World Hockey Championship
at Latvia
Finland 3 Canada 2 (SO)
Germany 2 Latvia 1
The win by Germany allows Canada to advance to the playoff round
The Canadian entry which started 0 & 3 in the tournament will face Group A winner, Russia, tomorrow in the quarterfinals.
Switzerland 6 Great Britain 3
USA 4 Italy 2
Czech Republic 7 Slovakia 3
Russia 6 Belarus 0
National Hockey League Playoffs
Central Division Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1
Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored for Tampa Bay
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves to post the victory,
( The Lightning lead the best of 7; 2-0 )
Tonight
North Final
Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets
( Game 1 of a best of 7 )
7:30 pm
West Final
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche
( The Avalanche lead the best of 7; 1-0 )
10 pm
BULLDOGS’ LAWSON SHERK NAMED OHL’s TOP ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
The Ontario Hockey League is pleased to announce that Hamilton Bulldogs forward Lawson Sherk is the 2020-21 recipient of the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award presented annually to the League’s Top Academic High School Student.
Sherk achieved a 95.2% average over six University-level Grade 12 courses at Ancaster High School. His grades included a 97% in Advanced Functions, a 97% in Healthy Active Living, 96% in Calculus and Vectors, 95% in Physics, 94% in Chemistry and 92% in English.
“I’m honoured to receive the Ivan Tennant Memorial Award,” said Sherk. “COVID has made this a tough year but I’ve had a lot of time to focus on my education. It’s very rewarding to be recognized for my academic achievements during a year that has been difficult for all.”
An 18-year-old native of Halton Hills, Ont., Sherk collected 15 points (5-10–15) in his rookie season with the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1, 175Ib. centreman was a second round (40th overall) pick by the club in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection after earning OMHA (SCTA) Player of the Year honours with the Halton Hurricanes U16 program. He was recently ranked 153rd among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting for the 2021 NHL Draft in July.
“From the moment Lawson walked through the doors he has exemplified everything that being a Hamilton Bulldog should be,” said Bulldogs president and general manager Steve Staios. “Through his commitment, dedication and leadership it comes with great pride but no surprise to see Lawson awarded the 2021 Ivan Tennant Award. The Hamilton Bulldogs would like to congratulate and commend Lawson and his family, with a special thank you to academic advisor Sean Nicholson, for their commitment to education and his work to be a role model both on and off the ice for his teammates and future athletes in the Hamilton community.
“The Hamilton Bulldogs share the same pride in Lawson as he does in representing our team and community and look forward to his continued development in Hamilton.”
The Ivan Tennant Memorial Award is given to the Top Academic High School Player and is named in honour of Ivan Tennant, who spent a lifetime combining hockey and education. He was the Kitchener Rangers’ Education Consultant for 20 years and a key figure on the OHL’s Education Consultant’s Committee. Sherk becomes the first Bulldogs player to win one of the League’s three major academic awards. Other past recipients include back-to-back winner Mack Guzda (Owen Sound, 2018 & 2019), Kyle Keyser (Flint, 2016), Stephen Dhillon (Niagara, 2015) and Adam Pelech (Erie, 2012).
Finalists for the award included rookies Matthew Poitras of the Guelph Storm, Owen Beck of the Mississauga Steelheads and Isaiah George of the London Knights.
National Basketball Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Brooklyn Nets 123 Boston Celtics 109
James Harden had 34 points, 10 rebounds & 10 assists for Brooklyn
Kyrie Irving & Kevin Durant combined for 49 points in the win
( The Nets win the best of 7; 4-1 and now advance to face Milwaukee in the 2nd round )
Western Conference
Denver Nuggets 147 Portland Trail Blazers 140 (2OT)
Michael Porter Jr. hit a key 3-pointer with 1:33 left in the 2nd overtime
In a losing cause, Damian Lillard set a Portland franchise playoff record with 55 points.
( The Nuggets lead the best of 7; 3-2 )
Phoenix Suns 115 Los Angeles Lakers 85
Devin Booker scored 30 points for Phoenix
( The Suns lead the best of 7; 3-2 )
Tonight
Eastern Conference
Washington Wizards at Philadelphia 76ers
( The 76ers lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
7 pm
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks
( The Hawks lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
7:30 pm
Western Conference
Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz
( The Jazz lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
9:30 pm
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers
( The best of 7 is tied 2-2 )
10 pm
Major League Baseball
Interleague
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Miami Marlins 1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had 4 hits including his Major League-leading 17th home run
Lourdes Gurriel Jr had 3 hits and also homered for the Jays.
