Peterborough Lakers Get Revenge On Six Nations Chiefs With Overtime Win

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers got redemption against the Six Nations Chiefs from Tuesday’s road loss with a 13-11 overtime win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

It was the first win the Lakers got over the Chiefs this season though the latter has a 3-1 record over Peterborough this year. The Lakers had a season-record attendance of 2,842 cheering fans.

Taite Cattoni and Shawn Evans scored in the 10-minute overtime period to seal the Lakers’ victory and bump them to 12 points in the standings.

Evans was named the player of the game with a goal and seven assists.

Doug Buchan was named the defensive player of the game, making 49 saves for the Lakers and allowed only two goals in the last 34 minutes of the game.  

“Guys are back and getting some chemistry,“ said Buchan. “It was a good win here. The crowd was rocking and hopefully we can carry some momentum into Brooklin next week.”

Vaughn Harris led Six Nations with four goals and one assist while Austin Staats scored three times and added four assists. Goaltender Warren Hill made 45 saves for Six Nations. 

The Lakers head to Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby on Wednesday to begin a home-and-home series with the Brooklin Lacrosse Club. Brooklin comes to town this Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Memorial Centre to finish the back-to-back games.

Lakers game leaders:

• Holden Cattoni (3-2) 

• Cory Vitarelli (2-3) 

• Austin Hasen (2-0) 

• Shawn Evans (1-7) 

• Mark Matthews (1-5) 

• Keaton Zavitz (1-4) 

• Kiel Matisz (1-2) 

• Taite Cattoni (1-1) 

• Matt Gilray (1-0) 

• Bryce Sweeting (0-1) 

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Hometown PTBO: Humboldt Broncos Head Coach Scott Barney On Being a Peterborough Pete and Coaching After the Infamous Incident

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with Scott Barney, head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos Jr 'A' Hockey Club about being a Peterborough Petes draftee, hosting the Memorial Cup and joining the team after the Broncos after the 2018 infamous accident.

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The Capital PTBO To Hold Inaugural Charity Home Run Derby For Local Sports Initiatives

Sports apparel store The Capital PTBO has announced its inaugural Home Run Derby to be held on Oct. 1 at the Kinsmen Arena ball diamond in support of local sports organizations.

Mark Million (pictured) opened The Capital PTBO in late January this year with his brother Justin. Photo by Luke Best.

The store is accepting registrations through social media private messages or by email at captain@thecapitalptbo.ca. The derby registration fee is $25 and requires participants to bring their own pitcher to throw the ball, slo-pitch style.

The all-ages event is capped at 40 batters each getting 10 pitches where the most home runs hit is declared the winner.

"This is an idea brought to us by Pete Dalliday which was an interaction brought to him by Colin Teskey and Jordan Mercier of Extra 90.5 Radio,” said Mark Million, Capital PTBO co-owner.

Prize structure, food vendors and charity proceed recipients will be announced at a later date. Million has confirmed monetary prizing and custom-made trophies for the winners. They also get their name on the store’s “Wall of Honour,” a banner hung from the store’s roof.

The event could be separated into age divisions however it is not confirmed what they are yet.

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Million had remarked that he opened his store as a sports hub for Peterborough and was community-oriented in a prior interview with PTBOCanada. He is seeking volunteers for the event as is confident they will help make it a success.

“We need a lot of help,” he explained. “One thing we have known in the last six months is that when we have put a call to action out, whether to build our lending library or people with their own sports mantles that they want to put on display, we've had people to volunteer to help us out. That's the Peterborough way.”

This event is only the beginning of a series of events Million’s store wants to do for the local community.

“The Home Run Derby is the tip of the iceberg,” he explained. “We'd love to run a street hockey tournament, we'd love to do a three-point contest; all these sorts of things where we can integrate in public spaces and not-for-profit, that's the key. Everything goes back into supporting youth sports and youth initiatives.”

