Mils/Cards Home & Home Series

The Yorkton Cardinals and Melville Millionaires kick off a mid-week home-and-home over Canada Day, starting tonight (TUE) in Melville at 7:30, and finishing up tomorrow in Yorkton with a 7:05 start time.

The Millionaires are riding a 3-game winning streak, and their 11-and-5 record tops the East Division, with their .688 winning percentage leading the entire WMBL. The Cardinals (12-10) are second in the East, while their percentage (.545) ranks 4th in the whole league, behind Melville, Okotoks (.667) and Swift Current (.636).

The "game within the games" this week could easily be each team's first basemen. Melville's Josh Corriea and Yorkton's Andrew Haake have led their respective clubs offensively all year.

Haake has team highs in most offensive categories:

Average (.348)
Slugging (.609)
Home Runs (4)
RBI (18)
Doubles (6)
Total Bases (42)
At Bats (69)





Corriea's .439 average leads the league, and he takes a 10-game hitting streak into tonight's game.

June 28: 19-9 W vs REG 4-6 5 RBI 1R
June 27: 11-3 W vs REG 2-4 4 RBI HR, R
June 26: 10-9 W vs YOR 2-3 1 RBI
June 24: 6-3 L vs MH 1-4 HR 3 RBI, R
June 23: 13-4 W vs SC 4-6 4 RBI 2R
June 21: 11-7 L vs SC 2-3 2 RBI
June 21: 6-3 W vs SC 1-4
June 20: 8-0 W vs LB 1-4
June 19: 4-3 W vs LB 2-5 RBI
June 16: 6-1 L vs MJ 3-5

During 10 game streak:
22-44 (.500), 2 HR, 20 RBI, 7 R

Last 6 games:
16-26 (.615), 2 HR, 19 RBI, 6 R

Here's what the coaches have to say.

Cards' Coach Bill Sobkow




Mils' Coach Garnet Keller

Monday's WMBL Action

Western Major Baseball League (4)
Yorkton Cardinals 6 @ Swift Current Indians 7 (Stats)
Moose Jaw Miller Express 5 @ Regina Red Sox 16
Weyburn Beavers 4 @ Lethbridge Bulls 10
Medicine Hat Mavericks 2 @ Edmonton Prospects 9

Junior Lacrosse Playoffs

From Prairie Gold Lacrosse League President Darin Lanigan

Hey Craig,

PGLL Playoffs are this weekend in Regina. The Yorkton Bulldogs play the Swift Current Rampage on Friday night in the 8 vs. 9 Survivor game. Winner plays the Tier II Semi against Estevan on Saturday loser is out. The final PGLL Standings are on the website (http://www.pgll.ca) as is the complete playoffs schedule. Any questions just let me know.

Darin

Melville's Green Monster

At 5'10", 175 lbs, Texas product James Green isn't a monster in terms of stature, but when it comes to scoring runs, he sure is.

In Sunday's 19-9 win in Regina, the Melville Millionaires' leadoff man came to the plate seven times, went 1-for-1, and scored FIVE times.



1st Inning: Hit by Pitch, scored

2nd Inning: Walked, scored

3rd Inning: Single, scored

4th Inning: Walked, scored

6th Inning: Walked

8th Inning: Walked, scored

9th Inning: Walked

"I've never seen anything like that, five walks and five runs in one game," says Mils' Coach Garnet Keller. "He won't swing at a bad pitch, he's very patient, and he is a great hitter so no, they don't want to give him anything to hit. But when we've got Brandon Morgan, Sean Gaughan, Matt Warr, Josh Corriea and Paul Lamantia hitting after him, we're happy to have him on base all the time."

The Mils' centrefielder leads his team at this point with 17 walks, stolen bases (11) and on-base percentage of .506. His .345 batting average is 3rd best on the team behind Matt Warr (.351) and Josh Corriea (.439).

He plays his college ball with the University of Houston Victoria Jaguars. Check out his numbers here.

More Wins For WMBL Cards/Mils; Local Soccer Success

Western Major Baseball League (5)
Melville Millionaires 19 @ Regina Red Sox 9 Stats
Yorkton Cardinals 8 @ Medicine Hat Mavericks 4 Stats
Edmonton Prospects 6 @ Moose Jaw Miller Express 1
Okotoks Dawgs 13 @ Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 7
Weyburn Beavers 6 @ Lethbridge Bulls 8

*Melville Josh Corriea leads the league in batting average (.439) and RBI's (24).

Prairie Midget "AAA" Baseball League
Regina Angels 6 @ Yorkton Cardinals 3
Regina Angels 4 @ Yorkton Cardinals 3

Bantam "AA" Baseball
Yorkton Cardinals 15 @ Regina Braves 5
Yorkton Cardinals 11 @ Regina Braves 1

Junior Baseball
Yorktion Alexander Jr. Cardinals 0 vs Raymore Renagades 2
Yorktion Alaxander Jr. Cardinals 2 vs Raymore Renagades 2

PeeWee "AAA" Baseball
Regina Pacers 6 @ Yorkton Cardinals 3
Regina Pacer 9 @ Yorkton Cardinals 9

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Submitted by Alex Giannoulis

The Yorkton United U16 Dynamo Soccer Team captured the 2009 ACFC Summerfest Tournament held in Regina over the weekend, knocking off the host club, AC Pumas, 3-0, in the final match.

