Local TV Producer Finishes First Place in Kingston Duathlon

YourTV Peterborough made news of its own as producer Dan Malta finished first place in the Kingston Triathlon’s Duathlon, travelling over 40 km on Sunday.

Second-place finisher Marty Thehunter (left), winner Dan Malta (middle) and third-place finisher Francois-Michel Guitard (right) on the podium after completing the short course duathlon. Photo courtesy of Dan Malta.

Malta competed in the short course duathlon that consisted of running 4.2 km, biking 30 km then running another 7.2 km. He finished each leg in 17:45, 55:32 and 31:23 respectively and finished the race in 1:46:59.

“I ended up winning with a five-minute pad so I guess I was lucky to be the fastest person there on that day,” said Malta. “It felt great though. My mom Kathy and my fiancée Katrina were there at the finish line, it was nice to have them there cheering me on.”

Kingston Triathlon also featured the short and long-course triathlon that included swimming events. Photo courtesy of Dan Malta.

Despite not getting much running experience since elementary school, Malta took a long and progressive path to train for long-distance races.

He said he started mountain biking from his north-end home to Trent University and went from there.

“In March, the pandemic hit, I had just bought my first road bike off Kijiji for $200 I had no idea what that purchase would spark as bikes and cycling are now an obsession of mine,” explained Malta. “I had a lot more time on my hands due to the cancellation of the OHL season and Katrina (Malta’s finacée) mentioned to me she likes to go for runs.” 

Malta (left) with fiancée and Global News anchor Katrina Squazzin (right). Squazzin became the first female colour commentator to broadcast a professional women’s hockey game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Photo courtesy of Dan Malta.

Malta recently competed in the Ironman 70.3 in Muskoka, finishing with a time of 5:40:23 on July 9.

“When I signed up, I knew I could complete the 21 km run distance as I complete them pretty regularly and I knew I could complete the 90km bike as I do those regularly,” said Malta. “But the swim was pretty intimidating. I enjoy jumping in the lake and swimming around but had never attempted a swim of any distance, I’d also never tried swimming laps in a pool.”

With the racing season dying down, Malta says he is likely finished competing for the year but looks forward to participating in more events in 2023.

“Triathlon, duathlon and cycling races are the closest thing I’ve found to feeling I got through competetive sports in my youth,” he explained. “I get to compete with myself,and I get to compete with others. I just wish I’d discovered the sports sooner.”

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Peterborough Lakers Start Playoffs On the Right Foot with 1-0 Series Lead

Game one goes to the Peterborough Century 21 Lakers in their first game of the Major Series Lacrosse playoffs with a 12-8 win over the Brooklin Lacrosse Club at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Monday night.

Brooklin’s Mike Byrne (left) shoving off Lakers’ Cory Vitarelli (right) as Peterborough gets in the offensive zone. Viterelli scored three goals and two assists, leading the Lakers in points in their first playoff game. Photo courtesy of Anna Taylor and Peterborough Lakers.

Peterborough had a strong start with a 6-1 lead after the first period.

Joe Resetarits made his season debut for the Lakers since sustaining an ankle injury from playing in the National Lacrosse League. He made a goal and an assist in his return.

Brooklin attempted to mount a rally, scoring four goals to Peterborough’s three in the second period. The Lakers were able to keep pace with the visitors as each team scored three goals apiece in the third period for Peterborough to hold on for the win.

Goaltender Doug Buchan made 42 saves in his playoff game of the season.

Schedule:

• Game 2: Tue. Aug. 2 at 8:00 p.m at Brooklin

• Game 3: Thu. Aug. 4 at 8:00 p.m. at Peterborough

• Game 4: Aug. 7 at 7:00 p.m. @ Brooklin

• Game 5: Aug. 8 at 7:00 p.m. @ Peterborough*

• Game 6: Aug. 10 at 8:00 p.m. @ Brooklin*

• Game 7: Aug. 11 at 8:00 p.m. @ Peterborough* 

*if necessary 

Lakers game leaders: 

• Cory Vitarelli (3-2) 

• Holden Cattoni (2-2) 

• Thomas Hoggarth (2-0) 

• Mark Matthews (2-0) 

• Austin Hasen (1-3) 

• Joe Resetarits (1-1) 

• Alex Pace (1-0) 

• Kiel Matisz (0-5) 

• Taite Cattoni (0-5) 

• Ian Llord (0-1) 

• Blake McDonald (0-1) 

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Undermanned Electric City Football Club Squeezes 1-0 Win To Continue Playoff Push

Despite not having their top striker or head coach, Electric City Football Club (ECFC) Men’s team's lone goal was enough to defeat Darby FC on the road to keep themselves in the League1 Ontario playoff hunt on Friday.