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Kawartha Downs Continues Revving Its 50th Anniversary With Tractor Pull and Demolition Derby

The festivities continue for Kawartha Downs’s 50th anniversary with a tractor pull and demolition during the Aug. 5/6 weekend.

Fair atop his “Executioner” to be one of the many tractors featured at the pulls. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The tractor pull is held on Aug. 5 that boasts a new asphalt track, new bleachers — with a seating capacity of around 2,500 people — and pullers hailing from all over the province and Quebec.

"We've got the best clay track in Ontario," said Dan Fair, Executioner Sled Team operator, "This track is every bit as anything that they run.”

The garden tractor pull starts at 4 p.m. and the truck and tractor pull at 7 p.m. Several antique tractors will be on display throughout the day.

Other attractions include a lamb and rabbit show, live music from a cover band to be announced, vendors and food trucks from Sammy’s Roadhouse & Grill from Cavan-Monaghan. Spectators can access the pit area and get autographs signed from the drivers.

Drivers John Louws (left) and Barb Cochrane (right) are two featured drivers for the Aug. 5/6 weekend. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Aug. 6 features a demolition derby on an asphalt track instead of a traditional mud track. The former allows for a faster-paced derby according to Jim Grant of Ontario Demolition Derby Limited.

“The cars cannot get stuck,” he said. “The cars can tear out a rear axle and still keep on going. They do not get bogged down in the mud, they slip and slide around, they can have four flat tires and keep going so they're always in the action until the car dies.”

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Grant believes that Kawartha Downs is the perfect venue to host the event considering the success of past demolition derbies in Peterborough.

"Peterborough used to do 4,000 people for theirs,” said Grant. "We would fill the grandstands at Lakefield and Port Hope had a crazy amount of people. People love demo derby so to come and see it on pavement is awesome.”

There is a total of $10,000 in prize money for the demolition drivers for each respective derby. Categories include figure-8, mini, midsize, junk run, full-sized cards and full-sized trucks.

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Peterborough Lakers Fall to First-Place Clinching Six Nations Chiefs

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers can only finish second best in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) regular season standings after a Six Nations Chiefs clinching 11-7 win at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Tuesday.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The Chiefs’ win puts them at 17 points whereas the Lakers have 10 points with three games left (and can get a maximum of 16 points). The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is third with seven points but have a game in hand. 

The Lakers struggled to score in the latter half of the game. The Lakers only scored one goal after the game was tied 6-6 with 14 minutes left in the second period. 

Goalies Doug Buchan and Doug Jamieson each made 33 saves in goal.  

Brendan Bomberry led the Chiefs with three goals and five assists. 

Captain Robert Hope was absent due to coaching the Jr. A Lakers in their playoff game versus the second-seeded Toronto Beaches. The Jr. A Lakers fell 12-8 and were eliminated from the playoffs.

The Sr. Lakers play again this Thursday at 8 p.m. as the Chiefs return to the Memorial Centre.  

Lakers game leaders:

• Austin Hasen (1-2) 

• Seth VanSchepen (1-1) 

• Holden Cattoni (1-2) 

• Thomas Hoggarth (1-1) 

• Carson Moyer (2-0) 

• Paul Dawson (1-0) 

• Taite Cattoni (0-2) 

• Jacob Garcia (0-1) 

• Matt Gilray (0-1) 

• Mitch Ogilvie (0-1) 

• Alex Pace (0-1) 

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Electric City Football Club Holds First Meet and Greet at Millennium Park

Electric City Football Club (ECFC) hosted their first meet and greet for fans to mingle with the players and kick the soccer ball with them at Silver Bean Café and Millennium Park on Sunday afternoon.

Fans could get autographs signed, purchase ECFC merchandise play a scrimmage game, play biñho (tabletop soccer), take pictures and have a conversation with members of the women’s and men’s teams.

