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August 17, 2014 RANGERS WIN 2ND CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior Baseball Club beat the Pickering Red Sox 11-5 to capture the Leaside Junior League Playoff Championship Sunday afternoon @ Talbot Park. The Rangers won the Playoffs for the 2nd consecutive year as Brandon Habibi pitched 5 strong innings in getting the win in hs final Junior game and was followed by last year pitchers Harrison Gaudet and Adam McBride in taming the Red Sox and leading the Rangers to the Championship. The Rangers left no doubt to this one as in the first inning they scored 10 runs highlighted by a grand slam by 3B Kaleb Leff.The Rangers finished the season with a 37-12 1 record. Congratulations to the players and coaching staff of Matt Mills, Bernie Angelow, Kyle Angelow and Steve Breitner on winning their 2nd consecutive Leaside Junior Playoff Championship!

August 16, 2014 RANGERS OPEN PLAYOFFS WITH A 9-4 WIN OVER PICKERING
	The junior Rangers trying to repeat as the Leaside Junior League Playoff Champions opened their final 4 playoff round last night @ Talbot Park with a 9-4 win over the Pickering Red Sox. Winning pitcher was 3rd year pitcher Chris Novachis and Marc Anthony Clauser another 3rd year guy picks up the save. Graduating outfielder Tony Rattigan hit a 2 run home run in the bottom of the first to spark the Rangers. The Rangers now face the Newmarket Hawks @ 1pm Saturday @ Talbot Park. If the Rangers win then they would move right into the final tomorrow and would have to be beaten twice. If they lose this game they will then play @ 4pm @ Talbot today needing to win that game to move on to tomorrow and then would have to beat Newmarket twice. Go get em Rangers!!

August 14, 2014 RANGERS ADVANCE TO FINAL 4
	The Etobicoke Rangers completed the sweep of the Scarborough Stingers by edging them 3-2 to take the series 2-0 and will now move on to the Final 4. The Rangers and Stingers were tied 2-2 going into the last inning and the Rangers were able to plate a run as SS Adam Gasiorowski singled and then scored on a double by RF Kyle Bowers. Justin Hii in his 2nd inning of relief picks up the win. The Rangers will now have an opportunity to win back to back Leaside Junior League Playoffs as they were the Champs last year beating East York in the final. Game 1 for Etobicoke is tomorrow night @ 6pm @ Talbot Park. The Rangers will be facing the Pickering Red Sox who knocked out the Whitby Chiefs 2 games to 1 to move on to the Final 4. The other 2 teams vying to win the playoffs are the Newmarket Hawks and the East York Bulldogs. Good Luck Rangers!!

August 13, 2014 RANGERS WIN GAME 1
	The Etobicoke Rangers won game 1 of their 2 out of 3 with the Scarborough Stingers as the Rangers came back from a 4-2 deficit to win the game 5-4. Marc Anthony Clauser pitched the final 3 innings of shutout to pick up the win in relief of starter Brandon Habibi. The Rangers will now play the Stingers again on Thursday night @ Connorvale in a 6;15 start. If the Rangers win this game they will move on to the final 4 beginning Friday night @ Talbot Park and would face the Pickering Red Sox @ 6pm. If the Rangers lose this game then Game 3 will be played immediately following game 2 as a winner has to be decided.

August 11, 2014 RANGERS FINISH FIRST AND BEGIN PLAYOFFS TONIGHT
	The Etobicoke Rangers finished with a 20-7 league record which placed them in 1st place ahead of the other 12 teams in the Leaside Junior League. This is the Rangers 4th time they have finished in 1st place in the past 7 years. The Rangers will now face the 8th place Scarborough Stingers in a 2 out of 3 quarter final with the winner moving on to the final 4 this weekend at Talbot Park. The Rangers are the defending league Playoff Champs. The Rangers will host the Stingers this evening in a 7:30 start @ Connorvale Park and will play game 2 tomorrow night @ Talbot as the Scarborough park is unavailable. Should there be a game 3 it will be held on Thursday night @ Connorvale @ 7:30. Good luck Rangers!!

June 24, 2014 RANGERS RAINED OUT LAST NIGHT
	The Junior Rangers home game was rained out last night against the Whitby Chiefs. No make up date has been announced as of yet. The Rangers travel to Talbot Park tonight to play the Leaside Leafs in a 7:30 start and will go to Talbot again this Thursday to play a re-scheduled game against the North York Blues. Game time on Thursday is 7:30 @Talbot Park.

June 16, 2014 RANGERS WALK OFF HIGH PARK 4-3
	The Etobicoke Rangers bounced back from a tough weekend at the Vaughan Junior Tournament with an important 4-3 walk off win vs. High Park. The Rangers rode the strong performance from SP Adam McBride who went the distance to record the win. McBride showed his veteran savvy early - giving up a leadoff triple to Wilfred Laurier University teammate Daniel Apostoli in the top of the first inning, but left him stranded there. Several more times throughout the game McBride was able to work out of tight spots to keep the Rangers in a situation to win. Adam Gasiorowski and Roman Testani had the clutch hits for Etobicoke. Gasiorowski scorched a 2-run triple into the left- centerfield gap to put the Rangers up 3-2. After allowing High Park to tie the game in the top of the ninth inning, the Rangers loaded the bases on a John King HBP (and stolen base), followed by a base-hit bunt by Gasiorowski, and intentional walk to Julian Johnson. With the infield drawn in to cut off the winning run, Testani stepped up and lined a single up the middle to plate the winning run. The Rangers next action comes this upcoming weekend as they participate in the Vaughan Senior Tournament.

June 14, 2014 RANGERS DOUBLE SEASON LOSS TOTAL - BOW OUT OF VAUGHAN EARLY
	The Etobicoke Rangers simply didn't have it on Saturday, dropping 8-4 and 6-4 decisions to Richmond Hill and Kitchener- Waterloo respectively. Chris Novachis was saddled with the loss vs. Richmond Hill, while Leo Labine took the loss vs. KW. A tough Saturday for the team, but a good learning experience moving forward. The Junior Rangers will be participating in the Vaughan SENIOR tournament next weekend, so their loss to Richmond Hill counts as a TBA league loss as well (game counted as a league game due to scheduling conflict the following weekend). Next action, before next weekend's senior tournament, will be Monday night at home vs. High Park.

June 13, 2014 RANGERS START VAUGHAN TOURNEY OFF WITH A BANG
	The Etobicoke Rangers opened their round robin action at the Vaughan Vikings Junior Tournament Friday night with a dominant 11-0 victory in 5 innings (by mercy rule) Former Brampton Royal, Brandon Habibi, went the distance on the mound, striking out seven, while giving up five hits, and only walking two. Key performers for the Rangers included Orion Katayama (3 runs scored) Roman Testani (reached base 3 times, RBI double) and Julian Johnson who got the ball rolling with a first inning 2-run HR finishing up 2-4 on the day. While the wind and field conditions played a role in keeping the Etobicoke team from racking up a large amount of hits (only six) the Rangers capitalized on Brampton mistakes to end this one early. Next action Saturday at 12:30 PM vs Richmond Hill and 5:15 PM vs Kitchener-Waterloo. A potential Quarter-Final game is slated for Saturday at 8:30 PM.

June 9, 2014 RANGERS DOWN BIG EARLY SCORE 13 UNANSWERED FOR THE WIN
	Monday night at home, the Etobicoke Rangers came out of the gate flat, getting down 8-0 by the mid point in the second inning. The Rangers showed resilience however, chipping away at the lead before blowing the door open, scoring 13 unanswered and taking a 13-8 victory. Justin Hii came on in relief early, and kept Etobicoke in the game, blanking Pickering through 4.1 innings. Veteran Adam McBride came in to close out the game, and preserve the win. The Rangers travel to Vaughan this weekend to play in the Vikings Junior Tournament. Their round robin pool includes Brampton 2, Richmond Hill, and Kitchener-Waterloo. First action is Friday night at 8:30 PM

June 8, 2014 RANGERS BEAT THE RAIN, AND RICHMOND HILL
	The Rangers traveled to Richmond Hill, Sunday night to take on the Richmond Hill Phoenix. After driving through a downpour and with ominous clouds on the horizon, Etobicoke and Richmond Hill were both pleased to get the game in. The results, however, were lopsided in the Rangers favor, posting 13 runs and getting strong pitching performances from rookie Aussie import James Snelgrove, who grabbed his first victory as a Ranger. Harrison Gaudet did his usual shutdown job in relief, and another rookie, Leo Labine came in and closed the door on the Phoenix for the shutout. The Rangers are back at it tomorrow night at home vs. Pickering.

June 5, 2014 RANGERS WIN 10-0 IN 8 INNING MERCY
	The Etobicoke Rangers traveled to Stand Wadlow Park to face the East York Bulldogs Wednesday night in TBA action. The Rangers were looking to exact some revenge on East York after they handed Etobicoke their first loss of the season the previous week. They did just that, coming out of the gate firing on all cylinders. After putting up one run in the first, the Rangers added four in the third inning and three more runs in the fourth, to jump ahead 8-0. The Ranger bats continued to put pressure on the East York side, and eventually pushed across two more runs in the eighth to make it a 10-0 score. Adam McBride picked up the win, pitching 6 shutout innings, allowing only four hits while striking out 8. Harrison Gaudet game in to finish off the win with two shutdown innings in relief, ending the game after eight innings due to 10-run mercy rule. Offensive standouts included Roman Testani, making his season debut for the Rangers, who went 1-4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases. Julian Johnson continued swinging a hot bat, grabbing two hits, and getting on base four times. The Rangers are in action next this Sunday on the road at Richmond Hill.

June 2, 2014 RANGERS WIN 9-0 ON PAPER, 6-4 PLAYED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers took home their 5th win of the TBA season (10th overall) Monday night at Connorvale Park vs. the Scarborough Stingers. Officially the Rangers take home a 9-0 win via forfeit as the Scarborough squad could only field 8 players. Luckily, on-base machine John King offered up his services to the Stingers so the game could still be played. The Rangers worked themselves into a 4-1 lead however saw that lead evaporate by the 6th inning when two runs scored on an error, and another scored on a ground ball. In the bottom of the sixth, Ryan McDougall stroked a double and was promptly lifted for pinch runner Brendan O'Flynn. Adam Gasiorowski followed up with a clutch hit bringing in O'Flynn for the go-ahead run. The Rangers added another run to go up 6-4 before strong bullpen efforts from Justin Hii and Brandon Habibi shut the door on Scarborough. Next action - Wednesday night at Stand Wadlow Park for a rematch with East York. 7:30PM game time.

May 31, 2014 GAME VS OSHAWA RESCHEDULED
	Due to a scheduling conflict on Oshawa's end, the scheduled game vs. Oshawa slated for Saturday night at Connorvale Park will be rescheduled to a later date. Next action - Monday vs Scarborough at home. 7:45PM first pitch.

May 27, 2014 RANGERS REPEAT AS BRANTFORD TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
	The Junior Rangers ran the table this past weekend going 5-0 in Brantford as they won for the 2nd year in a row the Brantford Junior tournament championship and this is the 4th time that the Rangers have captured the Gold since attending in 2008!! The Rangers in round robin play defeated the Hamilrton Cardinals 5-4, The Burlington Bulls 10-2 and the Kitchener Panthers 9-6 earning them the 1 seed in their Division. They now had to face Walker Homesites from Windsor and beat them in a good ball game 3-1. In the final the Rangers were up against the hometown Brantford Braves who were the 1 seed in their division and the Rangers dominated the Braves and won 9-1. Congratulations Rangers!!

May 26, 2014 RANGERS SUFFER FIRST LOSS OF SEASON
	The Etobicoke Rangers hosted the East York Lions Monday night at Connorvale Park, suffering their first loss of the 2014 season. After falling behind early despite a strong effort from Justin Hii on the mound, the Rangers suffered from defensive lapse after defensive lapse. Nine errors on the night speak for themselves. A seventh inning rally resulted in cutting the lopsided score to within striking distance at 11-6, however it was too little, too late on this night for Etobicoke. The Rangers look to bounce back vs. Oshawa on Sunday. Game time 7PM @ Connorvale.

May 22, 2014 RANGERS DOWN METS
	The Etobicoke Rangers traveled to Talbot Park to play the Toronto Mets and came away with a 6-3 win to raise their record to 4-0 as the Rangers took their first victory ever over the Mets. The Rangers in preparing for the Brantford tournament this coming weekend used 3 pitchers who held the Mets to 8 hits and 3 runs of which 1 was earned. Noah Ivanyi who pitches for Laurier University made his Ranger debut and pitched 4 innings giving up an earned run and was followed by Brandon Habibi also making his Ranger debut a Humber College player and coming in with 3 innings of relief was 3rd year pitcher Harrison Gaudet who picks up his 1st win of the season as Harrison pitched 3 innings giving up an unearned.run. The Rangers 6 runs came off of only 6 hits as D/H Julian Johnson had 2 and SS Orion Katayama, LF Kyle Bowers, #B Adam Gasiorowski and 1B Adam Shaver each had a hit. Shaver, Johnson and CF Tony Rattigan all had an RBI in the win. The Rangers will defend their Brantford Tournament Championship of a year ago as they will play the Hamilton Cardinals, Burlington Bulls and the Kitchener Panther s in round robin play. Good Luck Rangers!

May 19, 2014 RANGERS SQUEAK OUT WIN OVER NEWMARKET
	"The Etobicoke Rangers squeaked out an 11-10 win on Monday night in walk-off fashion vs. the Newmarket Hawks at Connorvale Park raising their record to 3-0. Leo Labine got the start and pitched 4 solid innings. Labine hit a speed bump in the 4th giving up 4 runs with 2 outs in the inning, but overall a strong start from the first year Ranger. Martin Sampson-Coburn and Justin Hii both pitched an inning in middle relief, however were unable to keep the Newmarket bats at bay, giving up a combined 5 runs. Veteran Ranger Harrison Gaudet picked up the slack by coming in to shut the door in two impressive innings of relief work. Chris Novachis pitched the 9th and picked up the win. Offensively, the Rangers showed both patience (nine walks) and aggressiveness on the bases (8 for 8 stolen bases). The Rangers had multi-hit games from Kyle Bowers, Adam Shaver, and a 4 for 5 day from C Jason Hardie.

May 14, 2014 JUNIORS WASHED OUT IN WHITBY
	The Etobicoke Rangers traveled to Whitby last night to face the Whitby Chiefs only to get rained out in the 3rd inning with the Rangers leading 1-0. This game will be re-scheduled. The Rangers are now idle until this Saturday when @ 7pm @ Connorvale they will play the North York Blues. The Rangers continue their home stand on Monday night as the pennant winners of a year ago Newmarket Hawks come to Connorvale. Game time is 7:45.

May 13, 2014 JUNIOR RANGERS WIN BIG OVER LEASIDE
	The Etobicoke Rangers opened their 2014 season last night as they defeated the Leaside Leafs 13-3 in a shortened 7 inning game as the 10 run mercy rule came into play. The Rangers were led at the plate by 3rd year players Kyle Bowers and Ryan McDougall. Both players had 2 hits including a triple each while Bowers had an RBI and McDougall had 2 as the Rangers collected 8 hits on the night. Other hits went to Riley Robinson, Adam Shaver plus an RBI, Julian Johnson plus 2 RBI's and Chris Novachis plus an RBI. The Rangers started 3rd year pitcher Adam McBride and McBride pitched the first 3 innings giving up 2 runs 1 earned on 1 hit and recorded 6 K's. Justin Hii pitched the next 2 innings and gave up no hits and struck out 4 Leaf batters in picking up his 1st win as a Ranger and then veteran Harrison Gaudet came on for the final 2 innings allowing 1 unearned run on 3 singles and had 3k's. The Rangers play in Whitby tonight against the Chiefs @ Iroquois Park with a start time of 7:30.

May 5, 2014 RANGERS UNABLE TO GET STARTED
	The Etobicoke Rangers had their game on Saturday against the High Park Braves cancelled as the field was not playable and the Rangers home opener scheduled for this evening has also been postponed due to wet field conditions. The High Park game will be made up as part of a D/H on July 26. A make up date for tonights cancellation against the Vaughan Vikings has not been established. The Rangers will try and start their season next Monday May12 when the Leaside Leafs visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

May 3, 2014 RANGERS OPEN SATURDAY MAY 3
	The Junior Etobicoke Rangers 21U team is about to begin the 2014 season as they will open on the road against the High Park Braves @ Christie Pits. Game time is 6pm Saturday May 3. The Rangers are returning 13 players from last season's Playoff Championship team led by the management staff of GM Steve Breitner (7th season) and on Field Manager Matt MIlls (2nd season. INF/Bench coach Bernie Angelow (3rd season) is back for another year to work with the infielders and to continue to pass on his experience and knowledge. Graduate junior pitcher Kyle Angelow who led the Leaside Junior League league last season in innings pitched and strikeouts will be joining the coaching staff as the !B coach and will assist Coach Mills with the pitching staff. The roster for the moment is complete at 24 players so there are 11 new faces this season. The Rangers do have an available spot open and have until June 30 to fill it. All of the new players either attend a Canadian University or College and play on their school's team or they are currently south of the border playing and going to school. The Rangers have high expectations for this season after they recorded a 31-14-3 overall record last season. On top of being the league playoff champs the Rangers won the Brantford Tournament and placed 5th overall @ the Junior Eliminations last August in Burlington and were semi-finalists in Vaughan. The new additions combined with the retuning players appear to be poised for another fine season. The Rangers were scheduled to open their home schedule on Monday May 5 but due to the amount of rain Connorvale will not be available so this game has been canceeled and will ber re-scheduled. The Rangers expect to play their first home game on Monday May 12 against the Leaside Leafs. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. For roster information click on Team Information and then click on roster and for the entire Ranger schedule click on schedules. Hope to see you down @ Connorvale! Best of luck Rangers!!

February 16, 2014 RANGERS TO BEGIN WORKOUTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers 2013 Leaside Junior League Playoff winners and posting a 5th place finish @ the 2013 Eliminations will begin spring training starting Sunday evening February 16th @ 9:30pm @ the Pro Teach Indoor Baseball Facility. The Rangers will workout every Sunday night up until the end of April @ the same time and place. The Rangers finished last year with an overall record of 31-14-3 which was one of the top club team records in the province. Rookie Head Coach Matt Mills came in and took the players he was given and won a League Playoff Championship. This was a first for Etobicoke since 2003. The Rangers will have 14 of their 24 players returning from last years team as 10 players have graduated due to age. The Ranger coaching staff has had a busy off season fielding inquiries from prospective players wanting to play for the Rangers. Prospective players please contact Coach Mills or Breitner.

August 19, 2013 JUNIOR RANGERS ARE LEASIDE JUNIOR LEAGUE PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS
	The Etobicoke Rangers claimed their first Playoff Championship since 2003 and the first for 6 year Manager Steve Breitner as the Etobicoke Rangers downed the East York Bulldogs 7-3 in the Leaside Junior League final. The Ranger on field coaching staff of Matt MIlls who took over as the on field manger this season and 1st Base Coach Bernie Angelow in his 2nd year did an outstanding job of getting this team to achieve what they have. The Rangers ended with a season record of 31-14-3 for a total or 48 games. They also won the Brantford tournament, were Semi Finalist in the Vaughan tournament and finished 5th at this years Elimination tournament. East York needed to beat Etobicoke twice in order to win and the Rangers just needed a single victory and they got that in game 1. The Rangers sent sophomore Harrison Gaudet to the mound and Harrison battled his way through 7 innings keeping the Bulldogs at bay and allowing his team to never trail. Gaudet scattered 10 hits and gave up 3 runs 2 earned. The Rangers as is every year say good bye to the 3rd year guys. Graduating OF Graham Holland led the Rangers in the 6 playoff games with a .526 batting average, led in runs scored with 10 and tied for total bases with 16 and yesterday 2 more of those 3rd year guys really had memorable Junior ending games. 2B Cody Laycox was 3/4 with a triple, 3 RBI's one of them the game winner and several defensive gems helping Gaudet out and CF Sean Sutton was 2/4 including a 3 run bomb in the first putting the Rangers up 3-1 as East York took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st. East York scored again in the 4th and then tied the game in the 5th as a lead off single scored after advancing to 3rd on a double then a sac fly brought in the tying run. The Rangers took the lead in the 6th when Laycox drove in C Jason Hardie with the eventual game winning run. The Rangers put the game away in the 7th with 3 m,ore runs making the final 7-3. The Rangers will graduate 10 players from this Championship team and some of them will be moving up to the Senior Etobicoke Ranger team. Congratulations to all the players and coaches on a great season and a big thank you to the parents and fans for being there for these guys!!

August 13, 2013 RANGERS ADVANCE TO FINAL 4
	The Etobicoke Rangers beat the North York Blues 8-6 last night @ Connorvale Park thus winning their 2 out of 3 series 2-1 and now advance to this weekends final 4 tournament @ Talbot Park. The Rangers will open the tournament Friday night @ 6pm against either the 2nd place East York Bulldogs or the 7th place Whitby Chiefs who have not finished their series as of yet. The other 2 teams to advance along with the 3rd place Rangers are the 1st place Newmarket Hawks and the 4th place Pickering Pirates.

July 2, 2013 RANGERS AND CHIEFS PROVIDE FIREWORKS ON CANADA DAY
	The Etobicoke Rangers and the Whitby Chiefs put up 27 runs on 29 hits with 16 of them coming off of Ranger bats, 12 walks of which the Rangers took 9 and 3 home runs by the Rangers they downed the Chiefs by a 16-11 score. Starting pitcher Derek Chiu went 5 strong innings giving up[ 5 hits and 4 earned runs and departed with a 12-4 lead. Veteran Cody Laycox made his 2013 mound debut and was touched for 5 hits and 5 runs with only 1 earned and was picked up by Marc Anthony Clauser who came on with 2 outs in the 6th and held the Chiefs in check until they scored 2 unearned runs in the 9th narrowing the gap to the final of 16-11 Rangers. The Rangers 16 hits were highlighted by C Jason Hardie who was 4/5 with 4 runs scored, 3 RBI's which included his 1st home run of the year. 3B Roman Testani continues to hit the ball hard and for extra bases as Testani was 3/3 with 2 doubles and his first homer of the year was 4th inning Grand Slam giving Testani 5 RBI's and the Rangers welcomed back 3rd year OF Sean Sutton and Sutton hit his 1st dinger a 3 run shot in the 5th. The win improves the Rangers in league play to 10-4. The Rangers have a busy week beginning on Wednesday night when they go to Talbot Park to face the Toronto Met's and then on Saturday the Rangers will play a 1pm makeup game against the Newmarket Hawks @ Connorvale and then Saturday night they will travel to Christie Pits to play the High Park Braves @ 7. On Sunday the Rangers will play another makeup game this time out @ Kirky Field in Pickering against the Pickering Red Sox, Game time is 2pm.

June 25, 2013 RANGERS EXTEND UNBEATEN STREAK TO SIX
	The Etobicoke Rangers last night defeated the Pickering Red Sox 8-5 @ Connorvale Park stretching the Rangers unbeaten streak to 6 games. The Red Sox got to Etobicoke starter Adam McBride in the top of the 1st as they used 3 hits and a Ranger error to score 3 runs. The Rangers as they have been known to do came right back with 2 of their own as the Rangers RF Riley Robinson reached to lead off the game on an error and then CF Graham Holland singled moving Robinson to 3rd. 3B Roman Testani then hit a sac fly scoring Robinson and then Holland scored on a base hit by 1B Kyle Bowers. The Rangers took the lead in the 2nd when LF Thomas Bidzinski started the inning by reaching on a Red Sox error and then LF Tony Rattigan singled. After a walk to 2B Stephen Ciampa to load the bases Robinson singled to score Bidzinski and then Rattigan scored on a fielders choice by Holland. The Rangers led 4-3 until the very next inning when the Pickering 5th hitter came up and hit one over the LF fence to knot the game @ 4-4. The Rangers once again responded to go up 5-4 as Testani led off the bottom of the 3rd with a booming double and then scored on a double by Ranger C Jason Hardie. Neither team scored in the 4th but in the top of the 5th Pickering tied the game again @ 5-5 when McBride was tagged for another solo home run. The Rangers once again came right back this time with 2 to forge ahead 7-5 as SS Orion Katayama and Bidzinski both drove in runs. The Rangers would score the games final run in the 6th when Ciampa led off the inning with a double and then scored on a Red Sox error. The 8-5 victory made a winner out of Adam McBride improving his overall record to 4-1. McBride gave up 5 runs 4 earned, walked 1 and K'd 4. Lefty pitcher Marc Anthony Clauser picked up McBride after the 6th and tossed 3 shutout innings to earn the save. Clauser gave up 1 hit 2 walks, hit a batter and also struck out 4. The rangers out hit the Red Sox 12-9 and each team made 2 errors. The Rangers now have a week off until they play again when the Whitby Chiefs come to Connorvale Park. Game time on Canada Day Monday is 7:45.

June 19, 2013 RANGERS ANGLEOW TOSSES 3 HIT SHUTOUT IN ROMP OVER THE PHOENIX
	Etobicoke Rangers 3rd year pitcher Kyle Angelow 2-3 turned in his best performance of the year as he 3 hit and shutout the Richmond Hill Phoenix last night 12-0. Angelow walked 1 batter and struck out 7 Richmond Hill hitters in tossing the 9 inning complete game. The Rangers scored 4 in the 1st with 2 of them coming courtesy of CF Graham Holland's 3rd round tripper of the season scoring RF Riley Robinson who led off with a walk. The Rangers would go ahead 6-0 when they scored 2 in the 4th when LF Tony Rattigan and SS Ryan Fata scored on RBI's from 2B Adam McBride using a sac fly and Robinson with a base hit. 2 more in the 5th took the score to 8-0 as 3B Roman Testani scored on WP after getting on with a double and SS Orion Katayama scored on Rattigans 2nd hit of the game. The Rangers scored the 9th run in the 8th and added 3 more in the 9th to close it out 12-0, Rattigan had a 4/4 night scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 and Robinson was 3/4 with 1 run scored and a pair of RBI's. The Rangers improve to 8-4 in league play and now sport a 12-5-3 overall record. Next action is next Monday night at Connorvale when the Rangers play host to the Pickering Red Sox. Game time is 7:45.

June 17, 2013 RANGERS AND NEWMARKET POSTPONED
	The league game scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. This game will be re-scheduled. The Rangers now travel to Richmond Hill to face the expansion Richmond Hill Phoenix Tuesday night. The Rangers defeated the Phoenix this past weekend 8-3 in the Vaughan tournament. Kyle Angelow will start for the Rangers.

June 16, 2013 RANGERS REACH SEMIS BEFORE RAIN POSTPONES TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers playing their 3rd game of the day defeated the Richmond Hill Phoenix in the quarter finals Saturday night 8-3 to advance to Sunday mornings Semi Final against St. Thomas but the weather turned and the tournament has been postponed to a later date due to the rain. The Rangers qualified for the quarter final on their 1-0-2 round robin record. The 4 points got them into 5th place and the game with Richmond Hill to advance. Friday night the Rangers battled the Whitby Chiefs to a 4-4 tie. Saturday morning the Rangers faced the Newmarket Hawks and surrendered a 2-0 lead in the 6th to fall behind 4-2 but rallied for 2 runs in the top the 7th to tie the game 4-4. The Rangers 3rd round robin game was against the Brampton 2 team. The Rangers opened up a big lead but the Royals battled and came within a run as the Rangers hung on to win 11-10. The tournament is expected to be completed at a later date when the final 4 teams St. Thomas, Newmarket, Pickering and Etobicoke can all be brought together to finish the tourney. The Rangers are home Monday night to the Newmarket Hawks and then travel to Richmond Hill to play the Phoenix on Tuesday.

June 13, 2013 BULLDOGS PUT BITE ON RANGERS
	The East York Bulldogs and the Etobicoke Rangers hooked up last night @ Stan Wadlow in an early season game that had 1st place on the line. The Bulldogs had played one more game than the Rangers and that game ended in a tie as both teams had 7-3 records going in. A Ranger win put them in 1st by a point and a loss would drop them 3 points back. Well The Bulldogs put a bite into the Rangers and go up 3 point in the battle for 1st as they convincingly beat the Rangers 9-5. Ranger starter Kyle Angelow pitched the first 3 innings allowing only a solo run courtesy of the Bulldogs 3B Brandon Collins big fly in the 1st. EY went ahead 3-0 scoring 2 unearned runs in the 4th off of Ranger pitcher Martin Sampson-Coburn and then increased their lead to 8-0 when they struck for 5 earned runs off of Sampson- Coburn in the 6th. The Rangers bats woke up a bit in the 7th when the Rangers loaded the bases on 3 walks and all of these 3 ended up scoring narrowing the EY lead to 8-3. Ranger reliever Jon Goin came on in the 7th and was roughed up for the 9th Bulldog run as Goin had trouble throwing strikes as he walked 3 batters in the inning and a hit resulting in 1 earned run.The Rangers would add 2 more runs in the 9th when CF Graham Holland hit his team leading 2nd Home Run of the year making the final 9-3 Bulldogs. The Rangers will participate in the Vaughan Tournament this weekend playing Friday night against Whitby, Saturday morning against Newmarket and Saturday evening against Brampton 2. Best of Luck Rangers!! Coburn

June 9, 2013 RANGER PITCHING SHUTS DOWN OSHAWA
	Etobicoke Ranger pitchers Marc Anthony Clauser and Adam McBride shut down Oshawa on just 2 hits and no runs pitching the Rangers to a 3-0 victory @ Connorvale on a cold damp Saturday night. Starter Clauser went 5 innings and gave up the 2 hits, walked 3, hit a batter and struck out a 7. McBride in a bounce back outing totally dominated in his 4 innings of work allowing only a walk which was erased by catcher Jason Hardie on a steal attempt and recorded 3 K's. The Rangers would score the only run they would need in the 3rd inning when with 1 out 2B Stephen Ciampa has hit by a pitch, advanced to 2nd and 3rd via wild pitches and then came in on an RBI ground ball to short by CF Graham Holland, The Rangers would add their 2nd run in the 7th when LF Anthony Rattigan reached on an error and later scored on a Sac Fly from Ciampa. The 3rd run crossed for the Rangers in the 8th inning when with 2 outs 3B Thomas Bidzinski crushed a ball to right centre field and legged out a triple and then scored on a single by SS Orion Katayama. The win improves the Rangers regular season record to 7-3 and are now 10-4-1 overall. The Rangers now will visit North York on Monday night to play the Blues. Game time @ Bond Park is 7:30. The Rangers then play again on the road on Wednesday night as they will play the East York Bulldogs @ Stan Wadlow. Game time is 7:30.

June 4, 2013 RANGERS TAKE LEAFS TO EXTRA INNINGS BEFORE FALLING 10-8
	The Junior Rangers coming off a one week layoff were home to the Leaside Leafs last night and a see saw battle ended up going to 10 innings with the Leafs scoring a pair of runs to take a well deserved road win 10-8. The Rangers started Adam McBride and McBride was touched for a run in the 1st and then for 5 more in the 2nd. The Rangers down 6-0 got a run back in their half of the 2nd then added 3 more in the 3rd to draw to 6-4 but the Leafs got to McBride for 2 more in the 4th to increase their lead to 8-4. The Rangers came right back in their half and put up 3 runs to make it 8-7. Kyle Angleow came on to pitch for the Rangers to begin the 5th and inspired the team with his next 4 innings of shutout while striking out 10 Leaf hitters. The Rangers were able to tie it in the 8th when CF Graham Holland led of with a single and then stole 2nd base. Holland then scored on an RBI single by 3B Roman Testani. The game remained tied after 9 and there was time for another inning before curfew. The Leafs took advantage of the extra inning and got to Angelow for 2 earned runs and taking the win 10-8 spoiling an excellent outing by Angelow who finished with 11 K's gave up 6 hits, and hit 2 Leaf batters. The Rangers were out hit 16-13 and left 13 runners stranded. Etobicoke was led at the plate by CF Graham Holland as Holland had 3 hits scored 3 runs and stole a base. LF Ryan McDougall also had a 3 hit night and he drove in 2 runs, RF Riley Robinson, C Kyle Bowers had 2 hit nights while 1B Adam Shaver, 3B Roman Testani and SS Julio Ramirez had the other Ranger hits. The Rangers league record falls to 6-3. The Rangers are off until this Saturday night when Oshawa pays a visit to Connorvale Park. Game time for this one is 7:00. The Rangers then will not play at home next Monday as they will be on the road when they travel to North York to take on the Blues @ Bond Park. Game time is 7:30

May 28, 2013 RANGERS EDGE PHOENIX
	The Etobicoke Rangers needed a run in the bottom of the 8th to edge the expansion Richmond Hill Phoenix last night @ Connorvale Park as D/H Kyle Bowers scored on a 2 out single by veteran 2B Cody Laycox. The Rangers fresh off of their weekend tournament win picked right up in the 1st inning when RF Graham Holland led off and was hit by a pitch. Holland then stole 2nd and came around to score on an RBI ground out by Bowers. Richmond Hill tied the game in their next at bats off of Ranger starter Harrison Gaudet. Gaudet would give the Rangers a huge starting effort in going 7 innings allowing 13 hits but only 3 runs. Harry bent but never broke and kept the guys in the game. The Rangers re gained the lead in the 4th as they plated 2 runs by 1B Adam Shaver and C Jason Hardie. Richmond Hill got 1 back in the 5th and then tied the game in the 7th setting the stage for the 8th. Gaudet was releived by Marc Anthony Clauser who went 1 1/3 and gave way to Kyle Angelow who came in and got the final 2 outs to pick up his 2nd save. The Rangers were out hit 15 -7. CF Sean Sutton was 2 for 2 with a stolen base before leaving with an injury. The Rangers now get a well earned and deserved week off as their next game will be next Monday June 3 when the Leaside Leafs come to Connorvale Park. The Rangers will then play Tuesday night @ Connorvale as they will be visitor in the annual exhibition game against our Etobicoke Ranger 18 Under team. Game time for this one is 7:30.