Connor Brown (right) shakes off a Simcoe County Rovers FC midfielder. Brown had the team’s lone goal scorer in Friday’s contest. Photo courtesy of ECFC.

They earned the win despite not having suspended head coach Randy Riberio (excessive yellow cards) and top striker Jordan Brown (undisclosed incident) in the team’s lineup.

The first half was quiet as both teams had a 0-0 draw into the half.

ECFC midfielder quickly broke the tie in the 50th minute as midfielder Connor Brown scored with a header off a fortunate rebound.

Electric City forced a turnover in the midfield and advanced into opposing territory through the sideline on a give and go. A centring pass went in front of Darby’s net and ECFC had a shot on net with a header. The ball rebounded off the keeper’s hands and Brown gave his own header for to eventually get the 1-0 win.

The win earns another three points for ECFC as they stand at 28 points. They are in ninth place in the standings. The team is nine points behind Simcoe Country Rovers who are in sixth place and occupy the final playoff spot.

ECFC must earn points in their four remaining games including at least three wins to remain in the playoff hunt. Simcoe currently holds the tiebreaker over ECFC due to more overall goals scored throughout the regular season. The ECFC women’s team has been eliminated from playoff contention.

Riberio can return to coaching as this game was his second of the two-game suspension. Brown is not playing in the team’s next match against Alliance United at home this Wednesday since he is serving a three-game suspension. He can be reinstated for Sunday’s road game against Vaughan Azzurri.

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Peterborough Century Lakers Release Playoff Schedule

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers’ quest for their fourth straight Mann Cup starts with a playoff matchup against the Brooklin Lacrosse Club beginning Monday night at Peterborough Memorial Centre. 

File Photo.

The Lakers placed second in the standings, earning a home playoff game to start their postseason in a best-of-seven series.

Schedule:

• Game 1: Mon. Aug. 1 at 7:00 p.m. at Peterborough

• Game 2: Tue. Aug. 2 at 8:00 p.m at Brooklin

• Game 3: Thu. Aug. 4 at 8:00 p.m. at Peterborough

• Game 4: Aug. 7 at 7:00 p.m. @ Brooklin

• Game 5: Aug. 8 at 7:00 p.m. @ Peterborough*

• Game 6: Aug. 10 at 8:00 p.m. @ Brooklin*

• Game 7: Aug. 11 at 8:00 p.m. @ Peterborough* 

*if necessary 

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13U Peterborough Tigers Make History As First Ever Peterborough Team To Make It To Nationals

The Chemong Home Hardware13U Peterborough Tigers came out on top at the Ontario baseball Eliminations in St Thomas, making them the first team of any age group from Peterborough to qualify for Nationals.

Photo courtesy of Noah Crowley.

This group of boys has been together for six seasons of baseball and their assistant coach Noah Crowley says they headed into this tournament with some big goals.

“This has been the goal since day one of this season,” he said. “The team has won two provincial championships, we’ve been league champs multiple times. We thought this year we should take the chance.”

The tournament ran from July 21 - 25 and hosted 23 teams, meaning the odds weren’t necessarily in the teams favour according to Crowley.

Stakes were high in the double knockout tournament as the boys faced Whitby in their first game on Thursday.

“The Whitby boys played very well throughout the whole tournament,” said Crowley.

The Tigers beat Whitby 7 - 0, which set up a game against East York on Friday.

After a back and fourth game that initially got the boys down, the Tigers came back to win 15 - 9.

In a double header on Saturday Peterborough beat Milton 8-3 then came out swinging against Hamilton and won 14 - 2.

By Sunday Peterborough and Leaside as the only two undefeated teams.

“Sunday’s game was tight,” said Crowley. “But we saw a lot of clutch performances and came out as the only undefeated team.”

The last day of the tournament was a busy one.

Peterborough started the day with an 11 - 5 win over Whitby, then went on to finals against Waterloo.

“We’ve played Waterloo six times this season, won three and lost three. They’re a very good team, very well coached with a lot of talent. We knew we were in for a grind.”

In their fist game Peterborough lost 5 - 0, meaning their second game would determine the champion.

