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www.insideHALTON.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, March 30, 2017 |32 Members of the Oakville Hornets storm the ice after a goal in double overtime gave them the Provincial Women's Hockey League champion ship Sunday at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The Hornets won 2-1 over the Toronto Aeros. | photo by Riziero Vertolli - Blades prepare to face Georgetown after ousting Cougars in five games Judging by the teams' records, the South W est Conference semifinal between the Oakville Blades and the Burlington Cougars should have been a six- or seven-game se ries, with the Cougars favoured. But the Blades ended the best-of-seven Ontario Junior Hockey League set in just five games Friday night, scoring two short handed goals en route to a 4-1 victory It was the third consecutive victory for the Blades in Burlington after the two teams split a pair of games in Oakville. The Blades outscored Burlington 15-8 in the five games. Oakville, after beating a team with 10 more points in the regular-season standings, now move on to play a team that collected 21 more points than the Blades, the George town Raiders, W est Division champs with a 4 5 -5 -2 -2 record. Game dates for the best-of-seven confer ence final were not available before the B ea v er' s press deadline. Last Friday in Burlington, Oakville' s Bryce Misley, on a power play, and Jackson Bales, with his team shorthanded, scored first-period goals. The backbreaker may have been Ryan Foss's shorthanded goal in the third period, giving the Blades a 3-0 lead. The Cougars pulled their goalie with an Oakville player in the penalty box and fi nally scored with the two-skater advantage with 4 :3 3 remaining in the game. Tyler Riter scored with assists from Zack Fisher and Philip Lagunov. W ith the goalie still pulled, the Cougars' season unofficially ended when the Blades' Drew Worrad scored into an empty net 15 seconds after the Burlington goal. Foss, Misley, Chris Brill-Morgan and W orrad had assists for the Blades. Brendan McGlynn recorded the victory in net for Oakville, stopping 33 shots while Mario Cavaliere faced 28 shots in the Burl ington goal. Oakville Beaver Hornets will battle for OW HA crown in April continued from p. 31 loved every year with the Hornets and I couldn't have asked for anything better than winning this." "It' s amazing. I've been playing for the Hornets since I was four," said Brown Uni versity-bound alternate captain Maddie Sisokin. "I'm going to school next year so I couldn't think of a better way to end it." Well, there could be one way to top it. The Ontario W om en's Hockey Association cham pionships will be held in two weeks. The Hornets, after finishing atop the PW H L regular-season standings with a 3 1 3 -4 record, could be the first team since the Aeros in 2 0 0 6 to sweep all three titles. LAYV O U R B EST GOLF Program s presented by PGA Professionals Golf fo r B eginners, Golf fo r W om an I & II, A ctive 55+ Golf fo r Kids, S hort Game, A dvanced, Company Groups, PRIVATE LESSONS, create y o u r ow n group FUMR To A dvertise in this section call aGolf ca JENNIFER GOULD 289 293-0683 - jg o u ld @ o a k v ille b e a v e r .c o m LANDSOAPiNG GREENWAYS LANDSCAPiNG "First Impressions Count" Spring Clean Ups Grass Cutting Service Sodding Lawn Renovation Mulch Topsoil · Free Estimates · Free Estimates - 25 Years'Experience Steve 905-844-4456 or 416-459-6042 Reader's Selection Diamond Award Winner 4 years in a row SPECIALIZE IN STAMP CONCRETE FLAGSTONE EXPOSED AGGREGATE INTERLOCKING REGULAR CONCRETE CONCRETE SEALING CALL US TODAY FOR VOOR FREE QHOTE 1905) 469-1943 www.classicnconcrete.ca 905- 464-5789 greenwayslandscaping.ca