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Oakville Beaver, 18 Jun 2015, p. 46

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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, June 18, 2015 | 46 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports T A G , "Connected to your Community" Y O U ' R E O U T Holy Trinity Titans infielder Emily Baxter tags out an Iroquois Ridge baserunner during last Thursday's Halton high school girls' softball final at River Oaks Park. Runners were few and far between for the Trailblazers as Holy Trinity pitchers Olivia Elliott and Rachel Matheson-Green carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, leading the Titans to an 8-1 victory and their first Halton title in five years. For a full story, visit bit.ly/1ML7gGr. | photo by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Oakville native Kyle Jones has been selected to compete in the Pan Am Games for the third time. | Oakville Beaver file photo Triathlete Jones will race at Pan American Games Kyle Jones will compete in his third Pan American Games after being named to the Canadian triathlon team Sunday. Jones is the most experienced of the eight-member team. The three-time national champion competed at both the 2007 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2011 Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. "It's an honour to be selected to represent Canada at the Pan American Games in Toronto. I have competed at two Pan Am Games (2007 and 2011) and finished fourth at both events," Jones said. "I'm excited to have another opportunity to step up onto the podium and claim a medal." Jones also competed at the 2012 Olympics in London, where he finished 25th, and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was 11th. The Oakville native is looking forward to competing in Toronto. "To have this opportunity at a home Games makes it that much more special. Having family, friends and people that have supported me through my entire career on the sidelines watching will be a unique experience that I look forward to," Jones said. The men's triathlon race will be held in Toronto July 12. Jones, who now lives in Milton, won an International Triathlon Union Pan American Cup race last July on the course that will be used for the Pan Am Games. Young Wildcats rally to beat Blakelock in Tier 2 baseball final by Jon Kuiperij Beaver Sports Editor With half of its players still in their first year of high school, the White Oaks Wildcats baseball team took a little bit of time to hit its stride. Once the Wildcats settled in, they got on a roll that carried them to their second Halton high school baseball Tier 2 title in three years. White Oaks rallied for a 7-6 win over the T.A. Blakelock Tigers in last Thursday's championship game at Glen Abbey Park, scoring two runs in the seventh and final inning. Andrew Locke -- the lone Grade 12 player on the Wildcats squad -- drove home the tying run and then scored the winner on a hit by Grade 9 student Nick Ivanchenko. "Our team has always managed to never give up," said White Oaks head coach Chris McKinnon, who carried seven Grade 9 students on his 14-player roster. "As games progressed, we seemed to get stronger." The same could be said about the Wildcats' season. Through three games, White Oaks was 1-2, with the win coming via forfeit. The Wildcats followed that up by winning 12 of their next 13 games, including five straight victories to claim a tournament hosted by Burlington's Nelson High School prior to the Victoria Day weekend. "We just started sailing along," said McKinnon. "Our Grade 9s were really talented players, some of whom play elite-level ball. They aren't overly intimidated." McKinnon said he expects the Wildcats will move up to Tier 1 next season, where they'll have to contend with squads like Burlington's Notre Dame Fighting Irish, this year's OFSAA champion. -- For a longer version of this story, visit bit.ly/1G4httB OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB THE GYM NAUTILUS Est. 1982 Convenient, clean, and friendly. We're Oakville's best kept secret! High quality weight training and Nautilus cardio equipment. Experienced and mature personal trainers. Carpeted, air conditioned with ample natural light from large windows. Free indoor parking. Week Three Photo Contest Winner: Photographer: Matthew Ellis Age Division: GU9 A1 Air Conditioning vs. Ford Trial Offer: 3 FREE workouts with a trainer! 11 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, ON www.thegymnautilus.com Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club Sponsored by: and Tim Hortons 905-844-1610

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