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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, June 18, 2014 | 18 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports R E C E I V I N "Connected to your Community" G L I N E Former Oakville resident dies while competing in equestrian event Elite Canadian equestrian rider Jordan McDonald, who resided in Oakville for several years before moving to England to train and compete, died Saturday while performing at an international tournament in the U.K. The 30-year-old British Columbia native suffered a cardiac arrest while competing at the Nunney International Horse Trials, an elite three-day equestrian competition, near Somerset, England. McDonald was staying in Leicestershire with his wife, fellow event rider and Oakville resident Shandiss McDonald, who he married last fall before moving to England. "The entire Canadian eventing community is devastated by this tragic event," Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee chair Graeme Thom said in a statement. "I have known Jordan as a great friend for over a dozen years and also as a member of Jordan McDonald our national team program. My | photo by Cealy Tetley -- heart goes out to Shandiss, his Special to the Beaver lovely wife, and deepest love to his fantastic parents, caring siblings and all relations." An air ambulance was dispatched at around 1:38 p.m. and landed in a nearby field at Southfield House, where McDonald's death was confirmed. His body was later transported to Royal United Hospital Bath, a South Western Ambulance Service spokeswoman said. Nearly 800 horses were competing at the tournament, including McDonald's horse, a seven year-old gelding named "Only Me." The horse was not injured in the incident. Karen Dunford, a tradestand secretary at Nunney Horse Trials, told the Toronto Star that McDonald took a rotational fall, a tumble where the horse strikes a jumping fence with its front legs, sending the animal flying into a somersault. The horse then crashes on its back, burying the rider under its weight. "It's an unfortunate part of the actual sport. It's like every other sport, there are dangers that are posed," Carmen Marson-Awad, a spokeswoman for Equine Canada, said. The event was suspended after the incident, but resumed Sunday. A one-minute silence was held at 11 a.m. Sunday as a mark of respect. McDonald's death came hours after another equestrian rider, Benjamin Winter, died at a competition in Germany. Winter, 25, died when his horse fell on top of him. -- With files from the Toronto Star Nine-year-old River Oaks Public School student William Sherren high-fives spectators as he nears the finish line of a 400-metre race Friday at Milton's Craig Kielburger Secondary School. The Halton District School Board held its 27th annual Special Athletes Track Meet, attracting more than 200 athletes with physical and developmental challenges. | photo by Graham Paine -- Oakville Beaver -- @Halton_Photog Third seed in East appears likely for Buzz Though nearly a week remains in the Ontario Lacrosse Association junior B season, you can already pencil in the Oakville Buzz as the third seed in the East Conference playoffs. Going into last night's (Tuesday's action), the Buzz (13-4) trailed the Halton Hills Bulldogs (14-4) by two points for first place in the South East Division and the third seed in the East. However, Oakville's three remaining games, including a game last night against the Mimico Mountaineers, were to be against teams with a combined record of 9-42. If the Bulldogs win their last two games and finish tied with Oakville at 16-4, the Buzz would finish ahead of Halton Hills because it won both meetings between the teams this season. A 16-4 record also would likely not be enough to beat out the Akwesasne Indians for second in the East. Akwesasne (14-3) was two points ahead of Oakville with three games remaining, and the Indians hold the tiebreaker with the Buzz. Oakville broke the double-digit mark in goals for the eighth time in its last Lacrosse nine games Saturday, earning a 12-9 win over the Mountaineers in Mimico. Eddie Renaud and Sam Neeb both notched five assists, with Renaud adding a goal for a six-point evening. Andrew Kew had a hat trick and an assist, with Troy O'Donnell and Colton Watkinson each recording two goals and two helpers. Pat Shea (two), Keyan McQueen and Dalton Follows had Oakville's other markers in support of winning netminder Josh Falkenstern. The Buzz also doubled up the Mississauga Tomahawks 16-8 Friday at Oakville's Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. Remaud and Kew had hat tricks, Shea (two goals, three assists) collected five points and O'Donnell, Neeb and McQueen each scored a goal and added three assists. Affiliate player Mason Wright potted a pair of goals, with singles going to Justin Martin, Jake Nyhuus and Ryan Sullivan. Errol Spring earned the victory in net, his third of the season. The Buzz will host the Orillia Kings Friday before concluding the regular season Saturday with a visit to the Tomahawks. Sr. A Rock drops two straight OT decisions The Oakville Rock might want to petition Major Series Lacrosse to award a point for overtime losses. Oakville suffered its second consecutive OT defeat in senior A play Monday, dropping an 8-7 decision to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks at Oakville's Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. The Rock was also edged 12-11 in extra time last Thursday in Peterborough. K-W's Craig England scored the overtime winner Monday, spoiling Oakville's rally from a 4-0 first-period deficit. The Rock outscored the Kodiaks 4-1 in the second period and notched the first three goals of the third frame, but K-W scored twice in the final 5:05 of regulation to tie the game, then won it 6:39 into OT. Jeremy Noble had four points -- all assists -- for Oakville. Brenden Thenhaus and Patrick Corbett each scored twice, see No on p.19