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[email protected] Business Telephone: (416) 426-7068 Business Cell: (416) 918-7064 FESTIVAL MEDIA RELEASE August 20th, 2015 CLARINGTON TAKES TWO AT THE HARROW/OLA PEE WEE LACROSSE PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The Clarington Green Gaels made a double showing in the Harrow/OLA Pee Wee Lacrosse Provincial Championships at the 2015 Ontario Lacrosse Festival. Clarington 1 challenged the Sarnia Pacers1 for the Pee Wee B final, and Clarington 2 took the Cornwall Celtics into overtime in search of the Pee Wee C title. The Green Gaels 1 wasted no time taking the lead in the Pee Wee B final, scoring three goals in three minutes. Ethan Matthews responded for the Sarnia Pacers with a goal to end the period, leaving the Green Gaels with a 3-1 lead. The Pacers jumped out first in the second period with a goal from Sebastien Frenette, but Jack Goulding responded for the Green Gaels two minutes later. Ryan Whelpley took the Pacers within one of the leaders in the second period to make the score 4-3. Landen Hookey tied the game for the pacers with a goal early in the third, but the Green Gaels led a strong press for the rest of the period. Goals by Hayes Bell, Shayne Pearsall, and Brooklyn Walker-Welch boosted the Green Gaels ahead by three for a 7-4 championship score. The Clarington Green Gaels 2 and the Cornwall Celtics met in the Pee Wee C final to determine which of the two undefeated teams would become Division C Champions.