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Welcome Back! www.waterloochronicle.ca )o o O IAIL LA NY DE SE 4.Â¥ 5.4 7. .n nc w The Sybase Sluggers won their second NCR title in three years. Sluggers win NCR title Thc Sybase Sluggers Aâ€" Division team won the NCR threeâ€"pitch tournaâ€" ment, held at RIM Park and the NCR diamonds last weekend. The Sluggers, who finâ€" ished in fifth place in the season, gelled for the tourâ€" nament, winning all six games that they played and outscoring their opponents by a total of 88â€"33. In the round robin, Sybase beat the Dodgers 16â€" 11, Open Text 14â€"3, Farm Team 17â€"9 and DEM 17â€"2. wWith no losses, Sybase earned a bye into the semifiâ€" nal on Sunday afternoon, where they again faced the Dodgers. It was a hardâ€" fought game but the Sybase defence was determined to silence the Dodgers‘ potent bats with diving catches by infielders Josh Savili and Joey Sferrazza. The highlight of the game was a double play catch by Mark Tossounâ€" ian, who dove to catch a shallow fly ball, then while still on the ground threw to second base to catch a runâ€" ner off the bag, ending the inning. That play probably Continued from page 44 wife waiting to give you a kiss /hug on the sidelines Open got me flipping OK, the 2005 Bell Open won‘t rank near the top in my bank of memorable golf events, but it had nothing to do with the tourney being played on the West Coast or who woan, t just wasn‘t very exciting. In fact, and I‘m not afraid to mention this, several times Sunday afternoon after playing my morning round of golf at Whistle Bear, 1 actually found myself flipping the remote to the finals of the U.S. tennis Open where another "old" guy by the name of Andre Agassi was trying to preiend he was Calcavecchia. However, Agassi, at 35. counldn‘t beat 24â€" yearâ€" old Roger Federer in the final showdown. It just goes to show what I‘ve been teiing peopte for years. You can play a high level of good golf a lot Jonger than tennis. Of course, if it‘s just about fun, don‘t even worry about keeping score in cither game. HELLO, HIGHTECH Can the new highâ€"tech equipment help an aging. high handicap hacker who wasn‘t much of a goifer at the best of his career? That‘s the question that will be answered m this space later on in the golf season since the of Geek has been play ing the last coupte of months with the highiv touted Nike Ignite driver That‘s the big stick that none other than Hdrick Woods has rucked mto his golf bag Stav tuned because it should hbe mreresting tor those who question whether costh high profile equipment can really make a difference m their game. _ Brull (Skip) fohns retired from full time sportswrrting in 102 after 45 vears at two different Southern Ontario dailies made the difference in the game, which the Sluggers won 9â€"3. The Sluggers then faced the Farm Team again, who had trumphed earlier in the day over the seasonâ€"winner Flyers. The game was played in front of packed bleachers featuring family, friends and other ieams. The game started as an offensive battle with Sybase scoring five runs in the top of the first inning. before Farm came back with three. At the end of the second. Sybase was up 6â€"5, but the Sybase defence kicked into high gear and prevented any more Farm runs. The Slugâ€" gers‘ offence continued to produce in the next four innings, building a solid lead and clinching the victoâ€" Leading the way on offence was Savill with four home runs in the tournaâ€" ment. Jay Noack, Dan Cumâ€" mins and Matt Soliguin each had two roundâ€"trippers. The tournament victory is the Shuggers‘ second in three years and third appearance in the final.