Windsor’s Lalonde set to attend Red Wings camp
Windsor’s Owen Lalonde is headed to prospects camp with the NHL’S Detroit Red Wings.
The 19-year-old Lalonde, who plays defence for the OHL’S Guelph Storm, had the offer extended after Saturday’s NHL Entry Draft.
“It came pretty much out of nowhere,” said Lalonde, a defenceman with the Storm. “I hadn’t heard too much from anyone during the whole process.”
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Lalonde helped Guelph to an OHL title this year and a spot in the Memorial Cup. He attended prospects camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs a year ago.
“I just got a call after the draft Saturday for an invite to development camp in Detroit and then to the (rookie) camp in September in Traverse City, too,” Lalonde said on Monday. “Detroit was the only team I heard from, but it was still pretty cool because it’s the team I’ve grown up watching all my life and, of course, how close it is to home.”
CLIPPER AHEAD
The Windsor Clippers rallied with two late goals to force overtime and emerged with a 10-8 road victory over the Niagara Thunderhawks on Sunday.
That followed a 16-7 win over the Thunderhawks at home on Saturday as the fourth-seeded Clippers took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Western Conference quarter-final series in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior B League.
On Sunday, the Clippers trailed by two goals with less than four minutes to play, but got a pair of goals from Blain Wallace to tie the game at 7-7 and force overtime.
Wallace finished with three goals and six points, while Zane Dalpe had three goals and five points. Jackman Schooley had two goals and Brett Barnes and Jonathan Jenkins added single goals against the fifth-seeded Thunderhawks.
On Saturday, Dalpe had five goals and eight points and Schooley finished with four goals and eight points as the Clippers jumped to a 7-0 lead in the second period and never looked back. Wallace chipped in with a pair of goals while Jenkins, Darian Delisle, Barnes, Nathan Salaris and Max Payton scored single goals.
RAVENS ROLLING
The Essex Ravens rallied late for a 28-24 win over the Hamilton Tiger-cats in Ontario Provincial Football League play on Saturday at Alumni Field.
Quarterback Dylan Earish scored on a sneak in the final minute to put the Ravens up for good as Essex moved into first place by a half game over London in the Western Conference with a 5-1 record.
“We’re playing pretty well right now,” said Ravens head coach Glen Mills, whose team has won five in a row.
Vyshonne Janusas and Tai Colquhoun also scored touchdowns, Dante Daniels scored a two-point convert, kicker Griffen Fenton added two converts and a kickoff single, while Hamilton (4-2) conceded a safety.
GREEN GIANTS REBOUND
The St. Clair Green Giants snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday with a 7-3 win over the Licking County Settlers at Lacasse Park.
St. Clair right-hander Jacob Moskowitz (2-1) allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings and allowed just two hits while striking out 10 batters.
Second baseman Daniel Warkentin and first baseman Jared Pingitore each had two hits for the Green Giants (6-7), while catcher Alex Crump and outfielder Spencer Marcus each drove in a pair of runs against the Settlers (12-6).
On Saturday, Crump had two of St. Clair’s four hits and scored the lone run in a 4-1 loss to Licking County.
RIVERSIDE TITLE
The Riverside Royals bantam major team captured the Michigan 15U Continental Amateur Baseball Association state championship on the weekend in St. Clair Shores, Mich.
Riverside was unbeaten in four games and took the title with a 6-2 win over the Royal Oak Nationals in the final.
Right-hander Owen Findlay got the win with a strong six innings of work and added three hits to the offence. Eric Glos had two hits and drove in three runs and Drew Booker also had a pair of hits in the final.