Mount Pearl Men's Slo-Pitch Softball League

Draft has been set!

After todays Captains meeting the draft order for nexts weeks draft has been determined

1 - Pepsi    (Greg Vardy & Cliff Brown)

2 - Avalon Mall    (Al Heath & Byron Ridgeley)

3 - Island Insulation    (Rick Boone & Jamie Tobin)

4 - Republic Pest Control    (Doug Kennedy & Anthony Crocker)

5 - The Bigs    (Billy Quinlan & Scott Druken)

6 - Mount Pearl Dental    (Brian Kielly & Andrew Murphy)

7 - Leons    (Brad Ford & Corrie Hodge)

8 - The Banner Shop    (Dave Pretty & Jason Pope)

9 - The Rock Electrical    (Willie Power & Rob Oliver)

10 - Collision Clinic    (Neil Tibbo & Rain Mugford)

11 - Twin Cities    (Brian Budden & Andrew Spurrell)

12 - Dave Peets Siding & Reno    (Todd Clements & Jason Walsh)

13 - City Tire & Auto    (Trevor Kearsey & Ed Harris)

14 - Larrys Tax Services    (Karl Baker & Cory Baker)

15 - The Carpet Factory    (Derrick James & Bobby Grant)

16 - J&K Logistics    (Mike Wells & Dave Escott)

Important Dates

To take your minds off all the snow, shoveling and cursing I have a list of important dates leading up into another summer of ball.

It's really not that far away.  I can smell the freshly cut grass already.

AGM - March 24th @ 2:00 pm (If you have any items that you want brought up at the AGM, they must be recieved in writing or by email by March 10th)

Registration nights - April 2nd & 9th @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Captains Meeting - April 28th @ 2:00 pm

Draft - May 5th @ 2:00 pm

Opening Day - May 13th

Provincial 35+ E Champs

Congratulations to Larry's Tax Services on capturing the Provincial 35+ E division Championship!

Members of the winning team are:

MPMSPSL Champions - North Atlantic

Congratulation to North Atlantic for capturing the K & D Cup as league champions! 

The final series was a hard fought battle between two of the best teams all year.  North Atlantic came out on top in a final game 7 to defeat a very good Big's team 4 games to 3.  After falling behind 3 games to 1, the Bigs won games 5 and 6 to send the final to a deciding game.  It was a series that did not disappoint as both teams played some great ball.

Members of North Atlantic are: 

Back row L to R:  Corey Truscott, Andrew Martin , Steve Brown, Andrew Murphy, Mike Webber, Preston Hickey, Rich Newport, Matt Flight

Front row L to R: Lee Kenny, Brian Kielly, Paul Clarke, Mike Scott, Doug Furlong, Trevor Stuber

Captains Andrew Murphy and Brian Kielly receiving the Championship trophy from league President Al Heath

"B" Division Champs!

Congratulations to Twin Cities Imaging on the 2023 "B" Division Championship.  Congratulations as well to Carpet Factory on a great final!

Back Row L to R:  Brian Budden, Peter Miller, Rob French, Rick Smith, Brian Marshall, John Ryan (sponsor)

Front Row L to R:  Tom Hogan, Tony Granter, Darren Humber, Andrew Spurrell, Dave Murphy, Corwin Anstey

Mising: Cliff Bath, Chris Holloway, Keith Hurley, Chris Noftle

Captains Brian Budden and Andrew Spurrell receiving the "B" Championship trophy from league President, Al Heath

1st Place Regular Season - Dave Peets Siding & Renovations!

Congrats to Dave Peets Siding & Renovations for capturing 1st place in the regular season.  Peets finished with an impressive 23-7, edging out a stiff challenge from The Bigs who finished at 22-8

Left to right:  Steve Bugden, Travis Lewis, Todd Clements, Chris Companion, Jason Walsh, Jason Fancy, William House, Jimmy Walsh, Kyle Lundrigan, Gary Coady, Dennis Power, Corey Slaney, Paddy Breen

Missing:  Derrich Hancock, Val Nazarenko

Todd Clements and Chris Companion receiving the Lloyd Greening Memorial 1st Place Trophy from league President Al Heath

Teams Most Spirited\Sportsmanlike Players

Congrats to the 16 Most Spirited Players who were invited to the leagues annual Appreciation Night.  Great time was had by all!

Left to right:  Don Peach, Tony Granter, Doug Furlong, Justin Gillingham, Rollie Furlong, Curtis Comerford, Greg Murphy

Josh Miller, Wayne Button, Jimmy Walsh, Bobby Kelly, Nelson Bradbury, Terry Chafe (Missing:  Steve Knght, Neil Tibbo, Dave Pike)

Provincial 60+ Champs

Congratulations to The Banner Shop / Rock Electrical for winning the 60+ provincial title this past weekend.

DPA went 5-0 over the weekend, including a victory over The Old Foggies in the final.

Members of the winning team are:

Compusult - Provincial 50+ Champs!

Congratulations to the Compusult 50+ team on wining this past weekends Provincial championships.

Compusult, who finished the tournament undefeated, beat a game AFN (St. John's Masters) team in the final 17-6

Congrats to MPMSPSL teams Compusult and Saltwater Fog for qualifing for next years Nations that will be held here on the Avalon.

Front Row l to r:  Carson Peddle, Gary Bulger, Craig Freake, Lawrence Whelan, Rick Boone, Randy Bouzane, Tony Woolridge

Back row l to r:  Colin Pennell, Dean Younge, Lee Didham, Colin Swain, Cliff Brown, Robert Oliver, Jason Fancy, Al Heath, Mike Donovan (Manager)

Scholarship Winners

Well, it took a little longer than it should have, but sometimes life just gets in the way.  That said, I would like to announce the winners of our 4 Scholarships  for 2022

The fact that this year we had 11 fantastic applicants made the decisions difficult.  As much as we would like to be able to offer a scholarship to all our applicants, it is something we just can't do.  Over the years we have given out in the range or $40 - $50,000 to sons, daughters and grandkids of players in our league, to help them further their education, and as a league we hope to continue doing so.  We are very proud of our youth as reflected by these young indiviuals.

I would like to congratulate the following students on receiving Scholaships for 2022, and wish them all the best in their bright futures.

Shea Harte - Daughter of league member Steve Harte

Karen Greek - Daughter of league member Joel Greek

Nathan Marshall - Son of league member Brian Marshall

Cameron Pennell - Son of league member Colin Pennell