goalkeeper (Tomasz Zawislan), top goal scorer (Andy Medeiros) as well as the coach and manâ€" ager of the year. The league president was on hand at the Dallas internaâ€" tional tournament to present the awards. Off the playing field, the talented Oakville team received recognition for last year‘s sensational year in which they won the National Soccer League (NSL) underâ€"16 title. Oakville diver hits big time It was quite an honor for the team as the provincial league attracts the finest players in Ontario. Admission is free. Oddly enough, the club‘s younger (Continued from page 22) Right behind the juveniles, is West Side‘s number twoâ€"ranked junior team. team â€" the upstart West Side juveâ€" niles â€" are actually the top seed even though they‘re playing in the next age division (they‘ll also be seeded first at next weekend‘s juveâ€" nile provincial championships in Kitchener). Meanwhile, the club‘s midget team is also in its respective provinâ€" cial championship which is being held this weekend in Bowmanville. One thing the West Side teams will have going for them is an illusâ€" trious history: the provincial champiâ€" onship has gone to the juveniles for the past seven years, to the juniors for six of the last 10 years and to the midgets for four of the last five years. The Oakvilleâ€"based West Side volleyball program attracts players from throughout Halton and Peel Regions. The juvenile team features three Oakville residents â€" B.J. Vyas (White Oaks Secondary School), Dan Lewis (T.A. Blakelock) and John Alexiou (Hamilton‘s Hillfield Strathallen). The midget team has the most sizeable local contingent â€"with Nick Rupcich (Loyola), Atila Ozkplan (White Oaks), Ian Harris (T.A. Blakelock), Mike Sandju (T.A. Blakelock) and Sat Malhorta (Oakville Trafalger). There are currently no Oakville residents on the junior team. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP While juvenile coach John Burt is proud and pleased at the number one ranking, he said it‘s also a bit misâ€" leading. It was earned by strong showings in a number of tournaments in the winter and fall when many of the opposing clubs didn‘t have their uniâ€" versity players. Now, he explained, "they‘re back." A case in point is the West Side‘s own junior team which will have Brampton resident Geoff White back in the fold. A member of McMaster University‘s volleyball team, he has been seeing action with Canada‘s national team which is currently playing a Russian first division team in a fiveâ€"game exhibition match (and losing 3â€"0 as of yesterday). Incidentally, two other West Side graduates â€" Mike Chaloupka (Applewood Heights graduate) and Oakville‘s David Kantor (a T.A. Blakelock sraduate who now stars Although the younger younger juvenile team is treating the tournaâ€" ment as a warm up for their own for Queen‘s University) â€" are also currently with the team. The top two teams at this weekâ€" end‘s provincial junior champiâ€" onships in Oakville advance to the nationals which are being held this year in Kingston at the end of the month. Oakville‘s Awardâ€"Winning Community Newspaper * Musical Entertainment All Day * Clowns * Free Giveâ€"Aâ€"Ways * Barney the Purple Dinosaur * Huge Bouncing Air Pillow for the Kids * Cotton Candy, Popcorn * Slap Shot Exhibit hosted by Don Koharski Sport ‘N Practise INFORMATION CALL divisional provincial championships next weekend, coach Burt said "if we qualify (for the national junior chamâ€" pionships), we‘ll take it. It doesn‘t cost us anything (to go to Kingston)." MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP Despite being seeded fourth behind top seed Waterloo, Etobicoke and London, West Side‘s midget coach, Jacquie Bale, said "we have a good chance." The top two teams advance to their final level of competition â€" the eastern Canadian championships which are being held this year in Joliette, Quebec at the end of April. The midget team finished sixth at this event last year after winning the provincial championships. Only two players are back this year â€" Ian Harris and Nick Rupcich, both of Oakville.