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Baseball Ontario accepting applications for Middlemass Scholarship

The R. Jack Middlemass Memorial Scholarship was established out of love for Jack and inspired by Jack’s love for baseball and its athletes. In the spirit of Jack’s desire to help others achieve, the fund assists aspiring young people in pursuit of post secondary education. In helping further their scholastic endeavours, the scholarship provides recipients with greater opportunity to excel in life and contribute to the community.

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McFarland: Ninth inning has been “Danger Zone” for college hitters facing Helland

“When opposition batters head to the plate to face Reece Helland, they are entering the danger zone.

Not only are they facing MidAmerica Nazarene’s top bullpen gun, who is an intense presence on the bump, but he also enters the game with a formidable tune.

You guessed it: the Kenny Loggins classic “Danger Zone” from the movie Top Gun.

Over his four years with the Pioneers, Helland has accumulated a 13-6 record and a 4.47 earned-run average in 84 games, with one start, and 16 saves.”

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Shushkewich: Orillia producing its share of sandlot talent headed to school

“Roughly an hour and a half north of Toronto, Orillia is home to many things, including the Ontario Provincial Police headquarters, former Ontario Premier Leslie Frost, and singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who passed in 2023.

The city is central to a few surrounding communities, such as Oro-Medonte, Severn, Rama, and Washago. Teens come into the city to go to school, participate in sports, or other activities that the smaller communities don’t host.

Known as the “Sunshine City,” Orillia, with its population of a little over 33,000, lives up to this name during the summer months when the local ball diamonds are full from the afternoon until the lights get shut off near midnight. “

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Estey: Murphy going from Brampton Royals to Germany's Fussen Royal Bavarians

“Aidan Murphy will be more than a few miles away from Brampton’s Dave Dash Memorial Field when he kicks off his 2025 season.

The Brampton Royals 3B-RHP will trade in his royal blue Brampton jersey for this year as he travels overseas to play pro ball in Germany for the Fussen Royal Bavarians. The 25-year old will get right into it as he is slated to start as soon as he arrives in Germany.”

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