[Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON] – Final preparations are being put in place for the 4th Annual Mick & Angelo’s Snapper Shootout. The Shootout will run from June 1-3 with all the games being played at Centennial Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Friday’s match-ups will start at 7:15pm with the Niagara Falls Fury taking on GHFL rival, Palermo Athletics. The Elora Brewers will battle the Hamilton Hawks and the Waterdown Hammer will toil with the Napanee Junior Express. Three more games will start at 9:15pm with the Glencoe Astros facing Keatings Fitness, CPI Fastpitch locking horns with South Lebanon TNT and the host, Niagara Snappers taking the field against the 2006 ISC II Champion, Tavistock Merchants.
Opening Ceremonies will precede the Niagara/Tavistock game and for the long time ball fans in Niagara and beyond, the 1975 OASA Intermediate “AA” Champions, Caverly Dugouts will be honored. Also of note, Niagara’s own “Razorbax” will take the Beer tent stage Saturday evening starting at 7pm.
Here is a look at Saturday’s match-ups as well as Sundays playoff schedule:
Saturday June 2/07
9:15am
Hoffman Rise vs Wyevale Tribe – A
Ashland Merchants vs Elmira Juniors – B
Keatings Fitness vs Niagara Falls Fury – C
11:30am
Elora Brewers vs South Lebanon TNT – A
Napanee Junior Express vs Wyevale Tribe – B
Niagara Snappers vs Ashland Merchants – C
1:45pm
Palermo Athletics vs Glencoe Astros – A
Hamilton Hawks vs CPI Fastpitch – B
Waterdown Hammer vs Hoffman Rise – C
4pm
Elmira Juniors vs Tavistock Merchants – A
Glencoe Astros vs Niagara Falls Fury – B
CPI Fastpitch vs Elora Brewers – C
6:15pm
Hoffman Rise vs Napanee Junior Express – A
Ashland Merchants vs Tavistock Merchants – B
Palermo Athletics vs Keatings Fitness – C
8:30pm
South Lebanon TNT vs Hamilton Hawks – A
Wyevale Tribe vs Waterdown Hammer – B
Elmira Juniors vs Niagara Snappers – C
Sunday June 3/07
9:30am
QF – R1 vs W2 – A
QF – R2 vs W1 – B
11:45am
QF – B1 vs S2 – A
QF – B2 vs S1 – B
2pm
SF #1
SF #2
4pm
FINAL
DIRECTIONS TO CENTENNIAL PARK:
FROM NORTH OF ST. CATHARINES (HAMILTON, TORONTO, KITCHENER)
* Follow the QEW towards Niagara.
* Cross over the Garden City Skyway.
* Exit the QEW at exit 38B (Highway 55/Niagara-on-the-Lake),
this exit will
curve to the right.
* Go to your second stoplight (there is a Wendy’s and Tim Horton’s
on the
left)
* At that stoplight, make a right hand turn (York Road)
* Follow York Road approx. 5 minutes (you will enter the town
of St.
David’s)
* When you come to a 4 way stop, make a left hand turn (Four
Mile Creek
Road)
* Follow Four Mile Creek Road approx 7 kilometers (about 5 miles)
into the
town of Virgil
* On your right hand side you will see the Centennial Arena and
Sports Park
* NOTE this is before stop lights, if you hit the stop lights
you have gone
too far
* Turn into the driveway and go around the back of the arena
where there is
plenty of parking
FROM SOUTH OF ST. CATHARINES (PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK)
* If you are crossing from Lewiston Bridge
* Stay on Highway 405 until you come to the merge with the QEW
* When you merge stay in the right hand lane
* Take your first exit (Highway 55/Niagara-on-the-Lake)which
is the LAST
EXIT BEFORE the Garden City Skyway
* At the lights at the top of the off ramp, make a right hand
turn
* You will come to another set of lights, make a right hand turn
(York Road)
* Follow York Road approx. 5 minutes (you will enter the town
of St.
David’s)
* When you come to a 4 way stop, make a left hand turn (Four
Mile Creek
Road)
* Follow Four Mile Creek Road approx 7 kilometers (about 5 miles)
into the
town of Virgil
* On your right hand side you will see the Centennial Arena and
Sports Park
* NOTE this is before stop lights, if you hit the stop lights
you have gone
too far
* Turn into the driveway and go around the back of the arena
where there is
plenty of parking
* If you are crossing from Peace Bridge
* Stay on the QEW through Fort Erie and Niagara Falls heading
into St.
Catharines
* Exit at Highway 55/Niagara-on-the-Lake (last exit before the
Garden City
Skyway)
* At the lights at the top of the off ramp, make a right hand
turn
* You will come to another set of lights, make a right hand turn
(York Road)
* Follow York Road approx. 5 minutes (you will enter the town
of St.
David’s)
* When you come to a 4 way stop, make a left hand turn (Four
Mile Creek
Road)
* Follow Four Mile Creek Road approx 7 kilometers (about 5 miles)
into the
town of Virgil
* On your right hand side you will see the Centennial Arena and
Sports Park
* NOTE this is before stop lights, if you hit the stop lights
you have gone
too far
* Turn into the driveway and go around the back of the arena
where there is
plenty of parking
The Shootout will have a licensed beer garden in the heart of the Centennial Park complex in addition to a fully stocked concession stand. Come on out and enjoy some great fastball and good times. For additional tournament information, including nightly recaps check back to Al’s or the Niagara Snappers team website: niagarasnappers.com
Take care,
Perry Bartley
Mick & Angelo’s Snapper Shootout
misterpaulo(at)hotmail.com