Lacrosse sisters, bronzed!
Congratulations to sisters, Mackenzie and Reese Shigwadja who both represented the U-22 Team Ontario in Box Lacrosse National Championships last week out west in Regina! Reese, also playing on the U-19’s won the bronze! Attaway baggataway!
Manitoulin MTB represents!
A few of our competitive mountain bikers have been training and racing hard. At the Provincial Mountain Bike Championships in Milton’s Kelso Trails, Nathan Quackenbush went down hard in the first lap but still got back up and fought hard to finish 18th in the U15 division! Bradley Slaght then took first in the U19 Sport division!
Alex Anstice, who helps coach the pair, was off on his own for an event this weekend and continues to amaze. He rode the three day, Crank the Shield race in Sault Ste Marie this past weekend. Crank the Shield is a gruelling three day race on primarily singletrack mountain bike trails. This year’s event covered over 150km and 2500m of elevation over the three-day event. Alex won the second stage of the race and, after 8 hours and 52 minutes of riding, he took second place in the 30-44 year old division as well as having the fourth fastest time overall!
Great golfing reps
Tony Manitowabi and Billy Biedermann were representing Rainbow Ridge Golf Course at the Indigenous Ontario Championship hosted by the Six Nations of Grand River and the Monthill Club. Billy Biederman made the cut of the 54 Hole tournament, finishing 37th. Tony was close behind, just missing the cut. Way to go, guys!
Local baseball player caps great season!
Another season with the Sudbury Voyageurs has come to end for Mindemoya’s Chase Taylor. The team plays in the Premier Baseball League of Ontario (PLBO) and began their season way back on May 4th which took them across Ontario on weekends making stops in Ottawa, Ajax, London, Kitchener and playing at ‘home’ in Sudbury at Terry Fox Field.
The Vees had an up and down season with a good mix of return players and players who were new to the program. They, once again, travelled to Toledo, OH to participate in the PBR Midwest Classic over the Fourth of July weekend where Chase left the tournament with an impressive .667 Average and .714 OBP. The team played hard against some strong competition South of the border and really enjoyed their experience.
After a busy few months, Chase and his team ended their season on Sunday July 21st winning a silver medal at the PBLO playoffs in Kitchener. The team entered the playoff tournament in last place and then went undefeated in round robin play putting them in first place going into the finals on Sunday morning. They battled hard but ended up with the silver, being defeated by the hometown, Midwest Bearcats. Chase spent the season splitting his time at both first and third base ending with an incredible .435 Average, .587 OBP and 22 RBI’s!
Once the season ended it was time to focus on the Ontario Summer Games. Chase represented Northern Ontario as a member of Team North which was made up of players from Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Sault Ste Marie. The team got off to a slow start but had some great games against some tough southern teams. The team made it all the way to Sunday, unfortunately not for a medal, but was able to play at the historic Labatt Memorial Park for their final game and ended the tournament taking 5th place in the province out of 12 teams with a big final win making the North very proud.
Chase will now take a couple short weeks off and prepare for the upcoming 2025 season tryouts for the Voyageurs taking place at the end of August. Good job, Chase and here’s hoping for another great 2025 season in the PBLO!
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