TOWN LOCALS STUMBLE ON LAST STEP OF CHAMPIONSHIP STAIRWAY

LISTLESS 9-1 LOSS TO BEAUPORT IN PROVINCIAL FINALS ENDS YEAR

PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT FINAL STATS

BASEBALL QUEBEC JR. TOURNEY

"No players in any sport have ever done so much to bring honour and respect to

Hemmingford. The old softball teams of the 70's and 80's spread our reputation from Champlain, NY to Mercier. Our town soccer program impresses from Lacolle to Napierville. The Ravens played hard and well, and showed a sportsmanship that speaks well of our program and athletes. That word's been heard from St. Felix to Beauport to Aylmer. I'm proud. The whole town should be."

CLOSE TO CHAMPS; FAR FROM CHUMPS Ravens muster up smiles for the camera after dropping a lifeless 9-1 decision in the provincial Junior BB final game. The Hemmingford entry ends the season with 84 provincial teams ranked below them, and only one above. (Left to right; bottom row): 'Bionic' Braden Simpson, Ty 'Tanic' Jadah, Carter 'Smurf' Murphy, 'Jolting' Jarred Murphy, Marty 'The Party' Chambers, Chris 'Cash' Jadah; (back row) Marc-Andre 'Lightning' Lebeau, 'Fearless' Francois Lebeau, Colin 'Bullett' Bernstein, Bob 'Bulldog' Paquette, Rob 'Yoda' Jadah, Eric 'Happy' Houle, Dustin 'Dusty Dinkleman' Wallace, Dave 'Big Dick' Dickson, 'Crash' Corey Morency, 'Dandy' Dan Lebeau.

In winning their first three games of the provincials, the Ravens pushed their record to a scorching 12 and 1 since July 5.

CLOCK and CALENDAR K.O TOWN TEAM AS STREAK ENDS IN FINALS

(Ste. Therese, Sep. 21) - Fatigue and injury did what no Junior BB team could over the last couple of months in dealing a crushing blow to the Ravens in the final game of the provincial championships.    "Four pressure games in a span of nineteen hours certainly did clip our wings a mite," agreed coach Jadah.     "Hearing that our two best pitchers came up lame this morning was like blowing a tire on the Decarie Expressway"     The Raven bats were equally disabled, managing only five hits and one run against a soft-tossing right-handed Beauport pitcher

the first three games.     The Ravens had reached the afternoon final by winning an early 8:30 start against St. Felix de Valois. The day before, the Ravens had eliminated Aylmer with a late-inning comeback in a game that ended at 10:00 pm.     "Not enough hits and not enough pitching," said Jadah, whose coaching was described as impeccable by at least one observer.      "But not enough sleep and not enough gusto either."      The Ravens return next year, and will try to sleep before games, not during. (BOX SCORE)

Ty 'Tanic' Jadah was game MVP in the final; his 2nd award in the meet.

who, according to the lovable coach, threw "like my grandma, and she's been dead twenty-three years."     The Ravens had reached the final with an average of twelve runs and ten hits per game over

EXCITING THREE-GAME STREAK USHERS RAVENS INTO FINAL: GAME-BY-GAME TOURNEY SUMMARIES

In the most exciting game of the meet, the Ravens spotted the defending champs from Ste. Therese a three-run first-inning lead before seizing the lead and hanging on. Braden Simpson picked up the save as the Ravens beat les Artilleurs for the third time in four 2008 meetings. (BOX SCORE HERE)

A tired team from Aylmer was unable to hang on to a late-inning 4-3 lead as the Hemmingford side erupted for eight runs in the sixth to advance to the Sunday playoffs. MVP Corey Morency highlighted the late attack with a triple as roster addition Marc-Andre Lebeau made his presence felt. (BOX SCORE HERE)

The Ravens sent eleven men to the plate to notch an eight-run fifth inning to eliminate a hard-hitting team from St. Felix du Valois. Game MVP Corey Morency had a perfect day at the plate as the Ravens used five pitchers in an attempt to save their aces for the afternoon championship tilt. (BOX SCORE HERE)