Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 27 Aug 2015, p. 33

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Thursday, A ugust 27, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 33 SPORTS 'Quoteunquote' 'We don't score a lot of goals, which is something we can improve on by maybe getting another strik-er at some point.' -- Mustang Coach Scott Brydie By Eamonn Maher emaher@theifp.ca Making their return to the Peel Halton District Soccer League's Premier Division after a 23-year absence, the Georgetown Mustangs aren't play- ing like they're just glad to be back. The team consists of a core group that began together in Georgetown Continued on pg. 34 ON THE CHARGE: Georgetown Mustangs' centre back Adrian Peric battles for possession with a JJD Strikers' player during a recent Peel Halton Premier Division matchup earlier this month at Trafalgar Sports Park. The Mustangs received goals from Peric and Kyle Weare in a 2-1 victory. Photo by Eamonn Maher Mustangs a team on a mission By Eamonn Maher emaher@theifp.ca Douglas' arm gets the job done Georgetown's Ryan Douglas was a major contributor to Team Ontar- io's undefeated run to the Baseball Canada's under-15 boys' national title this past weekend in Vaughan. The 14-year-old was the win- ning pitcher in Sunday's 7-3 victory over Team Quebec, striking out four batters and allowing just three hits through five innings to earn game MVP honours. He also carried a .400 batting av- erage into the final before going 0 for 3, but with his team grabbing a 6-1 lead after two innings, Douglas was content to mow down Quebec batters with his fastball, which usu- ally registers in the mid-80s miles per hour on the radar gun. "I was more concerned with my pitching and making sure we kept the lead," said the Grade 10 Christ the King Secondary School student. Team Ontario was represented at the 11-team tournament by the North Mississauga Tigers, for whom Douglas has played the past two seasons, and a few pickups from other centres. Douglas gave up just one run Continued on pg. 34

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