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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, May 2, 2014 | 48 Oakville native helps Loyola Md. to Patriot League lacrosse title Oakville's Tyler Albrecht scored to tie the game and spark a sixgoal run by the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds as they went on to a 16-7 victory over Lehigh University to clinch the Patriot League men's lacrosse championship. With Loyola trailing 1-0, Albrecht scooped up his first of three ground balls on the day and fired a low shot past the Lehigh goalie. It was the 12th goal of the season, to go along with five assists, for the sophomore midfielder. Loyola would score the next five and never trailed again as it improved to 14-1 in its first season in the Patriot League. Loyola has won 14 straight since losing its season opener to Virginia in overtime. The win streak tied a school record, which the Greyhounds will look to break in Saturday's final regular-season game versus Johns Hopkins University. The win also clinched a berth in the NCAA tournament for Loyola. Most sportsmanlike at Esso Cup Oakville's Claire Merrick was named the most sportsmanlike player at the Esso Cup. Merrick, playing for the host Stoney Creek Sabres, had four goals and three assists in seven games at the national midget girls' hockey championship, finishing seventh in tournament scoring. She also did not draw a penalty in Stoney Creek's seven games. Sports Briefs Oakville defenceman Rachel Marmen also played for the Sabres, picking up an assist in a 3-2 round-robin victory over Weyburn. Stoney Creek won its first four games of the tournament before losing three straight one-goal decisions, including back-to-back losses to Edmonton in its final round-robin game and in the semifinal. Weyburn (Saskatchewan) edged Edmonton 2-1 in the championship game. Merrick had an assist in the Sabres' 3-2 loss to Sudbury in the bronze-medal game. OSC girls show well in Arizona Oakville Soccer Club's girls' under-15 A rep team posted two wins and a tie at the Championship Series Desert Cup College Showcase recently in Phoenix, Az. OSC drew with Serno Soccer Club of the Elite Club National League and posted victories over a U16 squad from Crescenta Valley Soccer Club and a team from Arizona's Banat Soccer Club. Oakville players also participated in an ID camp, showcasing their talents through skills and drills with college and university coaches and trainers. All players were provided a written evaluation to share with potential postsecondary institutions. The Oakville peewee 1 (left) and midget 1 Hawks (bottom) each won division titles at the recent Jammer Classic field lacrosse tournament in Toronto. | photos submitted Peewee, midget Hawks earn field lacrosse golds Oakville Hawks peewee and midget field lacrosse teams won titles at the recent Jamieson Kuhlmann Memorial Field Lacrosse Tournament (Jammer Classic) at Toronto's Cherry Beach Sports Fields. The peewee 1 (under-13) Hawks defeated Peterborough 5-4 in the final after routing Toronto Beaches 10-0 in the semis. Oakville's Ryan Brooks was named the tournament's peewee division MVP . Other members of the Hawks are Tyler Ford, Nick Legaspi, Max Boulanger, Aidan Murray, Michael Goverde, Owen Coyne, Ethan Harkins, Owen Sage, Luke Dawick, Jamie Langill, Ryan Sheppard, Dante Parisotto, James Passafiume, Matthew Thompson, Ryan Brown, Landon Masse, Chris Dong and Chase Strychaluk. Coaches are Rick Goverde, Pat Coyne, David Parisotto and Chris Thompson. The midget 1 (U17) Hawks went 5-0 in their division, clinching gold with a 7-3 win over Clarington. Jaden Walcot earned midget division MVP honours for the Hawks, who edged Beaches 4-3 in the semis. Also contributing to the win were Kevin Dong, Henry Fol- lows, Nick Hulbert, Matthew Thom, Matthew Milford, Andrew DeRyck, Kyle Kolwich, Daniel Moll, Matthew Sykes, Jayden Wiggins, Jack Ricketts, Ethan MacArthur, Matthew Dilella, Justin Inacio, Matthew Danner, Marley Angus, Dawson Garcia and Austin Loucks. Coaches and bench staff are Mark Follows, Bob Sykes, Ron Milford, Paul DeRyck and Jane Chen. Snowboarders 16 houses apart, but first became aware of each other through dentist continued from p.47 High School started off skiing but after seeing the X-Games on TV when he was about six years old, he borrowed his sister's snowboard and tried it out. He has been hooked ever since. Though Haines originally thought about pursing slopestyle, the speed of the other two disciplines eventually won him over. He's had success in both slalom and boardercross, but said he'll likely have to eventually choose one or the other if he's going to pursue it to the highest level of the sport. Each has his own benefit, he said. "Boardercross is very aggressive. Maybe it's the testosterone kicking in. There's a lot of adrenalin racing against three other guys. Giant slalom, it's such a fast pace, just going as fast as you can." So, until results start to dictate he pursue one or the other, he's happy to continue competing in both. A little farther down MacDonald Road, on the other side of the street, Buck is carving her own path on the slopes. She won the Ontario under-14 giant slalom title and then repeated her gold-medal effort at the Canadian championships. She also swept all eight of her races in the Western New York Snowboard Series & Freeski Series. With that track record, winning at the USA nationals taller, giant slalom has become her strength because it gives her more time and space between gates. Buck followed in her father's footsteps in making the transition from skiing to snowboarding. Given her success, it seems like a good choice, but she's not getting too far ahead of herself. "I never really set high goals," she said. "I just take things as they come along and try to move forward and see how far I can go. But I never really said, `I'm going to the Olympics.'" Her neighbour wouldn't be surprised, though. "She has a lot of potential," Haines said. "The sky is the limit for her." Separated by just 16 houses and a strip of pavement, the two were not even aware of one another, until Haines mentioned snowboarding to his dentist -- Buck's father. From there, they pieced together that they not only lived on the same street but they both were members of the same club, HoliMont Ski Resort, in Ellicottville, N.Y. And while Haines and Buck may not reach great heights on their street, they certainly have the potential to do so on the slopes. --Herb Garbutt can be followed on Twitter @Herbgarbutt Kaylie Buck won provincial, national and international under-14 giant slalom titles this season. | photo courtesy USA Snowboard Association wasn't completely out of the question, but the manner in which she did it certainly caught her off guard. "That was pretty surprising," she said of posting the best time of anyone in any of the under-18 divisions. "I didn't think it went that well. It was pretty shocking to me." Buck, a Grade 8 student at E.J. James elementary school, said slalom was her best event but this year, as she's gotten