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REP TOURNAMENT NEWS MISSISSAUGA NORTH MITE TIGERS CAPTURE SILVER The Mississauga North Mite Tigers fastball team represented the MNBA in the tier II Mite Provincial Championships in Ajax over the August 13th to 15th weekend The team began the tournament on Friday 13th against the St. Catherines Wildcats. The Wildcats with exceptional pitching and timely hitting defeated the Tigers 15-4. The Tigers were not discouraged with this result and resolved to claw their way back to the final, although the route would be long and difficult. Saturday morning and afternoon saw the Tigers show their true stripes discipline, and teamwork. All elements of their game; pitching, fielding, and hitting were exhibited in an excellent display of "Tiger Ball". The Tigers rolled over Stratford 17-4, shut out Kingston 15-0 and closed Saturday with a resounding 19-3 victory over Brampton. Competition resumed Sunday morning, and the Tiger team picked up where they left off. This team of 9 and 10-year-old cubs defeated the Ajax Raiders 16-1 advancing to the bronze medal game against a strong Chatham team. The Tigers were up to the task and hitting coupled with speed on the base paths proved too much for the Chatham girls yielding a final score of Tigers 17 Chatham 7. Off to the gold medal game, against the St. Catherines Wildcats. The Tigers in their third game of the day and seventh of the tournament faced a rested team of Wildcats. The game lead seesawed through six innings with excellent pitching and fielding from both teams holding the score to 6-6 through 6 innings. The Wildcats pushed a run over the plate in the top of the seventh and then held the Tigers off in the bottom of the seventh to record the 7-6 victory. Mississauga Tigers received the silver medal for their excellent efforts. The Mite team played in excess of 50 games this season and recorded a win percentage of .682. Team members were 10 year-old second year rep players, Kimberley Brasil, Amanda Cripps, Kirsten Fill, and Trisha Petrosoniak, 10 year-old first year rep players Kayla McArthur and Leisa OBrien, 9 year-old first year rep players Amy Capobianco, Megan Dempsey, Teja Durante, Rebecca Moroney, and Janis Robins. The coaching staff is to be congratulated for the effort they put forth through the year to improve the individual skills of the players and to build the team spirit that was a key factor in their achievements. Team manager Michael Fill and coaches Gil Brasil, Geri Moroney, and Valerie OBrien were extremely proud of their team and wish all the girls success as they move on to next year. TIGERS QUALIFY FOR PROVINCIALS (Posted August 17) MISSISSAUGA, On - The Mississauga North Tigers Bantam II Girls Fastball team came home victorious from the Provincial Qualifiers in Fort Erie, August 6 to 8. The Tigers came from behind with an over-the-fence two-run home run hit by Julie Robitaille to beat Niagara Falls 4-2. Against Fort Erie, Stephanie Ross pitched a great game, helping the team win 2-0 before losing to the Halton Hill Hawks 6-3. The Tigers kept up their fight driving past Milton 9-1. They met up with Halton Hills again and came from behind once more with eight unanswered runs to win 8-6 in the final inning, thanks to winning RBI triples by Melissa Lane and Tricia Thompson. Due to the double-knockout rule, the Tigers had to beat the Hawks a second time to take the Gold. They did just that, defeating the Hawks 11-3 for Gold. The Tigers benefitted from outstanding pitching of both Ross and Lane throughout the weekend. Leanne Strachan called all the games. Other members of the Gold medal team include Nicole Christopoulos, Leslie Bishop, Rachel Paris, Jessie Hogan, Jen Golding, and Ashley Bavington. The team is managed by Barb Ross and coached by Wayne Thompson, Peter Ross and Pierre Robitaille. Bantam II Takes Silver The Bantam II Rep team travelled to Niagara Falls on the weekend of July 10th and came home with the Silver medal. The team won every preliminary game in the tournament. A win against Whitby in the semi-final got them to the Gold Medal round against Kitchener where they were awarded with the Silver. TIGERS ARE GOLDEN Mississauga North Tigers girls continue to win fastball tournaments throughout southern Ontario. The Midget team won Gold at Milton, after a good showing in London earlier in June when they brought