Bolton Crowned Junior Champions

August 27, 2008

Tony Gemmiti, coach of the Bolton Braves accepts a championship cup from League Secretary and junior division convenor Scott Anderson

2008 Junior Division Champions
Bolton Braves
Back row (l-r): coach Mark Kellet, Chris McDonald, Brett Chater, Michael Gemmiti, Ian Dixon, Ryan Regent, Patrick Veccharelli, coach Tony Gemmiti, coach Jim Dixon.
Front row (l-r): Shan Bijai, Kyle Morro, Jon Bloomfield, Daniel Shoemaker, Trevor Franklin, Andrew Porteous.
Missing from photo: Ryan Spilar and Andrew English.

2008 Junior Division Finalists
Barrie Red Sox
Back row (l-r): coach Gary Charters, Matt Schernitzki, Matt Crichton, Nick Cansius, Josh Lloyd, coach Brad Downing.
Middle row (l-r): Kyle Szydlik, Colin Rusk, Dan Downing.
Front row (l-r): Mike Berry, Lawrence Vera, Kevin Whittle.

The Junior Championship Series of the North Dufferin Baseball League concluded on Tuesday with the Bolton Braves crowned champions after defeating their rivals, the Barrie Red Sox, in three games of a best of five affair.

The defending Red Sox were unable to mount a solid effort as the Braves handily outscored Barrie in all three games. The first game was played August 24 at Bolton with the Braves winning the contest 7-3. On August 25 at Barrie, Bolton won the second game by a score of 13-3. The third and final game, on August 26 also played at Barrie, ended with a shut-out for the Braves with a 7-0 decision over the Red Sox.

The victory over Barrie resulted in the first championship title for the Bolton team after losing to Barrie the past two years.

League Secretary and junior division convenor, Scott Anderson, congratulated Bolton on their win and presented a championship cup to coach Tony Gemmiti during a presentation after the game.