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2007 GVMBA All Star Teams
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Mosquito A Rebels

Taking a run at another Mosquito A Provincial Championship, this year's Victoria Rebels are managed by John Turcotte and assisted by Mike Gamble and include: Back row from left to right: coach Mike Gamble, Andreas Anglin, Jake Bosence, Mike Sproule, Tanner Brown, Kurtis Gamble, Calem Brassard, Graeme Thompson, Coach John Turcotte. Front Row from left to right: Ben Hillier, Brendan Turcotte, Mitch Newman, Liam Arason, and Brett Irvine.

July 29, 2007 - Rebels Capture Mosquito A Island Championship, Advance to Provincials
The Victoria Rebels emerged from this weekends Mosquito A Zone Island Championships at Allenby Park with the title and now advance to the Mosquito A Provincials in Surrey.

Mosquito A Warriors
For the first time in our BC Minor history, GVMBA is fielding a second team at the 9 year old "A" level and is looking forward to having two teams compete for the gold. Team information forthcoming.

Mosquito AAA Venom (Tier I)

The 2007 Mosquito Venom are hoping to pick up right where they left off as last year's 9-Year old "A" Rebels and follow up on their 2006 Provincial Silver Medal with the Gold at Tier 1 this year. Managed by Clay Russell and assisted by Don Bryan and Lindsay Funk (back row of photo), the Rebels include: Front row left to right: Brandon Ashford, Mitch Bryan, Julian Luis, Brandon Lawes, Nick Guerra, Cassie Van der Mey, Zach Downey. Second row sitting left to right: Andrew Funk, Michael Baart. Back row left to right: Kieran Russell, Jordan Parmar, Dane Collins. The Venom will host the Mosquito AAA Tier I Provincial Championships at Rotary Park in Sidney on the August 2-6 weekend.

July 2, 2006 - Venom Send Early Season Message by Capturing Jack Short Tournament
The Victoria Venom Mosquito AAA Tier 1 team knocked off 3-time defending tournament champion Ladner Red Sox 7-0 in the final of the Jack Short Invitational on Sunday afternoon in Maple Ridge. The Venom started exhibition play with a doubleheader on Friday June 29, beating host Ridge Meadows 9-2 and followed this up with a 5-4 victory over Abbotsford on Friday evening. On Saturday June 30 the Venom thumped Chilliwack 11-1 in their first game. Saturday evening’s game was a thrilling 12-11 come from behind win over a tough Coquitlam-Moody team. Teams traded runs all night right up to the final inning. Brandon Lawe’s towering home run in the bottom of the 6th started the late Venom rally, which saw the Venom execute several key plays to pull out the victory. In Sunday’s semifinal, the Venom beat rival Cloverdale 7-6 in another clutch come from behind performance. In the championship final against Ladner the Venom got out to an early lead and never looked back, capturing the tournament title and finishing with a perfect 6-0 record.

July 15, 2007 - Venom Repeat as Winners at Kelowna's Valley of Champions Mosquito AAA Tournament.

The Victoria Venom captured gold on Sunday afternoon in Kelowna, overpowering the Abbotsford Angels 8-2 in the final of the 2007 Valley of Champions tournament. The Venom got out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, thanks to some hot bats, heads-up baserunning, and stingy defense. The Venom started the tournament off with a 15-4 win over Kelowna, and then lost a close one to Abbotsford 8-6. In the final round robin game against Ridge Meadows the Venom showed their true colors, coming back from a one run deficit in the bottom of the 6th to win 11-10. With 2 out and bases loaded, Brandon Ashford stepped to the plate and smashed a triple, scoring 2 RBI's and securing the Venom a spot in the semi-final game. The Venom then rolled-over Pool A winner Ladner 7-2, and closed out the tournament with a 4-1 record by defeating Abbotsford in the championship final.

July 30, 2007 - Victoria Venom Champions at Mosquito AAA Island Invitational Tournament
The Victoria Venom 10 year-old all star team breezed to a perfect 4-0 record during the Mosquito AAA Island Invitational held July 28 and 29, 2007 at Gordon Head and Sidney’s Rotary Parks. In its first match-up, the Venom took on the Duncan Red Sox and glided to a convincing 8-4 win. The second game of Saturday’s doubleheader saw the Venom thump Comox 17-7. In Sunday’s first of two back to back games, the Venom took on the Victoria Raiders and rolled to a 12-1 win, with 5 Venom pitchers combining for a no-hitter. In the final game of the invitational, the Venom bite once again proved too much to handle, as the boys beat the Victoria Bandits by a score of 12-6. The Venom organization is now busy practicing and preparing to host the AAA Tier 1 provincials in Sidney over the August long weekend.

