Shepley earns first victory on CN Canadian Women's Tour Iroquois Ridge grad Jessica Shepley won her first CN Canadian Women's Tour title last weekend at the Tour's season-opening event in Richmond, B.C. The 27-year-old fired a final-round 1under-par 72 at Quilchena Golf and Country Club to win the event by one stroke over four other golfers. Shepley carded four birdies, three bogeys and 11 pars in her final round to finish the tournament at 1-over par. "I've been playing really well lately, findJessica Shepley ing ways to get the job done," said Shepley. "When you're playing on home soil, pride is definitely an issue. I am so happy, it's hard to describe." The victory earned Shepley a $10,000 payday, her share of the event's $60,000 purse. She will compete at this year's $2.5 million CN Canadian Women's Open, slated for Aug. 23-29 at St. Charles Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg. Shepley had already earned a spot in Canada's only LPGA Tour event thanks to an exemption given to a winner of the 2009 Canadian PGA Women's Championship. 27 · Wednesday, May 12, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com SPORTSBRIEFS for Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships in Germany, where Canada has opened with two straight wins. Tavares contributed two power-play goals in Canada's most recent victory, a 6-1 rout of Latvia Monday. He was held without a goal in Canada's opening game, a 5-1 win over Italy. Tavares is one of five 19-year-olds on the Canadian roster, joining Matt Duchene, Evander Kane, Michael del Zotto and Jordan Eberle. Canada concludes the preliminary round today (Wednesday) with a game against Switzerland. The quarter-final round begins Friday. Western Hockey League as well as the host squad. The Windsor Spitfires will represent the OHL and the Calgary Hitmen are the WHL's representative at this year's tournament, which also includes the host Brandon Wheat Kings. Moncton will play Calgary Saturday, then face Brandon Sunday. Falcioni wins Pan Am bronze Holy Trinity student Zack Falcioni made his international wrestling debut recently by earning bronze at the Youth (17-andunder) Pan American Games in Monterrey, Mexico. Falcioni was defeated in the 54-kilogram semifinal by a wrestler from the Dominican Republic. He then bounced back to defeat a Bolivian opponent in the bronze-medal match to claim third place. Fifteen countries participated in the tournament. REDUCE www. com Depend on the largest Metcalfe to play in Memorial Cup Spencer Metcalfe and his Moncton Wildcats are headed to the Memorial Cup. Moncton won the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship Monday with a 7-4 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs, claiming the all-New Brunswick final series in six games. 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The win was Oakville's second in four days, following an 11-6 victory over the Guelph Regals Thursday in Guelph. Tyler Albrecht and Cole paced the Buzz against the Regals as each notched a hat trick. Corbett added two goals and two assists, with Adams chipping in a goal and four helpers. Gilbert and Gamble also found the net for Oakville. Graeme Kirkness was the winning goaltender for Oakville against Guelph. Tyler Sullivan picked up the victory against Niagara. Now 4-2 on the season, the Buzz will return to action Friday when it hosts the St. Catharines Spartans at Glen Abbey, an 8 p.m. start. Oakville will then visit the Owen Sound North Stars Sunday. FAMILY GOLF LEARNING CENTRE GOLF CAMPS START March Break Fun! 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