Congratulations to the Ancaster Blizzard Bantam White Fastpitch team and manager Dave Blair on winning the gold medal at the Halton Hills Tournament this past weekend

The team went undefeated, with 6 wins defeating:

Niagara Falls 12 - 1

London Lightning 14- 5

Clarkson 12 - 0

Halton Hills 9 - 6

Pickering 10 - 6

In the Championship game they faced a tough Fellow Grand Valley team and won a hard earned victory by one run, 3 - 2.

Enjoy the victory, and keep working hard in your pursuit of excellence on and off the diamond.

Have you ever considered a career in Track and Field throwing the Javelin?

Can't be much different than gunning down a runner attempting to steal second base, eh?

Brittany Hicks of Binbrook, has been in our Blizzard program for 4 years now, the first 2 under manager Mark Hodge, and now is in her second year as a Bantam under Manager Dave Blair.

On June 8th in Ottawa at the OFSSA Track and Field Championships Brittany won Gold in Javelin with a throw of 36.77 m to dominate the Junior Womens field.

Congratulations from all your present and past team mates and coaches and good luck to you and your team in the Halton Hills tournament weekend.

Ancaster Blizzard Girls Softball- Novice White team has captured medals in their first two tournaments of the year. The first tournament in Waterloo they won two out of three in the pool-play to advance them to the semi-finals against Mississauga. With outstanding pitching from Jacqueline Besse and Kelsey Harbottle and with every player getting on base at least once, made for an easy win with a score of 13-1 to advance them to the final against London.

The weather was great and the Blizzard came to play, defeating Oakville Angels in the Semis and St Catharines in the finals to win Gold at the Brantford Tourney.

The team's offensive game is rounding into shape with improvements in hitting for power, bunting and overall baserunning. The defense is also improving and with more work will be better able to support the pitching staff, and contest every 60 feet, with better execution of defensive tactics and strategies.

A busy week is ahead with 2 league games and a practice on Thursday, before the Brampton tournament on the weekend

Congratulations to the team and keep working hard to improve.

Cam Mitchell, the coach of the Ancaster Intermediates/Seniors and a person who was involved in fastpitch in the Hamilton area for over 30 years, lost his battle with cancer this past winter.

At the Ancaster Tournament (which has been running for the past 24 years mainly under the impetus of Cam), on Sunday, June 17th at 11:00 a.m. on the main diamond in the Ancaster Community Centre diamonds, a ceremony will be held to recognize Cam and all of his work for the sport and the many individuals he touched during his time as a 'coach' of this great sport.

Please pass along this information to anyone who would like to attend.  Thank you.