Rylan Elliot, Preston Liebrecht and Alex Giannoulis each found the back of the net in the championship game.

Game 1 (Round robin):
Windsor Warlords (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 1Yorkton United Dynamo 0

Game 2 (Round robin):
Humboldt Hurricanes 1 Yorkton United Dynamo 1

Game 3 (Round robin):
Yorkton United Dynamo 1 AC Pumas 0

Game 4 (Semi-final)
Yorkton United Dynamo 5 Humboldt Hurricanes 4

Yorkton shootout scorers:
- Robert Okeny
- Brandon McCallum
- Reagan McLelland
- Preston Liebrecht
- Alex Giannoulis

Yorkton goalie: Jonny Bell

Humboldt's fourth shooter's shot was wide to the left, and Yorkton was able to put it away with a goal.

(Shootout) 1-1 score after regulation time

Game 5 (Championship Game)
Yorkton United Dynamo 3 AC Pumas 0

The Yorkton United U16 Dynamo are coached by Chad Grodzinski and Ken Friedrick.

**The U16 team won a U18 Division II tournament.

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Submitted by Jack Dawes

Yorkton Dynamite under 14 girls soccer team, made up of players from Canora, Saltcoats and Yorkton, concluded a short spring season with a third place finish at the Regina Summerfest Tournament on the weekend.

Dynamite were shut out 2-0 by a Winnipeg team in their opening game Friday but went on to complete the round robin with a record of two wins,a tie and the one loss.
Dynamite won a pair of Saturday games shutting out Weyburn and Brandon by 1-0 scores.Their final game Sunday was a 1-1 draw with Swift Current.

Other game notes:

Dynamite played the tournament with only two spare players and for the Weyburn game played with no extra bodies (games are played 11 a side at this level).
Dynamite is coached by Dale Domres (dom rays) and Lisa Otto. Jeanne Fetsch is the manager. The team has played together for at least parts of three seasons - this year was shortened to just May and June although some of the players will link with other teams for summer play. Dynamite consists of players from Saltcoats and Canora, as well as Yorkton. Last year several players joined in from Melville. The team would be interested in hearing from girls in the region who may be interested in playing soccer next year.

*Thanks Alex and Jack for spoon-feeding me stories! Welcome anytime!

Dolinski To McGill

Graduating Melville Millionaire Kale Dolinski will suit up for the University of McGill Redmen in the fall.

Blog Community Grows Again

Thanks to one guy, another 25% of the SJHL will be blogged about this coming season. CK750's Darryl Skender has started one of his own, and he covers the Humboldt Broncos, Melfort Mustangs and Nipawin Hawks (and U of S Huskie Football). I've added him to the link list on right side, check him out.

Friday's Lineup

The Yorkton Cardinals (10-7) and Melville Millionaires (8-5) are in Melville tonight (7:30, Pirie Field), for the first of three meetings in six days.

Friday Schedule

Western Major Baseball League (5)
Yorkton Cardinals @ Melville Millionaires 7:30
Regina Red Sox @ Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 7:05
Edmonton Prospects @ Weyburn Beavers 7:00
Swift Current Indians @ Moose Jaw Miller Express 7:00
Medicine Hat Mavericks @ Lethbridge Bulls 7:05

South East Senior Baseball League (1)
Canora Supers @ Willowbrook Royals 6:15

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Regina White Sox @ Yorkton Cardinals 7:00
Regina White Sox @ Yorkton Cardinals 9:00

Tri-Highway Fastball League (2)
Esterhazy Extreme @ Balcarres Bronx 7:00
Keeseekoose Blues @ Grenfell Gems 8:30

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It's wedding season (and I'm part of it this year), and starting today I'm out of town every weekend for a long, long time. I've got the bachelor party in Saskatoon tomorrow for starters, then 3 different weddings in consecutive weeks in July, mine being the third. Despite several married men and their "don't do it!" advice... I think I'm still going through with it! They're just joking around anyway. Aren't they?

So obviously I won't be at tonight's Cards/Mils game in Melville, but I'm looking forward to the Canada Day matchup in Yorkton. It's a 7:05 start... I was kinda hoping for 2:00... Oh well.

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I'm going home to the farm tonight, mainly so I don't spend $$$ two nights in a row... and to watch the NHL Draft. As a Leafs' fan, even if Brian Burke doesn't do what he wants (move up, get Tavares), he's sure making it interesting with all the trade talk and draft talk. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Tavares wear Blue & White, I'm just not as optimistic as "some" Leaf fans. *Cough* Ron Rimer *Cough*. One trade rumour has the Leafs sending Kaberle AND their 7th overall pick to Boston for Phil Kessel. It it was Kaberle/Kessel straight up then fine, but that's too big a price with their first rounder I think.

Can the Islanders seriously justify NOT taking Tavares? Rumour has it they might take Matt Duchene. If they think they need a defenseman, then you can understand going with Hedman over Tavares, but Garth Snow can't tell me Duchene's a better forward than JT. The Islanders are a goofy organization though... if a two-way centre's their cup of tea instead of a perennial 40-50 goal guy... that's fine. They did pass on Dany Heatley last time they held the #1 pick... another perennial 40-50 guy.

