14 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Sports flashbacks from 1955
1985 Leamington Bantams at their July tournament in Kincardine. The locals won the championship there, but bowed out of the OBA tournament back home in Leamington on Labour Day weekend. Back row: Steve Babkirk, Rick Schell, Gary Quenneville, Greg Knox, Kevin Hall, Mike Vorkapich Jr., Jason Wuerch. Front row: coach Bill Wuerch, Tony Joseph, Michael Sleiman, Aldo Cervini, Brandon Klein, coach Mike Voorkapich Sr. Absent was Sammy Raffoul. Photo courtesy of Scott Holland Collection
1985 Kinsmen Bantams won in Kincardine but bowed out of OBA tournament at home By C. Scott Holland The Leamington Kinsmen Bantams put up a valiant effort in the six team 1985 OBA playdowns but ran into one team that was hotter than they were. The locals reached the OBA semi-finals in the A series but bowed out with a 2-2 record. Their nemesis was a team from Huron East (London). In the opener of the tournament, the Leamington club defeated Oakville 6-2. That was followed by them facing Huron East who defeated the Kinsmen 5-2. Leamington bounced back though, with a 5-2 victory over Barrie to keep them in the running for a place in the finals. However, as luck would have it they had to face Huron East a second time, which they lost 6-5. The highlight of the weekend tourney in Leamington was the opener, in which pitcher Greg Knox was near invincible facing Oakville. Knox tossed a one-hitter while striking out 15 and walking five. In the second contest, Brandon Klein got the call to start but was gone by the second inning. Sam Raffoul finished up in relief of Klein as the club lost 5-2.
Jason Wuerch started against Huron East in their second meeting and lasted until the sixth inning when Raffoul took over. Leamington rallied to knot the contest 5-5 in the top of the seventh, but Huron East chipped away and got the winning run in the bottom half of the frame. The final was 6-5 and with the loss, the Leamington club’s run was finished. Earlier in the season, the Kinsmen Bantams captured the B division of the annual Kincardine Baseball tournament in July. Leamington beat Tecumseh 8-6 in the final af-
ter trailing 5-4 . The locals picked up two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to ice the victory. Brandon Klein, pitching in relief of starter Greg Knox, got the win. They allowed eight hits, struck out six and walked
three. Leamington had easily won their three preliminary games on their way to the championship by beating Listowel, Pelham and Kincardine. Knox hit a pair of triples to pace the offense in the title game.
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This week’s flashback takes us back 65 years to August of 1955. BARONS LOSE 11-8 TO KINGSVILLE The Leamington Barons fell back into fourth place on Sunday when they dropped a free-swinging Essex County Senior League game to the Kingsville Pirates, 11-8 at the Leamington Fairgrounds. Leamington led 8-4 over the last place Pirates going into the seventh inning, but Kingsville scored seven times to win the game. The Pirates pounded three Leamington pitchers for 12 hits. Garnet Hillier started, with relief help from Harold Wigle and Elmer Scratch. Garnet Jobin and D. Wigle pitched for Kingsville, who were led at the plate by Garnet Arner and Jobin, who each belted homeruns. Leamington’s offense was powered by Johnny Cascadden and Wigle. T.C.P’S BEAT KINGSVILLE 10-3 The Leamington Shell T.C.P. Juniors chalked up their 10th win in 12 games with a 10-3 drubbing of Kingsville on the weekend. Earl Dunmore and Don Simpson teamed up on the mound for the win. They scattered three hits, while striking out 11. Three pitchers hurled for Kingsville. Kinik, Harward and Rankin allowed 12 Leamington hits. Jerry Brooks, Cook, Simpson and Bill Sanford each picked up a pair of hits for Leamington. Harward, Kapinya and Wigle hit singles for Kingsville. JUNIORS BEAT WHEATLEY The Leamington Legion Juniors doubled up on Wheatley by a 10-5 score over the weekend. Leamington sent 11 men to the plate in the last half of the eighth to ice the victory. Lorne Jenkins led the winners with three hits. Don Hoorelbeck and Ron Browell each had a pair of hits, with singles going to H. Pursel, Clare Wiper, A. Chibi, Albert Jenkins and Jake Boshman. LEAMINGTON FAIR THIS WEEKEND The Leamington District Fair is this week (August 8-13) and features a full week of fun and frolic with the big opening night show Rio Rita, performed by the Windsor Light Opera Company. Another show gaining attention will be the RCMP Band on Children’s Day. A big midway is expected, along with the ever popular baby show, drawing match, flower show, livestock, dolls and harness racing. The Leamington Rotary Club is giving away a car on Saturday night.
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