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14- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 25, 1995 _--_._ "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" SPORTS Squirts start OASA playoff drive this week From Page 13 the Tournament against Newmarket who played very solid ball defensively. Mike Wiseman drilled two line drives into gloves ear- ly on in the game. Port took a 2-0 first inning lead thanks to Jeff's clutch hit. Newmarket chipped away and tied the score but Port scored two more late in the game for a morale- boosting 4-2 win. At bat, Jeff had three hits including a triple. Matt Skerratt doubled while both Tim and Mike a four hitter with one walk Lefort singled. Devon and 12 strikeouts. Devon Howsam earned two made a flyball "out" in walks. Cory McQuade right field. Matt Fraser played well in the field and showed continued im- provement in batting con- tact. Tim pitched the win on PORT PERRY STAR STAT-SHEET started in left field for Port and continues to learn the subtler points of competi- tive ball. The team immediately moved to another dia- mond and faced Belleville without the benefit of a break. We gave Belleville some openings and they went up 2-0 in the second, but in the bottom of the in- ning we tied it up after two , . hits and a heads-up steal Cartwright Minor Ball Scugog Men's Slo-Pitch of home by Tim Jones (A division) while the Belleville coach- TEAM GPW L T PCT es were arguing with the TEAM GPW L T PTS guing T-Ball) Trader Sam 13 11 2 0 22 umpire. The Blue and nalda Garden = 9 5 3 1.611 coguel Banker 13 9 4 0 18 Gold went on to a 10-2 win Blk. Figure Skat. 9 4 4 1.500 ga 127 5 0 14 with a five run final inning Bis lens d o 3 2 < po Square Boy 10 6 5 0 10 which included a two bag- Tyke) pu . Gators 1 4 7 0 8 ger by Luke Pilkey. aker Auto 9 3 6 0 333 go. oo. (Gdvsion) Adam, Jeff and Matt S. Philp Pontiac ~~ 9 2 6 1 277 Emenawiow Ge 2 to all had two hits. Mike Spring Grove 9 6 1 2 777 PP Auto Glass 10 5 5 0 10 Koury, Mike LeFort and Wotten Carpentry 9 5 2 2 667 Anim 103 7 0 6 Tim had hits as well. Da- Mite) (C division) vid got on with a walk in ummings Back. 9 1 7 1 167 Delight 109 1.0 18 the last inning, stole sec- H&M Wright Sox 9 5 4 0 555 0 oo 128 4 0 16 ond and came all the way Lishmans 8 4 4 0 1.500 Pineridge 11 6 5 0 12 home on the overthrow to Nason Count. 4 c x ; a. Investor's Group 9 4 4 1 9 second. ont Perry Oppers Aluminum 11 1 9 1 3 Tim pitched the win Sau enGeg 5 4 0 95 Forder-Parkes 10 0 10 0 0 again and allowed five Antrim House 8 2 5 1 312 ies L ball hits, one 'walk, while Mann'sContr. 9 6 3 0 .667 Port Perry Ladies Lob notching 8k's. Martyn Consul. 9 6 2 1 722 TEAM GPW L T PTS This was a goofy type of Swain Seeds 8 2 6 0 .250 Sunderland 12 10 2 0 20 game but a win is a win. Senior) Seagrave 139 4 0 18 Our 2-0 record meant a ampbellElec. 8 8 0 0 1.000 Wiliamsons 12 8 4 0 16 win over our next oppo- Don Frew & Sons 3 3 > J 30 Beamers Build. 12 8 4 0 J: nent would put us in the arlin lrave : Mustangs 106 4 0 1 Or. Workman 9 4 5 0 444 Raiders 05 5 0 10 | Soampionsiin game at Timms Garage 11 4 7/7 0 8 : : Pink Panthers 10 4 6 0 8 game was against Willow- Re/Max 12 1 11 0 2 ale who eventually won Ridgenorth 101 9 0 2 the tournament. Willowdale may per- Cartwright Minor Ball just got a little better. Thanks to the volunteer efforts of Jim Williams, two of the Cartwright Public School diamonds have been ex- panded and improved to allow for more levels of ball to be played, and in a much safer environment. The process began a few weeks before, when Wil- liams met with a Cartwright Minor Ball (CMB) mem- ber to review the situation and mark out what needed to be done. One diamond required a major expansion while the other required basic edge removal and trim- ming. The perimeters were established and a date set for the project. When the project Jasgarived, William's equipment was unloaded and the work begun by 8:30 in the morn- ing. The task was to remove the sod, but not go too deep because of the cost of the diamond fill that was to fol- low. As he maneuvered the backhoe into position, Jim finished off his first cup of coffee, and was now ready to et on with the job. Within minutes he peeled back the Wo strips of sod, and the new diamond shape began to emerge. The real challenge was to follow the circular line marked out for the new infield. With the dexterity of a surgeon, Williams swung the bucket into position, and drew the arm of the machine back in a beautiful arc, leaving an almost perfect edge to define the new infield line. By the time he was finished, only a few minutes of hand trimming was required to complete the cutting job, and in the process, Jim had only stopped for one more shot of coffee. In the meantime, Williams had contacted another local business to assist in this volunteer effort. Before the sod cutting was completed, trucks from Martyn's Improved diamonds help Cartwright ball players The ongoing problem of suitable diamond space for Haulage arrived at the