ETOBICOKE RANGERS - Notice Board


	HOME \| Sports Leagues \| Sign Me Up!	Tue. Feb 9, 2010

ETOBICOKE RANGERS: Notice Board

Home

Pick a Site

The Front Page

Notice Board

Team Statistics

Schedules

Latest Scores

Calendar / Events

Team Information

Injury Report

Suspensions

Newsletter

Photo Album

Location Maps

Links

Guest Book

Weather Report

Submit a Story

Contact Us

Administrator

Tell A Friend

Sign Me Up! for a
free web site

Be a Sponsor

Local Sponsorship

February 8, 2010 MALINOWSKI WINS POKER TOURNEY
	Former Rangers's all time catcher Rick Malinowski took away the big prize at the Etobicoke Rangers Hold Em Poker tournament this past weekend. Rick was able to best the other 34 players. Thanks to all that participated and supported the Etobicke Ranger Minor Midget, 18U Midgets, Junior and Senior teams.

January 12, 2010 RANGERS TO BEGIN WINTER WORKOUTS
	The Etobicoke Senior Rangers Baseball Club will officially begin their 2010 winter workouts/tryouts beginning Sunday February 21st @ the Pro Teach Baseball Facility from 7:30 pm to 9:00pm. These workouts/tryouts will continue on Sunday evenings right up until the end of April. There will be a $10 fee per player.If you are looking to tryout for the 3 time Provincial Champion Rangers please contact the Field Manager Steve Breitner @ steve.breitner@buzztime.com.

October 30, 2009 IAFRATE WINS COBA MAJOR LEAGUE MVP
	Rangers 1B Anthony A.J. Iafrate was selected by the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE Managers as the 2009 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. A.J. on the season hit a league high .422 that included 8 HRs ( 2nd in the league), 9 Doubles and 33 RBI's. Not only did Iafrate do it with the bat but he had a great year defensively playing 1B. The Division All Star teams were announced and the Rangers placed 3 players on the ANDREW'S DIVISION TEAM with Iafrate at 1B, 4 year veteran Mark Capone at 2B and veteran OF Peter Saweczko. Congratulations to A.J. on his finest all round season and to those Rangers selected for the 2009 All Star Team. For all results of the winners please go to the league web site @ COBAMAJOR.COM.

August 24, 2009 RANGERS KNOCKED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers after being rained out on Saturday began and ended their 2009 Playoff run yesterday. The Rangers ended up having to play 3 games yesterday. The day began @ 10am in Burlington as the Rangers were up against the 2nd place Oakville A's. The Rangers sent their big game pitcher to the mound in Mike Janes and Jane's responded with a complete game victory as the Rangers held on to win the game 4-3. The Rangers jumped on the A's starter and scored 3 in the top of the 1st. The A's got one back in the 2nd but the Rangers went up 4-1 in the 3rd only to see the A's score again their half to close the gap to 4-2. In the bottom of the 7th the A's narrowed the score to 4-3 but with runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out the A's tried a suicide squeeze. The batter popped it up and Ranger 3rd baseman Curtis Saunders made a game saving catch as he dove for the ball and made the catch. He then easily tagged out the runner and the Rangers won 4-3. Janes scattered 10 hits and struck out 6 Oakville batters to earn the win. The Rangers were held to 5 hits with C Jason Crocker and 1B A.J. Iafrate each had 2 while 2B Mark Capone had the other. The Rangers now had to face the Milton Red Sox @ 1:30 and this game was a pitchers dual with the Milton side ending up with an extra inning 2-0 victory. The Rangers started Kevin Breitner and Breitner pitched his best game of the year as he held the Red Sox to only 3 hits over the 1st 7 innings. In the 8th after the 1st batter struck out Breitner walked the next hitter and then the play of the game. Milton's Taylor Lawton hit a deep fly ball to right center and as Ranger CF Peter Saweczko went back to make the catch the ball hit his glove and then went over the fence giving the Milton team a walk off 2 run home run. The Red Sox pitcher Adam Ahearn also pitched a complete game holding the Rangers to just one hit and that came in the very 1st inning off the bat off 2B Mark Capone. With the loss the Rangers now had to play @ 6pm @ 9th Line against the Glanbrook Grizzlies. The winner of this game would advance to the final 4 next weekend and the loser was finished for the year. The Rangers wasted no time in scoring in this one as they collected 7 hits and scored 5 runs in the 1st inning off of Grizzlie starter Chris Cooney. RBI's by CF Peter Saweczko, 3B Todd Riverso, RF Kyle Breitner and !B Mike Janes staked the Rangers to an early 5-0 lead. The Rangers seemed prepared to sit on this lead as Ranger pitcher Curtis Saunders held the Grizzlies in check until the 4th when the Grizzlies closed the gap to 5-1. Then in the 6th inning the Grizzlies put up 3 more runs to make it 5-4 and then on a costly Ranger throwing error which was followed by a base hit to score the tying and go ahead runs giving the Grizzlies a 6-5 lead. The Rangers did get 2 on in the bottom of the 7th but could not get the tying run in and the season was over. The Rangers finished the season with an overall record of 25 wins 23 losses and 1 tie.

August 20, 2009 RANGERS END REGULAR SEASON WITH 3 STRAIGHT WINS
	The Etobicoke Rangers finished the regualr season on a positive note as they beat the Oakville A's last Saturday 10-7, the Brampton Battlecats on Sunday 6-2 and the Glanbrook Grizzlies Tuesday night 15-5 to finish the regular season. On Saturday the Rangers struck for 2 in the 1st and 3 in the 2nd as Oakville talied 1 in the 1st and the Rangers led 5-1. The A's scored again in the 3rd to narrow the gap to 5-2 before they erupted for 5 runs in the 4th to chase Ranger starter Shawn Silk. Silk gave up 7 earned runs in 3 2/3 innings and was relieved by Ranger Midget pitcher Matthew Cambria. Cambria held the fort for the Rangers as Cambria pitched 4 1/3 of shutout 2 hit baseball and gave the Rangers a chance to climb out of the huge hole they were in. The Rangers were able to get 1 back in the 5th and tied it in the 7th as 1B A.J. Iafrate hit his 2nd home run of the afternoon with 2 out to tie the game @ 7-7. The Rangers scored 3 in the 8th to win the game and give young Cambria the Toronto High School pitcher of the year his 1st Senior victory. On Sunday the Rangers sent Curtis Saunders to the hill and Saunders turned in 5 innings of solid pitching as Saunders gave up 3 runs with 1 being earned. Kyle Breitner up from the Ranger's Midget team followed with 2 scoreless innings and Brian Rutledge came on in the 8th to pick up his 1st save. With the score 1-1 the Rangers put up 4 runs in the 3rd as 1B Brett Sanders, C Pete Saweczko, LF Manny Espinoza and 3B Todd Riverso all drove in a run. Sanders finished 3/3 scored 2 runs and drove in a pair in leading the Rangers over the Battlecats. On Tuesday the Rangers fell behind 3-0 after the Grizzlies 1st at bats but came back to score 2 in the Ranger half and then added 5 in the 2nd and 5 more in the 3rd as the Rangers easily put down the Grizzlies on this night. 2B Mark Capone was a HR away from the cycle and DH Mike Janes was a triple away from hitting for the cycle. Jane's HR was his 1st ever as a Ranger. The Rangers sent Rob Borden to the mound and Borden turned in 4 innings of work allowing 5 earned runs before being relieved by Kevin Breitner with 2 scoreless innings and finished off by Todd Riverso with a scoreless inning. The Rangers will now begin the COBA MAJOR PLAYOFFS as they begin this Saturday in Dundas @ 1:30. The Rangers opening round opponent will be the Oakville A's. The tournament is a double knockout affair and will be played over the next 2 weekends. The Rangers are seeking their 4th COBA Playoff Championship.

August 15, 2009 CARDINALS WHITEWASH RANGERS
	The 1st place Erindale Cardinals laid a beating on the Etobicoke Rangers last night as they scored 8 runs in the 4th and then coasted to 10-0 win. Ranger starter Kevin Breitner was the loser as Breitner gave up all 8 in the 4th. Rob Borden came on and was very effective over the next 4 innings giving up 1 run and Tim Deacon came on to give up a run in the Cardinal 9th. The Rangers had 8 hits in this one but could not score with 2B Mark Capone getting 2 hits. The Rangers are in Oakville Saturday afternoon @ 4:30 to play the A's and then on Sunday will be @ Connorvale for a noon start against the Brampton Battlecats.

August 12, 2009 WASHED OUT IN BRAMPTON
	The Etobicoke Rangers were washed out last night in Brampton. The DH has yet to be re-scheduled. Rangers next game is Friday night @ Connorvale Park against the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE leaders the Erindale Cardinals. Game time is 7:45. The Rangers will then play Saturday afternoon in Oakville @ 4:30 and return home on Sunday to face the Brampton Battlecats. Game time is 12 Noon. The Rangers will then close out the regular season next Tuesday night @ home against the Glanbrook Grizzlies. 7:45 game time for this one.

August 11, 2009 GRIZZLIES EDGE RANGERS IN 10
	The Glanbrook Grizzlies scored a run in the bottom of the 10th to defeat the Etobicoke Rangers last night by a 6-5 score. Curtis Saunders in his 3rd inning of relief issued a lead off walk to begin the bottom of the 10th that ended up scoring on a bases loaded single with one out. Saunders had come in to replace starter Dan McIldoon who had pitched 7 strong innings holding the Grizzlies to 4 runs all earned on 9 base hits. MacIldoon left with 5-4 lead but in the 8th a lead off walk also came around to score to tie the game @ 5-5. The Rangers scored 2 in the 3rd on a 2 RBI triple by 1B A.J. Iafrate. The Grizzlies responded with 3 in their half of the 3rd but the Rangers scored 2 in the 4th as the Rangers got 2 out RBI base hits from C Jason Crocker and 2B Mark Capone. The Grizz got 1 back in the 5th to make the score 5-4. SS Damian Eccleton had 3 of the Ranger 11 hits with Crocker, RF Kyle Breitner & LF Manny Espinoza chipped in with 2 each. The Rangers stay on the road as they visit the Brampton Battlecats Tuesday night to play a DH beginning @ 6pm @ F.C.C. Park. The Rangers return home on Friday as the 1st place overall Erindale Cardinals come to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

August 9, 2009 RANGERS LOSE IN A SHOOTOUT
	The Oakville A's and the Etobicoke Rangers hooked up Friday night @ Connorvale Park and the 2 teams combined for 34 hits 21 by the Rangers and they issued 21 walks with 11 of those by the Rangers as Oakville scored 7 runs in the top of the ninth to score a come from behind win 18-16. For the Rangers offensively SS Ryan Croucher had a perfect 5 for 5 night and 1B A.J. Iafrate also had 5 hits. LF Manny Espinoza had his best night of the year as Espinoza had 4 hits scored 3 runs and drove in 3. RF Tim Deacon with 3 hits while 3B Curtis Saunders, CF/P Peter Saweczko, DH/P Todd Riverso and 2B Mike Janes each had a hit. The Rangers were dismal on the mound as Brian Rutledge was tagged for 7 runs 4 earned on 8 hits in 4 2/3 with the big blow being delivered by the A's LF Jeff Jarockis as Jarockis wiped out a 5-3 Rangers lead in the 5th with a bomb over the centrefield wall to tie the game @ 5-5's. The A's would then take the lead 7-5 as they would put up 2 more in the 5th. The Rangers got 2 in the 6th to tie but the A's regained the lead in the 7th to go up 9-7. The Rangers again tied it up with 2 in their half of the 7th but fell behind again in the 8th as the A's scored 3. The Rangers in the bottom of the 8th erupted for 6 to go ahead 16-11 but the A's outdid the Rangers in their half of the 9th by scoring 7 runs to go ahead for good making the final 18-16 A's. Following Rutledge was the trio of Jon Kielb 2 1/3 & 4 earned runs, Todd Riverso 2 innings 2 earned runs and Saweczko 1 inning 4 earned runs. With the loss the Rangers fall to .500 on the season as they now sport a 12-12-1 COBA Major record. The Rangers will now play 7 games over a 9 day period to complete the league schedule. The Rangers go on the road Monday to Bernie Arbor Stadium to play the Glanbrook Grizzles @ 7:30 and then on Tuesday they will visit the upstart Brampton Battlecats in an early D/H beginning @ 6:00pm @ F.C.C. The Rangers return home on Friday eveing to play the league leading Erindale Cardinals. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

August 5, 2009 RANGERS LOSE IN SEMI FINAL @ SENIOR ELIM'S
	The Etobicoke Rangers were 2 wins away from their 4th Provincial title this past weekend @ the Men's Senior A Elimination Tournament in London. The Rangers met up with the Leaside Leafs in the Semi Final on Monday morning and found themselves on the short end of a 9-5 score. The Rangers who battled all weekend got to this game by defeating the Thornhill Reds #2 9-3 on Friday night as Brian Rutledge with 6 innings of shutout relief picked up the win. The Rangers took advantage of the inexperienced Thornhill club as they banged out 9 hits and walked 5 times and forced the Reds into making 4 errors. CF Rob borden with 2 hits and 2 RBI's led the Rangers in this one. Game 2 was a COBA MAJOR matchup as the Rangers faced the Milton Red Sox. The Rangers improved to 2-0 as rookie pitcher Dan McIldoon held off the feisty Milton squad 1-0. McIldoon with 7 innings of shutout allowed but 4 hits. The lone run of the game was scored in the 2nd inning as RF Pete Saweczko led off with a double and scored on LF Jason Crocker's single. 2B Mark Capone had 2 of the Rangers 7 hits. Game 3 saw the Rangers play the other Thornhill team and the result was similar as the Rangers won 8-4. The Rangers scored 2 in the 2nd, 2 in the 3rd, 3 in the 4th and a single run in the 5th. C Ryan Croucher had 3 of the Rangers 13 hits in this contest as SS Damian Eccleton, Capone, D/H Brett Sanders and RF Pete Sawezcko each contributed 2 hits. Winning pitcher was rookie Curtis Saunders who pitched a complete game scattering 7 hits and 4 walks while striking out 3. Game 4 was a huge game as the Rangers were facing the Leaside Leafs and both teams were undefeated. The Rangers scored right away in the 1st only to have Leaside tie it up in their half. Leaside took a 2-1 lead in the 3rd only to see the Rangers get that one back in the top of the 5th. With Leaside hitting in the bottom of the 5th the roof caved in on the Rangers as the Leafs scored 7 times to take a 9-2 lead as Ranger starter Kevin Breitner was pulled with the game still tied and the bases loaded with only one out. The Rangers went to veteran Kyle Hill and Hill was the victim of 5 hits and 4 runs plus Breitner's 3 runners that were on all scored. The Rangers could muster only 6 hits in this one as they fell 9-2. The Rangers now had to move parks and play right away against the host London Lakeside Lizards. In this crucial game the Rangers sent their ace Mike Janes to the mound and Jane's as usual pitched great and the Rangers stayed alive as they beat a very good Lakeside club 5-2. The Rangers fell behind early as Lakeside scored 2 in the 2nd but the Rangers took the lead in the 4th as they put up 3 runs as 1B A.J. Iafrate drove in 2 runs with a base hit and then Iafrate scored. The Rangers added 2 insurance runs in the 7th to make the final 5-2. This win put the Rangers into the Semi's where they had to play Leaside again. The Rangers once again fell behind as the Leafs scored 2 in the top of the 1st but the Rangers responded with 1 in the bottom. The Leafs added another in the 2nd to go up 3-1 but the Rangers responded again with 2 to tie it up. The Rangers took the lead in the 3rd as Iafate and D/H Brett Sanders both scored on a double by RF Tim Deacon. The lead held until the fateful 6th when the Leafs scored 3 runs and added 3 more in the 7th to win 9-5 and advance to the finals. Ranger starter Mark Eccleton was the hard luck loser as Eccleton held the hard hitting Leafs to only 4 hits in his 5 2/3. The 5 errors the Rangers committed resulted in 3 of the 6 runs given up by Eccleton were earned.With this victory the Leaside Leafs were still undefeated and had to play the defending Champs the Windsor Stars. The Stars were able to beat Leaside 1-0 in game 1 and again in the 2nd game 6-1 to claim the Provincial title for the 2nd year in a row and a trip to Halifax later this month as they willl represent Ontario at the Men's Senior Nationals! Congratulations to Windsor and we wish them the best of Luck @ the Canadians!!!

July 31, 2009 RANGERS SEEKING 4TH PROVINCIAL TITLE
	This weekend in London Ontario the Etobicoke Rangers will join 21 other Senior A teams who all will be trying to capture the Elimination Championship. The winner of this tournament will travel in August to Halifax to represent Ontario @ the Canadian Men's Senior Baseball Championships. The Rangers are up against it this year as they are trying to add their 4th title (1999, 2002,2004) in the past 9 years. The Rangers not having one of their better seasons record wise will rely on the experience of those that have been before and will need the younger guys to play to their potential if the Rangers are going to have a chance at winning their 4th title. The competition as always is tremendous as the defending Champions Windsor Stars are one of the favorites to win this marathon tournament. Other contenders this year based on their play would have to be the Oshawa Royals, Erindale Cardinals and the St. Catharine's Metro's. The Rangers open up the tournment on Friday as they will play Thornhill 2 from the GTBL. GO RANGERS!!!

July 26, 2009 RANGERS AND GRIZZLIES RAINED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers and Glanbrook Grizzlies were unable to get their game in @ Conorvale Park on Friday night due to heavy rain. There has been no make up date set. The Rangers will travel to Oakville this coming Monday to play the A's. Game time is 7:30 @ Oakville Park.

July 23, 2009 BRANTS DOWN RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers took it on the chin last night in Burlington as the last place Brants hung on to down the Rangers 4-2. The Rangers fell behind 1-0 in the 2nd and the Brants increased their lead to 4-0 with solo runs in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings. Rangers starter Kevin Breitner pitched a complete game in taking the loss. Breitner gave up 8 hits including a solo Home Run, walked 3 and struckout 5. The Rangers were unable to get the offence going until the top of the 9th when 1B A.J. Iafrate got a 1 out base hit and then LF Curtis Saunders walked. Midget call up RF Kyle Breitner drove in Iafrate with a solid single and then 3B Mike Janes scored Saunders with another base hit but this was all the damage the Rangers could do. The loss drops the Rangers COBA MAJOR LEAGUE record to 12-11-1. The Rangers are home Friday night as the Glanbrook Grizzlies come to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

July 20, 2009 RANGERS 1-2 @ HAP WALTERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers did not fare very well this past weekend in St. Catharines @ the Hap Walters Tournament. They opened up Saturday morning against the Markham Pioneers and lost a close hard fought game 5-4. The Pioneers jumped on Ranger starter Curtis Saunders 4-2 for 3 in the 1st inning. The Rangers evened the score as they scored 3 in the 2nd as 3B Todd Riverso, LF manny Espinoza and The Etobicoke Rangers played in the annual Hap Walters Tournament this past weekend in St. Catharies and left out of the money with a 1-2 record. On Saturday morning the Markham Pioneers jumped on Ranger starter Curtis Saunders 4-2 for 3 runs in the 1st inning but the Rangers evened the score in the bottom of the second as Ranger 3B Todd Riverso, LF Manny Espinoza and CF Rob Borden scored. Markham regained the lead in the 6th as Saunders issued a pair of walks and the Rangers committed 3 errors allowing Markham to regain the lead 5-3. The Rangers were able to get 1 back in the 7th but the rally fell short. Next up were the Oshawa Royals and the Royals spanked the Rangers 13-2. Rangers starter Mike Janes was responsible for all 13 runs 9 earned as Mike just did not have his good stuff. The Rangers were held to just 4 hits. SS Damian Eccleton had both Ranger RBI's. With the Rangers now eliminated from advancing they still had to play the Whitby Chiefs also 0-2. This was a meaningless game for both teams other than pride and the Rangers came away with a 9-3 win. Rangers started 1st year player Dan McIldoon 2-0 and McIldoon turned in a complete game allowing 3 runs 2 earned on 6 hits. McIldoon struckout 9 Chiefs batters in recording the win. 2B Ryan Croucher drove in 2 runs with a couple of hits in leading the Rangers. The Rangers get back to league action on Wednesday night as they travel to Burlington to play the Brants and then return home to Connorvale on Friday as the Glanbrook Grizzlies will be the opposition. Game time Friday is 7:45.

July 14, 2009 CARDINALS DROP RANGERS WITH THEIR LAST AT BATS
	The Erindale Cardinals showed the Etobicoke Rangers last night why they are leading the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE this season as the Cardinals after giving up leads of 5-1 and 9-5 scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to drop the Rangers 10-9. Losing pitcher Jon Kielb 0-1 walked the leadoff hitter in the fateful 9th and this proved to be the winning run. Ranger starter Dan McIldoon went the first 5 innings giving up 5 runs all earned on 3 hits and 3 walks. RF Kevin Traschel of the Cardinals was responsible for 3 of the runs as Traschel hit a mammoth Home Run to left field. With the scored tied at 5-5's the Rangers brought in newcomer Matt Miller and Miller was roughed up for 5 hits and 4 runs 3 earned in his 1 inning of relief. The Rangers tied the game at 5-5's in the 4th as LF Manny Espinoza and RF Kyle Breitner each scored on RBI singles from D/H Mike Janes and C Jason Crocker. 1B A.J. Iafrate had another great offensive night as Iafrate was 3/5 all doubles and drove in 3. Crocker and Janes each finished the night with 3 hits while Breitner had 2 as did SS Damian Eccleton. The Rangers now head to the HAP WALTERS TOURNAMENT in St. Catharine's this weekend in a showdown of 16 of the top SENIOR A teams in the province. The Rangers will play the Markham Pioneers on Friday night and then the Oshawa Royals and Whitby Chiefs on Saturday. Semi's and Finals will be on Sunday @ Community Park. The Rangers were Finalists of this tournamnet in 2003 and won the tourney in 2004. Good Luck Rangers!!

July 12, 2009 RANGERS SWEEP METROS
	The Etobicoke Rangers swept the Johnson Division leaders St. Catharine's Metros Sunday afternoon @ Connorvale by scores of 5-4 in game 1 and 11-9 in the nitecap. The Rangers held off the charging Metros in Game 1 as starting pitcher Curtis Saunders 4-1 held the Metros in check until the 7th when leading 5-2 the Metros scored two runs to close the gap to 5-4. The Rangers went to the bullpen and brought in Mark Eccleton to get the 3rd out and record his 1st save. The Rangers got 2 hits from LF Manny Espinoza and 3B Todd Riverso and one hit each from C Jason Crocker, SS A.J. Iafrate and P Curtis Saunders. Iafrate drove in 2 while Espinoza and Riverso had 1 each. St. Catharine's out hit Etobicoke 8-7. Game 2 saw reliable Ranger pitcher Kevin Breitner get tagged for 7 earned runs in only 1 2/3 innings. Breitner gave up 3 hits but walked 7 in his shortest outing of the year. The Metros scored 2 in the first and the Rangers 1 then the Metros put up 5 in the 2nd but the Rangers came right back with 4 making the score 7-5 Metros. With Brian Rutledge picking up Breitner Rutledge allowed only 2 earned runs the rest of the way on 1 hit and 3 walks to gain his 1st COBA MAJOR win. The Rangers banged out 10 hits in this one as Midget callup Kyle Breitner had 2 doubles,scored 2 runs and drove in 2 runs. 1B Mike Janes also had a pair of hits and 2 RBI'S as did 2B Mark Capone. Other Ranger hits went to C Jason Crocker with 2 1B Mike Janes, D/H Tim Deacon, 3B Curtis Saunders and RF Todd Riverso. The Rangers out hit the Metros in this one 10-4. The D/H sweep evened the season series at 2-2. The Rangers are right back at it as they will visit the COBA MAJOR league leader Erindale Cardinals tomorrow night @ Erindale Cardinal Field. Game time is 7:30 as Dan McIldoon gets the start for the Rangers.

July 7, 2009 A'S RALLY DOWNS RANGERS
	The Oakville A's scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th to comeback from a 4-3 defecit to beat the Rangers 5-4. The Rangers jumped on Oakville in the 1st inning scoring a pair of runs as D/H Tim Deacon and 3B Curtis Saunders each had an RBI. Oakville tied it in the 3rd and the score held until the Rangers went ahead in the 6th as C Ryan Croucher drove in Deacon. The lead was short lived as Rangers pitcher Mike Janes gave up the tying run in the bottom of the 6th. The Rangers regained the lead in the 7th as Deacon drove in his 2nd run of the game. The Rangers sent lefthander Matt Miller to the hill as Miller made his Ranger debut. Miller pitched a strong 5 innings giving up 2 runs both earned and struck out 7 A's hitters and left the game tied at 2-2. Ranger pitcher Mark Eccleton 0-1 was the hard luck loser as Ecc picked up Janes in the 7th and held the A's until the fateful 9th. The Rangers will now enjoy a few days off as they do not play until next Sunday when the Johnson Division leader St. Catharine's Metro's will visit Connorvale to play a D/H against the Rangers. First game goes @ Noon.

July 6, 2009 RANGERS SPLIT WITH CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers split a D/H on Sunday against the Dundas Chiefs. The Chiefs took game 1 by a score of 5-1 and the Rangers rebounded in game 2 winning 13-2. Game 1 saw starter Shawn Silk take his 3rd loss in 4 decisions as Shawn again was haunted by the walks. 3 of the 4 base on balls scored. Silk gave up only 2 hits in 5 innings and both runs were earned. The Rangers could collect 5 hits in this one as they out hit the Chiefs 5-4. Game 2 saw the Rangers score 1 in the 1st and 3 more in the 2nd and erupted in the 7th for 8 more as they blew open the game. Starter Kevin Breitner improved to 3-2 as Breitner pitched 6 innings giving up both earned runs. Jon Kielb pitched a scorless 7th. A.J. Iafrate with a 3 for 3 day drove in 5 for the Rangers. LF Manny Espinoza had a break out day as Manny was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI'S. The Rangers now travel to Oakville Monday night to take on the A's. Game time is 7:30 @ Oakville Park.

July 4, 2009 RANGERS TAME BATTLECATS
	The Etobicoke Rangers behind the 5 hit complete game outing from Curtis Saunders (3-1) tamed the Brampton Battlecats last night by a 6-2 score. Saunders with his 1st complete game walked 2 and struckout 4. Offensively the Rangers were led by the 2 Home Runs from 1B A.J Iafrate driving in 4 runs. Iafrate now has 6 dingers on the season. 2B Mark Capone with 2 hits and 2 runs scored and 3B Ryan Croucher had a 3 hit night. The Rangers now head out to Volunteer Field as they will play the Dundas Chiefs on Sunday in a D/H beginning @ noon.

