Sports – August 29
Minor Ball Wrap Up
Written by Adrianna McGinnis.
Aug. 26, 2024 – On Monday August 19th Elmvale Minor Ball hosted our annual End-Of-Year Banquet. Our banquet is a chance to celebrate the success of each team throughout the season. From pre season, to regular season, to playoffs, each team works hard to improve their skills and have the best season possible. Our banquet was a fun night, with lots of smiling faces.
We also take the time at our banquet to thank all of our volunteers. From the Minor Ball Committee, to coaches, score keepers, diamond-liners, umpires, and all involved parents; we truly could not run our league without everybody’s help.
We would like to highlight some teams:
U9 #1 Playoff Champs in group B.
U9 #2 Overall Season Champs and Playoff Champs in Group A as well as Champions of the playoffs.
U13 #1 Overall Season Champs.
U13 #2 Playoff Champs in Group B.
U21 Overall Season Champs.
We would also like to congratulate the winners of our memorial awards.
The Lynda Ritchie Memorial Award is awarded each year to a female player for their love of the game. This year’s award recipient was Alyson Dyce from the U21 team.
The Chris Minty Memorial Award is awarded each year to a player for their dedication, attitude and commitment to Elmvale Minor Ball. This year’s award recipient was Brody Leclair from the U21 team.
We look forward to seeing everyone’s smiling faces in the spring for the 2025 season!
LOCAL LEGEND ON WINNING TEAM
By Brian Belcourt
August 12, 2024 – On August 2, a local baseball team from Creemore traveled to Thorold, Ontario to compete in the Canadian National Old Timers 60 plus tier 1 baseball championship.
There was 4 teams in this division, Dufferin Simcoe Rockers with local legend John DeGroote, Hamilton Stealers, Great West Legends and the Spring Lake Masters.
All 4 teams played a round robin with Hamilton and Great West finishing with 4 points, Dufferin Simcoe 3 points and Spring Lake 1 point.
In the semi finals Dufferin Simcoe Rockers upset the Great West Legends 12 too 4, the Spring Lake Master also upset the Hamilton Stealers 16 too 10.
In the final the Dufferin Simcoe Rockers completed their championship run with a 9 too 5 victory over the Spring Lake Master.
Congratulations to the team from Creemore on there successful tournament.
Note: Last edition of the North Simcoe Springwater News August 15, 2024 reported that the team came in third place and that was incorrect.
Penetanguishene Blazers Win Three AA Provincial Titles at OBHA Championships
Submitted by Jamie Robillard
August 25, 2024 – The Penetanguishene Blazers represented the Penetang Midland Minor Ball Hockey League in nine categories of play at the Ontario Ball Hockey Association Provincial Championships in July and came home with three ‘AA’ Titles.
In Brampton the U18-Juniors, Girls U13 and Girls U18 teams all captured gold at the ‘AA’ level of play while the U12-Atom and Girls U15 squads won the ‘AA’ silver medal along with a ‘A’ gold medal by the U16-Bantam team.
The U18 Lady Blazers won all six of their games in capturing the Championship. The Blazers swept through the round robin beating teams from Newmarket, Oshawa, Toronto and Cambridge. In the semi-finals Lacey Larmand and Brooke Browne each scored single goals as Penetanguishene got past Oshawa by a 2-1 score and then in the Championship game Sydney Larmand and Browne, with one goal each, led the Blazers to a 2-1 win over Newmarket. The Blazers roster was composed of Goalie Olivia Charlebois, Lacey Larmand, Stella Willson, Tatum Scanlan, Brooke Browne, Sydney Larmand, Ellie Gauthier, Zoe Everson, Karley Eckstein, Gabreille Cloutier, Tia Callas, Breanna Berriault, Alexa Archer, Shauny Roberston, Emily Wilson and Ella Harding.
