www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 10, 2016 | 42 Hornets complete sweep in PWHL playoff action Devon Facchinato scored twice and set up another goal as the Oakville Hornets completed a three-game sweep of the Burlington Barracudas with a 4-0 win Sunday in a best-of-five Provincial Women's Hockey League playoff series. Daniela Paniccia made 24 saves as the Hornets recorded their second straight shutout and ran their shutout streak to 126 minutes. Jaime Bourbonnais had the only goal of the opening period and Jessica Smith made it 2-0 in the second. Facchinato put the game away with goals 3:19 apart midway through the third. Emma Maltais had two assists. With three goals and three assists in the series, Facchinato is second in playoff scoring behind Stoney Creek's Kristin O'Neill, who had four goals and four assists in the Sabres' sweep of Cambridge. The day before, Hornets' Nikki Triathlete Kyle Jones records top 10 finish in Abu Dhabi Kyle Jones turned in the secondbest World Triathlon Series finish of his career, placing ninth in Saturday's race in Abu Dhabi. The Oakville native finished in one hour, 47 minutes and 44 seconds, narrowly missing a top-eight finish that would have guaranteed him a spot at the Olympics in Rio. Jones finished just two seconds behind Australian Ryan Bailie for the coveted spot. "I had a great few months of winter training to prepare for the 2016 season so I am very happy to start it off with a top-10 result," said Jones, whose best finish is sixth at the 2012 World Championships. "Coming into the race, I was focused on a topeight (Olympic qualifier) result. I came just short of that, but it shows the form is good, and I'm excited for what lies ahead this year." Jones was plagued by injury and misfortune in 2015. He broke a bone in his back after going over the handlebars of his bike when the rider in front of him went down. He returned in time to race at last summer's Pan Am Games in Toronto, only to get a flat tire when another rider knocked a cone into his wheel. He finished the season strong, though, earning a pair of medals in the final two World Cup races. Jones carried that over into the Abu Dhabi race with a strong finish on the bike and the run. The 31-year-old was 58th coming out of the water after completing the 1.5-kilometre swim in 18:22. He made up ground on the 40-km bike course, finishing in 56:26. That was the 10th best time and just seven seconds off the best time. Jones was even better during the 10-km run, finishing in 31:46, the seventh best time. He started the run five seconds behind Bailie but ran out of time to reel in the Australian. "The weather conditions today were very similar to what we can expect in Rio so to perform well in the heat is a good sign," added Jones. The next World Triathlon Series race is April 9 in Australia. Canada will nominate its athletes for the Olympic triathlon following the May 15 Yokohama race. Oakville Hornets' Jessica Digirolamo (22) gets a shot away during Provincial Women's Hockey League first-round playoff action Saturday in Oakville against the Burlington Barracudas. The Hornets won 4-0 on the way to a three-game sweep. | Photo by Nikki Wesley Oakville Beaver Cece made 19 saves to shut out the Burlington Barracudas in a 4-0 win in Oakville. Julia Edgar and Facchinato each had a goal and an assist in the Hornets' 4-0 win. Jessica Maggioni opened the UL T M M ER H O SU ER OAKS AR N E OAKVILLE ADULT SPRING & SUMMER HOCKEY LEAGUE rIver oaKs areNa AD scoring eight minutes in and Edgar doubled Oakville's lead in the final minute of the period. After a scoreless second period, Facchinato scored a power-play goal two minutes into the third. Jessica Digirolamo capped the scoring late in the third. Friday in Game 1, the Hornets won 5-2 with goals coming from Annie MacDonald, Maddie Sisokin Kristen Jay, Maltais and Maggioni. CK EY 55" 4K LED TV UP TO 68% oFF MARCH $ REDUCE · NoN-CoNtaCt · WedNesday NIGHts · INdIvIdual / team eNtry · PrIme tIme 7-10Pm · BalaNCed teams · starts aPrIl 27 NEW PLAYER IN-PERSON REGISTRATION (discount applied) WED. MARCH 23, 7- 8 PM at RIVER OAKS ARENA REGISTER ONLINE AT: HMHL.BIZLAND.COM or CALL 905-849-9712 RI A V BY SUPPORT SickKids TODAY See Store for details 698 #98083 55" 4K LED TV 4K · 60 Hz · 3 HDMI SAVE $800 SEE OUR FLYER IN TODAY'S PAPER OR ONLINE AT BADBOY.CA recycle REUSE