Ce EE TEE RR TEE TT TT TEESE Te » 34 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 12, 1989 The weekend of August 26-27, saw eight teams from various On- tario centres compete for the Mite "C"" Provincial Champion title. Games got under way at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning on both the waterfront diamonds. First round matches saw Elmira beat Osgoode by a convin- cing score of 11 to 0. Elmira pit- cher Casey Halstead had a no- hitter spoiled in the bottom of the sixth inning when Osgoode third baseman, Billy Kitchen hit a solid single. The winning pitcher was Casey Halstead who fanned 18 Osgoode batters while Ryan Holmes took the loss with 10 strike outs and giving up 12 hits. In the other first round game, Gravenhurst recorded a 20 to 8 victory over Campellford. Gravenhurst had a strong offen- sive game with 15 hits of losing pitcher Sean Nicholas. The winn- ing pitcher for Gravenhurst was Greg Millar. Second round matches saw Napanee face St. Marys while our team from Port Pery met Fergus. St. Marys pitcher Mark Robson got off to a shakey start giving up 2 runs in the first inning. He settl- ed down and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. The winning pitcher was Cory Brooks who fanned 10 batters and contributed a big home run in the bottom of the 5th inning which put the game out of reach for the St. Marys team. Napanee had a very strong 'defensive game which was a big factor in their win. The game between host Port Perry and Fergus was anyone's ballgame. There was strong pit- ching from both sides with Fergus pitcher Brad Walker recording 16 strikeouts while Jason Heyworth fanned 14. Port Pery hits went to Jason Heyworth with a home run. Doug Short contributing a triple - and single, and Matthew Brown a Introduci ~ Port Perry host to Mites double in going down to defeat by a score of 7 to 4. At: the completion of second round action the teams gathered for the opening ceremonies. Led by Jack Hopkins the teams were piped into the south diamond where they formed a semi-circle around the outer edge of the in- field. President Carolyn Best ask- ed the fans to join in the singing of the National Anthem sung by Eleanor Bailey, accompanied by daughter Lisa on the keyboard. At the completion of the an- them, President Best welcomed the players and fans to Port Perry and wished all the teains luck. She then introduced Mayor Howard Hall who also welcomed the peo- ple to Port Perry and extended his best wishes to all the teams com- peting. At the completion of the opening greetings President Best introduced two well known fastball enthusiasts Elmer Lee and Charlie Brignall to throw and catch the pitch that would official- ly mark the opening of the tour- nament. Mr. Hopkins also took part when he batted one of Charlies' pitches right back at him. The tournament action got go- ing again at 2:00 p.m. with Osgoode facing Campbellford while Elmira took on Gravenhurst. In the Osgoode- Campbellford game Osgoode took the victory by a score of 15-2. Both pitchers recorded 16 strikeouts but it was the strong offence of the Osgoode team that told the story by the fact they had 12 hits com- pared to only 4 by Campbellford. The loss by Campbellford eliminated them from further ac- tion. Elmira again came out strong and eliminated Gravenhurst from any further ac- tion by a score of 23 to 4. Casey Halstead was on the rubber again where he recorded 12 sthjkeouts A Deal That Will eliever Out Of You. "Take delivery of a new Polaris snowmobile before October 1, and we'll give you $300 worth of free Polaris clothes and accessories. Make sure you hurry, though, because after October 1, the offer goes down to $200. After November 1, it's $100. And after November 30, it disappears. i So come check out all sixteen Polaris sleds, from the legendary Indy 650 to the all-new WideTrak, a real workhorse featuring a 20-inch track. Ask about StarCard, and our $149 extended warranty. We'll make a believer out of you. WILLY & SON LTD. PORT PERRY 985-3192 © Polaris Industries Inc. Offer only good mt participating dealers. ball tournament a grand slam; Jim Martin 4 hits; Mike Harnock with 4; 2 of which Craig Fletcher 3 hits; Derek Mar- were home runs and one of them ~~ ¢° (Turn to page 35) 3 ? ak jo YL "0 (4 ; 1 A - Cat ' { ] TW dent), (oe A ay Re # sh by th / / 12 i" ; 3 2 a i te te Ww b/ LL TY | Other hits for Elmira went to while also going 3 for 5 at the plate with one of his appearances being a home run. ks The Janetvlilie Jets made It a perfect season Sunday afternoon as they defeated Nes- tieton Country Store 20-9 to capture the Nestleton Mens Slo Pitch A Division. The Jets ran up a perfect 15-0 record over league play and added the one important 16th win on Sun- day. From left front: Pete Vanderzwet, George Brown, Rick Ivasiuk, Randy Ferguson, Bob Morrison, Dave McCombe. BAck from left: Doug Parker, Glenn Coombs, lan Cunningham, Gord McCombe, Vic Smith, John Mason and Francis Watson. NN aestler, Jo ar HIP H ) i The team sponsored by Nestleton Country Store gave it a good effort In the "A" Divi- sion finals Sunday afternoon but fell short in a 20-9 loss to Janetville Jets. Team members from left to right front: Charlie Durward, Don Williams, Dave Sandison, Darryl Bradt, Dave Bradt. At back from left: Rick Drew, Jeff Blonge, Larry Kirkland, Al Lyons, Kevin Grieve, Peter Lane and Wayne Bradt. Not present for photo Bill Haynes and Peter Fitton. This team from Blackstock, sponsored by Luxton Construction emerged as the B Divi- sion winners in the Nestleton League slo pitch finals held on Sunday. These guys played § great defense In shutting down Wrights Feeds 3-0. When was the last time a slo pitch ¥ game ended In a shut-out? Members of the winning team are front from left: Gerry Brett, i Doug Kadowakl, Keith Martin, Terry Stephenson, Bill Bucking, Randy Stewart. BAck from | left: Wayne McGowan, Milburn Lamb, Pat Versage, Tom Barnes, Dave Bentley, Shaw and Gary Carson. ---- ad