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Squirts win it all! Beautiful weather, fine pitching, clutch hitting, and some excellent defense can make for a championship weekend in a fastball tournament, and that's what was presented in the city of Stratford this week as the Port Perry Legion Squirts emerged victorious over some very stiff competition. This tour consisted of 12 teams split into 3 divisions with round robin play slated for Saturday and ghe playoff rounds on To get to the final the squad had to play 3 games a day for a total of 6 all in that searing heat and humidity. With just 11 players in total the squad was depleted to 9 for the second half of the semi-final and the whole final as a couple of the guys bed to heat exh In round robin play the team started off with Sarnia who probably gave them their hardest battle of the day. Chris Jones started on rubber going 4 innings on 7 Ks and 1 hit. Mark did a nice relief job with 4 Ks and 2 hooked up all dem and over 37 innings allowed only 15 hits, while striking out 57. Sarnia made 2 throwing errors on bunts by Ryan McQuade and Mike MacLennan which allowed both runners to advance to home and third respectively. On the defensive side Sean Jeffrey gunned dows a runner at third all the way from right field. The final in this one was 7-2. Game 2 Saturday gave the boys a little rest as they mercied Seaforth 12-1 in 6 innings. The hot bat here was Michael Versage as he went 3 for 4 with 2 singles and a double. The final game of the day saw the team hook up. against another 'C' division centre as ' SPORT SHORTS they faced St. Mary's. This team had a strapping pitcher who towered over more than half of the Port squad but our guys prevailed as he was forced to throw 3 inning work in the first alone as Lycett, Richardson, and McQuade all fought off good pitches before we earned 2 runs on a walk to Mark and a home run by Ryan. Chris Monsma laid down a perfect but in the second to earn himself a hit and was later knocked in on Aaron's triple. This ended at 9-0 for the local boys behind the complete game effort by Jones and gave them their division title. In Sunday's playoff rounds the « Legionnaires started off with Elmira and through the first couple of innings this looked like a real dogfight as Port held on to 21.0 lead. This run was fashioned on a double by Ashton who promptly stole third and scored on & but attempt by Monsma. The flood gates opened up in the third for Port as they sent 11 men to the plate that inning scoring 7. Again the mercy rule was applied as Port came out on top in 5 by a 10-0 score. This also wouldn't have happened had it not been for some excellent work on the defense. Both Sean and Reid made some great catches in the outfield and Darryl and Aaron hooked up together for a catcHer to second tag out, In the semi-final, Port saw other team who has a chance to make it to the 'C' division OASAs from New Hamburg. This was another tight one with Port coming out on top of a 9-4 score. Jones and Richardson again had it going as they allowed 3 hits while striking out 11 over the 7 innings. Jones went 3 for 4 at the plate including 1 homer which scored McQuade ahead of him. As there were so few hits it was evident there must have been some good The game treated our fans to some nice hitting and 'some good defence. Tim Jones went def and it was supplied by the likes of Monsma making a running catch out in right, or Sean Jeffrey doing likewise on a line drive. In the final of the day Port played the host Stratford team who had defeated Bramalea in their semi-final so the local boys knew they were in tough. Due to an untimely error, one of only 10 throughout the whole weekend, Stratford pulled ahead by one at the top of the first. Port battled back to even it in the second as McQuade drew a walk, and then did what this team did so well all weekend, he stole a base, as advanced on a ground out and eame home on the delayed steal. There was sufficient offense in this affair to come out with a 6-1 win in 6 innings due to the tinfd limit. Joes went the distance receivin| Who hitter with the help of defense while striking 1 A lot of goes to the fleet feet of thisteam &F they tore up the base-paths all weekend with the likes of the blue blurs, McTaggart and Monsma and even Mark "Boomer" Richardson who had the sense ] home on a sleeping defense Over the course of the 6 games played the team won 2 by mercy rules and outscored the opposition by a total of 53.8 The Legionnaires next tournament is scheduled for this Saturday July 10 in Simeoe fo be followed by a trip to Cobourg on the 24th. Taylor Ford Mites Action Taylor Ford 9-10 Mites broke out of their slump on Thursday July 1 with a convincing 19.7 win in Exhibition play over Pete: . At Dowson's Valu-mart in the Port Perry Plaza You Always Save! Located on the back of your Dowson's Register Receipt Tapes are Super Savings from these Professional Merchants in Your Area. ® Port Perry Car Wash Wash; S3 Off Deluxe Car ® Paulmac's Pet Food 55. Off Your Purchase (min ® Re/max Scugog Realty Ltd. yn Hal Free Hot Wax & $2. Off Your Purchas Robert & 10 $1.00 Off any Movie « ® A.W. Brock Department Store §5. Off all Marshland Embroidered Fleece or Matching Pants* 5 Submarine Get One Free Sub (of equal ® Guardian Drugs Off on Your Purchase of §1¢ ® Subby's ub or Buy One - $1.00 Off 52.00 $1.00 Off any O "Some restrictions may apply. 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However, free passes were issued to Mike Wiseman, Matt Skerratt, Mike LeFort, Jeff Kane, Tim Jones, Steve MacLennan, Matt Clayton, Stuart Cochrane, Matt Breen and Mike Milligan Mike LeFort and Tim Jones split the pitching duties giving up seven walks, two hits and striking out 18. Let's hope the Peterborough game brings our bats alive for further league play when we are or the road to Newmarket on Monday July 6 and at home to Willowdale on Wednesday July 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the south diamond on Water Street. Perfect Heating On June 29 Perfect Heating hosted a game against Pineridge Sports. Perfect Heating came up with the win 19-8. Perfect Heating had Steven Martin and Paul Chang both hit their very first home runs. Mike Phoenix hit 4 for 4. Catcher Ben Frith did his usual great job and Chad Yakeley played great on the infield. Sean Fletcher played his best game of the season. Pineridge Sports pitcher Jason Lown has proven that practice 'does make you a better ball player. Justin McKernan played his first game of the season and did great at the plate hitting 2 for 2. Catcher Devon Marshall and Robert-8mith both played great defensivé ball. Mark Delaney's offense was outstanding bringing in three of the eight runs. Angels win, lose The Scugog Angels split a pair of games in fastball action last week. The Angels went down to defeat 7-3 at the hands of the Angels from Cobourg. Scugog pitcher Janie Thornton was working on a four hitter through four innings, but Cobourg came up with six big runs in the top of the fifth to takg the lead for On Thursday night in Oshawa, Thronton continued her strong work on the mound, giving up just four hits as the Angels bounced 8 and H Fabs by a score of 3-1 This coming weekend, the Scugog Angels will be in Owen Sound for the qualifying tournament for the Ontario championships coming up later this summer in London * Tennis Update A number of junior players of the Port Perry Tennis Club played in the East Scarborough Tennis Tournament on Canada Day. Although the Johnston boys, Kent, Adam and Brad, Tasha Vanderwyst, Carrie Ollerton and. Ashley Van Schelven didn't place in their divisions, many made it to the quarter finals. Next week (July 12-17) the Marie Davis Junior Closed Championship is being held at the Kew Gardens Tennis Club. This event is the top junior tournament in the province. 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