OPINION: Thanks Coach!
In honour of National Coaches Week, our Joe McFarland takes a look back at his summer spent coaching t-ball and coach-pitch.
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OPINION: Resurrecting “Baseball Day in Canada”
The roadmap is already there.
“Hockey Day in Canada” has been a staple of the National Hockey League’s schedule since it first aired on CBC in 2000.
With baseball’s booming popularity, our Joe McFarland says now is a good time to ride that wave and bring together “Baseball Day in Canada.”
Read More OPINION: Resurrecting “Baseball Day in Canada”OPINION: Get Ready for the “Blue Jays Bump”
Baseball organizations in Alberta and Saskatchewan are hoping to make it onto Santa’s “nice” list this year.
Whether or not Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick can pack those wishes into the stocking might be a much bigger question to answer.
Read More OPINION: Get Ready for the “Blue Jays Bump”WCBL Gets Pair of Hall of Fame Nods
The Western Canadian Baseball League is getting Hall-of-Fame recognition for two of its best and brightest people.
WCBL President Kevin Kvame, who is also the owner of the Lethbridge Bulls franchise, has been named a 2025 Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame inductee in the builder category.
Rye Pothakos – the director of recruiting and baseball operations, as well as the head coach of the Regina Red Sox – is also set to be recognized this year. The longtime skipper and scout has been named as an inductee to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read More WCBL Gets Pair of Hall of Fame NodsFive Storylines We’re Watching in 2025
What will Erik Sabrowski do for an encore? Can Michael Soroka find his way as a starter in Washington? And can the Okotoks Dawgs repeat the four-peat?
We look ahead to what promises to be another fantastic year of baseball coverage from an Alberta perspective.
Read More Five Storylines We’re Watching in 2025Top Newsmakers of 2024
It was a highly eventful year for the baseball scene in Alberta and Saskatchewan over these last 12 months.
Personal highs were reached, teams came out of nowhere to achieve fantastic results, and the game itself developed in new, exciting ways.
We count down our top-10 moments of 2024.
Read More Top Newsmakers of 2024Celebrating Little League’s Best in 2024
As quickly as the Little League baseball season began, it felt like it was over.
Kids and teenagers start flocking to local baseball diamonds in April, with tournaments and championships in the summer and fall ball wrapping up by the end of October.
We take a look back on the year after the Little League Alberta Awards Gala and Banquet.
Read More Celebrating Little League’s Best in 2024Mavs Make Hay
The Medicine Hat Major ‘AAA’ Mavs came within one win of doing something only two other Alberta teams had done before.
Had they beaten Whalley in the Little League Canada championship game, they would have headed to Williamsport for the Little League World Series.
Despite the setback, it was a summer to remember for the Mavs.
Read More Mavs Make HayAlways a Jet
Jim Kotkas knows the difference a good coach can make.
And after witnessing such people first-hand as a player, he became one.
Read More Always a Jet1 Thru 9: Kalem Haney
Kalem Haney has seen baseball at virtually every level in Lethbridge.
From Little League right through to the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Lethbridge Bulls, he’s also seen a championship and a season without the playoffs.
The Vauxhall Academy grad is the latest to be featured in our “1 Thru 9” series.
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