May 27, 2013 RANGERS CAPTURE BRANTFORD TOURNAMENT TITLE
	The Etobicoke Rangers defeated the Brantford Braves in dramatic fashion yesterday afternoon as they scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th to over come a 4-3 Brantford lead and capture the tounament Championship with a 5-4 win. The big 7th inning began with SS Julio Ramirez leading off with a double to LC and that was followed by RF Graham Holland's double scoring Ramirez and tying the game. After a walk to CF Sean Sutton 1B Adam Shaver laid down a bunt that loaded the bases and then a Sac Fly by 2B Roman Testani won the game for the Rangers. The real story of this game though was the Ranger pitching that stepped up and di a great job. Starter Michael Freestone with 4 solid innings giving up 1 run, LHP Jon Goin pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up 3 hits and 3 runs only 1 earned and new comer to the Rangers team Martin Sampson-Coburn with 1 2/3 of 1 hit relief picks up his 1st win. These 3 guys had a collected 3 1/3 innings prior to this game and they did an outstanding job!! The Rangers to get to the final needed to finish 1st or 2nd in their 4 team division and on the strength of having played more defensive innings than Oakville Etobicoke advanced to the Semi Final. Both teams had given up only 9 runs in their 3 round robin games. The Rangers began the tournament losing to the same Brantford Braves on Friday night by a 3-1 score. Marc Anthony Clauser was the hard luck loser as the Rangers could not solve the Brantford pitcher as the Rangers would only get 3 hits. The lone Ranger run was scored by 2B Cody Laycox as CF Sean Sutton drove him in with a Sac Fly. Game 2 with the Rangers needing a win faced the Oakville A's and at the end of 7 innings the teams were tied 2-2. Kyle Angelow pitched 7 terrific innings allowing the 2 runs 1 earned on 3 hits and Angelow struck out 8 A's batters. The Rangers trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the 6th tied it up as 2B Cody Laycox led off the inning with a walk and then with 1 out RF Graham Holland hit a double to score Laycox and then ended up scoring the tying run on a wild pitch. Now with Rangers really needing a win in their 3rd game and had to face league mates the Oshawa Legionnaires. The Rangers came away with a 7-4 win as Derek Chiu picked up the win with 4 excellent innings giving up 3 runs 1 earned on only 1 hit and Harrison Gaudet relieved and recorded the save as he gave up only 1 hit hit and an earned run. RBI's were from D/H Jason Hardie Holland and 1B Adam Shaver with 2. This win allowed the Rangers to advance ahead of Oakville on Defensive runs against. Sunday morning the Rangers needed to beat the Dundas Chiefs to play in the 1pm finals and they did as Ranger pitcher Adam McBride turned in a complete game 6 hitter giving up the 1 unearned run and striking out 6 Chiefs batters in leading the Rangers to the win. The Rangers had RBI's in this one from CF Sean Sutton, 1B Adam Shaver and SS Julio Ramirez. This is the 3rd time in the past 6 years that the Junior Rangers have won this tournament as they were Champions in 2011 and in 2009. The Rangers will have little time to savor this early season victory as they are right back to league play tonight as the Richmond Hill Phoenix will visit the Rangers in a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park and Harrison Gaudet will make the start for Etobicoke.

May 22, 2013 RANGERS POSTPONED IN PICKERING
	The Etobicoke Rangers game in Pickering has been postponed due to poor field conditions and will be re-scheduled.

May 21, 2013 RANGERS PICK UP 2 WINS ON VICTORIA DAY MONDAY
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up 2 wins yesterday as they edged the North York Blues 10-9 as the Rangers staged a 3 run bottom of the ninth rally to edge North York and then in the evening game beat East York 9-4. The Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead against North York after 2 innings as D/H Jason Hardie made his Ranger debut and drove in 1B Adam Shaver in the 1st and then in the 2nd 2B Cody Laycox and SS Orion Katayama both scored to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead. The Blues scored 3 in the 3rd to tie the game but the Ranger went back out front in their half of the 3rd as 3B Thomas Bidzinski drove in Hardie who had reached on an error. The Blues re-took the lead in the 6th when the Blues put up 3 more off of Ranger starter Kyle Angelow to go ahead 6-4 but again the Rangers would score 2 in their half of the 6th to tie the game @ 6-6. The Rangers would fall behind again as the Blues scored 2 unearned runs in the 8th to go up 8-6 and the Rangers narrowed that gap as they scored one in the 8th but the Blues answered again and went up 9-7 in the ninth as they plated another unearned run setting the stage for the Rangers dramatic 3 run 9th to steal the win making Ranger pitcher Adam McBride a winner. The Rangers were out hit in this one 12-9 but drew 7 walks in gaining the win. The Rangers committed a season high 5 errors. Game 2 saw the Rangers send Marc Anthony Clauser to the hill and Clauser turned in 4 solid innings giving up 1 unearned run , 3 hits, 4 walks and 4 k's. Jon Goin 2-0 pitched a scoreless 5th and is credited with the win and rookie Derek Chiu pitched the final 3 innings earning his 1st save. The Rangers again scored in the 1st added 2 more in the 2nd, single runs in the 4th and 5th and then 3 more in the 6th, one more in the 7th and the final 2 runs scored in the 8th. D/H Kyle Bowers was 4/5 with 2 RBI's as the Rangers banged out 14 hits. The Rangers with the 2 wins improved their season record to 5-2 and will now travel to Pickering on Wednesday to face Pickering. Then this coming weekend the Rangers will take part in the Brantford Braves Junior tournament. Game 1 is Friday night @ 6:30 as the Rangers will face the host Brantford Braves. Lefty Marc Anthony Clauser draws the start. The Rangers won this tournament in 2009 and 2011.

May 15, 2013 RANGERS PICK UP ROAD WIN AGAINST LEAFS
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior club paid the Leaside Leafs a visit last evening and came away with a good 8-4 road win. The Rangers received good pitching from starter Derek Chiu making his Junior debut, Jon Goin 1-0, Marc Anthony Clauser and Kyle Angelow who collects his 1st save. Ranger pitching gave up only 4 hits 4 runs 3 earned walked 6 and struck out 12.The Rangers committed a single error and although the Rangers were outhit 4-3 they did take 12 base on balls and had 3 batters hit in leading to the road win. The Rangers scored 2 in the 1st as both RF Riley Robinson and CF Graham Holland walked and came around to score on an RBI ground out by C Thomas Bidzinsk and a Sac Fly by SS Orion Katayama. The Rangers extended their lead to 5-0 when they scored 3 more in the 3rd as 1B Adam Shaver's single scored 1 and back to back RBI walks to LF Tony Rattigan and 2B Cody Laycox plated the other 2. Leaside got 2 back in their half of the 3rd and then in the 4th Graham Holland hit a solo no doubt Home Run to push the Ranger lead to 6-2 but the Leafs struck right back in their half of the 5th to narrow the gap to 6-4 but that would be as close as they would get. The Rangers added 2 more runs in the 9th as they took advantage of some wild Leaside pitching. The 3-2 Rangers now have the rest of the week off and then on Victoria Day Monday the Rangers will host the North Blues @ 3pm and then will play host to the East York Bulldogs @ 7;45.

May 14, 2013 RANGERS MCBRIDE SHUTS OUT BRAVES ON 2 HITS
	The Etobicoke Rangers still feeling the sting of the loss on Saturday night against these same Braves sent 2nd year pitcher Adam McBride to the hill and McBride was masterful in throwing a 7 inning complete game gem allowing only 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9 in shutting out the Braves 9-0 and evened the Rangers record @ 2-2. With the win McBride also evened his record @ 1-1. The Rangers scored 4 in the 4th as they combined 4 hits and a Braves error to jump out front 4-0. They added another in the 5th and struck for the final 4 in the 6th. The Rangers banged out 11 hits as OF Riley Robinson, 1B Adam Shaver, C Kyle Bowers and 2B Cody Laycox all had a pair of hits and OF Graham Holland, 3B Thomas Bidzinski and LF Anthony Rattigan had the other Ranger hits. For the complete Rangers Box Score please click on Latest Scores. The Rangers travel to Talbot Park Tuesday night to play the Leaside Lightning. First pitch @ 7:30

May 12, 2013 BRAVES WIN IN FINAL AT BATS
	On a cold and windy Saturday night @ Christie Pits the Rangers played the High Park Braves in which turned out to be quite an entertaining game for the fans as the two teams see sawed back and forth before the Braves tallied an unearned run in the bottom of the 9th to escape with an 8-7 win over the Rangers. Kyle Angelow in his 5th inning of relief was the hard luck loser as Angelow walked the lead off hitter in the 9th and he came around to score on the ensuing sac but play where the Ranger catcher fielded the ball but ended up[ throwing it over the 1B head down the right field line and the runner came all the way around to score and give the Brave the win. The Rangers fell behind in the 1st when the Braves plated 2 runs off of Ranger starter Marc Anthony Clauser. The Rangers tied it up in the 3rd as they scored 2 but the Braves came back and scored 2 more to take a 4-2 lead. The Rangers answered right back in the 4th with 4 to go ahead 6-4 but again the Braves responded with 3 to go up 7-6. The Rangers 2B Cody Laycox who replaced Ryan Fata who came up lame led off the 5th with a hit and later scored on a Braves error to tie the score @ 7-7. Angelow held the Braves off the score sheet until the bottom of the 9th as he gave up only 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4 when the Braves scored the decisive unearned run. The Rangers outhit the Braves 10-7 as C Thomas Bidzinski had a 3/5 night with 2 RBI's, RF Riley Robinson had 2 hits and 2 RBI's, 2B Cody Laycox was 2/2 with a run scored and 1B Adam Shaver, D/H Michael Freestone and SS Orion Kastayama had the other hits. The Rangers drop to 1-2 and host these same High Park Braves on Monday night @ Conorvale Park in a 7:45 start. Adam McBride is expected to start for the Rangers.

May 10, 2013 VIKINGS GET REVENGE
	The Vaughan Vikings mercied the Etobiocoke Rangers last evening as they blew open their 1-0 game in the 5th to score 5 runs and then added 3 more in the 6th and capped it with a 3 run 7th and sent the Rangers home early as the final 7 inning score was 11-1 Vikings. The Rangers only run came in the 6th when 1B Adam Shaver singled with 1 out and then later scored on a solid double by SS Orion Katayama. Rangers starter Adam McBride pitched very well as he trailed only 1-0 going into the frightful 5th. McBride was charged with 6 of the runs of which none were earned on only 3 hits and 2 walks. McBride recorded 7 Viking strikeouts. Rookie lefty Jon Goin came on for McBride and gave up 2 runs in 2/3 before Harrison Gaudet making his 2013 debut finished the final 1 2/3 giving up 3 runs. The Rangers. Each team had 7 hits and the Rangers committed 3 errors. The Rangers are now 1-1 and travel to Christie Pits on Saturday night to play the High Park Braves. Game time is 7:00 and Marc Anthony Clauser gets the starting assignment.

May 7, 2013 RANGERS ROMP OVER VIKINGS IN SEASON OPENER
	The Etobicoke Rangers opened the 2013 Leaside Junior League last night @ Connorvale and romped all over the visiting Vaughan Vikings by a 19-4 score. The Rangers actually fell behind in this one as the Vikings took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 2nd when the Rangers struck for 5 runs and after giving one back to the Vikings in the 4th the Rangers erupted for 8 runs in their half of the 4th to take a commanding 13-4 lead. The Rangers then scored 2 more in the 5th and added the final 4 in the 6th making the final 19-4 in a 7 inning game. The Rangers were led at the plate by 1st year OF Riley Robinson who was 4/6 with 3 runs scored. Every Ranger in the lineup had at least one hit and each scored at least one run. A true team win!! The Rangers sent 3rd year pitcher Kyle Angelow to the mound and Angelow turned in a fine 5 inning performance striking out 10 Viking hitters earning his first win of the season. Marc Anthony Clauser pitched the final 2 innings recording 2 K's as he faced the minimum 6 hitters. The Rangers next action is against the same Vaughan Vikings as the Rangers will travel to Vaughan Grove on Thursday and then make a stop @ Christie Pits on Saturday night to face the High Park Braves in a 7:00 start before returning home next Monday to face the Braves in the back end of a home and home. Game time for this one is 7:45.

March 19, 2013 BOWERS PICKED FOR OUA ALL STAR TEAM
	Rangers C/OF/1B Kyle Bowers has been selected to play in this year's OUA All Star game. The game will be played @ the Rogers Centre on Sunday May 5 immediately following the Jays game. Bowers who plays for the University of Toronto was instrumental in U of T winning their 2nd consecutive Playoff Championship. Congratulations Kyle!

February 6, 2013 RANGERS TO BEGIN WORKOUTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers will get their winter workouts under way beginning Sunday February 17 @ the Pro Teach Baseball Facility and will continue working out every Sunday night until the end of April. The Rangers graduated 7 players from last years team and have 13 players returning. The Rangers have already added 8 new players and would like to add another front line pitcher or 2. The Rangers are entered in 4 tournaments and will play 27 or 28 games in the Leaside Junior League plus playoffs. The regular season begins in early May and wraps up with the Final 4 @ Talbot Park in the middle of August. The Rangers are looking to improve on their 17-9-1 league record and their 21-18-1 overall record of a year ago.

December 18, 2012 MATT MILLS JOINS RANGERS COACHING STAFF
	The Etobicoke Rangers are pleased and excited to announce that Matt Mills will be joining the coaching staff of the Junior Etobicoke Rangers for the 2013 season. Matt is a well polished coach having most recently helped the McMaster University OUA squad as Matt was an assistant Coach and the Pitching Coach there last season. Matt previously had been coaching in New Zealand where he was a player coach with one of the local teams, coached a College team and was the National Development Coach. Matt brings a wealth of experience and knowledge that he is prepared to share with the Junior Rangers. Matt is a graduate of Western University and was a player there while attending Western. Current Field Manager Steve Breitner who has been running the Junior team now for the past 5 years is excited to be able to have such a quality baseball person like Matt join the ranks!! The addition of Matt will allow Breitner to spend more time with the Senior Ranger team that he has been the Field Manager of since 1991. Matt will be involved in all aspects of the Ranger team on the field and the hope is for him to take on the Field Managing responsibility. Please welcome Matt to the Etobicoke Rangers Organization!!

October 18, 2012 JUNIOR RANGERS BOWERS, FRASER AND KATAYAMA CAPTURE OUA PLAYOFF TITLE
	3 members of the 2012 Etobicoke Junior Rangers baseball club contributed to the OUA Playoff championship won by their school team the University of Toronto Blues. First year Ranger players C/OF/1B Kyle Bowers and SS/P Orion Katayama along with graduating Junior C/1B Stuart Fraser helped defeat the Brock Badgers in the finals! Both Bowers and Katayama were also members of last years playoff championship team @ the U of T. Congratulations guys!!

August 14, 2012 RANGERS SEAN SUTTON PICKED UP TO PLAY @ NATIONALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers CF Sean Sutton has been added to the Ontario 1 Windsor Selects roster for the upcoming Nationals in Trois Rivieres. The Selects are the defending Canadian Junior Champions. Sutton joins Ranger pitcher Kyle Breitner who was added to the Ontario 2 Tecumseh Thunder roster earlier this week. Good Luck Sean!!

August 14, 2012 RANGERS SEASON ENDS AS EAST YORK PULLS OUT 8-7 WIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers took a 7-3 lead into the 6th but the East York Bulldogs used 3 hits, a walk and an error to score 4 runs of off Ranger starter Bryan Vardzel to knot the game @ 7-7 and then the Bulldogs scored another unearned run off of Ranger reliever Harrison Gaudet 3-3 in the 8th and held on to beat and eliminate the Rangers from the playoffs thus ending their season. The Rangers with their backs to the wall fell behind in the 1st inning as the Bulldogs scored a run to go up 1-0. They extended their lead to 2-0 in the 2nd before the Rangers roared back in the 3rd when they scored 5 runs on hits by RF Graham Holland, D/H Harrison Greenough and 2 RBI's, 1B Kyle Bowers and 1 RBI, SS Orion Katayama with a double, 2B Julio Ramirez and LF Ryan Lackey and an RBI and 3B Stephen Ciampa with a sac fly. With the Rangers leading 5-2 the Bulldogs got 1 run back in the 4th but the Rangers extended their lead to 7-3 in the 5th when CF Sean Sutton reached on an error and C Stu Fraser was hit by a pitch putting runners on 1st and 2nd. Greenough then executed a perfect sac bunt and then Sutton scored on a sac fly by Bowers and Fraser came in to score on an infield ground out by Katayama. The Rangers could not muster any more offense on this night and fell 8-7 to East York. The Rangers finished the season @ 23-18-1. The Rangers will only graduate 6 players due to being over age for next season and this bodes very well for this young and potentially explosive team. Thanks for following the team this year and we hope to see everyone back next year @ Connorvale Park.

August 12, 2012 RANGERS GIVE GAME 1 TO THE BULLDOGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers handed the East York Bulldogs game 1 of this 2 out 3 series as they committed 2 errors in the bottom of the 8th allowing the Bulldogs to score the go ahead run without a hit or a walk and hand the Rangers a 6-5 defeat. The day started off for the Rangers on the right foot as lead off hitter 3B Stephen Ciampa connected on the very first pitch for his 2nd Home Run of the season. The Bulldogs came out in the bottom of the 2nd and scored 3 runs bunching together 4 hits off of Ranger starter Kyle Angelow combined with a Ranger error giving the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead. The Rangers got those 2 runs right back in the 3rd when D/H Harrison Gaudet led off being hit by a pitch and after 2 outs RF Graham Holland drew a walk. 1B Stu Fraser was then hit by a pitch loading the bases for CF Sean Sutton who promptly singled to score Gaudet and Holland and tie the game 3-3. The lead was short lived as East York scored a run in the bottom of the 3rd to re-take the lead @ 4-3 and scored another in the 6th to make it 5-3 but the gritty Rangers got one in the 7th and another in the 8th to knot the score @ 5-5. LF Ryan Lackey singled and stole 2nd and was driven in by Ciampa and in the 8th it was Sutton leading off being hit by a pitch, moved to 3rd on a base hit by C Harrison Greenough and then scored on 2B Adam McBride ground out. The Rangers had battled all day and then the fateful 8th when with 1 out a ground ball thrown to 1st was dropped. The runner then stole 2nd and attempted to steal 3rd when the throw from the Ranger catcher sailed into left field allowing the runner to score. The Rangers didn't go quietly in the 9th when with 1 out SS Patrick Thompson doubled and was followed by an infield single by Holland but those runners were both stranded as the next 2 Ranger hitters couldn't get them in. Hard Luck loser for the Rangers was Kyle Breitner now 3-2. The Rangers will host Game 2 tomorrow evening @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. 3rd year veteran Bryan Vardzel draws the start. The Rangers must win to force a 3rd and deciding game to be held back @ Stan Wadlow on Tuesday night @ 7:30

August 9, 2012 RANGERS ARE SENDIING KYLE BREITNER TO CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
	For the 2nd consecutive year a winning Junior Elimination team has reached out to the Etobicoke Rangers to bolster their roster for the Nationals. Last year both 3B Ryan Panas and LHP Josh Wood were picked up by the Mississauga North team who represented as Ontario 2 and were Silver Medalists finishing 2nd to the Ontario 1 Gold Medal winning team from Windsor. This year the Tecumseh Thunder who are representing as the Ontario 2 team have asked to use Rangers RHP Kyle Breitner. Breitner will be joining the Thunder next week as they will travel to Trois Rivieres in search of a gold medal. The games begin next Thursday August 16 and are scheduled to finish on Sunday the 19th. Congratulations Kyle! Bring home the Gold!!

August 8, 2012 FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS SEE THE RANGERS FACING EAST YORK
	The Etobicoke Rangers will play their 2 out of 3 opening playoff series against the East York Bulldogs beginning this Saturday afternoon @ 1pm @ Stan Wadlow Park. Game 2 shifts to Connorvale Park on Monday night @ 7:45 and if a 3rd game is necessary then it will be played @ Wadlow on Tuesday @ 7:30. The winner of this series moves on to the Final 4 to be held @ Talbot Park beginning Friday August 17 where a double knockout format will take place to crown the Leaside Junior Playoff Champion. Good Luck Rangers in the Playoffs!!

August 2, 2012 BULLDOGS MAUL RANGERS IN SEASON FINALE
	The Etobicoke Rangers visited Stan Wadlow last night to conclude their regular season and the East York Bulldogs put a beating on the Rangers by a 12-1 score. The Rangers led after the top of the 1st 1-0 as 3B Stephen Ciampa led off with a base hit and went to 3rd on a double by CF Sean Sutton and then scored on a ground out by 1B Daniel Franceschetti. That would be all the Ranger runs as they were shutout the rest of the way in a 7 inning mercy. The Rangers started Harrison Gaudet and Harry did not possess his best stuff on this night as Gaudet was hit for 7 hits, 7 runs with only 3 earned in 1 inning of work. Michael Tweddle followed in the 2nd and 3rd and was also the victim of some lively EY bats as the Bulldogs poured on 4 more runs all earned. RF Klye Bowers pitched 2 innings allowing another East York run and then CF Sean Sutton came on in the 6th to record 3 outs while striking out 2. The loss leaves the Rangers with a 17-9-1 record which will place them in 5th place only 3 points behind both Newmarket and Whitby who share 1st place. The 5th place finish will see the Rangers play these same East York Bulldogs who finished 4th in a 2 out of 3 quarter final series beginning the weekend of August 11. The Winner will advance to the Final 4 to be played @ Talbot Park beginning Friday the 16th.

July 31, 2012 RANGERS EDGE LEASIDE IN 10 INNINGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up a win last night @ Connorvale Park as they edged the Leaside Leafs 5-4 in 10 innings. The Rangers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st as CF Graham Holland led off the inning with a base hit and scored on a Dan Franceschetti base hit. Franceschetti came in to score after a Leafs error and a passed ball. The lead held until the Leaside 3rd when Ranger starter Kyle Angleow after a Ranger error walked a batter and then the next 2 batters delivered base hits scoring 2 runs to tie the game @ 2-2. The Rangers came right back in their half of the 3rd to go ahead 3-2 as Franceschetti walked to lead off and then scored on another Leaside error. Angleow went 5 solid innings surrendering the 2 runs 1 earned on 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3 Leaf batters. Michael Ferracuti came on in the 6th and retired the side in order before running into some defensive problems in the 7th when Leaside scored 2 unearned runs to go ahead 4-3. Once again the Rangers came right back as Franceschetti reached on a 2 base error by the Leafs RF and came in to tie the game on a sac fly by Ferracuti. With the game tied @ 4-4 the Rangers went to their closer Bryan Vardzel who shut down the Leaside hitters over the next 3 innings giving the Rangers a chance in their last at bats in the 10th and the Ranger hitters took advantage and plated the go ahead run as LF Kyle Bowers led off with a walk and after being sacrificed to 2nd by 2B Adam McBride scored on a 2 out base hit by RF Sean Sutton giving the Rangers the 5-4 victory. Vardzel improved his season record to 2-1 with 3 saves. The Rangers had 9 hits and committed 2 errors while the Leafs were held to 6 hits and committed 5 errors. The Rangers finish the regular season on Wednesday night as they will travel to Stan Wadlow to face the east York Bulldogs. Game time is 7:30 and the Rangers will send RHP Harrison Gaudet to the hill.

July 30, 2012 RANGERS DROP BRAVES 9-3
	The Etobicoke Rangers played the High Park Braves Saturday afternoon in a make up game form last Monday night when they were cancelled after 4 innings due to lightning and rain. The game was played @ Christie Pits but was the Rangers home game. The Rangers came out swinging as they plated 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st as with 2 outs 2B Michael Ferracuti was hit by a pitch and the 1B Daniel Franceschetti singled and then both runners scored on D/H Harrison Greenough's base hit. The Rangers extended their lead in the 3rd when 3B Stephen Ciampa reached on a Braves error and was followed by CF Graham Holland's base hit. Ferracuti then hit a sac fly scoring Ciampa and then Franceschetti hit a sac fly scoring Holland. The Braves got on the board in the 4th when Ranger starter and winner Harrison Gaudet 3-1 gave up a walk and 2 hits. The Rangers replied with a run in the 4th when Holland drove in Ciampa giving the Rangers a 5-1 lead. The Braves would get 2 more back in the 5th narrowing the score to 5-3 Rangers but that would be all the Braves would get as Michael Tweddle pitched a scoreless 6th and Ranger closer Bryan Vardzel pitched a scoreless 7th. The Rangers would blow the game open in the 6th as they plated 4 more runs as Ciampa, Holland, RF Ryan Lackey and LF Patrick Thompson scored making the final score 9-3 Rangers. The Rangers with 2 league games left play @ home Monday night as the Leaside Leafs are @ Connorvale in a 7:45 start. Kyle Angelow draws the start and then on Wednesday the Rangers close out their regular season in East York. Game time is 7:30 @ Stan Wadlow.

July 26, 2012 METS RAIN ON RANGERS
	The Toronto Met's scored a 6-2 win last night in a rain shortened 4 1/2 inning game. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the first when 3B Stephen Ciampa walked to lead off the game and ended up scoring on a wild pitch putting the Rangers up. The Met's stormed right back in the bottom of the first as they scored 5 runs off of Ranger starter Adam McBride 2-4 highlighted by a Met's grand slam. The Rangers were able to get 1 run back in the 3rd when LF Kyle Bowers reached on an error and went to 2nd when 1B Daniel Franceschetti walked and then Bowers scored on a 2 out double by 2B Cody Laycox. As it turned out this would be the only hit that the Rangers would get in this one. The Met's scored their 6th run in the 3rd. Harrison Gaudet came on to pitch for the Rangers in the 4th and struck out the side. The Rangers would end up leaving 11 runners on base in this rain and lightning shortened game. The loss drops the Rangers to 15-8-1 on the season and took away any chance at a first place finish. The Rangers will play this Saturday afternoon @ Christie Pits @ 3:30 as they are making up last Monday nights rain out. The Rangers will send Harrison Gaudet to the mound. The Rangers then return home on Monday night when they host the Leaside Leafs. Kyle Angelow gets the start. Game time is 7:45. The Rangers will then conclude their regular season as they will travel to Stan Wadlow to face the East York Bulldogs. Game time for this one is 7:30.

July 20, 2012 RANGERS GIVE NORTH YORK THE BLUES
	The Etobicoke Rangers in a re-scheduled game visited Bond Park last night to complete their season series with the North York Blues and handed the Blues a convincing 10-1 loss. The Rangers behind stellar pitching, good hitting and defense banged out 11 hits on their way to the rout. The Rangers got on the board in the 2nd inning when 3B Mike Ferracuti singled and was followed by LF Kyle Bowers who also singled. North York then committed 3 errors to allow both runs to score giving the Rangers an early 2-0 lead. After a scoreless 3rd the Rangers scored 5 runs in the 4th as RF Sean Sutton and 1B Daniel Franceschettis both had 2 RBI doubles. The Rangers added 2 more in the 5th when Sutton hit a 2 run Home Run increasing the Ranger lead to 9-0. Sutton finished the day going 3/6 a triple shy of the cycle, drove in 4 runs and stole a base. The Blues scored their only run unearned off of Ranger starter Adam McBride 2-1 in their half of the 5th. The Rangers completed the scoring in the 6th when SS Orion Katayama led off with a walk and came around to score on a double by CF Graham Hollland. McBride limited the Blues to only 3 hits over 6 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 2. Mike Ferracuti and Harry Gaudet each with an inning pitched and each recorded 2 K's. The game was called after 8 innings due to the 2 1/2 hour curfew. The Rangers now will get a few days off as they will next take the field next Monday night @ home as the High Park Braves will provide the opposition. Game time is 7:45 and Kyle Angelow draws he start.

July 19, 2012 WHITBY EDGES RANGERS
	The 1st place Whitby Chiefs edged the Etobicoke Rangers last night by a 3-2 score in a very sloppily played and curfew shortened game that only went 7 innings, The Rangers and Chiefs did not play their best games as both teams left many runners on base and committed 5 errors apiece but it was the Chiefs who prevailed. The Rangers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st as RF Graham Holland walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on a passed ball and came in to score on 1B Daniel Franceschetti's sac fly. The Chiefs got that one run right back in their half of the 1st when their lead off hitter walked stole 2nd and came in to score on a base hit. The game remained tied up until the 5th inning when the Chiefs combined 2 of their 5 hits and a costly error by the Rangers left fielder resulting in 2 runs. With the score 3-1 for the Chiefs the Rangers scored their 2nd run in the 6th as once again Holland worked a walk stole 2nd and 3rd and came in on a wild pitch. Ranger starter Kyle Breitner did not have his best stuff but battled through 5 innings keeping the Rangers in the game. Breitner gave up 4 hits, walked 5 and struck out 10 Chief batters over his 5 innings of work. Harrison Gaudet came in to face the Chiefs and held them in the 6th giving up but 1 hit and striking out 2. The game was called as the 2 1/2 hour curfew came up with the Chiefs ready to hit in the 7th. The Rangers left 11 men on base and struck out 12 times. With the loss the Rangers drop to 14-7-1 good for 3rd place as they have now fallen 4 points behind the front running Chiefs. The Rangers will now travel to Bond Park tonight to play the North York Blues in a re-schedule of last Sunday nights rain out. Game time is 7:30.

July 15, 2012 RANGERS WASHED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers re-scheduled game against the North York Blues has been rained out this evening as Bond Park was not playable. The game has once again been re-scheduled this time for this Thursday July 19 @ 7:30 @ Bond Park. The Rangers will take their 14-6 -1 record into Whitby this Wednesday against the first place Chiefs. The Rangers Kyle Breitner draws the starting assignment.

July 15, 2012 RANGERS COMEBACK LEADS THEM TO 1 WIN AND A TIE AGAINST NORTH YORK
	The Etobicoke Rangers took 3 out of 4 points yesterday afternoon from the North York Blue @ Connorvale as they scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take the first game 5-4 and then were able to tie up the 2nd game in the 6th to salvage a 4-4 tie with the Blues. Game 1 saw NY score a 1st inning run off of Ranger starter Adam McBride. The Blues went ahead 2-0 in the 4th but the Rangers in their half of the 4th tied the game @ 2-2's as 3B Michael Ferracuti led off the inning with a double and came around to score on a base hit by Ranger D/H Cody Laycox. 2B Julio Ramirez forced Laycox @ 2nd but then scored on a double by SS Orion Katayama. North York responded to the Rangers runs and scored 2 in the 5th to go ahead 4-2. This set up the Ranger comeback in the 7th as they used 2 hits, 3 walks and an error to score 3 runs and take a win away from the Blues. McBride was relieved after the 6th and Ranger closer Bryan Vardzel 1-0 pitched a shutout 7th to pick up his 1st win to go with his 3 saves. The Rangers were out hit in this one 10-7 and committed 1 error to the Blues 2. Game 2 was similar to Game 1 as both teams see sawed back and forth with the lead and left runners in scoring position. Once again the Blues struck for a 1st inning run as a lead walk came around to score off of Ranger starter Kyle Angelow. The Rangers would tie it right up in their half of the first as CF Sean Sutton hit a 1 out triple and then scored on a double by D/H Daniel Franceschetti. The Blues would go ahead 2-1 in the 3rd but again the Rangers came right back to tie it up @ 2-2 as 3B Michael Ferracuti singled and went to 2nd on a ground out by Sutton. Ferracuti then stole 3rd and in the process the Blues catcher rifled the ball into left field allowing the Ranger run. The Blues went ahead 3-2 in the 5th but again the Rangers tied the score as Ferracuti worked a 1 out walk followed by a Sutton hit and then Franceschetti delivered an RBI single scoring Ferracuti. Angelow working in the 6th started the inning by hitting the batter and then with 2 outs that runner scored on double ending the line for Angelow. Angelow finished with 5 2/3 innings of great work containing the Blues and keeping the Rangers within striking distance. Ranger reliever Harrison Gaudet came on to record the 3rd out. Once again the Rangers bounced right back to tie in the 6th as SS Orion Katayama led off with a single and was sacrificed perfectly by RF Kyle Garland. LF Ryan Lackey's base hit scored Katayama and the teams were again deadlocked @ 4-4. Gaudet had a 1-2-3 7th and the Rangers after getting a 1 out base hit from Franceschetti were unable to get him in and the game ended 4-4. The Rangers banged out 10 hits to the Blues 8. The Rangers now turn right around and visit North York on Sunday night @ 7:30 @ Bond Park. Kyle Garland is expected to start for the Rangers.

July 11, 2012 RANGERS BOUNCE BACK WITH ROAD WIN OVER LEASIDE
	The Etobicoke Rangers bounced back last night from their crushing defeat on Monday night as they downed Leaside 6-2. Ranger starter Kyle Breitner was dominant in this one for the Rangers as Breitner turned in a complete game 4 hit performance. Breitner gave up 2 runs 1 earned and struck out a season high 13 Leaside batters. The Rangers opened the scoring in the 5th as SS Orion Katayama punched out his first of 3 hits and scored on an RBI single from 3B Michael Ferracuti. The Rangers extended their lead to 3-0 in the 6th when CF Sean Sutton and LF Daniel Franceschetti both singled and were driven in by 1B Kyle Bowers and Katayama. The Rangers would extend their lead to 5-0 in the 7th when D/H Cody Laycox and Ferracuti were both hit by pitches and both scored as Sutton and Franceschetti picked up the RBI's. Leaside scored their first run in the 7th when a fly ball to right field could not be detected and the Leaside batter scampered around the bases to claim the inside the park home run. The Rangers would add their final run in the 8th when C Stuart Fraser led off by being hit by a pitch. Fraser stole 2nd and 3rd and scored on an RBI single from 2B Julio Ramirez. Leaside picked up their final run in the 8th to narrow the gap to 6-2 but Breitner struck out the side in the 9th to seal the win. The Rangers now are off until Saturday when they will host the North York Blues in a Doubleheader beginning @ 1pm @ Connorvale. The 2nd game will begin 30 minutes after. The Rangers will then go to Bond Park on Sunday night to play the Blues in a 7:30 start.

