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Cobourg captures PWSA Championship Rockwood Juveniles play spoiler role played host to the Provincial Women Softball Associ Juvenile Champion ships on the weekend and the area team provided a couple of upsets before bowinn out who received an entry in the tourney as the host centre provided area fans with some thrilling baseball as they split lour gomes to finish the Provincial Championships in fifth spot There were nine teams at the event The Ctiampionships arc not run like most tournaments To be eliminated in events you must lose two games That was the case in the final match-up- In quarterfinal action North dropped a 50 decision to It was the first loss for North giving them the right to continue playing In the finals North Bendaie again met Cobourg this time scoring a With each team having one loss to their record a third game had to be played between the two centres with Cobourg emerging as winners and provincial champs surprised Riverside of Windsor in the first game of the tournament gave up only a first inning tally to the Wind sor before Marilyn Kelly came on in relief stumping the Riverside bats All three runs came In the fifth inning of the contest In their second game Rockwood lost an in extra innings to the eventual silver medalists North Bendaie as exciting the second with the area girls com ing out on top of a extra inning win over Port second loss of the tourney came on Sunda morning when they met Riverside for the second time Riverside revenged the first game loss by scoring a win and eliminating the hosts Glenfield wound up the tourna in third spot picking up the bronze medallions for their efforts member and Rock wood resident Gladys presented their medals with the help of follow the r semi final loss to North North Bendaie who lost out In the final received their silver medals from the tournament Molly with help from the Rockwood assistant coach Bruce Pinder Tournament director Frank Hignell Brantford made the pres entation to the victors from with the help of Dot Polo Lineup Mary Louise Kelly Marilyn Kelly Janet Burnett Anne Lesley Allison Brace Anita Brace Mary Sherwood Heather Britney Margaret lutti Jennifer Britney Legate Janet Jennifer Christine Corrine Sllvana Glrardi Traccy Swantek Coaches are Dot Polo Bruce Pinder and third bate man lutii was full of concentration during the softball tourney in Rockwood on the weekend but that t stop her from blowing bubbles WEDNESDAY AUGUST One Hundred and F YearNo Second Sect on Bantams fall to Fergus in OASA playdowns Acton Buildall Bantams bowed out of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association play last week losing a 14 13 squeaker to Fergus in Die third and deciding game of the scries After taking the frst game of the series In Fergus the team came home to lose a hard fought extra inning decision Fergus scored early in the deciding game the series bringing to runs across the plate In the bottom of the first inning A single run In the top of the second Inning lulled Acton close but a run outburst In bottom half Including two home runs extended the Fergus lead to Tim Evans and Rob Vermculen scored for Acton in the top of third Inning to pull the locals to within three and two more fourth inning tallies by Tim Baker and left the Bulldall Bantams one short in the middle of the fifth Inning Fergus regained a two run lead In the bottom of the five but Rob Vcr second run of the day kept Acton within a homer of tying the game Three more Fergus runs in the fifth and a pair In the sixth all but put the game out of reach for the locals A seven run seventh inning was needed for the locals to Acton Acton coach Steve Marshall found his team alive in the contest McArthur all and seven runs was what crossed the plate for they managed Acton in the inning sett chances to win Tim Rob ingthestageforaFergus Vcrmeulen Mark Duval run in the bottom of the J J Botetzayas paces AB After topping the Tri county Softball league standings the Acton A Atoms arc hot pursuit of the play off The Atoms have posed of in str aight games in the semi finals and are currently involved in a three team round robin playoff to decide the championship The A B boys topped Puslinch 21 in the opening encounter of the semi final and moved tothefinalwitha3lwin In the first game of the round robin Acton belted 7 3 Maryhill is also Involved In the championship Botetzayas paced the Foodlanders in their first win over pounding out a pair of home runs and striking out nine batters Craig belted a pair of doubles for Acton while Evan Hoyter poked out one In the second game of the series Botetzayas fanned Puslinch hit while Doug Wilson