An Aldergrove baseball team won the bantam A division of the Ross Tournament in Newton’s Unwin Park over the May Day long weekend.
The Aldergrove Dodgers claimed the gold medal 9-3 in the finals Monday against the Newton Cubs. The two teams had played their first games of the tournament against each other on Friday, with Aldergrove winning 10-8.
On Saturday, the Dodgers recorded a 9-7 loss against the Ridge Silverhawks, and were then slated to take on a Vancouver squad for a semi-final spot on Sunday afternoon. Vancouver forfeited due to not enough players, giving Aldergrove an automatic spot in the semi-finals.
The Dodgers then took on their hometown rivals, the Aldergrove Yankees, in the semi-final match Sunday night. The hard-fought defensive battle – with powerful pitching and strong fielding from both sides – ended in a 2-1 victory for the Dodgers.
The winning team consisted of: Clayton Churchill, Cale Clements, Nathan Dahl, Dakota Eaves, Daniel Fontaine-Trimble, Bethany Hitchman, Colin Hopes, Colin Jamieson, Josh Poirier, Debora Ross, Sam Sedun and Mitchell Taylor.
They were coached by Don Fisher, Carl Jamieson and Darren Hopes.
