BRIAN BATES, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Port Perry Angels u15 – Team Azzolin advanced to the gold medal game, aided by strong pitching by Kaley Doerfler and Kaitlyn Hancock throughout the tournament. Kaley pitched seven strong innings to defeat a stubborn Cobourg team 9-6. Offensive stars of the game, as in previous games this weekend, went to Ava Marshall, who, for the second time in the tournament, went three for four, just missing out on hitting for the cycle with a h

LORILEE MCKELVIE, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: As August comes to an end, so does the softball season. The Central East Women’s Fastpitch League hosted the U13 league playoffs this past weekend. With only five teams in the loop, the schedule was set for a one-day round-robin format, with the top 4 teams advancing to the medal games. The Port Perry Angels RED team started the day off facing the Whitby Eagles. The Angels came out of the gate strong, scoring five runs in the

BRIAN BATES, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: Port Perry advanced to the finals of the Saugeen Shores 15U tournament, by virtue of winning four straight games without a defeat in two days of competition. The final game was against Aurora, with both teams finishing first in each of their divisions. As anyone who witnessed this championship game will tell you, it was a thrilling game to watch; both teams going toe to toe, only to be tied 3-3 after seven innings of regulation pla

LORILEE YVETTE, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: The Cambridge Coyotes hosted their annual John Cross Memorial Tournament over Father’s Day weekend, June 17-19th. With a five-game guarantee, all teams took the field for round-robin play Friday and Saturday, with playoffs set for Sunday. Port Perry was represented in the U13 and U19 divisions. The U19 McLellan team came out strong, defeating Halton Hawks, Lucan, London Lightning, and Halton UTM in round-robin play. Seeding firs

BRIAN BATES, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: After falling short in the preliminary rounds, Port Perry Angels U15 – Team Azzolin advanced to the B championship, after defeating the Port Perry Angels – Ragoo team and Palmerston, to earn the Gold. The girls, overall, had a successful weekend giving it their all, finishing with a 500 record, winning three and losing four, while going undefeated in the B championship. Strong pitching by Kaley Doerfler and Kaitlyn Hancock, backsto

LORILEE YVETTE, Special to The Standard The Port Perry Angels headed north, on Friday, June 10th, to participate in the annual Barrie Bash Softball Tournament. With a six-game round-robin schedule, the Angels were set to play two games on Friday, three games on Saturday, and one game on Sunday, with their goal of advancing into the playoffs amoungst fourteen U13 teams. First up was the Halton Hawks Junior team. Off to a slow start, the Angels’ bats came alive in the third inn

LORILEE YVETTE, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: June 3rd-5th marked the annual Paul Currelly Tournament, hosted by the Cobourg Angels Association. The Port Perry Angels U13 RED team took to the field Saturday for round-robin play taking on the Mississauga North Tigers, the Whitby Eagles, and the Montreal South Shore Stars. The PPA RED team came out strong, winning their first game against the Tigers, 14-4. They battled hard to come back and defeat the Eagles in the last innin

Lorilee McKelvie, Special to The Standard SCUGOG: As the 2022 softball season begins for the Port Perry Angels, we are happy to announce there is some new signage at the ball diamonds this year! Thanks to Softball Canada for providing these signs and to the Township of Scugog for displaying them. Based on the International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement 2016, Safe Sport is defined as “an athletic environment that is respectful, equitable and free from all forms of hara