Mosquito AAA Bandits (Tier I)

The Victoria Bandits, made up of nine players from Allenby and four from Triangle, have been working hard to prepare for the B.C. Mosquito AAA Tier 1 provincial tournament over the August long weekend in Sidney. Based out of Allenby and coached by Dale Sleightholme, Grant Fenton and Jeff Rud, the team includes (front row, left to right) Kyle Aylett, Thomas House, Andrew Belleville, James McNab, Tyrus Sleightholme, Jordan Garner and Bryce Fenton; (Middle row, left to right) Sammy Stevenson, Oliver Spratt, Dakota St. Laurent, Will Hewitt, Matt Rud and Alex Hendra-Brown and (Back row, left to right) Coaches Dale Sleightholme, Grant Fenton and Jeff Rud.

July 22, 2007 - Team Activities to Date
The Bandits have played an ambitious exhibition schedule, competing the Kelowna Valley of Champions Tournament in mid-July as well as the Bob Bunnett Cup in North Delta July 20-22. Game MVPs for the Bandits in those events included Alex Hendra-Brown, Jordan Garner, Sammy Stevenson, Dakota St. Laurent, James McNab, Will Hewitt and Tyrus Sleightholme. The Bandits have also played a series of exhibition games against Vancouver Island teams including Duncan, Nanaimo and Victoria squads. Emerging as solid pitching regulars have been Matt Rud, Alex Hendra-Brown and Dakota St. Laurent. Leading the way consistently at the plate have been James McNab, Will Hewitt, Sammy Stevenson, Andrew Belleville and Matt Rud. Having accepted the challenge to move up to Tier 1 competition this season, the boys have been exposed to top-flight competition and have improved a great deal over a very busy past few weeks. The Bandits' goals include improving as ballplayers, getting the best baseball experience possible, having fun and peaking as a team in time for provincials.

July 29, 2007 - Bandits Prepare for Provincials With Good Showing at Island Challenge Tournament
As a final tuneup for the provincial tournament, the Bandits went 2-2 during the July 28-29 weekend competing in an Island Challenge tournament. The Bandits fell 16-15 to the Victoria Raiders in their opening game of the tournament, despite a dramatic six-run rally in the sixth inning keyed by a sterling bunt-triple by Jordan Garner which was almost enough to cap a comeback. The team then dominated Comox in its second game, leaving it with a 1-1 record after the opening day. The win over Comox included a towering shot to centrefield by pitcher and outfielder Thomas House. Game 3 on Sunday morning was a terrific one, with the Bandits battling back from an 8-6 deficit in the fifth inning to win 10-8. Tyrus Sleightholme delivered a clutch RBI single in the sixth to lift the Bandits while pitcher Will Hewitt shut the door in the bottom of the final inning with some strong fielding help from his teammates. Right fielder Sammy Stevenson made the catch of the year, a dramatic diving grab that thwarted a Duncan threat and fielder Kyle Aylett contributed some solid RBIs. In the final game of the round-robin tournament, the Bandits faced the Victoria Venom for the first time this year. The Bandits played strongly throughout the game, taking a 5-2 lead after three innings. But the Venom battled back, padding a 7-5 lead with five more runs in the sixth. Despite an eventual 12-6 loss, the Bandits played a strong game and served notice they will be tough competition at the August long weekend's B.C. Tier 1 tournament in Sidney. Standouts in this game included pitcher Dakota St. Laurent, who struck out three straight batters in the fifth, starter Alex Hendra Brown who held the powerful Venom to just two runs in the first three innings and a host of Bandit batters who showed their mettle at the plate.

