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Grandfather Junior, sister Ganelle, father Steve, Grandmother Nancy, Sommer and mother Lori West (1-r), played host to a constant stream of friends, family and well wishers in a reception reception held in Sommer's honour at their home in Bowmanville on July 27th. Sommer, a member of the Canadian Women's National softball team will be competing in the Summer Olympics this September in Sydney Australia. YOUR LOCAL SPORTS NEWS NOVICE GIRLS Win* Loss Tie Toronto Dominion Bank 5 6 1 Ozimek Industries 2 9 1 Hampton 8 3 Tyrone 7 5 PEEWEE GIRLS Roy's Enterprise 4 6 MacDonald Plumbing 4 5 1 Grayon Industries 1 8 1 Tyrone 7 3 Orono 11 1 Hampton 3 7 BANTAM/MIDGET GIRLS Grant Morris Travel 12 1 Hwy 115 Truck & Auto 11 1 Soiina 1 7 6 Lange's Photo 6 7 Soiina 2 5 8 - Tak Masters 6 6 . Bowmanville Kinsmen 2 11 Frontier RV 2 11 115 Truck & RBI's All Around Auto Roll Over On Monday night the Orono club took on Soiina #1 in front of a good crowd at Orono Park winning 19-10. The pitching was solid as Katie O'Neill,held the opposition opposition to 4 runs, striking out 3 •in the first two innings, then Sarah Carter took over for the next two, also giving up 4 runs. Ashley Bickell came on for the 5th and 6th and only allowed 2 runs before Michelle Henderson closed it out with ■ a scoreless 7th. Catcher, Tricia Rylance was the defensive spark plug of the night, throwing out runners runners attempting to steal in the 1 st, 5th and 6th and completing completing an unassisted double play in one of her innings at third. ... The girls jumped on the Soiina pitching in the second, scoring six times..... Offensively, the girls jumped on the Soiina pitch ing in the second, scoring six times including a 2 run double double by Ashley Bickell. Marley Gimblett led the hit parade going three for four with a home run, while Jennifer Henderson went 2 for 3,' Sarah Carter went 2 for 3 with' 2 triples and Brenda Burt chipped in with a 2 run home run. Stacey Knight grabbed another walk to add to her team leading total, Katie O'Neill walked 3 times •and added a single and Katie Poole and Michelle Henderson both batted 500 going 1 for 2 and 2 for 4 respectively. Tuesday the team headed for Soiina where they took a little revenge on the only team to beat them this year. The final was 26-12 for the Truck" & Auto squad. Sarah Carter pitched 3 scoreless innings, with Katie and Michelle sharing 3 Innings before Ashley Bickell came in to close it out allowing 1 run in the 7th. The girls grabbed'10 fly ball or line drive outs with catches going to Lindsay Carter, Michelle Henderson, Sarah Carter, 3 to Tricia Rylance, Nicole Mill son and back to back Ashley Bickell in the 6th. Other solid defensive contributors contributors were Stacey Knight and Katie Pooie in the outfield outfield and Brenda Burt at several several spots in the infield. Offensively, iead off hitter hitter Nicoie Millson stole the show as she hit for the cycle, with a single in the 1st, a triple in the 2nd, a double in the 4th, capped by à towering home run in the 7th. This is the first time this year that the feat has been accomplished Congratulations, Nicole. . Also going 4 for 4 was Marley Gimblett, while Jennifer Henderson, Katie O'Neill and Tricia Rylance went 3 for 4. Sarah Carter was 3 for 3 with a Sac fly and Lindsay Carter, Michelle Henderson and , Ashley Bickell had 2 hits each. Brenda Burt went 1 for 2, grabbed 2 walks and scored 3 times for the Orono club. On ' Tuesday August 1 st, the home town club put on quite an offensive show .at the fairgrounds. Every girl on the team scored at least one run and every girl except one'had an RBI as the Truck and Auto girls took out the Bowmanville Kinsmen, 24 - •5. . • and a single, Sarah Carter and Ashley Bickell with a single and a double each and Michelle Henderson with, a pair of singles. Both Nicole Millson and Katie Poole grabbed a pair of walks each and both scored twice. Defensive gems included an unassisted double play by Marley Gimblett who grabbed a line drive in the first 1 and then beat the runner back to first for the double. Later Marley took a wide throw at first and applied the tag as the runner sped by on her way to first. Infield assists on out outs had ■ Lindsay with 5, Sarah with 4 and Brenda, Tricia and Ashley with 2 apiece. In the outfield, Stacey, Michelle,Jennifer and Katie P. played a flawless game keeping keeping the hits in front of, them and limiting the. Kinsmen crew to one multibase hit on the entire night. Well done, girls. On the mound, Ashley Bickell started the game and allowed one run over two innings. Michelle Henderson pitched a scoreless third, facing facing only 4 batters. Katie O'Neill came on for a score less 4th and 5th with 3 K's to her credit and Sara Carter was highlighted by'recording her first strike out as she mesmerized mesmerized the Bowmanville batter batter With her jump stride to the plate and thr'ee fast ball strikes that didn't give her opponent a chance to even get her bat off her shoulder. Quite a performance, performance, Nicoie. The girls hit the road on August 8th for a game at Highland Gardens. Good Luck! CAUTION-Cold Water The Canadian Red Crtiss Society La Société canadienne de la Croix-Rouge 8 dfc H Canadian Garde côtière ■ t*' Coast Guard canadiene Prepare! Stay Saie! Survive! Multiple hits went to Stacey Knight and Lindsay* Carter with 3 singles each, Katie O'Neill with 2 doubles pitched a scoreless 6th. In the 7th inning .Nicole Millson made her pitching debut. Ï