(2009 Draft logo from tsn.ca)

Mils/Cards Swing & Miss on the Road

The Yorkton Cardinals and Melville Millionaires had just 3 hits each as they both were on the wrong end of decisions on the road Wednesday night.

The Cardinals dropped a 6-4 final to Moose Jaw.

Andrew Haake hit a 2-run homer, his 3rd jack of the year to supply the bulk of the offense. Mark Magdaleno and Garrett Brown had the other hits. Cory McEvoy pitched the first 4 innings, Andrelton Simmons got the loss, tossing the next 3, while Dillon Wilson took the hill for the 9th.

- Melville, after a 19-hit outburst the night before in Swift Current, managed only 3 in a 6-3 loss in Medicine Hat. All 3 runs were scored with one swing of the bat, as Josh Corriea smacked a 3-run shot, his first of the year, giving him a team-high 14 RBI's. Matt Warr and James Green had the other two hits on the night.

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 3 @ Weyburn Beavers 10
Edmonton Prospects 6 @ Regina Red Sox 14
Lethbridge Bulls 1 @ Okotoks Dawgs 15

With Regina and Weyburn both winning, the East gets tighter. The Red Sox and Beavers are both 7-and-7. Yorkton's 10-and-7, while Melville's 8-and-5.

South East Senior Baseball League (1)
Swan River Reds 3 @ Canora Supers 16

Tri-Highway Fastball League (5)
Keeseekoose Blues 0 @ Rhein Rockets 6
Keeseekoose Blues 8 @ Rhein Rockets 11
Balcarres Bronx 10 @ Grenfell Gems 0
Goodeve Giants 28 @ Peepeekisis Warriors 7
Pearl Creek Posse 9 @ Esterhazy Extreme 13

Catching Up With the Stamps' New Coach

Swan Valley Coach Dwayne Kirkup
@ Tuesday's AGM



Despite missing the playoffs in 2008-09, the Stampeders still managed to profit just over $7,000.

Newly elected members to this year's board are Warren Clark and Gatlin Church.

Out-going President Derek Boychuk

Hit Parade in Speedy Creek

Coach Garnet Keller said on yestereday's Coach's Show this Melville Millionaires' team is the most balanced group he's ever coached. Well they picked a good time to prove him right, as all 9 batters got at least one hit, and the team combined for 19 in a 13-4 win in Swift Current. Their top 4 batters combined for 12 hits.

CF James Green 2-3, RBI, 4R
2B Brandon Morgan 3-6, 2 RBI, R
3B Matt Warr 3-6, 2 RBI, 2R
1B Josh Corriea 4-6, 4 RBI, 2R
LF Paul Lamantia 1-6, RBI, R
RF Chris Norman 1-5
DH Kyle Barclay 1-5, R
C James Thelwell 2-4, RBI, R
SS Humberto Miranda 2-5, R

Mils Baseball Coach's Show - June 23

Melville Coach Garnet Keller

Nesbitt Earns First WMBL 'W' / MJHL Schedule Breakdown

Pitching 1.2 innings of relief, Willowbrook's Tyson Nesbitt registered his first win in the Western Major Baseball League as his Yorkton Cardinals scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning to come from behind and beat Regina 6-3, becoming the league's 4th team to reach the 10 win plateau. It took them just 16 games to do it.

J.J. Leaper got the save for Yorkton, pitching the entire 9th inning, while their usual closer, Chris Byford started the game, and struck out 9 batters, while giving up 3 runs, 2 of them earned, on 4 hits and walked 2.

At the plate, 2B Jarrod Ivan was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Mark Magdaleno had 2 RBI's. Jordan Herbison, normally a pitcher, went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored.

The Cardinals head to Moose Jaw tomorrow (WED), while the Melville Millionaires (7-4) are in Swift Current tonight. Check back for the Mils' Weekly Coach's Show with Garnet Keller.

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Monday Scores

Western Major Baseball League (2)
Yorkton Cardinals 6 @ Regina Red Sox 3
Okotoks Dawgs 4 @ Medicine Hat Mavericks 0

Tri-Highway Fastball League (2)
Esterhazy Extreme 14 @ Peepeekisis Warriors 1
Goodeve Giants @ Grenfell Gems

South East Men's Fastball League (1)
Fleming Sr Jets 14 @ Moosomin Magic 3

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TSN.ca is reporting Detroit Red Wings' Coach Mike Babcock will be introduced as the Canadian Olympic team coach in 2010 at a news conference on Thursday. Since watching most of his press conferences through the playoffs I'm pretty sure there's no better choice. Love hsi attitude and how he deals with the media.

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Also on TSN, Bob McKenzie has John Tavares as the #1 ranked prospect going into this Friday's NHL Entry Draft in Montreal. But he also thinks the New York Islanders are leaning towards taking Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman with that first overall pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning pick 2nd, Colorado 3rd. Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs are lurking in the weeds with the 7th pick, but, still hoping to move up.

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Hope to see some of you Swan Valley Stampeder fans at tonight's AGM at the Westwood Inn. It starts at 7:30 (MB Time), and it'll be my first chance to meet, and interview new Head Coach Dwayne Kirkup.

