Hometown Sports Recap — Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — Heat U13 Storm Back to Edge Kitchener
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Jarvis Lions Park buzzed Wednesday night as the Haldimand Heat U13 erased a four-run deficit, tied it in the bottom of the sixth, and edged Kitchener Klassics White12-11. Across the hometown counties, the Caledonia Bears T1 rolled in Tier 1 play, Caitlyn Mandeville launched three home runs in a Heat U15 doubleheader sweep, and the Port Dover U13 girls won going away on the road.
Game of the Night: Haldimand Heat U13 vs Kitchener Klassics White
It does not start the way the Heat want. Kitchener Klassics White jumps out early, and by the middle innings Haldimand is staring at a four-run hole at Jarvis Lions Park. Then the home dugout goes to work.
Dawsyn R sets the tone all night. She goes 3-for-4 with a triple and also takes the ball to start, spinning 3.1 innings with a pair of strikeouts. At the plate, the Heat keep the line moving. Kaylee W drives in two and legs out a triple of her own. Emma F doubles among her two hits. Skylar V adds two more knocks. Haldimand swipes seven bases and refuses to let the game speed up on them.
It comes down to the sixth. Down to their last few outs, the Heat tie it when Kelsey S laces a double to bring the run home, and Haldimand finishes the climb back. Kitchener's Emma E does her part with three RBI, but the Klassics cannot hold the lead.
Final: Haldimand Heat U13 12, Kitchener Klassics White 11.
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Around the Hometown Counties
Caledonia Bears T1 18U took care of business in Tier 1, batting around for a six-run first and rolling to a 15-4 road win over Simcoe Giants 18U Tier 1. Joe Green earned the win with five innings and four strikeouts and went 3-for-4 from the bottom of the order, while Josh Almas and Brett Macqueen each drove in three. Simcoe's B. Brown kept battling with a 2-for-3 night.
Haldimand Heat U15 swept an all-Heat doubleheader from the 2011 Haldimand Heat 15U, 7-4 and 12-9, and Caitlyn Mandeville put on a show: three home runs and six RBI across the two games, with Jordyn Foster picking up the win in the opener. The 2011 Heat did not go quietly, as Avrie B answered with a two-run shot and four RBI on the day.
Haldimand Heat 11U rolled at home, 12-1 over the Huron Perth Nationals. Jordyn K was sharp in the circle with two innings and five strikeouts before the bullpen finished the shutout work, and she added a 2-for-2 day with three RBI.
Port Dover U13 Girls went on the road and handled Caledonia 10-3. Odelia M was untouchable across two hitless innings with five strikeouts, and Tessa B, Helaina M, and Chelsea S each drove in a pair.
Simcoe Giants 9U got into a back-and-forth track meet and came up just short, 16-13, even after piling up 27 hits. Ivan H carried the bats with a 3-for-4, five-RBI night, and Mitchell H and Jackson I each rapped out four hits.
Delhi Tigers Rep 13Utraded haymakers with the Ironbirds before falling 14-11. Liam M and Braydon P each drove in three for Delhi, with Braydon going 2-for-2.
Also on the board: the Simcoe Giants 14U cruised 14-3 over an unnamed opponent, the Simcoe Giants 10U out-hit Brantford 10-8 but dropped a 7-6 heartbreaker after a late rally fell a run short, and on the lacrosse floor the Simcoe Timberwolves U11 fell 6-4 to St. Catharines
