
STANDING TALL Mother Teresa's Chris Capizzano leaps to pull down a rebound. He had 12 points in his team's 44-31 victory in the Halton Catholic boys' basketball final.

River Oaks Bruins Dylan Munro, right, drives past Misha Radovanich of Captain R. Wilson.
SOMETHING BRUIN Wes Hopkins of River Oaks Bruins, center, hugs his teammates as they celebrate their 36-33 win in the Halton elementary public basketball final against Captain R. Wilson at Burlington Central High School.
BEAVER TRAILS TO JAPAN Joan and Denise Spares took The Oakville Beaver to Kikuchi, Japan on their trip around the world.
HELLO FROM DOWN UNDER ONCE IN A LIFETIME: Joan Spares, 53, and her daughter, Denise, 23, spent nearly six months globetrotting everywhere from Australia and New Zealand, to Vietnam, China, India, Japan and Africa. The mother and daughter did it all on a budget, staying in hotels, hostels and with relatives.
BEAVER TRAILS TO CHINA Joan Spares and her daughter Denise took The Oakville Beaver with them to the Great Wall of China during their nearly six-month trip around the world.
BEAVER TRAILS TO BOTSWANA Joan and Denise were joined by Stephanie Spares, 27, (Denise's sister) in Chobe National Park, Botswana as Stephanie met up with them to take part in a Habitat for Humanity home build in Zambia.
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT Nova Bozinoski, left, of Heritage Glen and Sarah Ricciuti of John T. Tuck dive for the ball during the Halton elementary public basketball final at Burlington Central High School. John T. Tuck scored a 25-15 victory to claim the Halton title.
Terence Young, Oakville Federal Conservative Candidate