Hometown Sports Recap — Monday, June 8, 2026 — Caledonia Bears Rally Past Cambridge in Extras
Henning Park turned into a comeback stage Monday night as the Caledonia Bears 18U T2 spotted Cambridge a 3-0 lead, then stormed back for seven unanswered to win7-3in eight innings. Across Norfolk and Haldimand, the Haldimand Heat 11U threw a 16-0 shutout, the Simcoe Giants 15U snapped a long slump, and Walsingham's bats went off in an 18-hit night.
Game of the Night: Caledonia Bears 18U T2 vs Cambridge Cubs T2 18U A
Henning Park has seen its share of late-inning baseball, but Monday night the Bears wrote one worth keeping. Cambridge jumped out early and built a 3-0 lead, and for a while it looked like the visitors would walk out of Caledonia with a tidy win.
Then the Bears settled in. The bats woke up, the dugout got loud, and Caledonia clawed back with a six-run burst across the 7th and 8th innings. A. Davies kept the line moving with a pair of hits. B. MacQueen put the exclamation point on it, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and an inside-the-park home run in the 8th that sent runners flying and the home crowd to its feet.
On the mound, J. Stoddart was the difference. He came on in relief and tossed four scoreless innings, punching out eight and refusing to give Cambridge a foothold while his teammates figured out the rally. By the time the dust settled, the Bears had scored seven runs without an answer.
Final: Caledonia Bears 18U T2 7, Cambridge Cubs 3.
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Around the Hometown Counties
Haldimand Heat 11U turned a road trip into a fireworks show, rolling Kitchener Klassics 16-0 in a combined shutout. Mila G drove in five with an inside-the-park homer, Jordyn K added four RBI and an inside-the-park shot of her own, and Sylena P went deep too. Eleven hits, seven walks, no mercy left over.
Simcoe Giants 10U lost a one-run heartbreaker in Hamilton, falling 12-11 after digging out of a six-run hole. Ben B was a menace on the bases with two steals of home, and Easton D went 2-for-3. The Giants ran wild for 15 team steals before Hamilton edged ahead for good in the 5th.
Jarvis J's put on a hitting clinic in a 13-6 win over the Haldimand Bulls Jr Mens, piling up 17 hits including a seven-run 5th. L. Hunter went deep twice and drove in five, while M. Almas and A. Bowen each had three hits. S. Marshall spun an immaculate inning in the 6th, three strikeouts on nine pitches.
Simcoe Giants 15U snapped out of a rough stretch in a big way, mercy-ruling Cambridge 12-2 after entering the day at 1-7. J. LaPorte went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a triple, B. Robyn went 3-for-4, and J. Fischer swiped three bags. G. Armstrong went five strong on the mound.
Walsingham Senators 11U let the bats fly in a 21-9 win over Aylmer, racking up 18 hits. Leo A went a perfect 4-for-4, Brayden T drove in four with a double, and Eden H helped his own cause with a triple and an RBI single.
Simcoe Giants 13U-T1 lost a tough one 8-7, nearly erasing a four-run deficit before time ran out. Madden V went 2-for-4 out of the leadoff spot, Dexton M drove in two, and the Giants turned two double plays to keep it close.
Also around the counties: the Caledonia Bears 15U battled to a 14-14 tie in a back-and-forth slugfest, with S. Link going 3-for-3. The Haldimand Bulls Jr Mens kept swinging in their loss to Jarvis, led by Braden Devins with two hits and two RBI. TheCaledonia Bears U11 Team 1piled on in a 22-9 win, and on the lacrosse floor the Simcoe Timberwolves U11ran to a 4-4 tie with St. Catharines
