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Local Teams Represent North Dufferin League at OBA Play
| For Immediate Release LOCAL TEAMS REPRESENT NORTH DUFFERIN LEAGUE AT OBA PLAY September 04, 2007 This past weekend six North Dufferin League teams participated at the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) play-offs. The Classification Tournaments started Friday and continued through to Monday. The format for the tournaments is a double knockout, meaning two losses eliminates a team from tournament play. The New Lowell Knights and Barrie's S.C. Cougars traveled to Courtright to play in the "B" Classification. The S.C. Cougars played four games winning two and losing two. The Cougars beat Niagara Falls 7-2 in their first game, won the second 3-2 over Merriton and lost games four and five to London Lakeside 4-0 and Corruna 6-2. New Lowell was eliminated Saturday from the tournament as they lost their first game to Chatam 2-1 and their second to London 6-2. In the "C" Classification the Barrie Red Sox (Sr) and the Creemore Braves played in Mississauga. The Barrie Red Sox had a short time at OBA losing their first two games to Port Hope 5-4 and Kincardine 1-0. Creemore made it to the semi-finals by winning over Welland 8-1, Port Hope 5-3 and Rose City 8-0. Creemore also lost one game against Rose City 5-3. In the semi-final match up Creemore played Kendel but lost 5-0. Peter Kinghan, coach of the Creemore Braves thanked the Creemore fans for their support at the tournament "thanks to all the people who drove down for the games. Amazing fan support.", said Kinghan. The Clearview Orioles and the Bolton Braves participated in the "D" Classification in Wallaceburg. The Orioles played four games winning over Thorold 4-1 and Forest 15-5, but lost two games to Southwest London 5-4 and Bolton 10-8. Bolton on the other hand had the best chance of winning an OBA title. The Braves made it to the finals where they played Exeter. The game went into extra innings, but unfortunately Bolton lost by a score of 5-4. Bolton made it to the finals by wining against Thorold 3-1, Fort Erie 7-2, Clearview 10-8, Courtright 6-1 and Southwest London 7-2. They also lost one game to Southwest London by a score of 4-3. Contact: Scott W. Anderson, Secretary and Statistician, North Dufferin Baseball League, Tel: (705) 424-0769, Email: [email protected] www.ndbl.ca 07-12 |