June 28, 2009 RANGERS 1 AND 2 IN WINDSOR
	The Etobicoke Rangers paticipated in the annual Rick Wiseman Tournament this weekend and came away with 2 very disappointing losses and 1 win great win. On Friday night the Rangers were up against the Tecumseh Junior Thunder and the Thunder stole a 6-3 win away from the Rangers. Rangers starter Brian Rutledge pitched into the 7th leading 3-2 before the Junior Thunder put up 4 runs in the 7th to win 6-3. Although the Rangers out hit Tecumseh 12-6 they could only muster the 3 runs. Game 2 saw the Rangers facing the defending Ontario Champs Windsor Stars and a classic pitching match up as Ranger ace Mike Janes got the nod for this one against former AA pitcher John Picco of the Stars. Both teams played recklessly and sloppily but the Rangers on the strength of 2 doubles by 1B A.J. Iafrate driving in 2 and the 1 2/3 of stellar relief from Mark Eccleton the Rangers were able to beat the Stars 4-3. With a 1-1 record the Rangers needed to win game 3 against Amherstburg in order to advance to Sundays semi final. The Amherstburg team scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st off of Ranger starter Shwan Silk and those 2 runs held up until the 7th when Amherstburg scored 2 more runs 1 off of Silk and after Silk was relieved by Peter Saweczko saw the Amherstburg team score 1 more run off of Peter giving the Rangers their 2nd loss by a 4-0 score. The Rangers were held to 4 hits in this one. The Rangers are now off until this Friday night when they resume their COBA MAJOR play as the Brampton Battlecats visit Connorvale Park and then on Sunday the Rangers will travel to Dundas to play a D/H with the Chiefs.

June 23, 2009 RANGERS ON SHORT END
	The Etobicoke Rangers out hit and out pitched the St. Catharine's Metro's last night only to be on the short end of the score. The Metro's with 3 runs in the 7th overcame a 1-0 defecit to take a 3-1 lead and would add another in the 8th to take the win 4-1 over the Rangers. Rangers starter Kevin Breitner was nothing short of brilliant as he dueled with Metro's ace Dustin Turner. Kevin had not given up a hit until 6th. Breitner gave up 4 runs 1 earned on 5 hits and only 2 walks to the good hitting Metro's squad. The Rangers were able to gather 7 hits off of Turner but were the victim of 9 strikeouts. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the 1st as 2B Mark Capone led off the game with a hit and came around to score on a base hit by CF Peter Saweczko. Saweczko had 3 hits on the night. The rangers next action is this weekend as they head down to Windsor to participate in the annual Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament. The Rangers won this Tournament in 1999 and were semi finalists in 2004.

June 22, 2009 GRIZZLIES TIE UP RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 4 runs in the top of the 11th to take an 8-4 lead over the Glanbrook Grizzlies and pitcher Andrew Page but the Grizzlies on Shawn Silk's 5 walks and a base hit allowed the Grizzlies to come back and tie the game 8-8. The game was called @ Bernie Arbour Stadium @ the end of 11 as the league curfew was imposed. The Rangers starter Dan McIldoon pitched the 1st 6 innings giving up 4 runs 2 earned on 7 hits before Silk picked him up to begin the 7th. Offensively for the Rangers who trailed 2-0 after the 1st struck for 4 in the 2nd as LF Manny Espinoza had 2 run scoring single and 2B Mark Capone had a 2 run scoring double to put the Rangers up 4-2. The Grizzlies got 1 back in the bottom of the 2nd and tied the game @ 4-4's in the 3rd where the score stayed until the 11th. In the 4 run 11th SS Damian Eccleton and RF Tim Deacon each drove in a run and C Marcello Nalli had a 2 run single. Silk over the 5 innings allowed but 2 hits but walked 8 in giving up 4 earned runs. The Rangers outhit the Griz 11-9 on the night. The Rangers travel the QEW tonight to play the Johnson Division leaders ST. Catharine's Metro's. Game time is 7:30 @ Community Park.

June 20, 2009 RANGERS ROUT A'S
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 6 runs in the 1st and never looked back as they routed the Oakville A's 10-4 last night. 1B Brett Sanders had a 2 RBI single in the 1st to start the scoring. RF Tim Deacon drove in a run with a Sac Fly and LF Manny Espinoza plated the 6th run on a bases loaded walk. Ranger starter Andrew Hyde up from the Junior Ranger team made his COBA Senior debut a good one. Hyde pitched 6 innings giving up 1 unearned run and recorded 5 K's. Josh McGonigle pitched a scoreless 7th and then reliever Brian Rutledge was tagged for 3 earned runs on 4 hits in the 8th. The Rangers outhit the A's 8-7. The Rangers next game is Sunday night @ Bernie Arbour Stadium as they play the Glanbrook Grizzlies and then on Monday will travel to St. Catharine's in a make up game from last week. Both games start @ 7:30.

June 18, 2009 RANGERS AND METROS RAINED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers and St. Catharine's Metros have had their game this evening postponed due to rain. The game has been re-scheduled for Monday June 22 @ 7:30 @ Community Park in St. Catharine's. The Rangers are home tomorrow night against the Oakville A's in a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park.

June 16, 2009 CARDINALS DOUBLE UP RANGERS
	The first place Erindale Cardinals doubled the score last night on the Etobicoke Rangers as the Cards won 10-5. Rangers starter and loser Curtis Saunders 2-1 gave up 4 earned runs on 5 hits in his 3 innings of work as the Cardinals struck for 4 runs in the 3rd. Jon Kielb pitched 2 scoreless innnings then gave way to Mark Eccleton. Eccleton in just his 2nd appearance of the year gave up 6 hits and 5 runs 3 earned in 2 2/3 before Peter Saweczko was summoned to record the final 2 outs. Offensively the Rangers gathered 8 hits as Saweczko and LF Manny Espinoza each had a pair. The Cardinbals outhit the Rangers 11-8. The Rangers continue this mini road trip as they head down the QEW on Thursday to play the Johnson Division leaders St. Catharine's Metros. Game time is 7:30 @ Community Park. Dan McIldoon starts for the Rangers. The Rangers then return home on Friday night as they will host the Oakville A's @ 7:45 @ Connorvale park. Ranger Junior pitcher Andrew Hyde has drawn the assignment on the hill for the Rangers.

June 15, 2009 RANGERS OUSTED IN SEMI FINAL
	The Etobicoke Rangers reached the Semi Finals of the annual OSHAWA ROYALS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT this past weekend on the strength of their 3-0 round robin record. On Friday night the Rangers scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th to defeat the Kendal Eagles 5-3. Shawn Silk in relief of Brian Rutledge picked up the win. 3B Curtis Saunders with 2 RBI's and SS Damian Eccleton drove in another in the 3 run 6th. Saturday morning saw the Rangers play the Leaside Leafs and the Rangers were able to stave off a late game rally by the Leafs to win the game 6-5. Winning pitcher Dan McIldoon went 5 and left with a 4-2 lead. The Rangers made it 6-2 in the top of the 7th only to see Leaside get 3 in their half of the 7th before Curtis Saunders closed the door by inducing a game ending double play. Game 3 saw the Rangers square off with the East York Bulldogs and the never say die Rangers were able to score 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th on a CF Rob Borden game ending hit as C jason Crocker came all the way from 1st base to score. Winning pitcher Peter Saweczko picked up the win in relief of starter Mike Janes. Janes was lifted in the top of the 7th trailing 3-2. Sunday morning saw the Rangers hooking up with the Markaham Pioneers in one Semi Final and the host Oshawa Royals playing the Wild Card Leaside Leafs. The Rangers fell behind in the 1st as Markham scored to make it 1-0 and held the lead until the Rangers tied it in the 4th and then the Rangers took a 2-1 lead after 5. The Pioneers came back with 2 unearned runs in the 6th as SS Damian Eccleton's relay throw to the plate sailed over the fence allowing the runs to score. Eccleton with a chance in the bottom of the 7th to redeem himself did not disappoint as Eccleton drove in pinch runner Dan McIldoon with a base hit to tie the game and send the game into extra innings. Ranger pitcher Brian Rutledge ended up getting the loss as the Pioneers scored the winning run on a bases loaded walk. The Rangers in their half of the 8th saw lead off hitter CF Rob Borden work a walk and the stole second. Borden went to 3rd on a groundout by 2B Mark Capone. With 1 out and the Rangers 3rd hitter up Borden attempted to score on a passed ball but was called out on a very close play. Zamora promptly hit a double off the left field wall and were again a base hit away from tying the game but pinch hitter Brett Sanders struckout to end the game. Rangers starter Kevin Breitner pitched the first 6 1/3 holding the Pioneers to 6 hits and 3 runs 1 earned and was followed by Connor Lillis-White and then Brian Rutledge. The other Semi Final saw the Oshawa Royals defeat the Leaside Leafs 2-1. The Oshawa Royals prevailed in the tourney final 4-2 over Markham. The Rangers get no rest as they return to league action tonight as they travel to Erindale Cardinal Field to play the the 1st place Erindale Cardinals. Game time is 7:30.

June 8, 2009 BRANTS AND RANGERS SPLIT
	The Burlington Brant's took advantage of starter Shawn Silk's 1-2 wildness and took a 7-6 decision in Game 1 of yesterdays D/H @ Connorvale. Silk gave up only 2 hits but in his 3 1/3 innings walked 8. Reliever Brian Rutledge came on to work out of a Silk jam and completed the final 3 2/3 giving up 2 hits and a run. The Rangers trailing 6-0 after the 5 run Burlington 4th came right back and scored 4 in their half of the 4th to get back in the game. They scored two more in the bottom of the 7th but there was to be no last inning heroics as the game ended on a ground out by 3B Curtis Saunders with the bases loaded. The Rangers out hit the Brant's 10-4 but just could not capitalize on their numerous scoring chances. Game 2 saw the Rangers score 1 in the bottom of the 1st another in the 3rd and then pushed across 5 more in the 4th. The Brant's trailing 7-0 tried to climb back in the game with a 3 run 5th but then Dan McIldoon making his Senior debut pitched a shutout 6th and veteran Mark Eccleton who was also making his season debut gave up an unearned run in the 7th to preserve the 9-4 win. The Rangers were able to collect only 6 hits but stole 6 bases en route to the victory. The Brants also collected 6 hits from the 3 Rangers pitchers. The winner Kevin Breitner 2-1 pitched the 1st 5 innings giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs. The Rangers will now take a short break from COBA MAJOR play as they are entered this coming weekend in the OSHAWA ROYALS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. The Rangers will be in tough as they open the Tournament against the defending Ontario champs the Windsor Stars on Friday night @ Kinsmen Stadium. Game time is 8:15. The Rangers then go on to face on Saturday morning last years GTBL champs the Leaside Leafs @ 10:15am also @ Kinsmen and then later on Saturday hook up to play the East York Bulldogs @ 4pm in Clarington. Best of Luck to the Rangers this weekend.

June 6, 2009 RANGERS SQUEAK BY RED SOX
	Once again the Etobicoke Rangers pull one out with their last at bat. Last night tied at 1-1 going into the bottom of the 9th the Rangers were able to score the go ahead run courtesy of a solid line drive base hit from the bat of CF Rob Borden. D/H Marcello Nalli had led off the bottom of the 9th with a base hit then PH Brett Sanders struck out swinging and SS Damien Eccleton walked. P Mark Eccleton pinch ran for Nalli and after a wild pitch moved up the runners Borden delivered the game winning hit. The Rangers on the night out hit the Red Sox 7-3. Ranger starter Mike Janes went a good 5 innings and left with the score 1-1. Peter Saweczko with 2 shutout innings and then Curtis Saunders 2-0 with 2 shutout innings earned his 2nd win of the season. The Rangers are home again on Sunday as they will entertain the Burlington Brants as the teams will play a Double Header. Game 1 starts @ 12 noon. Rangers Shawn Silk starts Game 1 and Kevin Breitner will start Game 2.

June 1, 2009 RANGERS SWEEP CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers trailing 4-2 entering their last at bats in the 1st game of yesterdays D/H with the Dundas Chiefs came back to score 3 and take the game 5-4 and then in Game 2 blew away the Chiefs 13-0 in a 5 inning mercy. Game 1 saw starter Shawn Silk go 6 innings yielding 1 run on 5 hits, 5 walks 2 hit batters and recorded 7 K's. Shawn left with a 2-1 lead only to see that lead squandered by the usually reliable Ranger bullpen. Veteran Jon Kielb came on in the 7th going 2/3 before giving way to Todd Riverso. With the Rangers still leading 2-1 and runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs Riverso promptly gave up a base hit to put the Chiefs in front. They would go on to score another to take a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the 7th. The Rangers 1st 2 hitters reached base on walks and set the table for the comeback win as Damian Eccleton drove in the winning run with a solid single to give the Rangers the victory. In all the Rangers collected 8 hits. Game 2 was a different story as the Rangers struck for 10 runs in the bottom of the 1st as Ranger 2B John Zamora had 2 Home Runs driving in 5 in the very 1st inning. The Rangers had 10 hits in all. Rangers starter Kevin Breitner evened his record at 1-1 as Kevin 1 hit the Chiefs, gave up 1 walk and had a pair of K's. The Rangers topped the .500 mark as with the sweep improved their season record to 5-4. Next up are the Milton Red Sox this Friday @ Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45. The Rangers will continue this home stand as on Sunday the Burlington Brants will come to Connorvale to play a D/H begining @ noon.

May 25, 2009 RANGERS TAKE 2 OUT OF 3 FROM THE RED SOX
	This past weekend the Etobicoke Rangers took 2 out of 3 games from the Milton Red Sox to push their record to 3-4. On Friday night the Rangers scored a 10-4 victory as Mike Janes pitched 6 innings in gaining his 1st win of the season. Kyle Breitner making his 1st appearance pitched 3 strong innings giving up a run on 3 hits and struck out 4. For the Rangers 1B A.J. Iafrate drove in 4 runs as Iafrate hit his 2nd big fly over the centre field wall @ Connorvale. RF Peter Saweczko had 4 hits on the night with 2 RBI's and CF Rob borden chipped in with 3 hits, an RBI and 2 stolen bases. In game 1 Saturday the Rangers held of a late comeback by the Red Sox to win 10-7. Shawn Silk with 6 2/3 of 5 hit baseball evened his record at 1-1 and needed last inning help from Peter Sawezcko who picked up his 1st save. Offensively the Rangers got 2 more Home Runs from 1B A.J. Iafrate and 2B John Zamora hit his 1st round tripper as a Ranger, a 2 run shot. The Rangers were now set for a 3 game sweep as in game 2 the Rangers struck for 5 runs in the 1st but that was all they would get and the Red Sox fought back to win the game 6-5 in extra innings. Starter Brian Rutledge gave the Rangers 6 good innnings allowing 4 earned runs on 8 hits. Reliever Jon Kielb was touched for the tying run in the 7th and then Todd Riverso was the victim of a Red Sox run in the 1st extra inning giving the Milton team the comeback victory. The Rangers got 2 hits and 2 RBI's from D/H Tim Deacon as the Rangers were held to only 7 hits. The Rangers are now off until this Friday night when the 1st place Oakville A's visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45. The Rangers will then host the Dundas Chiefs in a D/H on Sunday with the 1st game beginning @ 12 noon.

May 21, 2009 RANGERS GET IN WIN COLUMN
	The Etobicoke Rangers defeated the Burlington Brants last evening 9-3 in a battle of the 0-3 teams, The Rangers fell behind in the first inning as the Brants struck for 2 runs off of Ranger starter Kevin Breitner. The Rangers got 1 back in the 4th as D/H A.J. Iafrate hit his first round tripper of the season. The Rangers then took the lead in the 5th as Rob Borden hit a 2 run shot over the left field wall. The Brants came back in their half to tie the score @ 3's and then the Rangers put up a 5 spot in the 6th with CF Rob Borden's 2 run double the big blow and added another in the 7th to come away with the 9-3 win. Breitner was followed by winning pitcher Curtis Saunders 1-0 and Brian Rutledge finished up with 2 scoreless innings. Rangers were led offensively by 1B Brett Sanders with 2 doubles & a single & by C Marcello Nalli as Nalli had a pair of hits and 2 RBI's. The Rangers now get ready for a mini 3 game series this weekend with the Milton Red Sox. The Red Sox will visit Connorvale Friday night for a 7:45 game and then on Saturday the Rangers travel to Milton to play a Doubleheader with the Red Sox. Mike Janes will make his 2nd start of the season Friday night.

May 16, 2009 GRIZZLIES WALK ALL OVER RANGERS
	The Glanbrook Grizzlies beat the Etobicoke Rangers last night by a 17-11 score. Rangers pitching allowed the Grizzlies to score 11 runs in the 6th inning courtesy of 9 walks and 2 hits. It was not avery good night for the Ranger pitchers as collectively they issued the Grizzlies 16 base on balls and 11 hits. 13 of the 17 runs scored were earned as the defence again committed 4 errors. On the bright side some of the bats came alive as LF Jason Crocker had a 4 hit night and both 1B A.J. Iafrate and RF Tim Deacon each had 3 hits with Deacon driving in 3 runs. C Marcello Nalli with a couple of hits SS Damian Eccleton, 2B Ryan Panas and Pete Saweckzo each had a hit as the Rangers outhit the Grizzlies 15-11. Next up for the Rangers is a trip to Burlington next Wednesday to face the 0-3 Brants who carry the same record into this game as the Rangers.

May 15, 2009 METROS DOWN RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers went down for the second straight time this year falling 5-3 to the St. Catharine's Metro's. The Rangers were limited to only 4 base hits as the strong Metro's staff led by Brian Essery held the Rangers in check. Trailing 1-0 the Rangers were able to go in front in the 6th thanks to 5 walks and a 2 run single by 2B John Zamora. The lead was short lived as Ranger reliever Kevin Breitner promptly gave up 3 runs in the Metro's 6th and another in the 7th to put the score @ 5-3 Metros and that's how it stayed. The Rangers did rally in the 9th with 2 of their 4 hits and had the go ahead run at the plate but the Metros DeBoer ended up striking out the side. Ranger starter Mike Janes had a successful outing as Mike over the 1st 4 innings gave up an unearned run, 4 hits and had 8 strikeouts. Next action for the Rangers is Friday night as the Glanbrook Grizzlies are in for a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park.

May 9, 2009 CARDS SHUTDOWN RANGERS
	The defending Playoff Champs Erindale Cardinals shutout the Etobicoke Rangers last night 8-0 @ Connorvale Park. The Cards out pitched, out hit and outscored the Rangers and showed why they are a favorite to repeat in 09. The Rangers started Shawn Silk last years runner up for the pitcher of the year and Shawn battled through 4 innings surrendering 7 hits 4 walks and 6 earned runs. Silk also had 7 K's. Josh McGonigle made his Ranger debut and worked 5 solid innings. The only blemish on Josh's outing was a 2 run Hr to Cardinals 1B Geoff Cullen. The Cards outhit the Rangers 11-3. For the Rangers Rookie SS Damian Eccleton, 1B A.J. Iafrate and Junior Brett Sanders had the Ranger hits. The Rangers D/H with Brampton has been cancelled due to the weather. The Rangers next action will be next Thursday when the Rangers travel to to play the pennant winners from last year St Catharine's Metros. Mike Janes will make his first start of the year and then the Rangers will return home on Friday to play the Glanbrook Grizzlies as Shawn Silk gets the start. Game time Friday is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

May 7, 2009 RANGERS HOST CARDINALS IN HOME OPENER
	The Etobicoke Rangers will open the 2009 COBA MAJOR LEAGUE at home against the 2008 PLAYOFF CHAMPION ERINDALE CARDINALS. The Rangers will send Shawn Silk to the mound tomorrow night as the Rangers begin the season. Game time is 7:45 @ Conorvale Park. On Saturday the Rangers will travel to Brampton to face the Battlecats in a Doubleheader beginning @ Noon at the new F.C.C.C. Park. Mike Janes and Kevin Breitner get the starts.

May 4, 2009 BRANTFORD EDGES RANGERS
	In a well played ball game the 2008 Intercounty Champions Brantford Red Sox edged the Etobicoke Rangers 6-4 yesterday afternoon @ Connorvale Park. It was the 1st game for either team and both teams were able to get all of their players in the game. The Rangers held a 1-0 lead going into the 7th but Brantford struck for 2 in the 7th, 2 in the 8th and 2 more in the 9th. The Rangers answered with a tying run in thier half of the 7th and added 2 more in the 9th to close out the scoring.The Rangers used 6 pitchers in all. Brantford outhit Etobicoke 11-7. Rangers pitching recorded 12 K's and walked 11 in the 9 innning game. All 6 runs were earned. The Rangers now are getting ready for their season and home opener as the Playoff Champs from 2008 the Erindale Cardinals come to Connorvale this Friday for a 7:45 game.

May 1, 2009 RANGERS HOST IC CHAMPS BRANTFORD RED SOX
	The Etobicoke Rangers will get an exhibition game in this year as they will host the Intercounty Champs of last year the BRANTFORD RED SOX on Sunday May 3 @ 3pm @ Connorvale Park. Shawn Silk will start for the Rangers.

April 24, 2009 SILK TO START SEASON OPENER
	Rangers Shawn Silk who finished 2nd last year in the voting for best COBA MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD will toe the rubber for the Rangers in the season and home opener on FRIDAY MAY 8TH against the defending PLAYOFF CHAMPS of a year ago Erindale Cardinals. The Rangers will have no less than 7 new faces as they enter the 2009 season. The Rangers have added 4 graduating Junior players Tyler Hill LHP from the Rangers Junior team and High Park graduates Curtis Suanders 3B, Damien Eccleton SS and Dan McIldoon RHP. Infielder John Zamora joins the team as do Pitchers Brian Rutledge and Josh McGonigle. Returning to the Rangers are RHP Kyle Hill and IN/OF Jason Crocker. The Rangers with strong pitching anchored by Silk, Mike Janes, Kyle Hill, Kevin Breitner and Mark Eccleton and the return of veterans 1B A.J. Iafrate, 2B Mark Capone, CF/P Rob Borden and IN/OF Ryan Croucher should make the Rangers a team once again to be reckoned with. Good Luck to the Rangers in 09!

March 25, 2009 RANGERS TO OPEN AGAINST CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers will open the 2009 season @ home on Friday May 8th as the defending 2008 Playoff Champs Erindale Cardinals are in town for a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park. The COBA MAJOR LEAGUE has increased the regular season schedule to 32 games that will see the Rangers play 24 single games and 4 doubleheaders. The Rangers have also entered 4 tournaments. The Rangers full 2009 League and Tournament schedule is now posted. Click on the Schedules link to view.

March 10, 2009 RANGERS PREPARE FOR 2009
	The Etobicoke Rangers Senior Baseball Club will begin workouts in preparation for the upcoming 2009 season on Wednesday March 25th and every Wednesday until the end of April. Saturday workouts begin April 5th and continue to the 12th, 19th & 26th. The Rangers are committed to attending the 4 Premier Tournaments this season as they will travel to Oshawa in June to play in the Oshawa Invitational and at the end of June will travel to Windsor to play in the annual Rick Wiseman Memorial and in July the Rangers will drive down the QEW to participate in the Hap Walters and finally July 31-August 3 the Rangers will compete @ the Ontario Senior A Elimination Tournament taking place in Windsor.

November 14, 2008 SILK FINISHES 2ND
	The Etobicoke Rangers were well represented last night at the Annual COBA MAJOR LEAGUE Awards Banquet and a great night was had by all. The Etobicoke Rangers were shut out in the awards category as Ranger pitcher Shawn Silk finished 2nd in the Top Pitcher category. Silk was edged out by Burlington's ace Chris Cooney. Ranger 2nd Baseman Mark Capone finished 5th for the overall batting title @.397. The Etobicoke Rangers Shawn Silk RHP and 1B A.J. Iafrate was selected on the end of the year All Star team. Cogratulations guys!! For the results of all the winners please visit the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE website @ www.cobamajor.com.

October 24, 2008 COBA MAJOR BANQUET & AWARDS NIGHT
	The COBA MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE will hold their annual Banquet and Awards night on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13TH. COCKTAILS @ 6 AND DINNER @ 7 followed by the awards presentations and the naming of the end of year ALL STARS. Rangers pitcher SHAWN SILK is in the running for Pitcher of the Year and Rangers OF/DH Tim Deacon has been nominated for the Sportsman of the Year Award. The Banquet is being held @ the Dundas Air Force Hall located on King St. near Volunteer Field. Good Luck to the Ranger nominees!!

August 28, 2008 ETOBICOKE RANGERS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers are holding their annual INDIANS/RANGERS golf tournament on Saturday September 27th @ Royal Woodbine Golf Course. 18 holes of golf with a cart is $80. Tee offs start around noon. To register please contact Mike "The General" Gauthier @ mgauthier@tricocorp.com. Everyone is welcome!!

August 24, 2008 GRIZZLIES ELIMINATE RANGERS
	The Glanbrook Grizzlies eliminated the Etobicoke Rangers yesterday from the 2008 COBA MAJOR LEAGUE Playoffs by a 9-6 score. The Rangers opened the Playoff Tournament by getting drilled by the Milton Red Sox 14-6. The Rangers rebounded in Game 2 as they beat the Dundas Chiefs 11-6 and before advancing to the Glanbrook game the Rangers were credited a win as the Misissauga North Tigers forfeited. The Playoff run for the Rangers was no different this year than the rest of the games played this year. Inconsistent pitching, defence and hitting continued. There were some bright lights this season as Pitcher Shawn Silk just seems to get better and the acquisition of C Matt Ferreria more than solidified the catchers position. P Kevin Breitner emerged as a bona fide Senior pitcher this year as Kevin used primarily as a reliever in previous seasons was put in the rotation and was quite effective. The Rangers based on their overall season record of 22-17 will look to vastly improve the look of the club for next season if they want to get back into the upper echelon of teams as quality pitching, speed and youth will be at the top of the recruiting list. Thanks to all for your support and have a safe winter and we'll see you next year. For tryout information please contact the Field Manager Steve Breitner @ steve.breitner@buzztime.com

August 18, 2008 BRANTS AND RANGERS A WASH PLAYOFFS START WEDNESDAY
	The Burlington Etobicoke re-scheduled game for tonight has been washed out. The Rangers for the 1st time will not complete their league schedule as they will also not play the Milton Red Sox who the Rangers were to play a D/H on the 9th. This leaves the Rangers @ 14-10 and 5th overall in the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE. The Rangers will open the playoffs this Wednesday as they will travel to Dundas to play the 7th place Chiefs to open the double knockout playoff tournament. The Rangers will then play either Milton or Oakville on Thursday night @ Connorvale Park. Game times are 7:30.

August 15, 2008 METROS TOP RANGERS
	The St. Catharines Metros handed the Etobicoke Rangers their 10th defeat of the season as they topped the Rangers 3-1. This is the 2nd time since the Rangers joined the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE in 1998 that they have recorded as many as 10 losses in the regular season. The Rangers who outhit the Metros on the night by a 9-3 count could not score when they had their chances. A.J. Iafrate had the Ranger's only RBI on the night as A.J. followed RF Jon Bezanson's double with a double of his own. Etobicoke starter Mark Eccleton 3-1 took the loss as Mark pitched 5 innings giving up but 3 hits and all 3 runs with only 1 being earned. Rob Vecchiarelli picked up Eccleton by pitching 3 shutout and hitless innings to give the Rangers a chance. Rob also collected 3 hits on the night. The Rangers will travel to Nelson Park on Monday to face the Brants in what will likely be their final regular season game as the rainout of the Milton D/H does not look like there will be time to play this prior to the start of the 08 Playoffs which begin next Wednesday August 20th.

