18 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, July 5, 2006 SPORTS & LEISURE Under-’Dogs stymied by Buzz in game one Series continues here Thursday night EAMONN MAHER game, that sucks, but we look at Staff Writer what we can improve upon. The way The proved we played tonight showed this is far once again on Monday night that from over.” they can give the top-ranked Jr. B Game two of the series will be team in Ontario all it can played Thursday at Georgetown’s handle. Mold-Masters SportsPlex beginning But until the underdog Bulldogs at 8 p.m., with game three in can get a win to show for their Oakville Saturday evening. efforts, their season could be over As has been the case many times this weekend and veteran Halton this season, the Bulldogs allowed Hills’ goaltender Kyle Kennery isn’t their opponents to get a good start, interested in scoring any more moral with the Buzz grabbing a 3-0 lead victories. just six minutes into Monday’s spirit- The Eastern Conference-champi- ed contest, played in front of about on Oakville Buzz scored three times 400 fans in the sweltering Maple in the final seven minutes to earn an Grove Arena. But Halton Hills would 11-8 win over the very game rally, taking leads of 5-4 and 8-7, Bulldogs in the opening game of before the hosts turned the tide in their best-of-5 first-round playoff their favour. Oakville’s Sean series at the Maple Grove Arena. Thomson took advantage of a defen- Halton Hills led on a couple of occa- sive breakdown by the Bulldogs, sions, yet the 19-1 Buzz prevailed walking in from the half-boards and over the 10-10 ’Dogs for the fifth deking Kennery for the winner. time this season, maintaining its “It always seems to be that we’ve unbeaten home record in 2006. got them, then sometimes it’s a call “There’s no consolation in just or we just let off, and even though keeping it close. It’s go big or go we have a foot on their throats, we home,” said the 21-year-old can’t finish it,” Kennery added. Kennery, in his fifth and final cam- Nole Coutrouzas, Cameron Flint paign with the eighth-place Bulldogs. and Travis Bland had two goals each “On paper, all you see is a win or a for the visitors, with Matt Laidlaw loss. If it’s close, it’s close, but in the and David Brock adding singles. end that doesn’t matter. We’re just If a fourth game is required, it The sweetest swing trying to focus on the positive would be played in Georgetown Former Major League player Al (Scoop) Oliver held a a hitting clinic at the Gellert things. If we happen to lose the Sunday at 6 p.m. Community Centre recently, where the former Toronto Blue Jay and Pittsburgh Pirate demon- strated some techniques to about 20 kids. Here he observes Luke Gomes as he hits the ball. Local resident Paul Cartwright of Sports Celebrity Marketing plans to stage similar youth clinics with former Blue Jays Lloyd Moseby and Tony Fernandez slated to make appearances. Dates have yet to be finalized. Photo by Sabrina Byrnes Lapointe prevails at Star Amateur All that time spent in the gym during the Lapointe’s fine week culminated with a 2-and-1 winter months appears to be paying dividends victory over 21-year-old Kristy McLaughlin of for Georgetown resident Mary Ann Lapointe. Wasaga Beach. McLaughlin led by two after 10 The 47-year-old bookkeeper embarked on a holes, but Lapointe rallied to take the match. rigid training routine during the off-season in “Age isn’t on my side, but I had a strong order to be better prepared for physical chal- workout regimen over the winter,” Lapointe lenges like she faced last week at the Toronto said. “Every day this winter I went to the gym. I Star Women’s Amateur Championship held at just hated it. But I guess it paid off.” Pickering’s Whitevale Golf Club. It’s the second time the North Halton Golf Lapointe won all four games she played in & Country Club member has won the Star over Thursday and Friday in the match-play tourney, last taking it in 2001. She has also fin- Georgetown’s Mary Ann Lapointe receives the Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh segment of the tournament, which drew the ished second twice. She now turns her atten- Trophy for winning the Toronto Star Women’s Amateur tournament last best amateurs in the province. Playing against tion to the Golf Association of Ontario’s Friday from event founder Glenn Goodwin. Considered North America’s much-younger opponents under hot, humid women’s amateur this week in St. Catharines. top city championship, Lapointe has now won the event twice and was and sometimes stormy weather conditions, With files from Torstar News Service runner-up on two other occasions. Photo courtesy Julie K. Green

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