Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 26, 1991, p. 29

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Baseball Bantams clinch division In Bolton tournament Mike Adams Bantam Boys baseball team played superb baseball June clin ching Division in the Bolton sponsored tournament by defeating Hamilton and Beamsville on overall runs earned boys played their toughest opponent Hamilton on Friday night Hamilton Majors Team were undefeated this season going into the tourna ment Both teams played a great defensive game The Hamilton squad are noted for their great hitting ability but Georgetowns Graham Kennedy shut down their offensive capabilities strik ing out nine of Hamiltons best Kennedys effectiveness was backed by outstanding defensive plays led notably by Joe Stevens on second and Jose Mora on third Mora in the defensive play of the game snagged a hard gruond drive drilled an excellent throw to first and almost made a double out of what normally would have been a routine single out Georgetown bats came alive in the fourth inning earning all four runs by demolishing Hamiltons ace pitcher Shane Leslie Graham Kennedy and Paul In gram combined to bash out back- tobacktoback home runs Josh Petch connected for two singles during the close game but was left stranded both times Game two was played early Saturday morning against resulting in a 143 romp for Georgetown over six in nings Doug Sheppard led the team to victory smashing out a mammoth grand slam and going five for five on the day David Bouskill contributed two runs after pounding out two solid singles The entire team played excellent defense commitUng no errors The final divisional game against Beamsville became a race against the elements for Georgetown Roy Stuckless smashed out a grand slam just before the sky opened up ending the game after six innings were completed Stucklesss grand slam put Georgetown ahead of Hamilton in runs for and against thereby clinching the division ti tle Doug Sheppard cashed in three runs while John Shane Leslie Josh and Brett chalked up one RBI each Paul Ingram pitched an excellent game Georgetown battled Bolton for the Tournament Championship on Sunday afternoon It was a much closer game than the score indicated Georgetown got on the scoreboard first Josh Petch cashed in David Kalbarski in the first and Steve Onoprijenko homered in the second to put Georgetown ahead after two Shane Leslie cashed In the third Georgetown run in the fourth putting the team ahead In the bottom of the fifth Bolton managed to hit into the gaps racking up eight of their 10 runs In regular season play Mike Adams Remax Bantam Boys were overpowered by Clarkson on June After the gruelling weekend tournament the Bantams played a solid defen sive game but the bats were cold on the night Josh Petch cranked out two hits in Georgetowns los ing bid All three Georgetown runs were scored in the third inn ing THE HALTON HILLS HERALD 1 DOWNTOWN FAX 1 SERVICE Evenings Saturdays Too ill vouncJ itd Downtown Georgetown 8772761 Recreation ROB RISK Herald Sports Editor Tennis B2 Golf Tourney Page B3 Minor Soccer B4 Flag Football B5 B6 Incomplete pass A Michaels Restaurant player breaks up a pass ing attempt by the Global Television team during their game at Georgetown District High School on Saturday The two teams were playing In the An nual Georgetown Ladles Flag Football Mixed Charity Tournament which raised for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children Herald photo by Robert Risk the HERALD Sport Shorts Tyke reps win Georgetown OTooles Tyke rep team experienced the sweet taste of victory June 18 at the Fairgrounds against Cawthra After just one inning of play hits had come from the bats of Issac Ferguson and Ryan Bobor giving Georgetown a ad vantage Allowing only one run in the second pitcher Geoff Bahr made two strike outs in the third to preserve the lead In the bottom of the fourth inn ing Trevor Rich matched a Cawthra run giving Georgetown a one run lead Good defensive plays made in the fifth inning kept the drive alive with a double play A line drive to pitcher Geoff Bahr was turned to third baseman Brent to catch the man off base The fifth inning rally produced hits from McClung Ferguson and McCullough contributing to a three run lead for Going into the sixth i ruling Geoff Bahr showed no mercy making three outs on his own Coming back in the bottom of the inning was able to sneak In two runs but were stop ped short by a fly ball caught by Andrew Nelissen in right field followed by a strike out Junior School track results Brookville Elementary School took first place honors at the Acton Junior Schools Track and Field Day at Acton High School on June 18 managing first place finished in the pro cess MZ Bennett Elementary School placed second at the event taking 10 firsts 11 seconds and 18 thirds Robert Little Elementary School plac ed third with nine firsts 11 seconds and 16 thirds St Josephs placed fourth follow ed by Limehouse Elementary School and Pineview Elemen tary School Sean McArthur of Pineview had some of the best individual results on the day placing first in the metre race running long jump and high jump in the eight year old division Lindsay Montgomery of was the top girl taking first in high jump and long jump in the 11- yearold group Blue Fins winners The three Hills Blue Fins Swim Club members who attended the Ontario Regions Championships in on the weekend each came home with a top finish Melissa Watts competing in the 1314 yearold group took first in 100 metre backstroke with a time of 14049 along with a fourth place finish in metre freestyle Tania Welters placed second in 50 metre backstroke among 1112 year- olds while LaurieAnne Crocker was third in metre fly for the same group Lawn Bowling tourney won by Bakers team ByRHODAGEGGIE Herald Special Some were really experienced many had bowled before and a few had never played the game but people bowled for the CHAMPS Programme of the War Amps of Canada and raised just over This is the Annual Canada Bowls Challenge that the Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club has hosted and it was interesting to note that the team that won the trophy this year British- Canadian Club I was Skipped by Ken Baker who organized the first three Canada Bowls Days for the club With a score of points Ken led his team of Les MellishMade Whitfield June Wilde and Dave Rutherford to victory They were presented with Club Pins and their Club name will be inscribed on the trophy The BritishCanadian Team IV skipped by Peter Traynor of Streetsville with Marion Hogan Evelyn Hunt and Tuck scored points for second place The Paul Armstrong Insurance team placed third with 17 points and was skipped by Paul Ander son with Liza Traynor and Paul and Janet Armstrong A buffet luncheon was served between games and a OwnPrize Table completed the festivities Everything was donated by club members so the CHAMPS programme receives the total amount raised It was a great day and the Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club appreciates the support of the Organizations and Service Clubs in town A very special thank you for their generous donations goes to the BritishCanadian Club the Legion Lions Club Op timists the Sons of Scotland and Paul Armstrong Insurance June Gilson a player on the Home I team makes a shot during the Georgetown Lawn Bowling Clubs Canada Bowls Tournament on Saturday The fifth annual event was won by Ken Bakers British- Canadian Club I helping the club raise over for the War Amps of Canada Herald photo

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