An Aldergrove baseball team won the bantam A division of the Ross Tournament in Newton's Unwin Park over the May Day long weekend.
The Aldergrove Dodgers claimed the gold medal 9-3 in the finals Monday against the Newton Cubs. The two teams had played their first games of the tournament against each other on Friday, with Aldergrove winning 10-8.
On Saturday, the Dodgers recorded a 9-7 loss against the Ridge Silverhawks, and were then slated to take on a Vancouver squad for a semi-final spot on Sunday afternoon. Vancouver forfeited due to not enough players, giving Aldergrove an automatic spot in the semi-finals.
The Dodgers then took on their hometown rivals, the Aldergrove Yankees, in the semi-final match Sunday night. The hard-fought defensive battle – with powerful pitching and strong fielding from both sides – ended in a 2-1 victory for the Dodgers.
The two Aldergrove squads were the only ones from Langley in the Ross Tournament, which included teams from as far away as Prince George and Kamloops. Besides bantam, the competing divisions were Midget AA and Tadpole.
The winning team consisted of: Clayton Churchill, Cale Clements, Nathan Dahl, Dakota Eaves, Daniel Fontaine-Trimble, Bethany Hitchman, Colin Hopes, Colin Jamieson, Josh Poirier, Debora Ross, Sam Sedun and Mitchell Taylor.
They were coached by Don Fisher, Carl Jamieson and Darren Hopes.