Halton Hills to floor Jr. C lacrosse team next season By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer Not content with ruling the ranks of Jr. B lacrosse in this province, the Halton Hills Bulldogs have received approval to start up a Jr. C team for the 2011 season. At the Ontario Lacrosse Association annual general meeting in Niagara Falls last weekend, Halton Hills was one of several centres that were granted Jr. C franchises to complement their existing Jr. B clubs, including the Bulldogs' chief rivals in Mimico. It's expected that the Jr. C Bulldogs will be based out of Acton and play most of their home games on Sunday evenings in the OLA Central Division alongside teams from Clarington, Whitby, Peterborough, Mimico and Huntsville. The establishment of the Jr. C team here is a joint venture between the 2009 Founders Cup-winning Jr. B Bulldogs' organization and the Halton Hills Minor Lacrosse Association. "With the success we've had with the Jr. Bs over the last few years, it became tough for a lot of talented local kids to crack the roster, so the better option was to keep our homegrown players here in Halton Hills," said Jr. B Bulldogs' head coach Blaine McCauley, who is also president of the HHMLA. "A lot of these kids don't want to travel elsewhere to play and we've had some quality intermediate teams that can compete at the junior level, so we'll see what direction this goes. Obviously we're going to use the model of the Jr. B team." McCauley added that prospective coaches would be interviewed soon. 25 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, November 11, 2010 Georgetown Sports Unlimited Beavers' netminder Doug Handy blanked the Scorecards 2-0 during their preliminary-round game last Saturday at the Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council's Oldtimers' Tournament. The Beavers went on to win the over-50 B division title. Photo by Jon Borgstrom Two local oldtimer squads claim titles at own tourney A couple of local teams won their respective age group divisions at the Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council's 26th-annual Oldtimers' Tournament held last weekend at the MoldMasters SportsPlex. Following are the results from the championship games for each of the divisions: replying for the Grinders. Mississauga State Farm Ins. 4, Grand Valley Grizzlies 2 Bob Dugan scored twice and Doug Handy recorded the shutout for Georgetown's Sports Unlimited in a 4-0 victory over Etobicoke's Pokey Checkers. Dan Williams and Mike Hannah also scored for Sports Unlimited. Mississauga JP Towing 2, Brampton Direct Hit 1 Brampton Easy Net Cobras 5, Waterloo Wackers 0 Over 45D Over 50B Over 35D In a matchup of local teams and neighbouring businesses in Georgetown, Halton Hills Rad & Tire skated past the Halton Hills Grinders 5-1 for bragging rights between the Williamses. Dan Currie (2), Joe Pedulla (2) and Doug Butler scored for the champs, with Will Mansour Over 50D 55+ GEORGETOWN JR. A GEORGETOWN JR. A GEORGETOWN JUNIOR "A" GEORGETOWN TOYOTA RAIDERS vs RAIDERS vs HAMILTON RED WINGS Saturday, November 13, 2010 7:30 pm ORANGEVILLE FLYERS Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:30 pm www.georgetownraidersjra.com GAMES OF THE WEEK Mold-Masters SportsPlex (Alcott Arena)