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The Maple City Brewers will try to shake off the disappointment of their two-and-out quick exit at the Ontario Baseball Association ‘C’ tournament when they host the Courtright Cardinals on Wednesday.

The game is the first in the Western Counties Senior Baseball League best-of-three final.

Game time is 7 p.m. at Fergie Jenkins Field at Rotary Park.

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 Five other Diamonds team ousted with 1-2 records

Two years into their young careers, 10 members of the Chatham Diamond Sportswear Minor Mosquito Diamonds are two-for-two in Ontario Baseball Association championships.

The Chatham Diamond Sportswear Minor Mosquito Diamonds OBA ‘A’ champions are, front row, left: Evan Rogers, Grant Spence, Spencer Marcus, Ethan Paxton, Brady Moon and Colton Shoemaker. Second row: Ethan Lutz, Bryce Joseph, Connor Goldsmith, Alec McGregor and Brandon Tennant. The coaches are Colin McGregor, Brendan Spence and Dan Moon. (Click on photo for larger view)

The Minor Mosquitos went 6-0 in the OBA ‘A’ tournament in London on the weekend, capped off by a 7-3 win over Peterborough in Monday’s championship game.

All but one of the Minor Mosquitos won an OBA ‘B’ championship at the Senior Rookie level last September in Chatham.

“I thought going in that we had a top-four team,” said manager Colin McGregor.

“I didn’t know if we would have enough pitching to go all the way.”

As it turned out, the elements helped the Diamonds get to Monday with ace pitcher Conner Goldsmith on the mound.

A rainout and a second game postponed due to an infestation of wasps backed the tournament up to Monday.

Updated with Major, Minor Peewee reports

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Brad Authier joins the Haskell family in the Winners Circle after winning the fourth annual Rick Haskell Memorial race on Saturday. Pictured, from left: Rick’s father Bill Haskell; Brad Authier; Kristin Haskell and her fiancée J. J. Beaulieu; Rick’s wife Deb; Jason Haskell and his daughter Katelynne; Gregg Haskell; Patrick Haskell, at right, and his girlfriend Chantelle Barr. (James MacDonald Apex One Photo; Click on photo for larger view).

Gregg Haskell was less than 10 laps away from his first career feature win.

But it wasn’t just another Saturday night feature – it was a memorial race in honour of his father Rick Haskell, a long-time track worker at South Buxton Raceway who passed away in 2007.

The Chatham driver took the lead at the drop of the green flag for the Dover Sanitation UMP Late Model 25-lapper.

But Haskell’s bid for a historic victory ended when he bobbled coming of turn four on lap 17 and the veteran Brad Authier made what proved to be the winning pass.

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Ticket sales end this Sunady for the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame’s 12th Annual Dinner and Induction Ceremony.

The gala event takes place on Thursday, Sept.16 at the W.I.S.H. Centre.

Tickets are available at the W.I.S.H. Centre at 177 King St. East, from Jay Teetzel (519-354-2333), or from any other director of the Hall of Fame. The cost is $40 for adults, $20 for children 3-10 years and free for children under 2.Ticket sales end on Monday, Sept. 13.

The Class of ’10 includes modern athlete Elaine Hinnegan, legend athlete Ron Blommers, builder Dan Lewis and the 1985-86 John McGregor girls basketball team.

South Buxton Raceway promoters Anne Rombouts and Blake Outhouse announced two major events for the month of September.

South Buxton’s season championship night on Saturday, Sept. 11, has been renamed Support Our Troops Championship Night.

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The finalists have been set for the Chatham Youth Soccer Association’s Day Of Finals on Saturday, Sept. 11 at Thames Campus as championship games will be held for the six older age divisions – girls and boys Under-12, -14 and -17.

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 Updated With Mini Consolation Games

Chatham Youth Soccer Association crowned 10 champions in its annual Mini Soccer Finals on Saturday.

Championship games were held in the youngest age divisions – boys and girls under-6 to under-10 – at the Mini Soccer Field complex on Grand Ave. W.

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Minor Bantams pound Belle River in final OBA tune-up

The Chatham Minor Bantam Diamonds warmed up for this weekend’s OBA ‘A’ tournament with a 16-3 win over Belle River in a Sun Parlour league game on Monday at Fergie Jenkins Field at Rotary Park.

Tyler Udvari belted a two-run inside-the-park home run while Tom Harwood line a three-run double and also singled to lead Chatham’s 13-hit attack.

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