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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 3, 2007 - 39 Hawks, Devils alive in volleyball playoffs The Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils and the Loyola Hawks are the only two Oakville teams remaining in the hunt for the Halton senior boys volleyball title. Loyola (5-5) upset Nelson (6-4) 2-0 on Thursday to advance to Tuesday's quarterfinals. Loyola will face the undefeated Christ the King Jaguars in Georgetown. Oakville Trafalgar received a bye in the opening round after finishing second in the Richardson Division with a 9-1 record. OT will host Burlington's Lester B. Pearson (83) Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. In other preliminary round games, Assumption defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 20 and Aldershot swept White Oaks 2-0. Junior Volleyball Oakville Trafalgar and Loyola are also alive in the junior boys volleyball playoffs, as are the T.A. Blakelock Tigers. Blakelock received a bye after finishing second in the Volpe Division with a 9-2 mark. The Tigers host OT at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Red Devils advanced with a 20 victory over Notre Dame on Thursday. Loyola hosts Milton's Bishop Reding. The Hawks topped the Richardson Division with a 9-1 record. That game is also a 3:30 p.m. start on Tuesday. Bishop Reding advanced with a 2-0 victory over White Oaks while M.M. Robinson eliminated Abbey Park with a 2-1 win. Football Holy Trinity will play at M.M. Robinson in senior boys division 1 football playoff action. St. Thomas Aquinas plays in Georgetown. Both games are 2:30 p.m. starts on Friday. In division 3 football, Iroquois Ridge plays at Burlington Central at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Senior Basketball Abbey Park (4-6) scored a 41-35 upset over Loyola (8-2) to advance to the senior girls basketball tier 1 semifinals. The Eagles will face another tough test as they will meet the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 4921 winners over St. Thomas Aquinas, Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Burlington. Holy Trinity got 14 points from Alena Luciani to advanced to the semis by downing Oakville Trafalgar 48-27. Holy Trinity hosts Nelson Monday at 5 p.m. Nelson defeated Iroquois Ridge 39-26. Junior Basketball In junior girls action, three Oakville teams will host games Monday at 3:30 p.m. Holy Trinity will host Loyola, which upset Oakville Trafalgar 49-45. Loyola was 4-6 during the regular season while OT was 7-3. Holy Trinity was a perfect 10-0 during the season. In the tier 2 playoffs, White Oaks (90) will host Bishop Reding (5-4) while T.A. Blakelock hosts Burlington Central (6-3). DEREK WOOLLAM / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER SERVING IT UP: Matthew Blaha of the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders serves the ball during Thursday's Halton senior boys volleyball game against the Assumption Crusaders. Assumption won 2-0 but the Raiders remain alive in trying to secure a berth for the provincial high school AA championships. RANGERS RULE IN ROCHESTER: The Oakville Rangers Bantam AE hockey team defeated the Burlington Bulldogs 5-3 to win the A division championship at the Empire State Showdown in Rochester. Oakville advanced to the final by blanking the Southtown Stars 5-0. The Rangers outscored their opponents 201 in three round-robin victories. Team members are (back row, from left) head coach Mitch Kvasni, Connor Lippay, Mark Kvasni, assistant coach Sean Lippay, Mark Zucchiatti, Joseph Ozimec, Colton Watkinson, Hayden Rion, Evan Hudakoc, Kyle Kavanagh, trainer Dave Reagan, (middle row, from left) Rob McLaren, Adam Macdonald, Shane O'Hanlon, Andrew Brodie, Derek Murray, Sam See, Connor Piszel, (front row, from left) Chris Andreou and Matt Reagan. Remarkable rally keeps Rangers unbeaten Atoms score three goals in final 62 seconds to earn 5-5 tie with Stoney Creek The Oakville minor atom AA Rangers ran their unbeaten streak to 10 games but they had to work hard to do it. The Rangers recorded seven wins and two ties in their first nine games but they found themselves trailing the Stoney Creek Warriors 5-2 with less than two minutes to play Monday night. Oakville would stage a remarkable comeback, though, scoring three times with the goalie pulled for the extra attacker as they rallied to earn a 5-5 tie. The Rangers started their comeback with 62 seconds remaining, scoring to cut the lead to two. Just 18 seconds later, the Rangers would make it a one-goal game. That left Oakville with 44 seconds to go for the tying goal. The Rangers would only need 17 more seconds for its next goal as it evened the score 5-5. 1505 North Steakhouse & Bar To place your business logo or name here, call your Classified Sales Representative today! 905.632.4440