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18 ·The IFP· Halton Hills ·Thursday, September 6, 2012 Georgetown trio help Mississauga win fast-pitch silver Three Georgetown residents helped the Mississauga Southwest Hurricanes bantam Tier 1 fast-pitch team secure a silver medal in the Bowl Division at the under-16 girls' Canadian Championships earlier this month in Brantford. Ashley Attard, Emily Walker and Sarah Bourdages played a big part in helping the Hurricanes secure Canada's runnerup in the Bowl Division of this year's nationals. Mississauga had a younger team and was not expected to actually qualify, but with the strong play from the Georgetown players, the Hurricanes advanced to the medal round SPORTS & LEISURE of the 19-team tourney. The underdogs won four of six games, making the gold medal matchup before dropping an 8-3 decision to the Chepstow Diamonds of Bruce County. Attard, Walker and Bourdages played strong defence in all seven games, with Bourdages, in centre field, denying many scoring hits with her flight of foot and quick hands. Third-baseman Walker snagged a few line drives and answered with powerful throws to first, while starting catcher Attard threw out a few Sixteen-year-old Ashley Attard (left) along with felbaserunners during the tour- low Georgetown residents Sarah Bourdages (cennament. tre) and Emily Walker, both 14, helped the Missis- sauga Southwest Hurricanes earn silver medals at the recent national under-16 fast-pitch championship tournament in Brantford. Submitted photo Peewee II Bulldogs save best for last The Halton Hills peewee #2 Bulldogs turned in their best efforts of the season at the Ontario Lacrosse Association E division championship tournament in Whitby, winning all six of their games to claim the gold medals. Preliminary round-- Halton Hills 4, Lincoln Crush 2; Halton Hills 5, Toronto Stars 3; Halton Hills 5, Brockville Blast 2; Halton Hills 7, Arthur Aces 1 Semifinal-- Halton Hills 6, Orangeville Northmen 2 Championship-- Halton Hills 7, Lincoln Crush 3 Raiders to open against Oakville Just because they don't play in the same division together any more, it doesn't mean that the Georgetown Raiders and Oakville Blades can't start the Ontario Junior Hockey League's regular season with a bang or two. The longtime Halton region rivals in the OJHL's West Division have been split for the 2012-13 campaign as league realignment has switched the Blades to the South Division, meaning that with an interlocking schedule, the Raiders will face Oakville only four times this season instead of six as in past years. They'll meet on Friday in Oakville at 7:30 p.m. at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, with Georgetown playing host to the Blades Saturday night at the Alcott Arena, also at 7:30 p.m. One of the many talented midget-age graduates who figured to play a key role for the Raiders this year, 17-year-old winger Connor Brown of Georgetown, signed with the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's on Tuesday. Coach Wayne Bee's Halton Hills #2 Bulldogs defeated Lincoln 7-3 in the championship game of the recent OLA peewee E division provincials in Whitby. Team members (front, from left) are: Ryan Downey, Ryan Lawrence, Nathan Burwell, Braden Naugler, Stephen Spencer, Zach Faria. Second row: Grayden Giles, Sean Williams, Nathan Hodgson, Jacques Gladu, Jacob Coleman, Brett Hodgson. Third row: Myles McVeigh, Daniel Nascimento, Connor Kahler. Back row: Assistant coach Terry Naugler, trainer Karen Mackay, assistant coach Greg Lawrence, head coach Wayne Bee. Absent: Liam Mackay. Submitted photo free unleash the power of your home ... to sell for more! home staging furniture, artwork & accessories included! realty inc. brokerage 75 Guelph St. Georgetown ON L7G 3Z8 *sales representative