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2006 GVMBA All Star Teams
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Mosquito A  Rebels
A strong group of 9 year-olds see the Victoria Rebels poised to take a run at capturing Victoria's second Mosquito "A'" Provincial Championship in the last 3 years.  The Rebels are already off and running and have recently captured the Mosquito "A" Championship at the Valley of Champions Tournament in Kelowna on the July 15-16 weekend.  Managed by Clay Russell and assisted by Don Bryan and Lindsay Funk, the Rebels include Brandon Ashford, Michael Baart, Mitchell Bryan, Dane Collins, Zach Downey, Andrew Funk, Alex Hendra-Brown, Will Hewitt, Mathew Rosko, Kieran Russell, Cassy Van der Mey and Riley Williamson. The Rebels will host the Mosquito A Island Championships at Allenby Park on the July 28-30 weekend.

July 18, 2006 - Rebels Capture Mosquito A Title at Valley of Champions Tournament
The Victoria Rebels breezed to a 4-0 record and defeated Ladner in the final to win the Mosquito A title at the Valley of Champions Tournament in Kelowna on the July 14-16 weekend.

July 31, 2006 - Rebels Dominate Island Zones to Sweep Mosquito A Island Championship
The Victoria Rebels pounded their way to a perfect record to capture the 2006 Mosquito A Island Championship in Victoria over the July 28-30 weekend. The Rebels were nothing short of perfect in their games, winning each game by the mercy rule. In the semi-final game Victoria hammered Port Alberni 15-1 and in the Championship game it was Victoria over Ladysmith 16-1. The Rebels are now off to the Provincials in Port Alberni on the August long weekend.

August 7, 2006 - Rebels Grab Silver Medal at Mosquito A Provincials
The Victoria Rebels went undefeated in round robin play (3-0-1) and then thumped Ladysmith 16-4 in the semi-finals, only to suffer their first defeat of the tournament to Cloverdale in the Championship game, thus taking the silver medal at the 2006 Mosquito A Championships in Port Alberni on the August long weekend.  The Rebels started off tough in the round robin with a 9-9 tie against Cloverdale, then went on to easy wins over Rutland (11-2), Ridge Meadows (10-0) and Vancouver (15-2).  In the rematch against Cloverdale in the final, the Rebels got off to a tough start getting down 4-0 after the first inning and could not generate any offense against some tough Cloverdale pitching.  The kids still held heads high with 2nd place and overall it was a great experience for players, parents and coaches.  Players and coaches are already talking about strategy for next year's AAA team!

Mosquito AAA Venom (Tier I) 
Managed by Danny Martin and assisted by Keith Davidoff and Rocky Horne the Venom are poised to take a run at Victoria's first ever Tier 1 Mosquito title.  Comprised of some of our very top 9-10 year old players, the Venom include: Josh Adkins, Jordan Cooper, Drew Davidoff, Brandon Feldman, Chris Fougner, Aron Funk, Evan Guy, Kurtis Horne, Ryan Kennedy, Vinny Martin, Daniel Massy and Kyle Murai.  The Venom, along with Duncan, will be the Island representatives at the Mosquito AAA Tier 1 Provincial Championships which will be held in Newton over the August long weekend.

August 7, 2006 - Venom Success Results in Silver Medal at Mosquito AAA Tier 1 Provincials
The Victoria Venom Mosquito AAA Tier 1 team capped off a successful season by taking the silver medal at the 2006 Mosquito AAA Tier 1 Provincials in Newton on the August long weekend.  The Venom finished second in their pool with a 3-1 record.  Wins in round robin play came over Coquitlam-Moody (8-3), West Richmond (13-0), Newton (4-3), while their loss came to Abbostsford (4-1) in a game that decided first in the pool. In the semi-finals, the Venom squeaked out a nail-biting 3-2 win over previously undefeated Ladner to face Cloverdale (who also knocked off previously unbeaten Abbotsford in the semis). This game was a classic pitching duel and Cloverdale prevailed 2-1 to take the gold.

Mosquito AAA Bandits (Tier II) 
Once again Victoria will be represented at the Tier II Mosquito level, as a great turn-out for assessments meant that 3 teams could be formed at the Mosquito level.  Managed by Chris Stewart and assisted by Ken McLeod and Murray Smith, the Bandits are a mix of 9 and 10 year old players and include Mark Baroff, Chris Bjola, Jon Bond, James Drew, Everett Fisher, Jacob Kamakawaji, Chris Machek, Jordan Parmar, Patrick Reed, Evan Smith, Glen Smith and Jason Stewart. 

