The Vankleek Hill Junior Cougars Hockey Club is hosting its fourth annual 3-Pitch softball tournament this weekend (July 15 to 17) at the ball diamond at the Grenville Community Park ball diamond.
The tournament is broken into three divisions, Mixed Competitive, Mixed Recreational and Women. There are 18 teams competing in the 3-Pitch tournament over the three divisions.
Play will begin on Friday evening (July 15) at 6 p.m., with four games scheduled in the Recreation division and two in the Competitive division. Saturday will feature round-robin play in both categories, along with games in the Women’s division, with play starting at 7 a.m. and running until 10 p.m. Quarter finals in the Competitive division will be played at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday evening.
Sunday action will get underway at 9 a.m. and will feature semi-finals in all three divisions, with the weekend finals scheduled for the afternoon.
Food and a bar will be set up for the tournament to ensure that spectators are well fed and watered over the three days.
It’s going to be a great weekend of softball action, as well as an opportunity to support Vankleek Hill’s Junior hockey team. See you there!
Yellow and Green rise to top of VKH Softball standings
Yellow and Green continue to sit on top of the standings of the Vankleek Hill Softball League, with both teams tied with 14 points after eight games played in the 2022 season.
The Orange squad is close on their heels, sitting in third place, while Red is in fourth with 9 points.
Last week’s action on Tuesday evening, July 5 saw Red color Purple 35 to 26, while Orange shaded the Grey team 40 to 38. On Thursday, Blue had Black singing the blues with a 31 to 27 victory, while Maroon turned Yellow pink, winning 29 to 24.
Vankleek Hill Softball League Standings
Teams Games Points
Yellow 8 14
Green 8 14
Orange 8 12
Red 8 9
Grey 7 6
Maroon 7 6
Blue 8 5
Black 8 4
Purple 8 0
Hawkesbury defenseman earns first round pick in NHL draft
It was great to see a local young hockey talent taken in the first round of last week’s National Hockey League (NHL) draft.
Hawkesbury native Maveric Lamoureux, a defenseman with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League was picked 29th overall by the Arizona Coyotes. It’s an amazing opportunity for Maveric, who has the size and the skill to be a top four defenseman on any NHL team.
Known as Vankleek Hill’s Sports Authority, Mackenzie Hinton writes regular sports updates on his popular Facebook page. Mac is the statistician for the Vankleek Hill Cougars and Hawkesbury Hawks Junior hockey clubs. His column appears weekly in The Review.