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Still waiting on that SJHL Schedule... I was told it was coming out yesterday... I'm sure it'll be anytime now. The MJHL released theirs last Thursday, by they also start a week earlier.

I promised a bit of a schedule breakdown last week, so here goes:

Swan Valley Stampeders

First Game: Sat/Sep/12 vs Wayway
First Road Game: Tue/Sep/15 @ OCN
Showcase: Fri/Oct/9 vs Selkirk, Sat/Oct/10 vs Saints
Most Consecutive Home Games: 6 (Sep 23-Oct 7)
Most Consecutive Road Games: 4 (Nov 11-15), (Dec 4-12), (Jan 28-Feb 2)
Remembrance Day: @ OCN
Christmas Break: Dec 20-Jan1 (13 days off) Dec 19 vs Blues, Jan 2 vs Dauphin
Last Game: Sat/Feb/20 @ Dauphin

Month by Month (62 games)
September: 9
October: 13
November: 12
December: 8
January: 11
February: 9

Wayway Wolverines

First Game: Sat/Sep/12 @ Swan Valley
First Home Game: Sat/Sep/19 vs Blues
Showcase: Thu/Oct/8 vs Portage, Fri/Oct/9 vs Blues
Most Consecutive Home Games: 5 (Jan 15-25)
Most Consecutive Road Games: 4 (Nov 10-15)
Christmas Break: Dec 20-Jan 4 (16 days off) Dec 19 @ Neepawa, Jan 5 @ Dauphin
Last Game: Sat/Feb/20 @ OCN

Month by Month
September: 7
October: 13
November: 13
December: 10
January: 10
February: 9

Cards/Mils Tear It Up on the Weekend

The Yorkton Cardinals and Melville Millionaires gained some breathing room atop the WMBL's East Division over the weekend, both playing the Swift Current Indians and Lethbridge Bulls twice, and both winning 3 out of 4.

The Cardinals beat Lethbridge 4-1 Thursday, then knocked off Swift Current twice, 4-3 and 12-4... before falling 9-4 in 10 innings to Lethbridge yesterday afternoon.

Yorkton led 3 times in the game, but the Bulls would tie it one final time in the 8th, before tacking on 5 in the top of the 10th.

But, 3 out of 4 ain't bad, and the Cardinals are now 9-and-6 through 15 games.

Last night it was Garrett Brown leading the way offensively, as he had the night before against Swift Current... going 6-for-7 between Saturday and Sunday... with 5 RBI's, 5 Runs and a home run, lifting his average to .308.

The Cards are scheduled to go to Regina tonight... to start off 8 straight games away from home.

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Meantime in Melville, the Mils also went 3-for-4 against 2 of the league's top teams. They beat Lethbridge 4-3 on Friday, then 8-0 Saturday, thanks to a complete game, 6-hit shutout by Kevin Crumb.

Yesterday Melville split with Swift, winning 6-3, and losing 11-7. The Mils managed to crank out 9 hits in each game.

Paul Lamantia hit his team-leading 3rd homerun in the 6-3 win.

The Mils face the Indians again tomorrow... in Swift Current.

Melville's now 7-and-4, tied with Yorkton for 1st.

MJHL Schedule Officially Released

The MJHL Schedule was officially released yesterday.

The season starts Friday, September 11th with 2 games... Dauphin in Winnipeg to face the Saints, and OCN home to the Winnipeg South Blues.

Saturday, September 12th, the Swan Valley Stampeders and Waywayseecappo Wolverines hook up in Swan to kick off the season for both teams.

Tuesday, September 15th... the Stampeders are in OCN. And with the SJHL not starting until the following weekend, I would guess that Swan/OCN game will be our first broadcast. We can't do the Wayway/Swan game since it's a Saturday.

I'll look a little more into the schedule as far as Swan Valley and Wayway go next week... but here's the link if you haven't seen it yet.

Haake Helps Cards Jump to Top Spot / NHL Awards

Make it 3 straight wins for the Yorkton Cardinals.

The Cards passed their first Alberta test of the season with flying colours, with a 4-1 win over the Lethbridge Bulls.

First baseman Andrew Haake continued his run-producing, going 2-for-3 with 2 RBI's his 9th and 10th of the season. The next highest Cardinal has 4 RBI's. Aside from Runs Batted In, Haake also leads the club with a .342 batting average, 13 hits, 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 24 total bases and a .632 slugging percentage.

Also last night, Felix Brown was 1-for-3 with a run scored... Josh Simms 1-for-2 with an RBI.

On the mound, Levi Rhoades got the win, going 7 and 2 thirds, one run on 6 hits, struck out 3.
Then closer Chris Byford pitched the final inning and a third... struck out all four batters he faced.

Cardinals are now 7-and-5, first place in the East Division... they host league-leading Swift Current tonight (FRI) and tomorrow. Lethbridge is back in town Sunday.

Western Major Baseball League (3)
Lethbridge Bulls 1 @ Yorkton Cardinals 4
Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 5 @ Swift Current Indians 8
Edmonton Prospects 5 @ Okotoks Dawgs 7

**The next game for the Melville Millionaires is today (FRI) when they host the Lethbridge Bulls. Game time is 7:30 at Pirie Field.

Tri-Highway Fastball League (3)
Key Braves 0 @ Rhein Rockets 0
Key Braves 2 @ Rhein Rockets 4
Grenfell Gems 2 @ Balcarres Bronx 1

South East Men's Fastball League (2)
Moosomin Magic 2 @ Broadview Buffs 25
Whitewood Falcons 1 @ Treaty Four 4

Prairie Gold Lacrosse League
Regina Riot 15 @ Yorkton Bulldogs 5

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NHL Award Winners

Hart (MVP)- Alex Ovechkin
Pearson (NHLPA MVP)- Alex Ovechkin
Rocket Richard (Most Goals)- Ovechkin
Art Ross (Most Points)- Evgeni Malkin
Selke (Defensive Forward)- Pavel Datsyuk
Lady Byng (Gentlemanly)- Datsyuk
Norris (Defenseman)- Zdeno Chara
Vezina (Top Goalie)- Tim Thomas
Jennings (Fewest Goals Against)- Thomas
Calder (Top Rookie)- Steve Mason
Masterton (Dedication)- Steve Sullivan
Jack Adams (Coach)- Claude Julien

AGM Recap: Chats With the Coach & Pres

Well, it's amazing how many people stay home when there's nothing negative to complain about!

Sorry, had to get that out of the way... but after last year's AGM required a change of venue to seat the 217 people in attendance... I'd guesstimate about 40 came out last night... and it was a very quick, and positive meeting.

Some highlights:

Terrier Board
Lyle Walsh- President (Year 2 of 2 yr term)
Larry Wells- VP/Governor (Year 2 of 2 yr term)
Bill Wright- Treasurer (Year 2 of 2 yr term)
Alan Hill- Secretary (Year 2 of 2 yr term)
Ron Pasloski- (Re-elected to 2 yr term)
Ward Brown- (New... 2 yr term)
Doug Buliss- (New... 2 yr term)

The Terriers have 7 board members as of now, 2 less than the usual 9.

- Marketing improved, keeping it local (Bill Foffinoff/Trent Cassan)
- Season ticket prices/Ticketmaster staying the same.
- Awaiting word from gov't regarding a grant for dressing room upgrades.
- Terriers made $57,995.97 in 2008-09. Their bottom line is now $37,019.19 to the good.
- Lotto was a sell-out for the first time ever, made an all-time high profit of nearly $90,000.
- Kirk Byczynski will attend minor pro camps in the summer.

Terriers' President Lyle Walsh




Terriers' Coach/GM Ed Zawatsky

Terrier AGM Tonight / Tuesday Results

The Yorkton Terriers hold their Annual General Meeting tonight (WED) at the Gallagher Centre Convention Centre starting at 7:00.

5 positions are open on the Terrier Executive for the coming season, and so far, Ron Pasloski has announced he'll run again, while Doug Buliss (Canadian Tire) and Ward Brown (Brown's Leisure World) will run for the first time. Unless something changes quickly (today), they'll likely be nominating executive members from the floor. GX94's Randy Atkinson will chair the meeting again this year.

I've had to explain this to a couple fans... the poll in the top right corner isnt' the "tell-all" of whether the Terriers will move their start times to 7:00 or stay at 7:30. Myself and my blog just don't have that kind of power. I'm sure it will be up for discussion tonight. And I think I've got the poll closing today at noon... it only lets each person (computer) vote once, but have your say and it'll be good for me to go by at least. For pretty much the whole time the poll's been up, it's been roughly two-thirds voting for 7:00, one-third for the status quo 7:30. Those who work until 6:00, and out-of-town referees have been the biggest demographics against the change. While those with young kids at the games, and those just wanting games to be over by 9:00ish of course would like to see earlier start times.

PLEASE VOTE... and do come tonight!

I'll be there, but feel a little bad about it, with my whole block of neighbours doing a mass "fence build" starting tonight. I'll lend my drill, and hopefully they'll leave something for me to do... if not, guess I'll have to make it up when the mass "grass laying" comes around.

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Tuesday Scores

Western Major Baseball League (4)
Melville Millionaires 1 Moose Jaw Miller Express 6
*Mils had 14 hits in the loss. James Green went 3-for-5, giving him 5 hits in his last 2 games. Josh Corriea and Kyle Barclay also had 3 hits each. Box Score
Regina Red Sox 2 Swift Current Indians 3
Lethbridge Bulls 6 Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 3
Medicine Hat Mavericks 10 Edmonton Prospects 2

South East Senior Baseball League (1)
Willowbrook Royals 6 Melville Bison 14

Southeast Men's Fastball League (3)
Fleming Jr Jets vs Moosomin Magic PPD! (rain)
Kipling Oilers 2 vs Treaty Four 7
Fleming Sr Jets 2 vs Broadview Buffs 3

Tri-Highway Fastball League (4)
Balcarres Bronx 4 vs Goodeve Giants 5
Rhein Rockets 14 vs Pearl Creek Posse 10
Keeseekoose Blues 8 vs Esterhazy Extreme 9
Grenfell Gems 20 vs Peepeekisis Warriors 1

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders play their first exhibition game of the 2009 season tonight, as they travel to Edmonton to face Coach Richie Hall and the Eskimos.

Pre Game Show at 6:00, Play-by-Play at 7:00, with another season of Cooperators Roughrider Football on GX94.

Stamps Hire Ass't Coach, Sign 3 Players

The Swan Valley Stampeders have made some news in the last week, announcing the hiring of an Assistant Coach to work with Head Coach Dwayne Kirkup, and the signing of three players for the upcoming season.

The Assistant Coach is Greg Harris. Harris played in both the SJHL and MJHL, before suiting up in the NCAA Division III ranks in Wisconsin. Since then he's also scouted for the SJHL's Nipawin Hawks.

The Stampeders also signed the following three players:

1990 (19) F Brooks Christensen, Salmon Arm, B.C.
6'0", 170 lbs.
2008-09: Princeton Posse (KIJHL) Jr. 'B' in B.C.
52 GP... 19G, 20A, 39P... 78 PIM


1992 (17) D Brendan Mitchell, Stonewall, MB
6'1", 195 lbs.
1st round, 3rd overall pick by the Stamps in the '07 Draft
2008-09: Interlake Lightning (Man "AAA" Midget)
44 GP... 5G, 14A, 19P... 62 PIM
Played one game with Swan @ Wayway Jan/27/09, recorded 1 assist.

1991 (18) D Pierre Landry, Winnipeg, MB
6'1" 180 lbs.
2008-09: St. Boniface Riels (MMJHL) Jr. 'B' in MB
40 GP... 3G, 15A, 18P... 18 PIM

Cards Double Mils

Andrew Haake hit his 2nd homerun of the season and Jordan Herbison pitched 8 strong innings as the Yorkton Cardinals improved to 6-and-5 with a 4-2 win over the now 4-and-2 Melville Millionaires.

W- Jordan Herbison, 2-0 (8.0 innings, 2R, 4H, 2BB, 3K)

L- James Tankersley (7.1 innings, 4R, 4H, 5BB, 5K)

Save- Chris Byford

Yor: Andrew Haake 1-3, HR (2)
Mark Magdaleno 1-3, R

Mvl: James Green 2-4, R
Matt Warr 1-4, RBI, R

Cardinals Coach Bill Sobkow


Mils Coach Garnet Keller


Other local ball Monday

Swift Current Indians 13 Weyburn Beavers 1
Okotoks Dawgs 1 Edmonton Prospects 4

Southeast Men's Fastball League
Whitewood Falcons 16 Moosomin Magic 4

Double Bronze for Dixon, SV Tigers Rugby / Cards, Mils Weekends

Former Swan Valley Stampeders' Trainer Jesse Dixon and the Swan Valley Tigers' rugby program now has 3 medals in its 2-year history. A year after the girls captured Provincial Gold in their inaugural season, the girls and boys both added bronze with convincing wins in Winnipeg on Sunday.

The Girls downed the Sisler Spartans 42-10, before the Boys followed with a 57-15 performance against the Keldin Klippers.

Head Coach Jesse Dixon

The Girls went 9-3 during the season, scoring 364 points, while giving up just 68.

The Boys also went 9-3, scoring 377 for and allowing 142 against.

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A closer look at the Yorkton Cardinals/Melville Millioniares weekends.

Yorkton: 2-3 record (5-5) for the season.

Friday: 8-3 L to Regina

Mark Magdaleno was 2-for-2, while Andrew Haake went 2-for-5 at the plate.

Saturday
10-7 L (19 innings) to Moose Jaw (completing of June 2nd's suspended game)

2-1 W over Moose Jaw

Chris Cox threw 7 innings of 1-hit ball, striking out 7 and walking one... but the win went to reliever Chris Byford, who threw the final two innings. The Cards out-hit the Millers 9-3, and Magdaleno, Garrett Brown and Felix Brown had 2 hits apiece... Pinch-hitter Blair Walters was issued a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 9th for the win.

Sunday
8-5 L to Weyburn

Magdaleno was at it again, hitting a 3-run homer.

*Magdaleno went 5-for-9, .556 avg, with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R in 3 games over the weekend. That lifts his average to .276, 2nd highest on the team behind Andrew Haake's .313.

11-8 W over Weyburn

Cards racked up 7 fourth inning runs. Garrett Brown was 2-for-4 with a home run. Elias Torres also had a pair of hits... and the 2-and-3 weekend leaves the Cards with a 5-and-5 record in the ever-so-tight East Division. Weyburn's 4-and-4... Regina's 4-and-5... while Melville leads the way at 4-and-1 after a pair of wins in Saskatoon Saturday and Sunday.

Melville

Saturday: 4-0 W over S'toon

Saturday was all about starting pitcher Kevin Crumb, who tossed a complete game shutout... 3 hits... 10 strikeouts and 1 walk. Matt Warr went 2-for-4 and the Mils put up 3 runs in the third.

Sunday: 9-8 W over S'toon

Millioniares almost let a 9-2 lead slip away... as the Jackets got 4 in the fifth, and 2 in the sixth to make it 9-8... however that's how things would end as Melville grabbed their 3rd straight win. Paul Lamantia added his second home run of the year for the Mils, and James Thelwell also went yard. Each team had 13 hits and the two clubs combined for 10 errors... 6 of which made by the Mils.

Melville @ Yorkton tonight (MON)... 7:05 at Jubilee Park

Weekend Wrap

FRIDAY

Western Major Baseball League (4)
Regina Red Sox 8 vs Yorkton Cardinals 3
Medicine Hat Mavericks 2 vs Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 3
Swift Current Indians 3 vs Okotoks Dawgs 6
Edmonton Prospects 3 vs Lethbridge Bulls 2

South East Senior Baseball League (1)
Grandview Lakers 2 @ Melville Bison 16

Tri-Highway Fastball League (3)
Pearl Creek Posse 11 @ Rhein Rockets 12
Grenfell Gems 2 @ Esterhazy Extreme 12

Midget "AA" Baseball Tounament in Saskatoon
Yorkton Cardinas 10 vs Saskatoon Blue Jays 8

AHL Calder Cup
Final
Hershey Bears 4 @ Manitoba Moose 1
(Hershey Wins The Calder Cup 4-2)

SATURDAY

Western Major Baseball League (5)
Moose Jaw Miller Express 10 vs Yorkton Cardinals 7
(completion of the June 2nd game, tied 2-2 after 18 innings)
Moose Jaw Miller Express 1 vs Yorkton Cardinals 2
Melville Millionaires 4 @ Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 0
Swift Current Indians 7 @ Edmonton Prospects 1
Okotoks Dawgs 9 @ Lethbridge Bulls 7

South East Senior Baseball League (1)
Canora Supers 7 @ Melville Bison 6

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Moose Jaw Canucks 1 vs Melville Millionaires 5
Moose Jaw Canucks 10 vs Melville Millionaires 9

Midget "AA" Baseball Tounament
in Saskatoon
Yorkton Cardinals 5 vs Edmonton Orioles 5
Yorkton Cardinals 7 vs Humboldt 17

Challenge Cup Soccer Tournament in Regina
Under-14 Girls Division
Yorkton Dynamite 0 vs Regina Tigers 1
** Yorkton wins silver

SUNDAY

Western Major Baseball League
Yorkton Cardinals 5 Weyburn Beavers 8
Yorkton Cardinals 11 Weyburn Beavers 8
Melville Millionaires 9 Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 8
Moose Jaw Miller Express 1 Regina Red Sox 15
Edmonton Prospects 5 Okotoks Dawgs 3
Medicine Hat Mavericks 6 Lethbridge Bulls 11

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Melville Millionaires 0 Lumsden 11
Melville Millionaires 5 Lumsden 2

Manitoba High School Rugby Provincials
Girls' Bronze Medal Game
Swan Valley Tigers 42 Sisler Spartans 10

Boys' Bronze Medal Game
Swan Valley Tigers 57 Keldin Clippers 15

Prairie Gold Lacrosse League
Prince Albert Predators 15 Yorkton Bulldogs 1

Wyonzek Recognized For Officiating

16-Year-Old Yorkton product Tarrington Wyonzek.

Lamantia Tees Off vs Red Sox

Melville Millionaires' LF Paul Lamantia (pictured) went 3-for-3 with a homerun (Melville's first of the year), 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored in Wednesday night's 7-5 win over the Regina Red Sox at Pirie Field. The win lifts the Mils to (2-1), while the Red Sox fall deeper into the East Division's cellar at (2-5). Lamantia is now 7-for-13 at the plate this season (.538).

1B Josh Corriea's now hitting .500 after a 2-for-3 performance Wednesday that saw him drive in 2 runs, and also score a pair.

Matt Costa got the win on the mound, going 7 innings deep, while Coty Saranthus picked up the save.

Western Major Baseball League
Regina Red Sox 5 vs Melville Millionaires 7
Moose Jaw Miller Express 2 vs Weyburn Beavers 7
Edmonton Prospects 0 vs Okotoks Dawgs 3

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Regina Mets 3 vs Yorkton Cardinals 7

Bantam "AA"
Fort Qu'Appelle Heat 5 Yorkton Speedy Cash Cardinals 14

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Esterhazy Extreme 14 vs Goodeve Giants 10

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Thursday Games
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South East Senior Baseball League (1)
Yorkton Jr Cardinals @ Canora Supers 6:15

South East Men's Fastball League (3)
Treaty Four @ Whitewood Falcons 6:30
Moosomin Magic S Fleming sr Jets 7:30
Fleming Jr Jets @ Kipling Oilers 7:30 in Langbank

Tri-Highway Fastball League (1)
Pearl Creek Posse @ Key Braves 8:00

Western Major Baseball League (5)
Saskatoon Yellow Jackets @ Moose Jaw Miller Express 7:00
Weyburn Beavers @ Swift Current Indians 7:05
Okotoks Dawgs @ Lethbridge Bulls 7:05
Edmonton Prospects @ Medicine Hat Mavericks 6:00
Edmonton Prospects @ Medicine Hat Mavericks 8:00

Zawatsky Talks About U16 Job

Yorkton Terriers' Coach/GM Ed Zawatsky will coach Team Saskatchewan's Under-16 Team at the inaugural Western Branch Challenge in Red Deer, AB October 28-November 2nd.