Both teams had commanding victories on Saturday. The women made a statement in their last home game of the regular season with a 4-0 rout against BVB IA Waterloo. Midfielder Marisa Oliviera led the charge with two goals while strikers Kayla McQueen and Brynn Jurus knotted a goal apiece.

The women close their regular season on the road against a top-rated Vaughan Azzurri this Sunday at North Maple Regional Park Turf #2 at 7 p.m. They sit at eighth place in the standings, must win their last game and need North Toronto Nitros and Alliance United FC to lose out in order to make the playoffs as the sixth and final team.

The men won their first road game of the season 4-1 against the North Mississauga SC. Jordan Brown and Jordan Webb netted two goals apiece in their victory. They play the Simcoe Country Rovers FC this Saturday at Fleming College at 3 p.m. The men sit at ninth place in the standings but finish their season in late August. They must remain within top six in order to qualify for the playoffs.

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Small Town Boys Putting Havelock On The Map As Softball Team Selected To Represent Ontario At Eastern Canadian Championships In Nova Scotia

The Havelock Express U15 Rep Softball team has been selected by the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) to represent Ontario at the Eastern Canadian Championships being held in Brookfield, Nova Scotia.

Front Row: Braydon Cooper, Dennis Roberts, Austin Levesque, Gage Locke Back Row: Coach Dave Cooper, Coach Bryce Levesque, Jori Ayrhart, Raine Ayrhart, Josh Davis, Kaleb MacDonald, Wes Menard, Nolan Mahoney, Jack Burns, Holden Rutherford, Coach Mike Menard. Photo courtesy of Havelock Express Minor Softball Association.

Cheryl and Bryce Levesque started the Havelock Minor Softball Program eight years ago in hopes to help youth develop their skills while allowing them to play locally.

The U15 Rep team plays in the Kawartha Softball League, though they play exhibition games with stronger teams in the OASA from neighboring communities.

Last weekend the team competed in the OASA Eliminations in Grafton, a tournament that seeds teams into their brackets for provincials.

Havelock Express was ranked number one in the B bracket.

On Sunday, Bryce, who helps coach the team, received an unexpected phone call inviting the team to represent Ontario at the Eastern Canadian Championships in Nova Scotia.

“OASA called my husband and told him the news,” said Cheryl. “We didn’t have a game until Tuesday so that’s when we told the parents and kids. They were shocked.”

Cheryl says the majority of the team has been playing ball together since the program started.

“They’ve grown up playing ball together.”

The team was given until Wednesday at noon to accept the invitation and now have about one month to raise the funds to get the boys to Nova Scotia.

They hope to raise $10,000 - $12,000, which will be split evenly amongst players families to cover some of the cost of travel and accommodations.

Cheryl says as of Friday she already has $600 in donations in her hand, with plenty of local business owners having pledged to sponsor the team as well.

“Our community is absolutely unbelievable,” she said. “Even before this happened local businesses have always been so eager to help. We got new jerseys this year and were hoping to have a couple teams sponsored, they stepped right up and sponsored all six teams. We were able to get some new equipment, some bats, it’s really amazing.”

As a team made up of local boys in a town of just under 5000 people, Cheryl says this opportunity is a huge deal.

“We are a small little town known for our jamboree and a train station. This is so overwhelming we’re still trying to process it,” she said. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for this team and a chance to not only represent Ontario but also our town.”

The four day tournament will run from Aug. 18 - 21. In the past OASA has sent 2-3 teams to represent Ontario against teams from Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Quebec.

“We hope to go down there and be competitive. If we do well that’s a bonus.”

Those wishing to make a donation can E-Transfer Erin King, Havelock Minor Softball Program Fundraiser Coordinator at erin_king@kprdsb.ca. Tax receipts can be issued if mentioned in a note.

Businesses that would like to donate or sponsor the team should reach out to Cheryl Levesque at 705-750-5205 or at m_r_jewel@hotmail.com.