July 10, 2006 - Bandits Take 3rd at Cal Ripken Provincial Invitational Tournament in Nanaimo
The Victoria Bandits enjoyed some early season success by playing well against some very strong 10 and 11 year old Cal Ripken teams and being awarded 3rd place at the Cal Ripken Provincial Championship Invitational Tournament held in Nanaimo July 7-9th.  A big win for the Bandits over Oceanside AA put the Bandits into the semi-finals, where they held a 4-0 lead, but eventually lost to the Nanaimo Pirates 8-5.

July 31, 2006 - Bandits Capture Silver at Island Championships - Advance to Provincials
The Victoria Bandits are off to the Mosquito Tier 2 Provincial Championships in North Delta after defeating Comox 13-3 on Sunday morning to secure 2nd place in the Vancouver Island Tier 2 Championships held in Courtenay on the July 28-30 weekend. The mercy-rule thumping of Comox came on the heels of a tough 8-2 loss to Campbell River the night before in a game that decided the Tier 2 Island Champions. The Bandits finished 3-2 at the tournament with other wins over Comox 8-1 and 10-2. Their other loss was also against Campbell River in a 6-5 thriller that was decided on a controversial call at the plate with 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th inning.  On the mound for the Bandits, Everett Fisher was superb, pitching 5 innings over the tournament , allowing no runs and just 2 hits. Jon Bond was also excellent, allowing just 2 runs and 2 hits in his 5 innings of work.  At the plate for the Bandits, Jason Stewart (.625, 5 for 8, 6 walks) led the way, followed by Jordan Parmar (.555, 5 for 9, 3 walks, 4 runs). Patrick Reed also had 5 hits (including a triple) and scored 7 runs to lead the Bandits offence in that category.

August 7, 2006 - Bandits Struggle at Provincials But Enjoy the Experience
The Victoria Bandits struggled to find their offence and came away with an 0-4 record at the 2006 Mosquito Tier 2 Provincials in North Delta over the August long weekend. Playing in a tough pool that included the eventual champion (Kelowna) and the silver medalist (Chilliwack), the Bandits began round robin play against North Delta, and despite limiting them to just 2 hits, gave up some crucial walks and lost 5-0.  The Bandits then met up with powerful Kelowna and lost 13-3 in six full innings.  In game 3 against Ridge Meadows, the Bandits overcame some early errors to battle back against Ridge Meadows and ended the game with the tying and winning runs on third and second, in a heart-breaking 10-9 loss.  Finally, the Bandits ended their season with a 12- 4 loss to Chilliwack.  Despite their record, the Bandits enjoyed playing at the Provincial tournament, the first such experience for all the players.  Leading hitters in the tournament for the Bandits were Jason Stewart (.500, 5 for 10, 4 RBIs), Jon Bond (.444, 4 for 9, two doubles) and Patrick Reed (.363, 4 for 11).  On the mound, Chris Bjola led the way, allowing 4 runs in 5 innings pitched, striking out 8 and holding opponents to a .200 batting average. James Drew pitched 4 innings, allowing just 2 runs and no hits and Mark Baroff pitched 4 innings, allowing 4 runs on 2 hits and 4 strikeouts.  Game MVPs for the Bandits went to Mark Baroff, Jon Bond, Chris Bjola and Jacob Kamakawaji.  Evan Smith won the catcher's throwing accuracy competition at the opening ceremonies.

Pee Wee A Cougars
Hosted in Sidney and managed by Wayne Blashko with assistant coaches Scott Garnett and John Toogood, the Cougars are hoping to exceed the accomplishments of the 2005 Cougars (Island Champs and 3rd at the Provincials). Comprised of players from the Gordon Head and Sidney North-Saanich Associations, the 2006 Cougars include: Thomas Koop, Tyler Bilek, Brett Blashko, Brock Davidoff, Dylan Garnett, Dane Gibson, Oscar Kempe, Brett Morrison, Matt Renko, Bryce Schwarz, Brett Surgenor, and William Toogood.

July 31, 2006 - Cougars Take Second at Island Championship - Advance to Provincials
The Victoria Cougars finished second at the Pee Wee A Vancouver Island Champions after losing a tough one to the Victoria Tigers in the championship game in Campbell River over the July 28-30 weekend. With their second place finish however, the Cougars capture the second Island berth that was available and will head to Kelowna along with the Tigers to take a run at the Pee Wee A Provincials.

