Grosse Isle Blue Jays 1988–1993
HOMETOWN Grosse Isle, MB
INDUCTED 2012
PLAYERS
Back Row L-R: Art Essery (coach), Todd Studler, Tom Lefley, Gary Bond, Dale Lefley, Mike Lefley, Myles Bond, Cam Baldwin, Chuck Lefley, Gary Johnson, Scott Kwasnitza, Jim Heighton
Front Row L-R: Shawn Essery (bat boy), Glen Lefley, Dave Nichol,Rob McDonnell, Todd Allen, Gary Tait, Kevin Fraser, Dan Cassils, Brian Chartrand
Top Left Corner: Cory Sinclair
Top Right Corner: Rob Bell
Bottom Left Corner-Right Corner: Trevor Procter, Todd Turner, Rob Black, Wayne Seidler, Scott Atchison, Brian Seidler, Darvin Adamson, Darryl Ashton, Chris Hofer, Rick Scott, Ken Korchak
Grosse Isle was part of an Interlake League which, over the years, included teams from Lundar, St. Laurent, Warren, Stonewall, Teulon, Balmoral, North Winnipeg, Springfield, and Vita. In three of the six years from 1988-1993, the Grosse Isle Blue Jays were champions of this league. In two other years, they were finalists. The team won the Manitoba Senior AA championship in 1988, and that team went on to represent Manitoba in the Western Canada Championships at Kamloops, BC. In 1994 they won this Senior AA title again. Grosse Isle was always tough to beat, but especially so at home. The team featured a strong pitching staff. It was managed by Art Essery and coached by Dan Cassils.
