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The Citizen, 2015-09-17, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015. Brussels crowned Huron County champions Continued from page 1 Wingham Hitmen 9-0 in the A final, played Saturday afternoon. The Tigers broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the top of the fifth inning and then added six more in the top of the seventh. Sebastian started on the mound for the Tigers before having to leave for a Junior C Hockey League game in Goderich where he served as a linesman. Shawn Daw finished pitching the game. The pair combined for 11 strikeouts. Jason Daw started on the mound for Wingham with Trevor Seip taking over in relief. The duo combined for a dozen strike outs. Dewar and Scholl each had a two- run home run and a double for the Tigers, with Ben Newell and Scott McTavish each connecting for solo home runs. Wade Stephenson hit a double, with Hickling and Gene Johnston each getting one single. Ken Hogg hit a triple for Wingham and Seip hit a double. Jay Marston and Dennis Wintemute hit one single apiece for the Hitmen. Brussels opened the tournament, hosted by the Fullarton A’s and played in Mitchell, on Friday evening with an 8-7 decision over the Zurich Rangers. Brussels put two runners across the plate in the bottom of first inning and Zurich scored once in the top of the second. The Tigers scored three times in the third inning and the Rangers tied the game at five with four runs in the top of the fourth. Brussels scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings with Zurich scoring two in the top of the seventh to tie the game at seven. After hitting a double in the bottom of the seventh, Dewar scored on Ben Newell’s single. Baker hit a two-run home run and a triple for the Tigers. Johnston had a triple and a single, with Daw rapping out a pair of singles. Collecting single base hits were Adam Corbett, Jason Kellington and Hickling. The Tigers then played Fullarton on Saturday at noon and scored an 8- 2 decision over the A’s. Sebastian had 15 strike outs in going the distance to record the victory. Scholl hit a two-run home run in the contest. Stephenson had a triple and single with Dewar getting a double and two singles. Baker had a double and single with Sebastian rapping out three singles. Daw had a double and single base hits were contributed by Sean Cook. Brussels scored one run in the bottom of the first inning, added two in the second, one in the third, three in the fifth and one in the sixth. Fullarton scored single runs in the second and sixth innings. The Walton Brewers opened the tournament Saturday morning against the Sebringville Junior Sting and were handed a 7-0 setback. A double by Darryl Houston and a single by Adam Cronin were the only hits managed by the Brewers. Walton then went up against the Goderich Grizzlies and scored a 4-3 victory. Cronin went the distance on the mound for the Brewers and recorded six strike outs. Cronin had a two-run home run and a single for Walton. Scott McDonald and Matt Shortreed each hit a double, with Houston and Liam Melady each rapping out a pair of singles. Single base hits were contributed by Mark Verkley. The Brewers scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning and added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Goderich scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Walton then went up against the Fullarton A’s and were handed an 8- 6 setback. Cronin started on the mound and was relieved by Scott Cox. They combined for six strike outs. Jamie Wicke hit a home run for the Brewers and McDonald had a home run and a single. Melady hit a triple, with single base hits being contributed by Houston, Barry Young and Jeff Robinson. Walton scored single runs in the first, third, sixth and seventh innings and scored two runs in the fourth. Fullarton scored one in the third, two in the fourth and five times in the bottom of the sixth. Paul Dolmage of the Brewers said the team played hard all season. “We played hard throughout the tournament, keeping the game close against Fullarton,” he said. “We were hitting the ball well.” In the B final, played Sunday at noon, Fullarton scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to claim a 9-7 decision over the Hitmen. Fullarton scored one run in the top of the third, with Wingham responding with one of their own in the bottom of the inning. Wingham scored a single run in the fourth and Fullarton replied with four runs in the top of the fifth. The Hitmen put three runners across the plate in the bottom of the fifth. Each team scored two in the sixth inning to be deadlocked at seven. Jeremy Creeden hit a two-run home run and a single for the Hitmen with Devon Connor getting a double and a single. Hogg and Marston each had a pair of singles with Seip, Tyler Fritz, Chad Foxton and George Armstrong each rapping out a single. Siddall, White and Steve Pfeifer had a double and single for the A’s with Scott Kemp getting three singles. Lealess, Jamie