August 7, 2006 - Cougars Capture Third Place at Provincials, Bow Out in Semi-Finals
The Victoria Cougars Pee Wee A squad swept through their round robin with a 4-0 record before losing to Kelowna in the semi-finals at the Pee Wee A Provincial Championships in Kelowna on the August long weekend, thereby capturing 3rd place in the tournament.  The Cougars wins in the tournament came over West Richmond (14-5), Ridge Meadows (10-3), Vancouver (9-8) and Rutland (20-2). The semi-final was a close one that ended 6-4 in favour of Kelowna.

Pee Wee A Tigers
Managed by Pierre Renaud and comprised primarily of players from Carnarvon (with a Gordon Head and Triangle player thrown in for good luck) the Tigers are shown at left with their Island Championship trophy and medals: Back row: Nick De Sousa, Brandon Parmar, James Nonen, Jason Johnson, Chris Hartley Romero, Matt Bryan, Ryan Rufh, Jake Duvall, Coach Bruce Smith. Kneeling: Coach Mike Miles, Nick Gavas, Morgan Miles, Dean Elborne, Sam Smyth, Josh Renaud, Manager Pierre Renaud

July 31, 2006 - Tigers Capture Island Championship by Defeating Fellow Victorians
The Victoria Tigers are the Pee Wee A Vancouver Island Champions after defeating the Victoria Cougars in the championship game in Campbell River over the July 28-30 weekend. The Tigers finished the round robin with a 3-1 record. In the single game final the Tigers beat the Cougars 6-4. Ryan Rufh pitched six innings, striking out 10 batters and only allowing 2 runs. Nick Gavas had an excellent game at shortstop and Matt Bryan hit a 3 run home run in the fourth inning to put the Tigers ahead by three. The Tigers now advance to the Provincials in Kelowna August 3-7.
 

Pee Wee AA Mustangs
Managed by Jordan McMaster and assisted by Cary Waterman, the Pee Wee AA Mustangs include: Top Row: Skip Bridge (Coach), Doug Vincent (Coach), Uriah Schwabe, Chase Cuckovich, Matt Bridge, Jordan McMaster (Coach) Brendan Miller, Tyler Thomassen, Riko Van Der Mey, Cary Waterman (Coach); Bottom Row: Brandon Rossum, Sanjeev Kang, Braden Pears, Jordan Waterman, Jesse McMaster, Dawson Main.

Pee Wee AAA Wildcats
After an exhaustive selection process, the players for the 2006 Host team for the Pee Wee AAA National Championships have been selected and will represent Victoria throughout summer season play and at the National Championships which will be held August 24-27. Managed by Steve Bailey, our top Pee Wee AAA team includes: Top row, left to right. Steve Bailey (coach), Justin Meurs, Colton Lindsay, Nicholas Pivetta, Luke Hawkins, Owen O'Rourke, Jackson McCuaig, Hudson Brown, Gautam Srivastava (coach). Bottow row, left to right. Jesse Hodges, Ryan Adkins, Alex Dumais, Aidan Verster, Daryl Blaskovich, Ty Russell, Shawn Brand, Jeremy Lawes. To learn more about the 2006 Pee Wee AAA National Championship, please visit http://peeweeboys.baseball.ca

Bantam A Bulls
The 2006 Bantam A Bulls are managed by Jim Reid and include: Cody Baylis, Richard Brown, Adam Cessford, Robert Chittick, Brody Coulter, Jordan Green, Erik Larsen, Branden Masse, Curtis McLellan, Jordan Mildenberger, Shayne Purdy, Andrew Reid and Jonathan Robinson.

Bantam AA Dragons
Managed by Rob Stevenson, the 2006 Bantam AA Dragons include: Stephan DeMontmorency, Sameet Kang, Jacob Livant, Dylan Miller, Jack Morris, Thomas Nicholson, Trevor Niemi, Tyler Prior, Dustin Stevenson, James Toogood, Matthew Vaillant, Geordie Wilson and Piers Zdan.

Bantam AA Stingers
Managed by Wayne Dealy, the 2006 Stingers include: Alex Anthony, Eric Beban, Greg Dealy, Byron Deziel, Ryan Elborne, Garrett Greenwood, David Hull, Nick Kearley, Levi Kerns, Richard Lawko, Michael Shaw, Brandon Sidhu-Scherer, and Cory Sophonow.

