Eus 10400 at Moindoo lncabon n ul wth any o o uol 20 as the team took a more mateâ€" rial form and came away with a Tier II Ontario softball champiâ€" onship in Newmarket last They followed that up by winning their league champiâ€" onship in Stratford last weekâ€" By the end of the season, those fears had been exorcised .A dering if they could scare up enough players to even field Mite Ghosts scare up title the Waterloo Mite Ghosts started the season wonâ€" By Bos Vreamac She was named the best offensive and defensive player in the tournament for her efforts. "If you want to build a team, you have to do it through pitching," said Kurt "That‘s Leading the way was Shelby Kurt who had eight home runs in the championship run. The younger Kurt also pitched a perfect game for the Ghosts, striking out 43 batters in 15 innings of work. "This has probably been the most fun for me as a coach," said Kurt. "These kids just had lots of fun. __ "Everybody got to play and they all hit the ball." "We had a good pitcher, but we didn‘t even have anyone to catch for her at the time." So the coaching staff recruited any girls that they could and did their best to teach them the game. There were amazed at how quickly the girls picked it up, and the team got on a real roll to end the season. That momentum carried the Mite Ghosts right through the provincials where they rolled over the opposition by a combined score of 94â€"13, which included a 18â€"4 win over Newmarket in the final We had no idea wed do so well," said head coach Brian Kurt. "We only had four kids coming back. end, beating the host side 4â€"3 in the final. Continued on page 27