Hamilton returned home with a single sport victory, giving Flint, Michigan, a 13-1 decision in the annual CANUSA Games between the two cities.
Hamilton’s lone win came in softball, which ended in a 3-3 tie, but ties are awarded to the visiting city.
The weekend results left the CANUSA scoreboard at 25 wins for Hamilton, 24 decisions [...]

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Hamilton took an 11-4 edge in competitions this past weekend and won the 52nd edition of the CANUSA Games. Hamilton also won the mayor’s competition this year when Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger beat Flint Chief of Police Alvern Lock, 2-1, at the Rosedale Tennis Club.
The overall victory left Hamilton with a 25-23 margin in the [...]

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The Canadian Women’s softball team had its sights set on a podium finish at the Beijing Olympic Games, but the young team – including Port Dover’s Megan Timpf – pushed a much more experienced Australian team to the brink and could not put them away, despite a very strong effort. Team Canada veterans Lauren Bay [...]

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The Canadian Women’s softball team improved its record to 2-0 at the 2008 Olympic Games this morning, earning a 9-2 win over the Netherlands in six innings. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) provided four solid innings in the pitcher’s circle, while Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph) each blasted a homerun to propel the [...]

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Port Dover’s Megan Timpf contributed a single in a mercy-rule abbreviated 10-0 win for the Senior Women’s National Team at the 2008 Canada Cup International Fastpitch Tournament. The shutout of the Nor Cal Assault was Team Canada’s third win of the tourney.
Team Canada had a total of 11 hits in the game.
In four games, Canada [...]

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