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The Citizen, 1997-07-09, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9,1997 PAGE 9. Bulldogs take bite out of Walton Got it! Richard Dougherty gets there in time tor the out in this game at the three-pitch tournament in Ethel between the Baggers and CJ’s, who went on to take the C championship. A champs were Susan's Gang, while Sweet 16th took the B title. Proceeds from the tournament will go towards the paying off of the booth and pavillion at the Ethel ball park. Belgrave trounces Atwood Atwood PeeWee Boys were not exactly shown a good time when they came to Belgrave June 30 and went home in defeat. The final score was 16-5 for their hosts. After a scoreless first inning, Atwood got on the board in the sec­ ond with one, only to have Travis Hopper cancel it when he crossed the plate for Belgrave. The third was all Belgrave's with Devin Moffatt, Craig Marks, Justin Campbell, Matt Walker, Curtis Knight, Kent McPherson, Kent Readman and Hopper coming Brussels PeeWees lose, win The Brussels PeeWee Boys lost one and tied one in recent baseball action. After travelling to Atwood on June 25, the team played well, but couldn't pull out a win, coming away on the down side of a 9-4 contest. The first inning was a good start with pitcher Matthew Kroll and the defense, sitting the first three bat­ ters down in order. A homerun from Bryce Wedow cashed in two other runners, Blair Smith and Philip Leger in the sec­ ond, to put Brussels ahead 3-1. In the third Mike Walker stole second, then Matthew Elliott was walked. The runners move up after a basehit by Tim Harrison. McK- ercher's base hit cashes in Walker, then some heads-up stealing makes for a good deal of excitement. The score was 4-3 for the visitors at the end. Unfortunately a solid third for Atwood, who then turned around and shut out the visitors at the top of the fourth, turned it around. Matt McCall came in in the bot­ tom of the fourth to pitch for Kroll and shut them down. On the next night, they played Auburn. The first inning highlight was a three-run base hit by McK- ercher, scoring Wedow, McCall home, after shutting down the visi­ tors in the top half of the inning. Atwood showed some spark in the fourth with three runs, but four more for Belgrave kept the pressure on. Jason Fear, Marks, Justin Campbell, and McPherson made it home. Atwood managed one more in the fifth, then were stymied in the sixth and seventh. Belgrave’s Mof­ fatt and Walker scored in the fifth and Readman in the sixth to widen the hometown's lead. Belgrave pitchers were Camp­ bell, Walker and Marks. and Walker. McCall's pitching held the Auburn squad to one run. In the second inning, Blair Smith, and Leger were walked, then a line drive by Kroll brought Smith home. McCall has a two RBI hit, scoring Kroll and Leger. Later a third base throwing error costs Brussels two runs to end the inning 6-3 for Brussels. After a scoreless third, Brussels moves ahead on the fourth when Leger gets on board and is brought home by a Wedow hit. Unfortu­ nately, the team gave up fdur runs to an Aubum outfield hit, which ate up the lead and tied things going into the fifth. Two more scoreless innings dashed the Brussels' teams hopes of a win on this night. Belgrave Mites win big The Belgrave Mite Boys stormed into Walton June 30 and blew them away 24-5. After scoring five runs in the first, Belgrave pitching struck out three, while defense held the scor­ ing to two in the bottom half. A huge offensive second inning Continued on page 10 The Brussels Bulldogs met the Walton Brewers and the Zurich Rangers this past week in the Huron County Fastball League. The Brewers' Bob Steiss started against Dave Smith for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs grabbed an early lead with Dean Rutledge starting with a leadoff double followed by Andrew McCutcheon's and Bruce Johnston's singles to score two runs. Doug Dietz took his base on an error, then was hit home with Bill Shortreed's triple for the Brewers. There was no scoring in the second with Steiss scoring two strikeouts and Smith with three. Walton pulled ahead in the third. Steiss walked on, Jeff Robinson hit a double, then Steve Knight was hit by a pitch. Dietz doubled on and all four baserunners scored to give U-lOs win 5-2 Canada Day saw the Brussels II U-10 soccer team at home against the Elma 2s. The Brussels team, rebounding from a loss in each of the two previous weeks, put together a solid team effort and defeated a short- staffed, but determined Elma squad by a 5-2 score. Peter Edgar played a solid game both in goal and at fullback for Brussels, while speedy halfback Lindsay Malhiot combined fine defensive play with some excellent passing. Brussels scorers were Mark Lefor, Joel Hubbert and Steven ("Petey") McNichol, each with one and Greg Bowers with two. JVtake a winning match with a Credit Union mortgage Call your Credit Union Mortgage Specialist today! CLINTON COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 48 Ontario Street 118 Main Street North LOANS DEPT: CLINTON 482-3468 EXETER,235-0640 OPEN: MON to THURS. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. FRI 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1952 C fA i NO SERVICE CHARGES with a Credit Union Mortgage •NO MORTGAGE RENEWAL FEES •NO ADMINISTRATION FEES WE WILL PAY UPTO $500. OF YOUR LEGAL FEES TO TRANSFER IN YOUR EXISTING MORTGAGE from another financial institution LOWEST EVER t MORTGAGE RATES 5.0% Six month or one year closed mortgage ’Rates subject to change Walton the lead. The Bulldogs came storming back with six runs in the fourth. Johnston singled, Smith hit a double, Brian McArter got on with an error, Greg Mulvey hit a triple, Greg Wheeler and Rutledge a single. All scored. A double play by the Bulldogs stopped Walton and kept the Bulldogs ahead. Scott Leonhardt relieved Steiss and Mike Watson relieved Smith. Leonhardt scored three strikeout in his first inning to keep the Bulldogs quiet. Walton scored two runs with Dietz doubling and Leonhardt singled and both scored. The Bulldogs got rolling again in the sixth with Mulvey, Rutledge, John Miners and Shawn Thompson all scoring. Walton replied with one run of thear own from Bob and again in the seventh with Leonhardt scoring but it wasn't enough. The Bulldogs took the win 12-9. Rutledge went five for five at the plate while Brewers' Dietz and Robinson went three for four. Against the Rangers the Bulldogs came out flying with five runs. Rutledge, Thompson, Watson, McCutcheon and Johnston all (ClBC DAN MALONEY CFP In vestmen t Special is t J|887-6521 or 523-4247 ~ Investment Planning ~ ~ Retirement Planning ~ ~ Estate Planning ~ singled and scored. Zurich came back with seven runs over the next three innings. The Bulldogs' Jerry Bremner scored the only run in the fourth. In the fifth Watson singled and McCutcheon followed with an over-the-fence homerun to give the Bulldogs a momentary lead. The Rangers scored two runs to take the lead back. Mike Dauphin scored to tie the game up in the sixth, but the Rangers scored in the bottom of the seventh to take the win. Fans can see the Bulldogs and the Brussels Tigers in action this Friday night. LONDESBORO MEN'S SLOWPITCH LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Name Wins Losses A Few Good Men 7 1 Lazers 6 1 Loyals 5 3 One Too Many 2 4 Knights 2 6 Dirty Dogs 3 6 Murphy's 0 6 Comhuskers 5 2 8th Line 4 4