July 10, 2012 CHIEFS WIN BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE
	The Etobicoke Rangers were dominated by the leagues best team the Whitby Chiefs on Monday night @ Connorvale in the battle for first place. The 14-4 Chiefs pounded out 13 hits as they cruised to the victory over the now 12-6 Rangers. Ranger starter Kyle Angelow 3-2 was touched for 6 hits and 6 earned runs and reliever Kyle Garland did not fare any better as the Chiefs got 7 hits and 5 runs off of Garland. The Rangers Daniel Franceschetti with 2 hits and D/H Cody Laycox with 2 hits led the Rangers 7 hit attack. Other Ranger hits were by 2B Julio Ramirez, CF Sean Sutton and SS Orion Katayama. C Kyle Bowers and Sutton drove in the runs. The Rangers travel to Talbot Park Tuesday night to play Leaside. Game time is 7:30.

July 8, 2012 RANGERS 1-2 IN BRAMPTON
	The Rangers played this past weekend in the Brampton Tournament and won 1 game and dropped 2 which left them out of the playoff round. The Rangers opened the tournament against the powerful Whitby Chiefs and were put down 7-4 by the Chiefs. The Chiefs took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd but the Rangers came right back and scored 2 to go ahead 2-1. The Chiefs scored 3 in their half of the 3rd to go up 4-2 and never looked back as they scored 2 more in the 5th and added a run in the 6th. Ranger starter and loser Matt Cambria 5-1 suffered his first loss of the season as Cambria gave up all 7 runs 6 earned on 8 hits. Cf Graham Holland, 1B Michael Ferracuti, C Stuart Fraser and LF Patrick Thompson had the RBI's. In game 2 a pitchers battle saw the Oakville A's the first place team in the COBA Junior League take a 2-1 win from the Rangers. Rangers starter Adam McBride 1-3 was out dueled in this one as the Ranger pitcher scattered 8 hits and gave up the 2 earned runs. SS Orion Katayama drove in the only Ranger run. The third game saw the Rangers play the Brampton Junior All Stars and 3 Ranger pitchers combined on the shutout as the Rangers were 7-0 winners. Starter and winner Harrison Gaudet 2-1, Michael Ferracuti and Kyle Bowers combined to 2 hit the All Stars. The Rangers next action is Monday night @ home as they will face the league leading Whitby Chiefs with Kyle Angelow drawing the starting assignment and on Tuesday the Rangers will travel to Leaside with Kyle Breitner getting the start.

July 6, 2012 RANGERS CRUISE TO WIN OVER THORNHILL
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up a road win last night in Thornhill as the Rangers beat the Reds by a 10-4 score. The Rangers opened the scoring in the top of the 2nd as 1B Stuart Fraser was hit by a pitch and C Harrison Greenough followed with a base hit. 2B Adam McBride executed a perfect sac bunt advancing the runners and Fraser came in to score as did Greenough on D/H Cody Laycox's double. The Reds came right back and scored 2 or their own to tie the game off of starter and winner Kyle Angelow 3-1. The Reds took a 3-2 lead in the 3rd but the Rangers tied it up in the 4th as Fraser was hit by a pitch again to lead off the inning and came around to score on an RBI ground ball by Laycox giving him 3 RBI's on the night. The Rangers then went ahead in the 5th as 3B Michael Ferracuti ended up scoring on a Thornhill error. Angelow pitched 5 strong innings yielding the 3 runs all earned on 5 hits a couple of walks and recorded 4 K's. In the 6th the Rangers scored 3 more to go ahead 7-3 as Ferracuti, CF Kyle Bowers and LF Harrison Gaudet all singled and all 3 runners scored on a misplayed pop up in the infield that was hit by RF Daniel Franceschetti. The Reds got 1 back in the bottom of the 6th off of Ranger reliever Kyle Garland to narrow the gap to 7-4 before the Rangers added 3 more in the 9th to take the commanding 10-4 lead. Ranger closer Bryan Vardzel pitched a shutout 9th to seal the win. The Rangers out hit the Reds 10-8 and were led at the plate by Greenough as he was 3/5 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. With the win the Rangers improve to 12-5 good for a share of 2nd place and will meet the league leading Whitby Chiefs Monday night @ Connorvale in a 7:45 start. Kyle Angelow is expected to start this one. The Rangers now will participate in the Brampton tourney as they will be facing the same Whitby Chiefs on Friday night @ 8:30 with Matt Cambria starting for the Rangers. Then on Saturday the Rangers will play the Oakville A's @ 10am and then @ 4pm will face the Brampton Junior All Stars. Last year the Rangers reached the finals only to be beaten by the host Brampton Royals by a 4-2 score. Good Luck Rangers!!

July 5, 2012 PICKERING EKES OUT A 10TH INNING WIN OVER RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers traveled to Pickering last night to face the Red Sox in the back end of the home and home series. The Rangers last week defeated the Red Sox @ Connorvale by an 8-1 score. Last night it was the Red Sox coming out on top as they plated the winning run in the bottom of the 10th by using 2 hits and a Ranger error to score the winning run and end the Rangers 5 game win streak. The Rangers started Kyle Breitner and Breitner and the Rangers fell behind 2-0 in the 4th as the Red Sox collected their first 2 hits of the game and combined those hits with a walk and a sac fly to go ahead 2-0. The Rangers came right back in the top of the 5th to score 2 runs to tie the game. LF Ryan Lackey with 2 out reached base on a Pickering error and moved to 3rd on 3B Stephen Ciampa's single and then both runners scored on SS Orion Katayama's double to the right centre field fence. Breitner would shut down the Red Sox over the next 2 innings finishing with 7 innings pitched giving up 2 runs both earned on 4 hits and recording 9 K's. Ranger closer Bryan Vardzel came on in the 8th and retired the Pickering batters in the 8th and 9th. Then in the bottom of the 10th after the Rangers had left the bases loaded in the top of the 10th the Red Sox scored the decisive run off of Vardzel 0-1 giving them the 3-2 win. The Rangers were out hit 8-6 and each team committed 2 errors. The Rangers league record falls to 11-5 and now travel to Bishops Cross Park on Thursday night to face the Thornhill Reds. The Rangers Kyle Angelow gets the start.

June 29, 2012 RANGERS WIN 5TH STRAIGHT AS THEY BEAT VAUGHAN 8-2
	The Etobicoke Rangers ran their unbeaten streak in the league to 5 as they handled the Vaughan Vikings last night by an 8-2 score in 5 innings as the Vaughan team had 2 players ejected in the bottom of the 5th and were left with no players left on the bench resulting in the forfeit. The Rangers sent Matthew Cambria to the mound (5-0) and the Rangers staked Cambria to a first inning lead as SS Orion Katayama led off the game be getting on due to a Viking error and scored on a Sac Fly from CF Sean Sutton. Cambria was touched for 2 runs 1 earned in the Viking half of the 1st as the Vikings combined 2 hits, 2 walks and 3 passed balls into 2 runs and the lead. The Vikings would maintain the 2-1 lead until the 4th when the Rangers tied the game as 1B Cody Laycox reached on a walk and later scored on an RBI ground out by 2B Bryan Vardzel. The Rangers would open up the game in the 5th as they sent 11 batters to the plate and would score 6 runs highlighted by D/H Kyle Breitner's 2 run scoring double and by 3B Daniel Franceschetti's run scoring triple. The Rangers outhit the Vikings 8-6 and did not commit an error. The Rangers now get several well deserved days off before they travel to Pickering next Wednesday to play the Pirates and the following night are in Thornhill to take on the Reds. The Rangers then will travel to Brampton on Friday to play in the annual Brampton tournament as they open the tournament against the Whitby Chiefs @ 8:30pm @ FCC Field in Brampton.

June 26, 2012 RANGERS SINK RED SOX
	The Etobicoke Rangers received great pitching and good hitting last night as they beat the visiting Pickering Red Sox by a convincing 8-1 score. Ranger starter Kyle Breitner seems to be rounding into form as Breitner scattered 7 hits over 7 innings, gave up 1 unearned run and recorded 12 strikeouts while walking only 1 Pickering batter. Bryan Vardzel pitched the final 2 innings giving up 3 hits and striking out 2 Red Sox batters. The Rangers struck first as they plated 4 runs in the 1st inning as CF Sean Sutton drove in 1 run with a double and was followed by RF Graham Holland who also doubled scoring 2 more. D/H Michael Tweddle drove in Holland with the 4th run with a 2 out base hit. The Rangers added another run in the 2nd as C Stuart Fraser drove in SS Orion Katayama with a sac fly to put the Rangers up 5-0. The Pirates scored their lone run in the 3rd as a Ranger throwing error allowed the run to score. The Rangers added to their 5-1 lead in the 4th as 3B Stephen Ciampa led off the inning with a single and later scored on an other RBI from Holland. The Rangers scored their final 2 runs in the 6th when Sutton tripled and scored on a sac fly from Holland giving him 4 RBI's on the night and then Fraser who had doubled scored on a base hit by 2B Julio Ramirez. In all the Rangers collected 14 hits to the Red Sox 10 and committed 2 errors in their 3rd straight league win. The Rangers improve their league record to 10-4. The Rangers are back at it Tuesday night as they will face the Ranger 18U team @ Connorvale Park @ 7:30. Adam McBride 1-2 gets the start. The Rangers then travel to Vaughan on Thursday night to face the Vikings and Matt Cambria 4-0 gets the nod.

June 21, 2012 RANGERS COMEBACK TO WIN ON THE ROAD IN EAST YORK
	The Etobicoke Rangers came back from 5-0 and 7-6 deficits to defeat the East York Bulldogs 8-7 @ Stan Wadlow last night. The Rangers fell behind 1-0 in the 2nd as the Bulldogs scored an unearned run off of Ranger starter Matt Cambria 4-0. The East York team extended that lead in the 3rd as the Bulldogs SS hit a grand slam to go up 5-0. The Rangers began to get back in the game in the 5th as they had a 4 run inning sparked by an RBI base hit by CF Sean Sutton and a 2 RBI double from D/H Harrison Greenough. The Rangers now trailing 5-4 took a 6-5 lead in the 6th as RF Graham Holland and 1B Stuart Fraser each had RBI singles. This lead was short lived as the Bulldogs tied it up in the bottom of the 6th. The Rangers re-took the lead in the 7th only to have the Bulldogs tie it again their half of the 7th. The Rangers scored the go ahead run in the 8th as Sutton delivered a sac fly to score Holland. Adam McBride came in from the pen and pitched a scoreless 8th picking up his 1st save. The Rangers outhit East York 11-8. The Rangers improve their league record to 9-4 with the win and now have a few days off before beginning a hectic week beginning Sunday night @ Bond Park as the Rangers will face the expansion North York Blues @ 7:30. The Rangers return home to Connorvale on Monday to play the Pickering Pirates then on Tuesday will be back @ Connorvale as the Rangers will play the 18U Ranger team in an exhibition contest. The Rangers then wrap up the week on Thursday night in Vaughan as they will face the Vikings.

June 19, 2012 RANGERS SKUNK WHITBY 2
	The Etobicoke Rangers just off from playing 5 games over the weekend started slowly last night but gathered steam as the game went on to skunk the visiting Whitby 2 team by a 10-0 7 inning mercy. For the Rangers their 2 Harrison's led the way as Harrison Gaudet 1-1 turned in 6 great innings allowing only 4 hits while striking out 5 in getting his 1st win and Harrison Greenough delivered 6 RBI's as Greenough was a home run short of the cycle. The Rangers didn't get on the board until the 4th when CF Sean Sutton reached on the games only error and came around to score on a single by Greenough. The Rangers put up a 5 spot in the 5th as 3B Stuart Fraser drove in 2 as did Greenough and LF Ryan Lackey had an RBI base hit. Then in the 6th the Rangers put it away with 4 more runs with Fraser picking up his 3rd RBI of the night and Greenough delivered a booming bases loaded triple. Kyle Bowers came in to pitch a 3 up 3 down 7th sending the young Whitby team home 10-0 losers. The Rangers gathered 9 hits to Whitby's 4. The Rangers improved their league record to a respectable 8-4 and now get a day off before traveling to Stan Wadlow on Wednesday night to face the East York Bulldogs. Game time is 7:30 and Mattherw Cambria has drawn the mound assignment.

June 18, 2012 RANGERS LOSE IN SEMIS
	The Etobicoke Rangers were defeated by Whitby 1 yesterday in the semi finals of the Vaughan Junior tournament by a 7-3 score. The Rangers had advanced to the quarter finals with a 1-2 pool record as they beat Brampton on Friday night by a 12-5 (Matt Cambria 3-0) score and then lost both games on Saturday as Pickering beat the Rangers 4-1 (Kyle Garland 3-2) and then the Rangers (Adam McBride 1-2) lost to Tecumseh by an 8-5 score. Pickering, Brampton and Etobicoke were all 1-2 but the Rangers advanced by allowing fewer runs. In the quarter final game the Rangers sent Kyle Breitner to the mound and Breitner turned in a complete game performance allowing the Hawks 2 hits, 2 earned runs and struck out 10 batters on the way to a convincing 11-2 win. With the win the Rangers moved into the semi final game and had the Whitby team down 3-2 going into the bottom of the 4th when Ranger starter and loser Orion Katayama 0-1 gave up 3 runs to put the Rangers down 5-3. Bryan Vardzel came on in the 5th and was responsible for the final 2 Whitby runs both unearned. the Rangers finished the weekend at 2-3 and their overall record now sits @ 10-9. The Rangers will take their 7-4 league record into tonight's home game as the Whitby 2 team is in to Connorvale Park in a 7:45 start.

June 14, 2012 OSHAWA SNAPS RANGERS WIN STREAK AT 5
	The Etobicoke Rangers made the trip to Oshawa last night to face the Legionnaires and were upset by the Oshawa squad by a 4-1 score. The Rangers had been riding a 5 game win streak heading into this contest. Etobicoke fell behind in the 2nd inning as Oshawa scored twice but the Rangers got one run back in the 3rd when LF Ryan Lackey led off with a single and later scored when 3B Daniel Franceschetti was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. This would be the only Ranger run.Oshawa scored 2 more in their half of the 3rd making the score 4-1 Oshawa and that is the way it stayed as 3 Ranger relievers shut out Oshawa the rest of the way.The Rangers started Harrison Gaudet and Harrison allowed 5 hits and 4 runs with only 2 earned in his 3 innings of work as the Rangers committed 3 errors. Adam McBride 3 innings 1 hit and 4 K's, Orion Katayama 1 inning 1 K and Bryan Vardzel 1 K finished for the Rangers. Offensively the Rangers were held to 5 hits as 2B Stephen Ciampa and Cf Sean Sutton each with a pair of hits and Lackey had the other. The Rangers will now play in the Vaughan Junior Tournament this weekend begiining Friday night against the Brampton Royals and then on Saturday will play the Pickering Pirates and the Tecumseh Thunder. The Rangers last year lost in the Finals to the Brampton Royals, Good luck this weekend Junior Rangers!!

June 12, 2012 RANGERS SHUTOUT REDS IN RAIN SHORTENED GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up a 5 inning rain shortened win last night as they shutout the Thornhill Reds 9-0. The Rangers struck first as they scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st as they used 3 walks and 2 base hits to forge ahead. 1B Stu Fraser drove in the 1st run with a bases loaded walk and that was followed by a double off of the bat of C Kyle Bowers driving in 2 more Ranger runs. The Rangers then added a run in the 2nd as SS Orion Katayama walked, stole 2nd and 3rd and came in on a rundown that RF Graham Holland got himself into to bring in the run. The Rangers then added another run in the 3rd and 2 more in the 5th as LF Daniel Franceschetti hit a triple scoring CF Sean Sutton who had walked. The Rangers out hit the Reds 4-3 in this 5 inning contest and took 9 walks as they convincingly beat he Reds. Ranger starter Kyle Garland picks up the win as Garland pitched 3 no hit shut out innings. Kyle Angelow pitched the 4th and 5th giving up no runs and 3 hits while striking out 1 Thornhill batter. The Rangers now travel to Oshawa in a rematch from last Saturday night and will send RHP Adam McBride to the hill. Game time for this one is 7:30 at Kinsmen Stadium in Oshawa. The Rangers will then prepare for the Vaughan Tournament that begins this Friday night when the Rangers will play Brampton 1 and then on Saturday will play Pickering and Tecumseh.

June 11, 2012 RANGERS OVER RUN LEGIONNAIRES
	The Junior Rangers improved their league record to 6-3 on Saturday night as they over ran the Oshawa Legionnaires by a 13-3 score in a 7 inning mercy. Rangers sent Matt Cambria 1-0 to the hill and Cambria after giving up a 1st inning run settled right down and kept Oshawa at bay over the next 4 innings. In all Cambria gave up the 1 run run on 3 hits and struck out 4 Oshawa batters. Down 1-0 the Rangers struck for 4 in their half of the 1st as 1 out walks to C Kyle Bowers and 3B Stephen Ciampa was followed by a base hit by RF Graham Holland which loaded the bases for 1B Stuart Fraser who delivered a booming triple and then Fraser scored on a wild pitch. The Rangers would score 3 more in the 4th with LF Patrick Thompson getting the big hit as Thompson hit a 2 RBI double and then Bowers would score Thompson as Bowers hit a single. The Rangers then would get 4 more in the 5th as 2B Julio Ramirez and SS Orion Katayama each drove in runs with base hits. The Rangers would get their final run in the 6th as C Harrison Greenough led off the inning with a single and would score on an RBI base hit from Katayama. Cambria was picked up by Michael Tweddle to begin the 6th but after getting 1 out and walking 3 Oshawa batters Tweddle left the game with an elbow problem and reliever Bryan Vardzel was summoned to come in and put out the fire with the bases loaded ans no one out. Vardel struck out the 1st hitter and then Greenough picked the ruinner off 3rd to make it 2 outs but then Vardzel was touched for a hit and 2 Oshawa runs scored to make the final 13-3 as Vardzel set down the Oshawa side in order in the 7th. In all the Rangers banged out 12 hits and were walked 9 times in this one sided affair. Rangers play @ home on Monday night as the Thornhill Reds will be the visitors. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

June 5, 2012 RANGER DEFENSE AND PITCHING SHUT DOWN BRAVES
	The Etobicoke Rangers played their best defensive game of the year and their pitching was stellar as they beat the High Park Braves 7-1 in 8 innings last night @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers did not commit an error and turned in 2 double plays and executed a run down catching a High Park player between 2nd and 3rd. The Rangers sent Matthew Cambria to the mound and Matthew had a good outing as he gave up 1 earned run in the 1st inning and in his 4 innings Cambria gave up 3 hits, did not walk a batter and had 2 K's. With the Braves staked to the 1st inning 1 -0 lead the Rangers finally got on the board in the 5th as they scored 3 runs as they took advantage of 2 High Park errors, stroked 2 hits and stole 3 bases to take the 3-1 lead. Kyle Garland who had come on for Cambria in the 5th picks up his 2nd win to go to 2-1 as Garland pitched 2 shutout innings giving up a pair of hits. The Rangers then put up a 4 spot in the 8th to seal the deal as they sent 9 batters to the plate as the Braves committed another error and the Rangers took advantage of 5 walks in the inning along with a hit to score the runs. Kyle Breitner who relieved Garland pitched 2 shutout innings giving up an infield single and striking out 3 Braves batters in collecting his 1st save of the season. The Rangers had a pair of RBI's from D/H Kyle Bowers and 1 each from 3B Michael Ferracuti and CF Sean Sutton. The Rangers were outhit 6-5 and the Rangers who had hits in this one were SS Orion Katayama, Bowers, C Stuart Fraser, Sutton and LF Patrick Thompson. The Rangers will now play an exhibition game on Tuesday night @ Connorvale against the Etobicoke Ranger 18U team managed by Denny Berni. Game time is 7:30. The Rangers return home to league play this Saturday night as the expansion Oshawa Legionnaires come to town. Game time is 7pm.

May 29, 2012 RANGER PITCHERS STIFLE NEWMARKET BATTERS IN 3-1 WIN
	The Junior Rangers fresh off of their disappointing weekend in Brantford turned in their best performance of the young season last night as they dropped the Newmarket Hawks by a 3-1 score. The Ranger pitching was outstanding as they held the Hawks to 2 hits and issued only 3 walks in the win. Starter Kyle Angelow 2-1 went 4 strong innings giving up only 1 hit and striking out 1 Hawk batter. Kyle Breitner making his season debut pitched 1 inning and recorded 2 K's while issuing 2 walks. Harrison Gaudet pitched the 6th and gave up the only Hawk run as Gaudet walked the leadoff batter to begin the 6th and he came around to score on the Hawk's 2nd hit. Closer Bryan Vardzel came on in the 7th to record his 3rd save as Vardzel struck 2 of the 3 batters out that he faced. The Rangers did all their damage in the 2nd inning as RF Graham Holland walked with 1 out and stole 2nd. D/H Stu Fraser then walked setting the table for 2B Cody Laycox who delivered a 2 RBI double down the right field line. Laycox scored on an RBI ground out by LF Ryan Lackey. The Rangers outhit Newmarket 4-2 and Etobicoke committed the only erorr in the game. With the win the Rangers move to 4-3 in league play and now travel to Bond Park to play the North York Blues this Friday night @ 7:30. This game has been re-scheduled from May 27. Matt Cambria will start for the Rangers. The Rangers will then return home next Monday night to face the High Park Braves. Game time for this one is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

May 27, 2012 RANGERS GO 1-2 IN BRANTFORD
	The Junior Rangers had a disappointing tournament result in Brantford this weekend as they failed for the 1st time in the last 4 years to advance to the semi finals. The Rangers finished the round robin 1-2 in which no game played all 7 innings. The time curfew of 1 hour & 45 minutes came into play in all 3 games. Game 1 saw the Ranger score 5 runs in the top of the 1st only to see the Wyoming Cowboys score 6 in their half of the 2nd. Ranger starter Kyle Garland was the victim of this outburst as the Cowboys put together 5 hits and a couple of walks to score the runs. The Cowboys would add another run in the 3rd on a passed ball with 2 outs. This run proved to be the winning run as the Rangers closed the gap to 7-6 with a run of their own in the 4th. The game was curfew-ed after the 4th inning leaving the rangers with the loss. Game 2 on Saturday morning saw Adam McBride take the hill and McBride turned in a good 3 innings of work allowing a run. Michael Tweddle picked up McBride and was tagged with the loss as Tweddle in his 2 innings of work gave up 2 runs on 5 hits a a couple of walks. Game 3 saw the Rangers salvage something from the weekend as they tripped up the previously undefeated Brantford Braves by a 3-2 score. Brantford jumped out to a 1-0 lead as they scored a run in the 2nd off of Ranger starter Matt Cambria. The Rangers tied it right up in the 3rd as Ranger 2B Orion Katayama scored. The Braves re-took the lead in the 4th scoring a run to go ahead 2-1 but the Rangers showing some character came right back with 2 runs to take a 3-2 lead making a winner of Cambria 1-0. Harrison Gaudet with a scoreless 5th and closer Bryan Vardzel picking up his 2nd save of the year finished up on the mound for the Rangers. The Rangers now return home Monday noght to face the Newmarket Hawks,. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers will send Kyle Angelow to the hill as Angelow will be going for his 2nd win of the young season.

May 25, 2012 RANGERS EVEN RECORD @ 3-3 WITH WIN OVER WHITBY
	The Etobicoke Rangers earned a well deserved road win in Whitby on Wednesday night taking down the Chiefs 6-1. Whitby scored their only run in the bottom of the 1st as starter Matt Cambria issued a lead off walk which came around to score on a 2 out base hit. Cambria worked the 1st 2 innings and recorded 6 K's and the 1 earned run. Kyle Angelow pitched the 3rd through 5th and picks up his 1st win as Angelow allowed 1 hit, and struck out 2. Orion Katayama pitched the final 2 innings allowing a hit and recorded 3 K's. Offensively the Rangers could only muster 4 hits but took 10 walks in scoring their 6 runs. C Stuart Fraser led the way with 2 hits and an RBI, LF Kyle Bowers and 2B Stephen Ciampa had the other 2 hits. The Rangers now will try and defend their championship from last season @ the Brantford Braves tournament. The Rangers will play the Wyoming Cowboys Friday night @ 6:30, Burlington @ 10am on Saturday and then the host Brantford Braves Saturday afternoon @ 3pm. Semi and Finals are slated for Sunday @ 10am & 1pm. Good Luck Rangers!! The Rangers will return to Connorvale Park on Monday night as they host the Newmarket Hawks. Game time is 7:45.

May 22, 2012 LEASIDE TRIP UP RANGERS 7-5
	The Leaside Leafs grabbed a 7-5 win last night @ Connorvale as the Rangers committed 4 errors allowing the Leafs 4 unearned runs. Leaside got on the board first as they scored a run in the top of the 2nd as Ranger starter Adam McBride was touched for a run as a lead off walk a fielders choice and a base hit accounted for the first run of the game. The Rangers came back with 3 runs in their half of the 2nd as 1B Daniel Franceschetti singled to lead off and scored on an RBI double from C Kyle Bowers. Next batter D/H Stu Fraser belted a no doubter over the right field wall giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead. The Leafs got 1 back in the 3rd as Harrison Gaudet gave up a lead off double which came in to score on 2 consecutive ground outs. The Leafs took the lead in the 4th for good as they scored 2 runs off of Michael Tweddle and 2 more in the 5th as Tweddle was the victim of 3 errors by the Ranger defense. Closer Bryan Vardzel pitched the final 2 innings allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits. For the Rangers they collected only 6 hits as Franceschetti had 3, Bowers with 2 and Fraser's dinger. The Rangers with the loss drop to 2-3 on the season and now head to Whitby on Wednesday to play the Chiefs. The Rangers will try and defend their tournament victory last season in the Brantford Braves tournament as they open up Friday night against the Wyoming Cowboys and then play Burlington on Saturday morning and then face the host Braves on Saturday afternoon.

May 15, 2012 RANGERS BACK ON TRACK
	The Etobicoke Rangers ended their mini 2 game losing streak last night as they defeated the Vaughan Vikings by a 7-3 score. The Rangers started RHP Michael Tweddle and Tweddle gave the Rangers 3 good innings. Michael surrendered the 3 Viking runs as the Vaughan team scored 1 in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd to take a 3-0 lead. The Rangers struck for 2 runs in the 3rd as RF Harrison Gaudet scored as did 2B Patrick Thompson. RHP Kyle Garland picked up Tweddle and spun 2 shutout innings giving up 1 hit. Garland 1-0 picks up the win as the Rangers scored 4 runs in the 5th to go ahead 6-3. Gaudet led off the 5th with a base hit and scored on a single by SS Orion Katayama. D/H Brandon Hibbert, Katayama and 3B Stephen Ciampa also scored. The Rangers brought in their closer Bryan Vardzel in the 6th and Vardzel recorded his 2nd save as he shut down the Vikings striking out 4 in the 2 innings he worked. The Rangers outhit the Vikings 8-3 and were led by Hibbert who hit his 1st triple plus a single and drove in 1 run, Other hits were by Ciampa, CF Graham Holland C Kyle Bowers and LF Ryan Lackey. The Rangers now will have a week off as their next game is not until next Monday evening when the Leaside Leafs come to Connorvale in a 7:45 start. The Rangers will then travel to Whitby on Wednesday and then on the weekend will go to Brantford to defend their tournament win of last year to play in the annual Brantford Braves Junior Tournament

May 13, 2012 RANGERS DOWNED IN NEWMARKET
	The Etobicoke Rangers were downed by the Newmarket Hawks yesterday afternoon in Newmarket by an 8-4 score. The Rangers took an early 2-0 lead in the 1st inning as 3B Stephen Ciampa hit a 2 out double and then CF Graham Holland worked a walk bring C Kyle Bowers up who promptly hit a base clearing double. The Hawks stormed right back in their half of the 1st by scoring 3 runs as starter Adam McBride was touched for 3 hits and a walk. The Hawks extended their lead in the 3rd as they plated 2 more runs to go ahead 5-2 and then put up another 2 in the 4th. The Rangers were able to score 2 more runs in their last at bats but fell short. Kyle Angelow picked up McBride in the 5th and his line was 3 hits a run unearned and 2 BB's. The Rangers were out hit 10-7. SS Orion Katayama had 2 hits as did 3B Stephen Ciampa with Holland, Bowers and McBride getting a hit a piece. The Rangers return home on Monday night as they will host the Vaughan Vikings. Game time @ Connorvale is 7:45.

May 8, 2012 BULLDOGS SKUNK RANGERS IN HOME OPENER
	The East York Bulldogs rolled in Connorvale last night and skunked the home team Rangers by a 15-0 6 inning win. The Rangers were in the game until the 5th inning when they were trailing only 2-0 but the Bulldogs had a 7 run 5th and then a 6 run 6th to mercy the Rangers. Rangers starter Kyle Angelow went the 1st 3 innings in his Ranger debut and pitched well surrendering but 2 runs 1 earned on 3 hits while striking out 2. Kyle Garland after pitching a shutout 4th was the victim of some shoddy defense and several walks resulting in the 7 run 5th. Harrison Gaudet came on in the 6th and again a couple of errors,a couple of walks and 5 hits and the East York team put up 6 more in the rout. For the Rangers offensively there was not much production as they were held to 2 hits. Both hits came off the bats of Midget call ups TJ Trifoli and Roman Testani. The Rangers will now travel to Newmarket on Wednesday to play the Hawks and then return home next Monday night as the Vaughan Vikings pay a visit top Connorvale. Game time is 7:45.

May 6, 2012 RANGERS PUMMEL BRAVES IN LEAGUE OPENER
	The Junior Etobicoke Rangers with 1 returning player in their lineup opened the league schedule last night @ Christie Pits as they faced the playoff champions from last year the High Park Braves. The Rangers pummeled the Braves by a 23-10 score in just 5 innings. Etobicoke had 14 hits and took 14 walks in the rout. The Rangers scored 1 in the 1st and then scored 9 more in the second to lead 1-0-1 mas the Braves also put up a run their half of the 1st. The Braves then scored 4 in the 2nd and 2 more in the 3rd to bring the score to 10-7 Rangers. The Rangers then erupted for 8 runs in the 4th and another 7 in the 5th. Ranger starter Adam McBride picks up his 1st Junior win. Harrison Gaudet and Bryan Vardzel pitched the 4th and 5th respectively. The Rangers were led @ the plate as C Kyle Bowers was 4/5 with 2 doubles and 5 RBI's and CF Graham Holland was 3/5 with 5 RBI's. The Rangers in all banged out 14 hits with LF Anthony Rattigan with 2 and 2B Pat Thompson, SS Julio Ramirez, 1B Roman Testani, RF Michael Tweddle and D/H TJ Trifoli all chipped in with a hit. The Rangers now get set to play their home opener on Monday night @ 7:45 @ Connorvale as the East York Bulldogs will be the visitor. The Rangers will then travel to Newmarket on Wednesday night to face the Hawks,

April 13, 2012 RANGERS TO OPEN AGAINST LEAGUE CHAMPS
	The Etobicoke Rangers will open their 2012 season on the road as the Rangers the 3 time defending Pennant winners will play the defending Playoff Champion High Park Braves. This game will be played @ Christie Pits on Saturday May 5 and is slated for a 7:00pm first pitch. The Rangers will then play their home opener on Monday May 7 in a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park. This years edition of the Junior Rangers will be quite different from the previous 3 pennant winning seasons as 10 Rangers graduated to the Senior level. The Rangers will field at least 12 new players. More on the teams outlook will be written at a later time.

January 23, 2012 RANGERS TO OPEN SPRING TRAINING FEBRUARY 19TH
	The Junior Etobicoke Rangers are less than a month away from beginning their preparations for this upcoming season as they will begin their indoor workouts on Sunday February 19th @ 9pm @ the PRO TEACH BASEBALL FACILITY in Etobicoke. The Rangers will be returning 11 players from their pennant winning team of 2011. The Rangers will add up to 14 more players as the heavy schedule will require a full 25 man roster. The Rangers are already committed to the following tournaments, Brantford, Vaughan, Brampton and the Eliminations. The Junior Rangers will also participate in a Senior tournament to be held in Vaughan. If you are interested in trying out for the Etobicoke Rangers please click on the Team Information tab and contact the Field Manager Steve Breitner

August 16, 2011 RANGERS ARE SENDING 3 PLAYERS TO PLAY IN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
	The Etobicoke Rangers will have 3 of their players playing in this years National Canadian Junior Baseball Championships being held in Windsor beginning later this week. Third year players 3B Ryan Panas and LHP Josh Wood have both accepted invitations to join the Mississauga North Tigers and rookie RF Sean Sutton has been picked up by team B.C. This is quite an honor for these 3 players as they will compete for a national Championship. Congratulations guys and best of luck!!

August 12, 2011 HAWKS ELIMINATE RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers needing a win in the deciding game against Newmarket last night in order to move on to the Final 4 were upset by the Hawks by a 10-5 score. The Hawks finished 8th and took the series from the # 1 seeded Rangers 2 games to 1. The Hawks came out swinging last night and got to Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton for 2 runs in the 1st and added 3 more in the 2nd and another 2 in the 3rd before being relieved by Matthew Cambria. The Rangers would score a run in the 4th to make the score 7-1 Hawks. The Hawks would get 2 more runs off of Cambria in the 6th while the Rangers added single runs in the 5th and 6th. Bryan Vardzel replaced Cambria to start the 7th and Vardzel gave up the 10th Newmarket run. The Rangers trailing 10-3 did score again in the 7th and 8th but could not get any closer than the 10-5 final. For the Rangers 1B Thomas Bidzinski was 2 for 5 with a run scored and Bidzinski hit his 2nd dinger of the series. DH Sean Sutton was 2/4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI and 3B Ryan Panas was also 2/4 with an RBI. The loss closes out the season for the Rangers who played a total of 54 games. Their final record was 37-16-1. These players should be commended for their dedication and desire.

