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y "A Family Tradltion for 127 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, May 26, 1993 - 29 Peewee MoJacks defeat tough Stouffville rivals 8-6 The Port Perry ModJacks Pee- wee rep team started their ball season off on Tuesday, May 18 against their toughest rival Stouffville. These two teams are not on friendly terms and every time they meet up it is a well fought battle and this game was to be no different. Stouffville started things off in the top of the first as the Mo- Jacks got two quick outs then let Stouffville get back to back singles followed by a long triple to push two runs across for the early lead. Stouffville shut the ModJacks down in their half of the first and continued their own hit attack in the second in- ning picking up another three runs to take a 5-0 lead. The home half of the second inning once again had the ModJacks come up empty as they were re- tired in order. The opening game jitters seemed to-die down in the third inning as Stouffville had run- ners on first and second with two out. Their batter hit a sin- gle to right field and the runner on seeend tried to score but Nick Skerratt made the perfect throw to MoJack catcher Doug Short who applied the tag for the third out. This seemed to really pick the MoJacks up as they loaded the bases up in their half of the third inning and finally broke the goose egg: tomakeit a 5-1 game. The fourth inning had the ModJacks playing a lot more in- spired ball but still gave up one run to the hard hitting Stouff- ville team and fell behind 6-1. Once again the local boys were unable to get anything going in their half of the inning as they went down in order. Stouffville was unable to get anything going in their half of the fifth inning and when the ModJacks came to bat in the bot- tom of the inning they were de- termined to get back in this con- test. And get back in they did as they exploded for three runs to close the gap to 6-4. Once again the ModJacks held Stouffville off the scoreboard and went into their final at bat trailing by only two runs. The boys showed great patience and a keen eye at the plate as they worked the Stouffville pitcher for three consecutive walks then a single by Doug Short and a triple by Ryan Williamson were all that this never say die team needed to pull out a well deserved 8-6 victory. Getting the win for the Mo- Jacks was Jon Froats as he pitched quite well striking out four as he went the distance. Doing the hitting for the Mo- Jacks were, Doug Short with three singles, Jason Best with a double and two walks, Scott Jef- fery with a single and a walk, and Ryan Williamson a triple and a walk. Showing a good eye' at the plate were Jon Froats with two walks, Marc Versage with a walk, and Ryan Moynes whom had a walk and also had the ModJacks first stolen base of the season. All the players played hard and were very de- serving of the win. Well done ModJacks. - The ModJacks play their home games every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on the south diamond down at the lake. Come on down and cheer your local boys on and see some fine Peewee action. You might be pleasantly sur- prised! Merchant Midgets face challenge as team enters Mens' Campbell Division This weeks sports report is sponsored by R.B. Moase, C.A. and Ives Antiques. The Port Perry Merchants are back this season with only a few line-up changes. The big dif- ference for 1993 will be that the team is still of Midget age, but will be competing in the Men's Campbell Division of the Oshawa City and District Fast- ball League. This will be a definite chal- lenge for the Merchant pitchers and hitters, but the team will face tougher competition with grit and determination. The players are prepared to accept a few losses as they adjust to the higher cali®re of pitching, and look forward to showing this year's opponents why they were last years All Ontario Midget "C" Champions. Playing as a Midget-aged team will allow the Merchants to be eligible for Midget tourna- ments, the Canadian Elimina- tion Games in Waterford - July 2-4, and the All Ontario Cham- pronship Tournament hosted by Port Perry on Aug. 21-22. Play- Ing in the men's league will pre- pare each player to be more competitive at the Midget level as well as getting ready to move up as Juniors for 1994. The Merchants consist of coaches Wayne Venning, Ron Redman, and Bob Vander Slagt. The players are Jeff Card, Jason Cochrane, Duane Empringham, Grant Kay, Steve Laird, Paul Linton, Scott Ma- cLennan, Jason McBride, Brad Moase, Todd Smart, Denis Smith, Darrell Vander Ligt, Darrell Vander Slagt, and Chad Venning. Games to date: May 11 - O'Tooles 7 - Merchants 4: May 13 - XL, Eagles 5 - Merchants 1: May 17 - O'Tooles 5 - Merchants 0; May 20 - Stouffville Juniors vs Merchants was rained out and rescheduled for June 24. Future games: May 25 - Dou- ble B vs Merchants (S. Dia- mond); May 27 - Merchants vs Weasels (Durham Fields): June 1 - Weasels vs Merchants (S. Di- amond); June 3 - Merchants vs Greenbank. All games begin at 8:30 p.m. Hitters for the games played to date: Jeff Card - single; Jason Cochrane - walk, single; Duane Empringham walk, single; Grant Kay - single; Steve Laird - walk, single, double, RBI; Scott MacLennan - single, dou- ble, RBI; Jason McBride - walk; Brad Moase - two singles: Todd Smart - two walks; Denis Smith - double, RBI; Darrell Vander Ligt - walk; Darrell Vander Slagt - two walks, single, RBI. Pitching to date: Denis Smith - five innings pitched, three strike outs, two walks, five hits allowed, and four earned runs. Chad Venning - six innings pitched, three strike outs, five walks, seven hits allowed and five earned runs. Jeff Card - eight innings pitched, six strike outs, three walks, five hits al- lowed and five earned runs. Come out and watch the Mer- chants meet the challenges of the men's league in their quest for a repeat "All Ontario Cham- pionship." On Saturday, June 5, the Scu- gog Sports Development Com- mittee will be holding a monster Bingo at the Scugog Arena with all proceeds going to minor sports. Doors open at 5 p.m., the Bingo starts at 7 p.m. sharp with a $5,000 jackpot. cal courts over the weekend with many Ontario Tennis Assoc ation players taking part. Pictured above are under 14 boy championship finalist Rupin Malhotra (left) and winner Miles Lucas (right). the under 14 girls championship. Miranda was the winner. | Rishi Alampur (right) was the winner in the under 12 boy championship. Brad Johnston (left) was his opponent. The Port Perry Junior Tennis Tournament was held at the lo- SOW Stelly Nitsopoulos and Miranda Roovers were matched up in