32 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 25, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Dawson's hat trick helps Arizona reach NLL semifinal Dan Dawson's hat trick led the Arizona Sting to a 13-9 win over the Calgary Roughnecks in Saturday's National Lacrosse League division semifinal. Dawson set up Curt Malawsky at the end of the first quarter as the Sting tied the game 3-3. He then scored one of Arizona's four straight goals to open the second quarter as Arizona built a 7-3 advantage. Calgary would fight back to tie the game early in the third quarter but Dawson again sparked the Sting, setting up Malawsky's power-play goal and then netting his second of the game just 28 seconds later. SPORTSBRIEFS Dawson, the Sting's leading scorer in the regular season, added his third goal of the game in the final quarter to seal the victory. The Sting will host the San Jose Stealth in the division final Saturday. San Jose upset the division-leading Colorado Mammoth 15-14 in overtime in the division semifinals. Shepley posts best-ever Futures finish Jessica Shepley fired a final round four-under par 68 to earn her best finish on the Duramed Futures Tour on the weekend, placing eighth at the Louisiana Pelican Classic in Lafayette, Louisiana. Shepley opened the tournament with rounds of 72 and 70. Her three-round total of 210 was five shots behind winner Janell Howland of Boise, Idaho. Shepley has made the cut in all four of her Futures Tour events this year but Sunday's finish marked her first career top-10 result, earning her $1,630, lifting her to 26th on the tour's money list. The 24-year-old University of Tennessee graduate's previous best result on the LPGA's development tour was 15th. Sunken concrete slab Hinchcliffe cracks podium Concrete raising is a cost-effective alternative to replacing concrete. Concrete raising lifts sidewalks, streets, ramps, patios, pool decks, driveways, foundations, parking lots, garage floors and basements almost anything that's concrete. Its highly effective in commercial, municipal and residential situations. Concrete raising can usually be done for a fraction of the cost of pouring new concrete, however, the savings may be even greater since the costs of demolition, removal and landscaping are eliminated. Slabjacking, as it is known in the trade, can be completed quickly and economically with minimal disruption, a patio can be raised in the morning and be ready to use that very night! Notice of Annual General Meeting Holes are drilled in sunken slab Pressure injected grout raises the slab Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:30 p.m. Willis Hall, Appleby College 540 Lakeshore Road West Members wishing to bring forth new business must do so in writing before May 19, 2007 to: United Way of Oakville Attn: Mr. G. Ross, Board Chair 466 Speers Rd., Suite 200 Oakville, ON L6K 3W9 For more information or to RSVP, call P (905) 845-5571 ext. 239. Notice of Liquor Licence Application The following establishment has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence under the Liquor Licence Act: Application for Additional Facilities TONGUE & GROOVE 407 SPEERS ROAD, UNITS 4 & 5 OAKVILLE (Indoor area) Any resident of the municipality may make a written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents. Submissions must be received no later than May 17, 2007. Please include your name, address and telephone number. If petition is submitted to the Commission, please identify the designated contact person. Note: The AGCO gives the applicant copies of any objections. Anonymous objections are not considered. The personal information gathered is collected under the authority of the Liquor Licence Act. The principal purpose of the collection is to assess eligibility for the issuance of a liquor sales licence. Copies of all objections are given to the applicant. The information may also be disclosed pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Manager, Licensing and Registration, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario at the address, telephone numbers or e-mail address listed below. Submissions to be sent to: Licensing and Registration, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, 90 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M2N 0A4. Tel: 416-326-8700 OR Toll-free in Ontario: 1-800-522-2876. Fax: 416-326-5555. E-mail: licensing@agco.on.ca Oakville's James Hinchcliffe earned his first podium finish of the season last weekend, taking third in the Fast Trac 100 at the Grand Prix of Houston. "It was a good result in Texas," Hinchcliffe said. "Sierra Sierra did a great job to get both cars on the front row yesterday, it's just unfortunate that we couldn't turn it into a one-two finish at the checkered today." Hinchcliffe had finished second to teammate Raphael Matos in both qualifying sessions but was passed by Carl Skerlong in the first turn, dropping him to third. He remained there for the rest of the 43-lap race, finishing eight seconds behind Matos, who posted his third straight victory. The 20-year-old's best finish with his new team, Sierra Sierra Enterprises, moved him into third place in the Champ Car Atlantic driver standings. The series will take a six-week break before resuming in Portland, Oregan, where Hinchcliffe earned his first career victory last season. Provincial football tryouts The second of three tryout segments for the provincial under-17 and under19 football teams will take place Saturday and Sunday in Burlington. More than 200 hopefuls from across Ontario, including members of the area's Halton Invictas and Burlington Stampeders programs, participated in the initial tryout session earlier this month. Ontario Varsity League president and Ontario Football Alliance vice-president Jim Rion, Halton Invictas president Jack Crawford and Burlington mayor Cam Jackson were among the notables who attended the first weekend of tryouts. The Invictas, who have secured the rights to use Gary Allan High School in Burlington as their home base this season, are hosting the tryouts. A third camp, a single-day session, will be held May 5. Provincial team hopefuls must attend all three tryout segments in order to be considered. The coach of the Ontario U17 team, Ed Hewitson, is also the coach of the Halton Invictas junior team, which will open its season next month. Membership in the Invictas club, which plans to add a house league program next season, has swelled to 345 players this year. Ontario will battle other provinces at the annual Canada Cup tournament, scheduled for July in Laval, Que.