August 9, 2011 RANGERS FORCE 3RD GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers defeated the Newmarket Hawks last night by a 6-2 score forcing a 3rd and deciding game in this 2 out of 3 series. The 3rd game is scheduled for this Thursday night @ Connorvale starting @ 7:45. The Rangers jumped on the board first last night in the 2nd inning when 1B Thomas Bidzinski hit his 1st Home run of the year over the right center field fence. The Hawks got that run right back in the 3rd as Ranger starter Matt Cambria gave up a 1 out triple and then that runner scored on a 2 out base hit. The Rangers regained the lead in their half of the 3rd when DH Cody Laycox led off with a walk and later scored on a passed ball. The Hawks once again came right back to tie it up @ 2-2. Cambria held the Hawks scoreless in the 5th and the Ranger once again took the lead @ 3-2 as 2B Michael Ferracuti led off the inning with a double and came around to score on C Stuart Fraser's base hit. The Rangers would add 2 more in the 6th as Laycox would lead off with a single and was followed by RF Sean Sutton's walk and then Ferracuti ripped his 2nd double to score both runners. Cambria earning the win finished the night with 5 innings and 2 runs 1 earned. Big lefty Alex Dannett pitched the final 3 innings and records a save as Dannett gave up no hits or runs and struck out 5. The winner of this series advances to the final 4 which will begin this Friday night @ Talbot Park. The Rangers last year were defeated in the finals by the Leaside Lightning 8-5.

August 8, 2011 NEWMARKET TAKES FIRST GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers opened their 2 out of 3 series with the Newmarket Hawks on Saturday and were defeated by a 5-2 score. The Hawks struck for 4 1st inning runs off of Ranger starter Josh Wood. The Hawks would increase there lead to 5-0 with a 3rd inning run. The Rangers did not get on the board until the 8th when LF Pat Thompson walked as did 2B Cody Laycox and then 1B Brett Sanders walked to load the base with no out. 3B Marcello Nalli delivered a 2 run single but that was all the Rangers could get. Kyle Breitner came on for Wood in the 6th and held the Hawks in check as Breitner turned in 3 hitless innings. The Rangers did mount a comeback in the 9th as they had the 1st 2 runners reach base but then a base running blunder led to the 1st out and then it was 2 quick outs to end the game. The Rangers were to play yesterday but Connorvale Park was under water from the rain. Game 2 of this series is scheduled for tonight @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. Matthew Cambria will start for the Rangers.

August 5, 2011 RANGERS TO PLAY NEWMARKET IN 2 OUT OF 3 SERIES
	The Etobicoke Rangers 1st place finishers in league play will play the Newmarket Hawks a best 2 out of 3 series with the winner moving on to next weekends final 4 @ Talbot Park. The Rangers the # 1 seed will open this series on the road as they will play the # 8 seeded Hawks Saturday afternoon @ 2pm @ McKnight Field formerly known as the Fairgrounds in Newmarket. Game 2 shifts to Connorvale on Sunday @ 1pm. Game 3 if necessary will be Monday night @ Connorvale @ 7:45. Good Luck Rangers!! The other series has # 2 seed Whitby facing # 7 seed East York, the #3 seed Pickering Pirates play the #6 seed Leaside Lightning and finally the #4 seed Mississauga North Tigers face the the # 5 seed High Park Braves. The 4 series winners will play a double knockout tournament next weekend to determine the League's Playoff Champion. All games will be held @ Talbot Park with games starting next Friday August 12.

August 4, 2011 JUNIORS TRIP TO NATIONALS LOST ON CONTROVERSIAL CALL
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior team battled all weekend long in the Provincial Elimination Tournament for the right to be one of the teams to represent Ontario @ this years Canadian National Championship. What seemed like a win in the Semi Final game against the St. Thomas Tomcats the Rangers fate was decided by the umpiring crew. With 2 out in the bottom of the 7th and the Rangers ahead 8-7 the Tomcats player hit a ground ball chopper towards 1st base. Ranger 1B Brett Sanders caught the ball and had only one play and that was to tag the runner which he did and the umpire called the runner out. Game over and the Rangers were now in the finals and by doing so earned a berth in the Nationals but the Tomcat's appealed the decision and the umpires convened and they came back with the same call. As the Rangers celebrated again what they thought was a victory the Tomcat's again approached the umpires and again the umpires convened but this time they awarded the runner @ first the base and the runner on second was advanced to 3rd. The ruling that the umpires finally decided upon was that the ball was not in control by the Ranger 1B therefore the runner was safe. After more deliberation the game continued and the very next batter with 2 strikes on him hit a 3 run walk off home run to take what the Rangers thought was their win away! The Tomcats and the Mississauga North Tigers played in the finals with the St. Thomas team winning 5-2 and now both of those teams will represent Ontario later this month in Windsor @ the Junior Nationals. The Ranger players, fans and coaches were devastated by this turn of events and unfortunately the Rangers could not hang on after the debacle on the field over the call. For the Rangers to get here they beat Kitchener on Friday night as Kris Muccilli spun a 2 hit shutout as the Rangers won 9-0. They next played on Saturday afternoon against league mates the East York Bulldogs and Ranger pitcher Josh Wood not only shutout the Bulldogs 2-0 but threw a no hitter!! Game 3 saw the Rangers again play a league team and this time it was the Leaside Lightning. The Rangers fell behind 6-1 after the 1st inning but rallied throughout the game to come from behind and win 7-6. Alex Dannett with 5 1/3 no hit baseball picked up the win. Game 4 saw the Rangers play the Mississauga North Tigers and the Tigers laid a beating on the Rangers beating them 13-2. Ranger starter Kyle Breitner was forced out after just 1 1/3. With this loss the Rangers had to play a 3rd game on Sunday in this double knockout tournament and they now had to face the Stratford Indians. 3rd year pitcher Mitchell Sutton drew the assignment and Mitchell turned in a complete game 4-2 win for the Rangers advancing them now to the Semi Finals where the unbelievable finish to that game cost the Rangers their chance @ Nationals. Over the weekend the Rangers are commended for their never give up attitude as they battled each team they faced!! With the Provincial's now over the Rangers will return to their League playoffs which will begin this weekend. Tough luck Rangers you deserved a better fate!!

July 26, 2011 RANGERS WRAP UP REGUALR SEASON WITH A WIN & A LOSS
	The Etobicoke Rangers finished their regular season last night as they won game 1 7-2 and then dropped the nitecap 3-2. Game 1 saw the Rangers saw the Rangers fall behind 2-0 as they reached Matt Cambria for a pair of runs in the 2nd on a couple of hits and 2 walks. The Rangers took the lead in the 3rd as RF Sean Sutton led off with a single and came around to score on 3B Ryan Panas's triple who then scored on an RBI double by 1B Brett Sanders who then scored on a ground out by Ranger SS Michael Ferracuti. The Rangers then scored 4 in the 4th to seal the win as Sanders picked up another RBI and DH Marcello Nalli drove in 2. Josh Wood came out of the pen to pick up the win as Wood pitched 3 innings of no hit shutout baseball. Game 2 was a pitchers duel as Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton went the distance allowing only 5 hits and 3 runs all unearned as the Rangers committed a season high 6 errors in the game. Pickering would go up 2-0 in the 2nd but the Rangers would get 1 back in their half of the 4th as 3B Ryan Panas who had doubled would score on a base hit by C Marcello Nalli. The Pirates went up 3-1 in the as they scored another unearned run in the 5th. The Rangers tried valiantly to mount a comeback in the last of the 7th as they were able to push 1 run in as Stuart Fraser led off the inning with a walk and scored on Sanders base hit. The Rangers with the tying and go ahead runs on 2nd and 3rd could not get score as with 2 outs a Ranger ground ball ended the game. The final record for the Rangers in the Leaside Junior League ended up 19-7-1 which places the Rangers for the 3rd consecutive year in 1st place.

July 24, 2011 RANGERS SPLIT @ EAST YORK
	The Etobicoke Rangers visited the East York Bulldogs on Saturday night to play 2 games and came away with a split winning the 1st game 9-4 and dropping the 2nd game 5-4. The Rangers came out hitting in Game 1 as they sent 9 men to the plate scoring 4 runs highlighted by RBI's from 3B Ryan Panas, 1B Robbie Charter, SS Kevin Cleland and LF Kyle Breitner. The Bulldogs got 1 back in their half of the 1st as Ranger starter Alex Dannett was the victim of a 2 out error allowing the run. The Rangers would score 3 more in the 3rd and plated their final run in the 4th to go ahead 7-1 but the Bulldogs put up 3 in their half chasing Dannett. Matt Cambria came in and pitched the final 2 innings allowing a single hit. Mitchell Sutton was 3/5 with 2 runs scored and C Stuart Fraser was 2/2 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI's to lead the Rangers. Game 2 saw the Rangers send Kris Muccilli to the mound and Muccilli turned in 5 excellent innings holding East York to 1 run over his 5 innings and left with a 3-1 lead. Rangers went to Kyle Breitner to hold the Bulldogs down but with some sloppy defense the Bulldogs scored 4 runs over the next 2 innings including the winning run on a bases loaded walk to come back and beat the Rangers 5-4. For the Rangers 1B Robbie Charter had a pair of runs driven in and SS Kevin Cleland also had an RBI. 3B Ryan Panas was 2/2 with a run scored. The Rangers will finish the regular season on Monday night @ home as the Pickering Pirates will come top play 2 games with game 1 slated for a 6:15 start.

July 21, 2011 RANGERS BREAKOUT AGAINST TIGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers traveled to Q park in Mississauga last night to face the Mississauga North Tigers in an effort to put an end to their 4 game win less streak and that they did. The Rangers pounded out 15 hits including 4 home runs on their way to a 13-2 win. The Rangers jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the 1st as they sent 9 batters to the plate. RF Sean Sutton hit his 1st of 2 round trippers a solo shot and then 3B Ryan Panas with the first of his 4 hits on the night scored on DH Marcello Nalli's base hit and 1B Brett Sanders both scored on a ground out by SS Kevin Cleland. The Tigers were able to get 1 run back in their half of the 1st and narrowed the score to 3-2 with another run in the 3rd but that was as close as they would come. The Rangers scored 2 more in the 4th as LF Brandon Hibbert came in to score on a double by CF Daniel Murphy and then Murphy scored on Panas's double. The Rangers added 2 in the 6th when Sanders hit a 2 run dinger and then scored 6 more in the 8th highlighted by back to back home runs by Sutton and Panas. The Rangers started Michael Ferracuti on the hill and Michael pitched 4 good innings allowing both Tiger runs. Ferracuti was relieved by Dylan Dwyer who came in to pitch 3 shutout innings allowing only 1 hit. Bryan Vardzel pitched a scoreless 8th. The Rangers with the win move to 17-5-1 in League play and will now visit the East York Bulldogs this Saturday night @ Stan Wadlow Park to play 2 games. First game starts @ 5:30. The Rangers will close out the regular season schedule on Monday as they will play yet another DH this time against the Pickering Pirates. First game Monday @ Connorvale is scheduled for 6:15.

July 19, 2011 5TH INNING MELTDOWN COSTS RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers were comfortably leading the Newmarket Hawks by an 8-2 score when in the 5th inning the Hawks would score 7 runs to move ahead 9-8. Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton was coasting along until the 5th when he just seemed to run out of gas. The extreme heat and 5 days rest seemed to take its toll on Sutton. Mitchell was replaced by SS Kevin Cleland and Cleland was unable to shut down the Hawks as they cashed 3 of Sutton's runners to close to 8-7 then scored 2 more off of Cleland making him the loser. RF Sean Sutton pitched the final 3 innings shutting out the Hawks but the Rangers could not get the equalizer. The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st as Sean Sutton and Ryan Panas both singled and C Marcello Nalli scored them both with a 2 out base hit. In the 3rd the Rangers would add 2 more as Sutton led off with a single, stole 2nd and scored on a 3B Ryan Panas double. Panas would come in to score as DH Thomas Bidzinski hit a 2 out single and then Bidzinski was then thrown out at 2nd trying to stretch the hit into a double. Newmarket would score 2 in their half of the 4th to narrow the score to 4-2 Rangers and then the Rangers would score 4 in the bottom of the 4th setting the stage for the Hawk comeback. The big blows for the Rangers in the 4th came from CF Brandon Hibbert whose double scored 2 Ranger runs and Nalli drove in his 3rd of the night with a solid single. The Rangers season is coming to a close as they have but 5 league games remaining. They will play this Wednesday night in Mississauga against the Mississauga North Tigers and then on Saturday they will visit the East York Bulldogs in a Doubleheader down @ Stan Wadlow and then will close out the regular season next Monday night @ home as the Pickering Pirates will be in town to play 2. First game will start @ 6:15.

July 18, 2011 RANGERS LOSE 2 AND TIE 1 OVER THE WEEKEND
	The Rangers played a DH Saturday night @ Christie Pits against the High Park Braves and took only 1 out 4 points as they tied Game 1 2-2 and were shutout for the 1st time this season in Game 2 6-0. With not much time to recuperate from Saturday's DH the Rangers faced the Toronto Met's yesterday afternoon and were in the game until the 8th when the Met's erupted for 8 runs and beat the Rangers 10-1. On Saturday in the 1st game the Rangers starter Cody Laycox pitched the 1st 6 innings keeping the Rangers in the game as the score was 2-2 after 6. Bryan Vardzel pitched the final 3 innings to record the tie. The Rangers scored their 1st run in the 4th when 1B Marcello Nalli led off the inning with a walk and would score on a sac fly by SS Mitchell Sutton. That tied the game @ 1--1 and the Rangers scored again in the 6th to take a 2-1 lead as 3B Ryan Panas reached on an error, stole 2nd and then scored on another High Park miscue. The Braves came right back in their half to tie the game @ 2-2. With the game still tied after 9 innings the game was called due to curfew. in Game 2 the Rangers were 2 hit and shutout for the 1st time this season by a 6-0 score. The only Rangers to get hits in this one were 3B Ryan Panas and 1B Marcello Nalli. Losing pitcher for the Rangers was the starter Robbie Charter. Charter gave up a 2 run home run in the 1st and 2 more runs in the 2nd, a lone run in the 5th and 6th to close out the Braves scoring. The Rangers yesterday against the 18U Met's battled through 5 innings playing a scoreless game as Ranger starter Alex Dannett kept the young Met's off balance. Dannett left leading 1-0 as the Rangers scored in the bottom of the 5th when with 1 out RF Sean Sutton coaxed a walk and then came around to score on C Marcello Nalli's base hit. Dannett was relieved by Kyle Breitner and Breitner was touched for 2 runs both earned, Breitner issued 2 walks and then the Met's got a 2 out base hit which brought in the tying and go ahead runs. Breitner pitched a scoreless 7th and was then relieved by Bryan Vardzel to begin the 8th. Vardzel having just worked the previous night and in the extreme heat just did not have his usual stuff and was tagged for 8 runs all eearned in 1 2/3 innings. SS Kevin Cleland came on to record the final out. With the 2 weekend losses and the tie the Rangers league record drops to 16-4-1 which is still has them comfortably in 1st place. The Rangers are right back at it tonight as they host the Newmarket Hawks @ Connorvale. game time is 7:45 and Mitchell Sutton gets the start.

July 14, 2011 SUTTON BROTHERS LEAD RANGERS TO WIN OVER CHIEFS
	RF Sean Sutton and older brother P Mitchell Sutton put on a display last night @ Iroquois Park in Whitby leading the Rangers to a 4-3 win. Sean was 3/4 with 3 doubles, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base. Mitchell came in from the pen to relieve starter Kris Mucilli to begin the 6th and Mitchell pitched 3 innings giving up 1 hit, i unearned run and struck out 6 in picking up his 1st save of the season. Starter Muccilli kept the Rangers in the game as Muccilli held the Chiefs to 4 hits and 2 runs 1 earned while striking out 7 Chiefs batters. The Rangers would fall behind in the bottom of the 1st 1-0 but would tie the game in the 4th. The Rangers would fall behind again in the 5th as the Chiefs scored an unearned run. In the Rangers 6th trailing 2-1 back to back to back hits by S. Sutton, 3B Ryan Panas and DH Marcello Nalli with Nalli scoring Sutton and then 2B Michael Ferracuti hit a sac fly to bring in Panas to put the Rangers up 4-3. The Rangers would increase their lead in the 7th when CF Brandon Hibbert walked to lead off the inning and then stole 2nd and then scored on Sutton's 3rd double of the night. The Chiefs closed the gap by scoring an unearned run in their half of the 7th to make to score 4-3 Rangers but that was all they would get as Sutton shut the Chiefs down. The Rangers now visit the High Park Braves this Saturday night as they will play a DH beginning @ 6pm @ Christie Pits.

July 13, 2011 RANGERS SWEEP LIGHTNING
	The Etobicoke Rangers took both games on Monday night from the Leaside Lightning. Game 1 saw the Rangers win 6-1 and then edged the Lightning 2-1 in the nite cap. Game 1 saw the Rangers starting 2B Michael Ferracuti make his 1st Junior start on the mound and Ferracuti was very impressive as he held the Lightning to 1 earned run and 1 hit over 6 innings. Kyle Breitner who had not pitched in 3 weeks made a successful return as Breitner pitched a scoreless 7th. The Rangers struck for 3 1st inning runs to overcome the Lightning's 1st inning score as CF Brandon Hibbert scored on a base hit by 3B Ryan Panas, then RF Sean Sutton scored on a ground ball by DH Marcello Nalli and then Panas scored when C Stuart Fraser hit a 2 out base hit. The Rangers would score again in the 4th and would add to their lead in the 5th when they plated the final 2 runs. The Rangers out hit the Lightning 10-3. Leading the way with 2 hits a piece were Hibbert, and Panas. Panas had 2 RBI's as did Nalli with Sutton and Fraser getting the others. Game 2 turned out to be quite a pitching duel between the Rangers starter Bryan Vardzel and the 2 pitchers from Leaside. Vardzel pressed into a start as the Rangers pitching was somewhat depleted after the weekend tournament turned in a complete game 3 hitter. The Lightning scored their only run in the 5th to narrow the score to 2-1 as Vardzel picked up the complete game win. The Rangers on the strength of 1B Brett Sanders 1 out triple in the 3rd scored CF Brandon Hibbert and 3B Ryan Panas and as it turned out that would be all the scoring for the Rangers. The Rangers outhit the Lightning 5-3. The Rangers now will go on the road as they will play the Whitby Chiefs on Wednesday night and then go to Christie Pits on Saturday evening to face the High Park Braves in a double dip starting @ 6pm. The Rangers get back home on Sunday when the Toronto Mets come to Connorvale @ 1pm and then will play the Newmarket Hawks on Monday @ home with the first pitch scheduled for 7:45.

July 10, 2011 RANGERS LOSE IN SEMIS AGAIN
	For the 2nd consecutive weekend the Etobicoke Rangers have been ousted from a tournament in the Semi Final as the Rangers dropped a 6-3 decision to the St. Thomas Tomcats. The Rangers drew first blood as they scored a run in the top of the 1st as RF Brandon Hibbert reached on an error and stole 2nd and was driven home by 1B Brett Sanders. The Rangers would go up 3-0 in the 3rd as SS Kevin Cleland led off with a double to the fence in left and then Hibbert scored Cleland with a base hit and then Hibbert scored on a base hit by DH Marcello Nalli. Robbie Charter started for the Rangers and in the bottom of the 4th St. Thomas struck for 2 to narrow the Ranger lead to 3-2. Bryan Vardzel came out for the 5th and Vardzel was roughed up for 3 runs all earned as the Tomcats took a 5-3 lead. St. Thomas would score another run in the 6th to make the final 6-3. The Rangers would make the semi final as the wild card as there was a 3 way tie in their Division for top spot. The Rangers began the tournament on Friday when they defeated their Division winner the Oakville A's 5-2 as Kris Muccilli threw a 2 hitter and struck out 8 A's batters en route to the win. The Rangers RF Sean Sutton hit a 2 run home run in this one his 1st of the year and 1B Brett Sanders had a couple of hits and 2 RBI's. Game 2 Saturday morning saw Etobicoke and Peterborough hook up and the Rangers came away with an 8-2 win. Once again the Rangers scored in the top of the 1st as they put up 3-0 in the 1st, 2 more in the 2nd and 3 more in the 6th. 1B Brett Sanders once again led the way with a 3/3 day. Cody Laycox went the distance to gain the win. Laycox gave up the 2 earned runs on 8 hits 2 walks and 2 K's. Game 3 was a great match up as the Rangers faced the Kitchener Panthers. With the Rangers leading 1-0 courtesy of back to back doubles by RF Brandon Hibbert and Cf Daniel Murphy in the top of the 4th, Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton had a no bitter going into the 5th when the Panthers not only broke up the no no but tied the game on 3 hits. With the game tied 1-1 the Rangers went down in the 6th and the Panthers with 2 outs and a 3-1 count on the batter got a pitch that he lofted over the right field fence to give the Kitchener team a 2-1 lead that ended up being the final score. Sutton who threw an excellent game deserved a win as he held the hard hitting Panthers to 5 hits and a walk. The Rangers had many chances in this one to score runs as they stranded 12 runners. The Rangers now on a short turn around will get ready to host the Leaside Lightning tomorrow evening in a double header. Game 1 starts @ 6:30 down @ Connorvale Park.

July 8, 2011 RANGERS TAKE OVER SOLE POSSESION OF 1ST PLACE
	On the strength of their 7-4 win last night over the Mississauga Tigers the Etobicoke Rangers moved to a league best 13-2 and the Tigers fall to 11-4. The Rangers received an outstanding pitching performance form their big lefty Alex Dannett. Dannett gave the Rangers 8 real good innings and was able to keep the Rangers in the hunt the entire game. Even though Dannett gave up 11 base hits he was able to limit his walks to only 3 and struck out 9 Tiger batters. Bryan Vardzel came on in the 9th to record his 4th league save and 7th overall. The Rangers took the lead in the 1st inning when with 1 out Rf Sean Sutton and 3B Ryan Panas both walked and the scored on 1B Marcello Nalli's double and DH Thomas Bidzinski's sac fly. The Tigers got 1 back in the 2nd and then took the lead 4-2 when they put up 3 in the 3rd. The Rangers scored 1 in the 4th When Brett Sanders who had walked scored on 2B Cody Laycox's double. The Rangers would tie it up @ 4-4 in the 5th when the Rangers tool advantage of 4 consecutive walks by the Tigers pitcher. In the 6th LF Patrick Thompson led off with a single and came around to score on Sutton's booming double and then Sutton would steal 3rd and score on a sac fly buy Nalli. The Rangers plated their final run in the 8th when 3B Ryan Panas took his 3rd walk of the night and would then score on a base hit by Sanders. The Rangers now venture to Brampton to participate in the Brampton tournament and then return home on Monday to face the Leaside Lightning in a doubleheader beginning @ 6:30 @ Connorvale Park.

July 5, 2011 RANGERS TAKE 2 FROM THE CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers pitching shut down the visiting Whitby Chiefs last night by 7-3 and 7-1 scores. In total the Rangers gave up 7 hits in the 2 games. The Rangers Cody Laycox 1-0 started game 1 and gave up 2 hits in 4 innings and then the Rangers reached down to their Midget teams and received solid contributions from LHP Wolf Steger, RHP Kyle Beenen and LHP Mark Clauser to each throw 1 inning holding the Chiefs to 3 runs and 2 hits. Offensively in game 1 The Rangers scored early and often as they put up a 3 spot in the 1st all with 2 outs, 3 more in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd. CF Brandon Hibbert, 1B Brett Sanders and SS Mitchell Sutton all had 2 hits while C Matt Angione with a huge bases loaded double drove in all 3 base runners and DH Daniel Murphy had the other Ranger hits. Both Sanders and Murphy had a pair of RBI's. Game 2 was much the same as the Rangers scored 3 in the 1st, then 3 in the 3rd and the final run in the 4th. CF Daniel Murphy, 1B Brett Sanders and 2B Michael Ferracuti all had a pair of hits. Ferracuti drove in 3 and SS Kevin Cleland chipped in with a pair of RBI's. Starter Robbie Charter 2-0 was outstanding in his 4 innings as he checked the Chiefs on 2 hits while striking out 4. Ranger closer Bryan Vardzel needing some work pitched the final 3 innings giving up 1 unearned run. The Rangers now sport a league record of 12-2 and will take that record to the home of the Mississauga North Tigers this Thursday in a showdown of the league leaders as the Tigers are sitting @ 10-3. Game time Thursday is 7:30 @ Q Park in Mississauga. The Rangers will send Alex Dannett to the mound.

July 4, 2011 RANGERS OUSTED IN SEMI FINAL
	The Etobicoke Rangers after going 2-1 in round robin play faced the Grosse Point Redbirds from Michigan in one Semi Final and the other Semi final saw the host Windsor Selects and the Mississauga North Tigers play. The Rangers took a quick 2-0 lead on the Redbirds as they scored both their runs in the top of the 3rd as SS George Halim led off with a single and later scored on a CF Daniel Murphy base hit. C Stuart Fraser who had reached on fielders choice scored when 2B Cody Laycox hit a sac fly to straight away center. The Redbirds came right back in their half of the 3rd scoring 3 runs as the Rangers made a couple of errors combined with 4 hits to fall behind 3-2. The Rangers in the top of the 7th threatened as DH Marcello Nalli led off with a double and was pinch run for by Kyle Breitner. With 1 out Breitner tried to advance to 3rd on a ball in the dirt but the catcher picked it up and made a perfect throw to nail Breitner @ 3rd. The Rangers fell 3-2 and were eliminated. Ranger starter Matt Cambria deserved a better fate. Cambria pitched the complete game giving up all 3 earned runs while limiting the Redbirds to 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. The Rangers were able to gather only 4 hits in this one and committed 1 error. The Rangers began the tourney on Friday night as they beat the High Park Braves 4-2. Kris Muccilli picked up his 4th win of the season going 6 before being relieved by Bryan Vardzel who notched his 6th save. CF Daniel Murphy was 2/3 with a run scored and 3B Ryan Panas was 2/3 with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Rangers. On Saturday morning the Rangers faced the Wyoming Cowboys and had to come from behind to win this one. Starter Mitch Sutton was coasting along leading 3-0 as the offense scored 3 in the 1st inning as brother and RF Sean hit a 1 out double to start things and was followed by 1B Brett Sanders who singled then DH Marcello Nalli walked and Sutton scored on a walk to 3B Michael Ferracuti and then 2B Cody Laycox scored both Sanders and Nalli with a solid base hit. The lead held until the top of the 6th when Wyoming struck for 4 runs to take a 4-3 lead. Sutton who was tiring in the heat was picked up by Bryan Vardzel. The Rangers came right back in their half of the 6th to score 4 to take a 7-4 lead as LF Patrick Thompson and CF Daniel Murphy had RBI's making Vardzel the winner as he put down the Redbirds in the 7th. At 2-0 the Rangers now faced the Windsor Selects in a game for 1st place in the Division. The Rangers held a commanding 10-4 lead in this one going into the 5th when the wheels fell off for Ranger starter Alex Dannett. Dannett could not survive the 5th as the Selects scored 5 runs on 3 walks and the Rangers committed 3 errors to let the Selects back in the game as the score was now 10-9 Rangers. Michael Ferracuti came on in the 5th and held the Selects at bay until the bottom of the 7th when with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd the Rangers committed their 4th error allowing the game to be tied @ 10-10 pushing this game to extra innings. The Rangers could not score in the 8th and the Rangers starting RF Sean Sutton came on to pitch the 8th and ended up being the losing pitcher as the Selects took advantage of a walk, stolen base and then a single to break the tie and win the game. The Rangers finished the weekend @ 2-2. There is no rest in site for the Rangers as they play @ home tonight against the Whitby Chiefs in a DH beginning @ 6:15. They will then play on Thursday night in Mississauga against the Tigers before heading to Brampton for the weekend to play in another tournament.

July 1, 2011 RANGERS HUMBLE CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers punched out 13 hits and took advantage of some sloppy defensive play by the home team Royal Cardinals to come away with a convincing 10-0 8 inning win. The Rangers preparing to go to Windsor this weekend for the Super 8 tournament gave them an opportunity to get Cody Laycox his 1st appearance of the year and also gave them a chance to see how a couple of other guys could do on the bump. Laycox 3 innings, 2 hits and a strikeout was followed by the Rangers every day SS Kevin Cleland and Cleland held the Cardinals to 2 hits over 3 innings and had 3K's and then everyday 2B Michael Ferracuti came on for the last 2 innings yielding a single hit and recording 2 strikeouts. Very impressive job by those 3 guys! The Rangers came out hitting as they plated a run in the 1st as 3B Ryan Panas's 2 out base hit came in to score on a Cardinal error. They increased their lead to 3-0 in the 2nd as SS Mitchell Sutton led off with a single and 2 batters later CF Daniel Murphy singled and both these guys scored on RBI singles from 1B Brett Sanders and DH Marcello Nalli. The Rangers would add 2 more in the 3rd, single runs in the 4th & 5th and then 1 more in the 7th and the final 2 coming in the 8th. P/LF Kris Muccilli had a pair of hits including a booming double to help the cause. The win improves the Rangers to 10-2 in league play. The next league game for the Rangers is Monday July 4th as the Whitby Chiefs will come to play 2 games with game 1 starting @ 6:15 @ Connorvale Park.

June 28, 2011 RANGERS DOWN BRAVES
	The Etobicoke Rangers defeated the High Park Braves last night by an 8-2 score. The Rangers just coming off a 1 week layoff took a little while to get going but once they did they put up 8 unanswered runs in the win. The Braves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 3rd as Ranger starter Matthew Cambria was touched for a couple of hits, a hit batter and an error that led to both Braves runs. The Rangers in their half of the 3rd scored 4 as 3B Ryan Panas drove in CF BJ Hibbert and LF Thomas Bidzinski with a double. Rf Cody Laycox and Panas both scored on a solid base hit from 1B Brett Sanders. The Rangers would increase their lead in the 5th as C Stuart Fraser went yard deep to right field for his 1st dinger of the year. The Rangers would add 3 more runs in the 8th as George Halim who pinch ran for D/H Marcello Nalli who led off with a single would score on a base hit by RF Patrick Thompson and then Thompson and SS Kevin Cleland would both score to put the Rangers up 8-2. Mitchell Sutton with 2 shutout innings picks up his 2nd win while Kris Muccilli pitched 2 scoreless innings and Bryan Vardzel pitched a perfect 9th striking out 2. The Rangers outhit the Braves 9-8. The Rangers next game is this Thursday night as they will be the visitor's @ Connorvale against the Royal York Cardinals. This weekend the Rangers will travel to Windsor to play in the Super 8 tournament. The Rangers open the tourney against the High Park Braves on Friday and then play Wyoming and the Windsor Selects on Saturday. Top 4 teams move on to Sunday. The Rangers will get no rest as they will host the Whitby Chiefs @ Connorvale next Monday night in a D/H starting @ 6:15.

June 21, 2011 RANGERS EARN SPLIT WITH THORNHILL REDS
	The Etobicoke Rangers and the Thornhill Reds met last night @ Connorvale Park and the Rangers on the strength of 6 run 6th inning came back and then hung on to take the 2nd game of the D/H by a 9-8 score. The Rangers in game 1 dropped a 4-3 decision to the Reds. Robbie Charter started the 2nd game and was terrific through the 1st 3 innings before running into trouble in the 4th. The Reds were trailing 3-1 but scored 4 earned runs and Charter was relieved by Alex Dannett to get the last out of the 4th. Dannett 1-0 had control problems as he walked 6 and gave up 2 hits and 3 runs. The Rangers came out by scoring 1 in the 1st and 2 more in the 3rd before the big 6th inning. 3B Ryan Panas connected for his 1st Home Run of the season and D/H Marcello Nalli had 4 RBI's. The Rangers outhit the Reds 8-7. Game 1 the Rangers used 2 of their Midget pitchers from the Etobicoke Rangers Midget Red team and they pitched extremely well. Starter Kyle Garland suffered the loss as Garland pitched 3 effective innings giving up 3 runs 1 earned 4 hits and struck out 3. Mark Clauser came on in the 4th and pitched 4 innings giving up but a single run as he allowed only 3 hits and had 4 K's. With the Rangers trailing 3-0 they were able to get back into the game as they put up 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd as CF Brandon Hibbert who singled and 3B Ryan Panas who had walked both scored on 1B Brett Sanders triple. The Reds made it 4-2 with a run in the 5th which the Rangers got right back as Sanders who reached on a fielders choice with 2 outs stole 2nd and then scored on 2B Michael Ferracuti's base hit. The Rangers in their half of the 7th had the tying run @ 2nd base with 2 outs when P/H Stuart Fraser hit a ball to deep CF that was tracked down by the Reds CF making a game saving spectacular catch. The Rangers will now get a well deserved 6 days off as they are now idle until next Monday evening when they will host the High Park Braves. Game time is 7;45 @ Connorvale Park.

June 20, 2011 RANGERS LOSE TO BRAMPTON IN FINAL
	The Etobicoke Rangers Junior team participated in the Vaughan Junior tournament this past weekend and were edged out by the Brampton Royals in the championship game by a 4-2 score. The Rangers in the final took a 2-0 lead and held that lead up until the bottom of the 5th when the wheels fell off for the Rangers as they committed 2 costly errors, a mental error combined with a walk and 3 hits to allow Brampton to score 4 runs and take a 4-2 lead which they never relinquished. Josh Wood (3-1) took the loss. The Rangers reached the final by beating the Newmarket Hawks on Friday night by an 11-1 6 inning mercy then mercied Oshawa 13-0 and mercied Pickering 10-0 on Saturday. Mitch Sutton, Kris Muccilli and Matthew Cambria picked up the wins, In the semi final Sunday morning Kyle Breitner picked up the win tossing 5 innings and Bryan Vardzel recorded the save as the Rangers beat the Kitchener Panthers 5-0. Ranger SS Kevin Cleland had a tremendous weekend at the plate as did RF Cody Laycox. Brett Sanders and Marcello Nalli were the big RBI's guys once again for the Rangers. The Rangers get no time to rest as they are back at the diamond on Monday night as they entertain the Thornhill Reds 4-1 in the l;eague and the Dundas Torunament winners of 2 weeks ago in a D/H beginning @ 6:30 @ Connorvale Park. Game 2 will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the 1st game.

