Junior Champions

The Barrie Red Sox Juniors are the North Dufferin Baseball League (N.D.B.L.) Junior Division champions.

The final playoff series between the Barrie Red Sox and the Bolton Braves ended on Sunday, August 27 with a doubleheader at Lampman Lane Park. Barrie won both games by scores of 2-1 and 2-0 to win the best of five series three games to one.

The North Dufferin Baseball League held their Awards Night and Dance the previous night in Creemore where both the Junior and Senior Division Award winners were announced. These awards were presented after the final game to the Barrie and Bolton recipients by League Representative Scott Anderson of Lisle.

Trophies included the Sunydale Service and Variety Trophy for the 1st place finisher of the regular season which went to Barrie. Andrew White of Barrie received the award for Best Pitcher while James St. Cyr of Barrie was awarded the Reg Westbrooke Memorial Trophy for Best Batter. Chris Harris of Barrie won for the Best on Base Percentage. Two Bolton players, Brett Chatter and Michael Gemmitti received awards for Most Runs and Most Home Runs respectively. Brad Usher of Bolton and Jason Neely of Barrie were awarded the Vice-President's Trophy for the Most Sportsmanlike Player. The final trophy was the Statistician's Trophy for the Most Valuable Player, which went to Jon Poretta of Barrie and Brett Chatter of Bolton.

Back Row,(l-r): Coach Robert Porretta, Lucas Sharpe, Manager Ross Stark, Greg Connor, Tyson Baumgarten, Pat Knowles, James St. Cyr, Coach Gary Charters
Front Row, (l-r): Andrew White, Jason Neeley, Chris Harris, Matt Hadley, Brett Charters.
Absent: Cameron Stark, Eric Mutch, Shawn Neale, Jon Porretta, Donovan Latour

Scott Anderson of Lisle, representing the N.D.B.L. Executive, presents Ross Stark of the Barrie Red Sox the 2006 Junior Division Cup.