“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame, ahh. For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball game.â€
               Spring has sprung and as always baseball is making a comeback again. Minor ball has already begun and soon we’ll see our local senior men’s teams out with the Saskota Baseball League starting up for the season on Tuesday, May 16.
               Games will mostly be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer, with some games being hosted on weekends as well. A full schedule can be found at http://www.ballcharts.com/team/?team=saskota&pg=index.
               There are ten teams in the league with the Arcola Threshers, Carlyle Cardinals, Carnduff Astros, Estevan Tower Wolves, Kenosee Cubs, Oxbow Chiefs, Redvers A’s, Wawota Pats, and the Windthorst Pirates. The league is also welcoming the Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Fireballs this year.
               The first games of the year are between the Wawota Pats who will be headed off to meet the Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Fireballs, the Estevan Tower Wolves will be hosted in Carlyle by the Cardinals, the Oxbow Chiefs will be visiting the Arcola Threshers, the Redvers A’s are headed up to Kenosee to take on the Cubs, and the Windthorst Pirates are off to Carnduff to play the Astros.
               Local tournaments will include the annual Big Moose hosted between Kenosee and Carlyle, June 30, to July 2, and the Harbourne Memorial Tournament – league finals – July 28 to 30 at Kenosee Lake.