Highgate Wolves win Ontario Summer Games qualifier

The Highgate Wolves bantam girls pose for pictures after their Ontario Summer Gamse qualifying tournament win in Princeton. Team member are, front row from left: Alexis Brown, Cynthia Hopkins, Elyse Johnston, team helper Christopher Brown, Jillian Hogg, Carly Dunlop and Brittany Goldhawk. Back row: coach Ian Toll, Jocelyn Havens, Megan Logan, Deanna Martin, Tawny Huff, coach Paul Brown, Rachel Toll, Elissa Noah, Jenna Noorenberghe, Kalli Logan and coach Paul Johnston. Absent from picture is coach Mary Hogg. (Click on photo for full view).
The Highgate Wolves bantam girls softball team won a qualifying tournament to advance to the Ontario Summer Games in Sudbury in August.
The Wolves defeated St. Marys 6-4 in the final game of the Ontario Rural Softball Association regional qualifier in Princeton.
The teams were tied 3-3 before Highgate scored three times in the top of the sixth to take the lead.
Highgate went 3-0 in pool play to advance to the final.
They defeated host Princeton 9-4 in the opening game, followed by a 12-3 victory over Hickson before rallying for a 5-4 win in their first meeting with St. Marys in a battle of undefeated teams.
The bantams will go to Sudbury Aug. 10-13 for the Ontario games.
The Wolves are 5-1 in the Lambton-Kent league, outscoring their opponents 98-55.
They beat Oil Springs 20-8, Petrolia 15-0, Alvinston 21-7, Glencoe 21-13 and Sarnia 15-11 while falling to Corunna 16-6.