August 13, 2008 RANGERS NIP BATTLECATS
	The Etobicoke Rangers nipped the Brampton Battlecats last night by a 9-8 score @ Dave Dash Park in Brampton. The Rangers combined some youth and experience last night as they sent 1st year Midget pitcher Kyle Breitner to the mound in his 1st ever Senior start. Kyle kept the Rangers in the game through 5 2/3 before veteran pitcher Jon Kielb came in to pick up a win as the Rangers needed 2 runs in the 8th to overcome an 8-7 defecit. The Rangers came out swinging and by the end of 3 1/2 had a commanding 7-2 lead courtesy of 3B Chris Mokriy's 3 run dinger and C Jon Bezanson's 2 run shot. Brampton erupted for 4 runs in the 4th, another in the 6th and then went ahead in the bottom of the 7th as they plated 2 more to take an 8-7 lead. For the Rangers 1B Troy Weston, SS A.J. Iafrate also had RBI's. Bezanson picked up 2 more RBI's as he plated 2 runs with a single to get the Rangers on the board in the 1st. The Rangers outhit the Cats 14-12 and comitted 6 errors leading to all 8 Battlecats runs being unearned. The Rangers now travel to St. Catharine's this Thursday to take on the 1st place overall Metros in a make up game from earlier this season.

August 11, 2008 CARDINALS CLIP RANGERS
	The Erindale Cardinals banged out 12 hits and scored 7 runs (6 earned) as they defeated the Rangers 7-3 Friday night @ Connorvale Park. Taking his 2nd loss against 1 win was Kevin Breitner. Rob Borden pitched a scoreless 9th. The Rangers were able to get only 7 hits off of Gavin Rajiva as Gavin recorded 13 K's on the night as he was in total control. The Rangers after giving 1 up in the 1st scored 2 in their half but the hard hitting Cardinals scored again in the 2nd, 3rd and then added 3 runs in the 5th and plated their final run in the 8th. For the Rangers D/H Tim Deacon collected 3 hits and RF Chris Mokriy belted out his 1st career Home Run a blast to left centerfield in the 5th. The Rangers were rained out agaist Milton and Burlington over the weekend. The team now travels to Brampton to play the Battlecats on Tuesday and then to St. Catharine's on Thursday to play the 1st overall Metros.

August 6, 2008 RANGERS HAVE BUSY SCHEDULE
	The Etobicoke Rangers will be home this Friday night as the Erindale Cardinals come to Connorvale with the same record as the Rangers as both teams are tied atop the Andrew's Division @ 13-8. The Rangers then will travel to Milton on Saturday to play a D/H against the Red Sox beginning @ noon and then on Sunday travel to Burlington to face the Brants also a noon start.

August 4, 2008 RANGERS OUT IN ROUND 4
	The Etobicoke Rangers inconsistent season continued in Windsor this past weekend as the Rangers bowed out in 4. The Rangers were eliminated by the Oakville A's by an 8-0 score as they were 1 hit by Oakville ace Gord Robertson. The other Ranger loss came from the St. Catharine's Metro's by a 7-2 score. The Rangers could not beat league teams as both their wins came at the expense of the Martingrove White Sox (GBTL) and the Ajax Spartans (EOBA). The Rangers were played very tough by the young White Sox team but in the end the Rangers experience came through as the Rangers picked up a 7-4 game 1 win. Facing elimination the Rangers beat the Spartan's from Ajax 9-3 as the Rangers played a very solid game. Then came Oakville who jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and just continued to add runs as the Ranger pitchers were unable to keep the A's bats quiet. The Windsor Stars and the Oshawa Royals are competing for the Tournament Championship as The Royals go into this tilt with the Stars still undefeated. The Stars will have to beat the Royals twice to claim the provincial title. With Ontario having the privledge of sending 2 representatives to the Nationals in Brandon Manitoba later this month we just want to wish both the OSHAWA ROYALS and the WINDSOR STARS the best of luck at this years Canadians!! Bring home the Gold & Silver!!!

July 31, 2008 A'S DOWN RANGERS
	The Oakville A's downed the Etobicoke Rangers 8-5 Monday night in the Rangers final game before this weekends Elimination Tournament. The Rangers staked Jon Kielb 1-3 to a 3-0 lead after their 1st at bats as Mark Capone & Jon Bezanson both scored on an A.J. Iafrate single and then Iafrate scored when Tim Deacon singled. The Rangers would go up 4-0 in the 2nd as Matt Ferreira scored on a Jon Bezanson single. From here it went downhill as the A's got to Kielb for 2 in the bottom of the 2nd to close the gap to 4-2 and then exploded for 6 in the 5th to go up 8-4. Peter Saweczko with 2 1/3 shutout and Mark Eccleton with a shutout inning held the A's but the Rangers could only score once more as Rob Borden scored in the 9th to make the final score 8-5 for the A's. The Rangers head to Windsor this weekend to try and win their 4th provincial title since 1999 and will play the Martingrove White Sox @ 8:15 Friday night. The Rangers then play the winner/loser of St.Catharine's East York game on Saturday. Good Luck to the Rangers!!

July 28, 2008 ANDREWS SHUTOUT JOHNSON IN O8 ALL STAR GAME
	The Andrews division All Stars comprised of players from the Erindale Cardinals, Oakville A's, Brampton Battlecats, Mississauga North Tigers and the Etobicoke Rangers shutout the Johnson Division All Stars 5-0 yesterday afternooon @ Bernie Arbor Stadium. Shawn Silk from the Rangers pitched the 1st 3 innings and did not give up a hit. 2B Mark Capone, C Matt Ferriera and D/H Troy Weston were the other Ranger players to participate. There were co-winners of the Home Run Derby as the tie could not be broken between Glanbrooks' Tim Sogan and Mississauga North's D/H Amendola. Rangers are back in action Monday night as they will travel to Oakville to take on the A's in their final game before the 2008 Senior A Elimination Tournament.

July 24, 2008 RANGERS @ BRANTS RAINED OUT
	Last nights COBA MAJOR LEAGUE game between the Johnson Division leading Burlington Brants and the Andrew's Division leaders Etobicoke Rangers was washed out. A make up date has yet to be determined. The Rangers will enjoy a rare weekend off as they are idle until Monday night when they travel to Oakville to play the A's @ Oakville Park. Game time is 7:30.

July 23, 2008 RANGERS 2-1 @ HAP WALTERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers finished the Hap Walters tournament with a 2-1 record as they beat the Milton Red Sox 3-1, The Newmarket Hawks 3-1 and were trounced by the Leaside Leafs 10-0 in 5 innings. The 2 wins were well pitched games as Mark Eccleton shut down the Red Sox and Kevin Breitner 3 hit the Newmarket Hawks. Both pitchers threw complete games. In the loss to Leaside Mike Janes was not sharp nor was Shawn Silk as the 2 gave up the 10 runs. Rain fell Saturday and all day Sunday forcing the tournament to not be completed. 5 teams all had a shot of advancing so fairly they divided the $2,000 prize money. The Windsor Stars, WAA, Leaside, Burlington and Markham split the money. The Rangers are away in Burlington on Wednesday night to play the Brants and then go to Oakville next Monday in the Ranger's final game before the Elimination Tournament next weekend.

July 14, 2008 BATTLECATS HUMBLE RANGERS IN D/H SPLIT
	The Etobicoke Rangers were out pitched out hit and outplayed by the 9th place Brampton Battlecats yesterday afternoon @ Connorvale Park in game 2 of the D/H. The Rangers in Game 2 were mercied 13-1. Starter and loser Kevin Breitner 1-1 was not sharp as Kevin gave up 6 runs in 2 2/3 innings. Peter Saweczko did not fare any better as Peter was hit around for 7 runs on 9 hits in 2 1/3. The Rangers did end up splitting the Sunday afternoon D/H as in Game 1 Shawn Silk was masterful in pitching the Rangers to an extra inning 1-0 win. Silk 4-1 coming off a complete game 1 hitter in his last outing gave up 2 hits in this one while he fanned 10. The Rangers in the 2 games managed only 3 hits in each game. A.J. Iafrate had 2 of the 6 total Ranger hits and drove in both runs. The Rangers now head to the Hap Walters Tournament in St. Catharine's this weekend and will meet the Milton Red Sox Friday night and then on Saturday the Leaside Leafs and the Newmarket Hawks. The Rangers won the Hap Walters in 03 and were finalists in 04. Best of Luck Rangers!

July 12, 2008 METROS DOWN RANGERS
	The St. Catharine's Metros downed the Etobicoke Rangers 2-1 last night @ Connorvale Park. The Metros still smarting from the loss to the Rangers the previous evening took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd. The Rangers tied the game in the 5th as CF Rob Borden scored SS Ryan Croucher with a deep fly ball to centrefield. The Metros went ahead in the 7th as they scored an unearned run off loser Mike Janes 1-2. Janes pitched 6 1/3 giving up the 2 runs on 8 hits. Ranger reliever Todd Riverso entered the game with the bases loaded and only 1 out but shut the door and got out of the jam. Riverso finished the game 2 2/3 giving up but 1 hit while striking out 3. The Rangers were held to only 3 hits on the night but managed 11 walks but could only push but a single run home. 11 Rangers were left on base in this one including the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th. C Matt Ferriera, CF Rob Borden aand D/H Tim Deacon had the Rangers hits. The Rangers now host the Brampton Battlecats Sunday afternoon @ Connorvale Park with Game 1 starting @ Noon. Shawn Silk 3-1 will start game 1 and Kevin Breitner 1-0 will start the 2nd game for the Rangers.

July 11, 2008 ECCLETON CARRIES RANGERS IN WIN OVER METROS
	Etobicoke Rangers closer Mark Eccleton was pressed into an emergency start last night in St. Catharine's and Ecc responded with a complete game 3 hitter as the Rangers defeated the St. Catharine's Metros 4-1. Not only did Eccleton deliver on the mound he also delivered at the plate as Mark drove in the go ahead run in the 7th with a double to left field scoring LF Chris Mokriy. The Rangers who outhit the Metros 8-3 got a 2 hit performance from 3B A.J. Iafrate and 1B Troy Weston drove in 1 in the Ranger victory. The Rangers return home Friday night @ 7:45 to play the same St. Catharine's Metros and then on Sunday host the Brampton Battlecats in a D/H beginnning @ noon.

July 7, 2008 RANGERS WIN 2 IN LAST AT BATS
	On Friday night the Etobicoke Rangers did all they could do to get upset by the struggling Mississauga North Tigers. Similar to Wednesday nights game against Erindale the Rangers had built a comfortable 5 run lead after 5 but the Tigers came back and in the 8th scored 3 runs to tie the game @ 6's then in the 10th went ahead 7-6. The Rangers in the bottom of the 10th scored 2 runs to take the game 8-7. The Rangers pitching issued 11 walks and gave up 7 hits and the defense commited 3 errors to give the Tigers many opportunities to score. Winning pitcher Mark Eccleton the 4th Ranger pitcher on the evening picks up the win. Starter Kevin Breitner continued his scoreless streak now @ 16 innings as Kevin turned in 5 innings of shutout while allowing only a single hit. The Rangers collected 8 hits from 8 different players. Yesterday afternoon @ Connorvale was quite a different game as the home team Rangers scored 2 in the bottom of the 9th to take a win away from the Chiefs as the Rangers won 3-2. The Chiefs put 2 up on the board in the 1st inning as the Dundas SS Devon Coburn hit a 2 run jack off of Ranger pitcher Shawn Silk. Silk would then keep the Chiefs at bay as the Rangers made it 2-1 with a run in the 7th. Silk would not give up another hit until the 9th inning and finished the day with a complete game 2 hitter and recorded 7 K's. The Rangers banged out 10 hits on the afternoon but it wasn't until the bottom of the 9th with the game tied and the bases loaded that 2B Nick Freeman drove in the games winning run. The Rangers have a big week of league games coming up as they will travel to St. Catharines to play the Metros on Thursday night and the 2 teams will be back at on Friday @ Connorvale. Game time is 7:45. On Sunday the Rangers will host the Brampton Battlecats in a noon start as these 2 teams will play a D/H.

July 3, 2008 RANGERS UPEND CARDINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers almost gave away another one last night at Erindale Cardinal Field. With the Rangers cruising in the 7th with a 9-2 lead the Cardinals as they always seem to do came right back and scored 5 earned runs off Tyler Hill and a single run off of Mark Eccleton to tie the game @ 9-9 after 8. The Rangers with one out scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th to go ahead 12-9 and the Cardinals in their last half were able to score 1 more as the Rangers upended the Cards 12-10. The Rangers offensively had 2 hit nights From 2B Mark Capone, CF Andrew Loucks, LF Manny Espinoza and SS Ryan Croucher. Capone, Croucher and Loucks each had a pair of RBI's as well. Mark Eccleton picks up his 1st win of the season. The Cardinals outhit the Rangers 17-11. The Rangers return home this Friday as they will face the Mississauga North Tigers @ 7:45 and then are home this Sunday afternoon as the Dundas Chiefs come to Connorvale for a 12:30 start.

June 25, 2008 GRIZZLIES PAGE K'S 13 RANGERS
	The Glanbrook Grizzlies behind the 7 inning 6 hit 13 strikeout performance of Andrew Page handed the Rangers a 9-2 defeat last night @ Bernie Arbour Stadium. Crafty veteran Jon Kielb 1-2 pitched 5 innings giving up 3 runs 1 earned and left the game trailing 3-2. Lefthanded pitcher Tim Deacon making his mound debut came on in the 6th and was not sharp as the Grizzlies scored 6 runs all unearned to take a commanding 9-2 lead. Reliever Mark Eccleton finished up with 2 shutout innings but the Rangers could not put up any more runs. Chris Mokriy and Troy Weston each had a pair of hits while Mark Capone and Nick Freeman had the other hits. The Rangers will be in Windsor this coming weekend to play in the Annual Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament. The Rangers open up Friday night against the Pontiac Parkers and then on Saturday will face the Windsor Selects and the Woodslee Orioles. The Rangers won this tournament in 1999 and have made the semi finals in this tourney twice since. Best of Luck Rangers!!!

June 24, 2008 RANGERS 2-1 IN OSHAWA TOURNEY
	The Etobicoke Rangers finished @ 2-1 in the Oshawa Tournament this past weekend but failed to reach the semi's as they were given their only loss by last year's Ontario Champion Oshawa Royals. The Rangers needed a win as they were 2-0 entering this game and Oshawa was 1-1. The winner would win the Division and move on to the semi-final. The Royals came out with a 2 run first off starter and loser Shawn Silk. The Rangers cut the lead in half as they scored in the top of the 4th but the Royals plated 4 more in their half of the 4th and 2 more in the 6th to win 8-4. The Rangers did rally in the 7th as they scored 1 and had the bases loaded but a strikeout ended the game. The Rangers shutout the Markham Pioneers 1-0 in the opening game as Ranger ace Mike Janes threw a 3 hitter and 3B Rob Vecchiarelli hit a 2 out double in the bottom of the 6th scoring 2B Nick Freeman with the games only run. The Rangers mauled the Thornhill Reds by an 8-1 score behind the solid pitching of Kevin Breitner and Todd Riverso. LF Manny Espinoza had 2 hits including a Home Run. The Rangers are back in action on Tuesday night as they travel to Bernie Arbor Stadium in Hamilton to play the Glanbrook Grizzlies.

June 9, 2008 RANGERS-GRIZZLIES SPLIT
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up a win in the 1st game of Sundays D/H with the Glanbrook Grizzlies as they prevailed by a 4-1 score. Glanbrook did have the bases loaded in the 7th with 1 out but Ranger pitcher Mark Eccleton got a key strikeout and then a ground ball to 1B A.J. Iafrate to end the game and pick up his 2nd save of the season. Ranger starter Mike Janes pitched 5 innings of 3 hit baseball. Janes gave up an unearned run and struck out 6. The Rangers struck for 3 runs in the 1st and added the 4th run in the 6th. The Rangers collected only 6 hits and had RBI's from 2B Mark Capone, CF Rob Borden, C Matt Ferreria and LF Manny Espinoza. In game 2 the Rangers were staked to an early lead as they were able to get a couple of runs in the 3rd as 2B Mark Capone and SS Nick Freeman scored. The Grizzlies came right back on Ranger starter and loser Shawn Silk 2-1 for 5 runs in the 4th and were able to hold off a Ranger comeback in the 7th as the Rangers were able to get 1 run in and left 2 on as the game ended on a fly ball to right field. The Rangers were able to muster only 5 hits in this one as 2B Mark Capone and CF Rob Borden each had a pair and C Matt Ferriera had the other as he delivered a pinch hit single in the 7th driving in the Rangers 3rd run. The other RBI came from CF Rob Borden. The Rangers return to action this coming Friday as the defending COBA MAJOR Playoff Champion Milton Red Sox along with ex ALL TIME Ranger Joe "JJ" Jurus come to town. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

June 7, 2008 RANGERS CRUSH TIGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers banged out 10 hits, collected 7 walks and had 4 hit batters as they totalled 18 runs last night in a 7 inning mercy of the Mississauga North Tigers. Peter Sawezcko, Roman Kula 2-0, Kyle Breitner up from the Midget team and Jon Kielb combined for the win. 2B Mark Capone and 1B Troy Weston each had a pair of hits while OF Manny Espinoza drove in 3 in the lopsided win. Next up for the Rangers are the Glanbrook Grizzlies as these two will play a D/H on Sunday. Game 1 goes @ 12 noon @ Connorvale Park.

June 5, 2008 BRANTS SHUTOUT RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers playing their first game in 14 days travelled to Burlington last night and were shutout by a 4-0 score. The Rangers were a little shaky in the field as they committed 4 errors which led to 3 of the Brants run while the offense did manage 8 hits they left 12 runners stranded. Todd Riverso 0-1 takes the loss. CF Rob Borden, 1B A.J. Iafrate and C Matt Ferreria each had 2 hits with RF Jon Bezanson and 3B Troy Weston getting the others. The Rangers return home this Friday to host the Mississauga North Tigers @ 7:45 and then on Sunday the Rangers will host the Glanbrook Grizzlies for a doubleheader beginning @ noon.

May 31, 2008 RANGERS AND METROS WASHED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers D/H today in St. Catharines has bee cancelled due to the large amount of rain that has fallen. This D/H will be re-scheduled soon and posted in the Schedules section. The Rangers are now idle until Wednesday night when they travel to Burlington to play the Brants and then return home next Friday night as the Rangers will host the Mississauga North Tigers. It's a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park.

May 22, 2008 RANGERS ROUT TIGERS
	On a very cold damp night the Etobicoke Rangers ended their 2 game slump as they pounded out 13 hits and collected 12 walks to rout the Mississauga North Tigers by a 17-1 score. Shawn Silk 2-0 Peter Saweczko & Todd Riverso combined on a 1 hitter over the 7 innnings. OF Jon Bezanson hit a 3rd inning Grand Slam and ended up driving in 5 on the night. 2B Mark Capone with 4 hits including 2 doubles drove in 4 and 1B A.J. Iafrate had 4 hits with one of them being an opposite field Home Run as A.J. finished with 4 RBI's. Rangers are now off for 10 days as they will prepare to take their 5-2 record into St. Catharines where the Rangers will play a doubleheader on Saturday May 31. First game @ Community Park is set for Noon.

May 20, 2008 A'S LIGHT UP RANGERS 8-2
	The Etobicoke Rangers visited the Oakville A's last evening and got to see the fire works before dusk. The A's greeted Ranger starter Mike Janes to a 4 hit 3 run 1st inning. It only got worse for Mike as the A's continued the barrage as they piled up 13 hits and 8 earned runs by the 3rd inning. Kevin Breitner took over from Janes and held the A's to only 2 hits over his 4 innings. Mark Eccleton pitched a scoreless inning. The Rangers bats were held in check by the A's Gord Robertson and Marc Walton. This duo combined to hold the Rangers to only 6 base hits while stiking out 11 in the 8-2 win. Veteran Chris Mokriy made his return to the lineup getting 2 of the Ranger hits. The Rangers will try and end their 2 game winless streak on Wednesday as they travel to Mississauga to take on the North Tigers who are unbeaten @ 1-0-1. The Rangers record drops to 4-2.

May 17, 2008 RANGERS LET ONE GET AWAY
	The Etobicoke Rangers let one get away last night as the visiting Burlington Brants scored 3 unearned runs in the 9th inning to force extra innings and then scored 2 runs in the 10th off of reliever Jon Kielb to take a 7-5 victory. The Rangers were sitting comfortably with a 5-2 lead heading into the top of the 9th when the wheels fell off. The Brants put together 3 walks and a 2 run scoring double by former Ranger J.R. Crosby off Ranger pitcher Rob Vecchiarelli to tie the game. Reliever Jon Kielb 1-1 allowed the Brants to go ahead in the 10th as they put together 2 hits and a walk to score 2. For the Rangers who were held to 7 hits CF Rob Borden and SS Perry Elia each had a pair. OF Len Elia with a triple, 3B Troy Weston and C Matt Fererria had the other hits. The Rangers now fall to 4-1 and now go on the road for their next 2 games as they travel to Oakville on Monday night and then head to Mississauga North on Wednesday.

May 12, 2008 RANGERS BEAT A'S,CARDS AND CHIEFS IN BUSY WEEKEND
	The Etobicoke Rangers played 3 games over the weekend and were able to win all 3 to move to 4-0. On Friday night the Rangers hosted the Oakville A's and prevailed 14-4 in a 7 inning contest. Leading the way at the plate was Ranger D/H Rob Vecchiarelli as Rob was 3/5 with 5 RBI'S. 1B A.J. Iafrate was also 3/5, scored 4 times and hit his 1st home run of the year. Winning pitcher was veteran ace Roman Kula. Inderpal Rai, Mark Eccleton, Rob Vecchiarelli and Kula held the A's to 5 hits and 3 earned runs. Saturday afternoon the Rangers squared off with the Erindale Cardinals and defeated them by a 12-7 score. Mike Janes, Jon Kielb 1-0, Peter Saweczko and Tim Deacon were able to contain the hard hitting Erindale squad to 6 hits. Offensively 2B Mark Capone was 3/4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. LF Manny Espinoza drove in a pair of runs as well as scoring twice. The Rangers travelled to Dundas on MOTHER'S DAY for an afternoon tilt and came away with a 2-0 win. The Chiefs in the bottom of the 9th loaded the bases with 1 out but Ranger pitcher Mark Eccleton recorded a strikeout and got a ground ball to end the game picking up his 1st save of the season. Ranger starter Kevin Breitner was brilliant in his 3 innings as Kevin faced the minimum 9 batters and recorded 3 K's. Shawn Silk 1-0 came on and pitched 5 innings of 2 hit baseball while recording a season high 9 K's. Rangers 1B A.J. Iafrate scored the games 1st run in the 6th inning. The Rangers added their 2nd run in the 7th as CF Rob Borden came home on an Iafrate fly ball to CF. The Rangers now get a few well deserved days off as they do not play until this Friday when the Burlington Brants pay a visit to Connorvale park. Game time is 7:45.

May 7, 2008 KULA TO START HOME OPENER
	The Etobicoke Rangers will send Roman Kula to the mound this Friday night as the Etobicoke Rangers will host the Oakville A's in their season opener. Roman who has been the best Ranger pitcher over the past decade or more is returning to the team after a 1 years absence. Roman underwent successful elbow surgery and after taking the 2007 season off is making his long anticipated return to action. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers have a busy weekend as they will play host to the Erindale Cardinals on Saturday afternoon (game time is 1pm) and then travel back to Dundas to play the Chiefs in a 1pm game on Sunday.

May 5, 2008 RANGERS OPEN WITH WIN OVER CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers began their 2008 season yesterday as they visited the Dundas Chiefs. The Rangers pitchers shut down the Chiefs on 3 hits as they rolled on to a 10-1 victory. Ranger pitchers Shawn Silk and Inderpal Rai 1-0 no hit the Chiefs through 6. Kevin Breitner with 2 shutout innings and Jon Kielb surrending an unearned rounded out the Ranger pitching. CF Rob Borden got himself off to a quick start as Borden collected 4 singles, stole 2 bases and drove in 3. Mark Capone, Ryan Croucher and farm hand Marcello Nalli each had a pair of hits while Troy Weston, Rob Vecchiarelli, Manny Espinoza & Tim Deacon each had a hit. The Rangers will resume play this Friday may 9th as they will host the Oakville A's @ 7:45 @ Connorvale park.. In a rare Saturday afternoon home tilt the Erindale Cardinals will provide the oppoosition in a 1pm start @ Connorvale.

April 30, 2008 RANGERS BEGIN SEASON THIS SUNDAY
	The Etobicoke Rangers will begin their season this Sunday May 4 on the road in Dundas. The Rangers will send Righthander Shawn Silk to the mound in the season opener. Shawn had a 5-1 record last season leading the Rangers to the pennant. The game is a 1 o'clock start @ Volunteer Park in Dundas. The Rangers next game will be their Home Opener as the Oakville A's provide the competition on Friday May 9th. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

March 27, 2008 RANGERS TO BEGIN SPRING TRAINING
	The Etobicoke Rangers will begin their Spring Training workouts on March 27th @ 10pm. The Rangers will work out every Thursday night in April @ 10pm and will also workout on Sundays @ 9:15pm beginning Sunday March 30th and continuing on every Sunday throughout April. All workouts will be held @ the Pro Teach Baseball Facility located @ 22 Whitlam Rd. in South Etobicoke. If you are interested in trying out for the 2008 Rangers Men's team please contact this web sites administrator or come out to a workout. The Ranger's will begin their regular season on the road on Sunday May 4 as they will face the leagues most improved team from 2007 the Dundas Chiefs.

March 19, 2008 2008 SCHEDULE RELEASED
	The 2008 Regular Season and Tournament schedule for the Etobicoke Rangers Senior Team has now been posted under the schedules tab. The Rangers will be playing 27 regular season games and will attend 4 tournaments with the Senior 'A' Eliminations being the highlight. The Elimination Tournament will be once again on the long weekend in August 1-4 and is being held in Windsor. The Rangers will also attend the 2nd Annual Oshawa Invitational, the Wiseman Memorial & the Hap Walters in St. Catharines. Friday nights @ 7:45 remain the Rangers home nights. The Rangers will also play 2 home doubleheaders. The 2008 COBA Major Playoff format will feature the 1st place team overall will receive a 1st round bye as the remaining 10 teams will be seeded and will play a 2 out of 3 series beginning August 15th. The 5 winners plus the 1st place team will then play a Double Knockout style tournament on the August 22-24 weekend to declare this years Playoff Champ. The Rangers were 1st overall in 07 while the Milton Red Sox were the 07 Playoff Champions.