home a Silver medal. The team of 17 to 21 year-old girls had to bear down after losing their first game in Milton and took to the field to win the next four games, to earn them the Gold. In the medal game against Elmvale, the Tigers came from behind to win 9-7. Pitchers Leeanne Boreham Ashleigh Stoesser led the strong defense. Catcher Ashley Elliott called a great game and made a key pick-off at second base. The defense held Elmvale off the score sheet after the first inning. A home run by Nicole Jones that brought in three runs proved to be the game winner. Exceptional play by Lisa Bastarche, Danielle Berneche, Jill Catherall, Katie Ferguson, Amanda Hrboticky, Deborah Kall, Kristin MacKenzie, Lisa MacKenzie and Chrissy Wessman earned the Tigers their wins. The team is coached by Glenn Jones, Jeff Boreham, Rob Mackenzie and managed by Marilyn Hrboticky. NOVICE II GIRLS CAPTURE SILVER IN KINGSTON The Mississauga North Novice II Girls Tigers traveled to Kingston for the Kingston Representative Fastball Tournament on June 18 & 19. The girls won all three of their round robin games, defeating Newmarket, Kingston and Orleans. These wins put them into the championship game facing the Oshawa Stingers. The MNBA girls played an excellent game but feel short, losing to a strong pitching performance by the Oshawa team. The Tigers came home with a silver medal to add to their bronze medal won in Markham. All members of the tam contributed to this successful weekend. Congratulations to Christina Pavao, Andrea MacKenzie, Danielle Mackenzie, Lori Libbenga, Alvina Lam, Stephanie Gorrill, Ali Djordjevic, Lesley Dahonick, Samantha Currie, Tabitha Cocuzzoli and Jenna Craig. MISSISSAUGA NORTH STRIKES GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE Mississauga, ON - Rep teams in Mississauga North Baseball Associations Girls Softball League are off and running with key wins in recent tournament play. The Tigers Novice I Rep team battled the competition and the heat to come home with the gold from the 24th Annual Dorothy Hill Tournament in London on June 6. This team of 13 and 14-year-old girls had a record of 3-1 to advance to the semifinal and never gave up the lead or determination to beat the Chatham Eagles 7-6 and go on to the final medal round against the Brampton Blazers. With home runs from Stacey Kall and Anne-Marie Simonelli, and great bunts and base running from the rest of the offence, the Tigers answered every run, in all but one game over the weekend. With the support of a strong defence, the pitching team of Marcie Furtado, Sarah Medeiros and Carly Sutherland held the Blazers to 10 runs while the Tigers offense came on strong from a four run deficit at the beginning of the game to win 11-10. Other Novice Tigers are Danielle Cerisano, Tara Ferguson, Melissa Klesc, Monica Machado, Alicia Polato and Amanda Sammut. On the same weekend, the Tigers Bantam II Rep team brought a gold home from Cobourg, besting Belleville 6-5 in the final. Julie Robitailles home run; triples by Tricia Thompson and Melissa Lane; two outstanding plays by Leanne Strachan; and solid pitching by Stephanie Ross and Melissa Lane gave the Tigers the upper hand. Rachel Paris, Leslie Bishop, Jessie Hogan, Nicole Christopoulos, Jen Golding, and Ashley Bavington contributed to a strong team effort. In other tournament play, the Tigers Novice II Rep team battled to a bronze medal in Markham, defeating Orleans and Ajax, to face Oakville in the final. Five runs scored in the bottom of the 6th inning won them the game, 9-8. Ali Djordjevic, Andrea MacKenzie and Samantha Currie gave strong pitching performances. Jenna Craig, Tabitha Cocuzzoli, Lesley Dahonick, Stephanie Gorrill, Alvina Lam, Lori Libbenga, Danielle MacKenzie and Christina Pavao rounded out the team that persevered through eight games before capturing the bronze. To complete the medal cache, the Tigers Squirt I Rep team won a silver in its first tournament of the season. This strong field of 11 and 12-year-old girls includes Jennifer Hachey, Julie MacKenzie, Jamie Bishop, Sonia Petrosoniak, Stephanie Hagerman, Jenna Tenn-Yuk, Samantha Malone, Deanna Fairman, Kaitlin Strachan, Tessa Ridi, Christine Wachnik and Amy Lewis. Congratulations to the managers of these successful teams. Managers and sponsors of all rep teams are listed on the main Rep webpage.
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