June 16, 2011 RANGERS ROLL OVER HAWKS
	The Etobicoke Rangers banged out 15 hits and took 10 walks in a 12-3 victory last night in Newmarket. The Rangers fell behind 1-0 as the Hawks scored an unearned run in the bottom of the 1st off of Ranger starter Matthew Cambria. The Hawks lead was short lived as the Rangers in their half of the 2nd tied the game as RF Cody Laycox drove in SS Kevin Cleland who had got on with a 2 out double. The Rangers then scored 2 more in the 3rd as CF Daniel Murphy led off the inning with a walk (Murphy had 5 walks on the night) followed by a single from 2B Michael Ferracuti. 3B Ryan Panas then delivered an RBI single and 2 batters later LF Thomas Budzinski hit an RBI single. The Rangers would add another run in the 4th, 3 more in the 6th and then had a 5 run 8th. Cambria after 3 innings of work was relieved by Kris Muccilli (2-0) who worked a scoreless 4th & 5th before giving way to Robbie Charter. Charter was touched up for 2 runs 1 earned and 3 hits in his 2 innings. Big lefty Alex Dannett made his 1st appearance and Dannett pitched a 3 up 3 down 8th inning recording 2 K's. The Rangers hitting assault on Newmarket pitchers was led by Kevin Cleland who was 3/4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's and Ryan Panas was 3/5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's. Bidzinski also drove in 2 with single RBI's to Murphy, Ferracuti and 1B Marcello Nalli. The Rangers will next play @ 8:30pm this Friday night in Vaughan Grove against these same Newmarket Hawks in the 1st game of the Vaughan tournament. The Rangers then play again on Saturday @ 12:30 against the Wyoming Cowboys and then @ 5:30 play Oshawa. Semi finals and Finals will be played on Sunday. After the tournament the Rangers immediately return home next Monday night to play the Thornhill Reds a D/H beginning @ 6:30 @ Connorvale.

June 14, 2011 TIGERS HAND RANGERS FIRST LOSS
	The Mississauga North Tigers came to Connorvale last night to play the 1st place and undefeated Etobicoke Rangers who were a combined 11-0 on the season. It didn't take long for the Tigers to score as they plated their 1st run in the top of the 1st as Ranger starter Josh Wood issued a 2 out walk and the next batter hit an RBI double. The Rangers would get that one back in their half of the 2nd as D/H Marcello Nalli would lead off the inning getting on by getting hit and would come in to score on a double play ground out by Ranger catcher Stuart Fraser . Wood in his 3 innings allowed a lone run on 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 5 Tiger batters. Kyle Breitner (2-1) picked up Wood in the 4th and was the victim of 2 earned runs 1 in the 5th and 1 in the 6th. Breitner completed his 3 innings allowing 5 hits and struck out 3 and suffers his 1st loss of the season. The Rangers would close the gap to 3-2 in the 6th as Ranger 1B Brett Sanders led off with a walk and would later score on an RBI single by 2B Michael Ferracuti. Bryan Vardzel entered in the 7th and held the Tigers but would give up 2 runs in the 8th and another 3 in the 9th giving the Tigers the 8-2 win. The Rangers collected only 5 hits on the evening 3 by 2B Michael Ferracuti and 1 each from Nalli and P/H Cody Laycox. The Rangers now travel to Newmarket on Wednesday night to face the Hawks and then this weekend will participate in the Vaughan Vikings Junior AAA Tournament. Once the schedule has been decided it will be posted under the Schedules section of this web site.

June 10, 2011 SANDERS WINS LEAGUE MVP AND TOP HITTER AWARD
	The Leaside Junior League announced the award winners from the 2010 season and the Rangers for the 2nd consecutive year had one of their players named as League MVP. Ranger 3B Ryan Panas was the 09 winner and for last season Ranger 1B Brett Sanders won the award. Sanders led the Rangers to a 1st place finish last season as he hit a league leading .468, had a slugging percentage of .810, led the league in doubles with 12 and RBI's with 37. Rangers LF from last season Geoff Johnston was 5th in hitting with a .410 average. Ranger 3B Ryan Panas led the league in at bats with 92 and runs scored with 37. Congratulations guys!!

June 10, 2011 RANGERS PUMMEL CARDS IN D/H SWEEP
	The Junior Rangers pummeled the Royal York Cardinals last night by 13-3 (6 innings mercy) and 15-0 scores as they improved their league record to a perfect 6-0. In Game 1 the Rangers were led offensively by 1B Brett Sanders and D/H Marcello Nalli as both players had 3 hits with Nalli driving in 3 and Sanders 1 with a solo Home Run. LF Thomas Bidzinski had 2 hits and 3 RBI's. Winning pitcher for the Rangers was starter Kris Muccilli who gave up all 3 Cardinal runs. Matt Cambria pitched 2 shutout innings. In Game 2 the Rangers shutout the Cardinals 15-0 as starting pitcher Robbie Charter pitched 4 perfect innings striking out 5. Bryan Vardzel with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the Cardinal hitter in the bottom of the 7th gave up the lone base hit. Vardzel collects a save despite the lopsided score as he pitched the final 3 innings without giving up a run. The Rangers collected only 9 hits but took advantage of 6 walks and 5 hit batters and 2 Cardinal errors to plate 15 runs. 1B Brett Sanders, D/H Thomas Bidzinski and LF Patrick Thompson had 2 hits apiece. 3B Ryan Panas drove in 3 while CF Daniel Murphy, Sanders and Thompson each had 2 RBI's. The Rangers play again on Monday night @ Connorvale Park as the Mississauga North Tigers will provide the opposition. Game time is 7:45.

June 8, 2011 RANGERS SHUTOUT LIGHTNING
	The Etobicoke Rangers continued their winning ways last night @ Talbot Park as the Rangers Kyle Breitner (2-0) Matthew Cambria and Bryan Vardzel combined on an 8 hitter shutting out the Lightning 3-0. Vardzel picks up his 2nd save. The Rangers scored the only run they needed in the top of the 1st as CF Daniel Murphy singled and then stole 2nd and 3rd and scored an an RBI single by 3B Ryan Panas. The Lightning had a chance in the 3rd as Breitner issued both of his walks and one of the 2 hits in this inning but with some good defense the Rangers held Leaside off the board. Breitner completed his 5 innings giving up but 2 singles, walked 2 and struck out 7. The Rangers would go ahead 2-0 in the 6th as Panas hit a one out double and then scored on 1B Marcello Nalli's double. The Rangers would score their final run in the top of the 9th as Matthew Angione led off with a walk and later came around to score on an RBI single by LF Patrick Thompson. The win moves the Rangers to 4-0 in league play. The Rangers now will get ready to play the Royal York Cardinals a D/H on Thursday @ Connorvale Park. Game 1 is slated to start @ 6:30 and Kris Muccilli gets the start. Game 2 will begin 15 minutes after the completion of Game 1 and Robbie Charter will make his 1st start of the season for the Rangers.

June 7, 2011 RANGERS WIN BIG OVER BULLDOGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers fresh off of their Brantford Braves tournament win 8 days ago defeated the East York Bulldogs by an 11-1 score. The Rangers struck in the bottom of the 1st as they sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 6 runs as they used 3 hits 2 walks and 2 East York errors to go up 6-0. The Rangers would score 2 more in the 4th as C Stuart Fraser hit a 2 out double. The Rangers would add 3 more in the 5th to go up 11-0 as 3B Ryan Panas drove in 2 with a double and 1B Brett Sanders hit a sac fly. Ranger starter Josh Wood (2-0) pitched the 1st 5 innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 4. Mitchell Sutton pitched the last 2 innings and gave up 3 hits and the lone Bulldog run. Michael Ferracuti chipped in with 3 of the 11 Ranger hits. The Rangers now go to Talbot Park Tuesday night to face the defending league champs the Leaside Lightning. Kyle Breitner will start for the Rangers

May 31, 2011 RANGERS RAINED OUT FOR 8TH TIME
	The Junior Rangers fresh off of their Brantford Braves Tournament win this past weekend were rained out @ Connorvale Park last night as the field was under water again! The Rangers are now idle until next Monday night when the East York Bulldogs come to Connorvale Park in a 7:45 start. Lefthander Josh Wood gets the start.

May 30, 2011 RANGERS WIN BRANTFORD TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers played in the Brantford Braves Junior Tournament this past weekend and came away Champions as they defeated the Stratford Indians 6-4 in extra innings to claim the title. The Rangers went undefeated as they won all 5 of their games. The Rangers got excellent pitching, stellar defence and hit the ball extremely well as they beat Tecumseh on Friday night 8-2 and then on Saturday shutout the Oakville A's 6-0 and then gave the Stratford team their 1st loss as the Rangers won 10-5. In the Semi final the Rangers went up against the host team Brantford Braves and the Rangers handed them a 7-1 drubbing. With the win the Rangers moved on to the final where they had to face Stratford once again. With the Rangers leading 3-0 in the 5th the Indians scored 3 to tie it up and then took a 4-3 lead after 6. The Rangers in their last at bats tied the game and held Stratford in the bottom of the 7th forcing extra innings. After a scoreless 8th the Rangers were able to score 2 runs to go up 6-4 and the Rangers held in the bottom of the 9th to preserve the tournament win. Ranger pitchers picking up wins on the weekend were Josh Wood, Bryan Vardzel, Kevin Cleland, Kyle Breitner and Ryan Panas. The Rangers were led offensively by D/H Marcello Nalli who was 7/14, RF Sean Sutton 8/18, 1B Brett Sanders 7/15 and 3B/P Ryan Panas 7/16. Sean Sutton and CF Daniel Murphy each drove in 6 and Sanders hit his 1st round tripper. The Rangers now will try and get their 1st league home game in tonight as the defending playoff champs the Leaside Lightning visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

May 27, 2011 ANOTHER RAINOUT
	The Rangers were rained out Thursday night as they were to play the Mississauga North Tigers. This game will be re-scheduled to a later date.

May 26, 2011 RANGERS EKE OUT 1-0 WIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers after having their last 4 games rained out were able to play in Pickering last night in a game that was started @ 6pm as the lights were not available. It certainly was a pitchers duel in the true sense as each side had 4 hits with the Rangers scoring the only run of the game in the top of the 6th as RF Sean Sutton worked a 1 out walk, moved to 2nd on 3B Ryan Panas's ground out and scored on 1B Marcello Nalli's clutch double down the left field line. Ranger catcher Stuart Fraser had a pair of hits while 2b Cody Laycox had the other Ranger hit. Ranger starter Bryan Vardzel pitched 3 innings giving up 2 hits while striking out 3. Vardzel was replaced by Matt Cambria who picks up the win as Cambria pitched the 4th & 5th giving up 2 hits, walking 1 and striking out 4 Pirate hitters. Jordan Hill came on in the 6th and pitched the 7th as well to earn his 1st save. Hill struck out 2 in his 2 innings. The Rangers now travel to Mississauga to play the Mississauga North Tigers and then beginning Friday night are in Brantford for the Brantford Junior Red Sox tournament.

May 23, 2011 RAIN POSTPONES 2 MORE GAME
	The Rangers have postponed their game for this evening as Etobicoke Parks and Rec have suspended all park permits until the 25th due to all of the rain. The Rangers were also rained out last Thursday evening in Thornhill. Both games will be re-scheduled to a later date. The Rangers are slated to visit the defending Ontario Champion Pickering Pirates this coming Wednesday and then travel to Mississauga to play the 2009 Ontario Champion Mississauga North Tigers on Thursday. Weather permitting of course!!

May 19, 2011 RAINED OUT AGAIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers and the East York Bulldogs were postponed last night due to wet playing conditions. This game will be re-scheduled to a later date. The Rangers will try to get their 2nd game of the season in tonight as they travel to Bishops Cross park to play the Thornhill Reds. Game time is 7:30.

May 17, 2011 RANGERS AND CHIEFS RAINED OUT
	Due to a very wet Connorvale Park last nights game with the Whitby Chiefs was postponed. The Rangers will try again on Wednesday night when they are scheduled to play the East York Bulldogs @ Stan Wadlow Park. Game time is 7:30.

May 10, 2011 JUNIORS OPEN THE SEASON WITH A WIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers began their season with a convincing 9-1 win over the Newmarket Hawks last night @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers outhit the Hawks 8-7 with half of their hits going for extra bases. The Rangers opened the scoring in their 1st at bats as 1B Marcello Nalli drove in 3B Ryan Panas as Panas had reached on a 2 out double. The Rangers would score 2 more in the 2nd as 2B Mitchell Sutton scored all the way from 1st on his brother Sean's triple. Sean Sutton would then score on a wild pitch to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead after 2. The Ranger 3rd provided another run as LF Patrick Thompson would score the 1st of his 3 runs. The Hawks would get on the board in the 4th as they scored an unearned run. The Rangers in their half of the 4th added 3 more runs as CF Brandon Hibbert and Thompson both scored on Nalli's 2 out double. The Rangers would score two more in the 6th to make it 9-1. For the Rangers Nalli finished the night 3-3 with a walk and 4 RBI's and Sean Sutton in his Rangers debut was also 3-3 with a single and double to go along with his 3 bagger. Sutton also had a pair of RBI's and scored 3 runs. The Rangers started lefty Josh Wood and Wood delivered a very solid 4 innings holding the Hawks to 3 hits and an unearned run while striking out 8. Bryan Vardzel pitched the final 3 innings shutting out the Hawks and picking up the save. Vardzel allowed 4 hits and struck out 3 Hawk batters. The Rangers don't get back in action again until next Monday night when the Whitby Chiefs come to Connorvale. Game time is 7:45.

May 5, 2011 RANGERS HOST NEWMWARKET IN SEASON OPENER
	The Rangers who had the season opener against the Royal York Cardinals washed out on Monday will try to get their season underway next Monday May 9 as the Newmarket Hawks will provide the opposition. The Rangers will start lefty Josh Wood. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

April 20, 2011 PANAS SELECTED TO OUA ALL STAR SQUAD
	Junior Ranger 3B Ryan Panas has been selected to the OUA All Star team and will play @ the Rogers Center on May 8th following the Blue Jay game. The All Stars will be facing the OUA Playoff Champs the Brock Badgers. Congratulations Ryan!!

April 14, 2011 RANGERS SEASON SET TO BEGIN MAY 2
	The 2011 Etobicoke Ranger schedule is now posted under the schedules section. The Rangers will kick off the 2011 Leaside Junior League schedule @ home on Monday May 2 @ 7:45 as the cross park rival Royal York Cardinals visit. The Rangers on top of their 28 game league schedule will also participate in 5 tournaments including the Junior Eliminations scheduled for the Civic Holiday long weekend. The Rangers will also attend the Brantford, Vaughan, Windsor Super 8 and Brampton tournaments. The Rangers will field a very veteran squad this summer as they have 11 3rd year players. The Rangers have added 9 new players to compliment the 15 returnees. The Rangers roster has 7 players currently playing in the U.S. College system and 13 players that play Canadian University/College baseball! Rangers will continue to play home games on Monday nights @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. We hope to see you @ Connorvale!!

August 15, 2010 LIGHTNING STRIKES RANGERS IN FINAL
	The defending league champion Leaside Lightning struck for 5 1st inning runs on their way to an 8-5 victory over the Etobicoke Rangers in the 2010 League Playoff final. The Rangers started lefthander Jeff Altpeter and the Lightning on 5 hits and a hit batter had a quick 5-0 lead. Altpeter was replaced by Robbie Charter who came in a worked out of the 1st inning jam and pitched into the 4th and held the Lightning to a single run. Mitchel Sutton was touched for 2 runs and Alex Dannett pitched the final 1 2/3 and held the Lightning in check although it was a little too late as the Rangers could not climb out of the 1st inning hole. The Rangers did close the gap in the 3rd to 5-2 as LF Geoff Johnston hit a triple to score CF Daniel Murphy and Johnston scored on 3B Ryan Panas's groundout. Down 6-2 in the home half of the 5th saw the Rangers get within 2 as Panas hit a 2 run dinger to maker it 6-4 and then in the 6th now trailing 8-4 the Rangers SS Kevin Cleland doubled and later scored to narrow it to 8-5 but that was all the Rangers would get. Full marks to Leaside in defending their playoff championship. The Rangers season for 2010 is now over and they finished playing a total of 53 games going 32-20-1. Good season guys!!

August 14, 2010 RANGERS BEAT WHITBY & NEWMARKET TO MAKE FINALS
	After losing the opening game on Friday night to Newmarket by a 4-1 score the Rangers had to come out today and win both games and win them both they did. The Rangers were able to beat and eliminate both the Whitby Chiefs and Newmarket Hawks today by the scores of 4-3 and 3-0. The Rangers now will face the Leaside Lightning the defending champs tomorrow @ 11am @ Talbot Park. The Rangers in order to win the Championship must beat Leaside twice. Today in their 1st game The Rangers scored a 6th inning run to edge the Chiefs of Whitby 4-3. Kris Muccilli started for the Rangers and kept the Rangers in the game until the 5th when with 2 out the Chiefs scored 2 runs to take a 3-2 lead and Muccilli was replaced by Matt Cambria who came in and shut down the Chiefs over the final 2 1/3 to pick up his second win of the playoffs as the Rangers scored and tied the game in the 5th when LF Geoff Johnston's triple scored SS Kevin Cleland and then went ahead in the 6th when CF Daniel Murphy scored on 1B Brett Sanders single . The Rangers out hit Whitby 7-5. The Rangers now had to play Newmarket again with the winner going to the final. The Rangers turned to Brendan Horgan to pitch this game and Horgan was absolutely outstanding. Horgan pitched a 2 hit complete game and struck out 4 Hawks batters in leading the Rangers. The Rangers took the lead n this in the 2nd when 2B Michael Ferracuti singled and scored on SS Kevin Cleland's double. The Rangers added to their lead in the 4th when 1B Brett Sanders launched one onto Eglinton Ave. and then the Rangers added their 3rd run when Daniel Murphy scored on a Sanders single in the 6th. The Rangers had 7 hits in the contest to the Hawks 2 and did not commit an error. In Friday nights loss to the Hawks Rangers starter Kyle Breitner had a 1-1 tie broken in the top of the 5th as Newmarket used 3 hits and a walk to score 3 and go up 4-1. Alex Dannett came on and held the Hawks at bay but the Rangers could not mount any offense against the Newmarket hurler. The Rangers did lead in this one 1-0 as CF Daniel Murphy led off the 3rd with a walk and then stole 2nd and then scored on 3B Ryan Panas's base hit. The Rangers had a total of 3 hits and committed 2 errors in the loss.

August 13, 2010 RANGERS MOVE ON TO FINAL 4
	The Etobicoke Rangers will now move on to the league's Final 4 weekend to determine the Leaside Junior League Playoff Champions as the Rangers drilled the Thornhill Reds 13-3 last night. The Rangers scored runs in every inning on their way to victory. CF Daniel Murphy was 3/5 scored twice and drove in 2 and C Kyle Clancy was 3/6 and scored 3 times. 1B Brett Sanders drove in 2 with one being his 6th Home Run of the year. Mitchell Sutton started for the Rangers and pitched 4 very effective innings allowing the Reds 3 runs 1 earned on 3 hits. With the score 4-3 Rangers Matthew Cambria came on for Sutton and Cambria was spectacular out of the pen as he held the Reds to 1 hit and struck out 4 over the last 4 innings to pick up the win. The Rangers will now play the Newmarket Hawks @ Talbot Park @ 8:15pm on Friday night in game 1 of the Final 4. The other 2 teams in the Final 4 are Whitby and Leaside. This is a 4 team double knockout tournament. Games start on Saturday @ 10am and the tournament concludes on Sunday. All games are @ Talbot Park.

August 11, 2010 RANGERS FORCE 3RD GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers convincingly beat the Thornhill Reds last night by a 14-6 score. The Rangers knowing that a loss would end their season came out hitting as they scored 5 1st inning runs, added 2 more in the 2nd, 3 more in the 3rd, 2 in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th to win going away. Starter Andrew Hyde got all of the runs he needed in the first inning as Hyde pitched 5 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 4 hits while recording 6 K's. Hyde left weith the Rangers leading 12-2. Mark Persaud finished up the final 4 innings and surrendered 4 earned runs. On the night 1B Brett Sanders was perfect @ the plate as Sanders was 5/5 driving in 2 and scoring 2 while 3B Ryan Panas was 3/4 with 3 runs scored and also drove in 2. D/H Marcello Nalli had a season high 4 RBI game as Nalli was 3/5. The other hits went to RF J.R. Faulkner with 2, C Kyle Clancy with 2, 2B Michael Ferracuti with 2 including a triple and CF Daniel Murphy. The Rangers outhit the Reds 17-12 and committed 1 error to the Reds 4. The 3rd and deciding game in this series will be played on Thursday night @ Bishop's Cross Park @ 7:30 with the winner advancing to the league Final 4 Tournament to be held @ Talbot Park beginning on Friday night and concluding Sunday.

August 9, 2010 REDS UPSET RANGERS TO TAKE 1-0 SERIES LEAD
	The Etobicoke Rangers were upset yesterday afternoon by the Thornhill Reds in the first game of the best of 3 quarter finals by an 8-2 score. The Reds outhit, out pitched and flat out outplayed the Rangers. The Rangers sent Kris Muccilli to the mound fresh from coming off an 8-1 complete game win in last weeks Elimination Torunament and Muccilli held the Reds in check until the 6th inning. With the game tied @ 2-2 Muccilli was responsible for the Reds uprising as the Reds plated 6 runs 2 earned with 2 outs as the Reds used 3 hits, 4 walks and a costly Ranger error to score the 6 runs. Kyle Breitner came on and finished up the remaining 3 1/3 giving up 1 hit and striking out 5. The Rangers were able to gather only 5 hits while they struckout 11 times in the game. 1B Brett Sanders had the only RBI for the Rangers with a single in the 1st to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead. Other hits for the Rangers were by CF Jeff Altpeter, LF Geoff Johnston, SS Kevin Cleland and 3B Mitchell Sutton. C Kyle Clancy scored the other Ranger run when Mitchell Sutton hit into a double play. Game 2 of the series goes on Monday night @ 7:30 @ Bishops Cross Park and if a 3rd game is necessary then it will be played on Tuesday night @ Connorvale Park @ 7:45.

August 4, 2010 RANGERS BEAT LIGHTNING TO SECURE 1ST PLACE
	The Etobicoke Rangers went into Talbot Park last night to play the Leaside Lightning in a game with the league pennant on the line. The Rangers who never trailed in this one came away 9-8 winners and thus are the 2010 Leaside Junior League pennant winners finishing with an 18-6 record. Etobicoke will now face the winner of the Thornhill - Vaughan sudden death game this Sunday @ 1pm @ Connorvale Park in a 2 out of 3 series with the winner moving on to the final 4. The Rangers scored 2 in their half of the 2nd to take an early lead as RF J.R. Faulkner's double scored D/H Marcello Nalli and 2B Michael Ferracuti. Leaside got 1 back in their half but the Rangers went ahead 5-1 in the 4th as Faulkner drove in 2 more with a triple and LF Tony Tedesco drove in Faulkner with a base hit. Leaside scored 1 in their half and the Rangers were leading 5-2. Leaside narrowed the gap in the 5th as the Lightning SS hit a home run but the Rangers answered in the 6th with 1 to lead 6-3. The Rangers stretched their lead to 8-3 in the 8th as LF Geoff Johnston and Nalli both had RBI's. Leaside countered with 2 in their half making it 8-5 Rangers. In the 9th the Rangers scored 1 run as SS Kevin Cleland drove in C Kyle Clancy who led off the inning with his 2nd double. Leading 9-6 the Lightning staged a comeback where they scored 3 runs and ended up leaving the tying and winning runs on base as Ranger pitcher Matt Cambria came in with 1 out got a fly ball for the 2nd out and ended the game with a strikeout. The Rangers started Mitchell Sutton and Sutton delivered 6 good innings as the Lightning were able to only collect 4 hits and 3 earned runs while Sutton had 6 K's. Mark Persaud relieved Sutton and was resonsible for 5 runs in 1 1/3 with only 2 of the runs being earned. The Rangers out hit the Lightning 16-9 and each team committed 2 errors. Congratulations to the Junior Rangers on their 1st place finish. Good Luck in the playoffs boys!!

August 3, 2010 RANGERS OUT IN ROUND 4
	The Etobicoke Rangers entered this past weekends Elimination Tournament with hopes of coming away as the champs but their inability to drive in runs at critical times were their undoing. The Rangers began the tourney with a 1st round bye and played their 1st game Saturday against the Wyoming Cowboys. Kris Muccilli threw a complete game 6 hitter giving up 1 earned run as the Rangers coasted to an 8-1 win. SS Kevin Cleland drove in 4 and 3B Ryan Panas hit a solo dinger in the Rangers win. Game 2 saw the Rangers face the Pickering Pirates. Rangers started Kyle Breitner and after giving up a 1st inning run settled down and held the Pirates off the board until the fateful 6th. The Rangers leading 4-1 going into the 6th saw the Pirates tie the game as they struck for 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk. A close play at the plate resulted in the tying run. In the Pickering 7th Breitner gave up a 2 out walk and then a wild pitch was followed by a single through the left side to score the go ahead run. The Rangers led off the 7th with a hit by C Kyle Clancy but the next 3 hitters went down to end the game. The Rangers outhit the Pirates 12-8 and left an amazing 15 runners on base. The Rangers now had to play the Guelph Silvercreeks and the Rangers started their ace Andrew Hyde. Hyde did not have his best day as he was raked for 6 runs 3 earned on 6 hits in 1 2/3 including a mammoth 2 run home run by the Guelph catcher. Matt Cambria came on to pitch and held the Sivercreeks to 2 runs over the next 4 2/3. With the Rangers trailing 7-1 they were able to plate 3 in the 5th to close the gap to 7-4 thanks to a booming double by C Kyle Clancy. Guelph scored another in the 7th to go ahead 8-4 but the never say die Rangers battled in their half of the 7th to score 2 more to bring the score to 8-6 and with the tying runs on 2nd and 3rd but the Ranger batter grounded out to 2nd to end the game and the Ranger dream of becoming Provincial Champs. The Rangers were out hit in this one 11-6 but again they left on 10 base runners. The Rangers now will go back to league play as they will face the Leaside Lightning in what is a showdown for 1st place on Tuesday night @ 7:30 @ Talbot Park. Mitchell Sutton gets the call on the mound for the Rangers. CONGRATULATIONS go out to the Pickering Pirates as they ended up winning the tournament with a 3-1 win over the Tecumseh Thunder.

July 28, 2010 RANGERS STING SCARBOROUGH 16-2
	The Etobicoke Rangers in their final tune up before this weekend's Elimination Tournament stung the Scarborough Stingers last night by a 16-2 score, The Rangers did not get on the board until the 3rd inning when they scored 6 runs. They scored another in the 5th, 2 in the 6th & 7th and then 5 more in the 8th. For the Rangers 1B Brett Sanders was a home run short of the cycle and Sanders drove in 4. 3B Ryan Panas also had 3 hits including 2 doubles as and CF Daniel Murphy banged out 3 hits. The other hits went to RF Pat Thompson, C Kyle Clancy, LF Tony Tedesco, 2B Mitchell Sutton and D/H Kyle Breitner. Mark Persaud pitched 4 shutout innings giving up 3 hits and striking out 3 and was followed by winning pitcher Alex Dannett who had some control trouble as Dannett walked 4 and gave up the Stingers 1st run in his 1 inning of work. Matt Cambria pitched the final 3 innings giving up an unearned run on 1 hit while striking out 4. The Rangers now will travel to Windsor this weekend to participate in the 19 team Junior Elimination Tournament. The Rangers received a bye in round 1 and play their 1st game on Saturday @ noon against either the Whitby Chiefs or the Wyoming Cowboys. Good luck Rangers!!!

July 27, 2010 RANGERS DOWN HAWKS 5-3
	The Junior Rangers and the Newmarket Hawks tangled last evening @ Connorvale Park and the Hawks fell to the Rangers by a 5-3 count. With the win the Rangers move to 16-6 on the season and the Hawks fall to 16-7. The Rangers in preparing for this weekends Elimination Tournament used 4 pitchers and they combined to hold Newmarket to only 5 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 11 Hawks batters. Kris Muccilli, Mitchell Sutton, Kyle Breitner 3-0 and Andrew Hyde records his 2nd save as this quartet held the Hawks in check. The Rangers scored in their 1st at bats as CF Daniel Murphy reached on an error and came around to score on a 2 out double by 1B Brett Sanders. With the score tied at 1-1 the Rangers re-took the lead in the 4th as RF Jeff Altpeter singled and stole 2nd and then scored on SS Kevin Cleland's base hit. The Hawks tied it up again in the 6th but the Rangers came back again this time with 2 runs in the 7th to take a 4-2 lead as 3B Ryan Panas hit a triple scoring Murphy and 2B Mike Ferracuti. The Hawks came right back with 1 in the 8th but so did the Rangers as C Marcello Nalli scored on a 2 out base hit by Murphy which put the score @ 5-3 Rangers. The Rangers will play in Scarborough against the Stingers on Tuesday before leaving for Windsor this Friday. Game time @ Neilson Park is 7:30

July 21, 2010 TONIGHTS GAME CANCELLED
	The game tonight Etobicoke @ Leaside @ Talbot Park has been cancelled due to an overbooking. This game will be re-scheduled after the Civic Long Weekend. The Rangers will now enjoy a few well deserved days off as they do not play again until next Monday night @ Connorvale Park when the Newmarket Hawks come to town. Game time is 7:45.

July 20, 2010 PIRATES EDGE RANGERS
	The Pickering Pirates edged the Etobicoke Rangers 5-4 last night @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers staked starter Kris Muccilli to a 3 run lead in the 3rd as 3B Ryan Panas scored on an RBI single from 1B Brett Sanders and then Sanders scored on wild pitch. SS Kevin Cleland scored on CF Daniel Murphy's ground out to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead. That lead evaporated in the 4th as the Pirates on 4 hits and a walk scored 4 times to take a 4-3 lead and this finished the night for Muccilli. The Rangers came right back to even the score in their half of the 4th as 2B Mike Ferracuti led off with a single, stole 2nd and scored on RF J.R. Faulkner's base hit. In to pitch for the Rangers now was lefty Jeff Altpeter and Altpeter kept the Pirates off the board until the 7th when the Pirates scored a run on 2 hits to go ahead 5-4. The Rangers could not get the equalizer as they had the lead off man on in the bottom of the 9th as Faulkner picked up his 2nd hit but was erased on a double play. Kyle Clancy came in and pitched a shutout 9th giving the Rangers a chance to win. The Rangers outhit the Pirates 12-7. With the loss the Rangers now drop to 15-6 on the season. The Rangers were scheduled to play the Leaside Lightning on Wednesday night @ Talbot Park but due to a park scheduling conflict this game has been cancelled. A make date will be announced shortly.

July 18, 2010 RANGERS SPLIT DAY/NIGHT DOUBLEHEADER
	The Rangers started the day off in a good way as they visited the East York Bulldogs this afternoon and left with a 9-6 win. The Rangers powered their way by the Bulldogs as they scored 2 in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd and finsihed their scoring with 3 in the 4th. The Rangers banged out 12 hits with half of them for extra bases. LF Geoff Johnston was 4/5 with 3 doubles and scored twice. 3B Ryan Panas clubbed 2 Home Runs for 5 RBI's and scored twice. Other Ranger hits were by CF Daniel Murphy with 2, 1B Brettt Sanders D/H Marcello Nalli and C Kyle Clancy each had one. Starter Kyle Breitner left after 4 leading 9-6 and the Ranger bullpen did their job holding the Bulldogs scoreless over the final 5 frames. Brendan Horgan with 3 innings of work picks up the win and Mark Persaud gets his 2nd save. In the nitecap the Rangers were @ Christie Pits to play the High Park Braves. The Rangers were ambushed as starter Matthew Cambria had a rough 1st inning as the Braves put up 4. They scored twice more in the 4th to go ahead 6-0. The Rangers not able to get anything going finally scored thanks to a monster Home Run to left field by 1B Brett Sanders leading off the 8th. The Rangers in the 9th battled and got the score to 6-4 Braves and had the bases loaded but failed to cash in the tying runs. Tony Tedesco in relief of Cambria delivered a solid 2 innings of shutout. The Rangers were out hit in this one 12-8 and ended up leaving a total of 13 runners on base. With the split today the Rangers now sport a 15-5 league record. The Rangers are home tomorrow night as the Pickering Pirates are @ Connorvale Park. Kris Muccilli will start for the Rangers. Game time is 7:45. The Rangers then will head to Talbot Park on Wednesday to face the Leaside Lightning. Game time is 7:30 and Andrew Hyde will start for the Rangers.

July 15, 2010 RANGERS DOWNED BY HAWKS
	The Etobicoke Rangers ran into a hot hitting Newmarket Hawks team last night as the Hawk batters struck for 15 hits and 8 earned runs in downing the Rangers 8-3. Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton pitched the 1st 6 innings and gave up 9 hits and 3 earned runs and left the game trailing 3-2. Sutton was replaced by Kris Muccilli and Muccilli did not fare very well as in his 1 1/3 innings Muccilli gave up 6 hits and 5 earned runs. The big blow was a 2 run dinger. Mark Persaud came on to retire the final 2 Hawk hitters. For the Rangers 1B Brett Sanders had a pair of hits as did D/H Geoff Johnston. CF Daniel Murphy, LF Tony Tedesco and Johnston accounted for the 3 RBI's. With the loss the Rangers fall to 14-4 in league play and will have to wait to play again until this Sunday when the Rangers play a day night doubleheader. At 1pm the Rangers will play a make up game with East York @ Stan Wadlow and then @ 7:30 the Rangers go to Christie Pits to play the High Park Braves. Game time is 7:30.

