Three championships in a row spoiled for Alma bantam girls
The Alma bantam girls softball team competed in the year-end ISA tournament hosted here on the weekend.
The team finished in second place second during regular season behind only Mount Forest. They then pursued a third title in a row in the final league tournament of the season, having won twice in a row at the peewee level.
Alma suffered an early loss on Friday night to Linwood (12-2) in the double elimination tournament forcing it into the losers’ bracket and a long road to the championship game.
The team then reeled off four consecutive wins on Saturday. It beat Palmerston 12-2, drubbed Arthur 12-1, and gained some revenge by beating Linwood 10-9) in the semi- final.
That moved the team into the final in the position of having to beat Mount Forest twice to take home the crown.
Alma proceeded to drub a shaken Mount Forest 10-1 in the first game of the finals.
After 13 hours at the ball park and five consecutive games that day, Alma succumbed exhaustion, losing a close game to Mount Forest 5-3. Coaches Suzy Anderson, Rob Woods, fill-in Coach Scott Northfield, and all the fans were are proud of the team’s efforts to make it to the championship game.
submitted by Holly Northfield, Secretary & Registrar, Alma Minor Ball Association
