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BOISBRIAND, Que. cheap nfl jerseys . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. The Boisbriand, Que., native got the start in net in her hometown on Thursday night, where the Canadian womens hockey team defeated the United States 6-3 in pre-Olympic action. "Its incredible," said Labonte. "I couldnt have asked for more. To bring the Canadian team here against the Americans a I knew people would answer the call. We immediately felt their support. "I couldnt have asked for anything better. It was worthy of Boisbriand." Labonte allowed three goals on 24 shots on the night. The game was the second of six encounters between the teams before the start of the Olympic Games in Sochi in February. The Canadians took the first game -- last Saturday in Burlington, Vt. -- 3-2. The game ended in brawl when a U.S. player ran into Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados late in the third period. Veteran Hayley Wickenheiser, whos been a member of Canadas womens team since 1994 when she was only 15 years old, scored two goals on the night. Wickenheiser believed her team responded well to early pressure by the Americans. "We came out really strong and we had a great start and a lot of energy," said Wickenheiser. "They tried to take some physical liberties early on and they got away with a few things early in the game. But then we came back and we just played a pretty physical game." Wickenheiser, who is contemplating retirement at the end of the Sochi Games, is currently at the heart of a captaincy debate ahead of the Olympics. Canadas head coach Dan Church has yet to decide if Wickenheiser will don the "C" in Russia. Church is also considering Jayna Hefford or Caroline Ouellette -- who both also scored in Thursdays victory -- for the captains title. "Hayleys one of our leaders," said Church. "We decided in the first part of the season to grow our leadership within the team. Thats important. We need a team full of more leaders as we move towards Sochi. "Its all part of the master plan as we move through the next few months." Rebecca Johnston, who also scored twice on the night, opened the high-scoring affair with her first goal of this exhibition series at 8:59 of the first period. Haley Irwin started the play, patiently holding the puck for several seconds in the American zone before firing on net. Johnston jumped on the rebound. "I was at the right place at the right time," said Johnston. "It kind of popped out right at me and I just shot it quickly." Wickenheiser doubled the Canadians lead less than a minute later while playing short handed. Brianna Decker got one back for the Americans before Wickenheiser put her second of the game past a helpless Jessie Vetter on a 5-on-3 power play. Johnston scored her second of the game, the eventual game-winner, early in the second period. Johnston was behind the net when she scored, banking a pass off a defenders skate and into the net. Ouellette also scored mid-way through the second period to put the Canadians up 5-1. Jocelyne Lamoureux and Kendall Coyne scored consolation goals for the U.S., before Heffords back-handed goal quelled any attempt at a comeback at 15:47 of the third period. Vetter, who started in net for the Americans, made 10 saves in the first period. She was replaced by Molly Schaus, who stopped seven of 10 shots she faced. U.S.A. outshot Canada 24-23 overall. Canada is the three-time defending Olympic champion. Two of those victories, in 2002 and 2010, came against the Americans. 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Pinch-runner Evan Lasseter scooted home with the go-ahead run on a passed ball earlier in Fromms at-bat. Fromm, a pitcher, wasnt done. He returned to the mound in the bottom of the ninth to finish off Kentucky with two strikeouts and a groundout to help Georgia move on in the tournament. Fromm fanned 10 in 4 1-3 innings of one-hit relief. Earlier Monday, Hamamatsu City, Japan, beat Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 13-4; and Oranjestad, Aruba, shut out Rapid City, S.D., 5-0 in a consolation game. The nightcap turned into a central Pennsylvania party after the boys from Clinton County took control with a three-run first in a 10-0 blowout of Lafayette, La. The blue-clad Pennsylvania players from the Keystone Little League live just about 48 kilometres away from South Williamsport. Another raucous, partisan crowd cheered their every move under the Lamade Stadium lights. Brandon Miller led off the bottom of the first with a homer to right to start the rout, and the squad nicknamed the "Big Blue Machine" tacked on seven more runs in the second, more than enough support for starter Landon Breon. Miller came on in relief to get the last two outs, and he and Breon combined on a no-hitter. The game ended after Louisiana hit in the top of the fourth due to Little Leagues 10-run rule. "Keystone! Keystone," roared the Pennsylvania fans after centre-fielder Tyler McCloskey caught the last out. Pennsylvania will play Georgia on Tuesday night. Manager Phillip Johnson was hoping to save Fromm for that game, but called on him in relief with his team facing another tight game. They had developed a penchant for rebounding from behind or late-game drama in the tournament run to South Williamsport. Fromm and his teammates came through in the clutch again. "Weve always been put in tight situations," said leadoff hitter Logan Arnett, who was 3 for 5 with an RBI. 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"I dont want one pitch to define his performance ... because his performance was outstanding," Bates said. ------ Aruba 5, South Dakota 0 Gillian Wernet struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout as both teams ended their Little League run after being eliminated earlier in the weekend from title contention. Arubas ace also had a nice day at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a run. Brett Beyer had two hits to lead South Dakota. The Midwest region champs will still remember their post-season run for a long time. Theyve become Little League social media celebrities, too. "I have a lot of Facebook requests," first baseman Zach Solano said, "from people I dont even know." -------- Japan 13, Saudi Arabia 4 Japan broke open a tight game with an eight-run sixth inning, setting up a matchup with Canada on Tuesday. With Japan clinging to a one-run lead, Sotaro Yoshida hit a solo homer with one out to start the scoring in the sixth. Mitsuhiro Uchida, Ken Igeta and Iwamoto each added RBI hits in the inning. Japan manager Akihiro Suzuki said his team may have still been thinking about the tough one-run loss to Mexico on Sunday. "We had a meeting after last game about getting back to playing our kind of baseball," Suzuki said through translator Masato Hori. "Our minds were not in the game early on because of the loss last night. We were lucky to bounce back." Saudi Arabia rallied from a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead. Brandon Carswell and Jordan Hajazin each had RBI doubles in the inning. -------- Mid-Atlantic 10, Southwest 0 Brandon Miller homered and combined with starter Landon Breon on a no-hitter, leading the Little League World Series hometown favourites from Clinton County, Pa., to a 10-0 rout Monday night against Lafayette, La. Miller led off the bottom of the first inning with a drive to the hill packed with fans behind the right-field wall. Pennsylvania tacked on seven more runs in the second, more than enough cushion for Breon. "You lead off a game like that and you cant help to get pumped up. The roar of the crowd was amazing as he was rounding the bases," Pennsylvania manager Bill Garbrick said. ' ' '
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