RR scores two more wins

Ken Johnston
Editor

The Rainy River Legion Royals men’s fastball team stands alone at the top of the Rainy River District Fastball league with an impressive 14 and 1 record.
Last Tuesday the travelled to Manitou where they defeated Hyatt’s Construction 10-5.
In a closer game Thursday Rainy led 4-0 until the sixth inning when a small chink in their armor showed. Visiting team Big Grassy conly managed to get three runners on base before the sixth. While they would score one, Rainy regrouped and stranded two more runners in the sixth. In the seventh Rainy shut them down completely only allowing a single base runner who did not score. Final score was 4-1 with Jim Chorney scoring two of them, one of which was a homer. Don Gall and Murray Armstrong also scored. Armstrong was also the winning pitcher.
In other fast ball action reported last week:
July 9
Pinewood 4
Barwick 6
Winning pitcher Mathew Gamsby
Losing picture Clint Armstrong
July 2
Pinewood 5
Big Island 2
Winning pitcher Clint Armstrong
Losing picture Carl Big George
One home run by Tom Armstrong
July 4
Pinewood Bears 5
Hyatt’s Construction: 18
Losing Pitcher: Lyle Langlis
Winning Pitcher: Sheldon Kelly
July 4, 2002 (make-up game for May 28th rainout)
Sight & Sound 2
Barwick 10
WP: George Oltsher
LP: Harvey Flammand
July 9
Stratton 6
Big Grassy 8
Winning pitcher Leland Indian
Losing pitcher Curtis Berg