14th Annual Mistissini Invitational Senior Fastball & Softball Tournament Aug. 9-12, 2001
It was a heartbreaker that seemed to go on as Mistassini started off an inning with a home run by Steve Tremblay. The second inning saw another home run, but by the Lac Simion team. It almost seemed over when Lac Simion walked five players, but it wasn’t over by a long shot. Matthew Trapper played in ripped pants much to the enjoyment of the crowd. Mistissini was still ahead. Then it started getting hard as the scores, like in so many of the final games, showed anyone could win.
People were on the edge of their seats. I remember taking one picture where spectators said I should have the umpire join the winning team. People take their baseball seriously in Eeyou Istchee but one spectator said he didn’t like the fact that women’s baseball has all but disappeared in the past two years.
Personally, I enjoyed the fact that I liked the game without the traditional beer or two and the crowd seemed to agree with me. It was baseball at its best with all the fans rooting for their home team. An enjoyable time where everyones a winner.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS MIDGET FASTBALL (BOYS)
BEST INFIELDER: Ashley Gilpin (Eastmain)
BEST OUTFIELDER: Ryan Petawabano (Mistissini)
BEST CATCHER: Darren Gilpin (Eastmain)
BEST PITCHER: Robert Jimikin (Mistissini)
M.V.P.: Shawn Tomatuk (Eastmain)
MEN’S SOFTBALL
BEST INFIELDER: Steve Tremblay (Mist.Stansmen)
BEST OUTFIELDER: Gary Snapie (Lac Simon)
BEST CATCHER: Eric Benac (Mist.Stansmen)
BEST PITCHER: Hugo Cowboy (Waskaganish)
M.V.P.: Steve Tremblay (Mist.Stansmen)
MEN’S FASTBALL
BEST INFIELDER: Paul Petawabano Jr. (Mist.Outlaws)
BEST OUTFIEDER: Chris Cooper (Waswanipi Arrows)
BEST CATCHER: Howard Hester (Waskaganish Hurricanes) BEST PITCHER: Gary Hester (Waskaganish Hurricanes) M.V.P.: Benny Blacksmith (Waswanipi Arrows)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001
MISTISSINI BUTTERFLIES 14 WASWANIPI 5
MISTISSINI STANSMEN 15 OUJE.TOMAHAWKS 2 MISTISSINI OUTLAWS 3 OUJE.BULLDOGS 3 FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2001
WASKAGANISH 14 CHISASIBI CYBER RAYS 6
WASWANIPI INDIANS 0 OUJE.TOMAHAWKS 5 EASTMAIN JR. FIREBALLS 5 WASWANIPI 3
LAC SIMON BADBOYS 0 MISTISSINI STANSMEN 5
WASKAGANISH 5 EASTMAIN FIREBALLS 3
OUJE.BULLDOGS 1 WASWANIPI ARROWS 2 MISTISSINI BUTTERFLIES 8 CHISASIBI THUNDER 5 MISTISSINI OUTLAWS 3 WASKAGANISH 4 CHISASIBI CYBER RAYS 5 WASWANIPI INDIANS 0
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 2001
EASTMAIN FIREBALLS 7 OUJE.BULLDOGS 0
WASKAGANISH 2 WASWANIPI ARROWS 1
EASTMAIN JR. FIREBALLS 9 CHISASIBI THUNDER 13
WASKAGANISH 14 LAC SIMON BADBOYS 7
OUJE.TOMAHAWKS 24 CHISASIBI CYBER RAYS 14
MISTISSINI OUTLAWS 1 EASTMAIN FIREBALLS 2
WASKAGANISH 7 OUJE.BULLDOGS 0
CHISASIBI THUNDER 8 WASWANIPI 9
MISTISSINI 3 EASTMAIN JR. FIREBALLS 13
EASTMAIN FIREBALLS 0 WASWANIPI ARROWS 5
WASKAGANISH 8 MISTISSINI STANSMEN 7
LAC SIMON BADBOYS 5 WASWANIPI INDIANS 0
WASWANIPI ARROWS 6 MISTISSINI OUTLAWS 4
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2001 SEMI-FINALS
MEN’S SOFTBALL:
(3rd) Ojay Tomahawks 12 (2nd) Mist.Stansmen 15
(4th) Lac Simon 11 (1st) Waskaganish 4
MIDGET FASTBALL:
(3rd) Chisasibi 5 (2nd) Mistissini 8
(4th) Wawanipi 3 (1st) Eastmain 10
MEN’S FASTBALL:
(3rd) Eastmain Fireballs 1 (2nd) Waswanipi Arrows 3
(4th) Mistissini Outlaws 6 (1st) Waskaganish Hurricanes 7
FINALS
MEN’S SOFTBALL:
Mistissini Stansmen 18 Lac Simon 17
MIDGET FASTBALL:
Mistissini Butterflies 6 Eastmain 7
MEN’S FASTBALL:
Waswanipi Arrows 5 Waskaganish 3
