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a -- A------ "A Family Tradition for 132 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 11, 1998 - 27 Merchants compete in Cobourg meet On the weekend of August 1, the Merchants competed in the Ontario Intermediate Elimination Tournament in Cobourg. The top two teams of this event would represent Ontario in the Canadian Championship held in Nova Scotia. Port Perry's first game was against the St. Marys Hawks. This game turned into a rubber match. There was no score in the game until the top of the seventh inning. St. Marys led off the inning with a bloop single just behind first base. The runner was then moved over to second by an infield hit and eventually scored on a short single to the outfield. Unfortunately Port was unable to move any runners across the plate in the bottom half of the seventh. The final score was St. Marys 1 - Port Perry - 0. Mark Goreski pitched another gem but fell victim to a lack of run support. The Port batters put the ball in play but were unable to find any holes between the St. Marys fielders. The Merchants then faced Wellesley. There was no scoring until the fifth inning. Duane Empringham led off the inning with a double. A sacrifice bunt up the middle by John Stratford moved Emphringham to third. Todd Smart then hit a long sacrifice fly to put the Merchants on the board. The next batter, Damion McColloch then knocked a ball out of the yard to give Port at 2-0 lead. In the next inning, the pitcher Mark Goreski had a lead off walk. Steve Connors doubled home Goreski but was caught off the bag on second. Darryl Vanderslagt singled and even- tually scored on an Empringham hit. The final score was Port Perry 4 - Wellesly 0. Mark Goreski pitched another strong game to get the win. Belmoral was the next opponent for the Merchants. John Stratford singled to lead off the first inning. Stratford was moved around to third by an infield hit and a passball. Damion McColloch hit a sacrifice fly to give Port the lead. Belmoral fought back with two runs in the second and three runs in the third. The Merchants had numerous chances to score runs but couldn't get any hits at the right time. The final score was Belmoral 7 - Port Perry 2. You can catch some great fastball when the Merchants play Markham at home on August 11 or in Oshawa against the Juniors Wednesday, August 12. The team would like to thank Mike Tobin Photography, Ives Antiques, Van & Truck World and Goreski Roofing for their sponsorship. Lace them up for AIDS walk Sept. 27 On Sunday, Sept. 27 thousands of people just like you will lace up their sneakers and hit the streets to take part in one of Canada's most important fundraisers - their local AIDS Walk. Canada's infection rate has nearly dou- bled since the early 1990s? And, that at the end of 1996 as many as 42,000 Canadians were living with HIV/AIDS? AIDS Walk Durham will start and finish at Memorial Park, Oshawa. 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