Hometown Sports Recap — Wednesday, July 15, 2026 — Giants 11U Tier 1 Run Past Guelph
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Lions Park buzzed Tuesday night as the Simcoe Giants 11U Tier 1 pounded out 10 hits and ran wild on the bases in a 15-6win over the Guelph Royals. Across Norfolk, Haldimand and Brant, the Six Nations Smoke rolled to a run-rule win, the Simcoe Timberwolves walked off a lacrosse thriller with nine seconds left, and Delhi, Caledonia and the Haldimand Bulls all got in on the action.
Game of the Night: Simcoe Giants 11U Tier 1 vs Guelph Royals
Lions Park, Simcoe, Tuesday night. The Simcoe Giants 11U Tier 1 make it look easy against a strong Guelph Royals AA club, banging out 10 hits and swiping 6 bases on the way to a 15-6 win.
Reid G sets the tone, driving in 4 runs on the night. Theo C is a one-man wrecking crew at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3. Mak K and Liam H each add multi-hit games, and Corbin S turns into a nightmare once he reaches, drawing 2 walks and stealing 3 bases. The Giants keep the pressure on all night, and Guelph never quite finds an answer.
On the mound, starter Liam H does double duty, giving Simcoe 2.1 sharp innings with 2 strikeouts before handing the ball off. Guelph gets a big day from Felix P, who goes 3-for-3, but one hot bat is not enough against a Simcoe lineup that just keeps the line moving.
By the end, the scoreboard tells the whole story. This is a Tier 1 hometown team firing on every cylinder, at the plate and on the bases.
Final: Simcoe Giants 15, Guelph Royals 6.
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Around the Hometown Counties
The Six Nations Smoke 19U were locked in from the first pitch, running away with a 12-1 win over the Golden Eagles. K. VanEvery went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, D. Wrightman launched a 3-run homer, and C. Skye did it on both sides of the ball, adding two hits and tossing 4 innings with 6 strikeouts for the win.
The Simcoe Timberwolves U11 lacrosse crew won a heart-stopper, edging St. Catharines 4-3 on a game-winner with just 9 seconds left on the clock. No goal-scorer detail in the feed yet, but that is a finish these kids will not forget.
In an all-hometown matchup, theDelhi Tigers Rep 11U came out on top 14-10 over the Simcoe Giants Tier 2 11U. Thayne V drove in a pair for Simcoe and Finlay P swiped two bags, but Delhi's bats had the last word.
The Caledonia Bears T1 18U actually out-hit Kitchener 11-8 but came up short 13-9. M. Smith and N. Brophy each had two hits and two stolen bases, and J. Green drove in a pair. The hits were there, the bounces were not.
The Simcoe Giants T2 12U would not go quietly, clawing back from 4-0 down and again from 15-13 down before falling 15-14 to the Ironbirds. Drew G went 3-for-3, and Jack C, Grayson P, Drew and Cru P each drove in two during a 10-run second inning.
The U13 Haldimand Bulls 2026 lost a tough one on a walk-off, falling 9-8 to Embro after out-hitting them 8-7. Kieran A had two hits, and Brett H, Kolten B, Devin M, Marcus B and Ryan H each pushed a run across. Heartbreakingly close.
Also around the counties: the Simcoe Giants 14U dropped an 11-8 decision to Kitchener despite nine stolen bases (Kapogianis 2 RBI), the Simcoe Giants 15U ran into a red-hot Waterloo Tigers Tier 1 club in a doubleheader with C. Inman going deep for a solo shot, the Caledonia Bears 11U Rep edged the Walsingham Senators 11U 5-4 in a one-run battle, and the Simcoe Timberwolves U13 lacrosse squad fell 9-1 to NOTL.