August 5, 2007 - Bandits Battle at Mosquito AAA Provincial Tournament
The Bandits turned in a solid showing at the B.C. AAA Tier 1 Mosquito Championships over the August long weekend in Sidney. The team's first three games were each hard-fought and decided by a total of three runs as Victoria lost 10-8 to Coquitlam-Port Moody (after leading 8-3 at the mid-way point), tied Kelowna 9-9 and then dropped a 9-8 squeaker to North Delta. The Bandits showed their resiliency in the tie against Kelowna, roaring back from a 6-0 deficit and very nearly winning the game in the bottom of the sixth. The team also scored five runs in the sixth against North Delta and threatened to tie the game with a runner on third. After those three nail-biters, the Bandits fell 12-3 to powerful eventual B.C. champion Ridge Meadows in the Victoria team's final game of the tournament. Although their efforts weren't rewarded in the win column, the Bandits' improvement on the field was evident. Chosen game MVPs for the Bandits during the B.C. tournament were Bryce Fenton, Matt Rud, Thomas House and Kyle Aylett.

Mosquito AAA Raiders (Tier II)

The Mosquito AAA Tier II Raiders are managed by James Darnell and assisted by Glen Brown and Troy Dawson. The team includes: Back Row (L to R): Troy Dawson (Coach), James Darnell (Manager/Coach), Glen Brown (Coach); Middle Row (L to R): Quinn Shelby, Nick Dawson, Justin Murai, Curtis Darnell, Connor Cliff; Front Row (L to R): Graeme Chong, Noah Dalziel, Colin Hume, Connor Brown, Chris Pinniger, Ben Van Wyk, and Jameson Watson.

August 5, 2007 - Mosquito Tier II Raiders Grab Bronze at Provincials!
With wins over Kelowna (15-4) and Ridge Meadows (10-9) the Victoria Raiders Mosquito Tier II ball team snuck into the semi-finals of the Mosquito Tier II Provincial Championships and although losing there against a tough Duncan squad, were able to rebound and capture the Bronze Medal in a game against Ladner.

Pee Wee A Cougars

Hosted in Sidney and managed by Murray Hull and assisted by Tod Elborne and Tony Van Wyck the Cougars include: Back row (L to R): Tony Van Wyk (Coach), Dane Gibson, Jordan Cooper, Bryce Thompson, Cole Burns, Todd Elbourne (Coach) Jason Johnson, Brett Hull, Bradley Van Wyk, Murray Hull (Manager); Front Row (L to R): Patrick Reed, Aaron Funk, Dean Elborne, Connor Orcherton. Not pictured, Matt Donison.

July 29, 2007 - Cougars Claim Island Championship, Advance to Provincials
With a perfect 3-0 record at the Pee Wee A Zones held in Sidney this past weekend, the Victoria Cougars are the Pee Wee A Island Champions and now advance to the Pee Wee A Provincials in Mission over the August long weekend. The Cougars did not come by their title easily, earning close wins over their fellow Victoria Tigers 13-12 and Campbell River 5-3, before thumping Duncan 17-0.

August 5, 2007 - Pee Wee A Cougars Grab Provincial Silver After Heartbreaking Loss to Fellow Tigers in Provincial Championship Game
The Pee Wee A Tigers found some extra inning magic to defeat their fellow Pee Wee A Victoria Cougars 7-5 in 10 innings in what was a dramatic Pee Wee A Provincial Championship game in Mission. Sparked by tournament MVP Mitch Seivewright, the Tiger bats came through when needed, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 10th and then shutting the Cougars out in the bottom of the inning. This followed a tense bottom of the 9th that saw a Cougar runner thrown out at home plate on a great throw from Tiger centre fielder Bryce Schwarz to keep the game going. Both the Tigers and Cougars finished first in their round robin pools. The Tigers then advanced to the final after a 3-0 win over Mission in the semi-final. The Cougars defeated Burnaby 3-1 in the semis to advance.

Pee Wee A Tigers

Managed by Clark Seivewright and assisted by John Fisher, the 2007 Tigers are comprised primarily of players from Gordon Head with a player from each of Triangle, Layritz and Peninsula thrown in for good luck. The Tigers include Chris Fougner, Kyle Murai, Aaron Hopwood, Drayson Lum, Kris Barber, Riley Rebitt, Bryce Schwarz, Everett Fisher, Josh Adkins, James Drew, Brett Simpson and Mitch Seivewright.

July 29, 2007 - Tigers Grab Silver at Island Championships, Advance to Provincials
With a close 11-8 victory over Duncan, the Victoria Tigers grabbed second place at the Pee Wee A Island Championships and secured the second berth into the Pee Wee A Provincials that will be held in Mission over the August long weekend. After losing a heartbreaker to their fellow Victoria Cougars 13-12 in the tournament opener, the Tigers responded with wins over Duncan and Campbell River in round robin play, before winning their re-match with Duncan in the silver medal game.

