Silver for New Lowell; delay for Clearview at provincials

September 5, 2022

Ontario Baseball Championships were played this weekend across the province with seven North Dufferin teams taking to the field.

The New Lowell Knights and Bolton Brewers attended the 'AA' tournament in Vaughan.

In round one action, the Knights faced league rival Bolton taking a 2-1 win before falling 7-2 to Kincardine. In the semi-final game the Knights bested Vaughan 6-0 to face the undefeated Kincardine team in the final.

The championship game was a close affair with Kincardine winning the title 6-4. The win for Kincardne is a second straight 'AA' title.

Bolton dropped their second game 11-1 to Vaughan.

At the 'C' tournament in the Niagara Falls region, the Clearview Orioles, Midland Mariners, and Owen Sound Baysox represented the league.

Clearview advanced to the semis after picking up an 11-0 win over Dresden, 4-3 win over Port Hope, and a 10-9 victory over Bryon. They lost to Tilsonburg 3-2 in round four before defeating Welland 7-2 to move on.

The tournament was rained out today (Sept. 5) and the semi-final and championship game will be held at a later date. Clearview will play Tillsonburg in the semi-final game with Thorold waiting for the winner in the championship.

A 1-0 loss to Hanover and a 10-7 defeat to Port Dover knocked Midland out early in the weekend.

Owen Sound lost a 4-3 game to Tillsonburg in opening action then thumped Essex 24-8 in the second game. The Baysox left the tournament after a 18-1 loss to Welland.

Meanwhile, the Ivy Rangers attended the 'A' tournament in Woodslee. The Rangers started the tourney with a 7-2 loss to Wyoming and were knocked out of contention with a 6-1 loss to Woodslee.

Tecumseh took home the title after a 10-9 win over Wyoming.

The Creemore Padres were the lone team at the 'B' tournament held in Petrolia. They opened with a 11-7 win over the host team then suffered two losses to Fort Erie 12-0 and Simcoe 8-2.

Mitchell defeated Fort Erie 5-3 for the championship.