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w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Fr id ay , D ec em be r 1 7, 2 01 0 4 2 Minor atoms champs in Barrie The Oakville minor atom A Rangers went undefeated in five games to win the champi- onship at the recent Canadian Tire Classic hockey tournament in Barrie. The Rangers defeated the Barrie Colts 5- 2 in the gold-medal game, Oakvilles second win over the tournament host. The Rangers defeated Barrie 4-3 in round-robin play, where they added a 5-0 win over the Hamilton Cyclones and a 2-2 tie against Owen Sound. The Rangers whipped the St. Thomas Jr. Stars 7-2 in the semifinals. Goalies Kieran Drover and Christian Sbaraglia combined to allow only nine goals during the tournament. Offensively, the Rangers were led by Anthony Tabak (seven goals), Curtis Blakely (four goals, four assists), John Franco-Ionno (two goals, four assists), Cooper Elliott (four goals, one assist) and Jack Morris (three goals, one assist). Jodh Dhillon, Curtis Goddard and Alexandre Moreau also found the net. Robbie Gauthier, Tristan Kerec, Ryne Thacker and Ryan Eadie each recorded two assists during the tournament. Noah Church, Russell Sands and Ben Doherty contributed to the Rangers strong defensive showing. Jamie Church, David Kerec and Phil Ionno coach the Rangers, and Peter Sbaraglia is the trainer. Solberg Snipers golden in London Rallying from behind in their last two games, the Oakville minor peewee Solberg Snipers won gold at the Jayden Elmore Memorial Tournament in London earlier this month. The Snipers overcame a 3-0 deficit in the semifinals to defeat Ajax 4-3 in overtime, then scored five unanswered goals to erase a 2-0 Burlington second-period lead and win the championship game 5-2. Members of the team are Garrett Broad, Ryan Moorse, Mark Romano, Kyle Krebs, Adam Perruzza, Jacob Ristivojevic, Thomas Newman, Jack Turchet, Matthew Nielsen, Taylor Marcos, Chris Ivankovic, Nathan Dushnisky, Vasily Fedotov, Matt Digiantommaso, Sheldon Nunes and Liam Robertson. John Stevenson, Darcy Moore and Chris ODonovan coach the Snipers, and David Nielsen is the trainer. Irish wins Oakville final in Alliston The Oakville minor bantam select Fighting Irish won its division at the third annual Bradford Bulldogs Weekend Hockey Tournament earlier this month in Alliston. The Irish defeated its hometown rivals, the Rebels, 1-0 in an all-Oakville final. Robbie Folino notched the Irish marker as the team avenged a 2-1 loss to the Rebels in round-robin play. In the Irishs other games, the team doubled up the Barrie Red Wings 4-2 and downed Erindale 5-3. Daniel Rasquin scored twice and Philip Reinders and Brandon Wood added singles in the victo- ry over Barrie, with Rasquin (two), Morgan McCready, Wood and Folino notching markers against Erindale. Folino had the Irishs lone goal in the loss to the Rebels. Other members of the Fighting Irish are Matthew Cromie, Evan Scott, Brad Currier, Matthew Reesor, Tyler McCluskey, Charles Sparling, Nathan Gillingham, Logan Townsend, Kanen MacLellan, Matthew Kozdras and George Jeffrey. Brian Reesor, Mark Kozdras, Scott Currier and Duncan McCready coach the team. HOCKEYBRIEFS TRIO OF CHAMPIONS: Pictured from top to bottom, the Oakville minor atom A Rangers, minor peewee Solberg Snipers and minor bantam select Fighting Irish all won tournament titles recently.