August 5, 2007 - Pee Wee A Tigers Defeat Fellow Cougars in Thriller to Win Provincial Gold!
The Pee Wee A Tigers found some extra inning magic to defeat their fellow Pee Wee A Victoria Cougars 7-5 in 10 innings in what was a dramatic Pee Wee A Provincial Championship game in Mission. Sparked by tournament MVP Mitch Seivewright, the Tiger bats came through when needed, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 10th and then shutting the Cougars out in the bottom of the inning. This followed a tense bottom of the 9th that saw a Cougar runner thrown out at home plate on a great throw from Tiger centre fielder Bryce Schwarz to keep the game going. Both the Tigers and Cougars finished first in their round robin pools. The Tigers then advanced to the final after a 3-0 win over Mission in the semi-final. The Cougars defeated Burnaby 3-1 in the semis to advance.

Pee Wee AAA Wildcats

With veteran Jesse Hodges returning from 2006's National Silver Medal squad, the 2007 Wildcats are set to make some noise in the Pee Wee AAA league this season. Managed by Chris Stewart and assisted by Steve Hodges, Pierre Renaud, Mike Miles and Mike Byrne, the 2007 Wildcats include: Front row, left to right: Josh Renaud, RJ Forbes, Morgan Miles, Dan Phillips, Nick Woodcock, Jason Stewart, Ryan Kennedy, Ben Hickman. Back row, left to right: Mike Miles (Coach), Pierre Renaud (Coach), Scott Byrne, Jesse Hodges, Brendan Miller, Mitch Hawkins, Daniel Bednarski, Chris Stewart (Manager), Steve Hodges (Coach).

July 2, 2007 - Wildcats Capture Silver at Comox Invitational Tournament
The Wildcats started their exhibition season with a perfect 4-0 record before losing in the Championship game 13-3 to their fellow Victoria Mustangs at the Comox Pee Wee Invitational on the July 1 long weekend. The Wildcats started strong by thumping Newton 17-4 and Oceanside 13-1 and then won a couple of squeakers, 5-3 over Nanaimo and 7-5 over Comox in the semi-final game. In the championship, the Mustang bats were on fire as they pounded out 14 hits (including 3 home runs) off a weary Wildcat pitching staff.

July 15, 2007 - Wildcats Grab Championship at Ladner Pee Wee AAA Mid-Season Challenge

The 2007 Victoria Wildcats captured the trophy in the 2007 Ladner Pee Wee AAA Mid Season challenge over the July 14-15 weekend. After splitting their first two games on Saturday - a 10-2 win over Coquitlam and a 9-4 loss to Cloverdale - the Wildcats needed a win over Ladner on Sunday morning to propel them into the final. Thanks to solid starting pitching from Brendan Miller and great relief work from Jesse Hodges, the 'Cats emerged with a close 4-2 win (this game also doubled as a league game so it was also a crucial win in the standings). This put the Wildcats into the final, again against Ladner (also finishing round robin at 2-1). The 'Cats came out flying and amassed a 13-4 lead over the first 4 innings before faltering and seeing Ladner close to within 2 at 13-11. The Wildcats were not to be denied however and put 6 runs across the plate in the top of the 6th and came away with a 19-13 marathon win to grab the title.

July 25, 2007 - Victoria Wildcats Defeat Victoria Mustangs in League Finale: Both Advance to BC Minor Pee Wee AAA Baseball Provincials
By virtue of their 9-3 win over the Victoria Mustangs in their final league game July 25th at Carnarvon Park, the Victoria Wildcats, winners of the Silver Medal at last year’s Pee Wee AAA National Championships in Victoria, finished league play with a 5-2 record and assured themselves of a spot in the 2007 Pee Wee AAA Provincial Baseball Championships that will be held August 2-5 in Aldergrove. The Wildcats were led in the game by the stellar play of Jesse Hodges, a member of last year’s Nationals team, who pitched a complete game, registering 16 strikeouts, and who was 4 for 4 at the plate, including a homerun, double and 5 RBIs. The Mustangs, with the loss, also finished league play with an identical 5-2 record and will also represent Victoria at the Provincial Championships. For both the Wildcats and the Mustangs, it is the first time that Victoria’s Pee Wee AAA teams have participated in the BC Minor Baseball Pee Wee AAA Summer League and the first time that Victoria has been required to field 2 teams at the Pee Wee AAA level. Both teams have fared well over the course of the season with the Wildcats (12-5 overall) capturing a silver medal at the Comox Invitational Tournament and a gold medal at the Ladner Mid-Season Challenge Tournament. The Mustangs (15-2 overall), captured gold medals at both the Comox Invitational Tournament and the Kelowna Valley of Champions Tournament.