Robbie Ray (3-2) allowed 1 run on 6 hits through 6 innings for Toronto who will host Miami again tonight in Buffalo.
Detroit Tigers 10 Milwaukee Brewers 7
Kansas City Royals 10 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Colorado Rockies 3 Texas Rangers 2 ( 11 innings )
Los Angeles Angels 8 San Francisco Giants 1
American League
New York Yankees 5 Tampa Bay Rays 3 ( 11 innings )
Houston Astros 5 Boston Red Sox 1
Baltimore Orioles 7 Minnesota Twins 4
Cleveland Indians 6 Chicago White Sox 5
Oakland Athletics 12 Seattle Mariners 6
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks 6 New York Mets 5 ( 10 innings )
Washington Nationals 11 Atlanta Braves 6
Philadelphia Phillies 17 Cincinnati Reds 3
Chicago Cubs 4 San Diego Padres 3
St.Louis Cardinals 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Today
Miami Marlins vs Toronto Blue Jays
Pablo López (1 & 3) vs. Alek Manoah (1 – 0)
7:07 pm at Buffalo
Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds 12:35 pm
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians 1:10 pm
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs 2:20 pm
New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks 3:40 pm
Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 pm
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05 pm
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves 7:20 pm
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros 8:10 pm
Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies 8:40 pm
St.Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers 9:10 pm
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 10:10 pm
French Open Tennis
Womens Draw
8:30 am
Leylah Annie Fernandez vs Madison Keys
Men’s Draw Yesterday
Andreas Seppi eliminated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 7-6, 4-6 & 6-4
Elks It Is
The Edmonton Football Team in the Canadian Football League will now be known as the Elks.
The decision came from a short list that also included Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Elkhounds, Eagles and Elements as possible choices.
Lures N Lines Spring Trout Derby
Big Fish of the Day
Curtis Hewitt of Wiarton-10.36. lb Lake Trout.
Top Lake Trout
Curtis Hewitt of Wiarton- 10.80 lbs
Top Rainbow
Gary Fischer 6.94 lb
Top Youth
Bentley Kuhl from Owen Sound- 9.47 lb Lake Trout.
The event is conducted by the Bruce Peninsula Sportsman’s Association & runs through Sunday at noon.
Funds generated from the derby will go to their Hatchery Program.
Derby Release
Gary Fischer came back as leader of day one to regain the title of Top Rainbow with 6.94 lb rainbow. Gary had already put in a hard day on the water with his grandson this morning and while enjoying the sunset from his dock overlooking Colpoys Bay he landed an beautiful example of the rainbows that Colpoys produces.
Denis Bester Tickets
Tickets for the Denis Bester Memorial Shootout go on sale today.
Tickets can be purchased at Watson’s Tackle House or online www.denisbestershootout.com
Only 1,000 tickets will be available for the derby which runs August 27th-September 4th
All proceeds from the derby will go to the Salvation Army Food Bank, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Grey-Bruce, & Chapman House Hospice.
Calhoun Headed To Berlin
OSAC Release
Congratulations and best wishes to OSAC’s Meghan Calhoun who has been selected to join a small Team Canada Contingent heading to Berlin, Germany on June 11th for the last stop on this Season’s World Para Swimming World Series June 17-20th.
Meghan’s primary purpose for the trip is her International Classification process – which if successful – will give her future access and opportunities to International Team selections representing Team Canada.
She will swim the 200bk and 100br on Day 1 of the competition and return immediately due to Covid protocols; unfortunately, bypassing her signature event the 100 butterfly.
If successful at this meet, Calhoun will gain future access and opportunities to Team Canada events.
Rotary Golf
The annual Bill Georgas Golf Tournament hosted by the Owen Sound Rotary Club will be staged on Friday July 23rd at Legacy Ridge in Owen Sound
Proceeds from the tournament will support Camp Presqu’ile and Rotary Club of Owen Sound initiatives
To register or for more information, call Rob Dors at 519-376-3389 or email dorsr@sympatico.ca