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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
2
The Orono Pee Wees, coached by Chas Armstrong, Dean West, and Don Mercer, opened their season at Orono Park against Blackstock, losing 9-8 after a full team effort with John Barrett pitching and Keith Heron and Fraser Wallace sharing catching duties. The squad, twenty strong, awaits a midweek rematch following a weather-scarred start.
The Orono squad beat a Bowmanville opponent 13 to 3 as nine runs came in during one inning. John Barrett pitched for Orono with Fraser Wallace catching. West Heron and Wallace provided Orono runs while many young players gained playing time in the win.
The Orono Bantams opened their season with a 13-6 win at Kendal. Ralph Kennedy Charles Reid and Terry Graham pitched while Buzzvy Mercer caught. Kennedy led the hitting for the local club as did the rest of the lineup.
The Lakeshore Minor League proposes all star games with an outside league team in PeeWee and Bantam divisions. The venue and date are undecided and a meeting is planned soon to finalize details.
Orono girls softball hosted two home games last week. They lost 8 5 to New Castle on Friday and beat Courtice on Monday. The team fields many teens with Joan Allred on the mound and Elva Reid catching.
A letter from Lorne D. Cook, Immediate Past President of the Ontario Hockey Association, thanks Mr. Dane Found for inviting him to the Orono hockey night and dinner. He praises the community’s hospitality and expresses hope for future success, wishing best regards to the players and citizens.
Hon. W A Goodfellow announced a new certified policy for swine aimed at eradicating atrophic rhinitis and virus pneumonia. The program targets disease free breeding herds with one year surveillance and slaughter of suspicious pigs, leading to certificate upon a year without symptoms.
The holiday weekend may begin barbecue season with any level of equipment. Simple setups can yield satisfactory results when proper heat control and timing guide the cooking.
The fifteen and under Junior Girls Softball team starts action Monday in Newcastle for their first game of the season. The Lakeshore Minor Baseball schedules list Orono home and away games with matches against Cobourg Ajax Port Hope Kendal Bowmanville Blackstock Courtice Newcastle and others all at 6 30 unless noted.
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