August 5, 2007 - Wildcats Finish 2-2 at Provincials with Two Tough Losses and Grab a Share of 5th Place
If the Victoria Wildcats could have found a way to score 3 more runs in their first two games of this year's Pee Wee AAA Provincial Championships, they could have easily been 4-0 in round robin play. The Wildcats started out the tournament by playing Ridge Meadows to a 10 inning thriller before losing 9-3. The Wildcats had numerous opportunities to cash the winning run but just could not get a key hit before finally running out of outs and giving up 6 runs in the top of the 10th. In Game 2, the Wildcat bats were once again silent and they suffered a 2-1 loss to Aldergrove, limiting the host team to just 3 hits. While still mathematically in the running on Saturday morning, the Wildcats needed help from other teams to advance right off the bat, but did not get it. Despite this, the Wildcats responded on Saturday with a 4-1 win over Burnaby (complete game by Jesse Hodges) and a 14-9 win over Kelowna to go out with 2 wins and a share of 5th place overall. In addition, Wildcat player Jesse Hodges was selected by eventual champion Abbotsford, to join their roster on Team BC at the Pee Wee National Championships in Quebec City on August 16-20. Also, Ryan Kennedy was selected to join the roster of host Ladner at the Pee Wee AAA Western Canadian Championships in Ladner on August 23-26.

Pee Wee AAA Mustangs

Joining the Wildcats as our second Pee Wee AAA team this year are the Mustangs who are managed by Tim Strocel and assisted by Danny Martin and Bruce Smith. The Mustangs include Tom Strocel, Vinny Martin, Jesse Long, Ryan Rufh, Matt Bryan, Nathan Donaldson, Kyle Livleton, Erik Phillips, Riley Edmonds, Thomas Koop, Brandon Feldman and Nathan McKinlay.

July 2, 2007 - Mustangs Capture Gold at Comox Invitational Tournament
The Mustangs thumped their fellow Victoria Wildcats 13-3 to finish a perfect 5-0 and capture the title at the Comox Pee Wee Invitational on the July 1 long weekend. The Mustangs were solid throughout the tournament and posted easy wins over Abbotsford, Ladysmith and Comox in the round robin portion of the tournament and then defeated Nanaimo in the semi-final. In the championship, the Mustangs pounded out 14 hits including home runs by Matt Bryan, Ryan Rufh and Jesse Long.

July 15, 2007 - Mustangs Capture Gold at Valley of Champions Tournament in Kelowna
The Victoria Mustangs went a perfect 5-0 and captured the gold in the Pee Wee AAA division at the Valley of Champions Tournament in Kelowna. The Mustangs finished round robin play at 4-0 and then met Abbotsford in the final, where they emerged with a close 5-4 victory. The championship victory was helped by the strong pitching of Eric Phillips and Ryan Rufh and by a clutch 2-run triple by Rufh in the 4th inning. Brandon Feldman also made a spectacular diving catch in the fifth inning to kill an Abbotsford rally.

July 22, 2007 - Triple Header Victory Assures Mustangs of Spot in Pee Wee AAA Provincials
The Victoria Mustangs swept all 3 games of a Lower Mainland road-trip on the July 21-22 weekend to assure themselves a spot at the 2007 Pee Wee AAA Provincials in Aldergrove. The Mustangs started the weekend off Saturday morning with a tough and close 4-2 win over Vancouver. This was followed up by a relatively easier 7-1 win over Ladner on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, the Mustangs played winless Newton and the Canadians came out fighting and the Mustangs escaped with a 10-8 win. The three victories assure the Mustangs of no worse than a 5-2 league record (pending the outcome of their final league game against the Victoria Wildcats), and qualifies them in the top 4 teams of the Pee Wee AAA Western Division, thus earning a berth to Provincials.

