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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-06-30, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011. 77688 Orchard Line, R.R. 1 Bayfield 519-482-3020 www.te-emfarm.ca * Gift Certificates Come for the berries and stay for the flowers STRAWBERRIES! Pick Your Own in your own containers as we charge by the lb. Ready Picked...orders taken. Picking Hours...Mon.-Fri. 8-8, Sat. 8-6 & Sun. 9-5 Call for Crop Update Goderich Telephone R d . Golf Course Clinton TE-EM FARM Huron Cou n t y # 1 3 Bayfield N www.teemfarm.wordpress.com check our blog for updates Super Sales & STRAWBERRIES Join us as we celebrate 30 years in business July 3rd from 1-4 pm • Music • Coffee and the trimmings all afternoon • Official cake cutting at 2 pm Come and have a fun afternoon $300. Cash draw held between 3-4 pm July 3rd July 1st - 3rd Everything 30%off reg. price (except berries) Sports Brussels teen to play in national softball tournament Ty Sebastian of Brussels wanted to find some more competitive baseball to play and he found it with the Wiarton Red Devils in their bid for the 2011 Pepsi U19 Men’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship in August. The team, which took gold in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) Midget Fastball Eliminations in Napanee last weekend, will be travelling to New Brunswick for the national tournament which runs August 8-14. Sebastian said that the competition in Napanee eventually became what he was looking for. “I started playing because I wanted to find a more competitive level of play, I wanted to play better ball,” he said. “The Napanee tournament was pretty tight once we got to the finals.” The Red Devils lost one game in the double-elimination finals but had played well enough to get the first place finish. “It feels pretty good to play at that level of competition and to win,” he said. Sebastian said he feels he, and his teammates, played well and is looking forward to the challenge of competing on the national stage. The Red Devils had a very brief season leading up to the finals, having had their first game during the May long weekend. Sebastian, a student from F.E. Madill Secondary School, is the son of Paul and Kathy Sebastian and grew up playing softball through Brussels Minor Baseball. He also plays on the Brussels Tigers fastball team. Aiming high Ty Sebastian from Brussels will be taking his competitive baseball game on the road to play in the 2011 Pepsi U19 Men’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship in August. The tournament will be held in New Brunswick. (Photo submitted) Blyth student shatters track and field records at OFSAA Brianna Bird from Blyth ran her way into the record books during her bid for glory at the year-end Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletics (OFSAA) track and field meet and shattered some records along the way. Bird, a Grade 9 student at F.E. Madill Secondary School, has the honour of being, according to coaches, the first female distance runner in the history of F.E. Madill to medal in competition. Bird competed in several events at the high school level, including the 1,500 metre race, the 3,000 metre race, high jump, the 4x100 metre and 4x400 metre relay races and the 800 metre race, however her coaches suggested she focus on her distance running and she limited her events for Western Regionals, WOSSAA and OFSAA. “I could have gone on in the high jump,” she said. “But I decided to focus on my running.” The decision paid off as Bird took second in both the 1,500 and 3,000 metre races at WOSSAA which eventually lead to her third place finish at OFSAA. Bird was constantly improving her times for the 1,500 metre race throughout each level of competition, eventually reaching her personal best of 4:45.69, breaking a 34-year old F.E. Madill school record. She also obliterated the school record for the 3,000 metre time, beating it by a full 65 seconds. Bird also received recognition for her athletic representation of F.E. Madill by being presented with the Junior Girls Athlete of the Year Award at the school’s banquet earlier this month. Fellow Blyth athlete Alex Peters took home the Junior Boys Athlete of the Year Award. The award was given to Bird for her accomplishments at OFSAA as well as for her participation in cross country and nordic skiing. Bird’s cross country season ended at the WOSSAA level as, when in second place, she twisted her ankle and was unable to complete the race. Her skiing season took her to OFSAA-level competition. Bird thanked both her parents and coaches for their contributions to her athletic endeavours, stating that, specifically, Julie Sawchuk and the Lyles helped her achieve what she did. “The Lyles are retired teachers who coach the cross country and track and field teams,” she said. “They really helped me focus on my events.” Bird soars over competition Blyth’s Brianna Bird broke and set records at F.E. Madill Secondary School during recent track and field competitions. Competing at the school level and making it all the way to the provincial OFSAA competition, Bird broke F.E. Madill records for the 1,500 and 3,000 metre races as well as put herself in the record books for being the first F.E. Madill female student to medal in long distance running. (Denny Scott photo) By Denny Scott The Citizen The Brussels Tri-County Squirts have another two wins and a loss for this season. Brussels played Belgrave at home and won on June 12 with nine combined strikeouts by Jack Pipe and Jessica Johnston. Brussels batters had walks by Jessica Johnston, Pipe, Jasmine Vader, Heather Hastings, Nolan Johnston, Zach Walsh, Mitch McKee and Micah Kipfer. Base hits were tallied by Jessica Johnston, Shaelynn Brown, Pipe, Ty Vandermeer, Ben Newell, Andrew Fear, along with a home run by Newell. It was a great game for Brussels. The next game was another win for Brussels on June 13 against Londesborough with nine strikeouts by Pipe and Jessica Johnston. Base on balls were drawn by Pipe, Jessica Johnston, Brown, Vader, Ally Miners, Hastings, Fear, Walsh and McKee. Great base hits by Jessica Johnston, Vandermeer, Vader and a homerun by Pipe all helped with the Brussels win. The June 19 game was cancelled by Crediton. June 21 brought Brussels to Blyth with a loss for Brussels. Walks by Hastings, Vader, Newell, Kipfer and base hits by Brown, Jessica Johnston, Pipe, McKee and Walsh were not enough for a win, but it was a great game by Brussels. The game on June 27 was cancelled by Seaforth. The next games are Monday, July 4 in Brussels with two travelling games on July 11 and 12, then back to Brussels on Monday, July 18. Brussels Squirts trump Belgrave, Londesborough