July 13, 2010 RANGERS FLY BY CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers have kept the heat on in their quest to finish 1st overall as they flew by the Royal York Cardinals last night by a 13-4 score. The Rangers leading 4-1 after 5 erupted for 8 runs in the 6th with the big blow being a bases clearing booming double by D/H Brett Sanders. The Rangers on the night pounded out 20 hits off of 3 Cardinal pitchers as 1B Geoff Johnston was 5 for 5 and a home run short of hitting for the cycle. LF Jeff Altpeter had 4 hits scored 3 runs and drove in 2 and RF Pat Thompson had a pair of hits 2 runs scored and also drove in 2. The Rangers started Andrew Hyde and Hyde delivered 5 innings of 6 hit baseball and gave up 1 run in picking up the win. Matt Cambria and Brendan Horgan rounded out the pitching with both throwing 2 innings. Cambria gave up 2 earned runs and Horgan 1. The Rangers now will travel to Newmarket on Wednesday to play the Hawks @ the Fairgrounds. Game time is 7:30. Mitchell Sutton gets the start for the Rangers.

July 8, 2010 RANGERS ROMP IN WIN OVER VAUGHAN
	The Etobicoke Rangers battled the heat, the mosquitoes and for the 1st 5 innings the Vaughan pitcher. With the score deadlocked at 1-1 after 5 the Rangers finally broke loose as they scored 5 in the 6th, 3 in the 7th and 8th and 4 more in the 9th to romp to a 16-4 win. The Ranger pitching of Chris Muccilli, Mark Persaud 3-0 and Matt Cambria held the Vikings to 5 hits and 4 runs 2 earned. For the Rangers at the plate 3B Ryan Panas had a 5 hit night and scored 3 runs. SS Michael Ferracuti had 2 hits, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored and C Kyle Clancy also had a pair of hits and 2 RBI's and scored 3 runs in the victory. Other hits were by RF J.R. Faulkner, 1B Brett Sanders, OF Tony Tedesco and 2B Mitchell Sutton. In all the Rangers banged out 13 hits and took 11 walks. The Rangers who now sport a 13-3 league record are off until next Monday night when the Royal York Cardinals come to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45 and Andrew Hyde will start for the Rangers.

July 6, 2010 RANGERS MOVE INTO 1ST PLACE WITH WIN OVER BRAVES
	The Etobicoke Rangers moved into 1st place last night with a 7-3 win over the High Park Braves. The win improves the Rangers to 12-3 league best. The Rangers just back from playing 4 games over the weekend in Windsor were a little sluggish last night but were able to take advantage of their 4 hits and 6 walks in posting the 7-3 win. 1B Btett Sanders with 2 doubles and 2 RBI's led the Rangers once again while CF Daniel Murphy chipped in with his 3rd triple which drove in the go ahead run in the 5th. 3B Ryan Panas had the other Ranger hit and Panas's hit also drove in a run. C Marcello Nalli had an RBI with a sacrafice fly in the 7th. The Rangers started Jeff Altpeter and Altpeter did his job in holding the Rangers in the game. Altpeter gave up 3 runs 2 earned in his 4 1/3 innings before being replaced by Tony Tedesco. Tedesco picks up the win as he combined with Brendan Horgan (save) to shut down the Braves for the balance of the game. The Rangers are next in action on Wednesday night as they travel to Vaughan to play the Vikings.

July 5, 2010 RANGERS KNOCKED OUT IN SEMI FINAL
	The Junior Rangers were able to reach the semi finals this past weekend in Windsor but were knocked out by the Grosse Pointe Redbirds 8-0. The Redbirds from just over the border in Michigan took charge of this game from the get go as they scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st and never looked back. The victim was Matt Cambria as Cambria gave up 9 hits in 4 1/3 and all 8 runs. Kris Muccilli came on an pitched the final 2 2/3 of hitless and scoreless baseball. The Rangers were no hit for the first 6 innings but the no hit bid was ended by 1B Brett Sanders who got a 1 out single and then RF Jeff Altpeter got a hit for the Rangers 2nd hit of the game. In order to reach the Semi's the Rangers on Friday night scored a comeback win over the Wyoming Cowboys as the Rangers scored 3 in the bottom of the 6th to overcome a 6-4 deficit. Matt Cambria with 1 2/3 of shutout relief and picks up the win. Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton went the first 5 1/3 giving up all 6 Cowboy runs. Game 2 saw the Rangers play the Newmarket Hawks and veteran ace Andrew Hyde got the call and did not disappoint as Hyde went 6 innings giving up only 4 hits no runs and struck out 6 before giving way to Brendan Horgan who had a rough inning as Horgan walked 3 and was the victim of a Hawks grand slam. Game 3 with the Rangers @ 2-0 had to play the host Windsor Selects and Kyle Breitner got the start. The Selects came out swinging and when the dust settled after the 1st inning the Selects had scored 2 runs. They scored again in the 2nd to go up 3-0 and then added 3 more in the 4th. Breitner gave up all 6 runs all earned as he was hit around for 9 hits and walked 4 Select batters in 5 innings. Mark Persaud pitched a scorless 6th but the Rangers could not get anything going agaist the Select pitcher as the Rangers were held to only 3 hits one by RF Jeff Altpeter, a double by 2B Michael Ferracuti and a single by 3B Ryan Panas. The Rangers ended up @ 2-2 for the weekend and with less than a month to go before the Provincial playdowns see that they have lots of work to do to be able to compete with the elite teams at the Junior level. The Rangers will not get any rest as they are right back at it on Monday night with a game against the High Park Braves. Game time is 7:45 @ Conorvale Park.

June 29, 2010 RANGERS BLOW AWAY VIKINGS
	In preparing for this weekends tournament in Windsor the Junior Rangers exploded for 20 runs last night in blowing way the Vaughan Vikings 20-0 in 7 innings. The Rangers pitching of Matt Cambria, Kyle Breitner, Kris Muccilli, Mark Persaud and Brendan Horgan held the Vikings to 5 hits and no runs. The Rangers got big games offensively from CF Daniel Murphy as Murphy had 3 hits, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI's, LF Jeff Altpeter also with 3 hits and a pair of RBI's with 2 runs scored and 1B Brett Sanders with 2 hits 2 RBI's and 3 runs scored. In all the Rangers collected 13 hits. With the win the Rangers improve their league record to 11-3. The Rangers are now off to Windsor this weekend to play in a 6 team tournament and will face the Wyoming Cowboys on Friday night and then on Saturday will meet up with league mates the Newmarket Hawks and will then play the Windsor Selects. Good Luck Rangers!

June 24, 2010 RANGERS WIN IN WHITBY
	The Etobicoke Rangers got back in the win column last night as they were able to beat the Whitby Chiefs 6-3 and improve their season record to 10-3. Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton was tagged with the 3 Whitby runs all earned in 4 2/3 innings. Robbie Charter 3-0 picked up Sutton and pitched the next 3 1/3 giving up no runs and was then followed by Alex Dannett who struck the side out in the 9th to earn the save. The key blows for the Rangers were a home run by LF Geoff Johnston his 1st of the year, an RBI double by 1B Brett Sanders, an RBI from C Marcello Nalli and a 2 RBI single from RF Jeff Altpeter. The Rangers now get a rare weekend off as they do not play again until next Monday when they will entertain the Vaughan Vikings. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. The re-scheduled D/H with the Toronto Met's for this Friday has been cancelled due to the G20 Summit here in Toronto. These games will be re-scheduled for later in the season.

June 22, 2010 LIGHTNING STRIKES RANGERS
	The Leaside Lightning scored 5 unearned runs in the 8th inning last night erasing a 1-0 Ranger lead to hand the Rangers their 3rd loss of the season and also ended their 7 game league winning streak. Ranger starter Kyle Breitner was dominant as Breitner pitched 7 innings of 4 hit baseball and struck out 9 Lightning hitters. He gave way to Alex Dannett to start the 8th who was the victim of some shoddy Ranger defense as the Rangers committed 2 errors to start the innning and made one more in the inning allowing the LIghtning to erase the 1-0 Ranger lead and turn it into a 5-1 Leaside win. Dannett was followed by Kris Muccilli who after walking in a run was hit on his pitching hand and was forced to leave the game. Mark Persaud came in and held the Lightning but the Rangers couldn't get anything going in the 8th or 9th. The Rangers committed 5 errors and had 10 hits to the Lightning's 1 error and 8 hits. The Rangers left 13 on in this game and deserved a better result. D/H Marcello Nalli had 2 hits as did LF Geoff Johnston. 1B Brett Sanders drove in the only Ranger run with a hard hit single in the 1st inning scoring 3B Michael Ferracuti. The Rangers drop to 9-3 in league play good for 3rd place and will now visit the Whitby Chiefs on Wednesday. Game time is 7:30 @ Iroquois Park.

June 20, 2010 RANGERS WINLESS @ VAUGHAN TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers did not enjoy a very good weekend in Vaughan as they were beaten in all 3 Round Robin games and therefore did not advance. The Rangers were beaten on Friday night by the Pickering Pirates 2-1 as Ranger pitcher Andrew Hyde was the hard luck loser. Hyde threw a complete game 2 hitter issuing no walks and striking out 7. Pickering were able to get an unearned run in the 1st and added the winning run also unearned in the 4th. The Rangers were held to 1 run and 7 hits. Game 2 the Rangers were shutout 6-0 by the Thornhill Reds as the Rangers could only collect 4 hits in this one. Lefty Jeff Altpeter took the loss. Game 3 saw the Newmarket Hawks shutout the Rangers 1-0 as Rob Charter gave up the only run of the game in the 1st inning. The Ranger bats were again stiffled as they managed 5 hits. On the weekend the Rangers were outscored 9-1 and were shutout twice. The Rangers will now try and re-group as they will host the Leaside Lightning on Monday @ Connorvale. Game time is 7:45 and Kyle Breitner will get the start. On Wednesday the Rangers will travel to Whitby to play the always tough Chiefs. Mitchell Sutton will pitch for the Rangers.

June 17, 2010 RANGERS WALK OVER VIKINGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers walked all over the Vaughan Vikings last night by an 18-2 score. The Rangers gathered 8 hits but took 16 walks and had 5 batters hit as they easily won the game. Matt Cambria with 3 innings of work giving up 1 run and 5 hits was relieved by Rob Charter 2-0 who pitchad a shutout inning and was followed by Mark Persaud who was victim to an unearned run in his 1 inning in this shortened contest. 3B Ryan Panas was 2/2 with 4 runs scored and drove in 3. Other hits went to 1B Brett Sanders (2 RBI's), Mitch Sutton (3 RBI's), Andrew Hyde (an RBI) D/H Kyle Clancy, Mike Ferracuti (an RBI) and Brendan Horgan. The Rangers improve their league record to 9-2 which is good enough for 3rd place. The Rangers now will go back to Vaughan this wekend and will participate in the Vaughan Tournament where the Rangers will play all of their round robin games against teams from their league beginning Friday night @ 8:30pm when they will face the Pickering Pirates. On Saturday morning the Rangers will play the Thornhill Reds @ 9am and then @ 2pm will face the Newmarket Hawks. All the Ranger games will be played @ Vaughan Grove.

June 15, 2010 RANGERS MAKE IT 6 STRAIGHT WITH WIN OVER REDS
	The Etobicoke Rangers won their 6th straight league game last night as they defeated the Thornhill Reds 8-5. Winning pitcher Kyle Breitner went 5 innings giving up 1 earned run, 4 hits and had 4 K's. Alex Dannett followed Breitner with 2 1/3 innings. Dannett in only his 2nd outing with the Rangers fought with his control and ended up surrendering 4 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks. Mark Persaud came on in the last inning to induce the Reds hitter to hit into a game ending double play as Persaud picks up his 1st save. The Rangers struck in the 1st inning as C Marcello Nalli hit a sharp 2 out single driving in leadoff hitter CF Jeff Altpeter who led off with a walk. The Reds tied the game in the 3rd but the Rangers went ahead again in the bottom of the 3rd as 3B Ryan Panas drove in D/H Michael Ferracuti who drew a 2 out walk and stole 2nd to set up the 2 out Panas base hit. The Rangers leading 2-1 scored 4 more in the 5th as Ferracuti, Panas and Nalli each drove in runs and then after the Reds closed the gap to 6-2 in the 6th the Rangers scored another 2 in their half of the 6th as Altpeter scored on a wild pitch and Nalli drove in his 3rd run of the game. The Reds then scored 3 bringing the game to 8-5 before Persaud closed it down. Once again the Rangers played errorless baseball and out hit the Reds 12-9. The Rangers are off until Wednesday night when they will travel to Vaughan to play the Vikings. Game time is 7:30.

June 10, 2010 RANGERS ROUGH UP CARDINALS
	The Junior Rangers were very convincing as they shutout the Royal York Cardinals 11-0 in a 7 inning game. The Rangers pitching of Rob Charter, Matt Cambria and Andrew Hyde combined to 3 hit the Cardinals walking 1 and striking out 5. Cambria picks up the win and Hyde gets the save with 3 innings of shutout. The Rangers played again without committing an error. Offensively the Rangers did not hold back as they roughed up 3 Cardinal pitchers for 18 hits and took 3 free passes to collect their 11 runs. LF Geoff Jonston was 3/5 with 3 RBI's, 3B Ryan Panas was 3/4 with 2 RBI's and 1B Brett Sanders was 2/4 with 3 RBI's. Other hits were by CF Jeff Altepeter with 3 and 3 runs scored, 2B Mitchell Sutton was 2/3 C Kyle Clancy also 2/3, SS Mike Ferracuti 2/5 and JR Faulkner had the other hit. The Rangers have a rare weekend off and will not play until next Monday when the Thornhill Reds visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45

June 8, 2010 RANGERS SQUASH STINGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers came out swinging last night as they combined 11 hits and 12 walks to squash the Scarborough Stingers 13-1 in 7 innings. The Rangers scored 3 runs in the first and added 4 more in the 2nd. 1B Brett Sanders drove in the 1st 2 runs and then scored on a sac fly from C Kyle Clancy. Sanders drove in another in the 2nd and SS Kevin Cleland also had an RBI as the Rangers led 7-0. They continued to score as they put up 1 in the 3rd and scored 3 more in the 4th thanks to 3B Ryan Panas's bases loaded triple and added the final 2 runs in the 5th . Offensively the Rangers D/H Skye Irwin scored 3 runs, Sanders finished the night 3/3 with a walk, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI's, while LF Geoff Johnston and 2B Michael Ferracuti had the other RBI's. The Rangers sent Alex Dannett to the hill and Alex in picking up his 1st win gave up but 1 hit and had 6 strikouts in his 4 innings of work. Rob Charter with a shutout inning giving up 1 hit and Tony Tedesco pitched the last 2 innings also giving up a hit and no runs. The Rangers outhit Scarborough 11-3. Next up for the Rangers is a Thursday night date with their across the park neighbors the Royal York Cardinals. Game time is 7:30 @ Connorvale Park.

June 6, 2010 RANGERS ARE BRIDESMAIDS AGAIN
	For the 2nd consecutive weekend the Etobicoke Rangers were able to reach the finals of a tournament only to find themselves on the wrong end of the final score. The Rangers lost a tough game to a very good Kitchener Panther squad. The Rangers fell behind 1-0 in the 2nd and were behind 2-0 in the 3rd but the Rangers were able to go in front in their half of the 3rd as SS Kevin Cleland who led off the inning with a double scored on 2B Mitch Sutton's groundout. 3B Ryan Panas then drew a 2 out walk and then 1B Brett Sanders connected for a 2 run home run over the left field fence. The Rangers held the 3-2 lead until just the next inning when the Panthers plated 3 runs as Ranger starter Jeff Altpeter issued 3 walks and combined with 2 hits the Panthers had taken the lead 5-3. The Panther pitching smelling victory held the Rangers scoreless and ended up prevailing 5-3 to win the tournament. Altpeter was solid for the Rangers as he gave up only 4 hits but walked 7 in taking the loss. In the semi final the Rangers had to face league mates the Pickering Pirates and the Rangers advanced to the final with a 7-5 win. Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton threw a complete game as he held the Pirates to 7 hits and 3 earned runs. Sutton had 6 k's. Offensively for the Rangers 3B Ryan Panas was 3/4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. C Marcello Nalli who caught all 5 games had a pair of RBI's while 1B Brett Sanders, 2B Michael Ferracuti and D/H Kyle Clancy all drove in a run. The Rangers will have no time to rest as they are back to league play tomorrow evening as the Scarborough Stingers will be @ Connorvale Park for a 7:45 game. Congratulations to both the Kitchener Panthers on winning the tournament and to the Rangers for getting to the finals!

June 5, 2010 RANGERS ADVANCE TO SEMI FINALS
	The Rangers finished the round robin undefeated with a 2-0-1 record and are now seeded 2nd.. The St. Thomas Tomcats were also undefeated as they finished @ 3-0 to earn the # 1 seed. The Rangers tied the Kitchener Panthers 7-7, beat the Thornhill Reds 4-3 and beat the Brampton Royals 10-8. The Friday game with the Kitchener Panthers saw the Rangers come back from a 7-1 defecit to score 5 runs in the 5th and then scored the tying run in their last at bats. Game 2 saw the Thornhill Reds overcome a 2-0 Rangers lead when they scored 1 in the 4th and went ahead in the 5th as 2 more Red's runs crossed the plate. The Rangers as they seem to be able to do once again came back in their last at bats and scored 2 runs to win the game. Game 3 saw the Royals jump out to a 6-2 lead before the Rangers struck for 5 in the 5th to go ahead 7-6. Brampton tied the score in their half of the 5th but then the Rangers scored 3 in the 6th to go up 10-7 . Brampton was able to close the gap to 10-8 with a run in the 6th. The Rangers will now play in the Semi Final tomorrow @ Noon @ Q Park. The Rangers will play the winner of Pickering and Oakville and St. Thomas will play the winner of Mississauga North and Kitchener.

June 4, 2010 RANGERS RAINED OUT
	The Junior Rangers were rained out Wednesday night in Newmarket. The game has been re-scheduled for Wednesday July 14 @ 7:30 @ the Fairgrounds in Newmarket.

June 4, 2010 RANGERS PLAYING IN MISSISSAUGA NORTH TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers will participate in the Mississauga North Tournament this weekend. They play Friday night against Kitchener @ 6:15 and then on Saturday morning @ 9 against the Thornhill Reds and then again on Saturday afternoon @ 1:45 against the Brampton Royals. Semi Finals and Finals are on Sunday. This is the 2nd tournament for the Rangers as last weekend they were beaten in the final of the Brantford Tournament 5-4 by St. Thomas. Good Luck Rangers!!

June 1, 2010 RANGERS WIN OVER CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers showing the signs of the past weekend where they played 6 games came out strong but as the game went on you could see them fading. A heavy rain in the Ranger 7th ended the game that saw the Whitby Chiefs claw back into a game that the Rangers had led by a 9-1 score ended up a 9-6 final for the Rangers. With a lot of sore muscles and a little short in pitching the Rangers showed great character and came out hitting as they scored 3 in the 1st added another in the 3rd, 2 more in the 5th and 3 in the 6th. For the Rangers 2B/SS Michael Ferracuti had a big night as Ferracuti was 3/4 scored 2 runs and also drove in a pair. 3B Ryan Panas was 2/2 both doubles with a run scored and an RBI. C Marcello Nalli's 1st inning double got the Rangers started as 2 runs scored. The Rangers sent Jeff Altpeter to the hill and Jeff responded with 6 innings of 3 hit baseball to earn his 1st win of the year. The Chiefs scored an unearned run off of Altpeter in the 2nd. Tony Tedesco came on in the Chiefs 7th and Tedesco had trouble throwing strikes and the Rangers now showing their tiredness made 2 errors allowing the Chiefs to score 5 unearned runs to bring the game to 9-6 Rangers. As the Rangers were coming to bat in their half of the 7th lightning flashed and soon after came the rain washing out the remainder of the game. The Rangers outhit the Chiefs by 9-4 margin. Next up for the Rangers is a trip to the Fairgrounds in Newmarket on Wednesday night to play the Hawks. Game time is 7:30. The Rangers are back to tournament play this weekend as they will be playing in the Missisauga North Tournament beginning this Friday night.

May 31, 2010 TOMCATS DEFEAT RANGERS IN FINAL
	For the 2nd time in the Tournament the St. Thomas Tomcats defeated the Etobicoke Rangers by a 5-4 score only the 2nd win by the Tomcats gave them the BRANTFORD TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP. The Rangers had hooked up in game 1 of the tourney on Friday night against the Tomcats and in the Tomcats last at bats they were able to score an unearned run to beat the Rangers 5-4. Again in the Championship game the Tomcats scored the winning run in their last at bats a P Kyle Clancy walked in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th. Clancy who was absolutely outstanding on the hill for the Rangers in the Championship just ran out of gas. In the Final the Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st as CF Jeff Altpeter and SS Mike Ferracuti both scored on RBI's by Ryan Panas and J.R. Faulkner. The Tomcats took the lead in the bottom of the 2nd as they combined a couple of walks and a couple of hits to score 3 to go ahead 3-2. The Rangers came right back to tie in the top of the 3rd as Panas scored on a Faulkner base hit. The Tomcats regained the lead in their half of the 4th as they pushed ahead 4-3 on an unearned run. The Rangers came right back in the 5th to once again draw even at 4-4. The Rangers tried to take the lead in both the 6th and 7th as they were able to get the first 2 guys on base but were unable to cash them in both times. 3B Ryan Panas ended up the game going 4-4 as the Rangers outhit the Tomcats 10-5. Game 1 of the tourney was very similar to the final only this time it was the Tomcats taking the early lead as they scored 4 runs off of Ranger ace Andrew Hyde. Hyde after the 1st inning settled down and held the Tomcats to only 1 hit the rest of the way. Kris Muccilli picked up Hyde in the 6th and was the victim of the unearned game winning run in the bottom of the 7th. The Rangers as in the Championship game outhit the Tomcats 7-5 as 7 different Rangers collected hits. Game 2 saw the Rangers play the Wyoming Cowboys and the Rangers spanked them 10-0 as Matt Cambria pitched a 1 hitter for the Rangers. Cambria issued a pair of walks and struck out 8 in going the distance to get the win. Offensively the Rangers banged out 17 hits as each Ranger had at least 1 hit. LF Geoff Johnston had a big game going 3/4 with all 3 hits being doubles and drove in 3. Game 3 the Rangers took on the Hamilton Thunderbirds and and put them away by a 7-1 score. Starter Mark Persaud picked up the win in going 5 innings giving up the lone Thunderbird run. Kyle Breitner finished retiring all 6 TBird hitters he faced. The Rangers broke open a 1-1 tie in their half of the 5th plating 4 runs as both LF Johnston and RF Faulkner drove in runs. The Rangers scored 2 more in the 6th as CF Altpeter's double drove in the final 2 runs. The Rangers now moved on to play their 3rd game of the day as they lined up against the Orangeville Oriole's and the Rangers handed them their 3rd loss of the tourney as the Rangers downed them 7-0. The Rangers sent Kyle Breitner to the mound and Kyle responded with 4 innings of shutout giving up a pair of hits. He left the game with the Rangers ahead 6-0 and was relieved by Jeff Altpeter. Jeff pitched the final 3 innings and retired all 9 Oriole hitters to earn the save. The Rangers scored 5 in the 1st 1 in the 4th and another run in the 6th. 3B Ryan Panas had another great game @ the plate as Panas was 3/4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's in leading the Rangers to the win. The Rangers were now 3-1 in the round robin which earned them 2nd place in their division which meant their semi final game would be against the 4-0 host Brantford Braves. The Rangers had Mitch Sutton ready to pitch and Sutton delivered the goods as Mitch went the distance holding the Braves to 5 hits and a single run as the Rangers won the semi final 5-1. It took a 5 run 6th by the Rangers as PH Brett Sanders came up to bat with the bases loaded and the score tied 1-1 and on the 2nd pitch Sanders saw he hit a high towering Grand Slam over the left field wall to give the Rangers a commanding 5-1 lead and a birth in the finals. All in all the Rangers played very well as they outscored their opponents by a 32-12 count. There is no rest for these young Rangers as they play at home on Monday night @ 7:45 as the Whitby Chiefs will make their only appearance @ Connorvale Park. Congratulations to the St. Thomas Tomcats on their tourney win and also to the Rangers for a great showing this weekend.

May 27, 2010 RANGERS WIN IN EXTRAS
	The Etobicoke Rangers travelled to Pickering last night and came away with a well earned 6-3 10 inning win. The Rangers after scoring 2 in the 8th to tie the game @ 3-3 scored 3 runs in the top of the 10th to win the game 6-3. The Rangers started quickly as 1B Brett Sanders led off the top of the 2nd with his 2nd home run. Pickering tied the game in their half of the 2nd as Pickering put together a couple of hits and a walk to score their run. Pickering took the lead in the 4th as Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton issued a pair of walks and a base hit. Sutton with 4 innings and 2 earned runs left the game trailing 2-1. Rob Charter came on in the 5th and pitched 2 innings giving up 1 earned run before the combination of Mark Persaud 2 innings no runs and Kyle Clancy 1-0 2 innings and no runs picked up the win. The Rangers tied the game in the 8th as Kyle Clancy and Daniel Murphy both scored on RBI hiots from Panas and Sanders. With Clancy holding Pickering down the Rangers were able to rally for 3 in the 10th as LF Jeff Altpeter scored on a Panas double and then both Panas and Sanders scored on RF J.R. Faulkner's single The Rangers collected 12 hits to Pickerings 10 on the night. The Rangers were led by Sanders 3 hits, Altpeter, Clancy and C Marcello Nalli each had 2 hits and CF Daniel Murphy, Panas and J.R. Faulkner had a hit apeice. With the win the Rangers improve to 4-2 on the season. Hopefully the momentum from last nights win will carry into the weekend as the Rangers are off to Brantford as they will try to defend their 2009 Tournament Championship win. The Rangers will play Friday night and then 3 times on Saturday. The full Ranger schedule is posted under the schedules column. The Rangers then return to league action on Monday night as the Whitby Chiefs will make their only Connorvale Park appearance. Game time is 7:45.

May 25, 2010 PANAS DRIVES IN 5 IN RANGER WIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers defeated the Thornhill Reds in a shootout last night as the Rangers out gunned the Reds 16-11. Ranger 3B Ryan Panas had a big night as Panas was 4/5 including 2 doubles and a Grand Slam with 3 runs scored and 5 RBI's. 1B Brett Sanders also hit a home run his 2nd of the season and drove in 4. The Rangers scored 4 in the first to take the 4-0 lead but the Reds responded with 4 in the top of the 2nd. Ranger starter Kris Muccilli pitched the 1st 4 innings for the Rangers and was his own worst enemy on this evening. Kris struggled with his control as he walked 5 batters and hit 3 more to go along with 5 hits he ended up surrendering 5 runs all earned. Tony Tedesco 1-0 was the benefactor of the Rangers 4 run second 4 run third and 2 run 5th. With the Rangers leading 14-5 Tedesco also struggled with his control issuing 5 walks and giving up 1 hit as the Reds were now down 14-8. The Rangers added 2 more in the bottom of the 5th and Kyle Breitner took over for Tedesco to begin the 6th and Breitner was roughed up for 3 hits and 3 earned runs as the time ran out after the top of the 7th with the Rangers ahead 16-11. The Rangers outhit the Reds 14-9 and played their 4th errorless game. The Rangers will travel to Pickering on Wednesday and then this weekend will be in Brantford to defend their 2009 tournament win. The Rangers then return home next Monday as the Whitby Chiefs will visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

May 20, 2010 LIGHTNING EDGE RANGERS
	In a well played ball game last night the defending league champs Leaside Lightning edged the visiting Rangers by a 5-4 score. The Lightning struck first with a run in the 2nd off of Ranger starter Mark Persaud who gave the Rangers a solid 5 1/3 innings. The Rangers got that one back in the top of the 3rd as CF Jeff Altpeter led off with a double and came around to score on a single by C Marcello Nalli. Leaside would regain the lead in the 6th only to have the Rangers come right back in the top of the 7th to again tie the game now @ 2-2. Leaside took the lead for good in their half of the 7th as they scored 3 runs off Ranger reliever Kyle Clancy 0-1. The Rangers did make it close as they scored 2 more in the 8th to close to 5-4 but that was all they could get. The Ranger 9th was exciting as they had the go ahead runner in scoring position with 2 outs but the Ranger batter struck out looking to end the game. The Rangers were able to get only 5 hits on the night as 1B Geoff Johnston had a pair of doubles while 2B Michael Ferracuti had the other hit and an RBI. Other RBI's went to LF Ryan Flanagan and CF Altpeter. The Rangers are now off until Victoria Day when they will host the Thornhill Reds @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

May 18, 2010 RANGERS ROUT BULLDOGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers routed the East York Bulldogs last night as they banged out 13 hits on their way to a 7 inning 15-3 win. The Rangers scored 1 run in the 1st, 10 in the 3rd and added 4 more in the 7th. CF Daniel Murphy had quite a night as Murphy had 3 hits including a triple scored 4 runs drove in 4 and stole 3 bases. 1B Brett Sanders was a home run short of hitting for the cycle as Brett had 3 hits as well and drove in 5 runs. 3B Ryan Panas chipped in with 2 hits and an RBI and 2B Michael Ferracuti, LF Kyle Clancy, OF Geoff Johnston, SS Kevin Cleland and RF Patrick Thompson had the other hits. Thompson also had a pair of RBI's. C Marcello Nalli and D/H Ryan Flanagan had the other Ranger RBI's. The Ranger pitching held the Bulldogs to 4 hits and 3 runs with 2 earned as starter Mitchell Sutton 1-0 picks up the win. The Rangers will now travel to Talbot Park on Wednesday night to play the defending league Playoff Champions the Leaside Lightning. Mark Persaud will get the start for the Rangers. Game time is 7:30.

May 11, 2010 RANGERS WIN OVER CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers evened their season's record @ 1-1 as they erupted for 6 runs in the 6th inning to beat the Royal York Cardinals 10-2. The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st as SS Kevin Cleland led off the game with a double and later scored on 2B Ryan Panas's base hit. Panas would come around to score on a ground out by 3B Kyle Clancy. The Rangers would add 2 more runs in the 4th as Clancy would score and LF Jeff Altpeter would come in on a wild pitch. With the Rangers leading 4-1 going into the bottom of the 6th the Rangers would send 10 men to the plate scoring 6 to take a commanding 10-1 lead. RF Patrick Thompson, LF Geoff Johnston and 2B Panas each had a hit in the inning as the Rangers took advantage of a combination of walks. errors and wild pitches to score the runs. On the mound once again the Ranger pitching was outstanding as 4 pitchers combined to hold the Cardinals to 7 hits and 2 earned runs. Mitch Sutton 2 IP 3 hits 3K's was followed by Robby Charter 1-0 2IP 3H 1ER & 5K's, Mark Persaud 1IP 1H and Kris Muccilli 2IP 1ER 2BB's and 1K. The Rangers are now idle until next Monday night when the East York Bulldogs come to Connorvale for a 7:45 start.

May 6, 2010 RANGERS AND VIKINGS RAINED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers and the Vaughan Vikings league game last night was cancelled as Mother Nature stormed through the Vaughan area and left the field unplayable. This game will be re-scheduled to a future date. The Rangers are off until next Monday when the Royal Cardinals visit the Rangers. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

May 4, 2010 RANGERS DROP OPENER
	The Etobicoke Rangers for 5 innings looked invincible last night as they faced the High Park Braves in the season home opener. The combined pitching of rookie RHP Kyle Breitner ( 2IP & 4K's) and rookie RHP Kris Muccilli (3IP & 5K's) were perfect with 15 up and 15 down. These 2 pitchers over the 1st 5 innings were totally dominant as the Braves did not hit the ball out of the infield and struck out 9 times. The Rangers opened the scoring in the 2nd as veteran OF Kyle Clancy reached on an error and stole 2nd base and then scored on OF Daniel Murphy's base hit. The Rangers would go up 2-0 in the 3rd as 1B Brett Sanders tripled and then scored on C Marcello Nalli's ground out. The Rangers would score again in the 5th to go up 3-0 as Sanders singled with 1 out in the 5th and would end up scoring on a wild pitch. The Rangers then gave the ball to rookie LHP Jeff Altpeter (0-1) to begin the 6th and Jeff who should have fared better ended up being responsible for 4 runs scored 3 earned on 1 hit and 2 walks. The key to the inning was an infield ground ball that should have been an inning ending double play but instead an error was committed keeping the Braves hopes alive. Altpeter after walking in a run with the bases loaded to make the game 3-2 Rangers was relieved by yet another rookie RHP pitcher Matt Cambria and Matt surrendered 2 hits and the Braves now led 6-3. Cambria in his 1 2/3 of relief gave up 2 hits walked 1 hit a batter and struck out 5. The Ranger pitching on the night recorded 15 strikeouts of the 21 outs and ended up losing the game. The Ranger and Braves each had 3 hits on the night. The Rangers now go on the road as they will play the Vaughan Vikings on Wednesday @ the Vaughan Sports Complex. Game time is 7:30. Second year pitcher Mitchell Sutton gets the start.

April 26, 2010 PANAS WINS LEAGUE MVP
	Rangers rookie 3B Ryan Panas has been awarded the Toronto Junior Baseball League's MVP for the 2009 season. Ryan had an outstanding season as he led the league in several categories. Batting Average @ .451, Slugging % @ .695, At Bats with 82, Hits with 37, tied in doubles with 7 and drove in the most runs with 27. Congratulations go out to Ryan for a great season!! Other Rangers recognized by the league were fellow Rookie's 1B Brett Sanders as Brett led the league in Home Runs with 4 and held the 4th best batting average as Sanders hit .423. Rookie LF Geoff Johnston was 2nd in league hitting right behind Panas @ .440 and Rookie OF/C Daniel Murphy led the league in runs scored with 25. Veteran 3rd year pitcher John Fitzpatrick led in appearances by a pitcher with 13. The Rangers finished last year in a tie for 1st place and were beat out in the semi finals of the league playoffs. Congratulations to the players above for their achievements in 2009!!