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Hometown PTBO: Emma Keating on Her Playing Tenure With Peterborough Challenger Baseball and Love For the Game

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with 14-year-old and Peterborough Challenger Baseball player Emma Keating about the past weekend's Friendship game, her hobbies and her love of baseball.

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Peterborough's Mitchell Stephens Signs One-Year Contract With Montréal Canadiens in NHL Free Agency

Two-time Stanley Cup champion and Peterborough’s Mitchell Stephens signed a one-year deal with the Montréal Canadiens during the first day of NHL free agency on Wednesday.

Stephens during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He spent his first two seasons with Tampa (2019-21) and traded to Detroit for the 2022-23 season. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Stephens.

His two-way contract is worth $750,000, the league minimum.

Stephens spent last season with the Detroit Red Wings, posting six assists in 27 games played. He spent his two years prior to Detroit in Tampa Bay where he won back-to-back Cups with the Lightning.

During his two years with Tampa Bay, he registered three goals and four assists in 45 games. Mitchell has yet to score a goal since his rookie season in 2019. He has played seven playoff games (all with Tampa in 2019) and scored one goal.

The Peterborough forward played 130 games for Tampa Bay’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch since 2017-18. He scored 36 goals and 47 assists during his tenure.

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Electric City Football Club Men's Team Remains Undefeated at Home With 3-3 Draw

With the home undefeated streak on the line, the Electric City Football Club (ECFC) men’s team kept that intact but in the worst way possible as they drew 3-3 to Burlington SC on Wednesday night.

Burlington SC midfielder Joseph Willingham-Murphy (left) and ECFC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts (right) congratulating each other after a furious rally from Burlington to tie the game in extra time. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Electric City struck early as striker Jordan Brown scored in the third minute, marking his team-leading eighth goal of the season. He received a leading pass, beating a Burlington defender and then keeper Brandon Kerr to put ECFC on the board 1-0.

Ethan Gopaul quickly tacked on a second goal after ECFC forced a turnover in the offensive zone. Brown made the assist to a sprinting Gopaul to make it 2-0 in the tenth minute, his third of the season.

ECFC kept the pressure going with another Jordan Brown goal in the 31st minute to make it 3-0 into the second half. The goal came as he received a sideline pass and dashed through the middle of the defence and chipped it over the keeper.

“The movement, the patience and buildup and exploring the spaces they wanted to give us, I think we executed well and we took advantage of the chances we were able to create,” said Randy Ribeiro, ECFC head coach regarding the first half.

Burlington looked like a completely different team according to Ribeiro in the second half as they broke the shutout almost immediately. They quickly got on the board in the 47th minute thanks to Augustus Oku, beating ECFC keeper Quillan Roberts high.

The visitors struck again after being awarded a penalty kick. Oku netted his second of the game after he was able to beat Roberts again with a shot through the middle to close the gap 3-2 in the 62nd minute.

Brown almost got a hat trick with a header right in front of the keeper but was deflected wide in the 70th minute.

ECFC Defender Caden Rogozinski almost sealed the game with a header off a corner kick however it bounced off the ground and over the net to keep it a one-goal lead.

In extra time, ECFC fouled Burlington which resulted in a second penalty kick. Several ECFC players were protesting the call but it stood.

Oku completed the hat trick, beating Roberts’s right side to tie the match and come back from a 3-0 deficit. The whistle blew immediately after ECFC kicked off after the game-tying goal.

“We haven't been great in second halves,” said Jordan Webb, ECFC winger. “We had a hard time controlling the game so I guess we got to look at film and see how to get better with that.”

“We just have to continue to maintain consistent performances,” said Ribeiro. “We have to continue preparing and training well like we have been week in and week out and showing up on game day and being able to put on performances to collect maximum points. We can only control the games that we play in and we got to make sure we take care of business moving forward."

The men’s team goes on the road against North Mississauga SC this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The women will have their last home game of the season on the same day against BVB IA Waterloo at 3 p.m. at Fleming College.

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