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OAKVILLE SOCCER CLUB Sponsored by: The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club Week Thirteen Photo Contest Winner: Photographer: Mirella Semple 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS Transform your Living Room with a NEW FIREPLACE! Before AFTEAFTER! 27 W ednesday , A ugust 18, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m By Garry McKay METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP She grew up less than half an hour away but Jessica Shepley really doesnt have any home-course advantage. Shepley is defending her Canadian Professional Golfers Association Womens Championship at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. The two-round tournament wraps up today (Wednesday). Shepley likes the historic old Stanley Thompson-designed Burlington layout but she cant claim to know it all that well. The last time I played Burlington was when the CPGA was here in 2005, she said before the tournament opened Tuesday. I do like it. It sets up well for me. There are a cou- ple of par 5s that are reachable in two. And I like the look of it. She took advantage of those par 5s Tuesday, with birdies on No. 9 and 10. However, she closed her round with bogeys on the final two holes to finish with a one-over-par 72. Last year at the Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club, Shepley birdied the final hole for a two-round total of 135 and a one-stroke win over American Clarissa Childs. Shepley is winding down her playing schedule this year. After the CPGA champi- onship, she has one event left on the Duramed Futures Tour. She will also play in the LPGA Tours CN Canadian Womens Open, from Aug. 26 to 29 at St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg on an exemption she received for winning the CPGA last year. She says she may try to Monday-qualify for a few more LPGA Tour events and then its off to LPGA Tour Q-school in Daytona Beach, Fla. from Dec. 8 to 12. Three other Oakville golfers are also com- peting in the tournament Allison Wright, Carrie Vaughan and amateur Kaitlyn Marrin. Wright opened with a 79 while Marrin shot an 82. Vaughan was one-under through 10 holes at press time. Laura Bavaird held a three-stroke lead after shooting a 65. with files from Oakville Beaver staff The Oakville Blades will begin the defence of their Central Canadian title Friday against the Upper Canada Patriots. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Joshuas Creek Arenas (1663 North Service Rd. E., by Upper Middle and Ford Drive). The team has as many as 14 play- ers eligible to return to the lineup this season. The Blades, who opened training camp Monday, will play their exhibi- tion games at Joshuas Creek before moving to the new Sixteen Mile Creek Sports Complex at Neyagawa Boulevard and Dundas Street for the regular season opener, Saturday, Sept. 18. Blades open pre-season sked Friday No home-course advantage as Shepley defends CPGA title in Burlington Oakvilles Brianne Jenner has been named to the Canadas under-22 womens hockey team for a three-game series against the United States. Jenner is one of four players on the under- 22 team who attended last years centralized training camp for selection of the Olympic team. In her first tournament with the Canadian under-22 team, Jenner helped Canada win the MLP Cup in Germany in January. She scored a goal in Canadas 4-3 overtime win against Sweden in the semifinals and added another goal in a 9-0 win over Switzerland in the final. She finished the tournament with three goals and two assists in four games. The series against the U.S. begins today (Wednesday) in Etobicoke at the MasterCard Centre (400 Kipling Ave.) at 8:15 p.m. The final two games will be played Thursday and Saturday. Both games are 7:15 p.m. starts. Jenner, Canada to face U.S. in Etobicoke