November 5, 2007 RANGERS PLACE 3 ON 2007 ALL STAR TEAM
	The Etobicoke Rangers placed 3 players on the 2007 Andrews Division All Star team. The Rangers selected were the League's batting champion D/H Daniel Jagdeo, CF Rob Borden and RHP Shawn Silk. Congratulations guys!!!

November 2, 2007 JAGDEO WINS BATTING TITLE
	Etobicoke Ranger's rookie D/H Daniel Jagdeo was announced last evening @ the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE ANNUAL BANQUET DINNER AND AWARDS Night as the 2007 Batting Champion. Jagdeo led all COBA MAJOR LEAGUE players with a .463 batting average. The Etobicoke Rangers were also presented with the ANSON BUCK Trophy which is given to the team with the best overall season record. The Rangers finished atop the 10 team league for the 2nd year in a row with a 22-5 record. The Rangers have now finished 1st overall 5 times in their 10 year history of playing in the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE. Along with the acceptance of the prestigious Anson Buck trophy the Rangers players were presented with pullover warm up jackets.The Rangers also earned the Len Andrews plaque for winning the Andrews Division. In capturing the Division the Rangers finished 8 games ahead of both the Erindale Cardinals and the Playoff Champion Milton Red Sox. Rangers long time Field Manager Steve Breitner was presented with the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD. Other winners from last evening saw Erindale Cardinal's 1B/D/H Geoff Cullen repeat as the Home Run King and as the League's MVP. Brian Essery from the St. Catharine's Metro's narrowly edged out Ranger Shawn Silk for the Pitcher of the Year award.

October 12, 2007 COBA MAJOR LEAGUE ANNUAL BANQUET
	The COBA MAJOR LEAGUE'S annual banquet is set to go on Thursday November 1st and will be hosted by the Dundas Chiefs. Cocktails are being served from 6-7, dinner from 7-8:30 and the Awards Presentation from 8:30-9. The Rangers are already assured of receiving the ANSON BUCK TROPHY for being the Pennant winners and the LEN ANDREW'S Trophy as the Division Champ. The Rangers 1st year player Daniel Jagdeo will be crowned the COBA MAJOR Batting Champ as Daniel's 4.57 average led all players. The Rangers have 3 players in contention for hardware as veteran Ryan Croucher is among the finalists for the Bill Graham Ironman Award, Shawn Silk is one of the finalists for the League's Best Pitcher Award and C Jonathan Bezanson is a finalist for the Rookie of the Year Award. Anyone interested in attending this event is urged to contact Whitey for tickets and directions.

August 29, 2007 RANGERS OUSTED IN SEMI'S
	The Etobicoke Rangers season ended on Sunday as they lost in the semi final of the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT to the new PLAYOFF CHAMPS The Milton Red Sox. Milton handed the Rangers an 11-4 thrashing before defeating the Erindale Cardinals in dramatic fashion by the score of 6-5 in extra innings. To get to the Semi's the Rangers knocked out the Dundas Chiefs by a 6-1 score and then eliminated the Burlington Brants by a 3-0 score before falling to the Red Sox. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILTON RED SOX in capturing the 2007 COBA MAJOR Playoff Tournamnet!!

August 24, 2007 BRAMPTON UPSETS ETOBICOKE TO BEGIN PLAYOFFS
	The Brampton Battlecats upset the Etobicoke Rangers last evening as they went extra innings to defeat the Rangers 4-3. The Rangers struck first as Mark Capone led off the game for the Rangers with his first of 3 hits and came around to score on a Daniel Jagdeo Sac Fly. The Battlecats came right back in their half of the 2nd to tie and then took the lead in the 4th. They extended their lead in the 5th as they scored another run off of Ranger starter Shawn Silk to take a 3-1 lead. The Rangers with single runs in the 5th & 6th tied the game. After a scorless 7th the Brampton squad put up a run as they got to Ranger reliever Mark Eccleton with 2 outs in the 8th as Ecc gave up a couple of hits and walk. The Rangers out hit the Battlecats 8-4. Rob Borden and Chris Mokriy each had a pair of hits Haider Abdullah had the other. Silk ended his evening after 6 innings and surrendered 3 runs, 2 earned, 2 hits ,4 walks and 7 K's. The Rangers now will have their backs against the wall for the remainder of their playoff games as the defending champs will have to go undefeated to repeat as Playoff Champs. The Rangers will now play the Dundas Chiefs Friday night @ 6:30 @ Connorvale Park. This game will imediately be followed by the Milton Red Sox and the Brampton Battlecats.

August 21, 2007 RANGERS OPEN PLAYOFFS THURSDAY NIGHT
	The Etobicoke Rangers begin the playoff road this Thursday as they will host the Brampton Battlecats in a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park . The Battlecats advanced from their mini series with the Oakville A's as the 9th seeded Brampton team upset the 8th seeded A's 2 games to 1. The Rangers as the #1 seed are expected to start Shawn Silk who was 5-0 during the regular season. The COBA MAJOR LEAGUE Playoff Tournament continues on Friday night & Saturday @ Connorvale and shifts to Nelson Park in Burlington for the finals on Sunday.

August 16, 2007 RANGERS WIN OVER BRANTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers closed out their regular season with a 9-3 victory over the Burlington Brants. The Rangers who clubbed out 17 hits including a 5/6 night by Michael Mokriy. Tyson Morgan had a pair of hits including a 2 run Home Run. Ranger pitching was stellar on this night as they held the surging Brants to just 2 hits over the 9 innings. Starter Shawn Silk gave up both hits and all 3 runs ( 1 earned) as Peter Saweczko (4-0) with 3 shutout innings and both Tim Deacon and Mark Eccleton each recorded a shutout inning. The Rangers finish the season as the Len Andrews Division winner and also the Anson Buck Champion as their final record of 22-5 gave the Rangers a 5 game buldge over the leagues 2nd place finisher. The COBA MAJOR LEAGUE Playoffs will begin next week and conclude on the weekend of August 24-26. The Rangers are trying to win the playoff tournament for their 2nd consecutive year and for the 3rd time in the past 4 years. Good Luck in the playoffs!!

August 14, 2007 RANGERS CLIP A'S AND ROUT RED SOX IN WEEKEND GAMES
	The Etobicoke Rangers closed out their home season with a 4-1 win over the Oakville A's. The Rangers who outhit the A's 8-5 took advantage of some sloopy play and some timely hits to take the win. For the Rangers Haider Abdullah and Daniel Jagdeo each had a pair of hits while Mark Capone, A.J. Iafrate and Michael Mokriy each had a hit. Peter Sawezcko with a 2 run blast had the other Ranger hit. Iafrate had the other RBI. Winning pitcher was Shawn Silk as Silk improves his record to 5-1 as Silk held the A's to only 2 hits over his 7 innings of work and managed 11 strikouts. Jon Kielb with a shutout inning and Mark Eccleton gave up the lone A's run in his 1 inning of work. On Saturday the Rangers jumped on the Red Sox starter scoring 1 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd and another in the 5th before exploding for 8 in the 6th to rout the Milton team 12-4. Mark Capone with 5 hits, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI's led the way and Troy Weston chipped in with a couple of hits including his 1st Home Run. Warren Bradley and Haider Abdullah both had 3 hits on the day as the Rangers had 17 safties. 3 Ranger pitchers combined to hold Milton to 9 hits and 4 runs. Ranger starter Gurminder Singh gave up a single run in his 3 innings as did Kevin Breitner (5-0) in his 3 innings and the Red Sox got to Todd Riverso for a couple of runs in the 7th as Riverso worked a scoreless 8th & 9th. The Rangers will now conclude their regular season Wednesday night as they will be playing the Burlington Brants @ Nelson Park.

August 10, 2007 RANGERS TO PLAY FINAL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers will play their final regular season home game Friday night @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. The Oakville A's will be the opponents. Etobicoke Rangers will start Shawn Silk 4-1 on the mound. The Rangers will finish out the regular season on the road as they will travel to Milton on Saturday to play the Red Sox and then finish the season with a trip to Burlington next Wednesday to play the Brants.

August 8, 2007 RANGERS CAPTURE 2ND CONSECUTIVE PENNANT
	For the 2nd year in a row and for the 3rd time in the past 4 seasons the Etobicoke Rangers have captured the coveted Anson Buck Trophy for winning the pennant in the COBA MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE. The Rangers with 3 games to go sport a 19-5 record and cannot be caught. Congratulations to the players and coaching staff on winning the 2007 COBA MAJOR pennant!

August 3, 2007 RANGERS TO HAVE A NATIONAL PRESENCE
	Etobicoke Rangers Right Handed Pitchers Kyle Hill and Mike Janes have been added to the roster of the TECUMSEH THUNDER for next weeks CANADIAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS being held in Quebec City. The Tecumseh Thunder will join Ontario Champs the Oshawa Royals as Ontario's representatives. The Tecumseh Thunder as Finalists in the Ontario Championships were added as Team Prince Edward Island will not particpate. CONGRATULATIONS to both Hill & Janes on there being picked up by Tecumseh in their quest to win a National Championship!!

July 30, 2007 CHIEFS WALK IN WIN OVER RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers outhit the Dundas Chiefs last night 11-7 but the 9 base on balls issued by Ranger pitching did them in as the Chiefs broke open a 2-2 tie in the 7th as they put together a couple of hits and 4 walks to score 5 runs to open up a 7-2 lead. The Chiefs struck first as they scored a single run in the 2nd and another in the 4th before the Rangers tied it up in the top of the 7th. The Rangers made a valiant effort to tie up the game in the top of the 9th but their rally fell short as they could only close the gap to 7-5 before the Chiefs recorded the 3rd out to end the game. Ranger pitcher Kevin Breitner pressed into a starting role threw 5 effective innings holding the Chiefs to 2 unearned runs, 3 hits 3 walks and 1 K. Jonathan Kielb with a shutout 6th held the Chiefs at bay. Ranger reliever Todd Riverso takes the loss as Todd was roughed up for all 5 Chiefs runs in the 7th as Todd gave up 3 hits and issued 4 walks to fall to 0-1. At the plate OF Warren Bradley had 3 hits while A.J. Iafrate, Peter Saweczko and Michael Mokriy each had 2 hits while Chris Mokriy and Ryan Croucher had the other 2 hits. Iafrate and Saweczko each had 2 RBI'S and Daniel Jagdeo drove in the other Ranger run. The Rangers now take a 12 day break from league play and resume @ home on Friday August the 10th as Divisional opponent the Oakville A's will visit Connorvale Park.

July 25, 2007 RANGERS TAME GRIZZLIES
	The Etobicoke Rangers banged out 14 hits last night that carried them to a convincing 10-4 win over the Stoney Creek Grizzlies. Rangers pitching was also on their game as Mike Janes (1-1) and Kyle Hill held the Grizzlies to only 5 hits. This duo combined for 11 K'S and no walks. Offensively 2B Mark Capone with 3 hits and 3 RBI'S and rookie 3B Mike Mokriy had 3 hits as well and scored a pair of runs. LF Haider Abdullah and D/H Daniel Jagdeo had 2 RBI'S while A.J.Iafrate and Tyson Morgan had the other RBI'S. The Rangers stay on the road as they visit the Dundas Chiefs this Sunday night in a 7:30 start @ Volunteer Field. The Rangers need but a single victory in their remaining 4 games to capture the Anson Buck Trophy as pennant winners for a 2nd consecutive year.

July 23, 2007 JOHNSON DIVISION WINS ALL STAR TILT
	The Ken Johnson Division ALL STARS defeated the Len Andrews Division ALL STARS by the score of 4-3 yesterday afternoon @ Oakville Park. The Andrew's squad took a 3-1 lead into the top of the 9th only to see that lead disappear as the Johnson Division's Chris Piano hit a 3 run bomb to take the lead and then hang on in the bottom of the 9th to gain the win. Marc Walton from the Oakville A's is this years HOME RUN champ. Ranger's Warren Bradley with 2 and Daniel Jagdeo with 0 did not advance to the final round. Rangers pitcher Shawn Silk pitched 2 shutout innings. Bradley was 1/2, Jagdeo was 0/1 with a sac fly and an RBI and Ryan Croucher was 0/1. It was a great day for all and a special thanks to the Oakville A's for their organization of this special day!!! The Rangers return to league action tomorrow night as they travel to play the Stoney Creek Grizzlies in a 7:30 game start @ Bernie Arbor Stadium.

July 21, 2007 RANGERS DEFEAT BATTLECATS 5-1
	The Etobicoke Rangers found themselves in a balll game last night as the Andrews Division cellar dwellers the Brampton Battlecats gave the Rangers all they could handle. The Rangers staved off a self inflicted Battlecat rally as Ranger closer Mark Eccleton in the top of the 9th with 1 out walked a couple and gave up a base hit to give Brampton a shot at tying up the game. Eccleton then preceded to retire the next 2 Battlecat hitters via the strikeout. Rangers Peter Saweczko with 4 innings of 1 hit and 1 uinearned run gets the win to improve his record to 3-0 with a pair of saves. Jon Kielb and Todd Riverso each with 2 innings of shutout also pitched. The Battlecats out hit the Rangers on the night 5-4. For the Rangers OF Haider Abdullah had a pair of hits and an RBI. Troy Weston, Warren Bradley, Daniel Jagdeo and Rob Vecchiarelli collected the other RBI's while Vecchiarelli and Jagdeo rounded out the hitting. Next up for the Rangers is next Tuesday night as the Etobicoke team will travel to Hamilton to play the Stoney Creek Grizzlies.

July 21, 2007 RANGERS SEND 4 TO THE ALL STAR GAME
	Etobicoke Rangers ss/c/of Ryan Croucher, D/H Daniel Jagdeo, OF Warren Bradley and P Shawn Silk have been selected to represent the Etobicoke Rangers at this years COBA MAJOR LEAGUE ALL STAR GAME to be played tomorrow in Oakville. Game time is 1:30 with the HOME RUN DERBY beginning at Noon. Bradley and Jagdeo will swing for the Rangers. Etobicoke Manager Steve Breitner will guide the ANDREWS DIVISION squad. Congratulations to the players on their ALL STAR selection.

July 19, 2007 SHOOTOUT @ SYNTEX
	The Etobicoke Rangers won an 18-10 shootout last night over the Mississauga Tigers. The Rangers pounded out 14 hits which included Home Runs by Chris Mokriy and A.J. Iafrate. Iafrate and Jonathan Bezanson each had 4 hits on the night and Mark Capone and Iafrate each drove in 4 runs. Gurminder Singh (2-0) gets the win. The Rangers are home Friday night to the Brampton Battlecats. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

July 17, 2007 LEAGUE ACTION RESUMES FOR THE RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers are back into league action tomorrow night as they visit the fledgling Mississauga North Tigers. The Rangers with a COBA MAJOR LEAGUE best record of 16-4 will send righty Gurminder Singh to the hill. Game time is 7:30 @ Syntex Park. The Rangers return home this Friday night to host the Brampton Battlecats in a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park. Kyle Hill has drawn the starting assignment.

July 16, 2007 RANGERS 2-2 @ THE PROVINCIALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers made it to only the 4th round at this past weekends Senior Elimination tournament held in Windsor. The Rangers opened the tournament Thursday night as they faced the Tecumseh Thunder and were thrashed 16-3 in 5 innings. They now moved on to the losers bracket where they would have to run the table of 6 straight wins as they did in 2002 to win the tourney. The Rangers now had to play the Newmarket Hawks and beat the Hawks 4-3. Next up were the Canadian Bronze Medal winners from last year the East York Bulldogs and the Rangers staved off elimination by sending East York home with a 3-2 victory. Saturday morning the Etobicoke team played the Leaside Leafs who are the 1st place team from the GTBL League and were defeated and sent home as the Rangers gave up a 2 run lead in the bottom of the 6th and an unearned run in the bottom of the 7th to lose 5-4 and end their dream of their 4th Ontario Championship. In the end it was the very powerful Oshawa Royals who defeated Tecumseh in the final to lay claim as to the best Senior team in Ontario. Oshawa were 8-3 winners and will now represent Ontario @ the Canadian Championships being held in Quebec City in early August. The Etobicoke Rangers extend their congratulations to the Oshawa team and wish them the very Best of Luck at this years National Championships!!

July 10, 2007 RANGERS READY FOR ELIMINATIONS
	The Etobicoke Rangers are headed to play this weekend in the SENIOR A ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT. The winner of this tournament will represent Ontario at the Canadian Senior Baseball Championship Tournament which this year will be played in Quebec City August 8-12. The Rangers have been 3 times winners of the Provincials 1999-2002-2004. There will be 20 teams form across Ontario vying to represent Ontario in this double knockout tournament. Etobicoke will open the tournament against their long time rival from the Can Am Senior League as they will take on the Tecumseh Thunder this Thursday. Good Luck to the Rangers and bring home the GOLD!!

July 9, 2007 RANGERS SWEEP METRO'S
	The Etobicoke Rangers faced the St. Catharine's Metro's in a showdown of the 2 division leaders and it was the Rangers coming out on top as they swept the Metro's by scores of 8-1 and 9-8 yesterday @ Connorvale Park. In game 1 the Rangers outhit the Metro's 14-4 and cruised behind the 3 innings of shutout pitching by both Shawn Silk and Kevin Breitner (4-0). Jon Kielb gave up the lone Metro's run. Offensively for the Rangers Rob Borden, Mark Capone, Daniel Jagdeo, Jon Bezanson, Chris Mokriy and Ryan Croucher each had a pair of hits while Haider Abdullah and Mike Mokriy each had a hit. Jagdeo and Bezanson each had 2 RBI'S in the game. Game 2 started out with the Metro's taking a commanding 7-0 lead after 2 innings as Ranger starter Peter Saweczko was roughed up for 5 hits and 7 runs. Peter walked 5 and struckout 3 in his 2 innings. The Rangers started to comeback in the 3rd as Rob Borden led off with a solo Home Run and the Rangers added 4 more runs in the 3rd to narrow the gap to 7-5. Tim Deacon came on for Saweczko and pitched a shutout inning and then Gurminder Singh (1-0) came in and held the Metro's to a single run over his 3 innings leaving the Rangers trailing 8-4 going into their last at bats. The Rangers mounted their biggest comeback of the season as they scored 4 runs to take away a St. Catharine's victory and win the game 9-8. Daniel Jagdeo with a pinch hit double tied the game and then Mike Mokriy drove in Todd Riverso who had come in to run for Jagdeo with the winning run. Mike Mokriy finished the day with 3 hits and Bezanson and Chris Mokriy also had a pair of RBI'S. With the sweep the Rangers have a stranglehold on 1st place overall in the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE as their record improves to 16-4.

July 7, 2007 RANGERS ROLL OVER BRANTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers roughed up Burlington Brants ace Chris Cooney last night as they recorded 14 hits and 9 runs in the first 5 2/3 innings. The night started out with the Brants scoring the 1st run in the first inning as their lead off hitter took a Kyle Hill offering over the left field wall. Unfortunately for the Brants this would be the only run that they would score as the Rangers easily defeated the Burlinton team 10-1. Kyle Hill earned his 1st COBA MAJOR League win of the season as Hill went 6 innings surendering a total of 4 hits and struck out 7. Jonathan Gurnham with 2 shutout innings and Todd Riverso with a perfect 9th preserved the win. SS Ryan Croucher and D/H Daniel Jagdeo each had 4 hits as the Rangers had 20 hits on the night. Jagdeo and Catcher Jon Bezanson each had a pair of RBI'S. The Rangers with the win improve their overall league best record to 14-4. The Rangers will entertain the Johnson Divison leaders and 2nd overall @ 13-5 St. Catharine's Metros on Sunday afternoon in a doubleheader @ Connorvale Park. First game will start @ noon. Shawn Silk and Peter Saweczko are the expected starters for the Rangers.

July 2, 2007 RANGERS 1-2 @ WISEMAN TOURNAMENT
	The Etobicoke Rangers played in the Annual Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament this past weekend in Windsor and left a disappointing 1-2.. The Rangers opened up on Friday night against the 1st place Troy Jet Box from the prestigious Can Am Senior League. The Rangers sent Mike Janes to the hill and Janes pitched himself a whale of a game as Jane's pitched a 1 hitter only to be on the short end as a leadoff walk in the 6th, followed by a stolen base and then a sac bunt and then a sac fly to score the run that gave the Jet Box team a 1-0 victory. Mike's complete game was his 1st of the season . Mike surrending only the lone single in the 5th issued 2 walks and recorded 2 K's. The Rangers who outhit Jet Box 3-1 had their chances but were anable to push a run across. Tyson Morgan, Warren Bradley and Daniel Jagdeo had the Ranger hits. The Rangers moved on to play Windsr.A.A and Kyle Hill earned his 2nd tournament win while pitching his 2nd complete game as the Rangers prevailed 10-6. The Rangers pounded out 17 hits which was highlighted by a 2 run HR from A.J. Iafrate. Mark Capone had 3 hits and 3 RBI'S and Ryan Croucher had 3 hits and 3 runs scored to lead the Rangers. The Rangers next opponent was the Detroit Metro Tigers. The Rangers jumped to an early lead and were able to hang on until the fatal 6th as Shawn Silk in relief of Ranger starter Peter Saweczko surrended 4 runs on 1 hit and 5 walks and a critical throwing error from the Rangers CF. The Tigers trailing 6-3 now took a 7-6 lead into the 7th. The Rangers could not get the tying run in and ended up 7-6 losers. Tyson Morgan had 3 hits and drove home 2 in the defeat. The Rangers have 3 league games left before they try their luck at the Senior A Elimination Tournament. The Rangers will host the Burlington Brants this Friday night @ 7:45 and then will entertain the Johnson Division leaders the St. Catharine's Nokona Metro's on Sunday for a double dip beginning @ noon.

June 27, 2007 RANGERS BLOW LEAD IN 9TH
	The Etobicoke Rangers gave up a 7-4 lead in the 9th inning last night playing at Pomfret Park, probably the worst playing field anywhere as the Grizzlies scored 4 runs to take the game 8-7. The Rangers had a commanding 6-1 lead after 5 innings as Peter Saweczko and Jonathan Gurnham held the Glanbrook team to only 2 hits and 1 earned run. Gurminder Singh came on and pitched 2 2/3 of 4 hit and 3 runs of which only 1 was earned and was picked up by Ranger closer Mark Eccleton in the bottom of the 8th with 2 on and the score now 7-4 Rangers. Eccleton quickly got out of the jam and then in the bottom of the ninth the Grizzlies mounted their comeback. After back to back doubles and an error and another double the score was 7-6. Eccleton after fielding a sac bunt turned his ankle over and had to leave the game. The Rangers brought in veteran reliever Jon Kielb to replace Ecc but Jon promptly gave up a double and then comitted an error on a bunt attempt which was followed by a base hit with the infield drawn in and the game was over as the Grizzlies took an 8-7 victory. The Rangers had a total of 16 hits on the night compared to the Grizz's 9. C Jon Bezanson had himself a 5-5 night including 2 doubles, Home Run and 2 RBI'S. Tyson Morgan had 3 hits and Ryan Croucher along with Daniel Jagdeo each had a pair. The Rangers will now take a break from League play as they will head down to Windsor this coming weekend to play in the Annual Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament. The Rangers who last year reached the Semi Finals and won this Tournament in 1999 will open up Friday night as they will play the Detroit Jet Box and then on Saturday will face the Windsor Athletic Ass. and then the Detroit Metro Tigers. Semi Finals and Finals take place on Sunday. Good Luck this weekend to the Rangers.

June 25, 2007 RANGERS WALK BY CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers could only manage 8 hits off of 4 Chiefs pitchers but were the recipients of 12 Base on Balls and went on to defeat the Dundas team 11-5 yesterday afternoon @ Connorvale Park. The game was scoreless until the 3rd when Dundas was able to put up a run without a hit off of Ranger starter Shawn Silk as Silk forced in a an unearned run from his 3rd walk of the innning. The Rangers tied it in the bottom half as 2 walks and a base hit led to a run. The Chiefs regained the lead as Jon Kielb gave up 2 unearned runs off of 1 hit and 3 walks. Etobicoke tied it back up in the 5th @ 3 all and the Chiefs took over again in the sixth only to have the Rangers tie it back up in the last of the 6th. In the 7th the Chiefs forged ahead again but this time the Rangers answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take their first lead of the day which they would not relinquish. With a 5 run 8th the Rangers made the final 11-5. Rob Vecchiarelli with 4 innings of relief picked up his 2nd win and Todd Riverso pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. The Rangers and Chiefs collected 12 walks apeice in this contest and the Rangers pitchers held the Chiefs to a mere 2 hits. For the Rangers Peter Saweczko, Daniel Jagdeo and Warren Bradley each had a pair of hits while Haider Abdullah and Ryan Croucher each had safties. Sawezcko drove in 3 runs and Jagdeo had a couple of RBI'S. With the win the Rangers improve their COBA MAJOR LEAGUE record to a league best 13-3. The Rangers are back in action tomorrow night as they visit the Glanbrook Grizzlies in a 7:30 start @ Pomfret Park.

June 24, 2007 RANGERS END RED SOX STREAK
	The Etobicoke Rangers stopped the Milton Red Sox 9 game winning streak Friday night by downing the Red Sox 8-5. The Rangers were on the Milton starter as they tallied 3 in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd. The 5-0 lead held until ther 5th when the Milton squad struck for 5 off of Ranger starter Gurminder Singh to draw even. The Rangers scored a single run in the 7th and added 2 insurance runs in the 8th to take the game 8-5. Ranger reliever Kevin Breitner with 3 innings of shutout relief picks up the win and closer Mark Eccleton pitched a hitless 9th to record his 2nd save. CF Rob Borden with 3 hits, 3 runs scored along with 2 RBI'S led the Rangers. Warren Bradley and Ryan Croucher each added a pair of hits as the Rangers out hit the Red Sox 13-5. The Rangers will now host the 10-4 Dundas Chiefs on Sunday in a 1:30 start @ Connorvale Park.

June 20, 2007 CARDS TRUMP RANGERS
	The Erindale Cardinals gave the Etobicoke Rangers their 1st home defeat of the season as the Cards took a 6-4 decision last night. The Rangers were 6-0 @ Connorvale Park going into last nights game but the Cards on the strength of a 5 run 3rd inning prevailed. Ranger starter Shawn Silk 4-1 took the loss as Silk geve up all 5 in the 3rd. Relievers Jon Kielb, Kevin Breitner and Todd Riverso held the Cards in check through the final 6 2/3 as only Riverso was touched for an unearned run in the 8th. For the Rangers who outhit the Cardinals 10-6 Warren Bradley, Peter Saweczko and Jon Bezanson each collected a pair of hits. Bradley with 2, Mark Capone and Tyson Morgan delivered the RBI'S. Ranger are back @ home this Friday night as the Milton Red Sox visit. Game time is 7:45.