August 5, 2007 - Mustangs Struggle at Provincials But Enjoy the Experience - Send 3 Players to Nationals and Westerns
The Victoria Mustangs struggled to find their offence and came away with an 0-4 record at the 2007 Pee Wee AAA Provincials in Aldergrove over the August long weekend. Playing in a tough pool that included the eventual champion (Abbotsford) and the silver medalist (Vancouver), the Mustangs began round robin play against Abby, and despite keeping their power hitters in check, lost 4-0. The Mustangs then met up with free swinging Richmond. Down 9-1 early, the Mustangs battled back to within one at 9-8 before eventually succumbing 15-8. In game 3, the Mustangs came up against the suddenly hot bats of Vancouver who hit often and early and eventually took a 10-0 victory. In the final game the Mustangs ended their season with an 11-4 loss to Cloverdale. On the positive side the Mustangs were the winners of the team skills competition that was held on Friday night. Players Ryan Rufh and Jesse Long were also selected by eventual champion Abbotsford, to join their roster on Team BC at the Pee Wee National Championships in Quebec City on August 16-20. Also, Matt Bryan was selected to join the roster of host Ladner at the Pee Wee AAA Western Canadian Championships in Ladner on August 23-26.

Bantam AA Dragons

The 2007 Bantam AA Dragons are an even mix of 1st and 2nd year players. The team is preparing for the Island Zone Championships, which Victoria will be hosting at Carnarvon Park on July 27th, 28th, and 29th. The Dragons will be competing for one of the two Island berths available at the Provincial Championships, which are being held in Newton, B.C. This 2007 Bantam AA Dragons are managed by Jordan McMaster, and assisted by coaches Doug Vincent, Cary Waterman, and Skip Bridge. Players include: Josh Bloomenthal, Matt Bridge, Shane Gallagher, Nick Gavis, Braden James, Nick Kearley, Dawson Main, Curtis McLellan, Jesse McMaster, Max Newton, Brandon Thompson, Jordan Waterman, Sam Wright, and Aidan Verster.

July 29, 2007 - Dragons Thump Duncan to Grab Silver Medal at Islands, Advance to Provincials
The Victoria Dragons thumped Duncan 11-4 in the Silver Medal game of the Bantam AA Island Championships and secured the second Island berth in the August long weekend Bantam AA Provincials which will be held in Newton. The Dragons started the tournament by defeating their fellow Victoria Stingers 9-6 before losing to Comox (eventual Island Champs) 13-0 and to Duncan 13-2. Despite the 2 losses, the Dragons placed third and thus earned a re-match against second place Duncan for the Silver.

Bantam AA Stingers

Managed by Jason Winters and assisted by Doug Hopwood, Fred Abraham, and Robert Rodvick, the 2007 Bantam AA Stingers include Ryan Abraham, Colton Browne, David Carswell, Stefan deMontmorency, Brandon Hopwood, Sanjeev Kang, Jacob Livant, Brandon Rossum, Aziz Shah, Sam Smyth, Andrew Taylor, Christopher Taylor and Piers Zdan.

Bantam AAA Bears

Comprised of the core of the 2006 Pee Wee AAA National Silver Medal squad, the 2007 Bantam AAA Bears are managed by Gautam Srivastava and assissted by Jordan Will and George Musselwhite. Players include Alex Dumais, Ryan Adkins, Ty Russel, Chase Cuckovich, Shawn Brand, Daryl Blaskovich, Luke Hawkins, Colton Lindsay, Drake Downer, Jackson McCuaig, Owen O'Rourke, Nick Pivetta, Daniel Peakman and Hudson Brown.

Bantam AAA Vipers
This years Vipers team sees the return of many of the 2006 Victoria Bears AAA Bantam squad that took Silver at the 2006 BC Tier II Championships. The team is managed by Ken Lamberton who is assisted by Ron Holmes, Drew Ferril, and Dan Clark. At the catching position Kelly Norris-Jones and Stefan Jankowski will share the duty, at the corners Scott Jones and Connor Russell will hold down 3rd, with Matt Zupanc and Kevin Skillings looking after 1st. The middle infield sees Brody Coulter, Greg Thibadeau, Mike Shaw, Kevin Skillings and others if needed. Outfield will find Eric Beban, Jeremy Campbell, Rob Chittik, Brett Armburst, James Barbour, Kyle Norris-Jones and Stefan Jankowski sharing the duties.

