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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-08-13, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015. Summer Sports Pages Blyth Mit e s : Back row, from left: Braid o n A b e l - R i n n , J e f f W alden, Jan e l l e D i t n e r , B a i l e y C o l e s , c o a c h G l e n Ditner, Lia m Shortreed , C o l b y D a l e , K e n n e d y H uether, Eth a n M c N a u g h t o n . F r o n t r o w : M i t c h Townsend, T y M cNichol, H e i d i B a d l e y , R y l e e C h a l m ers, Kal M c N i c h o l . Coaches and parents ~ we need your team's picture and players' names 1. Please submit team photo A.S.A.P. 2. Please include players' and coaches' names for under photo. Please help us get ALL the summersports teams published. The Citizen 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 • Soccer • Baseball Email: info@northhuron.on.ca Sports Chepstow, with local talent, win nationals Logan Kellington, Ben Newell and Jack Pipe, along with the rest of the Chepstow Lang Farms U16 Lightning team have a lot to celebrate as the squad managed to take top spot at the Canadian Fast Pitch Championship in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan over the weekend. The team bested fellow Ontario team Glencoe 7-0 in the final game of the tournament to claim the prize The tournament started Wednesday, Aug. 5 with Chepstow taking on the home-team Prince Albert Astros and coming out with a 10-0 win. That set the pace as the team managed to earn seven wins in the round robin and beating Newfoundland 9-4 in their first playoff game. After that, they came up against Glencoe for the first time and lost 11-4, Chepstow’s first loss of the tournament. The win guaranteed Glencoe’s place in the championships and had Chepstow facing off against Prince Albert again to earn their spot. After a 7-4 win against the hosts, the Chepstow team had its chance to redeem itself against Glencoe and wasted no time, mercying the team 7-0 in five innings. Check back with The Citizen for reactions from the local boys on the team. Tigers devastate A’s, mercy them 9-2 The Brussels Tigers scored at least two runs in every inning, beginning in the second, as they mercied the Fullarton A’s 9-2 in five innings in a Huron County Fastball League contest played July 29 at the Optimist Ball Park in Brussels. The Tigers scored two runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings and put three runners across the plate in the third inning. Fullarton scored single runs in the third and fifth innings. Dennis Dewar started on the mound for the Tigers, with Ty Sebastian coming on in relief. They combined for seven strike outs. Dewar hit a triple and a single for the Tigers, with Wade Stephenson rapping out a trio of singles. Sebastian had a double and two singles with single base hits being contributed by Gene Johnston, Steve Scholl, Trent Michie and Ben Newell. Shawn Johnston of the Tigers said Dennis Dewar had a strong pitching performance for the Tigers, but gave up runs early. He added that the younger players came through for the team as they got key hits for the Tigers. The Tigers were in Goderich on Monday for a game against the Grizzlies and then were in Walton on Tuesday for a game against the Brewers. The Tigers play host to the Zurich Rangers on Wednesday, beginning at 8:30 p.m. at the Optimist Ball Park. They then host the Walton Brewers on July 21, beginning at 8:30 p.m. By Jim Brown Special to The Citizen National winners The Chepstow Lang Farms Bantam Lightning U16 softball team won the U16 Boys’ Canadian Fast Pitch Championship in Alberta last week. The team swept the tournament, mercying a team from Glencoe 7-0 for the championship. The team features local talent Jack Pipe, Bennett Newell and Logan Kellington.(Photo submitted) Marlins take top spot at tourney Last month, the Palmerston Bantam Marlins, featuring a number of local players, competed in the Whitby Eagles Summer Slam Tournament and brought home double gold. The atmosphere was clearly of dynamic proportions with the Pan Am Games underway right next door. The girls took to the field despite the heat and battled teams from Port Perry, Peterborough, Whitby and Kitchener White. With a loss in the opening game, the Marlins had to battle all the way back. Great offensive and defensive plays in the next games brought them to the medal round against Kitchener White and they mercied them 10-0 to capture gold. Following this successful weekend, the girls went on to compete in their provincial qualifiers in Stratford. The competition here was very intense, beginning with a game against Kitchener Black, a team they had not defeated this season. Tension was high as the score remained 3-1 for Kitchener for a few innings. However, Holly Jackson from Arthur stepped up to the plate and smashed a ball clean out of the park to bring the score to 4-3 for Palmerston. The Marlins kept Kitchener to three runs and defeated them with a final score of 5-3. Saturday and Sunday brought extreme heat for the Marlins but the girls battled through against Cambridge, LaSalle and Springfield. In the semi-final game against Springfield, Erin Schill delivered three great fastballs to three batters, all of which were fielded and out by the Marlins’ amazing defence. Three pitches, three outs, an unbelievable inning which the coach rewarded with ice cream. Remaining undefeated, the Marlins advanced to the gold medal game to face off against Springfield once more. The game was clearly exciting and extremely intense as the Marlins started with a 1-0 lead and then Springfield brought home one run. However, in true Marlin- style determination, the girls rallied right to the end to steal the gold medal with a 2-1 score. This put the Bantam Marlins in the A division heading into provincials in Kitchener last weekend. Double gold The Palmerston Marlins, who draw players from all over including The Citizen’s coverage area, managed two gold medal finishes in the Whitby Eagles Summer Slam tournament and the squad’s provincial qualifiers recently. (Photo submitted) Find a job or advertise a job on the Jobs In Huron section of our website at www.northhuron.on.ca