Adam Prudhomme
Editor
Making their first appearance at the Tier I level of the PWSA Grand Championships, the Napanee Express U15 girls had a strong showing in Stratford.
The Express opened the weekend with a 7-7 tie against LaSalle on Friday morning.
In their second game they matched up against a strong Palmerston club, falling 14-7. That put them in a win-or-go home situation against Kitchener. In a back-and-fourth game the Express came up just short, losing in walk-off fashion to fall 8-7.
“The team had a great showing in the A side of the tournament,” said Express coach Shawn Hutcheson. “Competing in every game with some of the best team in the province.”
-The Napanee battery of pitcher Riley Manion and catcher Brendan Hagerman helped the Owen Sound Selects to a silver finish at the U23 Men’s Fast Pitch Championships, held in Carp, On.
Owen Sound fell 10-2 to the Tavistock Merchants in the gold medal game.
-Napanee’s U17 Express boys and U23 Women will head out west this week for their respective Canadians. The boys’ tournament runs Aug. 10-14 in Saskatoon with Napanee playing as Ontario’s second seed in a field of eight.
The women’s tournament will also run Aug. 10-14 in Saskatoon, with Napanee the top Ontario team, also in a field of eight.