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Sports
From the sidelines
Devils end drought
ered by many to have been the bestBy Hugh Nichol
Give them credit!
The Bluewater
Fastball League
teams were deter
mined to re-estab
lish their credibili
ty and by the end
of the 29th annual
Brussels Tigers Fastball Tournament
held three of the top four final posi
tions.
The Bluewater League has long
considered themselves one of our
area's elite groupings in terms of
intermediate fastball, but their
teams' futility in winning this partic
ular tournament was becoming
almost legendary. Despite the efforts
of the Belmore Juniors, Belmore
Steelhawks. Belmore Stingers,
Chepstow Aces, Chepstow Colts,
Chesley Texaco's, Clifford 4-Aces,
Wingham Colts. Wroxeter Midgets,
Wroxeter Royals, and the Wroxeter
Rippers, the last Bluewater based
team to win the championship was
the 1987 edition of the Blucvale
Cougars.
The drought was finally ended by
the Port Elgin Blue Devils, a first
time participatant that won all four
games played to take home $900 in
prize money and the Wayne Lowe
Championship Trophy. The Blue
Devils opened the tournament with a
3-1 victory over the two-time
defending champions from Monkton
ending any hopes for a Muskrat
three-peat that would have tied a
tournament record set by the
Wingham BPs in 1978-79-80.
Following a 9-4 second game deci
sion of the Camlachie Sox the Blue
Devils claimed the champion-ship
with relatively easy 8-1 mercies of
Kitchener's Phoenix Aviation and
the Camlachie Rebels.
On the consolation side Wroxeter
edged the Wingham Colts 3-2 in
extra innings. The game was consid-
played during the tournament and
gave the Rippers their second “B”
championship in the last three years.
The Brussels Tigers failed in
their attempt to defend last year’s
title losing two of three games
played including a 14-0 embarrass
ment to the Fullarton A’s. So laugh
able was the contest that by game’s
end many of the spectators had
turned their attention towards watch
ing the public works department
repair a broken sanitary sewer line at
the Brussels Lions playground.
The tournament, as always, fea
tured excellent baseball but was not
without its controversy. Due to a lack
of teams accepting invites a division
al round robin format was adopted.
While this formula has become com
monplace at many area tournaments
the Brussels organizers were reluc
tant to use it simply because the tie
breaking rules are decided by mathe
matical equations and not on the
actual playing field. Luckily it came
into effect only once during the tour
nament. but naturally involved the
host Brussels Tigers ball team.
This weekend the Brussels ball
diamonds will be home to the second
annual Huron County Fastball
League playoff tournament. Last
season the league decided to forgo
the traditional series-by-series play
downs in favour of a weekend tour
nament in an effort to shorten a post
season that was extending into early
October.
The idea proved to be extremely
popular amongst the players and at
this spring’s annual meeting the
teams voted unanimously to contin
ue the tradition. Games begin
Saturday at 9 a.m. on both diamonds
with the championship game sched
uled for 3 p.m. on Sunday. Last year
the Brussels Tigers edged Walton 3-
2 in the final contest for their fifth
consecutive HCFL championship.
Look up
The batter makes contact, but unfortunately pops it up in this game between the Auburn Ladies
Slowpitch squad and Teeswater’s Limited Edition. The two teams took part in the Blyth tour
nament this past weekend. (Vicky Bremnerphoto)
U-9s finish season with win, loss
Blackhawks end season
The Brussels U-6 Blackhawks
took to the soccer field against Team
I on Aug. 2. With a few of the team
absent Julena Pipe and Jessie
Rapson played for ’he Blackhawks.
Derek Wood started in net with-
Nathan Watson centre and Jamee
Johnston and Janessa Smith playing
forward. Watson took control mak
ing great shots on net. Heather Bone
and Drew McKee played great
defensively.
Watson and Bone also shared goal
tending while Rapson, Wood and
McKee playing forward moved the
ball with Rapson taking one goal and
Wood, two. The game ended 3-3.
Aug. 9 the Blackhawks played
against Team 2. Nathan Thompson
and McKee started in defense with
Watson and Evan Smith as forwards
and Jacob McGavin playing centre.
There was a lot of action at each
end and great shots made in the first
half.
After half-time Kelsey Smith and
Jamee Johnston played forward with
Mackenzie McGavin as centre.
Wood gained control and moved it
alone taking one of his two goals.
The game ended 2-1 for the
Blackhawks.
Their last game will be tonight
(Aug. 16).
Brussels club member hosts
ladies bowling tournament
The Brussels U-9 I teams finished
the regular season with a win and a
loss as they prepared for the year-
end tournament this weekend in
Wallace.
Elma 3 provided a challenge for
the squad, July 31 when they jumped
to a 2-0 lead after the first half.
Andrew Lindsay was kept very busy
in net, dealing with deflections and
rebound shots.
The home team went up by three
before Brussels got on the board.
Out of net for the second half,
Lindsay took the ball from his own
end for the lone Brussels score.
Lindsay and Chris Becker aided
Ducharme’s work between the posts.
Randy Zwep played well. Thomas
Johnston was strong on defense
while Gavin Bowers and Evan
Ducharme showed passing skills.
On Aug. 7, a short-handed team
travelled to Newry to take on Elma
2. Brussels took advantage early
with Ducharme picking up a pass
from Zwep and Bowers for the net-
ter. Zwep's offense set up the second
Brussels goal when Ducharme
Zwep made some nice passing plays
early in the contest with Jesse
McKinnon working hard, Johnston
displaying his rushing skills and
Cam Schlosser showing his foot
-work. Brussels held on for the 2-0
win.. Becker and Annamieka Kerhof
were strong on defense.
Brewers shutout Brussels Tigers
It was a shut-out for the Walton
Brewers when they met the Brussels
Tigers, Aug. 1.
Steve Leonhardt pitched a strong
seven innings while Bruce Peam led
Walton’s offense with two RBI’s and
a great play in the field.
After mounting the four-run lead
through five, Walton saw their victo
ry in jeopardy when Brussels had the
bases loaded late in the game. Peam,
however, did the job turning a triple
play in the inning to thwart the
rally.
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The Brussels Ladies bowling tour
nament sponsored by club member
Mabel Wheeler was held Thursday,
Aug. 3 with eight teams participat
ing.
Winners were: first, Selena
Ducklow and Donna Rose, Mitchell,
three wins, 38; second, Barbara
Carbert and Johanna Brak,
Wingham. two wins, 34; third,
Dorothy Mero and Silvia Johnston.
Goderich, two wins, 33 plus (wo;
fourth, Dclphine Dewar and Maxine
llunking, Atwood, two wins, 33;
consolation, Carol Carter and Edna
Bell, Seaforth.
kicked in his pass.
Zwep, Ducharme and Danica
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