April 9, 2010 2010 JUNIOR RANGER TO BEGIN SEASON @ HOME
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior team will begin their 2010 season @ home on Monday May 3rd @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park as they will host the High Park Braves. The Rangers who finished in a tie for 1st place last year with a league record of 18-7 and boasted a 31-16-3 overall record will look to improve on that as the Rangers have added 7 new players to compliment the 18 returning players. The Rangers league schedule calls for 27 games & the Junior Rangers have committed to a total of 5 tournaments including the Eliminations which will be held in Windsor July 30th-August 2nd. To view the Rangers entire schedule please click on to the schedules tab. Go Rangers!

January 12, 2010 JUNIORS PREPARE FOR 2010 SEASON
	The Etobicoke Junior Rangers will begin their 2010 winter workouts beginning on Sunday February 21st and then every Sunday until the end of April from 8:30pm to 9:30pm @ the Pro Teach Baseball Facility. The Rangers are looking to build on their 1st place league finish and their semi final playoff defeat from last year. With most of the team returning and several excellent additions from the Rangers Midget team should make the Rangers even more competive entering the 2010 season. For tryout information please contact the Field Manager Steve Breitner @ steve.breitner@buzztime.com. There is a $10 per week fee for all players.

August 15, 2009 SEASON ENDS FOR JUNIOR RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers were eliminated today from the Junior League Playoffs as they dropped a tough 2-1 decison to Leaside and then in their 2nd game were pounded by the Newmarket Hawks 13-1 to knock the Rangers out of the tournament. Game 1 saw Rangers starter and loser Lucas Kawa turn in a fine complete game performance as Kawa held the Leaside team to only 3 hits but 2 costly Ranger errors, a hit and a wild pitch in the 5th allowed Leaside to take the 2-1 lead. The Rangers scored in the top of the 1st as C Daniel Murphy singled and was moved to 2nd on an out by 2B Dustin Soares then stole 3rd and scored on a Sac Fly by 3B Ryan Panas. Unfortunately for the Rangers this would be the only run they would score. Game 2 saw the Newmarket Hawks take it to the Rangers as the Hawks forced the Rangers to use 3 pitchers in the 1st inning as they scored 10 runs. Starter Robby Charter was lifted after giving up 6 runs in 1/3 of an inning. Brendan Horgan followed Charter and Horgan lasted only 1/3 of an giving up 4 more runs before John Fitpatrick came in to record the 3rd out. Fitzpatrick went 3 1/3 and was touched for 3 runs. Clayton Curtis pitched a scoreless 5th but this was too little too late. The Rangers lone run was scored in the 1st inning as 1B Brett Sanders drove in RF J.R. Faulkner who had doubled. The Rangers will play 1 more game and that will be against the ONTARIO SUMMER GAMES TEAM next Wednesday night August the 19th @ 7:30 @ Talbot Park. The ONTARIO team is made up of the best 19 year olds in the province.

August 14, 2009 RANGERS ADVANCE TO SEMI FINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers overcame a 4-0 defecit last night to defeat the High Park Braves by a 9-4 score. The Braves jumped out to a 4-0 lead as Ranger starter Mark Persaud surrendered a 2 run home run in the 2nd inning and another 2 run run shot in the 3rd. Persaud then preceded to shut the Braves down the rest of the way giving the Rangers the chance to come back. The Rangers struck for 2 in the 4th as DH Tony Tedesco and 2B Dustin Soares each drove in a run. The Rangers took the lead in the 5th as they scored 5 more times wiith Tedesco driving in 2 more and C Daniel Murphy also had a pair of RBI's in the inning. The Rangers added 2 more in the 6th to close out the scoring as CF Kyle Clancy and Soares each drove in a run. The Rangers with the win now advance to the final 4 double knockout tournament beginning on Saturday, The Rangers will face Leaside in Game 1 @ 3:15. The other semi finalists are the Newmarket Hawks and the Whitby Chiefs. All games will be played at Talbot Park.

August 13, 2009 RANGERS TAKE GAME 1
	The Etobicoke Rangers took game 1 of their quarter final series as they hammered the High Park Braves 11-2 last night @ Christie Pits. Entering the 3rd inning the Rangers trailed the Braves 1-0 when 3B Ryan Panas led off the inning with an opposite field Home Run. Two outs later C Kyle Tweddle drove in 2 more runs with a base hit giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead. The Rangers then scored 2 more in the 5th to go up 5-1 as Panas and 1B Brett Sanders each drove in a run. The Rangers scored 3 more in the 7th and added another 3 in the 8th to salt away the win. The Rangers outhit the Braves 11-6 with Sanders getting 3 hits with CF Daniel Murphy & LF Geoff Johnston each recording a pair of hits while SS Kevin Cleland & DH Shawn Draper rounded out the hitting with a hit apiece. The Rangers sent their most consistent pitcher to the mound in Mitchell Sutton and Mitch responded with 5 good innings of 3 hit 1 run baseball. Sutton was followed to the mound by Clayton Curtis who delivered 2 shutout innings and then Midget call up Matt Cambria pitched the final inning giving up 1 unearned run. The Rangers will now play Game 2 of this series on Friday night @ Talbot Park. Game time is 7:30.

August 12, 2009 RANGERS RAINED OUT AGAIN
	The Junior Rangers were rained out for the 3rd consecutive night last night as Connorvale Park was not playable due to all of the rain that has fallen over the last few days. The Rangers will try tonight @ Christie Pits to get this 2 out 3 series started against the High Park Braves. Game time is 7:30 @ the Pit's. Game 2 is tentatively scheduled for Talbot Park this Friday night @ 7:30. If a 3rd game is required it would be played on Saturday morning @ a park to be determined. Please check back here as changes to Game 2 or 3 will be posted here.

August 10, 2009 RAINED OUT AGAIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers and High Park Braves were rained out again Monday night. They will try again to start their 2 out of 3 quarter final Tuesday night @ 7:30 @ Connorvale Park.

August 9, 2009 RANGERS TO OPEN PLAYOFFS MONDAY NIGHT
	The 2nd place Junior Rangers will begin a 2 out 3 series with the 7th place High Park Braves beginning Monday night @ Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:30. Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday night @ Connorvale and will start @ 7:30. The winner of this series will advance to the final 4 which will begin this Friday night. The Rangers were to open today but 20 minutes before game time the skies opened up and after a 35 minute downpour the game was cancelled. The Rangers will send Mitchell Sutton to the mound in Game 1.

August 4, 2009 NEWMARKET CLINCHES 1ST PLACE
	The Newmarket Hawks clinched 1st place in the Toronto Junior League last night as they stomped all over the Etobicoke Rangers 13-2. The winner of the game would claim 1st place and the Rangers could not stop Newmarket as they took advantage of 13 walks and 10 hits plus 2 Ranger errors on their way to claiming the pennant. The Hawks got to Ranger starter Lucas Kawa in the 2nd as they scored 3 runs and then scored 6 more in the 4th to take a commanding 9-0 lead. The Rangers scored 2 in their half of the 4th as CF Kyle Clancy led off with a single and scored on 3B Ryan Panas's double. D/H Brett Sanders followed with a single moving Panas to 3rd and then 1B Scott Emmerson drove in Panas with a ground ball. Clayton Curtis relieved Kawa and pitched 3 innings giving up but 1 run on 4 hits and no walks. Brendan Horgan pitched the final 2 innings and was responsible for 3 more Hawks runs as Horgan while only giving up 1 hit walked 5. The Hawks outhit the Rangers 10-9. Thius game concludes the Rangers regular season where they finished 2nd ion the league with an 18-7 record. The Rangers will now have to wait to see who their 1st round Playoff opponent will be as they will play either EY, High Park, Scarborough or Royal York in a 2 out of 3 with the winner moving on to the Final Four.

July 31, 2009 RANGERS TO PLAY 2 ON CIVIC MONDAY
	The Etobicoke Rangers will play a D/H on Monday August 3rd @ Connorvale Park. Game 1 will feature the Newmarket Hawks as this will be the makeup for last Sundays rain out. Game time is 4pm. At 7:30 the Rangers will host the ONTARIO CHAMPION Mississauga North Tigers. The Tigers will leave next Wednesday for Trois Rivieres as they will represent Ontario at the Canadian National Junior Baseball Championships. Should be 2 great games on this holiday Monday.

July 28, 2009 BRAVES TOPPLE RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers dropped their 2nd game in a row this time by an 8-4 score to the surging High Park Braves. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd as LF Geoff Johnston reached on an error and later scored on an error. The Braves came right back and scored 3 to take a 3-1 lead as Ranger starter Robby Charter 0-1 gave up 4 hits and a walk. Charter over his 5 innings gave up 7 hits and 3 earned runs. High Park extended their lead to 6-1 as Ranger reliever John Fitzpatrick struggled through his 1 inning giving up 3 earned runs on a hit , 2 walks and a hit batter. Brendan Horgan was the victim of 2 unearned runs over the final 2 innings before the Rangers tried to stage one of their last inning comebacks. The Rangers were able to strike for 3 runs in their final at bat and did get the tying run to the on deck circle but it was not to be as PH Scott Emmerson grounded out sharply to end the game. The Rangers banged out 11 hits on the night to the Braves 10 as 3B Ryan Panas had 3 while LF Johnston and RF J.R. Faulkner each had a pair. Faulkner, 1B Brett Sanders and D/H Marcello Nalli drove in the runs for the Rangers. The Rangers stranded a season high 16 runners in this 8 inning curfew shortened game.

July 26, 2009 RANGERS AND HAWKS WASHED OUT
	The regularly scheduled league game for tonight between the Etobicoke Ranges and Newmarket Hawks has been cancelled due to rain. No make up date has been set. The Rangers will try again tomorrow night as the High Park Braves and the Rangers meet @ 7:30 @ Connorvale Park.

July 23, 2009 HAWKS BLAST RANGERS
	The Newmarket Hawks victims to the Etobicoke Rangers last weekend took revenge for that loss last night as they beat the visiting Rangers 8-1. The Hawks began their assault on Ranger starter Mark Persaud 1-1 in the bottom of the 3rd as they put together 4 hits and a walk to produce 3 runs. They added 4 more in the 4th and the Rangers needed to go to the bullpen. John Fitzpatrick came in to close out the 4th with no further damage. Clayton Curtis in one inning gave up 1 earned run and then Lucas Kawa with 3 innings of no hit shutout baseball held the Hawks down. The Rangers on the night had 10 hits but stranded 12. CF Daniel Murphy, SS Kevin Cleland and 1B Brett Sanders each had a pair of hits. LF Geoffery Johnston drove in the only Ranger run on a groundout. The Rangers @ 18-5 remain atop the Leaside Junior League with 3 games remaining. The Rangers are home Sunday night as the Newmarket Hawks come to town to close out the home and home series. The Rangers are then home again on Monday to play the High Park Braves.

July 19, 2009 RANGERS OUSTED IN ROUND 4
	The Etobicoke Rangers were eliminated @ the Ontario Junior Elimination Tournament this weekend as they fell 7-2 to the Mississauga S.W.Twins handing the Rangers their 2nd loss in the double knockout tournament. The Rangers picked as one of the tourney's favourites began Friday night with an 8-1 pasting of the Stratford Indians. 3B Ryan Panas hit a 2 run Home Run in the 1st inning giving the Rangers all of the runs they would need. SS Kevin Cleland had a big night as Cleland had 2 hits drove in 3 runs. Rangers started reliable Mark Persaud and Persaud turned in a complete game effort holding the Indians to 1 earned run on 7 hits. Saturday morning saw the Rangers match up with league mates the Newmarket Hawks. The Rangers scored 4 in the 6th and 4 more in the 7th to win easily 9-3 and go 2-0 in the tourney. Newmarket took a 1st inning lead off of Ranger starter Andrew Hyde and the Rangers got that one back in their half of the 2nd The Hawks regained the lead as they scored 2 in the 4th sending Hyde to the bench trailing 3-1. Lucas Kawa replacing Hyde did a great job in keeping the Hawks @ bay as Kawa did not give up a hit struckout 3 and walked only 1 hitter over his 3 innings in picking up the victory. 1B Brett Sanders had 2 hits and 2 RBI's to lead the Rangers in this one. Game 3 saw the Rangers come against their recent rival and nemesis the Mississauga North Tigers. The Rangers once again fell behind early as the Tigers plated a pair of runs in the 1st and 2nd inning off of Ranger starter Mictchell Sutton. The Rangers scored 2 of their own in the 3rd as both C Daniel Murphy and SS Kevin Cleland scored. The Rangers narrowed the gap to 4-3 in the 4th but the Tigers scored in their half of the 4th to go up 5-3. The Rangers tied the game in the 6th @ 5-5's as Nalli scored again and D/H Kyle Clancy scored to tie. The Tigers the great team that they are came right back in the bottom of the 6th to score 3 and take an 8-5 lead. The Rangers were not done as they began the 7th with a hit batter who later came around to score and close to with in 2 but that would be all they could get as the Rangers fell 8-6. Game 4 Sunday morning saw the Rangers having to take on the Missisauga S.W. Twins and the Rangers sent Midget pitcher Kyle Breitner to the mound. Breitner gave the Rangers 4 good innings and left the game trailing 3-1 giving up 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks.Brendan Horgan was unsuccessful in holding the Twins either as Horgan in 2 innings gave up 4 runs 2 earned as the Twins now led 7-1. The Rangers did answer with 1 run in the 6th but that was all there was and the Rangers were eliminated as the final score was 7-2. The Rangers battled all weekend as they never gave up and should be very proud of their showing at this years Provincial Playdowns!! Thank you to all of the Ranger parents and supporters this past weekend!!

July 17, 2009 RANGERS SHUTOUT ROYAL YORK CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers in their last game before the Elimination Tournament played a solid game as they mercied the Royal York Cardinals 12-0. The Rangers in shutting out the Cardinals banged out 11 hits and played error less in the field and held the Cardinals to only 4 hits in the 7 innings. Ranger starter John Fitzpatrick 4-1 went the 1st 5 innings and was followed by Clayton Curtis and Brendan Horgan with an inning of work apiece. The Rangers struck in the top of the 1st for 2 runs as CF Dan Murphy led off the game with a base hit and stole 2nd. Murphy scored on an RBI single by 3B Ryan Panas who later scored on a C Marcello Nalli single. The Rangers went up 3-0 in the 2nd as Murphy scored again on one of the Cardinal 4 errors that they committed over the course of the game. The Rangers then exploded in the 6th to go up 11-0 as they plated 8 runs as RF J.R, Faulkner drove in 2 runs as did Nalli giving him 3 RBI's on the night. 1B Brett Sanders had another big night as Sanders was 3/3 and drove in 2. The win improves the Ranger league best record to 18-4. The Rangers now will try and qualify for the Canadian Junior Championships this weekend as they travel to Vaughan to participate in this years Provincial Tournament. There will be a total of 19 teams vying to represent Ontario at this years Nationals being hosted in Quebec August 6-9. The Rangers open the tournament on Friday evening @ 7:00 @ Vaughan Grove Park as they will play the Stratford Indians. Good Luck to the Rangers!!

July 14, 2009 SANDERS POWERS RANGERS TO WIN OVER STINGERS
	1B Brett Sanders hit 2 Home Runs last night driving in 4 runs as the Rangers downed the Scarborough Stingers 13-3 in a 7 inning contest. Sanders led off the 2nd with a blast over the left centre field wall to give the Rangers an early 1-0 lead. In the 3rd the Rangers increased their lead to 3-0 as SS Kevin Cleland reached on an error and scored on 3B Ryan Panas's triple and then Panas scored on a sac fly by RF J.R. Faulkner. The Rangers then erupted for 8 runs in the 4th highlighted by a 2 run triple from CF Daniel Murphy and Sander's 2nd dinger a 3 run blast. The Rangers started veteran John Fitzpatrick who completed 2 scoreless innings before being relieved by Tony Tedesco 1-0 who gave up the 3 earned runs over his 2 inning stint and then Kyle Clancy came on to pitch 3 shutout innings in gaining his 1st save of the season. With the win the Rangers improved their league leading record to 17-4. The Rangers will play the cross town Royal York Cardinals on Thursday @ Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:30.

July 13, 2009 RANGERS ARE BRIDESMAIDS AGAIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers participated in the Cambridge Cubs Tournament this past wekend and went undeafeated 2-0-1 in the Round Robin as the Rangers were tied by the Brampton Royals 6-6 (Mark Persaud), beat the Brampton All Stars 12-0 (Charter WP) and beat the Milton Red Sox 10-7 (Brendan Horgan WP). In the Semi's the Rangers beat the Red Sox 2-1 as Lucas Kawa (WP) pitched 6 innings giving up only 5 hits and an earned run. Clayton Curtis pitched the 7th to record the save. The victory advanced the Rangers to the finals against the Mississauga North Tigers. Like last week the Tigers proved to be too much for the Rangers as the Tigers broke open a 1-1 game in the 5th by scoring 6 runs and went on to defeat the Rangers 7-2. Andrew Hyde took the loss as the Rangers were held to 4 hits. This is the 2nd weekend in a row that the Rangers have faced off with the Tigers in a tournament final and have not been able to tame them. One of the Ranger highlights from this weekend was the no hittter tossed by Ranger pitcher Robby Charter. The game was a 5 inning mercy as Charter recorded 6 K's and walked 1 batter in no hitting the Brampton All Stars. Brett Sanders. Ryan Panas and J.R. Faulkner all hit home runs on the weekend for the Rangers. The Rangers are back to league action Monday night as the Scarborough Stingers invade Connorvale. Game time is 7:45.

July 8, 2009 RANGERS BLOW AWAY VIKINGS
	The Junior Rangers put on a hitting display last night at the mercy of the Vaughan Vikings. The Rangers banged out 18 hits on their way to a 7 inning 13-2 victory. LF Geoff Johnston, D/H Scott Emmerson and RF Kyle Clancy each had a trio of hits and SS Kevin Cleland, 3B Ryan Panas, 2B Shawn Draper and CF Daniel Murphy each had 2 hits. The Rangers put up 5 in the 2nd and 5 more in the 3rd to put this game away. Murphy and Johnston had 3 RBI's each while Cleland and Panas each had 2 and Clancy and Draper drove in 1 each. Starter Andrew Hyde gave the Rangers 4 shutout innings surrending only 2 hits and was followed for 2 innings by winning pitcher Mitchell Sutton 4-0 and Robby Charter pitched the final frame. Both Sutton and Charter were touched for an earned run each. The Rangers pitchers held the Vikings to only 4 hits on the night. The Rangers will now take their 22-6-2 record into the Cambridge Cubs Tournament this weekend where they will on Saturday face the Milton Red Sox, the Brampton Royals and the Brampton All Stars. Good Luck Rangers!!!

July 7, 2009 RANGERS TAKE BITE OUT OF BULLDOGS
	The Junior Rangers got back on track last night as they trounced the visiting East York Bulldogs 9-1. The Rangers took an early lead as D/H Kyle Tweddle scored in the bottom of the 2nd on a wild pitch to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead. The Rangers added to their lead in the 3rd as 3B Marcello Nalli scored on a walk to Ranger 2B Mitchell Sutton. The Rangers added 2 more in the 5th and closed out their scoring as they plated 5 runs in the 6th. The Rangers got 2 RBI's from Sutton and C Daniel Murphy. The Rangers started veteran John Fitzpatrick 3-1 and Fitzy pitched 6 innings giving up the lone earned run and scattered 5 hits. The Rangers are back in action Tuesday night as they will visit the Vaughan Vikings. The Rangers will then prepare for another tournament this weekend as they will be in Cambridge to play in the Cub's tournament.

July 6, 2009 RANGERS LOSE IN MISSISSAUGA S.W. TOURNEY FINAL
	The Etobicoke Rangers reached the finals of the Mississauga S.W. Tournament this past weekend by defeating the Oakville A's 15-10, The Whitby Chiefs 9-3 and the South West Twins 5-1. These 3 wins came after the Rangers dropped the first game of the tournament 3-2 on Friday night to the eventual tournament champs the Mississauga North Tigers. The Friday game saw Ranger ace Andrew Hyde toe the rubber against the Tigers and Andrew took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the 7th when the Tigers rallied for 2 runs to steal away the victory. The Ranger bats were stymied in this one as they could only muster 3 hits off the Tigers Bill Hurley. The Rangers now needed to win their next 3 games in order to qualify for the finals. They started with a 15-10 win over the Oakville A's in a windy affair in which the Rangers down 9-3 in the 4th saw them plate 11 runs in the 5th to win the game. Robby Charter started this one but was chased after just 2 1/3 as Charter was touched for 6 runs all earned. Brendan Horgan with 3 2/3 of relief picked up the win. 1B Brett Sanders led the way with 4 hits and RF J.R. Faulkner had a pair of hits and 3 RBI'S. Next up the Rangers faced the Whitby Chiefs and handled them 9-3. The Rangers started Mitchell Sutton and he responded with a complete game 4 hitter. 3B Ryan Panas led the way with 2 hits and 3 RBI'S. Next up were the host Mississauga S.W. Twins and for the Rangers a must win in order to reach the finals. Behind the stellar pitching from rookie Mark Persaud the Rangers beat the Twins 5-1. Persaud was just short of awesome as Mark held the Twins to only 3 hits and did not walk a batter. The Rangers collected 8 hits in the victory. In the finals the Rangers and Tigers were scoreless until the bottom of the 3rd when the Tigers jumped on Ranger pitcher Lucas Kawa as they scored 7 runs on their way to a 12-1 pasting of the Rangers. The Rangers for the 2nd time this weekend fell to the North Tigers. Congratulations go out to the Mississauga North Tigers players and their manager Gino Campoli on the fine performance in capturing the Championship.

July 6, 2009 LEASIDE EDGES RANGERS
	The visiting team from Leaside scored 3 runs in the 8th to break open a 3-3 tie and held on to beat the Rangers 6-5. The Rangers having just played 5 games in the past 2 + days started reliever Clayton Curtis. Curtis in his 3 innings gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits. With the Rangers trailing 2-0 they were able to get to the Leaside starter in the 4th for 3 runs to go up 3-2. The Rangers 2nd pitcher on the night Marcus Di Rollo called up from the Rangers Midget squad pitched 3 shutout innings to hold the lead. Following Di Rollo was Ranger Midget farmhand Connor Lilles-White who after retiring the side in the 7th was roughed up in the 8th as Leaside scored 4 runs 3 earned as the young lefthander struggled with his control. The 4 runs gave Leaside a 6-3 lead only to see the Rangers rally for 2 in their ha;f pof the 8th but that was the end of the comeback as the Rangers were shut down in the 9th as the Leaside closer struck out the side to preserve their 6-5 road win. The Rangers out hit Leaside 10-8 as 1B Brett Sanders and 3B Marcello Nalli each had 3 hits. RF Kyle Clancy drove in 2 runs with his 1st triple of the year. The Rangers do not get any rest as they are back home Monday night to take on the East York Bulldogs and then travel on Tuesday to Vaughan to play the Vikings. With the loss to Leaside the Rangers league record falls to 14-4.

July 1, 2009 RANGERS CELEBRATE CANADA DAY WITH WIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers travelled to Pickering Canada Day afternoon and celebrated with a 9-3 spanking of the home team from Pickering. The Rangers wasted no time scoring as they plated 4 runs in the top of the 2nd as LF Geoff Johnston drove in 1 run with a double and 3B Ryan Panas hit a 3 run home run. 1B Brett Sanders had 3 hits and an RBI while both RF J.R. Faulkner and SS Kevin Cleland each had a pair of hits. Lucas Kawa drew the start and pitched 5 innings giving up 3 earned runs on 3 hits. John Fitzpatrick with 2 scoreless innings, Clayton Curtis 1 scoreless inning and Mark Persaud also with a scoreless inning held Pickering to 5 hits. The Rangers banged out 10 hits on the day. The Rangers are entered this weekend in the Mississauga S.W. tournament and will be playing their 1st game this Friday night @ 7:30 against the Mississauga North Tigers @ Erindale Cardinal Field formerly known as 9th Line Park. The Rangers will then face the Oakville A's and Whitby Chiefs on Saturday and then will play the host Mississauga S.W. team on Sunday morning. The top 2 teams at the end of the round robin will play in the Championship game Sunday afternoon. Good Luck Rangers!!

June 29, 2009 RANGERS TAKE BITE OUT OF BULLDOGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 11 runs in the top of the 9th to upend the Bulldogs 17-9. Trailing 9-6 going into their last at bats the Rangers banged out 7 hits and took advantage of 5 walks and an error to score 11 runs and win the game 17-9. 2B Shawn Draper with a two run scoring double and RF J.R. Faulkner's 2 RBI triple his 2nd of the game were the big Ranger blows in the Bulldogs tragic 9th. CF Geoff Johnston had a big night as Geoff was 3/4 scored 4 runs had an RBI and stole 3 bases. 1B Brett Sanders had given the Rangers an early 2-0 lead as Sanders connected for his 4th big fly of the season. Ranger starter Mark Persaud scattered 10 hits over 6 innings giving up 5 runs 3 earned before being relieved by Tony Tedesco. Tedesco gave up 2 earned runs and was replaced in the 8th by Brendan Horgan. Horgan struggled through his 2 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 2 hits and 5 walks. Horgan was the beneficiary of the Rangers 9th inning explosion and improves his record to 3-1. The Rangers are home Monday night as the Whitby Chiefs travel to Connorvale for a 7:45 game.

June 25, 2009 FRIDAYS GAME NOW @ CONNORVALE
	This Friday nights game originally scheduled to be played @ Stan Wadlow has been moved to Connorvale Park. The Rangers and Bulldogs will get going @ 7:30 @ Connorvale this Friday night.

June 24, 2009 SCARBOROUGH STINGS RANGERS
	The Scarborough Stingers with a run in the bottom of the 9th defeated the Etobicoke Rangers last night 5-4. The Stingers took advantage of 3 defensive miscues and some poor base running in handing the Rangers just their 3rd defeat. Rangers starter Robby Charter pitched 3 innings giving up 2 runs none earned and was followed by 3 innings of no hit no runs from Lucas Kawa and another scoreless inning from John Fitzpatrick. Clayton Curtis 1-1 came on in the 8th and retired the side before running into some control problems with 1 out in the 9th which resullted in the Stingers scoring the deciding run. Offensively the Rangers got RBI'S from DH Scott Emmerson, 3B Ryan Panas, 1B Andrew Hyde and LF Brendan Horgan. The Rangers outhit the Stingers 8-4 as RF J.R. Faulkner had a pair of hits as did Hyde with SS Kevin Cleland, Panas, Emmerson and C Kyle Tweddle getting the other safties. The Rangers stay on the road as they play the East York Bulldogs Friday night @ Stan Wadlow Park.

June 23, 2009 RANGERS RUFFLE CARDINALS FEATHERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers ruffled the feathers of the expansion Royal York Cardinals last night as they trounced the Cardinals 14-1 in a 7 inning mercy. For the Rangers LF Geoff Johnston had a pair of hits including a triple and drove in 4 Ranger runs. RF J.R. Faulkner continues his torrid hitting pace as J.R. had another 3 hits and drove in a run. Ranger starter Mitchell Sutton pitched the 1st 4 innings and kept the Cardinals off the board as Sutton gave up 4 hits and struck out 3. Winning pitcher Brendan Horgan 1-1 followed Sutton and gave up the only Cardinal run as they were able to put together a couple of hits in the sixth to break the shutout. Tony Tedesco pitched the final inning and struck out the side. The Rangers now 11-2 in league play visit the Scarborough Stingers this evening in a 7:30 start @ Neilson Park.

June 16, 2009 RANGERS GET BACK IN WIN COLUMN
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 4 1st inning runs and added 2 more in the 8th as they beat Leaside 6-3. The Rangers had a walk and 4 hits in the 1st with CF Kyle Clancy's run scoring double being the big hit of the inning. 1B Brett Sanders, LF Marcello Nalli and C Daniel Murphy had the other RBI'S. With the Rangers leading 4-3 in the 8th saw 1B Brett Sanders launch his 2nd home run of the year with RF Geoffrey Johnston aboard to give the Rangers the 6-3 lead. Rangers received solid pitching from starter Mitchell Sutton who went 4 innings giving up 1 earned run and was followed by winning pitcher Clayton Curtis 1-0 with a scoreless innings and then Tony Tedesco turned in a 1 inning 2 strikeout inning before Robby Charter came in to pitch the final 3 innings. Charter was tagged with 2 runs 1 earned in his 3 innings. The Rangers out hit Leaside 10-5 on gthe night. The Rangers next game is next Monday night @ Connorvale Park against the Royal York Cardinals. Game time is 7:45.

June 15, 2009 PICKERING UPENDS RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers took their 2nd loss of the season last night as the visitors from Pickering upended the Rangers 6-4. Pickering jumped on starter John Fitzpatrick for 2 1st inning runs and added a 3rd in the 3rd to send Fitzpatrick to the bench. The Rangers got 1 run back thanks to C Marcello Nalli's single which scored 3B Ryan Panas who had singled earlier.Lucas Kawa with 2 shutout innings was followed by lefty Will Barone who gave up 3 hits and 2 runs in his inning of work as the Pickering team increased their lead to 5-1. Mark Persaud after working a scoreless 7th & 8th was touched for an unearned run in the 9th. With the Rangers trailing 6-1 going into their last at bats they rallied and came up just short as they were able to score 3 runs before C Marcello Nalli was called out at the plate trying to score on a mile high infield pop up that was not caught hit by P/H Scott Emmereson. Final score Pickering 6 and the Rangers 4. Rangers are back in action Tuesday night as they will visit Talbot Park and will play Leaside. Game time is 7:30.

June 14, 2009 WHITBY CHIEFS END RANGERS STREAK
	The Whitby Chiefs ended the Etobicoke Rangers 9 game unbeaten streak last night as they overcame a 2 run defecit in their last at bats by scoring 2 runs and taking the win 6-5. The Rangers Brendan Horgan was the victim as Horgan was roughed up for 4 hits and 2 earned runs in 1/3 of an inning. Starter Andrew Hyde left after 5 with a 5-4 lead. Andrew had given up 3 hits but it was 6 BB's and 2 HBP's that led to the 1st 2 runs. Relievers Clayton Curtis and Tony Tedesco each threw a shutout inning before the last inning collapse. The Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd thanks to a 2 RBI single from SS Kevin Cleland. With the game tied @ 2's Rangers 3B Ryan Panas put the Rangers ahead in the 4th as Panas launched his 2nd dinger of the year a 3 run shot. Whitby came back and scored a run in their half of the 4th to close the gap to 5-3. The Rangers are home Monday night as Pickering travels to Connorvale for 7:45 game. Tuesday the Rangers go to Talbot Park to play Leaside. Game time is 7:30.

June 8, 2009 PANAS LEADS RANGERS OVER VIKINGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers were able to hang on to an 11-10 win over the Vaughan Vikings thanks to a spectacular game from 3B Ryan Panas. With the game on the line Panas snared 2 ground balls that were for sure base hits and was able to make plays on both ensuring that the Rangers came out on top. Panas also led with his bat as Ryan was a double shy of hitting for the cycle, he scored 2 runs and drove in 5. LF Geoffery Johnston made his debut and was a solid 2/4 with a stolen base, scored twice and drove in a run with a sac fly. The Rangers again in an effort to get all their pitchers work used 4 pitchers to get the win. Starter Rob Charter pitched the 1st 3 and was followed by John Fitzpatrick 2-0, Lucas Kawa and Mark Persaud who came on in the 7th pitched out of a jam and earned his 2nd save. The Rangers led this one 9-3 until the 6th when Vaughan put up a 5 spot to make it 9-8. The Rangers added to their lead with 2 in the 7th but the never say die Vaughan Vikings scored 2 in the 8th to narrow the gap to a single run. Persaud had a 1-2-3 ninth in preserving the win. The Rangers now travel to Whitby to play the Chiefs this Saturday night. Game time is 7:30

June 7, 2009 RANGERS NIP BULLDOGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 2 runs in the top of the 2nd last night and made those runs stand up in a 2-1 win over the East York Bulldogs. SS Kevin Cleland with 1 down worked a walk then stole 2nd and was followed by a booming double from CF Daniel Murphy scoring Cleland. Murphy later scored what proved to be the winning run on a wild pitch. Other Ranger hits went to 3B Ryan Panas, C Marcello Nalli and 2B Shawn Draper. The Bulldogs outhit the Rangers 8-4. The Rangers used 5 different pitchers in downing the Bulldogs. Andrew Hyde started and went 3 innings giving up 1 hit while striking out 6. Mitchell Sutton picks up the win with 2 shutout innings. Tony Tedesco and Clayton Curtis both made their first appearances of the season and both threw a shutout innning. Brendan Horgan pitched the final 2 innings giving up a run on 5 hits but kept it together in earning his 1st save. With the win the Rangers remain undefeated as their league record stands @ 8-0. The Rangers get right back at it tonight as the Vaughan Vikings pay a visit to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

June 2, 2009 EMMERSON'S WALK OFF HOME RUN STINGS SCARBOROUGH
	With the Rangers trailing 7-6 going into their final at bats 3B Ryan Panas led off and reached 2nd on a misplayed fly ball by the Stingers CF. Two batters later with 1 away 1B Scott Emmerson launched a 2 run walk off Home Run to left center to put the sting into the Scarborough Stingers. The Rangers collected 13 hits on the night to the Stingers 10 as Panas had 4 including a double, CF Kyle Clancy, 2B Mitchell Sutton and Emmerson each with 2. LF Marcello Nalli, C Kyle Tweddle and SS Kevin Cleland had the others. Emmerson drove in 5 on the night as he had a bases loaded double which emptied the bases in the 3rd inning. The Rangers used an assortment of pitchers as starter Rob Charter went 3 giving up 3 runs on 3 hits, Mark Persaud with 3 shutout innings, John Fitzpatrick was the victim of 4 runs 1 earned and the winner was Lucas Kawa 2-0 who came on to pitch the ninth. RF J.R. Faulkner made a huge play in the top of the 9th to keep the game within a run as he threw a one hop strike to C Daniel Murphy cutting down the Stingers runner at the plate who was trying to score from second base. The Rangers will now travel on Sunday night to Stan Wadlow to play the East York Bulldogs @ 7 and return home next Monday to face the Vaughan Vikings. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

June 1, 2009 RANGERS BLOW OUT BRAVES
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st, added 2 more in the 2nd and another 3 in the 3rd to defeat the High Park Braves 10-0 in a 5 inning mercy. For the Rangers RF J.R. Faulkner had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and drove in 3 while D/H Brett Sanders had a 2 RBI double and a 2 run Home Run to lead the Rangers. LF Kyle Clancy, CF Daniel Murphy and 2B Mitchell Sutton had the other Ranger hits. 3B Ryan Panas with a Sac Fly and Murphy with a triple had the other Ranger RBI's. Winning pitcher Andrew Hyde shut down the Braves on 3 hits. Will Barone pitched a shutout 5th inning. The Rangers stay at home as the Scarborough Stingers will provide the undefeated Rangers 6-0 the opposition on Monday night @ Connorvale. Game time is 7:45.

