Hammerin’ Hank Shines in Derby Delight

It was a long-ball competition that truly knocked it out of the park.

The 2023 edition of the Western Canadian Baseball League Home Run Derby featured a competitive field of participants, a special scene between father and son, and that key ingredient of plenty of dingers.

With the help of his dad, Hank Dodson of the Sylvan Lake Gulls was crowned the champion.

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2021 WCBL All-Star Game Coming to Okotoks

Star-struck and homer-happy baseball fans in Western Canada have something to look forward to next year, with news of All-Star Game festivities coming to southern Alberta.

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) and the Okotoks Dawgs held a joint press conference to announce that Seaman Stadium will play host to the WCBL All-Star Game on July 24, 2021.

The event will feature the summer collegiate circuit’s best players competing in a Western Division versus Eastern Division tilt that displays top-end talent from Alberta and Saskatchewan teams.

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Leader of the Dawg Pack

It is a baseball oasis in the middle of Canada’s prairie landscape.

In under 20 years, the Okotoks Dawgs college and academy programs have become the benchmark for success.

When looking at the path it took to get there, you can’t blame managing director John Ircandia for smiling from ear-to-ear as he looks at his own field of dreams.

We chatted with him in a recent episode of Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast to learn more about his mindset and vision going forward.

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