June 19, 2007 ETOBICOKE BANGS OUT 16 HITS IN WIN OVER OAKVILLE
	The Etobicoke Rangers banged out 16 hits last night as they downed the Oakville A's 7-4. The Rangers scored 3 in the 3rd and held that lead going into the 5th when Oakville struck for an unearned run off of Gurmminder Singh. The A's scored again in the 6th as Jonathan Gurnham was touched for a run and then the A's tied the game in the 7th as they put up a single run off the eventual winning pitcher Peter Saweczko. The Rangers struck right back with 2 in the 8th to re-take the lead and added 2 more in the 9th to seal the win. Mike Janes started for the Rangers and pitched 3 solid innings of 2 hit ball. The A's collected 8 hits on the night. Leading the way at the plate for the Rangers were Tyson Morgan, Rob Borden, Daniel Jagdeo and Ryan Croucher as this group all had 3 hits. Troy Weston, Mark Capone and Haider Abdullah had the other Ranger hits. The Rangers now play a rare Tuesday night home game as the Erindale Cardinals pay a visit to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45. Shawn Silk 4-0 gets the start.

June 16, 2007 RANGERS MAUL TIGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers showed no mercy last night as they collected 21 hits and scored a 7 inning 20-2 win over the expansion Mississauga North Tigers. The Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd, added 5 more in the 3rd, 8 more in the 4th, 2 in the 5th and single runs in the 6th & 7th. Ranger outfielder Chris Mokriy made his catching debut last night and delivered at the plate as Chris was 4/5 with 5 RBI'S. D/H Daniel Jagdeo and 1st baseman A.J. Iafrate had 3 hits apeice. One of Iafrate's was his 2nd round tripper as A.J. also drove in 5. Shawn Silk goes to 4-0 as Shawn pitched 5 innings of 1 hit ball. Silk allowed 3 BB's and struck out 9. Kevin Breitner pitched the final 2 innings surrendering both runs on 1 hit. The Rangers will begin a very busy week as they travel to Oakville on Monday night to face the 4th place A's and then are back @ home on Tuesday as the Erindale Cardinals will visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

June 12, 2007 RANGERS WIN SHOOTOUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers banged out 20 hits and scored 16 runs to defeat the Erindale Cardinals 16-12 last evening. The Rangers after building a 12-2 lead needed a single by winning pitcher Rob Vecchiarelli in the top of the 9th to break a 12-12 tie. Erindale scored 4 in the 5th off of Ranger starter Peter Saweczko to make it 12-6. Gurminder Singh came on in the 6th and was unable to hold the Cardinals as he was touched for 5 runs all earned including a 2 run shot by Geoff Cullen. Cullen later tied the game as he hit another shot this time off of Vecchiarelli. After Vecchiarelli's had put the Rangers ahead rookie catcher Jon Bezanson delivered his 1st COBA MAJOR Home Run a 3 run blast that gave the Rangers a 4 run lead. Troy Weston had a 4 hit night and Rob Borden hit his 1st round tripper of the season. Bezanson finished the night with 5 RBI'S. The Rangers are home this Friday night as the Mississauga North Tigers pay a visit to Connorvale. Game time is 7:45. Rangers will send Shawn Silk (3-0) to the mound.

June 11, 2007 RANGERS UPSET IN THE SEMI FINALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers reached the Semi Finals of the 1st Oshawa Royals Invitational Tournament and were upset by the Ajax Spartans 7-6 in 10 innings. The Rangers reached the Semi's as they won their division going 2-1 in Round Robin play. The Rangers started off Friday night playing the East York Bulldogs and defeated them 8-1 as the Rangers broke open this contest with a bat around 4th scoring 6 runs. The Rangers banged out 15 hits on route to their win. Kyle Hill was the winning pitcher going 6 strong innings and giving up the lone East York run. Rob Borden with 2 hits and 2 RBI's and Ryan Croucher with 2 hits and 3 RBI'S led the Rangers. The Rangers now moved on to play the Kingston Ponies and were victorious 7-5 after climbing back from a 4 run deficit. Trailing 5-1 the Rangers scored 3 in the 5th and went ahead as they scored 3 more in the sixth to complete the comeback. Ranger pitcher Todd Riverso came on in the 5th and recorded 3 shutout innings to pick up the win. Rob Borden with 3 RBI'S and Chris Mokriy with 2 hits led the Rangers. The Rangers now 2-0 were now assured a spot in the semi final as their 3rd game opponent the Thornhill Reds were 0-2. The Reds were able to defeat the Rangers by 6-5 score as Jonathan Gurnham surrendered 3 runs which turned a Rangers 4-3 lead into a 6-5 defeat. In the Semi Final the never say die Ajax Spartans who over the years have somewhat had the Rangers number did it to them yesterday with a huge come from behind rally forcing the game into extras where the Spartans ended up winning 7-6 in 10 innings. With the Rangers comfortably ahead 4-1 entering the top of the 7th and starter Mike Janes cruising along all of a sudden the Spartans threw up a 5 spot to grab a 6-4 lead. The Rangers showed some real heart here as they were able to pick themselves up and score 2 runs to tie the game. The Spartans took the win in the 10th as they scored an unearned run on a throwing error by the Ranger shortstop to allow the winning run to score. The Rangers had a chance to win it in the bottom of the 10th as they had runners on 2nd and 3rd with only 1 out but a pop up to the catcher and a ground ball to the shortstop ended the game. Mark Eccleton was the hard luck loser. The Rangers get right back at it as they play the Erindale Cardinals on Monday night @ the 9th Line. Rangers next home game is this Friday night as the expansion Mississauga North Tigers will visit Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

June 5, 2007 RANGERS PLAYING IN OSHAWA TOURNEY
	The Etobicoke Rangers will be playing in their 1st of 3 Tournaments this coming weekend. The Rangers will be playing in the 1st Oshawa Invitational Tournament. This Tournament will have 12 of the top teams from the 4 best leagues from around the province participating. From the COBA MAJOR LEAGUE the Erindale Cardinals and the St. Catharine's Metros join the Rangers. The Tecumseh Thunder and the Woodslee Orioles represent the Can Am Senior League, The host Oshawa Royals, Ajax Spartans and the Kingston Ponies from the EOBA and the East York Bulldogs, Newmarket Hawks, Thornhill Reds and the Leaside Leafs from the GTBL round out the field. The Rangers open up play Friday night @ Kinsmen Stadium @ 8:30 against the East York Bulldogs. They will continue on Saturday as they play the Kingston Ponies and the Thornhill Reds. Semi Finals and Final will be held on Sunday @ Kinsmen Stadium. Good Luck Rangers!!

June 4, 2007 RANGERS EDGE CHIEFS
	The Etobicoke Rangers edged the Dundas Chiefs yesterday afternoon by a 4-2 score. The win moves the Rangers to a league best 8-2. 3 Rangers pitchers combined to hold the Chiefs to 8 hits and 2 earned runs. Todd Riverso, Kevin Breitner (2-0) and Peter Saweczko (2nd save) pitched for the Rangers. Rangers SS Tyson Morgan was 2/4 and 2 RBI'S. Other RBI'S were by Rob Borden and Mark Capone. The Rangers were able to produce only 6 hits but combined with 6 BB's and 2 HBP's were enough to gain the win. The Rangers are now off from league play until next Monday night as the Rangers will visit their Divisional rivals the Erindale Cardinals.

June 2, 2007 RANGERS ROUT BATTLECATS
	The Etobicoke Rangers pounded out 18 hits and took 9 walks last night in Brampton as they routed the Battlecats 16-4. The Rangers 2B Mark Capone had 4 hits and 3 RBI'S and outfielder Tim Deacon was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI"s. Ranger pitchers Gurminder Singh, Jon Gurnham (1-1), Jon Kielb and Mark Eccleton combined for the 8 inning victory. The Rangers now host the Johnson Division leader the Dundas Chiefs (6-1-1) on Sunday. Game time is 1:30 @ Connorvale Park. Peter Saweczcko will start for the Rangers

May 28, 2007 RANGERS ROB VECCHIARELLI DRIVES IN 5
	Etobicoke Rangers 3B Rob Vecchiarelli had a 5 RBI night and Ranger pitcher Shawn Silk gathered his 3rd win (3-0) to lead the Rangers over the Glanbrook Grizzlies 13-3. Rangers 2nd Baseman Mark Capone made his 2007 debut a good one as Mark was 3/4 and scored 4 runs. Silk in his 5 innings of work registered a season high 10 strikeouts while giving up 2 hits and 2 runs. Kevin Breitner pitched 2 innings of 3 hit 1 run ball in this 7 inning contest. The Rangers are off till this Friday when they play a rare road game on a Friday night as they will head up to Brampton to face the Battlecats in a 7:30 game @ Dave Dash Park formerly the Fairgroounds. The Rangers then return home to face the vastly improved Dundas Chiefs in a 1:30 game @ Connorvale Park. The Chiefs as of this writing remained the only unbeaten COBA MAJOR Team as they sit @ 6-0-1.

May 25, 2007 METRO'S SCHOOL RANGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers travelled to St. Catharine's last evening and were taken to school by the home town Metro's. The Metro's banged out 13 hits scoring 11 runs and committing zero errors while the Rangers were only able to muster 7 hits, committed 6 errors and scored 3 runs. Metro's starter Brian Esserry was in fine form as he gave up only 1 run, no walks and had 7 K's in his 7 innings of work. For the Rangers Mike Janes suffered his 1st loss as he surrendered 5 runs on 8 hits. The Rangers Todd Riverso, Haider Abdullah and Warren Bradley each collected a pair of hits and Rob Borden had the other. The Rangers are home this evening as the Glanbrook Grizzlies are in @ Connorvale for a 7:45 game. Shawn Silk 2-0 will start for the 5-2 Rangers.

May 24, 2007 RANGERS BEAT BRANTS AND TIGERS
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up 2 victories in the past week as they handled the Burlington Brants 7-3 behind the solid pitching of Shawn Silk (2-0), Gurminder Singh, Kevin Breitner and Mark Eccleton. Daniel Jagdeo with 3 hits and 2 RBI'S and Warren Bradley with his 1st homer of the year led the Rangers 12 hit attack. The Rangers scored a 10-5 win over the expansion Mississauga Tigers as 3 Ranger pitchers combined for the win. Peter Saweczko earned his 1st win of the season with 5 shutout innings. A.J. Iafrate hit his 1st home run a two run shot and Warren Bradley launched his 2nd round tripper and drove in 3 on the night. D/H Daniel Jagdeo had 3 hits and 2 RBI'S. Rangers travel to St.Catharine's to face the Metro's on Thursday and return to Connorvale Friday night as the Glanbrook Grizzlies pay a visit. Game time is 7:45.

May 17, 2007 RANGERS AND TIGERS RAINED OUT
	The Etobicoke Rangers were rained out last night as they were to play the expansion Mississauga Tigers. This game has been re-scheduled for next Wednesday May the 23rd @ 7:30 @ Syntex Park. The Rangers play @ home tomorrow night against the Burlington Brants. Game time is 7:45. Rangers will send Shawn Silk (1-0) to the mound.

May 15, 2007 RANGERS BLOW EARLY LEAD
	The Etobicoke Rangers blew an early 5-0 lead last night and the Erindale Cardinals scored 13 unanswered runs to win going away 13-5. The Rangers behind Mike Janes had a 5-2 lead when Janes left after 4. Ranger pitchers Jonathan Gurnham (0-1), Ryan Reid and Todd Riverso were the recipients of some shoddy defence (4 errors) and their own wildness as they walked 8 allowing the Cardinals to score 4 in the 6th, 5 in the 7th and 2 more in the 8th. Offensively Rob Vecchiarelli had 2 hits and an RBI and RF Tim Deacon hit his 1st dinger of the season. Warren Bradley, A.J. Iafrate and Ryan Croucher had the other RBI's. The Rangers stay on the road as they travel to the expansion Mississauga North (Syntex Park) on Wednesday for a 7:30 game and then return home on Friday to face the Burlington Brants @ Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

May 12, 2007 RANGERS WIN HOME OPENER
	The Etobicoke Rangers sent 11 men to the plate in the bottom of the 8th and scored 8 runs to break a 4-4 tie over the Oakville A's last night @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers and A's were tied after 6 innnings at 2-2. The A's took the lead in the 7th as they scored two runs on 3 hits off of Ranger pitcher Kevin Breitner. The Rangers came right back and tied it back up in the bottom of the 7th.Breitner held the A's in the 8th and was the benafactor of the 8th inning explosion as Kevin picks up his 1st win of the season. Rob Vecchiarelli was 3-5 with 2 RBI"S as 8 other Rangers had 1 hit each. The Rangers will travel to Erindale on Monday to face the 3-0 Cardinals. Mike Janes will make his 2nd start of the season.

May 7, 2007 JAGDEO LEADS RANGERS
	Daniel Jagdeo had 3 hits including a 2 run home run yesterday to lead the Etobicoke Rangers to an 11-8 win over the Brampton Battlecats. Tyson Morgan chipped in with 3 hits and 3 runs scored as the Rangers banged out 14 hits. The Rangers using 6 pitchers were able to hold the Brampton squad to only 7 hits but they surrendered 9 walks in allowing Brampton to score 8 runs. Two Rangers errors resulted in 2 unearned runs. Jon Kielb picks up the win while Peter Saweczko records the save. The Rangers are off until Friday night as they will host the Oakville A's in the Home Opener. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. Shawn Silk 1-0 will start for the Rangers.

May 6, 2007 RANGERS EDGE RED SOX
	The Etobicoke Rangers opened their 2007 COBA MAJOR LEAGUE season yesterday with a 4-2 victory over the Milton Red Sox. Rookie Daniel Jagdeo went 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI'S. Rob Vecchiarelli with 2 hits and an RBI and Tim Deacon with 2 hits led the Rangers 9 hit attack. Mike Janes, Shawn Silk, Ryan Reid and Mark Eccleton combined on holding the Red Sox to 7 hits and 2 earned runs. Silk gets the win and Eccleton picks up his 1st save. Rangers now face the Brampton Battlecats on Sunday @ 2:30 @ Oakville.

April 30, 2007 RANGERS TO PLAY BRANTFORD RED SOX
	The Etobicoke Rangers will travel to Brantford this Wednesday night to face the Brantford Red Sox the Intercounty League Champions from last year. This will be the final tuneup as both teams begin their title defences in their respective leagues this weekend. The Rangers were the pennant and playoff champs from the 2006 COBA MAJOR LEAGUE.

April 21, 2007 POKER WINNERS
	The top 3 finishers in the Rangers Hold'Em Tournament were in 1st place Koronahitsbombs, in 2nd place was Ecc and in 3rd was Crouch. Congratulations and thanks to all of the other participants!!!

April 11, 2007 RANGERS HOSTING POKER TOURNEY
	The Etobicoke Rangers are hosting a Texas Hold'em Poker Tourney on Friday April 20th beginning @ 7pm @ the Hollywood on the Queensway. All are welcome and dinner is included. Please contact any of the Ranger players or the administrator for more details.

March 29, 2007 2007 SCHEDULE RELEASED
	The Etobicoke Rangers will open the 2007 COBA MAJOR Baseball season in Milton against the Red Sox on Saturday May 5th. This game pits last years 1st place Rangers against the 2nd place Milton squad.The Rangers will then visit Oakville on May 6th to play the Brampton Battlecats. The Rangers first home game is slated for a 7:45 start on Friday May 11th as the Oakville A's will come to Connorvale Park.

February 27, 2007 RANGERS TO BEGIN WORKOUTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers of tha COBA Major League will begin their 2007 season on March 28th as their spring training camp will officially open. The Rangers will workout on Wednesday & Sunday evenings @ the PRO TEACH BASEBALL FACILITY. The Etobicoke Rangers are looking to defend their COBA MAJOR LEAGUE title from last year as they not only captured the League Pennant but also won the League Playoffs. The Rangers are in for a busy summer as they are scheduled to attend 4 tournaments including the Senior A Elimination Tournament being held in Windsor from July 12-15. The Rangers will be one of many teams trying to get to the National Championships. The Rangers represented Ontario at the Canadian Baseball Championships in 1999,2002 and most recently in 2004. The Rangers will open the season on May 5th and their 1st home game @ Connorvale Park will be Friday May 11th @ 7:45.

January 31, 2007 MISSISSAUGA NORTH TIGERS ENTER COBA MAJOR
	The COBA MAJOR LEAGUE Managers held their first meeting of the new year and announced that The Mississauga North Tigers will field a team this upcoming season and will play in the very tough Johnson Division. The Clarkson Twins will not operate this season. In orther league news the team managers have decided that Sunday July 23rd will be the date for this years ALL STAR GAME and will be played in Oakville @ Oaks Park. Game time will be 1:30 with the Home Run Derby starting @ Noon. The league playoff format will remain unchanged. The League will kick of the 2007 season the weekend of May 5th & 6th with the traditional mini-style tournament.

January 15, 2007 RANGER ALUMMNI WINS POKER TOURNEY
	Former Ranger lefty pitcher "Sid" won the Etobicoke Rangers Hold"em Poker Tournament. Sid was able to knockout "Koronahitsbombs" (2nd) and "Buck Black" (3rd). Finishing 4th was Davor and 5th place went to Scott. The Etobicoke Rangers want to thank all who participated and will hopefully see them all again at the next tourney on April 20th.

January 4, 2007 LET'S PLAY POKER
	The Etobicoke Rangers will be holding a TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER TOURNAMENT on Friday January 12th @ the Hollywood on the Queensway which is located @ 1184 The Queensway in Etobicoke. Start time is 7pm and all are welcome. For further info please contact the administrator or Whitey.

December 5, 2005 Rangers Annual Christmas Cheer
	Come one, Come all as The Etobicoke Rangers past and present will be getting together for their Annual Christmas Cheer on Friday December 16th beginning @ 5:30 @ the Fan Sports Cafe located @ 2448 Bloor St. West just west of Jane St. See you all there!!

October 25, 2005 4 Rangers selected for All Star Team
	The Etobicoke Rangers placed 4 players on the Andrew's Division All Star Team. Voted on by the managers were RHP Mike Janes, 2B Anthony Davis, 3B Rookie of the Year Rob Vecchiarelli and RF Peter Sawezcko. Congratulations to this years All Stars!!

October 24, 2005 Vecchiarelli voted top Rookie
	Etobicoke Ranger 3rd baseman Rob Vecchiarelli has been voted Rookie of the year by the Senior COBA Managers. Veccharelli who hit .365 and drove in a team leading 21 runs is the 2nd Ranger to win this award in the past 4 years. Rob was unable to accept this award in person at the annual Senior COBA Banquet as Rob was in Nova Scotia trying to help his University Team from York in their quest to become the #1 University Baseball Team in Canada at the Nationals. Congratulations go out to Rob for his fine performance.

September 8, 2005 Annual Golf Tournament set
	The annual Etobicoke Ranger/Indians Golf Tournament will once again be played @ Glen Eagles Golf Club in Bolton. Glen Eagles is located on Hwy. # 50 @ the north end of Bolton. All current and former Rangers/Indians are invited out for this fine day of golf and to re-kindle old friendships. Tee off times begin @ 12:45 on Saturday October 1st. For more info and to register contact Whitey.

August 29, 2005 St. Catharines Metro's win COBA Playoffs
	The St. Catharines Metro's have won the 2005 Senior COBA Playoffs as they defeated the Glanbrook Grizzlies in the final. The Metro's went through the double knockout tournament undefeated as they pounded the Etobicoke Rangers Friday night 12-2, then beat Glanbrook, Burlington and Glanbrook again. Congratulations to the Metros!! The Rangers after being drubbed on Friday night had to face the Erindale Cardinals Saturday morning. The Cardinals as they did at the Elims's came back from a 4-2 defecit and won the game 7-4 thus ending the Rangers season.

August 25, 2005 Rangers and Metro's to square off
	The 3rd seeded Etobicoke Rangers will play host to the 2nd seed St. Catharines Metro's Friday night in the 1st game of the 2005 COBA Senior Championship Playoff double knockout tournament. The other match up pits the 4th seeded Erindale Cardinals against the 5th seeded Glanbrook Grizzlies. The #1 seed Burlington Brants receive a 1st round bye. St. Catharines & Etobicoke play Friday night @ Connorvale Park @ 7:45. After Friday nights games all remaining games will be played @ Nelson Park in Burlington with the Championship final slated for noon on Sunday.

August 23, 2005 Kula throws no-hitter
	Etobicoke Ranger righthander Roman Kula came through once again as Roman totally shutdown the expansion Twins by throwing a no hitter last night in the deciding game of the series. Roman gave up one walk, hit 2 batters and struck out 7 as the Rangers mercied the Clarkson squad 10-0 in 7 innings. Kula who pitched a perfect game 3 years ago against Burlington was outstanding last night. Ranger left fielder Warren Bradley with a 3 hit night including a 3 run jack led the Rangers offensively. CF Rob Borden scored 3 runs in the one sided win. The win moves the Rangers into the Championship Tournament this weekend as the 5 remaining teams will play a double knockout style tournament to determine this years COBA Playoff Champion. Burlington Brants (2004 winners) with a 1st round bye, The St. Catharines Metro's, Erindale Cardinals and the winner of the Glanbrook--Milton Series along with the Etobicoke Rangers will be the contestants.

August 22, 2005 Rangers tie series
	The Etobicoke Rangers evened their best of 3 series with the Clarkson Twins at 1-1 yesterday as Ranger pitcher Mike Janes turned in another complete game en route to a 5-2 score. Janes who has led the Rangers pitching staff down the stretch gave up only 5 hits, 2 unearned runs and recorded 13 strikeouts. The Rangers took advantage of several Clarkson miscues as they scored 3 unearned runs in evening the series. Game 3 will be played Monday night @ 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

August 21, 2005 Game 2 on Sunday
	The 2nd game of the 2 out of 3 series between the 8th seeded Clarkson Twins and the 3rd seeded Etobicoke Rangers was rained out Friday night. The game has been rescheduled to Sunday @ 4pm @ Connorvale Park. If a 3rd game is needed it will be played Monday night @ 7:45 @ Connorvale.

August 18, 2005 Twins upset Rangers
	The feisty Clarkson Twins came back twice last night to win the opening game of the 2005 playoffs. The Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 1st inning lead and expanded that lead to 7-0 after 2 innings. The Twins who battled back all night took a 9-7 lead after 7. The Rangers to their credit scored 1 in the 8th and then 2 more in the 9th to regain the lead 10-9 heading into the bottom of the 9th. The Twins scored 2 in their half to win the game 11-10. Game 2 in this preliminary series goes Friday night @ Connorvale Park staring @ 7:45.

August 16, 2005 Rangers play Twins in 1st round
	The Etobicoke Rangers finishing 3rd overall will play the Clarkson Twins who were 8th place finishers in their 1st year in a 2 out 3 series beginnning Wednesday night in Clarkson. Game time is 7:30. Game 2 will be @ Connorvale Park this Friday @ 7:45. If a 3rd game is necessary it will be played on Sunday @ Connorvale with a 4pm start time. The winner of this series will move on to the Championship Round to be held the weekend of August 26-28 where the 5 series winners will meet in a double knockout style tournament to decide this years COBA Senior Playoff Champion.

August 15, 2005 Jane's pitches Rangers to Division title
	On the strength of another tremendous pitching performance from Mike Jane's the Etobicoke Rangers downed the Erindale Cardinals 1-0 Friday night. The win gives the Rangers their 6th Len Andrews Division title in 8 years and the last 3 years in succession. Jane's with his 2nd complete game in a row held the hard hitting Cardinals to 2 hits while striking out 6. The win improves Mike's team leading league record to an unblemished 5-0. CF Rob Borden with a walk with the bases loaded drove in the only run of the game. The Rangers will now head into the playoffs which will begin this week. The 1st round will be a 2 out 3 with the winner advancing to the league Championship weekend when the 5 round robin winners will meet in a double knockout style tournament to decide this years Champion.

August 9, 2005 Rangers trim A's
	The Etobicoke Rangers trimmed the Oakville A's last evening by the score of 9-5. Ranger starter and winner Mark Eccleton pitched a solid 8 innings giving up 5 unearned runs as the Rangers seemed like they were trying to keep Oakville in the game. Troy Hamilton in his 1st appearance in several weeks pitched a scoreless 9th. The Rangers took an early 3-0 lead in the 2nd only to have Oakville come back with 2 in their half of the 3rd. The Rangers put up a 6 spot in the 6th to take a commanding 9-2 lead thanks to several Oakville errors and back to back doubles by A.J. Iafrate and Rick Malinowski. The Rangers will finish the regular season this Friday as the Erindale Cardinals visit Connorvale Park in a game that will decide the Andrews Division. Game time is 7:45.

August 9, 2005 Rangers top Braves
	The Etobicoke Rangers finally woke up in the 7th inning on Saturday as they scored 6 runs to defeat the Brampton Braves by a 10-4 score. With the Rangers trailing 3-1 the Rangers combined 4 hits and 3 walks in the 6th to take a 4-3 lead and then in the 7th the Rangers erupted for 6 runs as Ranger 1st Baseman Ben Reid hit a bases clearing double and Rob Vecchiarelli drove in 2 more with a single. Pitcher Kevin Breitner kept the Rangers in the game as Kevin pitched 8 very effective innings surrendering all 4 runs on only 4 hits. The win improves the Rangers season league record to 17-8.

August 7, 2005 Jane's whiffs 16 Red Sox
	Etobicoke pitcher Mike Janes had himself quite a night on Friday as he shut down the Milton Red Sox 2-1 limiting the Sox to 5 hits and striking out 16. The complete game win improved Jane's league record to 4-0. The Rangers Pete Saweczko scored the go ahead run in the bottom of the 8th on an RBI double by Rob Vecchiarelli.

August 5, 2005 Rangers in hunt for Division
	The Etobicoke Rangers with 4 league games top play are still in position to win the Andrews Division. They begin a busy week tonight as they play @ Connorvale as divisional opponent Milton Red Sox are in for a 7:45 game. Tomorrow the Rangers travel to Brampton to face the young and improved Brampton squad in a 1:00 game. The Rangers stay in the division as they close out the regular season with a game Monday night in Oakville and then return home next Friday in what could be the deciding game for 1st place in the Division as the Erindale Cardinals who currently lead the Rangers by a half game come to Connorvale in a 7:45 start. The Erindale team was just recently defeated at the Senior Elimination Tournament in the finals by the Windsor Stars.

