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Brussels Tigers capture first title since 70s
The Brussels Tigers captured the
"B" Division title at (he 28th
Annual Brussels Tigers Fastball
tournament. The title marked the
first time a Brussels squad has
earned a title since the Richie's
Rockets turned the trick in the '70s.
Brussels opened the tourney with
a 3-1 loss to the Wroxeter Rippers
on Friday night. Doug Conley
plated the only run for the Tigers
with a solo homer to left. Shawn
Conley went the distance on the
hill allowing six hits and fanning
five Rippers.
With the loss, the Tigers moved
to the consolation round where they
met the Mitchell Chiefs. Brussels
went to work with the bats early
and often scoring three in the first
and five in the second to chase
Mitchell starter Steve Cook.
Brussels then exploded for eight in
the fourth and one in the fifth to
make the final 17-2. Doug Conley
pitched allowing only five hits and
whiffling six Chiefs.
With the win the Tigers advanced
to the semi-final game to face arch
rivals, the Walton Brewers.
Walton hit the score sheet in the
top of the first as Steve Knight hit a
homer to left scoring a Jeff
Robinson double ahead of him. The
Brewers chased three more in their
half of the second as a walk to Greg
Clark, a Robinson double and a
Steve Knight single gave the
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Brewers a 5-0 lead.
The Tigers got on the board in
the bottom of the frame as Tim
Fritz plated Ron Strome and Greg
Fritz to make the score 5-2 after
two.
Brussels tied the game at five in
the third as Steve Fritz tripled in
Steve Thomas who had singled.
Strome then smashed a homer to
centre to knot the contest at five.
Walton regained the lead with
three runs in the fourth as singles
by Robinson, Knight and Rick
McDonald produced three runs to
make the score 8-5. The advantage
was short lived as the Tigers
counted three of their own as hits
by Tim Fritz, Greg Mulvey and a
Moe Pipe walk were plated on hits
by Doug Conley and Ken Higgins.
The Brewers added a single run
in the fifth as Clark scored Brad
Knight to give Walton a 9-8 lead
with the Tigers down to their last
three outs.
Greg Fritz led off with a walk
and went to second on a Pipe
single. Tim Fritz was then hit by a
pitch to load the bases with no one
out. Pinch hitter Doug Shaw then
cashed two with a single up the
middle to give the Tigers a hard
fought 10-9 win. Doug Conley
went all the way for Brussels while
Rick McDonald, John Huether and
Scott Leonhardt all saw time on the
hill for the Brewers. With the win
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the Tigers advanced to the finals to
battle the Camlachie Sox.
The Sox opened the scoring in
the top of the first to take a 1-0
lead. The Tigers hit the board in the
bottom of the second as Pipe scored
Consolation champs
The Brussels Tigers scored a 2-1 decision over the Camlachie Sox to win the consolation title
of the 28th annual Brussels invitational fastball tournament held during the Civic holiday
weekend. Team members include, front row from left, coach Doug McArter, Greg Mulvey,
Steve Fritz, Murray Pipe, Greg Fritz, Tim Fritz and Mike Dauphin. In the back row are Steve
Thomas, Ron Strome, Brian Neill, Shawn Conley, Ken Higgins, manager Doug Shaw, coach
Pete Exel and Doug Conley. (Wingham Advance-Times)
Walton PeeWees earn win
After falling behind early, the
Walton PeeWee Girls tri-county
team had to make a comeback to
overtake Gowanstown, July 27.
The visitors tallied seven in the
first then held Walton off the
board.
Already down 8-0 in the bottom
of the second, Walton blasted their
opponent for 13 runs and the lead.
Mandy Mitchell led off with a
walk and was brought in by a Car
rie Leonhardt, homer.
Krista Shortreed walked as did
Melissa Beuermann, setting up an
RBI opportunity for Jessica Lub
bers who doubled.
Lions show off moves
On Wednesday, Aug. 4 the
Brussels Lions played against team
5 at the arena.
With the team members playing
different positions throughout the
game they showed a lot of great
moves. Kelsey Rathwell, Janessa
Smith and Josh Raynard kept the
ball out of their end defensively.
Brussels I U-9s
split with Elma
The Brussels U-9 I soccer squad
split their two-game matchup
against Elma.
Elma downed Brussels 4-2, July
26, as they had the offensive edge
and the Brussels team struggled.
Though they made great shots, they
came up short.
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Doug Conley and Ron Strome to
make the score 2-1. Both teams
threatened but either team could
count on making the final 2-1.
Shawn Conley handled the mound
duties allowing five hits and
Missy Souch’s walk was fol
lowed by Crystal Gibbons being
put on base.
Jen McClure doubled and Sarah
McDonald and Michelle Cook sin
gled.
Mitchell took a second walk
before Leonhardt and Beuermann
singled.
Though Lubbers was put out try
ing to stretch a tnple into a home-
run, she earned three RBIs.
Gowanstown nibbled at the lead,
scoring two in the third and three in
the fourth, but it was not enough to
steal Walton’s 15-13 win.
They kept the ball moving with
some great passes to Kody Higgins
and Kane White who moved
quickly keeping the ball in the
other end where Jenelle Smith kept
the ball rolling, passing it in front
of the net for Alex Raynard to
make a couple of goals.
Then Curtis White made a great
steal away with the ball where he
moved it forward to Nick Siebert
who kicked it towards Jacob
McGavin who moved quickly,
keeping the ball in control to make
another goal for the Lions.
A great game was played by the
Brussels teams with a lot of action
and great team work.
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In the "A" Championship game
the Monkton Muskrats captured the
title with an 8-6 extra inning
victory over the Salford Tigers.
Great plays by Lubbers, Mitchell,
McClure and Cook as well as
McDonald on the mound earned
several outs.
Leonhardt was steady behind the
plate.
Hullett Mites
win 12-10
The Hullett Mites were on the
winning end of a storm-shortened
match against Clinton July 28.
Though called after one hour due
to lightning, Hullett had captured a
12-10 win in three innings.
Nicole Greidanus hit her first
homer of the season while Anthony
Wilts and Eric Radford each added
a round-tripper to the tally.
Wilts, Bradley Lapp and Derek
Dolmage shared pitching duties.
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