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34 Sports Oakville Beaver SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008 Powerplay goal in OT denies Blades the sweep Game 5 of West final tonight By Eamonn Maher SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER EAMONN MAHER / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER SPLIT DECISION: Oakville Blades goaltender Scott Greenham does the splits to make a glove stop as Georgetown's Lukas Ciotti and Oakville's Braden Birch look on. The Blades were denied a four-game sweep of the Provincial Junior A Hockey League's West Conference championship series Wednesday with a 4-3 overtime loss, but have an opportunity to finish off the Raiders tonight in Oakville. Playing a desperate, defensive brand of hockey helped the Georgetown Raiders remain alive in the playoffs for at least two more days. But the Oakville Blades can still advance to the next round of playoffs with a victory on home ice tonight (a 7:30 start at Joshua's Creek Arenas). The first-place Blades, who now lead the best-of-7 OHA Provincial Jr. A Hockey League West Conference final 3-1, felt they could have swept the series if not for a controversial ending to Game 4 Wednesday in Georgetown. Raiders winger Jeremy Wick scored on a powerplay midway through the second overtime period to give Georgetown the 4-3 decision. The Raiders managed to fend off a furious late surge by the Blades, who hit the post twice in the first OT frame. It will likely, however, require something miraculous for Georgetown to extend the series further, as the Blades have beaten their Ninth Line nemesis in all five meetings in Oakville this season. Still, Wednesday's win meant the Raiders avoided the embarrassment of having been swept in the West Conference final for the second year in a row. The two lone returnees from the 2006-07 squad, goalie Marc Stuart and captain Evan Zych, certainly played like they didn't want to see a replay of an opponent parading around the ice with the See Slashing page 35 www.oakvillesoccer.ca 2008 SUMMER CAMP SERIES Type of Camp yp p Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Pre Camp Care p Post Camp Care p Pre & Post Camp Care p Dates July 7-11 y July 14-18 y July 21-25 y Jul 28 - Aug 1 g Aug 18-22 g Aug 25-29 g 8am - 9am 4pm - 5:30pm p p 8am - 9am & 4pm -5:30pm p p Location Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Shell Park Full Day y $250 $ $250 $ $250 $ $250 $ $250 $ $250 $40 $55 $90 Half Day y $150 $ $150 $ $150 $ $150 $ $150 $ $150 $40 N/A N/A CAMP TIMES Monday to Fridays Full Day Camps 9:00am ­ 4:00pm; Half Day 9:00am ­ 12 noon (4, 5 & 6 years of age) CAMP DETAILS Every Player will receive: Camp Ball, Camp T-shirt, Quality Soccer Instruction. Skill Testing Prizes throughout the Week Two Out of Park Adventures Monday-Bowling & Wednesday Movie Afternoon (full day campers only) Friday lunch provided by Pizza Pizza (full day campers only) STAY TUNED TO OUR WEBSITE AS WE INTRODUCE OUR 2008 TFC PACKAGE SOON! OSC MEMBERS ­ REGISTER ONLINE @ www.oakville-soccer.on.ca NON-MEMBERS ­ DOWNLOAD FORMS @ www.oakville-soccer.on.ca 504 Iroquois Shore Rd., Unit #11, Oakville, ON L6H 3K4 Tel: 905-849-4436 Fax: 905-849-3677 The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club