The defending Provincial Champions the 11-3-1 Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs having spent the beginning of the season battling Hurricane Fiona, finally took over first place in the Sid Rowe Division Saturday night with a 3-1 win over the Membertou Jr. Miners.  The now 7-10-0 Jr. Miners took a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes on a goal from Dylan MacDonald 1:05 into the game.  The Jr. Bulldogs who outshot the Jr. Miners 34-32 connected for pair in the second from Darren Waterman and Noah Harrison to lead 2-1 after forty minutes. Both teams played it close in the third with tech checking before the Jr. Miners pulled their goalie in hopes of tying the game only to see the Jr. Bulldogs Will Fitzsimmons dump one into an empty net with 1:21 left to make the final 3-1.  The Bulldogs could maintain their first place standing all depending what happens between the Jr. Miners and Jr. Eagles over the next 3 weeks.  The Jr. Miners and Eagles wrap up the League’s schedule prior to the Christmas break with a game Sunday in Eskasoni before playing their two traditional  games over the holiday on Dec 28 and Dec 30.  The Jr. Bulldogs do not  return to the ice until Friday Jan 6 which at that point the Jr. Bulldogs will have two games in hand in the Jr. Eagles as they head to the finish line.  Elsewhere Saturday: