Don Seaman, a key figure in helping ensure the Dawgs are safe at home in Okotoks, has passed away.
The baseball visionary and principal donor in the construction of Seaman Stadium and the Duvernay Fieldhouse – the headquarters of the Okotoks Dawgs of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) and the Dawgs Academy youth baseball program – passed away on July 9th, just a couple weeks short of his 100th birthday.
Read More Remembering a Baseball VisionaryIt was a long, long road for the Energy City Cactus Rats to get back to their new hometown.
The team has once again been the ultimate road warriors and are in the thick of the WCBL West Division playoff hunt.
Read More The Wheels on the BusThere’s nothing quite like the Western Canadian Baseball League’s midsummer classic.
From the top-notch talent, to the derby dingers, to the post-game fireworks, the WCBL All-Star Game & Home Run Derby is a dream day for baseball fans.
The 2025 event, presented by FortisAlberta, takes place at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks on Saturday, July 19th. It promises to be filled with family fun and give a stage to the best players in the WCBL.
With that in mind, let’s look back to our top 10 favourite memories from recent All-Star Game festivities …
Read More Memorable Moments from WCBL All-Star GamesIt’s become an unexpected tradition at the Vanneste residence in Warman.
The family welcomed the entire Medicine Hat Mavericks team for a home-cooked meal during a team trip to nearby Saskatoon to face the expansion Berries in 2024 and continued it again in early 2025.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Tyler VannesteFollowing another early exit from the playoffs in 2018, the Okotoks Dawgs coaching staff met with founder John Ircandia.
They thought they were being fired.
Instead, they were given whatever they needed, and have been on an unprecedented championship run.
Read More Turning PointIt was a good old fashioned baseball night.
While Chase Logan was performing well for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs, his brother, Gavin, was being promoted to Triple-A in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.
Read More Dawg Day for Logan BrothersHe might not be the most outspoken person on the Fort McMurray Giants, but Riley Burns lets his arm do the talking.
The home-grown left-hander has become a staple on the Western Canadian Baseball League club’s pitching staff over the last three years, and for good reason.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Riley BurnsIt was a homecoming Max Benton didn’t think he would ever make.
The Lethbridge Bulls starting pitcher toed the rubber at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic, where he had done it many times before as a member of the Badlands Baseball Academy.
Read More Feels Like HomeThis really is Wild Rose country.
It says so on every license plate in the province.
And it has said so for years at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, with the Rose family – the latest being long-time infielder Aidan.
Read More Wild Rose CountryThere’s no place like home for Aidan Maxwell.
The Brooks native and Badlands Academy alum grew up playing and watching games at Elks Field, looking for an opportunity to suit up for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Bombers at some point in his collegiate career.
And now he’s living that dream this summer.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Aidan Maxwell