Midget AA Wolves

The 2007 Victoria Wolves include: Stewart Bancroft, Josh Curran, Derrick Greenhalgh, Adam Hanson, Aaron Koop, Laine McLellan, Dylan Miller, Steve Pennington, Collin Reid, Jeremy Roberts, Kyle Sandulesu, Trevor Specht, Joe Strzelecki, Daryl Stubbs, and Dexter Wilkin. The team is managed by Kirk Roberts with coach Barry Wilkin and assistant coach Shawn MacDonald. Visit http://www.ballcharts.com/victoriawolves for more information.

July 15, 2007 - Wolves Capture Silver at Valley of Champions Tournament in Kelowna
After cruising through their first 4 games of the tournament the Wolves were upset in the final 3-1 by Ladner and came away with the silver medal in the Valley of Champions Tournament in Kelowna over the July 14-15 weekend. The Wolves were solid defensively in this tournament, posting wins over Sherwood Park, Alberta (14-1), Fort McMurray (8-1), Couer d'Alene, Idaho (5-1) and Sherwood Park, Alberta (9-1).

July 29, 2007 - Wolves Capture Island Championship, Advance to Provincials
The Midget AA Victoria Wolves are off to Provincials in Mission after defeating Oceanside 3 games to 1 in the best of 5 Island Championship that was held on the July 28 and 29 weekend. After losing a close Game 1 to Oceanside 7-6, the Wolves thumped them in Game 2, 22-3, and then easily won Games 3 (9-5) and 4 (12-2).

August 5, 2007 - Midget AA Wolves Sweep Provincial Championship!
Riding the hot bat of tournament MVP Josh Curran and the strong pitching of Aaron Koop in the final, the Victoria Wolves defeated Ladner 6-2 to claim the 2007 Midget AA Provincial Championship. The Wolves went undefeated in the tournament with round robin wins over Tri-City (10-0), Mission (10-5), Tsawassen (12-0) and Ridge Meadows (9-2) in round-robin play and a thrilling 2-1 victory over Vancouver in the semis, where they were trailing 1-0 going into the bottom of the 7th.

Midget AAA Mariners

The Midget AAA Mariners are managed by Bo Boxall and assisted by Marc Zdunich, Tom Jones and Allan Spence. Players include: Alex Anthony, Shane Conibear, Byron Deziel, Devin Eeg, Jag Gordaya, Scott Grant, Garrett Greenwood, Sameet Kang, Matt Hohnsbehn, Shane McQuade, Andrew Reid, Craig Rubis, Dustin Sandberg, Nathan Shelby, Cory Sophonow, Ryan Stickel, Kenji Takahashi and Spencer Wiedeman. You can catch up on the Mariner's season to date by visiting the team website at http://www.ballcharts.com/teams/index.php?team=marinersaaa

Junior Premier Mariners

Playing in the newly expanded Junior Premier League, the Junior Mariners are managed by Dave Thompson and assisted by Chris Lubinich, Brendan Orr and Pat Christoff. Players include: Brent Carmichael, Alex Condon, Mitch Davidoff, Greg Dealy, Alex Gibson, Jason Gibson, Kyle Horne, David Hull, Kyle Long, Eric Lowe, Kyle MacQuisten, Danny Moore, Connor Moughtin, Matt Phillips, Terry Prince, Ryan Reine, Dustin Robertis and Mike Turcotte. Catch up on the Mariner's 2007 season to date by visiting the team website at http://www.ballcharts.com/jrmariners

July 15, 2007 - Junior Mariners Capture Provincial Championship!
The Victoria Junior Premier Mariners went through the tournament undefeated to win the 2007 Provincial 16U Championship this past weekend. The Mariners downed Langley 8-1 on route to their first Provincial Championship. They will now travel to Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday July 18 to participate in the 16U American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) Mickey Mantle Western Regional Tournament.

Midget Premier Mariners

The 2007 Midget Premier Mariners include: Duncan Blades, Louie Blanchette, Josh Campbell, Tom Clark, Sean Cowland, Dylan Craig-Stackaruk, Andrew Crowe, Nick Cuckovich, Geoff Ford, David Jollymore, Adam Jung, Sam Lawless, Travis MacLachlan, Connor McDougall, Austin Russell, Thomas Trask, Max Valle, Sam Waldie, Daniel Welch, Perry Wilkinson, Adam Wilson and Shea Young. The Mariners are managed by Mike Chewpoy. Assistant Coaches include Keir Thompson, Geoff Pratt and Russ Harden. Catch up on the Mariner's 2007 season to date by visiting the team website at http://www.bcpbl.com/clubs/victoria/index.php