August 4, 2005 Rangers lose in Semi-Final
	The Etobicoke Rangers the defending Ontario Senior A Basdeball Champs were unable to repeat as the new Tournament Champions the Windsor Stars sent the Rangers home in the semi-finals. The Stars defeated the Rangers by a 5-1 score. The Rangers started Mark Eccleton who in his 2 innings of work gave up 3 runs and the Stars never looked back. The Rangers started the tournament on Friday night with a dramatic 3-2 win over the Tecumseh Thunder. Ranger Warren Bradley came off the bench in the bottom of the 7th to get a game winning base hit to give the Rangers the win. John Campbell held the Thunder to 2 runs as John threw his 1st complete game of the season. Next up were the host team the St. Clair Riverbats. Once again the Rangers won in dramatic style as Warren Bradley again delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game 3-3. The Rangers scored a run in the bottom of the 8th to win 4-3. The Rangers who trailed this game 3-0 fought back to earn the win. Kris Doiron with the win pitched all 8 innings. Next up were the 2-0 Northumberland Whiskey Jacks and the Rangers sent ace righty Roman Kula to the mound. Roman spun a complete game shutoutout as the Rangers were easy winners 9-0. Now at 3-0 the Rangers played the other only undefeated team the Erindale Cardinals who the Rangers are very familiar with as they are both in the same league. The Rangers broke out on top early as they built a 4-0 lead only to have the Cardinals claw their way back and scoring 2 runs in the top of the 7th to take away a Ranger victory. Roman Kula pitching his 2nd game of the day was the hard luck loser as Roman pitched another complete game. The Rangers moved onto Monday and had to play the Newmarket Hawks and behind John Campbell's 2nd complete tournament game won 6-2. With this win the Rangers had visions of repeating as the Ontario Champs but the Windsor squad was just too tough and hungry. Congratulations to the new Ontario Champs the Windsor Stars as they went on to defeat the Erindale squad 8-4 in the final. The Rangers once again were able to reach Monday as they have now done 6 of the last 8 years. The Rangers were winners of the Provincials in 1999, 2002 and 2004. Best of Luck to the Windsor Stars as they will now move on to Kamloops, British Columbia later this month representing Ontario at the Senior Men's Nationals.

July 25, 2005 Rangers finish busy week with a win
	The Etobicoke Rangers began the week with a 10-9 loss to the Glanbrook Grizzlies. The Grizzlies scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 9th off Kevin Breitner to earn the win. Next up was the League leading Burlington Brants. The Brants came to Connorvale Park Friday night sporting a 14-5 record. The Brants hammered the Rangers by a 12-4 score. Ranger starter and loser Mark Eccleton gave up 7 of the 12 runs. Former Ranger Ken Rogers drove in 7 of the Brants runs. The Rangers were looking to snap their losing skid as the Dundas Chiefs rolled in to Connorvale Sunday afternoon for a pair. The Rangers won both games. This now leaves the Rangers at 15-8 for the season and with only 4 games to play and are out of contention for the Anson Buck Trophy that is awarded to the Pennant winner which the Rangers won last year. The Rangers will now move onto Courtright, Ontario this coming weekend to try and defend their Ontario Championship as 19 teams from across Ontario will be vying for the right to represent Ontario at the Nationals to be held this year in Kamloops, British Columbia later in August. Best of Luck to the Rangers!!

July 19, 2005 Rangers winless @ Hap Walters
	The Etobicoke Rangers went 0-3 at the Hap Walters Tournament this past weeekend in St. Catharines. This is the first time since 1995 that the Rangers did not win a game at a tournament. The Rangers faced the Ajax Spartans on Friday night and after jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st the Spartans who never gave up battled and took the lead in the 3rd as they counted 5 runs and chased Ranger starter Kevin Breitner. The Rangers went on to lose this game by a final score of 8-5. Next up was the eventual tournament winners the Riverbats from St. Clair. Rangers sent Roman Kula to the mound and fell behind early as the Riverbats scored a run in the 1st. The Rangers tied the score in the 4th as Jason Crocker drove in Chris Mokiry who had doubled. The Riverbats came right back in the 5th and scored 3 runs off of Kula as the Riverbats went on to win 5-1. Game 3 a meaningless game for the Rangers ended up in defeat as the Newmarket Hawks downed the Rangers by a 7-3 score. Ranger starter and loser Mike Janes pitched 5 innings in sweltering heat did not have his best stuff as he allowed 7 hits and 6 walks. The Rangers were able to collect 8 hits off the Hawks pitching but their defense held the lead. Peter Saweczko and Rob Vecchiarelli each had a pair of hits in the loss. The Rangers now return to league action and travel to Glanbrook on Tuesday night to face the much improved Grizzlies and then return home this Friday with a match against the overall league leading Burlington Brants in a 7:45 start @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers then host the Dundas Chiefs in a 12:30 doubleheader this coming Sunday.

July 12, 2005 Metro's snap Ranger win streak at 6
	The St. Catharine's Metro's snapped the Etobicoke Rangers league win streak at 6 last evening as they defeated the Rangers 5-3. The Rangers playing their 3rd game in 4 days gave the Metro's all they could handle but in the end the Metro's hung on. The Metro's scored 1st as they plated a run in the 3rd but the Rangers tied the game in the 6th as RF Peter Saweczko scored on a Chris Mokiry double. The Metro's re-captured the lead in the bottom of the 6th when the Metro's cleanup hitter hit a 2 run shot off of Ranger starter Mike Anderson. Troy Hamilton came on to get the Rangers out of a 2 men on base jam. The Rangers came right back and tied the game in the 7th as Anthony Davis scored on a Pete Saweczko single and CF Rob Borden scored on a Sac Fly from Rob Vecchiarelli. The Metro's regained the lead in their half of the 7th as Hamilton issued a couple of walks and gave up 2 base hits. Mark Eccleton came on for Hamilton and surrendered a double to the first batter he faced scoring both Metro's runners. The Rangers in their last at bats had the tying runs on 2nd and 3rd only to have Ranger cleanup hitter Rob Vecchiarelli hit a long fly ball to end the game. The Rangers next game will be this Friday night as they will play the Ajax Spartans in the Hap Walters Memorial Tournament in St. Catharines. The other Ranger opponents in this tournament are the St. Clair Riverbats and the Newmarket Hawks. The Rangers were finalists last year and were the tournament winners in 2002. All 16 participating teams this weekend will also be competing in 2 weeks at the Senior Elimination Tournament being held in Courtright. Should be a great weekend of Baseball. Best of Luck to the Rangers.

July 11, 2005 Rangers topple Twins
	The Etobicoke Rangers scored 11 runs last evening as they visited the Clarkson Twins and came away with an 11-5 victory. The Rangers scored in every inning but the 5th and 9th as they banged out 13 hits. CF Rob Borden, RF Peter Saweczko and C Jason Crocker all had 3 hits. 3rd Baseman Rob Vecchiarelli and Saweczko each had a pair of RBI'S in the one-sided win. Ranger starter Mike Janes pitched the 1st 4 innings before giving way to veteran Ranger reliever Jon Kielb. Jon pitched 4 innings giving up 3 runs to pick up his 1st victory of the season. Ranger closer Todd Riverso worked a shutout 9th. With the win the Rangers improved their season record to 13-5. The Rangers are right back at it Monday night as they travel down the QEW to play the Johnson Divion leader St. Catharines Metros in a 7:30 start @ Community Park. The Metro's sport a 14-6 record.

July 9, 2005 Rangers tame Grizzlies
	The Etobicoke Rangers banged out 14 hits and scored 13 runs as they downed the Glanbrook Grizzlies 13-2 last evening @ Connorvale Park. This game had the makings of a real good one as both teams entered the game with identical 11-5 records. The Rangers jumped on the Grizzlies starter for 3 runs in the 1st. The Grizzlies began to claw back as they put up single runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings. The Rangers increased their lead as they scored a run in the fifth, added 2 more in the 6th and then exploded for 6 in the 8th to end the game. Ranger 2nd baseman Anthony Davis, CF Rob Borden and 1st baseman A.J. Iafrate had 3 hit nights. Borden struck for 2 triples and 3 RBI'S. Ranger starter Mark Eccleton picked up his 3rd league win as Mark pitched 6 innings giving up 4 hits and both Grizzlie runs. Ranger reliever Kevin Breitner with his team leading 9th appearance shut the Grizzlies down in his 2 innings while giving up only 1 hit. The game marked the return of Rangers SS from last year Andy Tulshi. Andy has been on the DL but is now healthy and is a welcome addition to the Rangers lineup. The Rangers now move on to play the expansion Clarkson Twins this Sunday night in a 7:00 start in Clarkson. The Twins are fresh off of a victory over the Johnson leading St. Catharines Metro's and are a rapidly improving club.

July 4, 2005 Rangers lose in Semi-Finals
	The Etobicoke Rangers took part in the Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament this past weekend in Windsor and made it to the final 4. The Rangers by winning their division which was made up of The Detroit Metro Tigers, The Richter Rosin Orioles and the Tecumseh Thunder advanced to the semi finals only to run into a very experienced veteran team from Flint Michigan. The Flint team scored 4 runs in the 1st inning and added single runs in the 3rd and 5th innings to defeat the Rangers 6-0. Mike Janes was saddled with the loss. To the Rangers credit they beat 2 very good teams from Michigan to advance to the semi's. On Friday night behind Roman Kula the Rangers defeated the Metro Tigers 1-0 as Kula spun a 5 hitter. The Rangers scored the winning run in extra innings as Ranger 2nd baseman Anthony Davis scored the games only run on a wild pitch. Next up for the Rangers was the other Michigan team the Orioles and once again a pitchers duel evolved. Etobicoke starter and winner Mark Eccleton pitched a 1 hitter as the Rangers were 2-1 winners. The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the 1st as the Rangers committed 2 errors after Eccleton gave up a 1 out walk. The Rangers tied the score in the 2nd and took the lead in the 5th inning as Ranger 3rd baseman Rob Vecchiarelli hit a long sacrifice fly to score Ranger SS Ryan Croucher. With this win the Rangers were 2-0 and had a guarantee into Sunday's Semi-Final. They then played their 3rd game of the round robin against long time foe the Tecumseh Thunder. The Thunder were already eliminated as they were 0-2. With the game meaningless to both sides the Rangers and Thunder put on a good show but it was the Thunder who came away with the win 4-3 as they scored the winning run in the bottom of the 7th on a throwing error by the Rangers 3rd baseman. Veteran Ranger reliever Jon Kielb was pinned with the loss. The Rangers now return to league play this Friday night @ Connorvale as the Rangers play host to the Glanbrook Grizzlies. Game time is 7:45

June 27, 2005 Malinowski returns to lead Rangers over Red Sox
	Etobicoke Ranger catcher Rick Malinowski returned to the Ranger lineup yesterday afternoon and led the Rangers to a 15-12 victory over the Milton Red Sox. The win moves Etobicoke into 1st place in the division and a game behind in the overall league standings. Rick had retired after last season but at the signing deadline felt he still had some good baseball left. Rick had himself quite an afternoon as he went 3-3 including 2 doubles, a walk, hit by pitch and ended up driving in 5 runs. Welcome back Rick!! Centrefielder Rob Borden had a 3 run HR and scored 4 runs and 1st baseman A.J. Iafrate also had a 2 run dinger and scored 3 runs. The game was played in sweltering heat and figured in to the 27 combined runs. Ranger starter Mark Eccleton pitched 5 innings allowing 9 base hits and 8 runs. Reliever Kevin Breitner pitched the final 2 innings and was touched for 4 runs. The Rangers will travel to Windsor this weekend to participate in the Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament. The Rangers won this tournament in 1999 which features the best teams from Western Ontario and teams from Michigan. This year there will be other COBA teams in this tournament as Erindale, Burlington and St. Catharines have all been accepted. Good Luck Rangers!!

June 25, 2005 RANGERS DUMP BRANTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers behind the 2 hit pitching from Mike Janes defeated the Burlington Brants last evening by the score of 8-3. Janes in pitching 8 innings allowed all 3 Brants runs while striking out 8. Ranger reliever Todd Riverso pitched a scoreless 9th giving up a single hit. Rangers again were led at the plate by 1st year player Rob Vecchiarelli as Rob continues his torrid hitting pace by banging out 3 more hits in raising his season average to .431. The Rangers who fell behind 1-0 scored 3 in the second, 1 in the 4th, 1 in the 6th and finished their scoring with a 3 run 7th. The Rangers next action is Sunday afternoon as they travel to Milton to face the Andrews Division leader Milton Red Sox in a 1:30 start.

June 22, 2005 CARDINALS OUTSLUG RANGERS
	IN AN OLD FASHIONED SLUGFEST LAST NIGHT @ 9TH PARK THE ERINDALE CARDINALS HAMMERED OUT 15 HITS ON THEIR WAY TO A 13-9 VICTORY OVER THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS. THE RANGERS WITH 11 HITS OF THEIR OWN WERE ABLE TO STAY EVEN WITH THE CARDINALS UNTIL THE 7TH INNING WHEN THE CARDS SCORED 4 RUNS TO TAKE A 9-5 LEAD. THE RANGERS ANSWERED WITH 3 IN THE TOP OF THE 8TH BUT THE CARDS FINISHED THE SCORING WITH 4 OF THEIR OWN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH. VETERAN RANGER RELIEVER JON KIELB ABSORBED HIS 1ST LOSS OF THE SEASON. THE RANGERS WARREN BRADLEY HAD A 4 HIT NIGHT WHICH INCLUDED 2 DOUBLES AND SCORED 3 OF THE RANGER RUNS. CHRIS MOKIRY CHIPPED IN A PAIR OF HITS. RANGERS RETURN HOME THIS FRIDAY TO PLAY THE BURLINGTON BRANTS AND WILL THEN TRAVEL TO MILTON ON SUNDAY TO PLAY THE OVERALL LEAGUE LEADING RED SOX IN A 1:30 MATCHUP.

June 20, 2005 RANGERS TOPPLE TWINS
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS HELD OFF THE PESKY CLARKSON TWINS LAST EVENING AND WERE ABLE TOP COME AWAY WITH A 7-5 VICTORY. WITH THE RANGERS TRAILING 3-1 HEADING INTO THE 7TH INNING THE BATS CAME ALIVE. THE RANGERS WERE ABLE TO PUT UP A 5 SPOT TO TAKE A 6-3 LEAD. A.J. IAFRATE WITH A TOWERING 3 RUN JACK PUT THE RANGERS AHEAD. THE RANGERS WERE HELD TO ONLY 7 HITS AS THE TWINS PITCHERS HAD THE RANGERS OFF BALANCE FOR MOST OF THE GAME. RANGER STARTER MARK ECCLETON SURRENDERED 3 RUNS IN HIS 5 INNINGS BEFORE BEING RELIEVED BY KEVIN BREITNER. BREITNER STRUCK OUT 7 IN HIS 3 INNINGS AND EARNED THE VICTORY. MIKE JANES CAME ON TO PITCH A 1-2-3 9TH TO PRESERVE KEVIN'S 2ND WIN AGAINST NO LOSSES. THE RANGERS TRAVEL TO 9TH LINE PARK ON TUESDAY TO PLAY THE ALWAYS TOUGH CARDINALS AND THEN RETURN HOME THIS FRIDAY TO PLAY THE BURLINGTON BRANTS IN A 7:45 START @ CONNORVALE PARK.

June 18, 2005 BRADLEY IGNITES RANGERS
	ETOBICOKE RANGERS LEFT FIELDER WARREN BRADLEY DROVE IN 4 RUNS AS WARREN HAD A HOME RUN, TRIPLE AND SINGLE AS HE LED THE RANGER OFFENCE TO AN 8-0 HOME VICTORY OVER THE OAKVILLE A'S LAST EVENING @ CONNORVALE PARK. ANTHONY DAVIS, CHRIS MOKIRY AND ROB VECCHIARELLI EACH HAD A PAIR OF HITS AS THE RANGERS BANGED OUT 13 HITS AGAINST 2 OAKVILLE PITCHERS. ROMAN KULA WITH 5 STRONG INNINGS PICKED UP HIS 5TH VICTORY OF THE SEASON. RANGER RELIEVERS JON KIELB AND TODD RIVERSO BOTH PITCHED 2 SHUTOUT INNINGS. THE RANGERS TRAVEL ON SUNDAY TO PLAY THE EXPANSION CLARKSON CLUB AND THEN ON TUESDAY VISIT THE ERINDALE CARDINALS IN A MAKE UP GAME FROM THE RAINOUT ON JUNE 13TH. THE RANGERS RETURN HOME NEXT FRIDAY TO FACE THE BURLINGTON BRANTS IN A 7:45 START @ CONNORVALE PARK.

June 14, 2005 RANGERS EXPLODE ON THE BRAVES
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS EXPLODED ON THE BRAMPTON BRAVES LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY WENT ON TO MERCY THE BRAVES 11-1 IN 7 INNINGS. THE RANGERS HAVING DROPPED THEIR PREVIOUS 3 GAMES WASTED NO TIME AS THEY SCORED 5 TIMES IN THE 1ST. LEADING THE WAY WAS 2ND BASEMAN ANTHONY DAVIS AS A.D. HAD 3 HITS AND DROVE IN 3. PETER SAWEZCKO ALSO HAD 3 HITS AND A PAIR OF RBI'S. RANGER STARTER MIKE JANES PITCHED 4 INNINGS GIVING UP BUT A SINGLE RUN AND RELIEVERS MARK ECCLETON AND KEVIN BREITNER COMBINED FOR 3 SHUTOUT INNINGS. RANGERS IMPROVE TO 7-4 ON THE SEASON. THE RANGERS WERE RAINED OUT LAST NIGHT AS THEY WERE TO FACE THEIR DIVISIONAL RIVAL THE ERINDALE CARDINALS. THIS GAME WILL BE MADE UP LATER IN THE SEASON. RANGERS NEXT ACTION IS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE OAKVILLE A'S PAY THEIR ONLY VISIT TO CONNORVALE PARK. GAME TIME IS 7:45.

June 10, 2005 RANGERS LOSE 3RD IN A ROW
	FOR THE 1ST TIME IN OVER 2 YEARS THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS HAVE BEEN BEATEN 3 STRAIGHT TIMES. LAST NIGHT IT WAS THE ST. CATHARINES METRO'S TURN TO HAND THE RANGERS A CONVINCING DEFEAT BY A 9-1 SCORE. THIS MAKES UP FOR THE 11-3 DEFEAT THE METRO'S SUFFERED 3 WEEKS AGO AT CONNORVALE. WITH THE RANGERS SENDING THEIR PITCHING ACE TO THE MOUND IN AN EFFORT TO HALT THEIR 2 GAME SLIDE, ROMAN KULA FOR THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE WEEK TOOK THE RANGERS LOSS AS ROMAN GAVE UP 5 RUNS (3 EARNED) IN HIS 5 INNINGS OF WORK. TROY HAMILTON GAVE UP 3 RUNS IN HIS 2 INNINGS AND CLOSER TODD RIVERSO SURRENDERED A SINGLE RUN. THE RANGERS MANAGED 8 HITS AS PETER SAWECZKO AND A.J. IAFRATE BOTH HAD A PAIR OF HITS IN THE ONE SIDED LOSS. RYAN CROUCHER DROVE IN THE ONLY RUN AS HE WAS HIT BY A PITCH WITH THE BASES LOADED SCORING IAFRATE. THE RANGERS ARE RIGHT BACK AT IT FRIDAY NIGHT @ CONNORVALE AS THE BRAMPTON BRAVES VISIT THE RANGERS IN A 7:45 START. RANGERS WILL SEND MIKE JANES TO THE MOUND AS THE RANGERS TRY AND END THEIR 3 GAME SKID.

June 2, 2005 BRANTS ROUGH UP RANGERS
	THE BURLINGTON BRANTS DEFEATED THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS AND ROMAN KULA LAST EVENING BY THE SCORE OF 9-6. THE BRANTS CAME TO PLAY AS THEY SCORED A SINGLE RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 1ST AND THEN WENT ON TO SCORE 5 MORE IN THE 2ND AND ADDED 3 MORE IN THE 3RD. THE RANGER'S USUALLY SOLID DEFENSE MADE 2 THROWING ERRORS IN THE BRANTS 5 RUN 2ND AND FORMER RANGER KENNY ROGERS STRUCK FOR A 2 RUN HOME RUN. WITH THE RANGERS DOWN 9-0 THEY BEGAN THEIR COMEBACK TRY AS THEY SCORED A PAIR OF RUNS IN THE 6TH AND ADDED 3 MORE IN THE 7TH AND WERE ABLE TO PLATE A SINGLE RUN IN THE 8TH. THE RANGERS BULLPEN OF MARK ECCLETON, KEVIN BREITNER AND TODD RIVERSO WERE ABLE TO HOLD THE HIGH FLYING BRANTS TO A SINGLE HIT OVER THE LAST 6 INNINGS. ANTHONY DAVIS WITH 4 HITS AND 2 RUNS SCORED AND PETER SAWECZKO WITH 2 HITS AND 2 RBI'S LED THE RANGERS 12 HIT ATTACK. THE RANGERS RECORD NOW FALLS TO 6-3. NEXT ACTION FOR THE RANGERS IS NEXT THURSDAY AS THEY TRAVEL TO ST. CATHARINES TO FACE THE METRO'S IN A 7:30 START AT COMMUNITY PARK. THE RANGERS THEN RETURN HOME ON THE NEXT NIGHT TO PLAY THE BRAMPTON BRAVES IN A 7:45 START AT CONNORVALE PARK.

May 30, 2005 WINNING STREAK OVER
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS MODEST 5 GAME WINNING STREAK ENDED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN DUNDAS AS THE CHIEFS UPENDED THE RANGERS 4-3. DUNDAS SCORED SINGLE RUNS IN THE 1ST,3RD,5TH AND 7TH INNINGS AND THEN HUNG ON FOR THE VICTORY. THE RANGERS SCORED 3 IN THEIR HALF OF THE 8TH AS SAWEZCKO, VECCHIARELLI AND IAFRATE DROVE IN RUNS BUT THE DUNDAS PITCHER GOT RANGER OUTFIELDER WARREN BRADLEY TO FLY OUT TO END THE INNING. THE RANGERS VISIT THIS COMING WEDNESDAY LAST YEARS PLAYOFF CHAMPS BURLINGTON BRANTS IN A 7:30 START AT NELSON PARK.

May 30, 2005 RANGERS STREAK REACHES 5
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS WON THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT AS THEY BEAT THE EXPANSION CLARKSON TWINS 6-1. TO THE TWINS CREDIT THEY WERE IN THE GAME RIGHT UP TILL THE 7TH INNING WHEN THE RANGERS SCORED 2 RUNS TO EXPAND THEIR LEAD TO 4-1. 2 MORE RUNS IN THE 8TH PUT THE GAME OUT OF REACH FOR THE YOUNG TWINS. LEADING THE RANGERS AT THE PLATE WITH 2 HITS HITS EACH WERE RYAN CROUCHER, ANTHONY DAVIS AND A.J. IAFRATE. STARTER MIKE JANES AND RELIEVERS ROMAN KULA AND MARK ECCLETON HELD THE TWINS TO 6 HITS WHILE STRIKING OUT A TOTAL OF 16 TWINS BATTERS. KULA PICKED UP THE WIN TO RAISE HIS SEASON RECORD TO 4-0. THE RANGERS ARE IN DUNDAS ON SUNDAY TO TAKE ON THE WINLESS DUNDAS CHIEFS. GAME TIME IS 2:00PM @ VOLUNTEER PARK.

May 26, 2005 RANGERS ROLL OVER METRO'S
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS POUNDED OUT 14 HITS ON THEIR WAY TO A CONVINCING 11-3 VICTORY OVER THE VISITING ST. CATHARINES METRO'S LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT CONNORVALE PARK. THE RANGERS BEHIND ROMAN KULA (3-0) AND MARK ECCLETON (SAVE) LIMITED THE METRO'S TO 4 HITS AS THEY HELD THE HARD HITTING METRO'S AT BAY. LEADING THE WAY FOR THE RANGERS OFFENSIVELY WAS OUTFIELDER JASON CROCKER WITH 3 HITS, 2 RBI'S AND 2 RUNS SCORED. PETER SAWECZKO, WARREN BRADLEY AND ROB VECCHIARELLI ALL HAD 2 HITS. NEXT UP FOR THE RANGERS ARE THE GLANBROOK GRIZZLIES AS THE RANGERS TRAVEL TO BINBROOK ON THE 25TH.

May 26, 2005 RANGERS CLAW GRIZZLIES
	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

May 16, 2005 RANGERS WIN HOME OPENER
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS DEFEATED THE OAKVILLE A'S FRIDAY NIGHT BY THE SCORE OF 4-1. THE A'S STRUCK FOR THEIR ONLY RUN IN THE 1ST INNING AS ROMAN KULA (2-0) GAVE UP A COUPLE OF HITS TO PUT THE A'S AHEAD 1-0. THE RANGERS SCORED SINGLE RUNS IN THE 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 6TH. A.D. DAVIS LED THE WAY WITH 2 BASE HITS AND A STOLEN BASE. 4 RANGER PITCHERS COMBINED TO HOLD THE A'S TO 6 HITS AND A SINGLE RUN. RANGER PITCHER TODD RIVERSO PICKED UP HIS 1ST SAVE OF THE SEASON. RANGERS NEXT GAME IS FRIDAY NIGHT @ CONNORVALE AS THE 4-0 ST. CATHARINES METRO'S ARE IN TO PLAY THE RANGERS.

May 13, 2005 RANGERS HOME OPENER
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS HOST THE OAKVILLE A'S @ CONNORVALE PARK TONIGHT @ 7:45. THE RANGERS IN THEIR QUEST TO REPEAT AS THE ONTARIO SENIOR CHAMPIONS ARE OFF TO A 2-1 START. THE RANGERS WILL SEND ACE RIGHTHANDER ROMAN KULA TO THE MOUND IN THE HOME OPENER.

May 10, 2005 OPENING WEEKEND LEAVES RANGERS AT 2-1
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS KICKED OFF THE 2005 SEASON WITH A CONVINCING 10-1 WIN OVER THE ERINDALE CARDINALS. 2004 PITCHER OF THE YEAR ROMAN KULA PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF AS ROMAN PITCHED 6 INNINGS OF 4 HIT BASEBALL. ROMAN DID GIVE UP AN UNEARNED RUN AND WALKED 1 BATTER WHILE PICKING UP 6 STRIKEOUTS. JON KIELB PITCHED A SCORELESS 7TH AND NOTCHED A PAIR OF STRIKEOUTS. RANGERS OUTFIELDER WARREN BRADLEY HIT HIS FIRST SENIOR HOME RUN AND A.J. IAFRATE AND JASON CROCKER EACH HAD A PAIR OF HITS IN THE RANGERS VICTORY. THE RANGERS DROPPED THE 2ND GAME OF THE DOUBLEHEADER AS THE MILTON RED SOX SCORED 2 RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 7TH INNING TO FORCE EXTRAS AND SCORED 2 MORE IN THE 9TH TO HAND THE RANGERS THEIR 1ST LOSS 6-4. THE RANGERS FELL BEHIND EARLY AS VETERAN TROY HAMILTON SURRENDERED 2 RUNS IN HIS 2 INNINGS OF WORK BEFORE BEING PICKED UP BY MIKE JANES, 2 SCORELESS INNINGS, TODD RIVERSO, 2 SCORELESS INNINGS AS THE RANGERS NOW LED 4-2 ON THE STRENGTH OF JESSE KORONA'S 3 RUN JACK. ROB VECCHIARELLI CAME ON TO PITCH THE 7TH BUT GAVE UP A 2 RUN DINGER WHICH EVENED THE SCORE AT 4-4'S. THEN AFTER A SCORELESS 8TH VECCHIARELLI WAS TOUCHED UP FOR 2 RUNS IN THE 9TH GIVING THE UPSTART MILTON RED SOX A WELL DESERVED VICTORY. GAME 3 SAW A SUPERB PITCHING PERFORMANCE BY 1ST YEAR RANGER MARK ECCLETON. MARK PITCHED 6 SHUTOUT INNINGS STRIKING OUT 7 AND GIVING UP AN INFIELD SINGLE. RANGER RELIEVER KEVIN BREITNER CAME ON AND PITCHED A SCORELESS 7TH AS THE RANGERS SHUTOUT AND 1 HIT THE BRAMPTON BRAVES 4-0. RANGER ROB VECCIARELLI LED THE WAY OFFENSIVELY AS ROB WAS 3-4 WITH A DOUBLE AND A 2 RUN HOME RUN. RANGERS NEXT ACTION IS FRIDAY MAY 13TH AS THEY HOST DIVISIONAL OPPONENT OAKVILLE A'S. GAME TIME IS 7:45 AT CONNORVALE PARK.

