You have to think that baseball people in Calgary look at Okotoks and wonder “what if?”
What if the city had backed the Dawgs instead of forcing them out?
With Foothills Stadium being torn down, it leaves a giant void in the city’s baseball landscape.
Read More OPINION: The Nightmare in CalgaryThe demolition of Foothills Stadium has hit the baseball community like a wrecking ball.
Despite the inevitable end of the facility, which played home to Calgary’s highest levels of baseball for more than half a century, seeing the structure reduced to rubble has left many sports fans heartbroken, angry and despondent.
Read More Bidding Farewell to Foothills StadiumIt’s been home to so many.
And for so long baseball was safe at this home.
Alas, the long-awaited eviction notice has been executed and the bleacher-bashing machinery is dismantling the memory-infused wood, steel and concrete that surrounds the diamond, which was once a playground for some of baseball’s best players.
Read More The Rise and Fall of Foothills StadiumWhat 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 2025The sun has set on another Canadian College Baseball Conference season.
Like others before it, the eight-week 2024 campaign came and went in what felt like the blink of an eye.
We take a look at some of the standout performances highlighted during the CCBC Awards Banquet.
Read More Celebrating the CCBC’s Best of 202413 has become a lucky number for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades in their quest for Canadian College Baseball Conference supremacy.
After beating Okanagan College 13-1 for their first title in 2019, it took them 13 innings to beat the Coyotes again the 2024 championship.
Read More Cascades Claim CCBC CrownIf the University of Calgary Dinos are to repeat as CCBC champions, they will need their veterans to lead the way.
After starting the year slower than expected, they are hoping to steady the ship over the final few weeks.
Veteran utilityman Aiden Szautner stops by for our latest installment of “1 Thru 9.”
Read More 1 Thru 9: Aiden SzautnerFor the first time in franchise history, the University of Calgary Dinos have a target on their backs as the reigning Canadian College Baseball Conference champions.
Pitcher Ethan Webster enjoys the pressure, and chatted with us for a recent edition of the podcast, which we’ve used to launch the 2024 season of “1 Thru 9.”
Read More 1 Thru 9: Ethan Webster“Does Alberta punch above its weight when it comes to baseball in Canada?”
It’s a question our Joe McFarland posed on social media recently after what should be considered another successful year in our province.
But are we doing enough to celebrate it?
Read More OPINION: Baseball’s Opportunity in Alberta