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NEWS 
The Newmarket Minor Ball Hockey League played host to
a record twelve under-18 teams all vying for the 2002
OBHA Junior Provincial Championship. Preliminary round
action determined the AA and A Divisions of play entering
the medal competition. Oshawa, Chatham, Downsview and
the hometown team from Newmarket advanced to the final
four in the AA group, barely slipping by Mississauga
with a slightly better goal percentage.
There was seemingly nothing that was going to stop this
collection of ‘orange ball’ athletes from
Oshawa as they were the last team standing when the
final buzzer sounded at the end of the tournament. Although
they posted a perfect 5-0-0 record in the round-robin,
they had to grind out identical 2-1 victories over Newmarket
and Chatham in the semi-final and tournament final respectively
to claim the gold medal. This was Oshawa Minor second
Junior ‘AA’ Provincial Championship in the
history of the OBHA event.
In the A Division Championship, Mississauga, who barely
missed the AA group of play by mere percentage points,
proved to be too much for the rest of their competition.
The western region representatives blanked both of their
northern area opponents, defeating Maple 6-0 and Penetang
3-0 in the final to capture the consolation side of
the event.
Congratulations to all of the administrators, officials,
coaches, players and fans that participated in the tournament
and helped to make the event a resounding success.
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