聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥淭ake me out to the ball game. Take me out to with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks, I don鈥檛 care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don鈥檛 win it鈥檚 a shame, ahh. For it鈥檚 one, two, three strikes you鈥檙e out at the old ball game.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Spring has sprung and as always baseball is making a comeback again. Minor hockey has already started and soon we鈥檒l see our local senior men鈥檚 teams out and about with the Saskota Baseball League schedule set to start on Tuesday, May 19.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There are nine teams in this year鈥檚 league with Wawota, Lampman, Carlyle, Estevan, Oxbow, Arcola, Redvers, Kenossee, and Carnduff all taking part in the action.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On May 19 Lampman will host Wawota, Estevan will host Carlyle, Arcola will host Oxbow, Kenosee will host Redvers, and Carnduff will have a bye. All games will start at 6:30 p.m. with the exception of those hosted in Estevan which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Action for Saskota will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning May 19 and running until Thursday, July 16, for regular play.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Harbourne Memorial Playoff tournament to be hosted in Kenosee will be held July 24 to 26, while the All Star Game this year is scheduled for Aug. 21 in Oxbow where the best of the northern teams in the league take on the best in the south.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Other tournaments to be enjoyed throughout the year include those being held on Lampman Sports Weekend (June 6 and 7), a tournament in Wawota on June 13, and the Big Moose Tournament hosted in Carlyle and Kenosee July 3-5.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 So, 鈥済rab your sunflower seeds and lawn chairs and come join us at the ball diamond,鈥� the Saskota League invites.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 For a full schedule of games or to check standings throughout the year visit the Saskota website at http://www.bcball.ca/teams/index.php?team=saskota.
