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Southpoint Sun - 21
Sports flashbacks: May 1966 Jack Stein shoots ace The first hole-in-one was reported at Erie Shores this season as Jack Stein of Wheatley hit the ace on the 155yard number 3 hole. Stein used a 7-iron for the feat and his wife was the witness. Peewee Bs blank Kingsville The Leamington Peewee B Local 459 team rolled to a 10-0 victory over arch rival Kingsville at the Queen Elizabeth diamond. Jack Hills and Terry Ford combined for a one-hitter for Leamington, while Dan Reive sparked the offence with a pair of doubles. Barons open season with shutout The Leamington Barons, under the watchful eye of new manager Mike Vorkapich, rode the shutout pitching of young Bob Derbyshire to a 1-0 victory over the Maidstone Shamrocks on Sunday. The only run was scored in the top of the first inning when Don Simpson led off the game with a walk, stole second and moved to third on Ray Brackenbury’s two-out single to right. When right fielder Sam Dragich fumbled the ball, Simpson scampered home. Don Leonard took the loss for the favoured Shamrocks, allowing just three hits, while Derbyshire scattered six hits, fanned five and walked only one. Albert Jenkins and Art Verhaeghe had the other Leamington hits. Minor Baseball set to start The Leamington Kinsmen Minor Baseball house leagues are set to get rolling with the first ever season on June 4 with teams in all divisions. The Atom and Squirt rosters have been published while the Peewee teams are awaiting coaches. Bill Bowden was elected the group’s first president, while Don Robinson was appointed Atom convenor. Terry Misener will handle the Squirts, Joe Lepine the Peewees and Roger Whittle the Bantams. LDSS athletes capture titles Leamington District Secondary School failed in their bid to capture the team championship at the Essex County Secondary School Association “A” track and field meet in Essex last Wednesday, but they did take two individual titles. Leslie Haley captured top honours in the junior girls competition, while Jean McLean placed first in the senior girls division. Lorilee Matheson set a new record in the intermeditate girls javelin with a throw of 72 feet, 6 inches. Juniors beat Maidstone 10-4 The Leamington Juniors registered their second straight victory with a 10-4 romp over Maidstone on the weekend. Leamington jumped to a 8-0 lead after two innings and never looked back. They collected 11 hits off two Maidstone pitchers. Third baseman Don Bruner carried the heavy stick, belting a double and three singles. Ron Haley had a double and two singles, while Dick Wales had two singles. Hugh Sheldon pitched in with three RBIs. Neil Bradbury pitched 8 innings to get the win, but needed help from Bob Lambier, who finished up.
Winners of the 1993 LDMBA Hit, Run and Throw competition were, front row: Kyle Ukrainyc (first place, 7-8), Justin Renner (second place, 7-8), Lance Tofflemire (third place, 7-8). Middle row: Colin Bigley (first place, 9-10), Shaun Adamson (second place, 9-10), Aaron James Balkwill, (third place, 9-10). Back row: re Leamington Honda rep Azar Malif, Matt Coulter (first place, 11-12), Jeremy Winter (second place, 11-12), Jason Feltz (third place, 11-12) and LDMBA vice-president, Ron Sellon. Photo courtesy of the Scott Holland Collection
Honda Hit, Run and Throw
LDMBA players showed their skills in 1993 By C. Scott Holland In June of 1993, many of the Leamington District Minor Baseball Association’s players took part in the Honda Hit, Run and Throw competition, where they got to show their basic baseball skills of hitting, running and throwing. The local competition was sponsored by Leamington Honda and was a part of a province-wide competition with the top three winners advancing to the next level in Lon-
don and ultimately, a shot at the finals which were held at Toronto’s Skydome. The competition was not only a measuring stick to show each players strengths and weaknesses, but one which could be used by the players themselves and their coaches to improve their baseball game. Divided into age categories of 7 and 8 year-olds, 9 and 10 year-olds and 11 and 12 year-olds, the competition was an immense success.
Of course, the players who competed dreamed of making the finals and going to the Skydome. LDMBA produced nine winners who took first, second and third in the three age categories. The winners were Kyle Ukrainyc, Justin Renner, Lance Tofflemire, Colin Bigley, Shaun Adamson, Aaron James Balkwill, Matt Coulter, Jeremy Winter and Jason Feltz.
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