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20 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, July 22, 2010 SPORTS & LEISURE By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer 'Dogs eager to tangle with rivals Prowess on the pitches Members of the Team Ontario under-14 boys' soccer team were in Georgetown last week for a spirited scrimmage in preparation for this week's Nutrilite All-Stars tournament in Sherbrooke, Que. Pictured above are Ryan Kolenda (left) and Carlo Di Feo battling for the ball. The team, coached by Georgetown South's Ruben Flores, won its first game of the national championship Tuesday, pounding P.E.I. 9-0. Stewarttown resident Jade Kovacevic (inset) is captain of the Team Ontario under-16 girls' team that is playing in the Nutritilite nationals in Newfoundland this week and she had two goals Tuesday in her side's 9-0 victory over P.E.I. Photo by Eamonn Maher Game two of the best-of-5 series is set for Georgetown's Alcott Arena Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m. The top-ranked Gaels, who went 20-0-0 during For the fourth consecutive year, the Halton Hills the regular season before dropping a couple of Bulldogs and Green Gaels of Clarington will cross playoff games this month, made it all the way to paths in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B the final of last year's Founders Cup national champost-season, with game one set to face off in Bow- pionship in Edmonton, only to be upset by a team manville tonight (Thursday). from Calgary in the final. It's also the third time Like the second-seeded that the Eastern ConferOLA Jr. B East Conference Bulldogs, the Green Gaels (best-of-five final series) ence banner will be congraduated several players Game 1 tested between the two to the Jr. A ranks during Thursday, July 22 at Bowmanville, 8 p.m. clubs during that span, this past off-season, yet Game 2 with the Gaels having were able to restock their Saturday, July 24 at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m. prevailed in 2007 and rosters with some of the Game 3 2009. In 2008, the Bullprovince's top midgetThursday, July 29 at Bowmanville, 8 p.m. dogs shocked the Claraged talent. x-Game 4 ington club to advance The Green Gaels preSaturday, July 31 at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m. to their first-ever Ontario vailed over the Bulldogs x-Game 5 championship before in last year's classic East at Bowmanville, to be announced bowing out to the Six Nafinal 3-2 and won the only x-if necessary tions Rebels three games regular season meeting to one. between the two clubs in "Our motivation all 2010, 8-6 on June 10 in Bowmanville. season was to get to the conference finals and to On Monday night, rookie Seth Laidlaw's outside have another shot at the Gaels. Some of our guys shot early in the third period stood as the winning could have moved on after losing to them last year, goal as the Bulldogs held on to beat the host Newbut they felt there was some unfinished business, market Saints 5-3 to take their second-round series and this is the opportunity we wanted," said Halton 3-1. Hills' coach Blaine McCauley. Also scoring for the Bulldogs Monday were "We've had a good, clean, fun rivalry with the Gaels for the past four years and they're the pre- Brendan MacDonald, Jordan Dance, Justin Reid mier Jr. B organization along with Six Nations. But and Shane Scott into an empty net with four secwe feel we belong right up there with them and onds remaining. Ryan Kelly made 40 stops the Halton Hills net to from what we've learned, you've got to bring your a improve to 5-0 in the post-season. game if you're going to beat them." Peewee Eagles overwhelmed in final Making their first appearance in a Ontario Baseball Association tournament final this season, Georgetown's Mars Canada/Pedigree/Frost GM Eagles ran into a tough North Toronto side in the major peewee AA division at an event in Bolton after going 3-1 up to that point. Preliminary round-- Georgetown 5, Mississauga 3: Jason Reid, Callum Hutchinson (3 inns. pitched); Nick Ridley (single, 2 RBIs) Georgetown 19, Kitchener 0: Travis Baker (3 scoreless inns., 3 hits); James Turner (3 hits); Luke Warkentin (double, single, 3 runs) Bolton 10, Georgetown 5: Tyler Scott (2 inns. relief, single, double); Nick Hancock (2 inns. relief) Semifinal-- Georgetown 4, Bolton 3: Jason Reid (6 inns. pitched); Jacob Galvao (GWRBI); Damon Crumplen (2 hits); 2B Bret Rothery (defensive MVP) Championship-- North Toronto 10, Georgetown 3: Dean Taylor (2 hits) Kids Country Farmer Olympics Pirate Festival Heavy Horse Field Days www.thepiratefestival.com 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton 905-878-8151 Daily admission: Adults $7, Children $4, Family Package: $20 (Some events differ) Programs subject to change. Check out our website for all our summer events www.countryheritagepark.com