SPORTS BRIEFS: Arrows edged in OT in playoff opener

By Sam Laskaris Writer It was not the post-season start that the Six Nations Arrows were hoping for. The local Junior A club kicked off its best-of-five Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) quarter-final series versus the visiting Peterborough Lakers on Sunday. The Lakers managed to prevail in the series opener, eking out a 6-5 overtime victory. As the boxscore indicates, this contest was rather even throughout the night. Both teams scored once in the opening period. The Arrows and Lakers then netted two goals each in the middle frame. And both teams also scored two goals apiece in the third period, which forced the OT session. The Arrows did manage to outshoot Peterborough 51-47. But they came up just a bit short in the only statistic that really mattered on…

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