and Evan rec orded the only hits was again of much notice In the first game of the final series as he struck out eleven Ponsonby hitters Craig tripled for Acton while Mike Williams and Greg Leatherland smashed doubles Chapman to Leaf camp DAVE CHAPMAN Former Acton Sabres scoring star and team captain for two seasons Dave Chapman has received an Invitation to attend the training camp of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL Chapman who scored IS goals and assisted on others in games last year with Preston the Continental Senior A League rec eived word Leafs head scout Jerry Mac- that he was to be in Toronto on September it to open camp Dave said he is heading Into Toronto with an open mind and not knowing what to expect Chapman feels that last year play in the Senior A League has helped him a lot The A loop has many ex pros in thelr Chapman is practicing Acton Mosquito soccer player Anthony Tlllelt races to the ball before an Erin Mills opponent during a rep soccer game at Middle School last Thursday Acton Jamie and Stewart Hoy await a pass from Tillelt Erin Mills scored a 1 victory Oldtimers ready for tourney play Acton Sabres will turn from a hockey team into a fastball tournament In three hours a host this weekend as they day as well as running sponsor an through a dry land and Industrial Fastball weight training routine to Tournament help him get Into tip top Eight teams have con shape for his stay in firmed their entry In the Toronto weekend event with Chapman led the another seven or eight Central Ontario Junior still contemplating B scoring in Games will begin at on Friday evening and continue through the entire day on Saturday and possibly Sunday The length on the tourney still depends on the number of entries If only eight teams enter the final beg around anyone to attend all It ree The Sabres are inviting of the weekend events Bally Murphy horse Station Hotel wins third teams hit plavoff trait It took the Station Hotel all season but they finally won their third game of the season The Hotel wound the Acton Industrial League Softball season of in style Sunday scoring a 104 win over Construction forcing the Contractors to settle for fifth place In the standings Family Cleaners gave a chance to move past Halton Hills Electric In the league standings giving them home game advantage In the first round of but the Station victory allows Electric to remain fourth Electric tost their last game of the season 30 to the league champion Cleaners In the other Sunday game Van Welding outlasted J and T Sports in a nothing game In action last Wednes day J and T Sports came from behind to score an 11 to win over the Electricians Station Hotel managed to score only runs In two innings of their match with but each time they counted five runs walking off with a 108 victory After two scoreless inn ing the left their mark in the bottom of the third as five runs crossed the plate Terry Curlew George Jamie Morris all doubled and scored for Station in the inning while Sid and Rick Bonnelte sed the plate Tor the other runs came back in the top of the fourth scoring three times as Ray Pelch Larry Ciglen and Rick Istead scored runs A Dave Piper double did the damage Five straight runs in the fifth gave Sta lion a lead that could not overcome Jamie Morns George Gorton Barens Terry Curlew and Guy Payne crossed the plate for the Hotel while Larry Kistner was left stranded at third fighting desperately scored five runs in the seventh but it was too little too late and Ciglen each play- crossed the plate for the second time for the Contractors while Al Bousfleld Evan Hayter and Rick Coe added the other runs be played on Saturday Bally Murphy owned by evening If teams Dr Raymond Skoropad compete the final will be come second in the staged Sunday afternoon Cheltenham Grand Prix at about All recently winning in tourney prize money must be years of age The grand prize of The Sabres are plann went to French a beef for Clover a Cahfornian Saturday afternoon and a horse ridden by C C dance for the evening Thirdplacewent The will begin to Jim Elder on Stoic at 30 p and run fourth place to R until approximately 30 ridden by Doug Henry while the dance will who also rode Bally Murphy to his second placing for Dr Fiftl place went to Young Montreal Olympic winner Michel Volllan court on Wrong Number Bally Murphy a huge chestnut Irish hunter standing 19 hands high has been on the Jumping scene for many years of R imported the four year old colt from Ireland around 1972 Soccer by Bernle Fryers In Squirt House League last week Tornados with two goals from Chris Graham beat the Angels 2 l No goal scorer was reported for Angels Players outstanding