BREAD & HONEY FESTIVAL HOSTS ONTARIO LEAGUE'S FIRST EVENT FOR 2004 SEASON

STREETSVILLE, ON - June 6, 2004

Zorra Ladies at Bread & Honey Fest 2004

A large crowd was on hand for the second annual tug-of-war tournament held today on the Streetsville Memorial Park Island in Mississauga.  The event was organized by the Peel Regional Police and the Ontario Tug-of-War Association and featured 720K and catchweight classes for the men's teams as well as a catchweight class for the ladies.

Five ladies teams were present to provide an excellent start to the year's nine scheduled events.  The Peel Regional Police Ladies team continued their unbeaten record from last season with a perfect 6 and 0, placing 1st in the competition.  A strong showing by the South Easthope, Nissouri and the Toronto Highlanders Ladies made for a tight competition for 2nd and 3rd positions.  It was only after a third end was necessary in the pull between Nissouri and each of the other two teams, that the results were made final.

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Toronto Highlanders "take the strain" vs. Peel Police team
   
Peel Police Ladies, defeating Nissouri in  40 sec., their longest of the contest.

Organizers were pleased with the turn out for the event and the calibre of competition that was displayed throughout the day.  This was the second consecutive year for the tournament to be organized by the Ontario Tug-of-War Association and the Peel Police although tug-of-war was a part of earlier Bread & Honey Fests where only the local police teams competed.

The Men's Catchweight Division is always a major  attraction to audiences everywhere and today was no exception.  Again, the local Peel Police team was a powerhouse and dominated the event with a total of 8 wins and 1 loss, the latter being to a much lighter but ever-tough squad from Bluewater.  Another tense battle developed between the Bluewater team and the team from Ellice that resulted in the longest pull of the day, 3 min. 32 sec.  In that match, Ellice prevailed, scoring 3 points,  putting them in 2nd place and forcing    

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Peel Police, Men's Catchweight Champions

Bluewater to finish 3rd.  South Easthope Men and Toronto Highlanders completed the standings in 4th and 5th respectively.


Bluewater Team From Dashwood
720 K Champions

Four teams were entered in this year's 720K Division.  For South Easthope (this year's entry for Canada in upcoming TWIF Championships in Rochester, MN) the results were disappointing as they were only able to manage 2 wins, putting them in 4th place in the tournament.  A well-tuned squad from Bluewater, this year's Canadian entry in the 640K class at Rochester, were undefeated and won the division.  A strong showing by the Peel Police team put them in 2nd place.  Ellice finished 3rd, just 1 point ahead of South Easthope.

The complete results of the Bread & Honey Fest competitions can be found in the RESULTS page on this website.  The above photos can be enlarged by clicking on them with your mouse.

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