HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-06-08, Page 13A high throw from the outfield sends this Blyth B-LIne Boomers player into the air making it easy for an
Atwood Lasers play er to slide safely into second. Lasers defeated the Boomers during action Sunday at the
Brussels Optimists slo-pitch tournament. Woodstock Gumbys won the title while Monkton took the “B”
championship.
Blyth Bantam
Girls win
Sports
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1988. PAGE 13.
Woodstock Gumbys win
Optimists' tournament
While there have been many
dedicated hockey fans who have
contributed stories on their teams
over the years to fill The Citizen’s
sports pages, getting coverage of
ball during the summer has been
much more difficult.
The last two summers we have
had virtually no regular reports on
the activities of the dozens of ball
teams in the area. To try to remedy
The cheering squad of [from left] Darrell McDougall, Scott Bromley, Matthew Morrison and Jeff Josling
urge Jason Fldom on as he competes in a rolling race at the Blyth Public School’s elementary grades
Playday on May 31. Jason won this heat of the race.
the situation The Citizen has
designed a form which can be
easily filled in by scorekeepers or
fans with each team. The Citizen
staff will write accounts of the
game based on the information on
the form.
The forms are available at The
Citizen’s offices in either Brussels
or Blyth. Forms should be returned
as soon as possible after the game
but by Monday noon at latest.
first game
Blyth Bantam Girls won their
first game of schedule by defeating
Monkton 18-10.
Pitching duties were shared by
Kim Medd, Tammi Medd, and
Cathy MacDonald. Jennifer Allan
was 5 for 5 at the plate. Kim Medd,
Lori Wharton, and Tammi Medd
went 4 for 4.
The girls’ next game is in
Winthrop on June 15 at 8 p.m.
Then on June 17 Seaforth comes to
Blyth for a 7 o’clock game.
Woodstock Gumbys won the
ninth annual Brussels Optimist
Slo-pitch tournament on Sunday
scoring a convincing 5-3 win over
Atwood Raiders.
The Gumbys, who also won the
tournamentlastyear, struckfor
one run in the second,one in the
third and five in the fourth to take a
commanding lead. Atwood staged
a rally in the bottom of the seventh
(and final) inning to score three
runs but came up short leaving two
men on base.
Woodstock reached the finals by
defeating Brampton Rosetown Inn
9-0 in the first round. Harriston
18-0 in the second and beating
Atwood Lasers in the semi-finals.
Atwood Raiders defeated Monkton
Vultures 15-1 then beat Londes-
boro Warriors and the Mitchell
Red Caps to gain the final.
In the consolation final, Monk
ton Powerline came from behind
with two runs in the sixth inning
CHSS students
perform
at OFSSA
Last Friday and Saturday, Lisa
Beattie, Vivienne Stephens and
Nicole Garon represented Central
HuronattheO.F.S.A.A. Track and
Field Championships held at Eto
bicoke Centennial Stadium this
year. Each event is contested, at
that level, by the four best athletes
from each of the sixO.F.S.A.A.
regions.
Nicole Garon had an outstanding
day in the Midget Girls Discus
event. Each time out Nicole has
been able to improve on her
personal best and this event was no
exception. Nicole set a new school
record at 31.94 m. in this event
which bettered her previous best of
last week by over four metres! This
throw won the bronze medal in the
event for Nicole. This medal is the
first medal ever won by a Central
Huron athlete in Track and Field at
the O.F.S.A.A. level.
Vivienne Stephens finished in
12th position in the 100 m. event
with a time of 13.09 sec. Lisa
Beattie, hampered somewhat by a
leg injury, finished 15th in the
Midget Girls long jump with a 4.61
m. jump.
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then held on to defeat Brampton
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been beaten by Gumbys then had
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