for Tornados were A VanltemandS Galloway Gunners took a onesided game over Tigers by a score The only goal of the game was scored by M Butler A Brown D Thorpe and J Wall were the outstanding players for Gunners Rockwood with their only chance of the game took a 10 victory over Lions goal was scored by Morrison J Ford and S Wheeler had good games for Lions Leeds with tour goals from Paul and three goals from G easily beat Wolves Other goal scorers for Leeds were E Veldman and M Iacovelli Rick was Wolves outstanding player took a win over goals from C D and Camp bell and a good performance from Hitch cock goals were stored by S edge aided by strong performances from AdsettandP Rockwood with three goals from J Brown beat Leeds 2 E Veldman scored both goals for Leeds In a hard fought game Evert on came out on lop of Wolves by score of 4 Everton scorers were J VanDam Bennett and Van In Mosquito League Raiders beat Rangers 3 1 G SHcock C Stewart and Wagner with goals enable Rangers to control the game throughout Rangers goal came from Lewis with a good effort from J VanDam Rovers easily overcame with huge llO win playing two players short tried hard all the game buy finally gave up in the final minutes when Rovers scored goals The outstanding players for were Bruce English and K Phillips Rovers goal scorers were D Bo Her 31 Lawrence and Jamie Thatcher Rockwood came back from this loss with a big win over Goals by C Dunce lit J Brown 3 D Brown 1 Phillips 2 B English 2 In the best game of the season Raiders scored the winning goal seconds from the end of the game Goals from Stewart and S Wagner were sufficient to overcome Rovers single goal from P Standings Raiders Rovers Rockwood Rangers3 Eramosa In Rep League the Bantams tied Milton in a very even game Acton s goal was scored by John Semenec In another Bantam game Acton cane up with a good performance to beat by a score of 3 l Gregg Maltby with two goals and Tony Wright were Acton s scorers Andy E Her by and John again came up with fine games Double plays Three double plays was the difference between win and defeat for Hills Electric on Sunday Family Cleaners mode three double plays to get themselves out of trouble in scoring a win Earl Burt carried a big bat for the Cleaners in the game as he drove in all three Family runs with three singles Karl crossed the plate twice for the Cleaners with Gary son scoring the other Brian Jennings was the closest threat to Family hurlers shutout buta per fect throw from left fie lder Wilson nabbed Jennings at the plate A two run homer in the fifth inn proved to be the f as Van a Welding topped J and T Sports in their final game of the regular season J and counted a pair of runs in the top of the first inning as Dave Mills and Larry King crossed the plate but four runs by Van In the bottom of the Inning turned the table Wally Ella Ian Camp bell Daryl Whitten and Roy Bosch touched home for Van Van extended the lead in the third as four more runs touched home before the Sportsmen could re tire the side J and T fought back in the top half of the fourth inning scoring the first six men they sent to the plate to even the score Dave Mills pounded the ball for a double in the inning while six other Sportsmen belted singles The Sportsmen regained the lead for be first time since the open ing inning In the lop of the fifth as Bruce Mac rounded the bases giving J and T a one run lead A single run by Ella and two run homer gave Van a an 114 lead and the game win In action lost Wed night J and came back from a deficit to op Halton Hills Electric 11 10 J and scored a pair In the first inning and added three more second inning 1 tallies before the Electric bats came to life in the bottom of the inning with two of their own Two more third inning 1 runs brought Hills close and a five run out burst in the fifth gave them a 94 lead J and T responded to the five run inning with six of their own to regain the lead and hold oh for the two points Bill Manes with the I of an error poked a homer for Electric while Bruce Cunningham tripled for J and Playoffs begin tonight Wednesday with Halton Hills Electric battling with and J and T Sports meeting Station Hotel First placed Acton Merchants ended their season on a losing note week as Ron Gary Brace Family Cleaners and sec- Ihey dropped owl of playoff contention railing bt three straight MacPbenon Don Archibald JIra Cole Bill and Ed placed Vans get a games to Publishing In Georgetown League action Mining when the taken V bee Thornton and Steve bye in the first round of Front row to r Bob Frank Daley Chris Joe Mar ball playoffs Deferett Steve terry Masales Don 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