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20 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, May 23, 2007 SPORTS & LEISURE Bulldogs can't break curse of Oakville Buzz netted the winning goal on the power play with 7:50 remaining. Nic Grasby (3), Braden Artem (2), J.J. Laforet, Adam McGourty, Evan The Ontario Lacrosse Association's Jr. Whillans and Brandon Goodfellow also B regular season schedule isn't even half found net for Halton Hills. over, yet the Halton Hills Bulldogs have At home on Thursday evening, the already seen enough of the defending Bulldogs had a shaky third period but national-champion Oakville Buzz for a this time held on to beat the Huntsville while. Hawks 12-9. Leading 9-2 after 40 minA 12-10 loss to the Buzz at the Glen utes and 10-4 midway through the final Abbey Rec Centre on Friday marked the frame, Halton Hills let the visitors creep 15th game in a row spanning nearly back into the contest before three years that the Bulldogs adding a couple of insurance have fallen to their South East markers. Division rivals, who are now 8Reed Board, who sat out the 0-1 on the campaign. This was Oakville game due to illness, supposed to be a rebuilding led the `Dogs with four goals year for the Buzz after capturand two assists. Grasby (3), ing the Founder's Cup title last Laforet (2), Goodfellow, Kyle summer but they remain atop Davis and Kyle Andrews the division, just three points rounded out the scoring. Davis ahead of 7-0-0 Mimico. will be out for four to six Still stinging from playoff weeks with a broken hand sufelimination by Oakville the Bulldog Adam fered Friday while Troy past two years, Halton Hills McGourty (left) Webster is gone indefinitely turned in another solid effort got the better of with a broken bone in his leg. on Friday, but as was the result Coming up this week, the this Huntsville in the 2007 season opener, the player in a sec- Bulldogs make their second Bulldogs gave up a comfortable ond-period scrap trip of the season to Mimico to lead and came up short in the face the division-rival Mounties Thursday. clutch. on Friday and then will host 3Photo by The visitors built a 4-1 4-1 Akwesasne Saturday at the advantage on the Buzz in the Eamonn Maher Mold-Masters SportsPlex first period, then gave up four beginning at 7:30 p.m., folstraight goals and trailed 9-8 after 40 lowed by a trip to Markham Sunday minutes. A tighly contested battle was afternoon. tied at 10 midway through the final frame after Bulldog Greg Henry notched (Eamonn Maher can be reached at the equalizer, but Oakville's Josh Barrick emaher@independentfreepress.com) EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer Reed Board of the Halton Hills Bulldogs scores one of his four goals on the evening during an Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B matchup against the guest Huntsville Hawks on Thursday night at Mold-Masters SportsPlex. The Bulldogs, with a 12-9 victory, are now 4-4 this season after dropping a 12-10 decision in Oakville on Friday. Photo by Eamonn Maher At Mississauga Marathon Many local runners post solid results Michael Ackroyd was the fastest localarea finisher in the headline event of the Mississauga Marathon recently, placing 36th overall and fifth in the men's 45-49 age group in a time of three hours, four minutes and 38 seconds, approximately 41 minutes behind the 42.2-km race winner. Other athletes from Halton Hills taking part in the marathon distance included: Scott Gardner, Georgetown (6th in men's 45-49, 3:05:25); Terry Dixon, Limehouse (8th in men's 45-49, 3:06:47); Chris Creswicke, Georgetown (19th in men's 4044, 3:16:30); Mark Rush, Georgetown (13th in men's 50-54, 3:23.28); Richard Bahen, Glen Williams (34th in men's 3539, 3:26:15); Bill Pettitt, Acton (32nd in men's 45-49, 3:28:53); Ian Buxton, Georgetown (32nd in men's 50-54, 3:37:41); Allan Martin, Georgetown (51st in men's 35-39, 3:39:42); Laura Walker, Georgetown (29th in women's 25-29, 3:39:42); Betty D'Oliveira, Georgetown (19th in women's 45-49, 4:02:28); Charles Hayward, Georgetown (33rd in men's 5559, 4:11:01) Half-Marathon Nicholas Schwass, Terra Cotta (1st in men's 19 & under, 1:28:48); Mike Brown, Acton (25th in men's 40-44, 1:34:10; Kirstin Schwass, Terra Cotta (6th in women's 40-44, 1:36:19); Sharon Papadimitriou, Georgetown (8th in women's 25-29, 1:38:43); Scott MacNair, Georgetown (42nd in men's 35-39, 1:40:11); Sean Forrest, Georgetown (41st in men's 30-34, 1:41:47); Leigh Bird, Norval (14th in women's 25-29, 1:42:03); Jim Banks, Georgetown (32nd in men's 5054, 1:43:23 10K Dale Menken, Georgetown (3rd in men's 20-24, 38:19); Devin Rogers, Georgetown (10 in men's 19 & under, 41:18); Andy Waugh, Georgetown (8th in men's 30-34, 43:35); Duncan Mounsey, Georgetown (1st in men's 65-69, 46:21); Shannon Mellace, Georgetown (9th in women's 30-34, 51:12); Sherry Condotta, Georgetown (8th in women's 35-39, 51:21); Andrew Bevington, Georgetown (32nd in women's 30-34, 53:52) Albrecht 26th at Humber Invitational Andrew Albrecht was the top localarea finisher at last week's Canadian Junior Golf Association Humber College Invitational tournament at the St. Andrew's Valley Golf Club in Aurora, placing 26th. Albrecht, 17, recorded rounds of 80 and 82 to check in at 18 over par for the event, 17 shots off the lead. Eighteenyear-old Ryan Putnam of Georgetown shot 80 and 86, finishing in a tie for 31st. Incorrect final scores were published last week involving Halton Hills golfers competing in the CJGA Junior Worlds qualifier at the Wolf Run Golf Club in Janetville, Ont. A pair of 16-year-olds from Georgetown, Luke Ovenden and Ryan Thomson, placed seventh and eighth, respectively. First-round leader Ovenden had a two-round total of 10-over-par 154, with Thomson one stroke back. Adam Putnam was 29th at +26. At the 02-Euro Junior Golf Cup/Scotland Tour tournament at Belleville, the North Halton Golf & Country Club's Thomson finished third in the boys' 14-16 age group after rounds of 80 and 78 at 14 over par, seven shots behind the winner. Adam Putnam, 14, carded 86-87 to finish tied for 18th while Georgetown's John Hirst placed 29th. S Next Edition - June 2007 I D E R O A D S of Halton Hills