Knights bested in provincial final

August 26, 2024

The New Lowell Knights made it to the championship game of the Baseball Ontario 'AA' provincial championship yesterday (Aug. 25) going down in defeat to Wyoming 10-4.

New Lowell opened the provincial championship with a 6-1 decision over Chatham and then suffered a loss to Kincardine 5-1. Rebounding, the Knights defeated Fort Erie 5-4 moving into Sunday play facing the host Wyoming. The Knights came away with a 8-1 victory and then defeated Beamsville 4-3 in the semi-final game to advance to face Wyoming again in the final game.

The 'A' championship in Thorold was a big weekend for the Bolton Brewers and Ivy Rangers, both teams coming up short in quarter-final action.

Ivy played five games in the three days, opening with a 5-4 win over Welland and a 15-4 win over Milton. In their third game they faced league and current playoff rival Bolton and suffered a 15-11 loss before picking up another win against Milton 10-3. In their Sunday morning match, the Rangers were leading in the game, but the strong Woodslee team came back to score three runs in the seventh to end the tournament for the Rangers.

Bolton won their first two games, 12-9 over Walker Homesites and then the Ivy game. The Brewers received a bye in the third round and then were knocked out of the tournament with losses to Woodslee 11-4 and Niagara Falls 12-2.

The Barrie Angels played two games in Thorold as well, losing 12-9 to Milton and 8-6 to Welland.

Woodslee won the 'A' title after defeating Niagara Falls 15-11.

The Lisle Astros made it to Sunday play at the 'B' tournament in Simcoe. The team faced Woodstock in their first game, winning the contest 4-3. A decisive 18-8 win over Mitchell in their second game allowed for a bye in round three. The Astros came up against a tough Simcoe team and lost 8-0 before meeting Mitchell again in semi-final action. This time, Mitchell came out on top with a 9-3 win and dashing the hopes of the Lisle team.

Midland Mariners were also at the 'B' championship suffering two opening day losses to Mitchell 11-5 and Woodstock 9-2.

Simcoe defeated Mitchell in the final 5-1 for the championship.

The 'C' tournament had the Creemore Padres, Orillia Majors and Owen Sound Baysox bowing out after two games.

Creemore lost to Dresden 11-6 and Petrolia 7-4.

Orillia faced St. Catherines for their first game and lost 13-3 and were eliminated with a 7-0 loss to Clarington.

The Baysox lost two close games, their first a 3-2 contest with Tillsonburg and their second a 3-1 loss to Port Hope.

Dresden and Essex met in the final with Dresden taking a 8-4 win for the title.