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Raiders earn exhibition split The pre-season has begun for the Georgetown Raiders and the Jr. A hockey club posted a win and a loss last week in a pair of road games. Icing a lineup made up mostly of rookies, the Raiders skated past the Bramalea Blues 6-4 at Westwood Arena, with veteran Jeremy Whelan scoring twice. Raymond Martin, Scott Stover, Matt Siska and Jeff Pearce also tallied for Georgetown. On Saturday night, coach Blaine McCauley used mainly projected regulars against the defending league champion St. Michael's Buzzers in Toronto, with the hosts earning a 54 victory on a last-minute goal. Whelan, Greg Lever, Rob Sgarbossa and Ryan Ford scored for the Raiders, who hosted St. Mike's in Acton last night (Tuesday). This Friday, Georgetown will take on the Ajax Attack in Acton starting at 7 p.m. The Raiders open the regular season on Saturday, Sept. 9 against Milton. In other news, former Raider T.J. Trevelyan of Mississauga was signed to a multi-year contract by the Boston Bruins on Monday. The 22-year-old, 5',10", 170 lbs. left-winger led the ECAC in scoring last season with 48 points for St. Lawrence University and was one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the NCAA's top player of the year. Comeback win for Silvercreeks Continued from pg. 18 After falling behind 5-0 in the final, the Silvercreeks broke through with three runs in the sixth to cut Quebec's lead to 5-3, but left the bases loaded and were down to just three outs. Guelph catcher Steve Budai, a lateseason acquisition from Oshawa, then delivered a two-run single in the seventh to send the contest into extra innings. First baseman Mark Allen singled home Elliott Shrive from second base on a close play at the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete the comeback. "When the lefty (Loubier) came out for the seventh, I knew we still had a chance," Van de Valk, 33, said. Sadly, one of the architects of the Silvercreeks' successful run wasn't around to see the outcome. Bill Craven, 70, who hired Van de Valk and DeZeeuw back in 1999, passed away two weeks before the tournament. Craven was wellknown as a builder in Guelph baseball circles and served as a mentor for the current junior team's staff. "Billy passed away three weeks too early and I know he was just thrilled that there was going to be a national championship tournament in Guelph, forget about the Silvercreeks actually winning it," said the 33-year-old DeZeeuw, who is leaving the club to spend more time with his wife Sandra and their three children. "You think about it, and someone had to be smiling over us when that Bob DeZeeuw (left) and Scott Van de Valk celebrate the Guelph Silvercreeks national Junior baseball title win Sunday. Submitted photo Quebec catcher bobbled the ball at home plate in the eighth inning."