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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2015-08-20, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015. PAGE 9. MP Ben Lobb, Huron-Bruce Lang Farms Ltd. 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Logan Kellington, Ben Newell and Jack Pipe (all from Brussels) were key players on the team with all of them receiving starting roles in various games throughout the 10- game tournament. The tournament opened up with Chepstow facing the strong host, Prince Albert Astros who were the Saskatchewan provincial champions. Chepstow opened up scoring late in the game and surprised the hosts in a 10-0 shortened game. The remainder of the round-robin portion of the tournament saw Lang Farms putting up big scores with their dominating offence at the plate and strong defence on the field. Chepstow defeated Newfoundland 10-1, Glencoe Ontario 20-1, Nova Scotia 10-1, Manitoba 4-1, Saskatoon 8-1 and Warman, Saskatchewan 9-6. Their round-robin performance of 7-0 with a combined 71 runs for and 11 runs against, placed them in first place for the playoff round. In the first game of the playoffs, Chepstow faced Newfoundland. Chepstow took the win and moved on to the undefeated game against the familiar foe, Glencoe Home Run Sports Force. The two teams had faced each other multiple times through Ontario tournaments with Chepstow winning all five games. The Force were looking for revenge after the earlier 20-1 defeat in round- robin play and came out strong with timely hits capitalizing on a number of Chepstow errors. Glencoe took the game 10-3 and handed Chepstow their first loss. Chepstow was forced to regroup after being sent to the semi- final game on Sunday morning. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was Chepstow’s opponent and once again the boys triumphed 7-4 giving themselves a berth at the national gold medal game. After a long week, Chepstow squared off for the final time against Glencoe. The two teams are a mere 180 kilometres apart and after travelling over 3,000 kilometres the two Ontario teams took to the field. Chepstow opened the scoring in the second inning with four runs crossing the plate. The starting pitcher from Glencoe was forced from the game in the fourth inning after Chepstow scored three more runs putting the game into a mercy situation. Chepstow held Glencoe scoreless in the fifth and final inning to take the Canadian National Championship 7-0. Personal achievements for the local players included Ben Newell batting .458 with five home runs and 16 RBIs. Jack Pipe had a .250 average scoring six times on three hits with one RBI. Logan Kellington batted .440 with one home run and seven RBIs. Defensively, the three had no errors. Their individual contributions greatly assisted the team in the best overall statistic: Canadian gold. The boys from Brussels and their teammates had begun their weekly team practices back in February indoors at F.E. Madill Secondary School and took to the ball field as soon as the weather permitted. Between practising, playing exhibition games and fundraising the boys had put in countless hours of hard work to achieve their goal. Support from the community in the form of financial donations from individuals, service clubs and businesses helped to fund the team’s travel. The support the boys received from their families and friends was greatly appreciated and the positive messages from home were great motivators. The boys are now back playing with their local team in Brussels after a long and rewarding Ontario Amateur Softball Association season. Big winners The Chepstow Lang Farms U16 Softball team took the Canadian Championships this year. The team features talent from across the area including, locally, from left, Jack Pipe, Ben Newell and Logan Kellington. (Photo submitted) Continued from page 2 something she hopes to continue. She said that having the Summer Company program helped to fast- track plans she had with her family to start selling produce. “Being on a tight budget with a young family would have stopped us from starting the booth this year,” she said. “I had been looking forward to doing something like this, but we felt we would have to hold off until we found out about the grant. It has been a good investment of my time.” Brouwer also said that the mentor program, which sees connections made with local business people, helped her as well. The booth is set to remain open until Labour Day and Brouwer is hoping to start again next May. She said that anyone interested in ordering chicken (which is now sold out this year) or looking for information about next year’s crops can call her at 226-963-1096 or visit the Fresh from the Garden Facebook page. REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order ~ 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Brouwer hopes market can continue in 2016 Fighting hard At the Blyth U18 Boys annual tournament on Sparling Fields south of Blyth over the weekend, Blyth was able to best Wingham, however, they were edged out due to points. Goderich ended up winning the ‘A’ final while the Wingham II team took the ‘B’ final. (Vicky Bremner photo) Have A New Addition? Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! The Citizen