August 15, 2006 - Stingers Have Tough Time At Zones - Fail to Advance Off Island
The Bantam AA Stingers fell short of making it to the Provincials by losing to Campbell River and Duncan in the Island Zones. Those two teams ended up playing each other in the finals of the Provincials in Chilliwack last weekend to decide who would advance to the Western Canadian Championships in Yorkton, Saskatewan. The Duncan Indians won, and has selected the Victoria Stingers utility player Greg Dealy to join them in Yorkton. Congratulations and good luck Greg!

Bantam AAA Bears
The 2006 Bantam AAA Bears are enjoying a successful season to date (19 wins, 6 losses and 2 ties) under the leadership of Manager Dean Norris-Jones and assistants Mike Skillings, Perry Jones and Harold Bloomenthol. Players include: Ryan Abraham, James Barbour, Josh Bloomenthal, Jeremy Campbell, Stefan Jankowski, Scott Jones, Kelly Norris-Jones, Kyle Norris-Jones, Reese Pribilsky, Ben Shong, Kevin Skillings, Josh Sutherland, Greg Thibadeau and Matt Zupanc. Visit the Victoria Bears 2006 Website.

August 15, 2006 - Victoria Bears Take Silver at Bantam AAA Tier 2 Provincial Championships
The 2006 Victoria Bears played 58 games this season and finished the year with 32 wins, 22 losses and 4 ties. After a Spring League season of competition in the Lower Island AA League, the Bears embarked on a Summer exhibition schedule that saw them travel to Washington State three times in July before heading to Kelowna for the Bantam AAA Tier 2 Provincial Championships. Playing their best baseball of the season, the Bears rolled into the Provincials ready to face some formidable Bantam AAA opponents. Their first game, a loss to the host Rutland Rockies, was a close, well played game that had Rutland score three times in the 7th inning to win 8-5. Reese Pribilsky pitched a solid four innings and Jeremy Campbell provided some scoring punch. The Bears second game of the tournament had them face a tough Richmond squad. Some late inning heroics had the Bears send 12 batters to the plate in the 7th inning giving them 7 runs and a come from behind 8-6 win. That win put the Bears into the semi final where they faced the Cardinals of Port Coquitlam. In what was probably the Bear's best game of the season, they took PoCo by storm. Led by all-star performances from several players including Reese Priblisky's complete game, Ben Shong's homerun, 2 doubles and a single, and Greg Thibadeau's momentum changing spectacular catch in left field, the Bears downed the team from PoCo 11-6. The Provincial Championship game was a tight affair with the Bears out hitting Ladner 8-6, but little of it was timely and the Bears left 7 runners stranded including bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh. Scott Jones hit a single and a double but a stingy Ladner defense only allowed one run as the team from the Lower Mainland went on to a 4-1 victory. With the winning run at the plate, Jamie Barbour flied out to deep left field, only feet away from some last inning heroics.

Bantam AAA Vipers
Managed by Ken Lamberton and assisted by Drew Ferril and Dan Clarke, the 2006 Victoria Vipers are tearing up the spring/summer Bantam AAA league and currently have a 30-2 record.  Coming off their Tier 2 Bantam AAA Championship (as the Bears) in 2005, the team remains unchanged and includes: Brent Carmichael, Alexander Condon, Nick Cuckovich, Jason Gibson, Alex Gibson, Kyle Long, Kyle Macquisten, Dylan Marsden, Connor Moughtin, Matthew Phillips, Ryan Reine, Dustin Robirtis, Austin Russell, Michael Turcotte and Max Valle. Visit the Victoria Vipers 2006 Website.

Midget AA Wolves
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Midget AA Bulldogs
The Bulldogs are managed by Marc Menu and assisted by Kirk Wenzel and include players Claton Birch, Cam Brillinger, Ben Brillinger, Jag Gordaya, Max Kelley-Smith, Gordie More, Ed Savage, Kyle Sandulescu, Daryl Stubbs, Derick Thompson, Dexter Wilkin, and Aaron Koop.