In game two the Peterborough Tigers defeated Waterloo 18 - 7, advancing them to Nationals.

“There was a lot of excitement and a lot of emotion,” said Crowley. “The culmination of a season long grind with a goal in mind - achieving that goal was pretty neat. We go into every season with high goals and the realization that all the work and time put into it paid off in the end was amazing.”

But their work isn’t done yet.

“We hope to put on a show in Windsor.”

The team will travel to Windsor for the 13U National Championships as Team Ontario.

Crowley notes that the cost to travel to this tournament continue to rise, so they are hoping to secure funding or sponsorships from local businesses to help offset the cost for families.

“We hope people see what an opportunity it is for these kids.”

Those interested in donating should reach out to head coach Adam Crowley at ahcrowley@sympatico.ca

Peterborough Lakers Clinch Home Playoff Game With Revenge Win Over Brooklin

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers can breathe a sigh of relief after clinching a first-round home playoff game, beating the Brooklin Lacrosse Club 13-7 on Thursday night.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

This game was the second leg of a home-and-home series between the two teams. The Lakers missed their clinching chance Wednesday but got redemption in their final regular-season game.

The win gave the Lakers a one-point lead in the standings to get 14 points on the season to Brooklin’s 13.

Peterborough went on a 9-1 run late into the second period. Brooklin had six of the last 10 goals of the game but Peterborough kept the game out of reach for a dominating win.

The Cattoni brothers each scored two goals and combined for five assists to lead Peterborough. Brooklin’s Brady Kearnan and Mitch Wilde knotted a pair of goals each.

The best-of-seven Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) semi-final series begins Monday at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Centre. Game three is a Lakers home game for Thursday night.  

Lakers game leaders:

• Holden Cattoni (2-3) 

• Taite Cattoni (2-2) 

• Austin Hasen (2-1) 

• Thomas Hoggarth (2-1) 

• Cory Vitarelli (2-1) 

• Kiel Matisz (1-3) 

• Zach Thompson (1-2) 

• Mitch Ogilvie (1-0) 

• Shawn Evans (0-5) 

• Alex Pace (0-2) 

• Jay Thorimbert (0-1) 

• Chad Tutton (0-1) 

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Peterborough Petes Sign Fourth-Round Draft Pick to Standard Player Agreement

It was the next step up in the hockey world for 16-year-old Braydon McCallum as the Peterborough Petes signed him to a standard player agreement in a contract signing held at Hybrid Sports on Thursday afternoon.

Petes general manager Michael Oke (left) introducing newest Pete Braydon McCallum at Hybrid Sports. McCallum scored eight goals and nine assists in the playoffs with the Brantford 99ers U16 AAA last season. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The Petes drafted McCallum in the fourth round, 69th overall in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection. The Petes did not have a second and third-round pick for that draft.

McCallum played for Brantford 99ers U16 AAA during the 2021-22 season with 22 goals and 26 assists for 48 points in 27 games. The centreman racked up three assists in four games at the OHL Cup. 

“It was a great summer where I'm developing right now and getting better," said McCallum. “I can't wait to start the season and hopefully win an OHL Championship and the Memorial Cup.”

The Delhi, Ont.-born centreman says models his play after Stanley Cup champion and Colorado Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog.

"He's a leader,” explained McCallum. “He also plays the physical and skilled game."

“Through our evaluations, what really attracted us to Brayden was the fact that he demonstrated some skill and ability to compete,” said Michael Oke, Petes general Manager. “Game-in and game-out, every shift, he made something happen on the ice.”

Braydon is not the only family member in the OHL as his brother, Landon plays in the OHL for the Sudbury Wolves.

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Peterborough Century 21 Lakers Fail To Clinch Second Place With 13-10 Loss

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers get one more chance to secure second place and a home Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) playoff game after losing to Brooklin Lacrosse Club 13-10 on the road at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre Wednesday night.

File photo.

Brooklin had an early 2-0 lead but the Lakers got going with a 6-1 run to lead 6-3 after the first.

Brooklin scored six of their own in the second to Peterborough’s two goals, giving the home team a 9-8 lead after two.

Peterborough could not repel Brooklin’s special teams as they netted two power play goals to seal the victory.

Kiel Matisz led the way offensively for Peterborough with three goals and a pair of assists. Connor Kearnan and Dyson Williams had four goals apiece and combined for four assists to lead Brooklin.  

The Lakers are in third place sitting at one point Brooklin but can clinch second place in their home-and-home rematch Thursday night.

