HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-09-16, Page 9Over the Labor Day weekend the Clinton Tykes travelled to Bolton
where they won the All Ontario championship. Team members and
coaches involved with the win include: (back row, left to right)
coach Greg Burns, Neal Atchison, Ben Lobb, Michael Hohner, Dan-
ny Carter, Bryan Watson and coach Raymond Riley. In the front
row (from the left) are Kevin Meade, Ryan Crawford, Nathan
Burns, Kenny Colquhoun and Colin Riley. (David Emslie photo)
Tykes labor to bring home title
By Greg Burns
Labor Day Weekend proved to be fruitful
for the Clinton Kinsmen Tyke hardball team
as they capped a winning season by bringing
home the Ontario Baseball Association
O.B.A. Tyke "D" championship trophy.
It is the first Ontario Baseball Assoc. win-
ning team since the 1981 Senior Colts, and
the first Tyke winners on record. (to this
writer's knowledge! )
This year's O.B.A. tournament was held
in Bolton, Ont., just north of Toronto. Eight
teams competed in the finals. Besides Clin-
ton there was Bolton, Valley East (Sud-
bury ), Bowmanville Strathroy, Tilsonburg,
Blenheim and Thorold.
Before reaching the finals the locals com-
peted in an elimination tournament in Kin-
cardine in mid-August against six other
teams, winning the tournament in four
straight games all by the mercy rule. In this
tourney they defeated Hanover, Exeter and
Listowel twice to advance to the next series.
Here they met Tottenham in a two out of
three series which they won handily by
scores of 21-5 and 30-3. There is no mercy
rule in a best of three series.
This entitled the boys to travel to Bolton
for the final eight tournament.
In the Bolton tournament, the competition
was a little tougher than usual but the locals
continued their consecutive win streak by
winning five straight games to win the
championship in the minimum number of
games.
Game No. 1
Clinton's first opponent of the weekend
was the team from Bowmanville. The locals
scored first in this contest in the bottom of
the second. Kenny Colquhoun reached first
on a catchers interference call and Mike
Hohner walked. Danny Carter scored both
runners with a clutch two out single.
Bowmanville countered with single runs
in the third and fourth innings off starter
Neal Atchison.
Clinton scored solo runs of their own in the
fourth and fifth innings to run the count to
4-2. Ben Lobb walked in the fourth and
scored on another R.B.I. single by Carter.
Bryan Watson led off the fifth with a single
and scored on Ryan Crawford's double.
Things came unglued a little for the locals
in the top of the sixth. Atchison, normally a
power pitcher, managed only four strike
outs through five innings. Three singles and
three walks had Bowmanville ahead 5-4 with
one out and the bases loaded as Atchison has
some ebntrol problem's.
At this stage Nathan Burns was summon-
ed for relief and what a job he did, striking
to the next two batters to get out of the jam.
The Tykes tied the game in the bottom of
the sixth on a base hit by Hohner and a dou-
ble by Kevin Meade. Burns continued his
mastery of Bowmansville batters with two
1-3 innings in the seventh and eighth.
This paved the way for the locals to win it
in the bottom of the eighth with three
straight singles by Colquhoun, Lobb and
Hohner.
In the picking up the. win in relief Burns
had five strike -outs, caught one pop up and
had two assists over the eight batters he
faced.
Final Score — Clinton 6 - Bowmanville 5.
Game No. 2
Game two saw the locals take on the host
team from Bolton. Playing under O.B.A.
rules that a pitcher can only throw 27 outs a
day, the coaching staff asked Atchison to
give them three or four strong innings and
he responded well, going three innings
allowing only one run on four hits and four
strike -outs including the side in the second.
Once again Burns came on in relief and
pitched four 1-3 innings including eight
strike -outs to pick up his second win.
Watson and Colquhoun both scored twice
in this contest while Crawford, Atchison and
leobb all crossed the plate once to provide
the offence in a 7-1 Clinton win.
This left Clinton with a 2-0 record after
Saturdays games were over.
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1987—Page 9
Men, women
do battle '...
from page 8
Rosalyn Herbert was second and Foxy
Fighter came in third.
Fred Sadler brought Daylon Harmony
across the wire in 2:05.3 to win the fifth race.
It was the third win in a row for the four
year old mare. She finished in the winner's
circle in Goderich on September 3 and in
Clinton on August 30. This season she has
tallied seven wins, four seconds and four
thirds in 27 races.
Hy Cretsa was second with Ross Battin in
the cart and Terrific Enuff took third place
for driver Greg Darnell.
Speedy Gesture won the Shur Gain Trot in
2:08.1, followed by Winsome Blue and Tony
Johnston in the second and third spots.
Owners Frank Cook and Nancy Holmes of
Clinton added another win to Speedy
Gesture's totals for the season. It was a
repeat performance of September 6 when
Speedy also beat the field at the Clinton
track in 2:07.
Driver Ken Quirie took a win with Amrock
Lightning for owner Dennis and Gerald
Rock of London in the seventh heat. Amrock
paced the mile in 2:06.3.
The gelding was followed to the wire by
Mary Lou Herbert in second place for driver
Karen Fekete and Georges Bye Bye in third
for driver Larry Hodgins.
The drivers battle was on again in the
eighth when Tammy Watt won with Bionic
Maid in 2:05.2. Fred Sadler was second with
Royal Harrison and Ken Quirie held third
place with F'agus.
Ross Battin and Sushi Girl won the ninth
race in 2:04.3 and marked a first win in 13
starts for the five year old mare. Runoff,
with Cindy Horner in the cart, was second
and Racy Janet and driver Tammy Watt
captured the third place spot.
Cowboy T won the tenth race, the Anstett
Pace, for owner Karen Sparling of London.
Cowboy is a veteran to the winner's circle.
The four year old gelding recorded four first
place finishes, two seconds and a trio of
thirds in the last 13 starts.
Cowboy paced the mile in 2:03.3 and was
followed to the wire by J DS Dixie in second
place for owners Edward and John Watson
of Blyth. Rebel Tom was third for owner and
driver Fred Sadler of Parkhill.
The triactor paid a whopping $1,771 in the
last race of the day when Grayfriars Faye,
Philipedes and Willas Roger crossed the
wire in the top three spots. The favored
pacer, Grayfriars Faye, ran the mile in
2:08.1 for owner Dale Kennedy of Seaforth.
Two come -from -behind pacers,
Philipedes and Willas Roger rounded out the
score card. Philipedes was driven by Tam-
my Watt and Ross Battin brought Willas
Roger across the wire.
Over $1,000
raised in
Terry Fox Run
A total of $1,052.50 was raised on
September 13 by the 14 local residents WHo*.
participated in the Terry Fox Run.
Thanks are forewarded to Dixie Lee
Chicken for their donation of soft drinks,
and D. Middleton of Whitehall Farms for
the donation of apples.
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