     The Â鶹ÊÓƵside Slammers are a Bantam 16UA Provincial Girls Softball team that was formed in January 2017 with players from Estevan, Weyburn, Oxbow, Alameda, Arcola and Balgonie. Coaches are Trent Walter, Rene Blanchette, Caroline Chartrand and Kevin Pekrul. Practice was twice a week in Estevan with double header league games every week in Regina. The Slammers hosted a couple of double header exhibition games in Estevan during the season. They split games with the Regina Lazers and won both games against the Brandon Westman Magic, then travelled to Brandon July 30 to play Brandon team and Winnipeg team but unfortunately were defeated  in both games. They had their first tournament in Regina in May where they finished with a Silver Medal. Second tournament was in Saskatoon where they fell a little short in round robin play and didn't make it to playoffs. The third tournament was also in Regina where they earned a Gold Medal. Melfort was the last tournament where they earned a Gold along with each of the girls received Hillberg and Berk Earrings. Provincials for the Slammers was held in Saskatoon and they fought hard in the round robin play to finish top 2 in their pool and finished 4th overall. League playoffs were finished after provincials with the Slammers winning silver for their efforts. The girls were then off to Nationals in Delta, B.C. from August 8-13 as the number 2 seeded team from Sask. They had a great showing with 3 wins against Red Deer Rage 2-1, Calgary Kaizen 6-0 and Manitoba Thunder 6-5 and 5 losses against Victoria Devils 2-6, TC Titans 2-9, Whiterock Renegades 2-9, Winnipeg Lightning 3-10 and Oakville Angels 1-8. That made the Slammers the winners of the consolation final. What a great experience to play at that level of softball for all these girls. The Slammers had a great season playing 54 games, winning 32, losing 21 and tied 1. Looking forward to next year!