The winner between the two clubs gets a home playoff game for their first-round series.

Lakers game leaders: 

• Kiel Matisz (3-2)

• Carson Moyer (2-2) 

• Matt Gilray (1-2) 

• Shawn Evans (1-2) 

• Holden Cattoni (1-2) 

• Taite Cattoni (1-1) 

• Keaton Zavitz (1-0) 

• Jordan Stouros (0-2) 

• Austin Hasen (0-2) 

• Alex Pace (0-1) 

• Mitch Ogilvie (0-1) 

• Mike Poulin: 21 saves 

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Hometown PTBO: 15-Year-Old Stella Burke and Her Early Lacrosse Career Including Winning the World Lacrosse Youth Festival

We talk with 15-year-old lacrosse player Stella Burke about career highlights including winning the recent World Lacrosse Youth Festival with Team Ontario in Townson, Md. and her outlook for collegiate lacrosse.

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Undermanned Electric City Football Club Men's Team Lose 2-1 In Inaugural Trent Severn Cup; First Home Defeat

The undermanned Electric City Football Club (ECFC) coughed up two goals in the last ten minutes for a 2-1 loss against the Simcoe County Rovers in the inaugural Trent Severn Cup on Saturday.

The match would be decided by penalty kicks if it was a draw after regulation. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

ECFC head coach Randy Riberio was suspended for two games for accumulative yellow cards. Striker and team-leading scorer Jordan Brown was suspended for three games for a ‘league incident’ according to Riberio.

"Jordan's a leader on the field for us,” said Ribierio. “He's our leading goal-scorer and so we definitely missed his presence today but we have full trust in all the players we have on the squad to the jobs we needed to do and I thought overall today, we were the better team but unfortunately we fell asleep for the last ten minutes."

The cup was created in mid-June to help spark both clubs in their first year with League1 Ontario.

“Both franchises have shown a great desire to compete at the highest standards and strive to participate at the highest level in the Canadian Soccer landscape,” said John Copp, HDSA president. “The Districts want to help kick off these franchises' inaugural season and provide the groundwork for what we expect will be a long (friendly) rivalry between two top League 1 Ontario Clubs.”

The cup winner is determined by the combined score of both men’s and women’s teams. The women drew to a 1-1 on June 15.

Electric City got on the board first with a goal from Mohammad Reza Nafar in the eighth minute off a soft corner kick pass. Reza Nafar juked through two Rovers and had his shot sail by several defenders and the keeper on the left-side bottom corner.

Simcoe keeper Richard Gomes protested the corner-kick call to no avail as he made a save on a ball going wide of the net. The official claimed the ball went out of bounds and was last touched by a Rover for the corner kick.

“I didn't expect the ball to come to me,” said Reza Nafar. “I was kind of in shock when I saw the ball and it was just instinctive what I did and I saw an opportunity to shoot and I did.”

Simcoe had an uncontested shot in the box after forcing an ECFC turnover in the 32nd minute. Electric City keeper Quillan Roberts made a diving save to keep it 1-0 into the half.

Simcoe got a free kick in the 58th minute but had their shot sail wide of the net as the first quality scoring chance of the second half.

ECFC had their own free kick in the 65th minute but Reza Nefar had his shot go high and wide as the team’s first quality chance of the half.

The lone goal-scorer tried to make amends forcing a turnover shortly after the missed free kick. He forced a turnover and made a centring pass to freshly substituted Benjamin Vyfshaft but just went out of reach for a one-timer goal.

Simcoe stormed back late in the 86th minute with a goal from Jacob Grant to tie it 1-1. He zipped it past a diving Roberts from a cross pass in front of the net.

Vyfshaft received a centring pass during extra time but could not beat a diving Gomes and kept the game tied.

Justin Yarde clinched it for Simcoe County as he beat Roberts over the to after a midfield turnover by ECFC.

This was the second consecutive men’s home game where they allowed a goal in extra time in the second half to lose their lead.

“Lack of concentration in the last ten minutes,” said Rob Clarke, ECFC interim head coach. "Two mistakes cost us goals and we can't let that happen against a good Simcoe team. We'll remember this one. Hopefully, we can learn from this moving forward."

The men’s next game is against Darby FC on Friday as their second-last road game of the season.

Sunday’s women’s game against Vaughan Azzurri was postponed due to weather conditions 23 minutes into their match. Their final regular-season game will be concluded at a later date.

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