Barrie, Clarksburg fall in semis at OBA

September 7, 2026

The Senior Ontario Baseball Provincial Championships were held Aug. 28-30, with nine North Dufferin Baseball League teams participating.

Rain on Sunday postponed the remaining games at the AA tournament, with the New Lowell Knights among three teams still in contention. Their game against Tecumseh was washed out, with both teams vying for a spot in the championship game against Wyoming. At this time, no date has been announced to play the two games.

New Lowell won their first three games, defeating London 12-4, Tecumseh 12-2 and Kincardine 11-6 before suffering a 3-2 loss to Wyoming.

Both the Ivy Rangers and Owen Sound Baysox also competed at the AA championship. Ivy opened with a 4-3 loss to Owen Sound, then fell 6-4 to Beamsville to end their tournament run.

Owen Sound defeated Ivy in their opener before dropping their next two games, 10-6 to Kincardine and 16-6 to Tecumseh.

At the A championship, the Barrie Angels opened with an 8-7 loss to league rival Bolton Brewers. The Angels then put together a four-game winning streak, defeating Leamington 10-7, Welland 4-1, Thorold 7-4 and Niagara Falls 18-10. Their tournament ended with a 10-9 loss to Chatham in the semifinals.

The Brewers defeated Barrie in their opening game and followed with a 16-11 win over Chatham before suffering losses of 11-0 to Woodstock and 9-2 to Chatham.

The Lisle Astros and Midland Mariners competed at the B championship. Midland dropped their first two games, 10-5 to the Mitchell Astros and 10-4 to Merritton.

Lisle opened with a 9-2 win over Port Dover before losing 8-5 to Windsor. The Astros bounced back with a 5-3 victory over Corunna before being eliminated with a 7-3 loss to Port Dover.

At the C championship, the Clarksburg Blues advanced to the semifinals after opening the tournament with a 15-1 win over Leamington, followed by a 9-1 victory over St. Catharines and a 9-6 win over league rival Orillia. The Blues then suffered losses of 12-8 to Port Hope and 11-1 to Clarington.

The Orillia Majors opened with a 17-2 win over Petrolia to earn a second-round bye before dropping their next two games, 9-6 to Clarksburg and 10-0 to Chatham.