16 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 SPORTS & LEISURE Will begin playoffs at home ’Dogs end season with lopsided win A resounding 13-7 victory over needed a big win heading into the division foe Mimico over the week- post-season after a late three-game end locked up home-floor advantage losing slide cost them a shot at a for the as the first-ever conference title, and the Ontario Association Jr. B ’Dogs were riled up for another playoffs are set to start up Saturday bruising battle with the rival night for the local squad at the Alcott Mountaineers Saturday. Arena. The hosts took a 4-0 lead into the The 15-5-0 Bulldogs didn’t find first intermission and after the clubs out until late last night (Tuesday— scored six times each in the second and after press time) who their first- period, Halton Hills took control in round opponent will be as the the final 20 minutes, led by Pat OLA regular season finished up Saunders’ three goals and four with the Barrie Tornado assists. With those points, hosting the Oakville the Arthur resident Buzz, the 2008 South East became the first Bulldog Division winner. in team history to capture A Barrie win Tuesday the OLA Jr. B scoring title, would mean that the fourth- completing the campaign with place ’Dogs will face the 13-5-1 57 goals and 45 assists, which was Tornado in the best-of-5 opening also a franchise-best offensive total. Daredevil to the rescue round, but if Oakville won, Halton Veteran Nic Grasby added four Hills will take on the 14-6-0 goals in the triumph over Mimico Goalie Matt Turton of the Stoyles Carpentry Daredevils blocked this scoring attempt by River Newmarket Saints. Whatever the and Mike Burke notched a pair, with Rat forwards Sheldon Hewson (left) and Mark Bowen as Daredevil defender Ryan Findlay pro- outcome, the Bulldogs, who drew singles going to Kody Lyons, Daniel vides support. The Junior Division game was played in the recent Georgetown Roller Hockey 500 fans for the regular-season finale Patterson, Brendan MacDonald and League’s house league tournament at the Mold-Masters SportsPlex. Family Night win against Mimico, Evan Whillans. Photo by Eamonn Maher will host game one Saturday at the On Thursday night, the Bulldogs Alcott at 7:30 p.m. completed a 4-0-0 season sweep of Despite earning eight more points the 1-19-0 Mississauga Tomahawks, than the 11-9-0 Nepean Knights in chalking up a 12-5 win at home to Two Halton Hills athletes the standings, the Bulldogs are slot- end their losing streak. Burke, ted behind the Far East champion Grasby, Lyons and Peter Laidlaw Knights for third place in the confer- scored twice each for the Bulldogs, break elementary track marks ence because division winners auto- with Kyle Davis, Whillans, Chad matically are seeded in the top three. Cummings and Ryan Haynes netting Two records at the annual Halton District 200m); Brandon Johnston, St. Francis (3rd Coach Blaine McCauley’s side one apiece. Catholic School Board elementary-aged boys’ softball throw); St. Brigid (3rd girls’ track and field meet were broken by athletes relay); St. Brigid (3rd boys’ relay). from Halton Hills at the recent meet held at Atom Rep soccer roundup Holy Trinity in Oakville. Darcy Daquano, St. Brigid (1st girls’ Grade 6 St. Brigid student Anthony Grillo 400m, 1:10.37); Sarah Jane Vezina (2nd Mustangs make first win a big one smashed the previous best time the atom girls’ softball throw); Josh Fera, Holy Cross boys’ 200m, winning the race in 29.23 sec- (3rd boys’ 60m). Week four of the South Region onds. The standing record was 29.81, set in Soccer League’s regular schedule Under-9 Boys’ Mustangs 1988. Bantam produced the first victory for A 3-2 victory over Mississauga As well, Matthew Kreis of St. Catherine of Logan Perfetto, St. Brigid (2nd girls’ long Georgetown’s under-8 Mustangs in clinched the championship title in Alexandria in Georgetown South beat the jump); St. Catherine (3rd boys’ relay); a matchup with Bolton. the under-9 boys’ division for the Georgetown Mustangs at the 21- record in the tyke boys’ 400m race by over Hayley Quinton, St. Catherine (3rd girls’ Georgetown 6, Bolton 1: Liam two seconds, clocking in at 1:08.25 to take 60m). team Ancaster Heritage Days tourna- Burgoyne, Jack Panijan (2G); ment recently. top spot. Midget Nicolas Algeo, Kent Kesteven (G). Kreis also won the tyke boys’ long jump Preliminary round— Georgetown Derek Thomas, St. Brigid (2nd boys’ Brampton White 6, Georgetown with a leap of 3.83m, just four centimetres 2, Grimsby 0; Georgetown 7, 200m); Jacob Continenza, Holy Cross (2nd 2: Lucas Mastromattei, Burgoyne off the Halton all-time record. Lincoln 0; Georgetown 3, Niagara 0; boys’ 100m); Julia Chiovitti, St. Catherine (G). Georgetown 4, LaSalle 0 Other podium finishes for local-area ath- (2nd girls’ 800m); Camilla Paluch, St. Brigid letes included: Burlington 6, Georgetown 3: Semifinal— Georgetown 4, (3rd girls’ 100m); St. Joseph’s Acton (3rd Kesteven (2G); Mitchell Shorgan Hamilton 0 Tyke girls’ relay); Nicole Waters (3rd girls’ (G). See UNDER-9, pg. 17 Alessandra Previte, St. Francis (2nd girls’ 800m).

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