school, and proceeded to take on and remove three loads of sod from the site. As the sod was being removed, two truckloads of special dia- mond fill was arriving, courtesy of Scugog Township. The final step in the process for Williams was to spread the fill around the diamond, dragging the front end loader as he circled the field backwards. By the time he was finished, the diamond was only a light dragging away from playing condition, and Jim's head was spinning from too many spins around the dia- mond. A quick trip to the diamond was all that was re- quired to remove an unsafe edge along the infield, and feather it out for improved play. The work was done, the equipment loaded, and just as most people were sitting down to lunch, Williams headed down the road jp a paying job. That evening, play resumed on the ball 1elds. So, why do these men donate their time, their equip- ment, and their expertise to these projects? Because they care. They care about the community which they are a part of. They care about their children, and the opportunities that improved recreation facilities will afford them for years to come. And they know that with a little sacrifice on their part, others will appre- ciate the effort. Over the past six years, Jim Williams has donated his time and equipment for the cutting and expansion of five diamonds for Cartwright Minor Ball. It is be- cause of the care and concern of people such as Jim Williams and Jim Martyn that our community is such a great place in which to live. We should all take a few lessons from their example. haps be the strongest squirt team in Ontario and their depth on offense and defence was too much for our Legionaires to han- dle as they whitewashed us. There were a few plays to be proud of by Port how- ever. Luke relayed a deep ball in right field to Lambo who fired a rocket to catch- er Matt Skerratt for a tag- out at home to spoil a homerun bid in the sec- ond. Mike Koury made his best outfield catch of the season on a long run from left field in the third in- ning. Later in the inning, Tim got a glove on a hot grounder up the middle: it deflected to Mike LeFort at short and he alertly got the ball over to first for an out. Mike Wiseman and Adam Lamb continue to be vocal and "on the ball" at all times. Tim lasted for three in- nings in his third start of the day while LeFort took over on the rubber and Koury replaced hardwork- ing Matt Skerratt behind the mask. Mike coaxed six fielding outs from a potent Willowdale batting order. Overall, the Legion squad has come along way in their competitiveness over the season and hope to put their teaching to good use as they start their OASA playoff round against King City at home on July 25 at the Water St. diamond at 6:30 p.m. Your cheers and support of our hard-working team will be appreciated. Ironman tourney enjoyed On Saturday, July 22 the Seniors "Ironman" Tennis Tournament was played out on a beautiful sunny day at the courts. The 50 years plus partici- pants were greeted by big band dance music to put them "In The Mood." There was round robin mixed doubles tennis and between matches three dart boards were kept busy. Favorite 50s hits were played with one point awarded for naming the tune and point for naming the artist. A fierce volleyball match was an- other item on the agenda. There were time limits on some of the contests and a running total of an indi- viduals accumulated points. Plenty of coffee, tennis cold drinks, chicken wings, watermelon and donuts kept one's strength up. It was a fine, fun time and when points were tal- lied P.P.T.C. president, Gillian Henry, emerged as the overall champ and "Ir- onwoman." Second place and top male was Bill McFadden. (Bill's points leaped ahead on naming songs and artists - he used to workin a record store as a young man and could even name the label!) Many thanks to John Darby for this imaginative and enjoyable day. His lieutenant, Diane Harris, kept the numbers and to- tals in order - not an easy task. Thank you and con- gratulations to all in- volved. Mites thrilled to earn a tie Taylor-Ford Mercury Mites were home to Pick- ering on July 19. This was to be an even match-up as both teams had similar season records. Pickering got off to an amazing start taking an 11 run lead in the first in- ning. Taylor-Ford Mites fought back to an 18-16 heartbreaker even with great hitting from Jeff Corbett, Justin Koury, An- drew Hale, and Peter Jones. The following night Port Perry visited the league- leading Aurora squad for a match-up. It was our turn to get off to the quick lead with a thundering grand slam from Michael Ly- cett's big purple bat. Darryl Copithorn played well and made many fine catches at first base. Leo Taillon was sharp and short-stop back- ing everyone up and help- ing out the cause. Shane Jeffrey pitched steady and kept Port Perry in the game many times. (Thanks Mom!) The Taylor-Ford Mercu- ry gang were thrilled to earn a tie with this tough team as Stephen Groves' great catch ended the game.