Northwest Rural Cup in Owen Sound This Weekend
September 4, 2009
Owen Sound, ON
from Fred Wallace
Bayshore Broadcasting
Owen Sound, Ont
The third annual Northwest Rural Cup Fastball Challenge will be staged in Owen Sound over the holiday weekend.
Play starts tonight at 7 pm with all 3 diamonds at Duncan McLellan Park being used.
The tournament is in essence a " Champion of Champions " event.
The respective league champions from four leagues in our area, along with several top contenders will compete in the event to determine a Grand Champion of Fastball for the Region.
Champions & teams from the Highland Hills View Men's Fastball league, the Grey-Bruce Peninsula Men's Fastball League, the Chesley Town League and the Owen Sound Men's Fastball League will be competing.
The format is a round robin which will lead teams to a series of games for the Gold Medal and the Bronze Medals on Sunday.
Owen Sound, being a central location to the 4 leagues, was a natural choice to host the Northwest Rural Cup.
However, Tournament Organizer Brett Miller concedes that if a neighbouring community could host the event and use it as a fundraiser for a fastball oriented project, consideration of shifting the event from year to year would be given.
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The full schedule for the tournament plus an interview with Tournament Organizer Brett Miller can be viewed & heard at
www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca...click on " Sports " and scroll down to " Latest Sports Stories "
