29 ‘We just lost an assignment Hills, Halton IFP• •The “Quote/unquote” on that last faceoff’ SPORTS — Raiders’ coach Greg Walters... see below Crushing loss for Raiders Thursday, April 3, 2014 Thursday, By EAMONN MAHER ute remaining, NHL Draft prospect Mi- Staff Writer chael Prapavessis swooped in from the point unchecked and beat rookie Raider Other than giving up goals in the first goalie Michael McNiven with a screened and last minute of the game, the George- shot in the top corner for the clincher. town Raiders played as well as any vis- “(The Patriots) have a great hockey iting team could hope for against the team and there’s no room for error,” said first-place Toronto Lakeshore Patriots Raiders’ head coach & GM Greg Walters. Monday evening in Etobicoke. “I thought we came up with a good Unfortunately for the third-seeded gameplan and we played hard enough Raiders, those two goals were the dif- in the second and third period to win it. ference in a 4-3 loss to the Patriots, who We just lost an assignment on that last now take a commanding 3-0 lead in their faceoff.” best-of-7 Ontario Junior Hockey League If a fifth game is required, it would South/West Conference final series head- be played Thursday night at Westwood ing into game four Wednesday night in starting at 7:45 p.m. Georgetown. Walters recalled his major junior days Toronto Lakeshore, which lost just playing for an Ottawa 67’s squad that four times on its home Westwood Are- came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the nas’ ice during the season, jumped on the Oshawa Generals in 1988. Raiders with a rebound marker just 27 “If we can continue to play like we did seconds into the contest and took a 2-0 tonight, it’ll be a close game and from lead at the midway point of the period, there, just take it shift by shift,” he said. threatening to start a rout. In the OJHL’s North/East Conference But Georgetown clamped down and final, the Aurora Tigers also took a 3-0 took advantage of some rare undisci- series lead following a 3-1 home triumph Georgetown Raiders’ goaltender Michael McNiven manages to make a save despite the plined play by the Pats, as veteran centre over the Kingston Voyageurs on Monday. presence of Toronto Lakeshore’s Nathan Feric during their Ontario Junior Hockey League Ryan Smith scored two-power play goals NOTES: Second-year Raider forward playoff matchup Monday at Westwood Arenas. The Patriots again pulled off a late 4-4 in the middle stanza to equalize. Richard Court was named the OJHL’s victory to grab a 3-0 lead in their third-round playoff series.The Raiders were at home Trailing 3-2 by the second intermis- Scholastic Player of the Year Award re- Wednesday night, trying to prevent a sweep. Photo by Eamonn Maher sion, Raider captain Steve Hladin, who cipient, carrying a 93 per cent average played despite a leg injury suffered in in his Grade 12 year at Appleby College. Saturday night’s loss in game two, tallied The 18-year-old from Burlington also re- Jags set to take the field to even the score early in the third. cently became a Big Brother to a 10-year- Christ the King’s Jaguars girls’ and The junior varsity girls’ Jags will Hladin appeared to have set up the old boy...Feisty forward Drake Hart of boys’ field lacrosse teams are getting host Stephen Lewis at 6 p.m., fol- winner late in regulation as winger An- Cayuga, who played here last year before ready for another season in the Hal- lowed by the varsity girls vs. Stephen thony Marra was stopped on 2 on 1 by joining the Jr. B Thorold Blackhawks for ton high school leagues. Lewis at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m. the varsity Toronto Lakeshore goalkeeper Joseph Pi- the 2013-14, re-joined the Raiders for the The teams are looking to boys will take on Humberview. anta. After the Patriots won a draw in the Toronto Lakeshore series after his team both improve on their fin- On Saturday, May 3, CtK’s Georgetown zone with just under a min- was eliminated from their playoffs. ishes from last year’s pro- varsity girls play host to vincial championships and Newfane College of Pennsyl- the varsity girls’ team will vania in an exhibition con- 50th Acton Skate Carnival Saturday host the Trillium Cup this test. The Acton Skating Club will host its Past - Looking Forward to the Future’ year, which is a tourna- Admission to every game annual Skate Carnival this Saturday is the theme of the show. ment to decide the best la- is free. with shows scheduled for 11 a.m. and After the morning show is finished, dies high school lacrosse team in the All teams will also be playing in 4 p.m. a special tribute planned for the a reception will be held at the Acton province, from May 28-29 at the Tra- tournaments both at CtK and away club’s 50th anniversary. 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