May 5, 2005 RANGERS READY TO OPEN 2005 SEASON
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS ARE SET TO DEFEND THEIR COBA LEAGUE PENNANT AND ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP AS THEY BEGIN THEIR SEASON THIS WEEKEND, THE RANGERS OPEN THE SEASON AGAINST DIVISIONAL RIVAL THE ERINDALE CARDINALS. RANGERS PITCHING ACE ROMAN KULA WILL BE ON THE MOUND. THE RANGERS WILL THEN PLAY THE UP AND COMING MILTON RED SOX AND THEN ON SUNDAY WILL FACE THE BRAMPTON TWINS. GOOD LUCK TO THE SENIOR RANGERS!!!!

April 4, 2005 This years Elimination tournament gets moved
	After yesterdays OBA Board of Directors meeting it was decided that this years Senior A Elimination Tournament will not take place in Thunder Bay as first awarded but will be held in Courtright. This is great news for all Senior A Teams. The vote to over turn the placing of the Elim's in Thunder Bay was near unanimous as there was only one vote cast in favour of Thunder Bay. Thanks to all who had a hand in presenting the teams viewpoint and a special thanks to the Board of Directors from the OBA in doing the right thing for Senior A Baseball in Ontario.

March 15, 2005 SAWKIW JOINS FAN 590
	FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER AND FORMER ETOBICOKE RANGER WARREN SAWKIW HAS JOINED THE TORONTO BLUE JAY RADIO TELECAST CREW ON RADIO STATION FAN 590 AS THE ANALYST. WARREN WILL BE WORKING ALONGSIDE BLUE JAY BROADCASTER JERRY HOWARTH. CONGRATULATIONS WARREN!!

March 3, 2005 RANGERS TO OPEN SEASON MAY 7TH
	THE DEFENDING ONTARIO CHAMPION ETOBICOKE RANGERS WILL BEGIN THEIR 2005 LEAGUE PLAY ON SATURDAY MAY 7TH AS THEY WILL HOST THE MILTON RED SOX AT 9TH LINE PARK. THE 30 GAME LEAGUE SCHEDULE HAS NOW BEEN FINALIZED. THE RANGERS WILL PLAY 11 FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES @ CONNORVALE AND 1 SUNDAY AFTERNOON DOUBLEHEADER. THE RANGERS WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE WISEMAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT IN WINDSOR--JULY 1,2 & 3 AS WELL AS THE HAP WALTERS MEMORIAL IN ST. CATHARINES JULY 15, 16 & 17.

March 1, 2005 C.O.B.A. SENIOR LEAGUE ADDS 2 MISSISSAUGA ENTRIES
	THE SENIOR MEN'S C.O.B.A. BASEBALL LEAGUE HAS JUST EXPANDED FROM A 9 TEAM LEAGUE TO AN 11 TEAM LEAGUE. THE MISSISSAUGA SOUTHWEST TWINS AND THE MISSISSAUGA NORTH TIGERS HAVE GAINED ENTRY INTO THE LEAGUE FOR THE 2005 SEASON. BOTH EXPANSION CLUBS WILL BE IN THE ANDREWS DIVSION ALONG WITH THE PENNANT WINNING ETOBICOKE RANGERS, ERINDALE CARDINALS, OAKVILLE A'S AND THE LAST YEAR EXPANSION CLUB FROM BRAMPTON. THE JOHNSON DIVISION WILL NOW BE HOME TO THE MILTON RED SOX AND WILL JOIN THE LEAGUE CHAMPS BURLINGTON BRANTS,ST. CATHARINES METRO'S, GLANBROOK GRIZZLIES AND THE DUNDAS CHIEFS. THE 2005 SEASON IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN ON SATURDAY MAY 7TH.

February 23, 2005 JURY STILL OUT
	AFTER SATURDAY'S MEETING AMONGST THE SENIOR A MANAGERS, OBA BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THUNDER BAY BASEBALL SEVERAL THINGS BECAME QUITE CLEAR. 15 SENIOR A TEAMS WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND AFTER THUNDER BAY MADE THEIR PRESENTATION AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS ALL 15 TEAMS WHEN POLLED PUBLICALLY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT TRAVEL TO THUNDER BAY. THE OBA COULD NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE BID FROM COURTRIGHT AND WHY THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD A BID IN PLACE TO HOST. THUNDER BAY IS NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT IS BEST FOR SENIOR A BASEBALL AS IT WAS QUITE CLEAR THAT THEIR MOTIVE FOR HOSTING WAS TO MAKE MONEY FOR THUNDER BAY BASEBALL, TO HELP THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND TO HELP WITH THEIR OWN BASEBALL PROGRAM. THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SENT A TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THIS TOURNAMENT TO PARTICIPATE DID NOT SIT WELL WITH THE A TEAMS. WE ARE LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED SOON AND WE ARE HOPING THAT COMMON SENSE WILL PREVAIL. THIS WEB SITE WILL PUBLISH NEWS ON THIS ISSUE AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE

February 17, 2005 SENIOR "A" TEAMS TO MEET WITH O.B.A.
	THIS COMING SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19TH THE SENIOR "A" MANAGERS FROM ACROSS THE PROVINCE WILL GATHER AT THE O.B.A. OFFICES IN CAMBRIDGE TO MEET WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE O.B.A. WITH REGARDS TO THE AWARDMENT OF THE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT TO THUNDER BAY. AS MOST FOLLOWERS OF SENIOR "A" BASEBALL IN THIS PROVINCE ARE AWARE THE ALLOCATION OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TOURNAMENT THAT THIS PROVINCE HAS TO OFFER NEEDS TO BE AWARDED TO A LOCATION THAT IS REACHABLE FOR THE TEAMS INVOLVED. THE MANAGERS ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW 14 OF THE 18 PARTICIPANTS FROM LAST YEARS TOURNEY HAVE DECIDED THAT THE TRIP TO THUNDER BAY WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE AND THEREFORE WILL NOT BE ATTENDING. THE OUTCOME OF SATURDAYS MEETING WILL BE UPDATED HERE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

December 15, 2004 MERRY CHRISTMAS
	ON BEHALF OF THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

October 23, 2004 3 RANGERS SELECTED TO ALL STAR SQUAD
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS CATCHER RICK MALINOWSKI,RIGHTHANDED PITCHER ROMAN KULA AND OUTFIELDER PETER SAWEZCKO WERE SELECTED TO THE 2004 ANDREWS DIVISION ALL STAR TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!!

October 22, 2004 RANGERS HONORED
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS WERE PRESENTED LAST EVENING AT THE ANNUAL LEAGUE BANQUET WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS ANSON BUCK TROPHY FOR FINISHING 1ST OVERALL IN THE SENIOR MEN'S C.O.B.A. BASEBALL LEAGUE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN THE 7 YEARS SINCE JOINING THE LEAGUE THAT ETOBICOKE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FINISH 1ST OVERALL. THE ETOBICOKE TEAM WAS ALSO PRESENTED THE LEN ANDREWS PLAQUE FOR FINISHING FIRST IN THEIR DIVISION. ETOBICOKE WON THEIR DIVISION FOR THE 5TH TIME IN THE PAST 7 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS ON ANOTHER FINE SEASON.

October 22, 2004 KULA AND MALINOWSKI WIN AWARDS
	ETOBICOKE RANGERS RIGHTHANDED PITCHER ROMAN KULA HAS BEEN VOTED THE PITCHER OF THE YEAR IN THE MEN'S SENIOR C.O.B.A. BASEBALL LEAGUE. ROMAN POSTED A 7-1 RECORD WITH A 0.34 ERA. RANGER CATCHER RICK MALINOWSKI IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE INAUGURAL IRONMAN AWARD DEDICATED IN THE MEMORY OF BILL GRAHAM. RICK IS A MOST DESERVING WINNER OF THIS AWARD AS HE WAS TRULY AN IRONMAN THIS PAST SEASON AS RICK CAUGHT ALL BUT 3 OF THE RANGERS 49 GAMES. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH ROMAN AND RICK!!!

October 1, 2004 Sports Injury Specialist
	The Etobicoke Rangers are happy to provide a LINK to Dr. Tom Sawa's Web Site. Over the years Dr. Sawa has treated many Etobicoke Ranger players that have suffered baseball related injuries. Dr. Sawa specializes in upper body extremities (shoulder & elbows). To visit Dr.Sawa's web site please click onto the Links column.

September 21, 2004 C.O.B.A. SENIOR LEAGUE BANQUET
	This years banquet is being hosted by the BURLINGTON BRANTS and takes place on Thursday October 21st at the King's Court Restaurant located at 1159 King Rd (off of Plains Road) Burlington. Cocktails @ 6:30 and a buffet dinner @ 7:30. Awards and All Star recognition to follow the dinner. For more info contact Whitey.

September 15, 2004 Annual Rangers/Indians Golf Tournament
	This years Etobicoke Rangers/Indians Golf Tourney will once again be held at the Glen Eagle Golf Club in Bolton located on Highway 50. Saturday October 2 is the date and tee offs begin @ 11:00 am sharp. Cost is $80.00 which includes 18 holes of golf and a cart. Please register with Mike "The General" Gauthier or Steve "Whitey" Breitner. This tournament is open to all current and former Etobicoke Rangers/ Indians Baseball players and friends. After the golf please join us at the Boston Pizza located on Highway 7 east of Airport Road in Brampton.

September 2, 2004 CULLEN A CANADIAN ALL-STAR
	Geoff Cullen on loan to the Etobicoke Rangers from the Erindale Cardinals at the National Tournament led all hitters during the round robin play with a 615 batting average. This led Geoff to be named to the ALL STAR team as the D/H. Geoff also was the winner of the HOME RUN DERBY as he defeated big Darren Doucette of the Gold Medal winning Nova Scotia team. Congratulations to Geoff!!!

September 2, 2004 NO MEDAL FOR ETOBICOKE
	The Etobicoke Rangers failed to pick up a medal at the Nationals this past week in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Rangers finished the 4 game game round robin at 2-2 which placed them 3rd in their division and earned them a cross over playoff game. The Rangers opened the tournament losing 7-2 to Nova Scotia. They then defeated Team Newfoundland 4-2. Next up was Team Saskatchewan and the Rangers were shutout 3-0. The Etobicoke side then defeated the host Moncton Mets 8-1 to advance to the playoff round and faced Team Quebec. Quebec defeated the Rangers in the playoff game 2-0. The Rangers were defeated by MEDAL winning teams only. The Rangers strength all season has been their pitching and at the Canadians this did not change as the Etobicoke team came away with the second best overall ERA at the tournament. As pitching was the strength their hitting had been their achilles heel and this did not change either as the Rangers as a team batted only .226. Congratulations to the players and fans who stood behind this team all season!! For all the tournament details please click onto the Links and visit ETOBICOKE AT THE NATIONALS.

August 24, 2004 RANGERS ADD ROGERS TO PROVINCIAL ROSTER
	The Etobicoke Rangers have added Ken Rogers to their roster for the National Championships. Kenny a former Ranger who is now playing for the Burlington Brants will give the Rangers another strong bat and good defense in the Rangers drive for a medal.

August 20, 2004 RANGERS WIN PENNANT
	On the strength of their 4-1 win last night over the Erindale Cardinals the Etobicoke Rangers clinched the pennant. It turned out that the Rangers needed to win their final league game to take the 1st overall placing as they were defeated in the protested game 2-1 by the Dundas Chiefs. The Rangers finished with the same record as the Burlington Brants @ 22-5-1 but the Rangers lay claim to the pennant as they swept the Brants in the regular season series 3-0. The Rangers received another outstanding pitching performance from Troy Hamilton, Pete Saweczko, Roman Kula and Rob Beaton as this quartet held the hard hitting Cardinals to 3 hits. Winning pitcher Roman Kula upped his league record to 7-1. Rob Beaton with 3 innings of shutout relief picked up his 1st save of the season. Offensively 1st year 1st baseman A.J. Iafrate led the way with 2 hits, a stolen base and an RBI. Rob Borden had 3 stolen bases, a run scored and an RBI. The Rangers are now preparing for the Men's Canadian Championships which begin next Thursday August the 26th. The Rangers will be holding team workouts @ Connorvale Park on Sunday and Monday nights prior to their departure to Moncton on Tuesday. Best of Luck to the entire Etobicoke Rangers squad at the Nationals.

August 16, 2004 RE-SCHEDULED GAME
	The Etobicoke Rangers will host the Erindale Cardinals this Thursday August 19th @ Connorvale Park. This is a make up game from last Friday's rain out. Prior to the start of this game the Rangers will finish a game that was protested by the Dundas Chiefs. The Chiefs in winning the protest will come in @ 7:30 to finish off the game from July 4th. The Erindale game will begin immediately following the completion of the Dundas game.

August 14, 2004 RANGERS & CARDINALS WASHED OUT
	Last nights scheduled game between the Etobicoke Rangers and the visiting Erindale Cardinals was postponed due to wet field conditions. This game will be made up at a date to be determined next week.

August 12, 2004 FOLLOW THE RANGERS AT THE CANADIANS
	To follow the Etobicoke Rangers at the Men's Senior Baseball Championships being held in Moncton New Brunswick August 25-30 please click onto the Links column at he left hand side of this page and then click onto the Etobicoke @ The Nationals link.

August 10, 2004 RANGERS ADD 2 PLAYERS FOR CANADIANS
	The Etobicoke Rangers have added 1st Baseman Geoff Cullen and catcher John McEwan to their roster for the upcoming Canadian Baseball Championships to be held in Moncton New Brunswick later this month. Cullen a left handed hitting power hitter who has been the leagues perrenial home run leader and McEwan was last years All Star catcher in the Senior COBA League will add some punch and depth to the Ranger lineup. Both players currently play with the Erindale Cardinals of the COBA Senior League.

August 9, 2004 RANGERS POUND A'S
	The Etobicoke Rangers came out in the 1st inning swinging to the tune of 3 runs. They scored 6 more in the 3rd and never looked back as they defeated the Oakville A's 13-1 in a 7 inning mercy. Leading the way for the Rangers was 1st baseman A.J. Iafrate as A.J. collected 4 hits in 5 trips including a 2 run home run and had 3 RBI'S. SS Andy Tulshi with 3 hits (2 doubles) and Pete Saweczko with 3 hits as well and 3 RBI'S led the Rangers to victory. John Campbell started for the Rangers and pitched 5 innings for the win giving up only 4 base hits. Andy Tulshi making his mound debut was roughed up for 1 run on 2 hits and Kevin Breitner pitched a 1-2-3 7th to seal the victory. The Rangers now host the Erindale Cardinals in the season finale at Connorvale Park this Friday @ 7:45. A Ranger win clinches 1st place in the Men's Senior COBA League.

August 8, 2004 RANGERS LATE RALLY DEFEATS BRAVES
	The Etobicoke Rangers trailing 4-3 going into the top of the 8th exploded for 5 runs and another 5 in the top of the 9th to down the Brampton Braves 12-4. Rangers started Rob Borden on the hill and Borden responded with a solid 4 innings of work. Rob gave up a solo home run and struck out 4. Jon Kielb picked up Borden and surrendered 3 runs to give Brampton the lead. Todd Riverso with 3 shutout innings picked up the win while holding the Braves to only 2 hits over the 3 innings. Leading the Rangers was versatile Frank MacIntyre as "Scooby" was 4/5 with 2 RBI'S. Pete Saweczko had 3 hits and SS Andy Tulshi hit his first big fly of the season. Rangers are in Oakville to play the A's on Monday and conclude their regular season as the Erindale Cardinals are @ Connorvale Park next Friday night in a 7:45 game start. Rangers improved their overall season record to 32-7-2.

August 6, 2004 RANGERS BACK IN ACTION
	The Etobicoke Rangers fresh off of their Provincial Championship are back in action as they travel to Brampton on Saturday to play the Braves in a 1pm start. The Rangers then visit Oakville on Monday and then conclude the regular season at home on Friday August 13th against divisional rival the Erindale Cardinals. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers currently lead the Cardinals by a 1/2 game and the Burlington Brants by 1 1/2 games in the race for the league pennant.

August 3, 2004 ETOBICOKE WINS PROVINCIALS
	FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE PAST 5 YEARS THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT ONTARIO AT THE CANADIAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIS YEAR THE NATIONALS ARE BEING HELD IN MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK FROM AUGUST 25-30. THE RANGERS STARTED OFF THE TOURNAMENT WITH A NAIL BITER AS THEY DEFEATED THE LEASIDE LEAFS 2-1. JOHN CAMPBELL WITH A COMPLETE GAME SCATTERED 7 HITS WHILE STRIKING OUT 4 EARNED THE WIN FOR THE RANGERS.THE RANGERS SCORED BOTH OF THEIR RUNS IN THE 4TH INNING THANKS TO RBI'S FROM RICK MALINOWSKI AND TODD RIVERSO. GAME 2 SAW THE RANGERS PLAY THE WINDSOR STARS. IT TOOK THE RANGERS 8 INNINGS TO PULL OFF THE 5-3 VICTORY AS RANGER ACE ROMAN KULA WENT THE DISTANCE IN RECORDING HIS 1ST OF 3 WINS THIS WEEKEND. ONCE AGAIN CATCHER RICK MALINOWSKI WITH A BASE HIT IN THE 8TH SENT THE RANGERS AHEAD TO STAY. GAME 3 PUT THE RANGERS UP AGAINST THE TECUMSEH THUNDER WHO WERE 2-0 AS WELL. THE RANGERS BEHIND AN INCREDIBLE PITCHING PERFORMANCE FROM KRYS DOIRON BEAT THE THUNDER 3-2 IN 12 INNINGS. DOIRON PITCHED ALL 12 FOR THE RANGERS GIVING UP ONLY 5 HITS.RYAN CROUCHER LED OFF THE 12TH BY BEING HIT BY A PITCH AND CAME AROUND TO SCORE ON A TECUMSEH ERROR. GAME 4 PITTED THE RANGERS AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPS, THE MARKHAM PIONEERS. THE RANGERS CAME BACK WITH KULA AND ROMAN WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE MARKAHAM SQUAD TO 3 RUNS AS THE RANGERS BEAT THEM 4-3. RANGER 3RD BASEMEN JASON CROCKER HAD THE GAME WINNING RBI IN THE 5TH SCORING A.J. IAFRATE. THE RANGERS NOW 4-0 MOVED ONTO MONDAY AND NOW PLAYED EAST YORK. THE RANGERS CAME OUT A LITTLE FLAT MAKING 2 ERRORS IN THE 1ST INNING AS EAST YORK JUMPED OUT TO THE EARLY LEAD. EAST YORK WENT ON TO BEAT ETOBICOKE 5-1 AS RANGER STARTER ROB BEATON TOOK THE LOSS. EAST YORK HELD THE RANGERS TO 5 HITS IN HANDING THEM THEIR 1ST LOSS OF THE TOURNEY. THE LOSS NOW PUT THE RANGERS INTO THE SEMI-FINAL AGAINST THE CHATHAM DIAMONDS WHILE EAST YORK HAD TO PLAY THE TECUMSEH THUNDER IN THE OTHER SEMI. WITH VETERAN PITCHER TROY HAMILTON ON THE HILL FOR THE RANGERS THEY WENT ON TO SHUTOUT THE DIAMONDS 2-0 AND ADVANCE TO THE FINAL. TROY HELD THE CHATHAM TEAM TO ONLY 4 HITS THROUGH THE 7 INNING GAME. THE RANGERS SCORED A RUN IN THE 1ST AS CROUCHER SCORED COURTESY OF A KRYS DOIRON SINGLE. THE RANGERS ADDED THEIR 2ND RUN IN THE 7TH THANKS TO SOME AGGRESIVE BASE RUNNING FROM CENTREFIELDER ROB BORDEN. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THE RANGERS SENT PETE SAWECZKO TO THE MOUND AND PETE KEPT THE RANGERS CLOSE BEFORE LEAVING THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE 5TH TRAILING 3-1. THE RANGERS WENT BACK TO KULA TO GET OUT OF A 1ST AND 3RD ONE OUT JAM WHICH ROMAN PROMPTLY DID, WITH A STRIKEOUT AND AN INFIELD POP UP. THE RANGERS IN THEIR HALF OF THE 5TH TIED THE GAME AT 3-3'S AND SET THE STAGE FOR THE EXTRA INNING VICTORY AS SS ANDY TULSHI WITH THE BASES LOADED AND THE INFIELD DRAWN IN HIT A HARD GROUNDER BETWEEN SS AND 3RD BASE DRIVING HOME FRANK MACINTYRE WITH THE GAME WINNER. KULA WITH 3 1/3 INNINGS OF SHUTOUT RELIEF EARNED HIS 3RD VICTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT GIVING ETOBICOKE THE VICTORY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS AND FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CHEERED THEM ON THROUGHOUT THIS VERY BASEBALL INTENSE WEEKEND! BRING HOME A MEDAL!!!!

July 28, 2004 RANGERS HEAD OFF TO PROVINCIALS
	The Etobicoke Rangers are off to Windsor this coming weekend to participate in the Men's Senior A Provincial Championship. The Rangers sporting a season record of 25-6-2 were winners of this tournament 2 of the past 5 years (1999 & 2002). The tournament winner goes on to play in the Canadian Men's Senior Championship to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick August 25-30. The Rangers open up the tournament on Saturday morning against the Leaside Leafs from the GTBL. There are 18 of the best Senior A Teams from around the province playing this weekend in the double knockout style tournament. Last year the Markham Pioneers(EOBA) defeated the Woodslee Orioles to go on to the Nationals. Best of Luck to the Rangers!

July 27, 2004 CARDINALS HAMMER RANGERS
	Last night at 9th Line Park the Erindale Cardinals used 12 base hits and 12 walks to hammer the Etobicoke Rangers 15-6. With the Rangers leading 6-5 going into the bottom of the 6th the Rangers called on veteran pitcher Jon Kielb. Jon didn't have his usual control as he issued 3 walks, gave up 5 hits including 2 homeruns as he surrendered 5 earned runs in just 2/3 of an inning. Reliever Kevin Breitner fared no better as Kevin walked 8, gave up 4 hits and also 5 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings. Offensively for the Rangers SS Andy Tulshi and RF Todd Riverso both chipped in with a pair of doubles to lead the Rangers 11 hit attack. Tulshi also had 2 RBI'S. The loss leaves the Rangers with a 1/2 game lead over the Cardinals for top spot in the Senior Men's COBA loop with only 3 league games to play.

July 25, 2004 RANGERS NEED EXTRAS TO DEFEAT BRANTS
	The Etobicoke Rangers strengthened there hold on first place yesterday afternoon at Connorvale Park as they defeated the Burlington Brants in 11 innings 3-2. The Rangers were able to load the bases in the 11th off of former Ranger Kenny Rogers. Up for the Rangers was ex Brant Bruce VanLoon. VanLoon with a solid single between 1st and 2nd was the deciding blow scoring Rick Malinowski with the game winner. Etobicoke starting pitcher Rob Beaton pitched a strong 6 innings giving up both Brant runs. Pete Saweczko came on and pitched the final 5 innings to gain the win. Saweczko helped himself out as he was 3-5 with 2 RBI's. The Rangers now play a pivotal league game this Monday as they travel to Erindale to play the Cardinals. The Rangers lead the loop and have a 1.5 game lead over the 2nd place Erindale squad. Game time is 7:30 @ 9th Line Park.

July 24, 2004 RANGERS SHUTOUT RED SOX
	Last night at Connorvale Park the Etobicoke Rangers shutout the Milton Red Sox 4-0. John Campbell and Roman Kula combined to 3 hit the Red Sox. This duo was so dominant that no Red Sox player reached past 1st base. Campbell with 6 innings of 2 hit baseball picks up the win while Kula for his shutout 3 innings of work picks up the save. Ranger catcher Rick Malinowski was 3/4, scored 2 of the Ranger runs and had an RBI. The Rangers were able to muster only 8 hits off the Red Sox pitching but together with 7 walks and 3 Milton errors enabled the Rangers to win their 12th consecutive league game. Next action is Saturday afternoon in a 1pm start @ Connorvale as the Johnson Division leading Burlington Brants visit.

July 22, 2004 RANGERS HANG ON
	The Etobicoke Rangers behind the combined 4 hit pitching of starter and winner Roman Kula, Kevin Breitner and Troy Hamilton nipped the Glanbrook Grizzlies 1-0. Kula with 6 innings of 1 hit baseball upped his league record to 6-1. The Rangers scored the only run of the game in their half of the 7th inning as SS Pete Saweczko led off with a base hit. Peter then stole 2nd , then advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch. Todd Riverso hit a deep fly ball to right field to score Saweczko with the only run the Rangers would need. The Grizzlies came close to scoring as they had runners on 1st and 3rd in the 8th with only 1 out but Hamilton retired the next 2 batters. Again in the bottom of the 9th Glanbrook had 2 on and only one out but Hamilton got the final 2 outs to preserve the shutout and to pick up his 1st save of the season. Next action is this Friday night as the Milton Red Sox are @ Connorvale and in a rare Saturday afternoon game the Burlington Brants visit Connorvale in a 1pm start.

July 18, 2004 RANGERS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 10
	The Etobicoke Rangers behind the solid pitching of John Campbell, Rob Beaton and Jon (The Lawyer) Kielb and an 11 hit attack defeated the visiting St. Catharines Metros Friday night 8-1. Campbell with 6 innings of 1 hit baseball was the winner as Beaton and Kielb threw 3 innings of shutout relief and held the hard hitting Metros to only 3 more hits. Offensively the Rangers were led by 1st baseman A.J. Iafrate as A.J. hit 2 Homeruns and knocked in 4. Andy Tulshi, Pete Saweczko, Rob Borden and Rick Malinowski each had a pair of hits. The win improves the Rangers league record to 17-3-1 which is good for 1st place in the 9 team loop. The Rangers now visit the Glanbrook Grizzlies on Tuesday and return home Friday night to face the much improved Milton Red Sox. Then on Saturday afternoon @ 1pm the Rangers will host the Johnson Division leader Burlington Brants.

