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THE VOICE of Pelham Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Page 11
This week in Pelham minor baseball action The Pelham Rookie Ball Blue Jays, sponsored by Lafarge, got their season underway this week with back-to-back games. The first, played at North Pelham Park, was a good warm up for some of the newer players. Matthew Iannizzi recorded a solid base hit for his first of the season and backed it up with a good fielding play. Wyatt Gibson’s quick reaction time got an out at second and just missed the double play at first. Paige Dixon, Maya Oakes and Alex Rubino provided fielding support, showing
great promise for the season ahead. Warmed up from the previous night, the Jays took their game on the road to Ted Roberts field in Beamsville. The bats were on fire, with each inning coming to an end due to the maximum 5 run rule. Cole Slingerland and Nolan Killeen both recorded doubles and Brendan Veenstra, Ethan Wells, Kelsie Dyson, Lucas Slingerland and Ben Iannizzi were reliably contributing to the high scoring game. On the field, great plays were made by
Michael Dyson and Simon Killeen as they closed up the gaps and routinely contributed to the outs. On May 29th, the Giant Tiger Rookie Ball team was lead on offense by Owen Dobbie, Curtis Crysler, Brock Morden, Drew McArthur and Carson Crysler, all with 3 hits. Jenna Dobbie, Ashley Goedee, Ethan Engel and Jack Hughes had 2 hits. Solid defensive efforts came from the whole team, as they defeated the Miller Restoration Rookie team 9-2. The Pelham Panthers
Pelham`s boys basketball team, consisting of players from Pelham, Welland, St. Catharines and Fort Erie, dominated preliminary rounds and eventually won the U17 Ontario Boys Provincial basketball championships held in Niagara. The Pelham Panthers Under 17 Boys opened their Ontario provincial championships against Mississauga winning 61-40. On Saturday they met Peterborough winning 76-44 and then finished the day with a win against Ancaster 9343 ensuring a birth into Sunday’s final. Pelham met IEM Kenswick from Markham in the Sunday semifinals, winning 76-52
and advancing to the championship finals in the afternoon. Once again they met Peterborough and again Pelham lead from the start and continued to lead to the final buzzer winning 66-43. Coach Al Ingraham would like to thank Pelham`s executive staff for their guidance needed to establish a team, a first and very successful year for Pelham in this division. Coach Ingraham attributes the technical knowledge of assistant coach Phil Mosley and JC Maltais in laying the foundations to their success. The players would like to thank their corporate sponsors that provided funding for the boys. They
are, Tora Inc, McGee Marketing, Durward Jones and Barkwell, Thurston Machine Ltd. and Victoria Dental. Ingraham said the team plans to take a few weeks off before planning next year`s U17 and U18-19 boy`s programs where they will build on what the team has established this season. Names in the photographFrom left to right1st row Nathan Ciccarelli2nd rowCoach Al Ingraham, Jordan Ingraham, Mark Fehrman, Mike Conte, and assistant coach Phil Mosley3rd rowCraig Maltais, Eli Stephens, Shahiem Shirley, Rich Stayzer, Mike Beam, Will Fitzgerald and assistant coach JC Maltais.
Rookie Select team. sponsored by The Lunch Lady, started the season off on Thursday May 31 with a hard fought loss to the Welland Mustangs, with the final score 18 – 15. Pelham had a strong offensive performance from the top to the bottom of the line-up. Leading the way were Alex Rubino, William Baltrusinunas, Curtis Crysler and Nathan Denbak with 3 hits each. Wyatt Gibson, Drew McArthur, Nolan Killeen and Brock Morden chipped in with 2 hits apiece. Defensively, after a couple
of rocky innings Pelham settled down and started a come back which fell just short. Conner DenBak, Jacob Shirton, Gibson and McArthur all had strong defensive efforts. The Pelham Mosquito Rep team, sponsored by Mossimo’s Pizza, beat the St. Catharines Majors 17-1 on May 31st. Josh Campbell almost pitched the complete game, striking out 10, and didn’t walk any. Max Blanchard came in and struck out the last batter to end the game. Alex Repar was 4 for 4 with 4 RBI’s, Mitchell Carmicheal was 3
for 4 with a Double and 2 RBI’s, and Max Blanchard was 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 6 stolen bases. The Studio 20 Mosquito Pythons defeated Beamsville by a score of 13 to 4 on May 31st. The Meridian Credit Union Peewees defeated the Future Stars team 108 on May 31st, with Jake Nunn, Jordan Carl, Gracie Furlong, Ayrton Ashick, Cameron Campbell, and Bobby Pieroway each pitching one inning. Joshua George and Scott Hooper pitched for Future Stars.
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THE PELHAM U17 boys celebrate their championship win: From left to right1st row Nathan Ciccarelli2nd rowCoach Al Ingraham, Jordan Ingraham, Mark Fehrman, Mike Conte, and assistant coach Phil Mosley3rd rowCraig Maltais, Eli Stephens, Shahiem Shirley, Rich Stayzer, Mike Beam, Will Fitzgerald and assistant coach JC Maltais. /Special to the Voice
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