After a hard fought first period where Sherwood Park was down one goal at 4-3, the Outlaws came alive in the second period to post another three goals while allowing only one to take the lead for good and retain their perfect record for the tournament. Mike Miron came into to the game, replacing Steve Dietrich in the Ajax-Pickering net after the sixth goal, and allowed only two goals in just over a period to keep the Rock in the game. Unfortunately for the Rock, Grant McLeod found his groove and allowed only one goal in both the second and third periods, making several big saves in between, leading the Sherwood Park team to victory. Final score was 8-6.In the Bronze medal game, Owen Sound was determined not to let the home fans down too much and jumped out to an early 5-1 lead. That lead was reduced to 5-2 by the end of the first period but on this day, unlike the first day of competition when Owen Sound had a 6-1 lead over the same team at the end of the first period before Ladner fought back and won 11-9, the lead was too much for Ladner to overcome. Owen Sound increased the lead to 8-4 heading into the thrid period and looked to be in control of the game but Ladner fought hard until the end, forcing the Woodsmen to stay sharp, and made the last period interesting. Owen Sound held on to win this contest 9-7 and earned the Bronze medal.
I was lucky enough to see the two medal games as the local Rogers television aired both games. Of course, the Bronze medal game did not come on until the score was already 5-1 Owen Sound so I missed almost hlaf of the scoring and a controversial 'phantom goal'. The camera person also had trouble following the play but I cannot complain too much because they still broadcast the games, which I would not have seen if Rogers did not show them. I must thank Rogers for their efforts in bringing the medal games to live television. Although I would have much rathered being there in person, it was quite a treat for me to see some lacrosse action.
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