May 29, 2009 RAINED OUT IN WHITBY
	The Etobicoke Rangers had their game last night in Whitby cancelled due to rain. There has been no make up date set yet. The Rangers will now wait until Sunday night to play again as the High Park Braves come to Connorvale. Game time is 7:00.

May 26, 2009 RANGERS SCALP BRAVES
	The Etobicoke Rangers downed the High Park Braves last night by an 8-4 score. The Rangers just coming off the Brantford tournament win were playing their 7th game since last Thursday and had enough gas left in their tank to post the win. Mitchell Sutton started for the Rangers and delivered 4 excellent innings giving up 3 earned runs on 4 hits. Lucas Kawa picks up his 1st Junior win as Lucas stymied the Braves hitters on 1 hit and an unearned run over the final 3 innings. RF J.R. Faulkner continued to mash as J.R. was 3/3, scored a run and drove in a pair. Other Ranger hits went to CF Skye Irwin, SS Dustin Soares, LF Kyle Clancy, 2B Shawn Draper and C Kyle Tweddle. Clancy also had a pair of RBI's while Irwin, Soares and D/H Marcello Nalli drove in a run each. With the win the Rangers move to 5-0 and will get a big test this Thursday as they travel to Whitby to play the Chiefs. The Rangers return home for a rare Sunday night game as the High Park Braves return. Game time is 7:00 @ Connorvale Park.

May 24, 2009 RANGERS WIN BRANTFORD BRAVES TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers won the Brantford Braves 8 team tournament by defeating the host Braves by a 5-3 score. The Rangers reached the finals by defeating the Mississauga S.W. Twins 11-5. In order for the Rangers to advance to the Semi Final they had to finish in the top 2 of the 4 teams in their division. The Rangers finished the round robin with a win over Buffalo 8-0 as Andrew Hyde pitched a complete game 4 hit shutout and then played to 2 curfew ties. On Saturday they tied the Brantford Braves 2-2 as Mark Persaud went the distance and then later in the day the Wyoming Cowboys came back with 4 runs in their last at bats to tie the Rangers 9-9. Rob Charter started the Wyoming game and threw 5 strong innings and was relieved by Lucas Kawa.The 4 points for the Rangers were enough to advance to Sundays semi. In beating the Twins the Rangers received two mammoth home runs from 1B Brett Sanders and D/H Scott Emmerson. Will Barone started and went 4 solid innings and was relieved by winning pitcher Brendan Horgan. The Championship game was a back and forth affair with the Rangers taking the lead in the 6th inning as CF Skye Irwin had a big day as Skye had a couple of hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Dustin Soares also had a couple of hits. The real story was the great pitching of reliever Kyle Clancy. After starter John Fitzpatrick ran into a little trouble in the 5th with the Rangers trailing 3-2 Clancy was brought in to a 2nd and 3rd situation with none out and was able to get out of the jam courtesy of a great throw from CF Irwin and a great effort by C Marcello Nalli to apply the tag to record the out. Clancy worked 3 scoreless innings to earn the Championship win. The Rangers have no time to rest as they are back home Monday night @ 7:45 to face the always tough High Park Braves.

May 22, 2009 RANGERS CLIP CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers extended their win streak to 4 as they beat the Royal York Cardinals last night by a 5-4 score. With the win the Rangers reamain unbeaten as they are now 4-0 in league play. For the Rangers last night CF Skye Irwin had 3 of the Rangers 12 hits, scored 2 runs, drove 1 in and stole a base. 3B Ryan Panas, 1B Brett Sanders and SS Kevin Cleland each had a pair of hits while LF Kyle Clancy, C Kyle Tweddle and RF Daniel Murphy each had a hit. 2B Dustin Soares, Panas and Clancy had the other Ranger RBI's. LHP Will Barrone 1-0 made his Ranger debut a winning one as Will with 2 innings in relief picks up the win while Mark Persaud gets the save. Persaud entered the game in the bottom of the 7th with 1 out and the bases loaded. Persaud on his 1st pitch induced a comebacker which resulted in a game ending double play. Starter Brendan Horgan pitched 3 innings giving up a run and veteran John Fitzpatrick was roughed up for a couple of runs in his 1 1/3 innings of work. The Rangers are now off to Brantford this weekend to play in a tournament where they will face a team from Buffalo on Friday night and then play the host Brantford Red Sox Saturday morning and then will play Wyoming on Saturday afternoon. The top 2 teams from each division will move on to the Semi's on Sunday morning. Next league action for the Rangers is Monday night @ Connorvale as they will face the High Park Braves @ 7:45.

May 19, 2009 RANGERS DOWN LEASIDE
	The Etobicoke Rangers came away with with a 5-1 win last night over the visiting team from Leaside. The Rangers in preparing for this weekends Brantford tournament threw 4 pitchers who totally shut down Leaside on 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. John Fitzpatrick 1-1 who pitched 2 innings in relief of starter Rob Charter picks up the win. Charter was 6 up 6 down in his 2 innnings collecting 3 K's. Brendan Horgan making his Ranger debut had a scoreless inning and Mark Persaud finished the game pitching 2 scoreless innings. Offensively for the Rangers 1B Brett Sanders had 2 of the Rangers 5 hits and an RBI. CF Skye Irwin, 3B Ryan Panas and LF Kyle Clancy had the other hits. Clancy and D/H Scott Emmerson had the other Ranger RBI's. With the win the Rangers move to 3-0. Next game is this Thursday as the Rangers will play the expansion Royal York Cardinals @ 7:30 @ Connorvale Park.

May 15, 2009 RANGERS SINK VIKINGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers thanks to a 5 run 5th defeated the Vaughan Vikings last night 8-4. The big hit came off of the bat of 3B Ryan Panas as Ryan hit a 2 run double giving the Rangers a 4-3 lead. The other Ranger RBI's went to C Marcello Nalli with 2 while LF Kyle Clancy and D/H Robby Charter each had one. Panas with 3 hits led the 8 hit attack. Nalli and Clancy each with a pair of hits and 1B Brett Sanders had the other. The Rangers welcomed back Andrew Hyde who made his 1st appearance pitching the first 4 innings and was then picked up by the winning pitcher Mitchell Sutton. Sutton threw the final 3 innings giving up an earned run on a couple of hits and recorded 4 K's in gaining his first win. The Rangers are back @ home on Victoria Day Monday as Leaside will provide the opposition.

May 12, 2009 RANGERS EDGE HAWKS
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 2 runs in their last at bat to edge the visiting Newmarket Hawks 11-10 last night. This was a see saw battle as the Hawks struck for 4 runs in the 1st only to see the Rangers respond with 3 in their half. The Hawks again in the 2nd put up another 3 runs only to see the Rangers come right back and score 4 to tie the game @ 7-7 after only 2 innings. With the Rangers trailing 10-9 going into their last at bats saw them rally by putting together 3 hits and a couple of walks to score the tying and go ahead runs. For the Rangers Rookie Mark Persaud picks up his 1st win as a Junior. Starter John Fitzpatrick was chased after 2 innings and was followed by Robby Charter who did a good job in his 2 innings at shutting down the good hitting Newmarket squad. Offensively the Rangers banged out 14 hits on the night led by RF JR. Faulkner and SS Dusty Soares as they each had 3 hits and both scored a couple of runs. 3B Ryan Panas and CF Kyle Clancy each had a pair of hits and 1B Brett Sanders, LF Marcello Nalli, DH Scott Emmerson and OF Skye Irwin had the other base knocks. The Rangers now go on the road on Thursday as they will visit the Vaughan Vikings before returning home next Monday night to face Leaside. Ranger pitcher Andrew Hyde gets the start against Vaughan.

May 9, 2009 RANGERS HOST HAWKS IN HOME OPENER
	The Etobicoke Rangers will host the Newmarket Hawks in the season and home opener on Monday May 11. The Rangers have added 13 new players to add to the 9 returning players and are ready to play. Of the 13 new players 5 have come from the 2008 Rangers Major Midget team and 4 others from the Toronto Mets 18 under team. The Rangers compete in the Toronto Junior League and will play 27 league games. Home nights for the Rangers are Monday nights with games starting @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers will send 3 year team veteran John Fitzpatrick to the mound in Mondays opener.

May 4, 2009 SEASON OPENER CANCELLED
	The Junior Rangers had their season opening game against the High Park Braves cancelled as Christie Pits was not playable. This game will be re-scheduled for later in the season. The Rangers season and home opener is set for Monday May 11 @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park as the Newmarket Hawks will be the visitors.

April 22, 2009 JR RANGERS TO OPEN AGAINST LEAGUE CHAMPS
	The Junior Etobicoke Rangers are getting ready to open the 2009 season as they have been preparing since the middle of February. The 1st game is scheduled against the HIGH PARK BRAVES on Saturday May 3 @ 7pm @ Christie Pits. The Braves were the Playoff Champions of 2008. The Rangers will send 3 year veteran John Fitzpatrick to the mound to open the season. The Rangers home opener will be MONDAY MAY 11TH as the NEWMARKET HAWKS will provide the opposition. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. Rookie Mark Persaud gets the start. The Rangers have 9 returning players and have added 13 more. 5 of the new players are graduates from the Rangers Midget team. The Rangers look to vastly improve over a year ago's 8-16 league and 0-6 tournament records. The Rangers are committed to attend the BRANTFORD, MISSISSAUGA S.W. AND BRAMPTON Tournaments.

February 6, 2009 JUNIOR RANGERS TO BEGIN WORKOUTS
	The Junior Etobicoke Rangers looking to improve on their last season's performance will begin the 2009 workout/tryouts on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15TH @ 9:PM @ PRO TEACH BASEBALL FACILITY. Cost is $10 per player. You must be born in 1990, 1989 or 1988 to be eligible to play. If you are coming from outside the 416 area you MUST bring a permission to practice form or a release. If more info is required please contact the Field Manager Steve Breitner @ steve.breitner@buzztime.com.

August 27, 2008 PLAYERS WANTED
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior AAA Team is seeking players born 1988, 1989 & 1990 to play competetive baseball in 2009. The games are played @ Connorvale Park and the season will begin in early May and finish mid August. The team expects to play upwards of 40 games in 2009. If you are interested in playing or require more information please contact the Field Manager--Steve Breitner @ steve.breitner@buzztime.com

August 12, 2008 RANGERS OUT OF PLAYOFFS
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior team lost by a 5-2 score to Leaside last night and the loss eliminated the Rangers from the playoffs. The Rangers who outhit Leaside 5-2 also out errored them 4-2 and this was the difference as 4 of the Leaside runs were unearned. Starter Andrew Hyde was lifted with 1 out in the 4th as Andrew lost control of the strike zone and left trailing 2-0. Kenny McIlroy came in with runners on 2nd and 3rd and got the next 2 hitters on strikeouts to keep the game @ 2-0. The Rangers narrowed the gap in the 4th as D/H Tony Tedesco reached on a walk and scored on a wild pitch. Leaside managed a run in the 5th to go ahead 3-1 but the Rangers CF Kyle Clancy got that one back in the bottom of the 5th as he also scored on a wild pitch after getting on with a walk. The game stayed 3-2 for Leaside into the 9th when 2 costly errors gave Leaside 2 more runs and a commanding 5-2 lead. The Rangers to their credit did not quit and battled to load the bases in the bottom of the 9th with only 1 out. A strikeout and a groundout ended the Ranger rally and season.

August 11, 2008 SUDDEN DEATH GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers and the Leaside Junior Team will meet in a 1 game Sudden Death Playoff game tonight @ Connorvale Park. The winner of this game moves on to play the 1st place Oshawa Legionaires in a best 2 out of 3. Game time tonight is 7:30.

July 31, 2008 BRAVES WHITEWASH RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Ranger Junior team finished the regular season Monday night as they were mercied by the High Park Braves by an 11-0 score. Rangers starter Steven Szoldra 1-4 gave up 7 runs 3 earned, Clayton Curtis in one inning surrendered 2 earned runs and John Fitzpartick was touched for 2 unearned runs in his 3 innngs. The Rangers were held to just 3 singles by 1B Scott Emmerson, C Ed Ricciardi and CF Kyle Tweddle. The loss leaves the Rangers with an 8-17 record good enough for a tie for 8th place. The Rangers will face Leaside in a sudden death game next week. The winner of this game goes on to face the 1st place undefeated Oshawa Legioaires in a 2 out of 3.

July 23, 2008 LIGHTNING STRIKES AS RANGERS & VIKINGS CLASH
	With the Etobicoke Rangers comfortably ahead by a 6-1 score lightning flashed and the game was suspended last night in Vaughan. There has not been a new date set as of yet to complete this game. Rangers next action comes this weekend as they are participating in the Oakville Junior Tournament. The Rangers will face the host Oakville A's Friday night and then on Saturday will play East York and Chatham.

July 22, 2008 METS BURY RANGERS
	The Toronto Mets struck for 20 hits and 11 runs as they easily defeated the Rangers 11-2. Starter Andrew Hyde 2-2 was banged around for 12 hits 7 runs 4 earned in 3 innings. Kenny McIlroy pitched 4 shutout innings and Steve Szoldra in his 2 innings gave up 3 runs 1 being earned. The Rangers committed 6 errors which did not help the cause. RF Tony Tedesco put the Rangers up 1-0 in the 1st as Tedesco hit his 1st dinger of the year. The Rangers could manage only 5 hits on the night as James Bertola, Kyle Tweddle, Shawn Draper and Midget Kyle Breitner along with Tedesco were the only ones to be able to get hits. The loss is the 3rd straight for the Rangers. The Rangers now visit Vaughan on Tuesday before they go to the Oakville tournament this coming weekend.

July 16, 2008 OSHAWA HAS THEIR WAY WITH RANGERS
	The undefeated Oshawa Legionaires mercied the Etobicoke Rangers last night by a 19-4 score. The Rangers jumped out to a 1st inning 3-0 lead after a couple of walks an error and a hit produced the runs. The lead was short lived as the Oshawa team stormed back during the 4th to take the lead by exploding for 9 runs. They added another in the 5th and plated 5 more in the 6th. Tony Tedesco 0-1 started for the Rangers and was charged with 7 runs 4 earned over his 3 plus innings. Tedesco was his own worst enemy as he walked 5 and comitted 2 throwing errors. Reliever John Fitzpatrick pitched the final 3 innings of this contest. Rangers had RBI's from 1B James Bertola & P Tony Tedesco. The Rangers were outhit in this one 17-6. The Rangers now will have a few days off to try and regroup for next Monday's home game against the 18 under Toronto Mets. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

July 15, 2008 AURORA JAYS POUND RANGERS
	The Junior Rangers got off to a great start last night in their game with the Aurora Jays. The Rangers were ahead 6-1 after 2 innings but then the wheels literally flew off. From this point on it was all Aurora as they scored 2 in the 3rd, 4 in the 4th another in the 5th and then 6 more in the 6th and final inning as the Jays would finish the comeback and win 14-7. Tyler Hill 2-4 gave up 7 runs 5 earned. Steven Szoldra was knocked around for 5 runs and Kenny McIlroy was touched for 2 unearned runs. The Rangers took advantage of walks and errors to put their 6 runs up as they were able to manage only 3 hits in the 6 inning contest. SS Dustin Soares, D/H Tony Tedesco and 1B Scott Emmerson had the hits. The Rangers will have little time to recover as they travel to Oshawa tonight to face the 1st place Legionaires. Tony Tedesco gets the start.

July 14, 2008 EAST YORK EDGES RANGERS
	The Rangers had a big chance to extend their 4 game unbeaten streak yesterday evening but it was not to be. After scoring 4 runs in the 8th inning to pull within a run of the East York Bulldogs the Rangers in their last at bats had the tying run on 3rd and the go ahead runner was at second but that was as far as they would get as the Bulldogs held on to win 6-5. Andrew Hyde 2-1 pitched 6 good innings but was the victim of some shoddy play behind him and ended up giving up 4 runs with only 1 being earned. Clayton Curtis was touched for a pair of runs 1 earned and Shane Richetti pitched the last 2 innings shutting down the Bulldogs by recording 4 K's and giving the Rangers their chance to get back in the game. The big play in the game for the Rangers was a bases loaded double to the left centre field fence by C Eddy Ricciardi in the 4 run 8th which brought the Rangers to with in 2 @ 6-4. Ricciardi's double was cashed by 1B Tyler Hill as Hill hit one in the same spot as Ricciardi. D/H Michael Laviola picked up the other RBI as he drove in C Ricciardi back in the 2nd inning making the game 1-1. The Rangers out hit East York 8-7. The Rangers play again on Monday night @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park as the Aurora Jays visit. The Rangers then travel tomorrow to Oshawa to play the undeafted 1st place Oshawa Junior Legionaires.

July 8, 2008 RANGERS HANG ON TO BEAT REDS
	The Etobicoke Rangers won their 4th game in a row as they hung on to beat the Thornhill Reds 5-4. Ranger starter Tyler Hill 2-3 pitched 6 innings allowing 2 runs 1 earned gave up 5 hits and struck out 10 Thornhill batters. Reliever Kenny McIlroy came on and pitched the final 3 innings giving up 2 runs both unearned to pick up his 1st save. The Rangers who trailed 1-0 after 1 tied it up in the 3rd scored 2 in the 4th to go ahead 3-1. The Reds got one back in the 5th before the Rangers struck for 2 more in the 6th to take a 5-2 lead. The Reds in their last at bats struck for 2 runs but McIlroy got the final out on a strikeout to preserve the win. 2B Cameron Wiliams led the way with 3 hits and a run scored. The Rangers outhit the Reds 9-7. The Rangers travel to Talbot Park Tuesday night to face Leaside. Andrew Hyde 2-0 gets the start.

July 7, 2008 RANGERS BEAT AURORA AND WHITBY
	The Etobicoke Junior Rangers seem to be heading in the right direction as they won their 3rd game in a row. On Thursday night in Aurora the Rangers came out hitting and out played the Jays as the Rangers posted a 9-3 victory. Solid pitching from winner Andrew Hyde 2-0 and 4 stellar innings from reliever Kenny McIlroy combined with the offense kicking in 9 base hits and stealing 7 bases on the night gave the Rangers the victory. SS Dustin Soares had a 4 hit night scored 3 runs and stole 3 bases and CF Kyle Clancy had a couple of hits and drove in 3 Ranger runs. Yesterday afternoon @ Connorvale the Rangers hosted the Whitby Chiefs and came away 6-5 winners as the Rangers were able to win their 3rd game in a row. Once again the pitching held the opposition as starter Tony Tedesco pitched 5 good innings and was relieved by John Fitzpatrick 1-1 who pitched the final 4 innings and was the benefactor of a 4 run Ranger 6th as the Rangers took the lead and held on for the win. Midget call up Marcello Nalli had 2 hits including a double and drove in 2 and C Eddy Ricciardi also with 2 hits and 2 RBI's led the way for the Junior Rangers. The Rangers are right back at it as they host the Thornhill Reds on Monday night @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park and then travel on Tuesday to Talbot Park to play Leaside. Game time is 7:30.

July 1, 2008 RANGERS STING STINGERS
	The Junior Rangers broke their 6 game skid last evening as they stung the Scarborough Stingers 10-3. The Rangers scored 2 in the 1st, 3 more in the 2nd,added 4 more in the 5th and scored the final run in the 7th. Leading the way with 3 hits was SS Dustin Soares. C Kyle Tweddle had a pair of hits in the Ranger 10 hit attack. LF Eddy Ricciardi drove in 3, Midget call up Marcello Nalli drove in 2, as did Soares. 3B James Bertola had the other RBI. The Rangers having been idle for a while used 5 pitchers to hold the Stingers to 6 hits and 3 earned runs. The Rangers pay a visit to Aurora this Thursday evening and then return to Connorvale Park this Sunday to play the Whitby Chiefs in a re-scheduled game. Game time on Sunday is 4:30.

June 19, 2008 RANGERS LOSE 6TH STRAIGHT
	The Junior Rangers were in a ball game last night as they visited the East York Bulldogs. The Rangers fell behind in the 1st inning as East York put up a pair of earned runs off of starter John Fitzpatrick. The game remained this way until the Rangers rallied in the 7th as they scored 2 to tie the game. Marcello Nalli up from the Midget squad led off the 7th with a double his 2nd hit of the game and pinch hitter Michael Laviloa delivered a base hit to score Nalli. With 2 outs CF Kyle Clancy hit a double scoring Laviola as Clancy collected his 3rd hit on the night. Rangers reliever Kenny McIlroy 1-3 who picked up Fitzpatrick with 2 outs in the 3rd had held East York until the bottom of the 7th when the Bulldogs put together a couple of hits to score the go ahead run. East York added 3 more in the bottom of the 8th to insure that the Rangers would lose their 6th straight as the final score was 6-2. The Rangers are off until next Monday when the East York Bulldogs come to Connorvale Park to conclude this home & home series. Game time is 7:45.

June 17, 2008 VIKINGS SINK RANGERS
	The Vaughan Vikings scored runs in 6 of the 9 innings last night @ Connorvale and handed the Rangers a 10-4 defeat. The Rangers were only outhit 8-7 in the contest. 2 of the Rangers hits were Home Runs by 1B Scott Emmerson. His 2nd and 3rd of the season. Scott also had 3 RBI's on the night. Kyle Clancy had the other RBI. Andrew Hyde started for the Rangers and pitched 4 effective innings giving up 2 earned runs and only 3 hits. Steven Szoldra came on and ended up the loser 1-3 as Steven gave up 3 earned runs in 1 2/3 innnings. Lefthander Tony Tedesco threw the final 4 innings and gave up 5 runs 3 earned. Clancy, Tedesco, Draper, Soares and Upward had the other Ranger hits. The Rangers travel to Stan Wadlow on Wednesday night to face the East York Bulldogs. Game time is 7:30.

June 12, 2008 METS NO HIT RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers were soundly beaten last night by Team Toronto aka Toronto Mets. This group of under 18's showed the older Rangers how the game should be played. The Mets 2 pitchers combined to not only shutout the Rangers but no hit them in the 7 inning mercy 10-0 loss. The Mets played errorless ball and raked the Etobicoke pitchers for 13 hits & 6 walks. Marcello Nalli up from the Midget team was the only Ranger to reach base as Marcello worked a walk in the 5th inning. Ranger starter John Fitzpatrick 0-1 surrendered 6 of the Met's runs 3 earned in 4 innings. Steven Szoldra gave up an earned run and Shane Richetti after getting the 1st 2 outs in the sixth ended up getting roughed up for 3 runs all earned and that is all the Mets needed to make this a 7 inning contest. The Rangers wil try to rebound this coming Monday as the Vaughan Vikings come to Connorvale for a 7:45 game.

June 9, 2008 OSHAWA WINS 8TH STRAIGHT OVER RANGERS
	The undefeated 1st place Oshawa Legionaires rolled into Connorvale yesterday afternoon and continued their unbeaten streak as they downed the Rangers by a 6-1 score. Oshawa's pitchers held the Rangers to only 2 hits over the 9 innings with one of those hits coming off the bat of pinch hitter Andrew Hyde in the 9th inning and Hyde ended up scoring on a Kyle Clancy groundout to break the shutout. C Eddy Ricciardi had the other Ranger hit. The Rangers started lefty Tyler Hill 1-3 who pitched 5 innings giving up 4 runs all earned . Clayton Curtis came on and pitched 2 shutout innings giving up 1 hit while striking out 4. Steven Szoldra completed the final 2 frames and was touched for a couple of unearned runs while giving up 2 base hits. The Rangers are home again on Monday evening as the Whitby Chiefs come to town to play a 7:45 game @ Connorvale Park.

June 6, 2008 WHITBY PITCHER K'S 18 RANGERS IN WIN
	The Etobicoke Rangers travelled to Whitby last night to play the Junior Chiefs and the Rangers were soundly beaten 9-1. The Whitby pitcher limited the Rangers to only 3 hits 2 by C Michael Laviola and one by D/H Steven Szoldra and struck out 18 while only walking 2 in the complete game win. For the Rangers starter Kenny McIlroy gave up 4 runs 1 earned in 3 2/3 , John Fitzpatrick was roughed up for 5 runs 3 earned in 2 1/3 and Shane Richetti threw 2 scoreless. The Rangers will play host this Sunday to the 1st place undefeated Oshawa Legionaires. Game time is 5:00pm. The Rangers are then home Monday night as they get a rematch with Whitby. Game time is 7:45.

June 3, 2008 RANGERS UPEND LEASIDE
	The Etobicoke Rangers last night combined some good pitching and timely hitting to upend the team from Leaside by an 8-2 score. Steven Szoldra with 4 shutout innings, Lefty Tyler Hill 1-2 with 3 innnings of work and John Fitzpatrick combined to hold Leaside to only 6 hits and 2 earned runs. Offensively C Eddy Ricciardi had a pair of hits and drove in 3, 1B Scott Emmerson had 3 hits and 3 runs scored and D/H Tony Tedesco had a pair of RBI'S in the victory. The Rangers now travel to Scarborough Tuesday night to play the Stingers and then will be in Whitby on Thursday night.

May 29, 2008 BULLDOGS BLOW AWAY RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers were blown away last night by the East York Bulldogs as the Bulldogs scored 3 in the 1st and 5 in the 2nd on their way to a 10-0 6 inning mercy of the Rangers. Rangers starter Steven Szoldra issued 4 walks and gave up 3 hits resulting in 7 earned runs in lasting into the 2nd with nobody out. Kenny McIlroy came on to keep the Bulldogs at bay as Kenny gave up a couple of earned runs in 4 innings which included 8 strikeouts. Once again the Rangers inability to get on base either via base hits or walks led to the one sided affair. The Rangers were able to muster 3 hits on the night as SS Kyle Clancy had a pair including a lead off double to begin the game while RF Tony Tedesco had the other hit. The Rangers get right back at it as they travel to Bishop Cross Park to play the Thornhill Reds Thursday night @ 7:30.

May 27, 2008 HAWKS DOWN RANGERS
	After coming off a an 0-3 Tournament in Brantford where the Rangers were skunked in all 3 games by scores of 3-0, 5-0 & 6-0 they were able to score a run last night but were again defeated this time by the Newmarket Hawks by a 7-1 score. Starter Tyler Hill made his 08 debut as Ty has just returned from Wayne State and pitched the 1st 3 innings giving up a pair of runs. John Fitzpatrick gave up 3 runs 2 earned in his 3 innings and Shane Richetti surrendered a pair of unearned runs. Hitting still has not surfaced in any consistent manner as the Rangers were able to gather only 5 hits. In the bottom of the 1st RF Tony Tedesco with 2 outs doubled and was promptly driven home by 1B Scott Emmerson for the only Ranger tally. The Rangers now go on the road for their next 2 games as they visit the East York Bulldogs on Wednesday and then on Thursday night travel to Thornhill to take on the Reds.

May 21, 2008 VIKINGS TOP RANGERS IN EXTRA INNINGS
	The Etobicoke Rangers battled back from a 4-1 defecit as they scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th to tie the Vaughan Vikings as Kyle Clancy, Eddy Ricciardi and Steven Szoldra all had hits and all scored. The Rangers Shane Richetti shut down the Vikings in their half of the 7th and the Rangers responded in the top of the 8th as a lead off walk to Kyle Clancy was plated on an RBI single by Eddy Ricciardi. The lead was to be short lived as the Vaughan Vikings were able to load the bases in the botttom of the 8th and with the infield and outfield pulled in the Vikings batter delivered a base hit to give the Vikings the game. Starter for the Rangers Tony Tedesco pitched 5 innings allowing only 2 hits issued 4 walks and recorded 5 K's. Shane Richetti 0-1 takes the loss. The Rangers are headed to Brantford this weekend to play in a tournament. Their oppents are from Ilderton-Friday night @ 8:45 and then the Mississauga Southwest Twins @ Noon on Saturday and then Stoney Creek @ 3. Next league game is next Monday night as the Newmarket Hawks will visit Connorvale Park in a 7:45 start.

May 20, 2008 RANGERS & BRAVES SPLIT
	The Etobicoke Rangers took the first of 2 yesterday from the strong High Park Braves by a 2-0 score but couldn't sweep the doubleheader as the Braves scored a 5-2 win in the nite cap. In the Rangers win Righthander Steven Szoldra picked up his 1st win of the season as he held the Braves to only 3 hits in his 5 innings of work. Reliever John Fitzpatrick pitched the final 2 innings in earning his 1st save of the season. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 4th when rookie catcher Eddy Ricciardi came up following a walk to Kyle Clancy and Eddy promptly hit a line drive over the 330 sign in left for his 1st dinger and gave the Rangers the margin of victory. In game 2 the Braves jumped on Ranger starter Kenny McIlroy for a run in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd. After a scoreless 3rd McIlroy was relieved by lefty Chtris Bond and Chris held the Braves in check over his 2 innings. Shane Richetti came on to pitch the bottom of the 6th with the Rangers trailing 3-2 but after a couple of walks and hits the Braves had extended their lead to 5-2 which proved to be the final score. The Rangers did manage 6 hits with 2 each by Scott Emmerson and Kyle Clancy while Eddy Ricciardi and Kyle Tweddle had the others. The Rangers are right back at it on Tuesday night as they travel to Vaughan to face the Vikings in a 7:30 game.

May 14, 2008 LEASIDE TOPS RANGERS
	Leaside defeated the Junior Rangers last night by a 5-1 score. The Rangers were held to only 2 hits on the night with one of them being a towering Home Run by 1B Scott Emmerson. LF Clayton Curtis had the other Ranger hit. The Ranger pitching once again was strong but the defense let them down as all 5 Leaside runs were unearned. Starter Steven Szoldra pitched the 1st 3 innings giving up 4 hits and 2 unearned runs and gave way to John Fitzpatrick who completed 2 shutout innings. Rookie Shane Richetti in his one inning surrendered 3 unearned runs as the defense made 2 errors in the 6th to let a 2-1 defecit turn into a 5-1 defecit. The Rangers are off until next Monday when they will play host to the High Park Braves as these 2 teams will play a Doubleheader @ Connorvale Park. First game is set for 1pm and the 2nd will be 20 minutes after the completion of the first game.

May 13, 2008 HYDE & MCILROY COMBINE TO NO HIT STINGERS
	Ranger pitchers Andrew Hyde and Kenny McIlroy combined on a 5 inning mercy rule no hitter over the Scarborough Stingers. Hyde started and surrendered the lone Stingers run. Offensively Cameron Williams, James Bertola, Tony Tedesco and Scott Emmerson each had a pair of hits as the Rangers totalled 12 hits on the night. The Rangers are on the road to play Leaside Tuesday night in a 7:30 game @ Talbot Park.

May 6, 2008 RANGERS WIN HOME OPENER
	The Junior Rangers opened their season last evening @ Connorvale Park and didn't disappoint the large crowd as they prevailed 4-1 over the Aurora Jays. The Rangers pitching was outstanding as 5 pitchers combined to hold the Jays to only 2 hits and an unearned run. Steven Szoldra, Ken McIlroy 1-0 John Fitzpatrick, Andrew Hyde and Shane Richetti compiled 11 strikeouts while walking 6. The Rangers opened the scoring in the 2nd as they plated a pair of runs. They would add another in the 3rd as Tony Tedesco would single, steal 2nd and score on a James Bertola double. Shawn Draper scored the 4th Ranger run in the 4th after reaching on a walk and stealing 2nd. Cameron Williams had a pair of hits and Scott Emmerson had the other Ranger hit. The Junior Rangers are off until this Sunday when they travel to Chrisite Pits to play the High Park Braves. Next home game is Monday May 12th as the Scarborough Stingers visit Connorvale Park in a 7:45 start.

April 30, 2008 JUNIOR RANGERS PREPARING FOR HOME OPENER
	The Etobicoke Junior Rangers will begin the 2008 season this coming Monday @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park as they will host Aurora in the Home Opener. The Rangers with 7 returning players and 14 first year players will send veteran Righthander Steven Szoldra to the hill in this 7 inning contest. The revamped 2008 team expects to be competitive in the 12 team Toronto Junior loop. See you @ Connorvale.

April 10, 2008 RANGERS OPEN 2008 SEASON @ HOME
	The Etobicoke Junior Rangers will begin their 2008 season on Monday May 5th @ 7:45 @ Connorvle Park. The Rangers will host the first year team from Aurora. The Rangers will play a 28 game league schedule in the TBA Junior League which winds up at the end of July. Rangers are currently working out Sunday nights @ 8pm @ the Pro Teach Baseball Facility. Best of Luck to the Rangers this season!

March 19, 2008 JUNIOR SCHEDULE POSTED
	Ther 2008 Etobicoke Ranger Junior schedule has now been posted. Click onto schedules on the left hand side of this page.The Jr. Rangers will play a 28 game league schedule commencing on Monday May 5th as they will entertain the expansion team from Aurora and will close out the regular season @ home against the High Park Braves on Monday July 28th. The Rangers are slated to attend the Brantford (May 23-25) and Oakville (July 25-27) Tournaments.

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