Koyzan, Lanigan fan 33 as Wildcats reach B.C.'s
The Richmond Wildcats overwhelmed their opponents at last weekend's district playdowns, outscoring them 76-17 over four games to qualify for next month's provincial girls' softball peewee C championships at Surrey.
In making their second appearance at the B.C. championships in three seasons, the Wildcats will be looking to improve on a silver medal in 1999.
Coached by Chris Parent and Bill Koyzan, the Wildcats got outstanding pitching from Mandee Koyzan and Jess Lanigan who limited their New Westminster and Burnaby foes to just 15 hits while combining for 33 strikeouts over 20 innings. They got good support in the field from Aviva Finkelstein, Brittney Britt, Sibel Duzenli, Kayla Williams and Ali Heidi.
Emily Grant, Stephanie Parent, Naureen Hussainaly, Kaitlyn Ziegler and Kristy Cowan led the offence which belted out 70 hits during the weekend.
Conlin shares second place
Local golfer Richard Conlin edged fellow Richmondite David Downs by a stroke to grab a share of second place in the Tiger Cubs (aged 13 to 15) division at the 13th stop on the Optimists' Junior Linkster Tour held recently at Country Meadows.
Conlin shot 65 on the par 58, 3,157-yard Country Meadows, while Konrad Scheidacker of Richmond shot a 68 for sixth place. Zorast Gustavsp was fifth among the Bear Cubs (aged 10 to 12) by shooting a 70. Fraser MacLean was 10th with a score of 84. Mason Pimental carded an 87 to place fourth among the peewees (aged nine and under).
Hit, Run, Throw winners advance
More than 200 young ball players participated in the Honda Hit, Run and Throw event hosted by Richmond Minor Baseball, Richmond Honda, Tim-br Mart, Toronto Blue Jays and Baseball Canada June 3 at Brighouse field.
The players tested their fundamentals in hitting, running and throwing, with the top performers in each of the five age groups winning medals and a chance to reach the provincial finals to be held Aug. 12 at Nat Bailey Stadium. Winners from across the country will then represent their province at the Baseball Canada final to be held Sept. 22 at Toronto's SkyDome.
The following participants won first, second and third-place honours: Pre-rookie - Kyle Kemp, gold, with a score of 235; Michael Collins, silver, 218; and Charlie Fuller, bronze, 204. Rookie -Ryan Reid, 299; Tyler Hass, 296; Tyson Popoff, 291. Mosquito boys - Gabriel Pineda, 408; Jeremy Lunox, 406; Nathan St. Anne, 390. Mosquito girls - Alex Larden, 343. Peewee boys - Jason Liesch, 486; Sean Keast, 455; and Stehpen Welsh, 421.
Islanders '89 top field at Softball City classic
Last weekend was one of contrast for the Richmond Islanders '89 rep girls' softball team.
After struggling Saturday, the Islanders came on strong Sunday to win all three of their games en route to first-place honours at the Softball City tournament.
The final day began with a exhilarating extra-inning win over the Surrey Storm, followed by a pair of victories over the Delta Heat; the final by an 11-2 count.
Strong pitching by Meghan Dewar and outstanding catching and hitting by Katie Miyazaki led the Islanders during the final three games. Sara Hopwood, Jacqueline Clarke, Tamarah Kawakami, Natalie Hirayama, Carly Marchrones and Michelle Torresan also contributed offensively.
Jessica Christopherson, Amanda Tinkley, Teri Lai, Diane Garrison and Vanessa Fabbro were outstanding in the field.
Budgies hosting Alaskans
The Richmond Auto Body Budgies premier midget baseball team is scheduled to host a senior legion team from Alaska in an exhibition game tonight (Thursday) at Latrace Field. First pitch is 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, Richmond's junior team returns to the field for a doubleheader against Surrey on Sunday. Action begins at 5 p.m.
Johns edges Myden to win 200 medley
As a rookie member of Canada's national swim team, Brian Johns made a big splash at the Sydney Olympics last summer.
The Richmond man helped the 4-by-200-metre relay team set a new Canadian standard of 7:21.40 and a bronze medal.
But Johns, who's just 18, isn't resting on his laurels as he swims toward the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Currently on tour in Europe, he won a 200-metre individual medley race at Mare Nostrum in 2:03.2, his best in-season time. He edged out Australian Olympian Grant McGregor, and, for the first time in a long course race, Canadian Olympian Curtis Myden.
Johns was also fifth in the 200-metre freestyle at the meet.
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