1974 & 1975 Minesing Fastball Teams
(NOTE: from 1974 to 1980 a group of exceptional athletes played on the Minesing fastball teams. In those seven years they won five Ontario Championships and one Ontario Finalists recognition. In 2021 Springwater Sports Heritage Inducted the 1974 and 1975 Teams into the Hall of Fame.)
Induction Awards:
1974 Peewees
The 1974 fastball team competed in the OASA playoffs when there were a large number of teams competing in the “C” division in the province.
The Minesing team came from a farming community where families were busy with their summer and fall work, but they made sure that the boys were able to get to all their games which included a fair amount of travel throughout the province.
The team was also made fun of because of their lack of uniforms, but they did not let that hurt their success. This team defeated Maple in the finals to become the Peewee “C” Champions for 1974.
(L-R) Back Row - Lorne Orser (Coach), OASA Rep, Larry Maw (Coach) 2nd Row - Doug Gillespie, Dan Luck, John Adams, Bill Luck, Ken Thompson, Rob Priest, OASA Rep Front Row - L-R - Barry Orser, Bob Murphy, Alan Priest, Brent McLean, Jamie McLean, Dale Giffen, Doug Murphy
1975 Peewees
The 1975 team competed in the OASA playoffs when there were a large number of teams competing in the “C” division in the province.
The Minesing team came from a farming community where families were busy with their summer and fall work, but they made sure the boys were able to get to all their games which included a fair amount of travel throughout the province.
This team defeated Stouffville in the Peewee “C” finals to become champions for 1975.
Back Row - L-R - Ken McNabb (Coach), OASA Rep, OASA Rep, Allan McNabb (Coach) Middle Row - L-R - Geoff Kenney, Rob McNabb, John Adams, Brent McNabb, Doug Murphy, Dale Giffen, Kevin Giffen, Rob McLean Front Row - L-R - Allan Maw, Paul Priest, Alan Priest, Brent McLean, Bob Weatherill, Ray McFadden, Brad Adams
(Note: Team Photo in Galleries)
Member Detail:
Category: Team
Year of Induction: 2021
Sport: Fastball
Association: OASA
Nominator: Mary Priest
Highlights:
1974
♦ All Ontario Peewee C Champions
♦ Defeated Maple in the finals
1975
♦ All Ontario Peewee C Champions
♦ Defeated Stouffville in the finals
Narrative:
The players and coaches were all residents of what is now Springwater Township. ...more narrative
Galleries
