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Lynn Valley teams out
of national contention

But both teams
end season with

stellar records

DEFENDING CANADIAN
Champion Lynn Valiey (13-
year-olds) came up just short
in their bid to repeat at the
Canadian Junior Little
League Baseball Champion-
ships after losing a close
game to Alberta on Tuesday.
By Ravin Gillies

Contis ving Writer

Behind 5-3 after two innings.
the boys from the Valley fought
back to make the game interesting,
but eventually succumbed to the
representative from the Prairies
by a score of 8-6. The loss gave
Lynn Valley at tournament record
of one win and three losses —
eliminating them from the cham-
pionship final.

Their gutsy performance was
epitomized by Monday's 9-8 win
over Sydney, Nova Scotia, where
they came from behind to tie the
game at seven after seven innings
of regulation play. In the first
extra inning, Lynn Valley scored a
run to record the victory.

With the exception of one
blowout to the powerful White
Rock team, Lynn Valley was
never out of a game, losing by just
one or two runs through the
provincial and national tourna-
ments.

The team was tired and suffer-
ing from injuries which prevented
them from fielding much of their
starting line-up. Their pitching
was most affected, as their talent-

Photo Kevin Gilles

LYNN VALLEY pitcher Lloyd Haggard (right) is thrown out as
he tried to stretch a double into a triple during a recent game

against White Rock/Surrey.

ed young arms just didn’t have
enough to continue the national
run.

This tournament ends a season
that saw Lynn Valley go 18-0 in
the regular season, 5-0 in the dis-
trict. play-offs, 3-2 in the
Provincial Championships and 1-3
(to press time) in the Canadian
Championships.

Lynn Valley's 12-year-olds
also put up a valiant effort in their
bid to represent Canada at the
Major Little League World Series
in Williamsport, Pennsytvania.

The team was 0-4 to press time
after winning their last five
straight in the provincial tourna-
ment the week before. They lost
6-2 to Sherbrooke, Quebec, on
Saturday; 5-1 to Glace Bay, Nova
Scotia, on Sunday; 8-6 to the
Prairie team Monday; and 4-1 to
the Ontario team Tuesday.

The final, to determine the
national champ and who will rep-
resent Canada at the World Series,
pits Ontario against Glace Bay.

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