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With six affiliated players in the lineup, the LaSalle Vipers closed out the regular season with a 2-1 loss to the London Nationals on Sunday at the Vollmer Complex.
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The game meant nothing in the standings to either team. The Vipers had already secured the fourth seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs in the Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
The Nationals lost to Kokomo on Saturday, which paved the way for the Leamington Flyers to finish in first place in the conference while London came into Sunday’s game locked into the second seed.
Matthew Herniman, who was called up from the Lakeshore Canadiens, had the lone goal for the Vipers (27-17-3-1), who were outshot 40-36.
Matthew Sbrocca started in goal for the Vipers and stopped all 18 shots he faced. Kyle Downey came on in relief against the Nationals (34-11-2-1) and stopped 20-of-22 shots.
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LaSalle opens quarter-final play at home on Wednesday against fifth-seeded St. Marys while the Flyers open playoff action at home on Thursday against eighth-seeded Strathroy.
express snap skid
The Windsor Express snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 120-97 road win over the Lansing Pharaohs on Sunday in NBL of Canada action in Michigan.
The Express have just three wins in 12 games this season and all have come in crossover matches against teams from The Basketball League.
Windsor closed strongly in the second half and turned a one-point lead at the break into a 23-point advantage at the final buzzer.
Jordan Bedford led the way for the Express with 32 points and 14 rebounds. Billy White had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Jachai Taylor finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Will Claborne added 16 points off the bench while Tanner Stuckman chipped in with 10 points in the Windsor victory.
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Five Lancer medals
Sydney Pattison picked up two of the five medals won by the University of Windsor Lancers at the U Sports track and field championships in Saint John NB
Pattison won a bronze medal in the women’s 1,000 meters in a time of two minutes and 47.13 seconds. She added another bronze on the final day of competition on Saturday in the women’s 1,500 meters at a time of 4:23.32 to help the Lancers to a 13th-place finish in the team standings.
On the men’s side, Caleb Keeling won a silver medal in the men’s high jump by clearing 2.05 meters, which was a new personal best.
Ben Tilson also won a silver medal in the men’s 600 meters in a time of 1:19.59 while Nojah Parker captured a bronzed medal in men’s pole vault by clearing 4.83 meters to help the Lancers to an eighth-place finish in the team competition.
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li wrestles award
Massey high school product Roger Li was named men’s rookie of the year at the OUA wrestling championships in St. Catherines.
Li was one of six members of the Brock Badgers to win a division title at the championship to help the school to its sixth-consecutive OUA men’s title.
Li won the men’s 125kg division while teammate Gabriel Sementilli, who is a L’Essor high school product, also contributed to the championship performance with a silver medal in the men’s 57kg division.
Mariners keep Miller
The Seattle Mariners have found a spot for Windsor outfielder Myles Miller.
The 25-year-old Miller had a breakout season in the Pioneer Baseball League with the Boise Hawks in 2021 with a .339 average and set team records with 90 runs scored and 131 hits in 94 games.
After a workout with Kansas City, the Mariners extended a minor-league invite to training camp with a chance for a roster spot in the organization.
On Sunday, the left-hand hitting Miller reported to Seattle’s high Class A Everett AquaSox in Washington, which plays in the Northwest League.
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