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LDSS won the first Essex County high school baseball title in 1994
By C. Scott Holland In the spring of 1994, the Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association formed their first baseball league. That inaugural season of baseball saw the Leamington Lions team dominate, thanks to its strong pitching, which was showcased in nearly every game. That pitching was the key for LDSS in reaching the semi-final vs Essex and winning the championship over Leamington’s Cardinal Carter squad. Getting timely hits also aided in the Lions capturing the ECSSAA title. Relief pitcher Jason Szorvas showed his abilities when he came on in relief of starter Dave Neufeld in the semi-final against Essex. For two-and-two-thirds innings, Szorvas shut down the Red Raiders to preserve the victory. “He really has not had a bad outing all season,” said LDSS manager Jim McKeen of Szorvas. “He has responded to the challenge of men on base.” The Lions scored four runs in the third and another three in the fifth. Mike Alton and Jason Cornies supplied big hits. Cornies had had a spectacRYAN DERKSEN ular at-bat when he fouled off a couple of two-strike pitches before driving a hit to right field behind the runners to score Alton and Ryan Derksen. “Cornies has been a leader all season and has thrown out quite a few runners trying to steal, plus he’s shown a deep intensity to win,” added McKeen. After winning the semi-final, the the Lions were pitted against cross-town rival Cardinal Carter, in a game played at Wheatley. The LDSS Athlete of the Year winner, Ryan Derksen, went the distance and won 6-2. “I did not have my best stuff today,” said Derksen after the game. But despite his thoughts on his outing, the mixture of fastballs, sliders and curve balls were effective enough to allow only two runs, eight hits and two walks, while striking out eight. The members of that LDSS team were: GM/coach Jim McKeen Players: Jason Cornies, Dave Neufeld, Chris Geddes, Randy Crerar, Ryan Derksen, Jason Szorvas, Mike Alton, Darryl Manley, Kevin Cook, Scott Augustine, Darryl Goodison, and Dave Cornies.
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By C. Scott Holland Erie Shores Golf and Country Club celebrated their 75th Anniversary in 2001 and in late 2000, plans were made for some of the events to herald the occasion. Three members formed a committee to compile the course’s history, with each of them handling 25year periods. Rick Harwood looked after the club’s first quarter-century since his grandfather, Robert Gray Sr., had created the course and had been its first professional. Pete Lyons tackled the second quarter of the club’s existence and Chris Webster compiled the more recent 25 years. The late Jack Greswell, a local golf enthusiast who had memories of the club stretching back to the 1930s, was pegged to do the writing, but turned the job down. His reason was simple: The work would be done on a computer and Jack was a typewriter guy. He felt
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The committee which oversaw the Erie Shores Golf & Country Club 75th Anniversary book. Front row are C. Scott Holland (author), Peter Lyons, Bob Moran, Darrell Langille, Don Mensch. Back row are Chris Webster, Rick Harwood, Jack Greswell, Bill Knox. Leita Vines was absent. The volume was a huge success and chronicled the story of the local golf course over its first 75 years of existence. Photo courtesy of Scott Hllland
that he could not fairly pen its entire history on a typewriter. Jack called me (Scott Holland) one November morning and asked if I would be interested in doing the project. My own grandfather had plenty of material and was a golfer there for nearly 35 years. I had inherited not only memorabilia, but stories of the course as well. It was a good fit and I accepted the offer. The only thing left to be done was to meet the committee and find out exactly what they wanted. A full history was in the plans and they gave me access to the club’s archives, which included notes of board minutes. Delving into the course’s history and improvement over the years was anything but simple. Via meetings with older members, newspaper articles and the snapping of photos, the book ended up surpassing anything the
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board ever dreamed of. The volume was released at its kick-off tourney and was mainly intended for club members, although Erie Shores did allot a number to be sold publicly. Today the soft cover book is outof-print and considered a collector’s item. Their forthcoming 100th Anniversary in 2026 should be as exciting.
Commemorative tag produced for Erie Shores’ 75th Anniversary in 2001.
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