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By Jake Courtepatte
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\nPolice and fire departments are well known to band together in the name of one of their own, and in the case of Garrett Styles, it has been baseball that brings them together since his passing in 2011.
\nThe seventh annual Garrett Styles Memorial Baseball Tournament kicked off across York Region last week to honour the slain officer, who was killed in the line of duty on June 28, 2011 following what he thought was a routine traffic stop in East Gwillimbury.
\nForces from York, Toronto, Ottawa, and Barrie converged on the fields to not only play some competitive baseball, but to raise thousands of dollars for local charities, including Canadian Tire\u2019s JumpStart, the Newmarket Baseball Association, and the York Regional Police Association Benevolent Fund.
\nWhile final numbers are not yet available, over $75,000 has been raised for local charities in Styles\u2019 name since the tournament\u2019s inauguration.
\nStyles was pinned under a rolled-over van after attempting to take the keys out of the ignition of the stolen vehicle.
\nThe driver of the vehicle, who escaped from the wreck a quadriplegic, is currently serving nine years of \u201cconditional supervision\u201d for the incident he caused as a 15-year old.
\nAs a youth, Styles played within the Newmarket Baseball Association.
\nThis year\u2019s tournament also honoured Constable Mike Pegg in the opening ceremonies, in what tournament convener Steve Warbuck called \u201ca nice tribute.\u201d
\nPegg passed away as the result of complications from surgery following an injury in training in 2013.
\nAfter each playing to a 1 \u2013 1 record through the round robin, the York Regional Police and Toronto Police met in Friday\u2019s final in Newmarket, with Toronto finally taking home the championship 12 \u2013 2 after their third consecutive finals appearance.
\nWarbuck said plans for next year\u2019s tournament are \u201calready in the works.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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