Pfeifer and Hopf each had a pair of singles with Brookshaw getting one single. Armstrong went the distance for the Hitmen and had seven strike outs and Brookshaw went the distance for the A’s with seven strike outs. In the preliminary draw of the tourney, Goderich defeated Wroxeter, Brussels downed Zurich 8-7, Fullarton outlasted Belmore 19- 18, Wingham downed Goderich 8-1 and Sebringville beat Walton 7-0. On the B side, the results were Zurich over Wroxeter 10-2, Belmore over Zurich 9-1, Walton over Goderich 4-3, Belmore over Sebringville 7-4, Fullarton over Walton 8-6, Fullarton over Belmore 11-9 and the A’s over Wingham 9-7. The results on the A side were Brussels over Fullarton 8-2, Wingham over Sebringville 8-5, Brussels over Wingham 9-0 and Brussels over Fullarton 4-3. Ask A Financial Advisor How Can I Help Fund My Grandchild’s Education? Are you a grandparent who wants to help out with your grandchild's education costs? Contributing to a Registered Education Savings Plan for your grandchild is the best approach. But caution may be in order. For one thing, the child's parents may have already opened an RESP. Starting another one can complicate the issue. In this case it may be best to gift money to the child's parents, who will then contribute to an existing RESP. If you decide to open a separate plan for a grandchild, make sure total contributions to all plans don't exceed allowed limits for the child. And be aware that if the child doesn't attend a post-secondary institution, you could run into tax problems. Under certain circumstances the growth in the plan can be rolled into an RRSP as a contribution, but grandparents may be past RRSP age. Have a question you want answered here? Ask Brian by phone or email. Brian Hilt - Financial Advisor 79 Ontario Road, P.O. Box 1450 Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 (519) 348-9873 brian.hilt@edwardjones.com Member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund Sports Number one The Brussels Tigers triumphed over the weekend at the Huron County Fastball League’s year- end tournament with a win in the A-B final against the Fullarton A’s. The game that determined this season’s champion was a close one, with the Brussels team edging out Fullarton by a score of 4-3. (Jim Brown photo) Terry Fox Run this Sunday The Brussels Terry Fox Run is set for Sept. 20 and will officially start at 10 a.m. at the Brussels Optimist Clubhouse. The run marks the 35th anniversary of Fox’s first run. In 1980, the Marathon of Hope started with Terry Fox in St. John’s, Newfoundland with his goal of running across Canada. Unfortunately Fox’s run was cut short when cancer, which had already cost him most of his right leg, was discovered in his lungs after 143 days of running. His run ended just outside of Thunder Bay. On June 28, 1981 Fox passed away from complications with the cancer. To date, according to The Terry Fox Foundation, more than $650 million has been raised through activities like the Terry Fox run for cancer research. Brussels organizer Ron Clarkson said that this year’s event is important because of the anniversary. “In my mind, Terry Fox was the original,” he said. “He was the first one to do anything like that and try to go across Canada for a cause like that.” He said that the Brussels Optimists and Lions Club, which co- host the event, hope to raise between $6,000 and $7,500 for the foundation this year. He said he would really like hit to the higher estimate because the event raised less than he would have liked last year. “We have two routes, the five-mile block outside of town and the in- town run,” he said. “A lot of people use the in-town run, which is marked as the Terry Fox Run, while the five- mile run is marked with pylons.” Clarkson said that the run brings out a strong core group every year and that he hopes new people will come and participate. “People can show up, register and bring in their pledge sheets,” he said. “They go for the walk, come back, and we have hot dogs and water and pop, as well as water to take on the walk if they like.” Donation sheets are available at local merchants, Clarkson said. He encouraged everyone to participate, even if it’s just someone pledging for themself or making a donation. “You also don’t have to walk if you don’t want to,” he said. “A lot of people just do a personal donation which is okay, but seeking pledges helps to spread the word about it.” Clarkson said the event is a relaxed one, with no speakers or grand launch ceremony. The event is family-focused, according to Clarkson, who said that many of the children have already started a Terry Fox Run program through local schools. “We do it for the families and we have a lot of families come with their spouses and their kids,” he said. “Sometimes we even have the grandparents come out with the children.” For more information, call Clarkson at 519-887-6058. Shade Trees • Fruit Trees • Spruce, Pine, Cedar • Shrubs MARTIN’S NURSERY EMANUEL E.M. 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