FINAL DETAILS FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
June 8, 2011
Sudbury, ON
FINAL DETAILS FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
The final number of participating teams from previous years has dropped but still the good calibre will be there and you will be in for some good exciting Northern fastball this coming Saturday June the 11th and Sunday June the 12th . The six teams have been separated into two divisions of three :
DIVISION I DIVISION II
1. Sagamok River Dawgs 4. Sagamok Rez Ryders
2. Pickerel River Cardinals 5. Temiskaming Shores Chills
3. Sudbury North Stars 6. Swick Hounds of Garson
The schedule - all games being played at Azilda’s Rick McDonald Memorial Park #3
Saturday start of games 1. 9:00 AM Pickerel River Cardinals VS Sudbury North Stars ; 2 . 10:30 AM Temiskaming Shores Chills ( with Frank Cox) VS Swick Hounds of Garson ; 3 Noon. Sagamok River Dawgs VS Pickerel River Cardinals ; 4. 1:30 PM Sagamok Rez Ryders VS Taminskaming Shores Chills ; 5. 3:00 PM Sagamok River Dogs VS Sudbury North Stars ; 6. 4:30 PM Swick Hounds of Garson VS the Sagamok Rez Ryders and 7..the final game on Saturday at 6:00 PM will see the first semi final .
Sunday we continue 8. 9:00 AM Semi final 2 ; 9.10:30 AM Consolation final between third place teams of each division ; 10. 1 PM Championship final
The organizers would like to thank the Greater City Of Sudbury for the free use of the field . Following the distribution of prize money two the top two teams , the remainder of the money will go towards sick children of our community . There will be a licensed beer garden and BBQ all weekend long-again here the profits go to sick children .. Come out and see some excellent fastball and you will be pleasantry surprised.
Roger Legendre league and tournament public relations liaison/advisor
Two local men will be remembered this weekend as the Rick McDonald Memorial Tournament takes the field for its 11th year.
The tournament is held each year in memory of Rick McDonald, a Sudbury police officer killed in the line of duty in 1999, and his brother Danny, a Sudbury jail guard and administrator who died tragically in 2007.
Action will begin June 9 at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park in Azilda, with a youth challenge for local Grade 5 and 6 students.
“It will give us an opportunity to introduce the young people of our community to Rick and Danny assuring their memory lives on,â€Â Corinne Fewster, Rick's widow, said.
After Rick's death, Fewster and Danny started the Rick McDonald Memorial Law Enforcement Tournament, as a way of keeping his memory alive.
“Rick loved ball,â€Â Fewster told Northern Life in a previous interview. “His two loves were policing and baseball. So it just made sense to put a tournament together.â€Â
Following Danny's death, the tournament was held in honour of both brothers.
This year, in addition to a mixed slo-pitch tournament and fastball tournament running Friday through Sunday, there will also be a comedy night Saturday at the Dr. Edgar Leclaire Centre in Azilda. The event is arranged through LaffCity and is open to the community.
Comedian Ron Josol will headline the event, with Winston Spear, and host Rhiannon Archer. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show is set to begin at 9 p.m.
Tickets are $30 at the door, or $25 in advance from Records on Wheels or by phoning Fewster at 705-918-1814 or Sandra Taschereau at 705-690-9581.
Money raised from this year's tournament will be split amongst several local youth organizations.
Roger Legendre public relations liaison/advisor
