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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-06-19, Page 9The Goderich Gators came totown June 6 to face the BlythBarons. Darcey Cook was on themound.The Gators came out swinging,putting three runs on the board.Blyth answered with Cook hitting a single. Ryan Clancy walked and Mike McDonald hit a single to pick up an RBI. Chris Stewart reached by virtue of the walk and Mike Bromley brought two more home with a single. Cook sat down the Gators in the next inning surrendering only a walk to keep the Gators at three runs. In the Baron half Cook walked and after a Clancy strike came home on McDonald’s triple, to put the Barons in the lead. The Gators third inning resulted in only one hit. The Barons also produced nothing in their half of the inning. The fourth inning was scoreless as well. The Gator’s fifth inning brought across one run on two hits to tie the game. The Baron’s fifth was unproductive. The Gators came out swinging again in the sixth, scoring four runs on three hits and three bases on balls. The Barons failed to answer back in their half of the inning. The final score was 8-4 for the Gators. On Sunday, June 15 it was a match against the Zurich Rangers. Dean Wheeler took on the pitching duties. The Barons first inning saw Chris Stewart and Trevor Seip hit by pitches. Then McDonald walked. Shawn Bromley picked up the RBI on the ground out. Zurich scored two runs on three hits to take the lead. In the second inning Chad Haggitt reached on a walk then was moved to second on a Cole Stewart single. Fly balls from Jeff Elliott and McDonald, then Chris Stewart hitting into a fielder’s choice ended the inning. Zurich added one more on a triple and a squeeze bunt. Blyth failed to bring anything across in their half of the third. Wheeler would give up the solo homerun in the Zurich half of the inning but recorded three straight outs right after to keep the Zurich lead at 4-1. The Barons came out hitting in the fourth inning. Walks went to Cole Stewart and Mike Bromley, then a single by Chris Stewart brought them home. Wheeler reached on an error and moved to second. Threecrossed the plate to give the Barons a6-4 lead.Seip took over pitching duties andrecorded two ground outs and astrikeout to keep the lead intact.The Barons came out swinging again in the fifth. Cook walked and was brought home on a Cole Stewart triple. Mike Bromley brought Stewart home on a groundout to add another. In the Zurich fifth, Seip set the batters down in order to preserve the lead. The Barons continued their assault. McDonald singled, Seip walked and Shawn Bromley singled to pick up the RBI. A triple by Cook brought home two more. The Barons added one more to sit in a solid lead. Seip recorded two groundouts and a strikeout to end the inning. The game was a 12-4 mercy for Blyth. The final game against Zurich in the double-header had Seip return to the mound in a pitchers duel with Zurich’s Dwayne LaPorte. In the Barons’first inning Cook hit a single and stole a base. Seip singled to bring home Cook. Zurich could not answer in their half of the inning with Seip only giving up a double but retiring the rest. Blyth also failed to add to their score in the second. Zurich threatened in their half with the lead-off batter doubling, but the next batter was thrown out at second trying to gain the extra base. Seip sat down the next two batters. The Barons’ third was scoreless. Zurich failed to score in their half with Seip recording two groundouts and a strikeout. Seip singled in the fourth but was thrown out on an attempted steal. After a Peters’ triple Cole Stewart flew out to end the inning. In the fourth Seip gave up the lead-off single but sat the next three on strikeouts. After failing to add to their score in the fifth the Barons held the Rangers back in the bottom of the inning. In the sixth Mike Bromley singled, then Chris Stewart tripled to pick up the RBI. Zurich’s sixth would see them score one run on two hits to narrow the gap to one. With no runs in the seventh the Barons’ defence went to work to close the door on the Rangers. Seip got three outs capping off an excellent game for him and the Barons with a 2-1 victory and a sweep of the double-header. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008. PAGE 9. Well done The Palmerston Marlin Ladies Midget 91s fastball team competed in the Port Perry Angels Classic Tournament, June 7 and 8 and took home the gold. Brianne Wheeler, Brussels, accepts the award from head coach David Turton. The team went undefeated the whole tournament playing six games and defeating the Princeton Predators in the final game 5-4. (Photo submitted) Last week the U-12 Blyth Lightning took on the Goderich Legion at the Sparling soccer fields. The game started off pretty well evenly matched with both teams moving the ball around well. Then Goderich opened up a commanding lead, scoring four times before the end of the first half. The Lightning came back stronger in the second half and stopped Goderich from running away with the game. The hard work of Leanne Plunkett, Megan Hoggart, Mackenzie Nesbitt and Holly Howson paid off as they set up Ryan Nesbitt to score for Blyth. Marion Studhalter did a good job in net making some key saves on the Goderich attackers. The Lightning failed to score on numerous attempts, allowing Goderich to keep their lead. Goderich netted one more before the end of the match to win 5-1. Blyth’s U-12slose to Goderich Locals finish in top 10 Wild ride They were off and the dirt flew as bike riders hit the track for another motocross weekend at the Walton racetrack. (Vicky Bremner photo) Continued from page 8 Londesborough finishing first, Brett Courtney of Blyth finishing seventh and Garritt Vincent of Wingham coming in eighth. More information is available at www.waltontranscan.ca and full results of the event and series are available at www.cmrcracing.com/ results Barons post a loss Kora Elise Bennett Bruce and Deborah Bennett of RR#2 Seaforth are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter from St.Jerome’s University at the University of Waterloo on June 12,2008.Kora received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sexuality, Marriage & Families with a minor in Religious Studies.Kora will be attending McMaster University in September where she will be studying for her Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy. Congratulations Kora. We are so proud of you. Love Dad,Mom & Brandon. Graduation GRADUATION Congratulations Becky Nethery on receiving First Class Standing in both Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Education. 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