In Canton at Saint Lawrence University on Thursday, May 23 Canton 4, Gouverneur 6
The Canton Golden Bears played the Gouverneur Wildcats for the Class B Championship on Thursday afternoon at St. Lawrence University. The two teams split their two regular season games and shared the Central League regular season title.
In front of a capacity crowd, Gouverneur beat the Bears 6-4. Canton was led on offense by eighth grader Elle White who picked up two hits and drove in three runs. Tessa Alguire, Chloe Baxter, Shaylee Olmstead and Jenna Larrabee(double) also picked up hits for the Bears.
“The Cats are a very good team and Renisa Richards was tough in the circle today but I felt like we really battled them to the final out. We just had a tough time keeping them off the base paths in the early innings. We definitely had our chances but we just just could not get the break we needed. The hardest part for me as a coach is not losing, it is saying goodbye to the seniors. Maya, Emma, Chloe, Faith and Hannah have given a lot to this program and it is tough to see them walk away, ” stated Coach Wentworth.
The Bears ended the season with a 17-2 record. Emma Logan, Hannah Beldock an Maya Thomas will each be recognized as Student-Athletes of Distinction for maintaining a cumulative grade point average greater than 90% throughout high school. Chloe Baxter was selected unanimously as the team’s sportsmanship award winner. Shaylee Olmstead and Elle White were honored as second team All Northern athletes and Maya Thomas and Tessa Alguire were selected to the first team. Alguire was also a Co-MVP of Section X’s Central Division.
Box Score:
Batting:
T. Alguire: 1-2, 2R, 2SB, 2BB
C. Baxter: 1-4, 1R,
S. Olmstead: 1-2, 2BB
E. White: 2-4, 3RBI
J. Larrabee: 1-2, 2B, 2SB
Pitching:
T. Alguire: 6IP, 6R, 7BB, 3HB, 4 ER, 3H
