Four Oakville high schools won Halton playoff semifinals on Monday, Nov. 9. Iroquois Ridge, Abbey Park, Garth Webb and Oakville Trafalgar each took a step toward a regional title, according to results posted by the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association, which runs high school sports across Halton Region. Oakville teams lost four other semifinals.
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior girls basketball (Tier 1) | Iroquois Ridge | Garth Webb | 58-42 |
| Senior girls basketball (Tier 2) | Abbey Park | Oakville Trafalgar | 53-42 |
| Junior boys volleyball | Garth Webb | White Oaks | 2-1 |
| Senior boys volleyball | Oakville Trafalgar | White Oaks | 2-0 |
| Senior girls basketball (Tier 1) | Nelson | Iroquois Ridge | 50-32 |
| Senior girls basketball (Tier 1) | King's Christian | T.A. Blakelock | 56-26 |
| Junior boys volleyball | M.M. Robinson | Oakville Trafalgar | 2-0 |
| Senior boys volleyball | Georgetown | T.A. Blakelock | 2-1 |
Iroquois Ridge's junior girls beat Garth Webb at home in Tier 1, the top basketball division, but it was much tighter than when they met on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when the Ridge won by 26 points on the same court. Monday's margin was 16.
In the Tier 2 senior girls semifinal, rested Abbey Park beat Oakville Trafalgar by 11 at home. Abbey Park's school announcements said the team closed the regular season with its eighth straight game and locked up a bye into the semifinals. Trafalgar had to earn its spot, beating M.M. Robinson 51-40 in a home quarter-final on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Garth Webb's junior boys volleyball team rallied on the road at White Oaks. After dropping the first set 25-17, Webb took the second 27-25 and ran away with the deciding set 15-7. The team had reached the semifinal by sweeping Nelson 27-25, 25-19 at home on Thursday.
Oakville Trafalgar's senior boys needed only two sets to beat White Oaks at home, 25-16 and 25-20. White Oaks had swept Abbey Park in its own quarter-final on Thursday.
Trafalgar's junior boys, who swept Milton in their quarter-final, fell to M.M. Robinson 25-20, 25-23. In Tier 1 senior girls basketball, Iroquois Ridge lost at Nelson and T.A. Blakelock lost at King's Christian Collegiate. Blakelock's senior boys volleyball team pushed Georgetown to a third set at home before losing it 15-12.
