Napanee done in by old nemesis; Stratford-New Hamburg claims Canadian title August 16th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 15—One day, you suppose, the members of the Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express will look at their bronze medal performance at this year’s Softball Canada junior men’s championship in a broader context.
You can easily imagine that in... [Read More] |  |
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Napanee ousted at Canadian junior fastball, settles for bronze medal August 16th, 2015
NAPANEE—Four runs in the bottom of the third inning broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the Irma, Alta., Tigers to a 6-1 win over Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express Sunday afternoon in the penultimate game of the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament at the... [Read More] | |
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Assured of the bronze medal, Napanee still in hunt for Canadian junior title August 15th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 15—They’ve been playing with fire all tournament, and three times this week at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship, the members of Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express were badly burned.
Tonight they decided not to let the embers... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball linescores August 15th, 2015
NAPANEE—Linescores at the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship tournament at the Fairgrounds:
FRIDAY
Tavistock, Ont. 000 000 ... [Read More] | |
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Napanee advances at Canadian junior fastball August 15th, 2015
NAPANEE—Both of the top-seeded teams got a scare Saturday morning but they both survived and they will meet at 5 o’clock this afternoon in the playoff round of the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament at the Fairgrounds.
Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express,... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball linescores August 14th, 2015
NAPANEE— Linescores Friday at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament at the Fairgrounds:
Tie-Breakers
(for sixth place)
Newfoundland-Labrador 021 010 ... [Read More] | |
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Express plays poorly; gets mercied in playoff opener August 14th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 14—They are, without question, very good. If anyone needed additional proof the Stratford-New Hamburg Cubs are the best team at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament, they provided it in a 12-5 win over the host Napanee Shoeless... [Read More] | |
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Two wins send Napanee into playoff round on a positive note August 14th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 13—The members of Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express believe they’re right where they want to be going into the playoff round Friday at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship.
After two victories on the final day of the preliminary... [Read More] | |
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Abundant Insulation gains first win at national junior fastball August 13th, 2015
NAPANEE—Napanee Abundant Insulation Express won its first game of the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament Thursday night, defeating the Saskatoon Bullets 6-0 in its final game of the preliminary round.
Already locked into ninth place, Abundant Insulation, which... [Read More] | |
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Shoeless Joe's clinches fourth place at Canadian junior fastball August 13th, 2015
NAPANEE, Aug. 13—Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express goes into the final game tonight at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament at the Fairgrounds having already clinched fourth place, and the coveted double playoff life that comes with it.
Napanee ended a... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball linescores August 13th, 2015
NAPANEE—Linescores on the final day Thursday of the preliminary round of the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament at the Fairgrounds:
Saskatoon Diamondbacks 401 303 ... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball linescores August 13th, 2015
NAPANEE—Linescores from the third day of play Wednesday at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament at the Fairgrounds:
Newfoundland-Labrador 100 021 ... [Read More] | |
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Shoeless Joe's on the ropes at national junior fastball tournament August 13th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 12—It’s not like the outlook is bleak for Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express at the Softball Canada junior men’s championship tournament. They’re tied for fourth place in a tournament where the top six teams qualify for the... [Read More] | |
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Three defeats for Napanee teams at Canadian junior fastball championship August 12th, 2015
NAPANEE, Aug. 12—Overtime does not seem to agree with Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express.
For the second time this week, the Express gave up the game-tying run in the seventh inning, and then lost in extras, this time suffering an 8-2 defeat at the hands of the defending Canadian... [Read More] | |
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Napanee Shoeless Joe's tied for second at Canadian junior fastball August 12th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 11—Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express moved into a tie for second place at the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship Tuesday night with a 9-4 win over the Saskatoon Diamondbacks in the final game of the night at the... [Read More] | |
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Napanee rebounds from devastating defeat to beat cross-town rival August 11th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 11—It’s sometimes said that if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Express turned the old adage on its side for the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship: If you let them join you, they... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball linescores August 11th, 2015
NAPANEE—Tuesday linescores from the second day of the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship tournament at the Fairgrounds complex:
Newfoundland-Labrador 001 141 ... [Read More] | |
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Rain sets Napanee teams up for a hectic Day 2 at Canadian junior fastball August 10th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
NAPANEE, Aug. 10—Evidently, Mother Nature appreciates a bit of irony as much as the next person.
On a day when it was so arid that the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship was already about 40 minutes behind schedule—as grounds crew took... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball linescores August 10th, 2015
NAPANEE—Linescores from the first day of play Monday at the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship at the Fairgrounds complex:
Quebec 420 030 ... [Read More] | |
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Napanee teams split before rains come to Canadian junior fastball August 10th, 2015
NAPANEE—Rain has halted play at the Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship tournament.
The skies opened around 6 p.m. and play was suspended in the two games in progress, with Newfoundland and the Saskatoon Diamondbacks just two outs away from completing their game.... [Read More] | |
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Canadian junior fastball schedule August 7th, 2015
NAPANEE—Schedule of games at the 2015 Softball Canada junior men’s fastball championship, Aug. 10-16 at the Fairgrounds:
Monday Games
Quebec vs. Newfoundland-Labrador, 9:30 a.m.
Alberta vs. Tavistock, 10:30 a.m.
Saskatoon Bullets vs. Napanee Shoeless Joe’s, 11:30... [Read More] | |
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A beginner's guide to the Canadian junior fastball championship August 7th, 2015
By CLAUDE SCILLEY
There are some things in Lennox and Addington County on which you can rely when the calendar turns to August: the tomatoes are starting to ripen; it soon will be time to harvest the grain—and sure as the ’coons are getting fat on corn, the junior fastball team... [Read More] | |
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Exhibitions to launch advent of national junior fastball championship July 21st, 2015
Championship teams from the past will reunite Thursday to help two teams from the present celebrate the advent of the Canadian junior fastball tournament next month in Napanee.
In the first game of an exhibition doubleheader at the Fairgrounds, members of the national midget champion Express... [Read More] | |
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Resilient Express qualifies for Canadian championship July 6th, 2015
Not even a lopsided loss in its final game could diminish what the Napanee Express accomplished at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association junior elimination tournament in Owen Sound.
“Overall, we had a great weekend,” coach Al Fenwick wrote in an email, after his team was... [Read More] | |
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Napanee beaten in final game of junior elimination tournament July 5th, 2015
It would seem Greg Hammell wasn’t just resting his arm when he was on the bench with the Napanee juniors at the Canadian championship last summer.
Evidently he was making some mental notes.
He certainly seemed to know where to find the holes in all the Napanee bats Sunday afternoon,... [Read More] | |
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Shoeless Joe's beaten by New Hamburg July 4th, 2015
A couple of familiar faces weren’t particularly friendly to their former teammates Saturday night at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association junior elimination tournament in Owen Sound.
Greg Hammell and Craig Lyons, two players originally from Owen Sound who joined Napanee for its... [Read More] | |
