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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-08-30, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2000. Sports Blyth Squirt Boys year-end tournament champs It was a relatively easy run for the Blyth Squirts as they made their way to the inter-township year-end tour­ nament final with three-straight wins. Held in Varna on Aug. 26, the Blyth squad took on Bayfield in their first match-up. Blyth scored five in the first off singles from Blake Miller, Josh Albrechtas, Kyle Nixon, Mark McCracken and Anthony Peters. Justin Ritchie smacked a triple. On the mound, Albrechtas struck out two with Trevor Hopf and Peters combining for the third out. In the bottom of the second, throws by catcher Miller allowed Darcey Cook to tag out a runner attempting to steal third and Albrechtas to stop a steal home. Blyth put eight on the board in the third. Singles were hit by Miller, McCracken, Nixon, Dickie Gregg and Eric Caldwell. Cook tagged a double, Ritchie and Adam deBoer belted triples and Albrechtas crushed a homer. Josh Van Camp led off the fourth with a walk ahead of Hopf's single and Miller's walk to load them up. Cook smashed a grand slam. An Albrechtas walk and Peters double scored on passed balls. Seven more Blyth players crossed the plate in the fifth with singles by Caldwell, Van Camp, Hopf, Miller, Nixon and McCracken. Cook dou­ bled and Albrechtas and deBoer walked. Blyth took this one 27-0. Their second contest, against Stanley Twp., was a closer match yet Blyth still outpowered their oppo­ nent. Hopf, Miller and Nixon started it off with singles and Albrechtas walked to score one. Cook struck out the syje in the bottom of the inning. Ritchie clubbed a solo homerun in the second. In spite of a great out on a runner stealing, Blyth allowed Stanley a single tally. Blyth mounted a formidable offense in the third with seven runs. Hits came from Hopf, Albrechtas, Nixon, Peters, deBoer and Gregg. McCracken, Miller, Ritchie and Caldwell walked and Cook tripled. Blyth added two in the fourth and three in the fifth for the 14-4 win. Moving to the semi-finals, Blyth went up against Hullett Twp. Cook hit a two-run homer to start the scoring with Albrechtas singling then going home on pass balls and a pop-fly. Up 5-0 in the middle of the sec­ ond, Hullett scored four on two walks, four singles and a double. Two outs were made on attempted steals. Blyth widened the margin to three in the third and Albrechtas got back on track, striking out three. Singles from Ritchie, Peters, deBoer and Gregg tallied four in the fourth while base raps from Cook, Albrechtas, McCracken, Peters, Gregg, Van Camp and deBoer added four in the fifth. Caldwell and Ritchie walked. Blyth went to the final with the 15- 4 victory. The championship game pitted Goderich Twp. against Blyth. Good play on the field by Caldwell, Albrechtas and Hopf as well as Cook’s strike out shut out their opponent in the first. Singles by Hopf, Miller, Cook and Nixon, a homer from Albrechtas and triple by Ritchie put Blyth up 4-0. Goderich tallied one in the second and held Blyth off the board. Cook struck out the side in the third then crushed a homerun in the bottom of the inning. Albrechtas turned a walk into a run after several pass balls. After a single run tallied by Blyth From the sidelines in the fifth, Goderich drew closer with five players crossing the plate in the fifth. They tapped four singles and took advantage of three errors. Blyth quickly rebounded, plating seven in the bottom of the frame on two walks and six singles. Hopf made a great double playin the sixth when he tagged the runner then threw to first for the second out. Adding two in the sixth, Blyth took a decisive 16-7 win and the championship. Coaches Warren Moore and Steve Cook commended their players on the great play. “They played well, executing some difficult plays,’ said Moore. The inter-township team finished the season undefeated, not losing in regular season play or in the tourna­ ment. / INSURANCE PREMIUMS TOO HIGH? N Finally the bride By Hugh Nichol It wasn’t against the Tigers, but hey, after 10 plus sea­ sons it really didn’t matter. For the first time in their team history the Walton Brewers are Huron County Fastball League champions courtesy of a 3-2 sudden death victo­ ry over the Goderich Dukes. The win ended a decade of "always a bridesmaid, never a bride” for the Brewers. Finalists in 1991, '93, '97 and '99 they always seemed to fall that one game short, a possi­ bility I’m sure flashed through the minds of all Walton supporters fol­ lowing a 6-2 Dukes victory to force the deciding game. The final of the HCFL playoff tournament was the best game of the weekend, a true fall classic in terms of excitement. Errors allowed Walton’s first two batters to reach base and eventually score for a first inning Brewer lead. The Dukes erased the difference in their fifth at bat and if not for some questionable base running decisions may have put the game out of reach. Fortunately for Walton the game remained tied, and in the bottom of the seventh the Brewers ended the 2000 season with a show of textbook baseball. Following a Steve Leonhardt lead­ off single Scott Robinson displayed the experience only a veteran could supply by executing the perfect sac­ rifice to advance the runner despite the fact absolutely everybody in the ball park knew it was a bunt situa­ tion. One out later Leonhardt brought the crowd to its feet and emptied the dugout by stealing a home on a passed ball. The situation was somewhat ironic in that the winning run was scored on a miscue for the Dukes defense had been excellent all weekend allowing only 13 runs against in seven games played. The loss also left Goderich feeling the same'frus­ tration Walton has endured over the years. Since their acceptance into the HCFL three summers ago the Dukes have posted a league best 42-12 won loss record, finished either in or tied for first place all three seasons and been to the finals twice. Brewer catcher Greg Clark, who quietly recorded an on-base average of over .700 as well as anchoring the Walton infield was named tourna­ ment MVP while Paul Dolmage accepted the championship trophy on behalf of his teammates. The Walton championship official­ ly ended not only the Tigers five- year reign as the league’s best, but a season of baseball in Brussels that was never meant to be. For the first time in their league history they fin­ ished with a sub .500 record and on many nights struggled even to field nine ball players, the frustration of which became obvious during their season finale. In lieu of a year-end banquet the league used the tournament as an opportunity to honour their best. Greg Gordon of the Goderich Orioles won the batting title with an .533 average while Mike Hurd of the Goderich Dukes claimed the top pitcher award. Individually Bruce Pearn was named the Walton Brewers MVP by his peers while Doug Conley took home the Tigers hardware. On the mound Conley finished second in league innings pitched, third in bat­ ter strikeouts, and third in team wins while offensively batting .436, good for eighth place. fZJOmni 41 Insurance Brokers Save 20-40% on your auto insurance and more on other insurance services * Free No Obligation Quote Paul Hallahan R.R. #3 Blyth (519) 523-9110 Fax: (519) 523-9278 Clinton Office: (519) 482-3434 FSVZ1 Pager 1-888-489-2570 IBM emaikphallahan @ odyssey.on.ca Offering Insurance & Financial Services Farm/Commerclal/ Resldential/Auto Accldent/Sickness FORM 9 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC AUCTION The Corporation of the County of Huron Take Notice that the land(s) described below will be offered for sale by public auction at 10:00 o'clock in the fore noon on the 3rd day of October, 2000 at Huron County Court House, 1 Court House Square, Goderich, ON N7A 1M2 Description of Land(s) 1. Pt Lot 10, Cone. 4 ED As per Instrument Number 159320 Township of Ashfield County of Huron, Province of Ontario 2. 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