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8 ·The IFP· Halton Hills ·Tuesday, May 15, 2012 SPORTS & LEISURE By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer A trip to Newfoundland for the Canadian 5-pin bowling championship tournament started off as a bit of a travel nightmare for a Georgetown youth team but ended as an excellent adventure. The Georgetown Bowl junior boys' team consisting of Nick Hancock, Robert McDougall, Jason Reid and Nicholas Ridley captured the first Youth Bowling Canada National Championship title banner for the local lanes since a bantam girls' squad capGeorgetown's Ryan Thomson (left) tured gold medals at the 2003 tourney in Reof West Virginia's West Liberty gina, defeating a team from Edmonton in a University Hilltoppers, joins coach tiebreaking championship final. Mike Ricci after a strong showing Just getting there, though, for dozens at a regional qualifier in Hershey, of the competitors turned into a marathon Pa. last week. Thomson will play waiting game after fog blanketed much of in this week's NCAA Division II the Maritimes and closed the airport in St. golf championships in Kentucky. John's. West Liberty University photo While the Georgetown team and several of its supporters made it to the venue before the travel chaos, Hancock and his family flew separately from the group and were re-routed to Gander, Nfld., then had to rent a car and make the three-and-a-half-hour drive to Overcoming a shaky start to his St. John's, getting there just five minutes befinal round, Georgetown's Ryan fore the opening ceremonies. Still, the tournament had to be delayed for Thomson earned a berth in this week's NCAA Division II national a couple of days to allow for the arrival of all golf championships in Kentucky the competitors and the format was shortthanks to a clutch performance ened to a 14-game round-robin instead of 21, at a regional qualifying event last with each team facing each other twice. Following the round-robin, Southern Onweek in Pennsylvania. Thomson, 21, in his junior tario and Alberta were dead even so the tieyear of the golf management pro- breaker was required, and the score between gram at West Liberty University the teams was still tied after two bowlers in in West Virginia, bogeyed four of the 10th and final frame. Ridley then threw the first six holes in the third and two strikes on his turn and anchor McDoufinal round of the NCAA Division gall clinched the victory with another strike. "It was definitely never a sure thing," II East/Atlantic Super Regional laughed coach Bob Felker. tournament at the Hershey Coun"(The rescheduling) really didn't affect us try Club, then was one over par through the final 12 holes in soggy because we were 8-1 the first day. Then afconditions to finish with a four- ter lunch on the second day, we didn't lose over 75, earning one of two spots a game. It went right down to the end and in the national championship, when Nick got the double, that opened up the lead for us." which begins today (Tuesday). The Southern Ontario reprentatives did A Christ the King graduate and Club at North Halton member, lose both of their games against NewfoundThomson recorded rounds of 77- land but were otherwise on the mark. Through the first 14 games, the average 75-75 at the qualifier for the Hillscores for the team members were: Reid toppers. (203.57); Hancock McDougall GeorgetownIndependant_Walkers_10.375x1.785_APR12 .ai 1 07/05/2012 9:33:14 AM (207.29); (221.43); Ridley (229.57). More sports pg. 11 Junior bowlers win national title Thomson earns spot in tourney The junior boys' team from Georgetown Bowl is the Canadian champion after prevailing in a tiebreaker over Alberta to take top spot at the tournament held in St. John's Nfld. Team members (front, from left) are: Robert McDougall, Nicholas Ridley. Back row: Jason Reid, coach Bob Felker, Nick Hancock. Submitted photo First-place Bulldogs being Buzzed The Halton Hills Bulldogs have some company atop their division standings and it doesn't appear the Oakville Buzz is going away anytime soon. With a 5-2 record, the Bulldogs remain in first place in the Ontario Jr. B Lacrosse League South East Division standings but the 4-2-1 Buzz showed its talented young squad will be a force to reckon with last week, beating Halton Hills 8-6 Friday night just a day after tying the unbeaten Green Gaels 7-7. Host Oakville was outshot 47-34 by the 'Dogs, yet owned an 8-3 lead by the midpoint of the third period. Connor Brown, Luke Laidlaw, Michael Licata, Brandon Clelland, Peter Laidlaw and Seth Laidlaw scored for the Bulldogs. Brown notched five goals and an assist as Halton Hills beat the visiting Orillia Kings 11-8 Saturday night. Seth Laidlaw (2), Luke Laidlaw (2), Jayson Crawford and Chris Haynes also tallied for the home side. The Bulldogs have a pair of midweek road games on tap, taking on the 0-5 Mississauga Tomahawks Wednesday before visiting Bowmanville to take on the 5-0-1 Green Gaels Thursday evening. Halton Hills will host the Markham Ironheads as well on Saturday at the Alcott Arena at 7:30 p.m.