The U13 Girls Blazers completed the round robin portion of the Championships with 2 wins and 2 losses before getting past the Ottawa West Eagles by a 9-0 score in the semi-finals. Grace Jones scored three goals, Gracie Seguin netted two while Danica Lee, Cailin Latour, Samantha Czapla and Ava Binns scored single tallies. In the Final Grace Jones scored three goals including the overtime winner as Penetanguishene got past the Cambridge Canucks by a 3-2 score. The Blazers roster consisted of goalies Lily Zandbelt and Madison Torraville and runners Samantha Czapla, Ava Binns, Brooklyn Binns, Danica Lee, Jane Awery, Liv Granlund, Grace Jones, Leah Sibley, Cailin Latour, Gracie Seguin, Gracelyn Smith, Ryle Merritt-Reid, Reede Porteous, Emily Sauve, Sophia Mayer, Camie Charlebois and Hannah MacDonald.
The U18-Junior Blazers advanced to the semi-finals with three round robin games wins over the Niagara Sting (8-0), the Oshawa Stampede (6-1) and the Kingston Attack (3-1). In the semi-finals the Blazers edged the Niagara Storm 3-2 on Isaac Larmand’s overtime winner Alex Sajan and Elliot deMunnik added on goal each. Larmand again paced the Blazers in the Championship game scoring twice while Finn Price and Brody Coe added single markers. The U18-Junior Blazers roster was made up of goalies Masen Downs and Colten Drillen-Roach. Runners Cole Warren, Finn Price, Alex Sajan, Nathan Ross, Isaac Larmand, Brody Coe, Ethan Barron, Owen Fuller, Curtis Warren, Cole Tucker, Aidan Gravel, Conner Varley, Nathan Schaap, Ethan Wright, Cameron Weishar, Elliot deMunnik, Charlie Wright and Josh Hutton.
The U16-Bantam Blazers finished round robin play with 1 win and 2 losses to advance to the ‘A’ semi-finals. In the round robin Penetanguishene got past the Ottawa West Eagles 3-2, dropped a 6-1 decision to the Brantford Royals and lost 1-0 to the Belleville Predators. In the semi-final’s goals by Ty Hutton, Reid Rawson, Darcy Quesnelle, Lukas Waschenko and Ben Traynor paced the Blazer to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa West Eagles. In the gold medal game, the Blazers were trailing 3-0 after less than five minutes of play but stormed back with two goals from Blake Weicker and singles from Quesnelle and Max Geere to get past the Chatham Coyotes by a 4-3 final score. J.P. Fiddler was outstanding in the Penetanguishene goal throughout the Championships, making numerous key saves. Other players on the U16-Bantam roster were Mason Bath, Brycen Kingma, Lucas Sibley, Evan Latour, Graham Richardson, Owen Loughran, Cooper Thompson and Samantha Larmand.
The U12-Atom Blazers came home with ‘AA’ silver medals on the strength of two round robin wins and a tie. The Blazers stopped Prince Edward County (13-0), followed by a 2-2 tie with the Toronto ML Warriors, and a 10-1 win over the Oshawa Stampede. In their semi-final the Blazers Maverick Gouett and Dre Pellarin each scored single markers while Cash Lavechia recorded the shut out as they got past the Kingston Attack 2-0. In the Final the Blazers met a strong Niagara North Nemesis squad and could not find an answer to the challenge dropping a 5-0 decision. The U12-Blazer’s roster was composed of goalies Lavechia and Jaxxon Cadeau. Runners Pellarin, Harper Fraser, Keegan Smolin, Adam Boucher, Gouett, Ella Cadeau, Ashton Kingma, Wylie Ladouceur, Max Moreau, Jaxon Duhamel, Ben Nicoll, Jett Bondar, Aaron Sloss, Hudson Hamelin and Liam Skinner.
The ‘AA’ silver medalist U15 Girls Blazers dropped a 4-0 decision to the Newmarket Vipers in their ‘AA’ Championship game. Newmarket played a strong game defensively giving Penetanguishene only a couple of scoring chances. In round robin play the Blazers won three and tied one game on route to the Final. The U15-Girl’s roster was made up of goalie Haylo Leblanc, Rhyan Baxter, Addison Withrow, Robyn Fraser, Eva Granlund, Ella Harding, Marla Gravel, Ava Gignac, Rebekah Leroux, Ashlynn Irwin, Hadlei Gagnon, Cassandra Brawn, Rylan Rossel, Myla Parent, Piper Bondar and Isabella McFadden.