Midget AAA Rockets
The Midget AAA Rockets are Louie Blanchette, Thomas Clark, Dylan Craig-Stackaruk, Devin Eeg, John Ross Faulkner, Geoffrey Ford, Scott Grant, David Jollymore, Sam Lawless, Eric Lowe, Conor McDougall, Shane McQuade, Terry Prince, Dustin Sandberg, Thomas Trask and Adam Wilson. You can catch up on the Rocket's season to date by visiting the team website at http://www.ballcharts.com/rockets06

Midget AAA Capitals
The Midget AAA Capitals are:  Jamie Benn, Shayne Conibear, Josh Curran, Kristopher Feeney, Matt Hohnsbehn, Kyle Horne, Reese Jones, Cory MacKay, Leighton Marshall, Ryan McKelvie, David Nykamp, Harminder Randhawa, Adam Sharpe, Tyler Sharpe, Kevin Sopuck, Scott Vickers, Joel Wilson and Shea Young. You can catch up on the Capital's season to date by visiting the team website at http://www.ballcharts.com/Capitals

August 15, 2006 - Capitals Win Midget AAA Provincial Championship!
The Victoria Capitals defeated the Chilliwack Cougars 10-0 to capture the 2006 B.C. Midget AAA Provincial Championships in Kamloops on the August long weekend. The Capitals bounced back from a shocking 8-0 defeat at the hands of the seventh-ranked Cougars in the tournament opener to win four straight must win games, and the championship. The Capitals had a power surge after the early loss, winning round-robin games by scores of 11-1 over Ridge Meadows and 12-2 over Vancouver to make it to the tournament playoffs. The Capitals then beat Newton 12-6 to get into the final game against Chilliwack. Shea Young finished the semi-final game and pitched a masterful one-hitter against Chilliwack for the win. Jamie Benn led the Capitals offence throughout the tournament, keyed by his grand slam home run that broke open the crucial Ridge Meadows game. The Capitals are the first Victoria AAA Midget Team to capture a provincial title. The previous best was a second place finish in 2004 by the Rocky Vitale coached Capitals. In all Victoria pounded out 50 hits in 5 games, scoring 48 runs and allowing only 17. Top offensive performers included Jamie Benn 8-16 (2b, 3b, hr, 8 rbi's); Andy Randhawa 7-16 ( 3b 6 rbi's); Leighton Marshall 7-17 (2 2b's, 2 3b's, 5 rbis); Kris Feeney 6-15 (2b 4 rbi's). The pitchers were lead by Shea Young 11.67 innings 0.00 ERA (1 hit shutout in final) and Leighton Marshall 6 innings pitched 2.33 ERA. Also performing well were Reese Jones, Shane Conibear Kevin Sopuck and Kris Feeney. The Capitals now travel to Regina, Sask. for the Western Canadians on the weekend of August 24-28.

August 27, 2006 - Midget AAA Capitals Take Bronze Medal at Western Canadians
The Victoria Capitals Midget AAA squad defeated Regina 13-3 on Sunday to capture the Bronze Medal at the 2006 Midget Western Canadians held in Regina, Saskatchewan over the August 24-27th weekend. The Capitals finished 2-2 in round robin play with wins over Saskatchewan (5-4) and Manitoba (11-4), while losses came to Alberta (5-0) and Regina (7-3). DETAILS

Midget Premier Mariners
The 2006 Midget Premier Mariners include: Mathew Atkinson, Duncan Blades, Josh Campbell, Sean Cowland, Andrew Crowe, Jeff Erasmus, Cody Fitzsimmons, Jared Gale, Adam Jung, Travis MacLachlan, Brendan Orr, Kyle Orr, Colin Perry, David Repsch, Alan Spence, Russ Taylor, Carson Vitale, Sam Waldie, Daniel Welch and Perry Wilkinson. Catch up on the Mariner's 2006 season to date by visiting the team website at http://www.bcpbl.com/clubs/victoria/index.php

August 25, 2006 - Midget Premier Mariners in Contention at Nationals
The Victoria Mariners (representing BC) sit undefeated at 3-0 and atop the Pool B Standings after 3 games at the Midget National Championships in Summerside PEI. Victoria wins have been over Alberta (6-2), PEI (7-2) and New Brunswick (6-5).  Victoria will face Quebec in their 4th game on Saturday. Go to http://www.baseball.ca/midget/ for more details.

August 26, 2006 - Midget Mariners Clinch First in Their Pool and Head to National Semis
Despite a 9-2 loss to Quebec Saturday, the Victoria Mariners took first in their pool and will meet Saskatchewan in a Midget AAA National Semi-Final on Sunday. DETAILS

August 27, 2006 - Midget Victoria Mariners Are National Silver Medalists in Summerside, PEI
The Victoria Mariners (representing British Columbia) defeated Saskatchewan 2-0 Sunday morning to advance to the Championship game of the National Midget Championship against Ontario. In that game, Victoria stormed out to a 3-0 lead, but gave up 4 runs in the last 2 innings to see Ontario escape with a 4-3 win and capture the gold.  DETAILS
 

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