Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, July 2, 2008 13 SPORTS & LEISURE Bulldogs blast Saints in Jr. B playoff opener EAMONN MAHER returned home to the Bulldogs and Staff Writer feels the team has a good chance of Irish eyes were smiling down on progressing far into the playoffs. the but they “I wanted to come back here to didn’t need any luck in their opening help the boys win a championship game of the 2008 Ontario and let (the Lakers) know they made Association Jr. B playoffs. the wrong The fourth-seeded Bulldogs domi- choice,” he said. nated the first two periods of their “The team encounter with the fifth-place chemistry is great at the Alcott here and we’ve Arena Saturday night, winning game shown we can one of the best-of-5 series 11-4. beat anyone if we Mike Burke of the home side play our game.” scored less than a minute into the Burke, Pat game and the ’Dogs led 8-0 early in Saunders and MICHAEL Ryan Haynes the third period before the Saints CREGAN scored the first of three power-play scored twice each goals as the contest took a mean- for the hosts, with Evan Whillans, spirited turn by that point. Mike Brown, Kyle Andrews, Kyle Bulldog goalie Michael Cregan, Davis and Peter Laidlaw completing who had cousins in the stands from the scoring. Ireland witnessing their first-ever A stingy Bulldog defence limited game, didn’t allow a Newmarket’s 99-point regular season goal until the second minute of the scorer Patty Lee to just one assist on final period, while also earning three the night. The Saints fired their final assists, including two on shorthand- goal into an empty Halton Hills net ed Halton Hills markers. with just a second remaining as The 19-year-old Cregan spent last coach Blaine McCauley pulled season with the Peterborough Jr. A Cregan, apparently concerned that a Lakers and thanks to his Irish roots, Newmarket player would take a run played for the Emerald Isle’s newly at his goalkeeper. established box lacrosse team at the Game two of the series will be world championships in Halifax, N.S. played tonight (Wednesday) at the Released by the Lakers at the start in of the 2008 campaign, Cregan Newmarket. Halton Hills will host game three Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Silas set to skate with Bulls Goalie Mike Cregan of the Halton Hills Bulldogs plays keepaway with a charging Newmarket Georgetown resident Stephen drafted in the first round (19th over- Saints’ forward during their Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B playoff series opener on Silas has made it official. all) by the club in last month’s Saturday night at the Alcott Arena. Cregan had three assists in helping the Bulldogs score The 16-year-old defenceman Priority Selection. an 11-4 victory and take a 1-0 lead in the first-round matchup. Photo by Eamonn Maher signed on with the Ontario Hockey “We are very pleased that Stephen League’s Belleville Bulls after being and family have made the commit- ment to join our organization to continue his hockey and educational Lapointe edged in Star final progression,” said Bulls’ general manager and head coach George Playing the role of underdog to a ‘t,’ birdie putt from off the green on the 15th hole Burnett. Hamilton’s Ashley Sholer knocked off that cut Sholer’s lead to 1 up. “Stephen will be a valuable addi- Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Mary Ann But the 48-year-old Lapointe, who won the tion to our team and has a bright Lapointe of Georgetown for the championship Quebec Mid-Amateur title a couple of weeks future ahead of him in Belleville.” of the Toronto Star Women’s Amateur Friday. ago, put her tee shot into the water on the 18th In 73 games last season with the The 22-year-old Sholer fell behind by two hole and Sholer prevailed 2 up. Halton minor midget AAA early on in her match with the top-seeded “Afternoon matches get a little bit ugly Hurricanes, Silas had 25 goals and Lapointe at the Thornhill Golf & Country Club sometimes,” Lapointe said. 52 assists along with 69 penalty min- but won four straight holes to take control, The North Halton Golf & Country Club utes. eventually winning 2 up. member was victorious in the Toronto Star As well, Silas was among 84 play- “(Lapointe) is such an amazing player. I felt Women’s Amateur twice previously and has ers selected to attend the Ontario if I lost to her, there’s no shame in that,” said now made the match play championship final Under-17 Provincial Identification Sholer, a third-year student at Oklahoma City on three occasions. Camp last week in Thunder Bay. The University. 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