The ’A’ Silver medal winning U14-PeeWee Blazers played 4 round robin games winning 3 and dropping 1. The opened with a 6-1 loss to the Belleville Predators followed by a 4-2 win over the Niagara Hitmen, a 3-1 win over the Ottawa West Eagles and a 4-3 win over the St. Catharines Punishers. In the semi-final the Blazers shut out the Niagara Lions 5-0 on two goals from Stuart deMunnik and singles from Cole Traynor, Parker Sneddon and Mason Stevens. Spencer Graham recorded the shut-out. In the Championship game the Blazer lost 5-3 to the Kings Attack with Sneddon, deMunnik and Brody Quesnelle scoring one goal each. The U14-PeeWee roster was made up of goalies: Graham and Everson Fay along with runners: deMunnik, Anderson Dalziel, Caleb Muldoon, Dylan Larmand, Caleb Lesperance, Landry Jones, Kolten Langley, Liam Moreau, Quesnelle, Traynor, Ticeson Hrizo, Sneddon, Dan Lefley, Stevens, Cameron Gignac, Aubrey Ireland, Gavin Sloss and Noah Robitaille.
In Belleville both the U8-Tyke and U10-Novice Blazers were eliminated in semi-final play. The U8-Tyke Blazers won 1 and tied two in the round robin tying both the Belleville Predators 0-0 and the Kingston Attack 2-2 while downing the Cambridge Canucks 7-0. In the semi-final’s the Blazers dropped a 5-3 decision to the Kingston Attack. The Blazers were made up of goalie Blayke Ritchie, Parker Maurice, Ben Marchildon, Dominic Pepin, Landon Phillips, Zaidyn Gignac, Hailey Bowen, Jacob Laurin, Draper Temolder, Max Stone, Bennett Duivenvoorden, Blake Duivenvoorden, Louka Bracnik, Van McFadden, Scott Haines, Alex Bertram and Brendan Hayes.
The U10-Novice Blazers played up and down ball hockey starting off with a 7-1 victory over the Belleville Predators followed by a 6-3 loss to the Peterborough Force. Penetang then edged the Cambridge Canucks 2-1 before dropping their semi-final contest 4-3 to the Brantford Royals. The U10-Novice roster was made up of Reid Archer, Stirling Baxter, Forrest Belfry, Joshua Boucher, Grayson Chrysler, Naleah Desrochers, David Dorion, Fionn Flahive, Monty Gouett, Lucas Harvey, Kolten MacDonald, Brennan Murray, Everson Morden, Emma Parent, Bo Vermilyea and goalie Dean Bachly.
Madeline ‘Maddy’ Tannahill
by Waxy Gregoire
Madeline Tannahill from Penetang sits back and reminisces about those days when she excelled in the sport of golf.
It all started in 1966 at the Ashburn Country Club in Halifax where she qualified for the tournament by being among the top 16 players in Ontario.
From 1968 to 1979, she competed in Ontario Open Tournament with fields of 90 golfers with her best finish coming in fifth.
Maddy played in many Canadian Ladies golf championships beginning in 1970 at the Oakdale Country Club in Toronto with a five handicap and then in 1974 in Winnipeg. She competed in Ontario Match Play four times.
For a person to qualify for Ontario Match Play, a player had to be in the low 16 in the Ontario Open. In order to do that she had to win a berth on the Huronia District team which in turn dictated four match play playdowns.
Maddy was in the top eight Ontario amateur ladies from 1974 to 1977 which allowed her to be a member of the Ontario Match team.
Maddy captured the Huronia District championship eight times from 1968 to1979 playing two matches a day over a two day period, beating the best golfers from Shanty Bay, Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Collingwood, Brooklea and Horseshoe Valley golf clubs.
It was quite a year for the Tannahills in 1968, Maddy is Don’s twin sister and it was the same year he won the Memorial Cup in hockey.
The same year she won the Midland Golf and Country Club ladies championship and then did it a total of 10 times.
During the 1980 tournament Maddy had recorded 75 on both her first rounds, going into the second day she had a 20 stroke lead over second place.
Madeline held a Canadian Professional Golfers Association Certificate as a teaching pro…what a player.