July 14, 2004 St. Catharine's wins Hap Walters
	The Etobicoke Rangers were defeated by the St. Catharines Metro's in the finals of the Hap Walters Memorial Tournament 7-3. The Rangers who were defending their 2003 win had reached the finals of this tournament for the 3rd year in a row. St. Catharine's came out in the 1st inning swinging as they were able to put up a 3 spot off Ranger starter and loser Kevin Breitner. The Rangers came right back in the bottom of 1st with 2 runs but that was as close as they would come. Kevin was pressed into an emergency start and was touched for 6 runs and 7 hits over 3 innings. Todd Riverso came in and held the Metro's in check until tiring in the 7th when Jon Kielb came on to record the final 3 outs. The Rangers managed 7 hits. Billy Aucoin and Jesse Korona each with a pair of hits led the Rangers. The Rangers were awarded the 2nd place prize money of $500.00. The next action for the Etobicoke squad is this Friday night @ 7:45 as the Hap Walter's Champion St. Catharines Metro's come to Connorvale.

July 11, 2004 Rangers reach final
	The Etobicoke Rangers reached the final of the Hap Walters Memorial Tournament this weekend with a semi-final victory over the Windsor Stars. The Rangers who fell behind the Stars 3-0 after the first inning battled back to tie the game in the 4th and then scored the go ahead run and winning run in the top of the 7th. Starting pitcher Rob Beaton got off to a shaky start allowing the 3 first inning runs but then settled down to pick up the complete game victory. Beaton gave up only 1 more hit through the next 6 innings. The Rangers got 2 runs in their half of the 3rd as Pete Saweczko drove in Billy Aucoin and Ryan Croucher. The Rangers tied the game in the fourth as Centrefielder Billy Aucoin drove home A.J. Iafrate. With the game tied at 3-3's going into the top of the 7th the Rangers rallied to score the go ahead run as Saweczko led off the inning by being a hit batter. Roman Kula then walked and catcher Rick Malinowski then sacrificed to move the runners. Thirdbaseman Jason Crocker then hit a deep fly ball to left to score Saweczko and give the lead to the Rangers for good. The Rangers finished the 12 team round robin with the best overall record at 2-0-1. On Friday night in the Tournaments opening game The Rangers tied the Burlington Brants 0-0. A truly great ball game with Etobicoke's Roman Kula going the distance. The Rangers were able to muster only 2 hits off the Brants pitcher and Kula was just as good allowing 3 hits over the seven inning tournament ruled tie. Next up for the Rangers were the Woodslee Orioles who the Rangers lost to 2 weeks ago in the Wiseman tournament. The Rangers got their revenge with a hard fought 3-1 victory. Starting and winning pitcher was John Campbell who scattered 5 hits and an unearned run to pick up the victory. The decisive blow for the Rangers came in the 6th inning as A.J. Iafrate hit a 2 run scoring double. To finish the round robin the Rangers now faced the Northhumberland Whiskey Jacks. Troy Hamilton was the winning pitcher as Buck threw the Rangers 3rd consecutive complete game in winning 4-1. Buck gave up only 3 hits while walking only one in giving the Etobicoke team the best record after round robin play. The Rangers were now going to face the St. Catharines Metros in the final for the $1,500.00 prize money.

July 8, 2004 Rangers set to defend in Hap Walters Memorial
	This weekend the Etobicoke Rangers will travel to St. Catharines to defend their champiopnship from last year in the Hap Walters Memorial Tournament. This tournament features some of the best Senior A teams from around the province. Last year the Rangers took home the top prize as they were undefeated in their 5 games. In this years tournament the Rangers will face the Burlington Brants Friday night and then will play the Woodslee Orioles and the Northumberland Whiskey Jack's on Saturday. Semi finals and final will go on Sunday at Community Park in St. Catharines. Good Luck Rangers!

July 6, 2004 Rangers 5-0 over weekend league play
	The Etobicoke Rangers began their busy weekend schedule with a 14-0 rout of the Brampton Braves this past Friday night. With the Rangers missing several players over this holiday weekend the Etobicoke Rangers responded with 5 consecutive wins. In the Friday night home game the Rangers sent veteran pitcher Jon (The Lawyer) Kielb to the hill in a rare starting assignment and Jon did not disappoint as he threw a complete game 3 hit shutout. Jon in his 1st start since 1999 walked 2, hit 2 batters and struckout 5 as he had the Braves off balance all evening. Offensively the Rangers were led by Rob Borden (3 hits including a 2 run HR), veteran catcher Rick Malinowski ( 3 hits and 3 runs scored) and 1st baseman Bruce Van Loon ( 3 hits and 3 runs scored.) On Saturday the Rangers travelled to Milton to play the Red Sox a double dip at Brian Best Park. In game 1 the Etobicoke Rangers behind the 3 hit 6 strikeout performance by ace Roman Kula shutout the Red Sox 6-0. Catcher Rick Malinowski continued where he left off Friday night as he had another 3 hit performance and collected 2 RBI'S. SS Peter Saweczko and left fielder Jesse Korona each hit home runs. Game 2 was a see saw battle that saw the Rangers come back in the 7th inning to take the lead as SS Peter Saweczko hit a game tying dinger in the top of the 7th to tie the game at 7's and then later in the inning 2nd baseman Anthony Davis walked with the bases loaded to put the Rangers ahead 8-7. Starter Troy Hamilton pitched the Rangers 3rd consecutive complete game as he limited the Milton team to 6 hits in going the distance in the 8-7 victory. Anthony Davis had a 4 for 5 afternoon and A.J. Iafrate and Saweczko each had a pair of RBI'S. The Rangers were now back home at Connorvale Park Sunday afternoon as they entertained the Dundas Chiefs in another doubleheader. The Rangers swept the Chiefs defeating them 2-1 and 5-2. The Rangers sent reliever Kevin Breitner to the mound in game 1 and Kevin responded by going 4 2/3 innings allowing only 4 hits and an unearned run. A.J. Iafrate came out of the pen to throw 2 1/3 shutout innings to pick up his 1st victory as an Etobicoke Ranger. The Chiefs pitcher Andrew Schwalm held the Rangers to only 2 hits ( Malinowski and Croucher) and 2 walks over his six innings of work but his defense let him down as they committed 2 errors in the 5th which gave the Rangers their 2 runs. In game 2 another fine pitching performance from both teams resulted in the Rangers scraping by the Chiefs 5-2. Starter and winner Peter Saweczko went 6 innings to garner the win and Todd Riverso who pitched a 1-2-3 seventh picked up the save. The Rangers were limited to only 4 hits ( 2 by Bruce Van Loon). With the 5 wins the Rangers now sport a season record of 16-3-1. Next league action for the Rangers is not until Friday July 16th when the St. Catharine's Metros pay their only visit to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45.

June 30, 2004 Rangers 2-1 at Wiseman Tournament
	The Etobicoke Rangers fared pretty well at the Wiseman Tournament in Windsor this past weekend. On Friday night they defeated the Detroit Metro Tigers 7-1. Roman Kula pitched a 7 inning 4-hitter. Roman who was in control all evening added 9 strikeouts to his brilliant performance. Billy Aucoin and A.D. Davis both chipped in a pair of hits in the Ranger 10 hit assault while catcher Rick Malinowski drove in a pair in the Ranger victory. Next up were the finalists in last years Elimination tournament the Woodslee Orioles. Woodslee behind the 7 hit pitching of Al Dunn defeated the Rangers 7-2. Losing pitcher was Peter Saweczko. Mike Janes picked up Peter and gave up the 7th Orioles run. A.D. Davis continued his hot hitting with a pair of hits and an RBI. The Rangers now faced the Chatham Diamonds and were able to squeak by 1-0. Ranger pitcher John Campbell threw a 6-hitter on his way to the 1-0 shutout victory. The Rangers capitilized on a Chatham 2 base error and scored the only run as SS Jason Crocker singled up the middle to score A.J. Iafrate. The win left the Rangers at 2-1 but failed to advance as they lost out in the tie breaking format to the Tigers who the Rangers had beaten earlier 7-1. The Rangers return to league play against the Burlington Brants on Wednesday.

June 30, 2004 Rangers edge by Brants
	The Etobicoke Rangers returned to league play and were victorious as they defeated the Burlington Brants 6-5. Starting and winning pitcher Rob Beaton threw 5 innings and gave up 4 of the 6 runs. Beaton was picked up by Kevin Breitner giving up an unearned run and John Campbell who pitched the final 3 innings picked up his 2nd save. Pete Saweczko and Todd Riverso each had a 3 hit night while Centrefielder Rob Borden and 1st Baseman Bruce Van Loon each had a pair of RBI'S in leading the Rangers to victory. The Rangers now stand at 11-3-1. Next Ranger action is this Friday night as they host the expansion Brampton Braves. Game time is 7:45 @ Connorvale Park.

June 30, 2004 Busy weekend
	After the Rangers play Friday night , they are next in action on Saturday as they travel to Milton to play the Red Sox in doubleheader beginning at 12 noon @ Brian Best Park. The Rangers then will host the Dundas Chiefs in a doubleheader on Sunday at Connorvale Park. Game one begins at 12 noon.

June 21, 2004 Shawn Hill gets the call
	Former Etobicoke Ranger Shawn Hill who has been toiling in the Montreal Expos farm system since being signed out of the Etobicoke Rangers organization several years ago got the call from the Expos yesterday. Shawn who has most recently been pitching for the Harrisburg Expos AA got called up to the big team yesterday. The Expos expect to start Shawn in one of their games this week. Congratulations Shawn from all of us in the Ranger organization. We hope your stay with the Major League Team will be a long one.

June 20, 2004 RANGERS TO PLAY IN WISEMAN MEMORIAL
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS WILL BE PLAYING THIS COMING WEEKEND IN THE RICK WISEMAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT IN WINDSOR. THE RANGERS ARE TO PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT IN WOODSLEE AGAINST THE DETROIT METRO TIGERS AND THEN WILL FACE THE CHATHAM DIAMONDS AND THE WOODSLEE ORIOLES ON SATURDAY. SEMI-FINALS GO ON SUNDAY WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SLATED FOR 1:15 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS WON THIS TOURNAMENT IN 1999 AND THE $1,500 PRIZE MONEY.

June 19, 2004 WIN STREAK EXTENDS TO 3
	THE ETOBICOKE RANGERS DEFEATED THE OAKVILLE A'S LAST EVENING 12-1 IN A 7 INNING MERCY. THE RANGERS WHO FELL BEHIND 1-0 IN THE 1ST AS THE A'S MANAGED A WALK AND A COUPLE OF HITS TO GO UP ON THE RANGERS. THE A'S WERE THEN SHUT DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY AS 4 RANGER PITCHERS LIMITED THE OAKVILLE SIDE TO JUST 4 SINGLES. STARTER ROB BEATON, TROY HAMILTON (2-0), ROMAN KULA AND KEVIN BREITNER KEPT THE A'S OFF BALANCE ALL NIGHT. ROB BORDEN WITH HIS 1ST DINGER OF THE SEASON A 2 RUN SHOT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 1ST WOULD BE ALL THE RUNS THE RANGERS WOULD NEED. PETE SAWECZKO LED THE WAY WITH 3 HITS (2 DOUBLES) AND AN RBI AND D/H JOHN CAMPBELL CHIPPED IN WITH 2 HITS ONE OF THEM A 2 RUN SCORING TRIPLE. THE VICTORY IMPROVES THE ETOBICOKE RECORD TO 10-3-1. THE RANGERS ARE NOT SCHEDULED TO PLAY A LEAGUE GAME NOW UNTIL WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 AS THEY TRAVEL DOWN THE QEW TO FACE THE BURLINGTON BRANTS. THEIR NEXT HOME GAME IS FRIDAY JULY 2 AS THE RANGERS WILL ENTERTAIN THE BRAMPTON BRAVES. ON SUNDAY JULY 4TH THE RANGERS WILL HOST THE DUNDAS CHIEFS IN A 12 NOON DOUBLEHEADER @ CONNORVALE PARK

June 17, 2004 11th Annual Hockey Pool Winners
	The Etobicoke Rangers 11th Annual Hockey Pool winners are: 1st Place with 154 points-- Jordan Richmond $400--2nd place with 146 points--Kirk-Guy $100--tied for 3rd with 144 points are Rick Malinowski and Bob Wood (split 3rd & 4th money) $62.50 each and tied in 5th place with 142 points are Dave Tramontozzi & Jiel. They split the $25 5th place prize money. On behalf of the Etobicoke Rangers thank you to all who entered.

June 14, 2004 Rangers win 9th
	The Etobicoke Rangers picked up their 9th win of the season yesterday as they blew away the Dundas Chiefs 15-3. The Rangers with their highest offensive output of the year banged out 15 hits. A.J. Iafrate with 2 hits and 2 sacrifice flys knocked in 4 of the Ranger runs. A.D. , Mo Watson and Jason Crocker had 3 hits apeice and Centrefielder Rob Borden scored 4 times in leading the Etobicoke squad to the victory. Mike Janes pitched 4 solid innings yielding all 3 Dundas runs. Jon Kielb came on in the 5th to pick up the win and was followed to the hill by Peter Saweczko who pitched the final 4 frames to record his 2nd save . The Rangers are home this Friday to the Oakville A's. Game time is 7:45.

June 12, 2004 Kula leads Rangers
	Etobicoke Rangers pitcher Roman Kula picked up his 4th victory of the season as he pitched 4 innings of shutout relief and contributed at the plate with a 1 for 3 night driving in 2 runs. The Erindale Cardinals struck for an earned run off of Ranger starter John Campbell in the top of the 1st as the lead off hitter walked and eventually scored on an infield groundout. Campbell finished his 4 innings yielding the single run and was followed to the mound by Kula. Ranger reliever Kevin Breitner with his team leading 7th appearance picked up Kula in the 9th and recorded another shutout inning. The Rangers although victorious were held to only 3 hits (Kula, Malinowski and Riverso). Veteran Ranger catcher Rick Malinowski also drove in a pair of runs. Ranger left fielder Jesse Korona had the other RBI as he worked a walk with the bases full. The Rangers travel on Sunday to Dundas to play the Chiefs in a 2pm start. The Rangers are then home next Friday June 18th as the Oakville A's pay a visit to Connorvale Park. Game time is 7:45

June 8, 2004 A's double up Rangers
	The Oakville A's stole one away from the Etobicoke Rangers last night in Oakville. With the Rangers leading 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th Rangers pitcher Mike Janes was the victim of his own wildness and some shoddy fielding. The A's struck for 3 runs to take a 4-2 lead which held up. Ranger's John Campbell came in for Janes with 2 outs and the bases full and was touched for a single to left field that got by Ranger outfielder Kevin Charbonneau and allowed all 3 base runners to score. Rangers starting pitcher Peter Saweczko pitched 5 good innings allowing only 4 hits and giving up a single run. The Rangers were held to only 5 base hits as rookie Mo Watson had the hit to tie the game in the 5th and then scored the run that put the Etobicoke side up 2-1. Rangers host divisional rival Erindale Cardinals this Friday in a 7:45 game @ Connorvale Park. The Rangers travel to Dundas on Sunday for a matinee game with the Dundas Chiefs.

June 6, 2004 Rangers get by Grizzlies
	Etobicoke defeated Glanbrook Friday night by the score of 7-3. The Rangers starting pitcher Roman Kula (3-1) went 5 strong innings for the win. Kula was followed to the mound by Kevin Breitner who recorded 5 strikeouts in his 2 innings of work. Just back from finishing up at the University of British Columbia John Campbell pitched the final two innings giving up a couple of unearned runs and also picks up the Rangers 3rd save of the season. The Rangers were leading 2-1 going into the bottom of the 7th when they struck for 2 more runs courtesy of an RBI single by Todd Riverso and a couple of Glanbrook miscues. The Grizzlies came right back in the top of the 8th with a pair of runs as the Rangers committed a couple of errors. The Rangers put the game away in the bottom of the 8th as they put together 3 walks and a couple of hits to add 3 insurance runs. The Rangers banged out 9 hits. Rightfielder Alex Borgo and 1st basemen A.J. Iafrate each had a pair of hits. Peter Saweczko had an RBI double in the 3 run 8th. The Rangers are on the road this coming Monday as they will travel to Oakville to play the A's in a 7:30 game.

June 4, 2004 Metro's top Rangers
	St. Catharines Metro's defeated the Etobicoke Rangers last night 6-4. Starter and loser Rob Beaton gave up 6 hits and 5 runs in 3 2/3 innings to take his first loss of the season. The Ranger bullpen did a good job of keeping the Metro's at bay as Steve Sidoriak and Troy Hamilton gave up only 1 run over the next 4 1/3 but the Rangers could not get the big hit when they needed it. The Rangers once again stranded too many baserunners as they left 6 in scoring position. First baseman Bruce Van Loon had 2 hits and an RBI and Ranger 3rd baseman Todd Riverso had a 2 run scoring single. Each team committed 4 errors. Rangers next action is Friday night at Connorvale Park as the Glanbrook Grizzlies are in town. Game time is 7:45.

June 1, 2004 League Standings as of May 31
	Etobicoke 6-1-1 Burlington 6-2 Erindale 5-1 Milton 4-5 Oakville 3-1-1 Dundas 3-5 St. Catharines 2-4 Brampton 1-6 Glanbrook 0-5

May 30, 2004 Streak is over
	The Milton Red Sox came into Connorvale Park this past Friday night and handed the Etobicoke Rangers their first defeat of the season. After compiling a 6-0-1 start the Rangers were outplayed by Milton and lost 8-2. Starter and loser Roman Kula (2-1)surrendered 7 hits and 4 runs over his 5 innings of work. Veteran lefthander Steve Sidoriak pitched his 1st inning of the season and then was followed to the mound by Peter Saweczko who gave up a run in his 2 innings of work. Milton put the game away in the 9th as they were able to score 3 more times off Ranger reliever Kevin Breitner. The Red Sox outhit the Rangers 10-6 and were able to turn 2 doubleplays in the field. SS Frank MacIntyre had 2 of the Rangers 6 hits. Etobicoke rightfielder Alex Borgo scored both Ranger runs. Rangers are in St. Catharines this Thursday to play the Metro's and are home Friday night as the Glanbrook Grizzlies are @ Connorvale in a 7:45 start.

May 21, 2004 Rangers scalp Braves
	The Etobicoke Rangers continue to roll along in the C.O.B.A. Men's Senior Baseball League as they handed the Brampton Braves a convincing 11-3 defeat last night at Connorvale Park. Starter Rob Beaton was touched for 4 hits and 2 runs over his 3 innings of work but the following 4 Ranger pitchers held the Braves to just 2 hits and 1 unearned run the rest of the way. Beaton was followed to the mound by Kevin Breitner, Jon Kielb, Troy Hamilton anf A.J. Iafrate. Once again centrefielder Rob Borden led the way offensively as he collected 2 hits with one of them a run scoring triple. Iafrate also chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI. The Rangers next action comes next Friday night @ Connorvale Park in a 7:45 game against divisional opponent the Milton Red Sox.

May 20, 2004 Rangers defeat Burlington
	Backed by a 13 hit attack the Etobicoke Rangers handed the previously undefeated Burlington Brants their 1st defeat of the young season by the score of 6-2. Rangers pitching ace Roman Kula threw 5 shutout innings to pick up his 3rd win. Kula was followed to the mound by Todd Riverso and Peter Saweczko. Leading the Ranger attack with 2 hits apiece were A.D.Davis, Rob Borden and Todd Riverso. The Rangers record now stands at 5-0-1. Rangers next action is this Friday night as they host the Brampton Braves in a 7:45 start at Connorvale Park

May 15, 2004 Rangers shutout Grizzlies
	The Etobicoke Rangers shutout the Glanbrook Grizzlies 6-0 last evening at Connorvale Park. This was the 5th game for the Rangers in the past 6 days. Again the Ranger pitching staff was dominating. A trio of Ranger pitchers held the Grizzlies to only 2 base hits and allowed 3 base on balls. Kris Doiron, Rob Beaton and Kevin Breitner combined for the shutout. Offensively the Rangers were held to only 4 base hits but collected 9 walks to scratch out their 6 runs. The Rangers took the lead in the bottom of the 1st on a 2 out single by Rob Borden scoring Jason Crocker. The Rangers were kept off the board until the 6th when after 2 consecutive walks A.J. Iafrate hit a triple to score both runners. Jesse Korona with an RBI triple in the 8th and Crocker had the other 2 Ranger hits. The Rangers are in Burlington Wednesday May 19th to face the Brants and then are back at Connorvale May 21st in a 7:45 match with the Brampton Braves.

May 14, 2004 Rangers dump Metro's
	The Etobicoke Rangers defeated the St.Catharine's Metro's 9-3 last evening. The Rangers collected 11 hits and 10 base on balls on their way to their 3rd straight victory. Rightfielder Alex Borgo continued his torrid hitting by banging out a double and also had a 2 run home run. Centrefielder Rob Borden had a 3 hit night and newcomer Jason Crocker chipped in with a pair of hits. Once again the Ranger pitching held the opposition in check as Troy (Buck Black)Hamilton, Roman (Big Daddy) Kula and Mike Janes each surrendered a run in the Ranger victory. Etobicoke is home to the Glanbrook Grizzlies Friday May 14th in a 7:45 start at Connorvale Park. Kris Doiron will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers.

May 11, 2004 Rangers top Cardinals
	In a rain shortened game the Etobicoke Rangers scored 4 times in the top of the 5th to come away with a 6 inning 5-3 victory. Rangers were led by Alex Borgo who was 3-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI. Shortstop Frank MacIntyre drove in 2 runs for the Rangers. Rangers were able to use 3 pitchers with rookie Billy Aucoin picking up the victory in relief of starter Peter Saweczko and rookie A.J. Iafrate pitched the 6th to record his 1st save. The Rangers next action is Thursday May 13th as they travel to St. Catharines to play the Metro's.

May 10, 2004 Rangers tie A's
	With a run in the bottom of the 7th the Etobicoke Rangers came back to tie the Oakville A's in their season opener. Starting pitcher Roman Kula seemed to be in mid season form as he pitched 4 shutout innings while giving up just 2 hits and striking out 6. New comer Mike Janes relieved Kula and was touched for 5 hits and all 7 Oakville runs of which 5 were earned. Etobicoke jumped out to a 5-0 lead after after 4 innings thanks to a 2 run single and a 2 run Home Run by left fielder Peter Saweczko. Second baseman A.D. Davis scored 2 runs and stole 2 bases in the 7-7 tie.

May 10, 2004 Etobicoke defeats Braves
	In their second game of the day the Rangers faced the new league entry-Brampton Braves. The Rangers were victorious 5-1. Starter and winner Rob Beaton gave up 3 hits and the only Brampton run. Jon (the lawyer)Kielb, Todd Riverso and Kevin Breitner followed Beaton to the mound. This trio of pitchers gave up no hits and recorded 6 strikouts over the final 4 innings. The Rangers were led by right fielder Alex Borgo who went 2-4 with a solo Home Run.

May 10, 2004 Rangers visit Cardinals
	The Rangers travel to 9th Line Park to play their long time rivals the Erindale Cardinals. Erindale was last years Playoff Champions. Game time is slated for 7:30 Monday May 10th.

April 27, 2004 Rangers set to open 2004 Season
	The Etobicoke Rangers are about to open the 2004 season on Sunday May 9th. The Rangers will face the Oakville A's @ 12:30 and then will host the new league entry from Brampton @ 3:00. Both of these games will be played in Oakville as the C.O.B.A. Men's Senior League kicks off its season in a tournamernt style format. The Rangers will be led by veteran pitchers Roman Kula , Troy (Buck Black) Hamilton and catcher Rick Malinowski. Gone from last years team are veterans Manny DeMelo and Kenny Rogers. Last season the Rangers were the Andrew's Division winners and also won the Hap Walters Memorial Tournament in St. Catharines. This years Rangers are looking to repeat their performances in 2002 & 1999 as the Ontario Representatives at the Men's Senior National Championships to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick.

April 1, 2004 Sawkiw is on the way to the Olympics
	Former Ranger Warren Sawkiw has been chosen by the CBC Television Network to work as their Baseball Analyst at the upcoming Olympic Games to be held in Greece this summer. We've all seen Warren perform on the Score, Sportsnet and Rogers Cable where he is able to add his valuable insight into the game of Baseball. Watch for Warren on CBC as Canada strives for Olympic gold!! Congratulations Warren on securing this most prestigious position!

December 5, 2003 BILLY GRAHAM #32
	IT IS WITH MUCH SADNESS AND SORROW TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF BILLY GRAHAM. BILLY PASSED AWAY ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3RD AS THE RESULT OF COMPLICATIONS FROM HIS BROKEN LEG. A BLOOD CLOT FORMED AND CAUSED A FATAL ANNUERISM. VISITATION IS ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 7TH FROM 2-4 AND FROM 7-9 AND THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE SET FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 8TH AT 11:AM. BILLY WILL BE RESTING AT THE ANDREW'S COMMUNITY FUNERAL CHAPEL LOCATED AT 8190 DIXIE ROAD. BILLY WAS A LONGTIME TEAMMATE OF MINE WHEN WE PLAYED TOGETHER FOR THE LEASIDE MAPLE LEAFS DURING THE LATE 70'S AND THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE 80'S. BILLY WAS ONE OF THOSE TRULY GOOD GUYS IN AMATEUR SPORTS. WHEN HIS PLAYING DAYS WERE OVER BILLY BECAME AN UMPIRE AS HE SO WANTED TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE SPORT AND GUYS THAT HE LOVED. BILLY BEGAN UMPIRING IN THE NOW DEFUNCT METRO MAJOR SENIOR LEAGUE AND WAS CURRENTLY OUR UMPIRE IN CHIEF FOR THE C.O.B.A. MEN'S SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE. BILLY ALSO FOUND TIME TO REFEREE MEN'S HOCKEY. BILLY WAS TRULY A GOOD FRIEND AND A GENTLEMEN. HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL THAT KNEW HIM. BILLY LEAVES BEHIND HIS WIFE-CAROL AND TWO SONS CHRISTOPHER AND COREY. REST IN PEACE BILLY. WHITEY

November 25, 2003 ALL-STAR RANGERS
	THE FOLLOWING ETOBICOKE RANGERS HAVE BEEN HONORED AS 2004 ALL STAR SELECTIONS FOR THE ANDREW'S DIVISION. RICK MALINOWSKI-CATCHER ANTHONY (A.D.) DAVIS--2B PETER SAWEZCKO--OF JOHN CAMPBELL--RHP CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEARS ETOBICOKE RANGER ALL STARS.

June 16, 2003 Hockey Pool Winners
	Congratulations to the 2003 winners of the Etobicoke Rangers Annual Hockey Pool. 1st Place-Greg & Melanie McCrea (151 points) $400.00 2nd Place-Gordie Durdle (144 points) $100.00 3rd Place-Melinda Tagliarino (143 points) $75.00 There was a tie between Tim Ritcey and Sonia Boudreau for 4th place therefore they will split 4th and 5th place money (140 points) $50.00 plus $25.00 giving each $37.50. Thanks again to all who participated.


	HOME \| Sports Leagues \| Sign Me Up!	Tue. Feb 9, 2010