CKMW Morning Show Host Steve Mullin gets set at the plate at the annual Clearwater Baseball Tournament
About seventy teams and several hundred baseball players from around the province were in Clearwater yesterday for the community’s 59th annual tournament. Tom Stone is President of the local sports club, and tells us the teams range from senior calibre down to eight and under's. Just under 1,900 people came through the gate on Canada Day.
He says it takes a lot of volunteers to pull off the tournament, but with many of them having helped out for years, things run very smoothly.
He adds it’s a very important event to the entire community, with proceeds supporting projects at the hall, curling, rink, and skating rink.
Looking ahead to the 2011 event which will mark the 60th anniversary of the Clearwater baseball tournament, stone says some special plans are being put into place. He tells us those include a reunion for all the players who have been part of the Clearwater senior men’s baseball team over the years.
Here are the results from yesterday's tournament:
59th Annual Clearwater Canada Day Sports Day
Senior Baseball:
1st place "A" side: Border East 2nd: Cartwright
1st place "B" side: Portage 2nd: North Ridge
Midget Boys:
1st place "A" side: Morden 2nd: Cartwright
1st place "B" side: Pilot Mound 2nd: Boissevain
Bantam Boys:
1st place "A" side: Portage 2nd: Carman
1st place "B" side: Pilot Mound 2nd: Morden
Pee Wee Boys:
1st place "A" side: Carman 2nd: Killarney
1st place "B" side: Cartwright 2nd: Oakville
Mosquito Boys:
1st place "A" side: Morden 2nd: Portage
1st place "B" side: Holland 2nd: Brandon
Midget Girls: 1st place: Manitou
Bantam Girls:
1st place "A" side: Bruxelles 2nd: Rock Lake
1st place "B" side: Westman 2nd: Portage
Pee Wee Girls:
1st place "A" side: Killarney 2nd: Portage
1st place "B" side: Bruxelles 2nd: Deloraine
Squirt Girls:
1st place "A" side: Morden 2nd: Bruxelles
1st place "B" side: Rock Lake 2nd: Pilot Mound