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Sports flashback from 1986 This week’s flashback takes us back to August 1986. CHARKO WINS JR. GOLF TITLE Jeff Charko won the annual Junior Golf Championship at Talbot Trail with a fine 73. Greg Dawson finished second at 76, with third place going to Derek Brown, who shot an 84. In the Junior division, Rob Gillespie had low honours with an 81, followed by Brad Hyatt, who shot 84. The Bantam division was a tight battle, with Jim Dobson shooting a sizzling 85, followed by Jeff Ruiter, Ken Wigfield and Marc Brown, all at 86. WHEATLEY SWIMMERS CAPTURE SIX MEDALS The Wheatley Swim Team travelled to Tilbury on the weekend and placed fourth overall out of eight teams. Aimee-Sue Omstead brought home a gold medal for the 9-10 year old girls, while Katie Vanderbeek captured the silver. Melyse McLean took the gold in the eight-and-under girls. Jenny Omstead won bronze in the same category. Aaron Matthews and Ryan Pearson finished one-two in the boys 9-10 age group. The girls relay team bested them all, with contributions from Jenny Omstead, Andrea Pearson, Brooke Omstead and Melyse McLean. PACKERS OUTLAST KINGSVILLE The Leamington P-459 Packers outlasted Kingsville 13-11 in Tyke exhibition baseball play at the Kinsmen Sports Field. The Packers were outhit 12-9 but took better advantage of their scoring opportunrities, building a 6-0 lead after three innings. John Carson, Troy Zeray, Mike Raffoul and Mike Impens all pitched for Leamington, striking out 11 and walking five. Kingsville employed three pitchers in Matschulat, Warkentin and Heaton. Raffoul sparked Leamington with a double and two singles. BANTAMS LOST FIRST PLAYOFF GAME The Leamington Kinsmen Bantams lost the first game of their OBA playoff series to Riverside on Sunday. Down 6-4 in their final at bat, Leamington managed to score a run but left the tying run stranded on third base. Matt Derksen took the loss on the mound. Jason Wuerch and Darren McCarty had a pair of hits and Kevin Clark slammed a triple. FLOOR HOCKEY TEAM WINS GOLD The Sun Parlour Sports Association Floor Hockey team won the gold medal at the Special Olympics held in Calgary. The all-boys team played four games from July 15-20, beating Nova Scotia 5-1, Manitoba 6-1 and Alberta 6-0. Then they beat Saskatchewan in the finals by a 4-0 score. Local players, Ben Tickle, Paul Rodrigues, Mark Garraway, Paul Janisse and Alfonso Labonte, all played a big role in bringing home the gold.
The 1983 OBA Tyke ‘A’ champions from Leamington were, back row: Piero Ingratta, Matt Derksen, Steve Cziraky, Marc Brown, Scott McGregor, manager Jake Unger, coach Craig McCarty and Bob (Gramps) Kirk. In front are: Jay Kettle, Chris Tuquero, Ryan Derksen, Jason Leili, Columbo Ciotoli, Darren McCarty, Chris Sleiman, Steve Leili, coach Steve Leili. Photo courtesy of Scott Holland Collection
Slam Clarkson 23-7
P-459 Tykes undefeated for Ontario crown in 1983 ‘A’ tourney By C. Scott Holland LEAMINGTON — The 1983 Ontario Baseball Association championship was decided on Leamington soil, as the Leamington P-459 Tykes rolled to their third straight OBA title. Playing in a double knockout format, Leamington won three straight in the tournament to advance to the final, where they demolished Clarkson 23-7. The local team dominated by pounding out 54 hits in four games and outscoring their opposition 5514. The Leamington pitching staff yielded only 15 singles. The locals started with an impressive 12-0 shutout over St. Thomas, then topped Welland 14-6. The third game was a battle of two unbeaten teams — Leamington and North Bay. Leamington’s
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pitching, defense and offense dominated North Bay by a final score of 6-1. In the opening match, Jason Leili was aided by some spectacular fielding to earn the shutout over St. Thomas. Right fielder Columbo Ciotoli flagged down four fly balls, including making two diving catches to preserve Leili’s shutout. The second game wasn’t close as Leamington vaulted to an 8-0 lead. Welland scored four runs on Leamington errors late in the game. Matt Derksen and Chris Sleiman shared the mound duties. Steve Cziraky hit a triple off the top of the fence that missed being a homerun by just inches. In the battle with North Bay, Piero Ingratta and Matt Derksen combined on the mound to sty-
mie North Bay, allowing only two hits. With the victory, undefeated Leamington received a bye into the championship contest on Sunday. The match-up for the OBA Tyke ‘A’ crown was against Clarkson and despite spotting Clarkson a four-run lead in the first frame, P-459 displayed their offensive prowess and ran rampant to gain a 23-6 victory. It started with a sixrun second and the locals never looked back. Leamington catcher Darren McCarty batted .706, going 12 for 17 and scoring 10 runs in the four games. In the final, he had a triple and a three-run homer. During the final, he also picked off two runners - one heading to second and another going into third. McCarty was named the tournament’s MVP.
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