Area sport July 30: Mustangs gallop to gold; Hull back with IceDogs; Pelham basketball registration; Porter Cup
The Welland major peewee Mustangs captured the championship at the Welland Welland Minor Baseball Association (WMBA) Peewee Major Rep Tournament. Front, William Wales; first row, left to right: Liam Seguin (bat boy), Mason Saxton, Roland Wearing, Kaleb Seguin; middle row, left to right: Riley Coles, Evan Deri, Keagon Slade; back row, left to right: Norm Bergeron (coach), Dave Brown (coach), Zachary Robichaud, Trent Bruzzese (coach), Spencer Brown, Steve DesRoches (coach), Jaxson Bruzzese, Colby DesRoches. Photo by: PIERRE SEGUIN
The Welland major peewee Mustangs were the hosts with the most this weekend, running the table to win the Welland Minor Baseball Association (WMBA) Peewee Major Rep Tournament.
Wins against their regional rivals from St. Catharines bookended the weekend for the Mustangs, who opened the tournament Friday afternoon with a 5-1 win over the St. Catharines Cobras. On Saturday, the Mustangs posted convincing wins over two Toronto teams, including Annette (21-4) and Royal York (17-4). A 9-0 win over East York in the semifinal Sunday morning put the Mustangs in the championship game in a rematch against the Cobras. The final was the tightest game of the weekend for the Mustangs, who found themselves down by four runs early, before battling back to edge the Cobras 10-8.
The Welland minor peewee Mustangs also had a strong showing in the tournament, advancing to the semifinals before falling to St. Catharines 9-3.
The win marks the first tournament championship of the season for the Mustangs, who were semifinalists in the Pelham tournament, and finalists in tournaments in Waterloo and Simcoe. The Mustangs will compete in the CNE Tournament starting August 20, before defending their 2018 OBA Provincial Championship on their home diamond in Welland Aug. 30 – Sept. 1.
Members of the Mustangs are: Jaxson Bruzzese, Spencer Brown, Riley Coles, Evan Deri, Colby DesRoches, Zachary Robichaud, Mason Saxton, Kaleb Seguin, Keagon Slade, William Wales and Roland Wearing. Steve DesRoches, Trent Bruzzese, Norm Bergeron and Dave Brown comprise the coaching staff.
http://www.wellandminorbaseball.ca/tournament/554/games.
HULL BACK WITH ICEDOGS
The Niagara IceDogs associate coach Jody Hull have signed a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Hull joined the IceDogs to start the 2018-19 season.
“Jody brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and was a tremendous asset last season to our hockey operations and the development of our players,” IceDogs head coach Billy Burke said. “I look forward to continuing to work with Jody as we enter a new era of Niagara IceDogs hockey.”
Hull, a native of Petrolia, Ont., had an extensive professional playing career with 831 games over 16 years in the NHL. Behind the bench, he spent 12 seasons with Peterborough Petes including the last six as head coach. In addition to his time with Peterborough, Hull also has accumulated an impressive international resume, serving as assistant coach for Canada at the 2018 U18 World Championships in Russia. He will be behind the bench at the 2019 World U17 Hockey Challenge for one of the three competing Canadian teams in Medicine Hat and Swift Current this fall.
PELHAM BASKETBALL REGISTRATION
Registration is now open for the Pelham Panthers Basketball Association.
The organization is located in the Panthers Den at the new Pelham community centre.
Travel basketball tryouts will be announced shortly on the association’s website or by email for those who have registered.
House league sessions start Saturday, Oct. 19 under the guidance of house league convenor Genille Kroeker.
Email ppba.registrar@gmail.com for any questions regarding registration.
To register, visit https://www.pelhambasketball.ca.
SNOOK FINISHES 86TH
Niagara-on-the-Lake native Jonathon Snook finished in 85th place at the Porter Cup after shooting rounds of 74, 77, 81 and 77 at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston, N.Y.
Australian Aiden Didone won the event with a 10 under par total.
Top Canadian was Elmira’s Garrett Rank, who finished tied for fifth at five under par.
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