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In other recent SJHL news... Melville Millionaires' defenseman Casey Dion has committed to the University of Wisconsin-Superior, NCAA Division III for the upcoming season. The Millionaires acquired Dion from the La Ronge Ice Wolves at last year's trade deadline, and in 52 games between La Ronge and Melville, the Colorado Springs, CO native put up 6-goals and 21-points. His biggest goal came in Game 4 of the Sherwood Conference final when he scored in double overtime against the Weyburn Red Wings to give the Mils a 3-1 series lead in a series they'd eventually win in 6 to capture their 2nd Conference title in the last 3 seasons.

Cardinals Get 'er Done With Small Ball

Aside from the Yorkton-Moose Jaw marathon of June 2nd that's still 7-7 after 18 innings (will be completed this Saturday)... the Yorkton Cardinals, in their 5th full game of the season last (TUE) night, scored a season-high 3 runs, to edge the Regina Red Sox 3-2 on the road. So far the Cardinals have lost 2-1, won 1-0, won 2-1, lost 3-2, and now won 3-2. They've scored, and given up just 9 runs in five games... but are now 3-and-2 to lead the East Division.

Mark Magdaleno went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, and drove in the game-winning run in the top of the 9th.

The Cardinals are off until Friday, when they'll start officially a 5 game, 3 day stretch. They'll host Regina Friday, then welcome Moose Jaw for a full game and the completion of that June 2nd showdown. Then Sunday they're off to Weyburn for an afternoon double header.

OH! And GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON to my daily visitor(s) from Ventura, California! Is that you, Mr. Magdaleno? Any baseball fans from south of the border feel free to introduce yourselves at on the comments section. Good to see you're visiting!

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Tuesday Scores

Western Major Baseball League (3)
Yorkton Cardinals 3 Regina Red Sox 2
Lethbridge Bulls 10 Swift Current Indians 5
Edmonton Prospects 0 Okotoks Dawgs 5

**The next game for the Melville Millioniares is tonight (WED) when they host the Regina Red Sox. Game time is 7:30 at Pirie Field.

South East Senior Baseball League (2)
Willowbrook Royals 4 Yorkton Jr Cardinals 13
Melville Bison 6 Canora Supers 5

Prairie Midget "AAA" Baseball League
Yorkton Cardinals @ Regina Angels 6:15

South East Men's Fastball League (3)
Whitewood Falcons @ Broadview Buffs PPD!
Treaty Four @ Moosomin Magic PPD!
Kipling Oilers @ Fleming Sr Jets PPD!

Tri-Highway Fastball League (1)
Keeseekoose Blues @ Balcarres Bronx PPD!

AHL Calder Cup
Final
Manitoba Moose 3 Hershey Bears 2
(Hershey leads the Best-of-Seven series 3-2)

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Wednesday Games

Western Major Baseball League (3)
Regina Red Sox @ Melville Millionaires 7:30
Moose Jaw Miller Express @ Weyburn Beavers 7:00
Edmonton Prospects @ Okotoks Dawgs 7:05

**The next game for the Yorkton Cardinals is Friday when they host the Regina Red Sox. Game time is 7:05 at Jubilee Park.

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Regina Mets @ Yorkton Cardinals 6:15

Tri-Highway Fastball League (2)
Esterhazy Extreme @ Goodeve Giants 7:00
Key Braves @ Grenfell Gems 8:00

Millionaires' Baseball Coach's Show - June 9th

Millionaires' Coach Garnet Keller



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Tuesday Games

Western Major Baseball League (3)
Yorkton Cardinals @ Regina Red Sox 7:00
Lethbridge Bulls @ Swift Current Indians 7:05
Edmonton Prospects @ Okotoks Dawgs 7:05

**The next game for the Melville Millioniares is tomorrow (WED) when they host the Regina Red Sox. Game time is 7:30 at Pirie Field.

South East Senior Baseball League (2)
Willowbrook Royals @ Yorkton Jr Cardinals 6:15
Melville Bison @ Canora Supers 6:15

Prairie Midget "AAA" Baseball League
Yorkton Cardinals @ Regina Angels 6:15

South East Men's Fastball League (3)
Whitewood Falcons @ Broadview Buffs 6:30
Treaty Four @ Moosomin Magic 6:30
Kipling Oilers @ Fleming Sr Jets 7:30

Tri-Highway Fastball League (1)
Keeseekoose Blues @ Balcarres Bronx PPD!

AHL Calder Cup
Final
Manitoba Moose @ Hershey Bears
(Hershey leads the Best-of-Seven series 3-1)

Cassidy Comments

(See announcement in post below)

Cassidy Stepping Down in Selkirk

Keith Cassidy is stepping down as Head Coach of the MJHL's Selkirk Steelers. The Steelers have been competitive regularly with Cassidy at the helm, and won the MJHL and Anavet Cup in 2006-07.

I'm still hoping to speak with Keith this morning.

Rain Rain Go Away...

Here's what my GX94 Local Sports Sheet looked like when I walked in this morning...

UPDATED LOCAL SPORTS SHEET MON JUNE 8

Western Major Baseball League
Weyburn Beavers vs Melville Millionaires PPD!
Moose Jaw Miller Express vs Regina Red Sox PPD!
Okotoks Dawgs 4 vs Edmonton Prospects 2
Lethbridge Bulls 2 vs Medicine Hat Mavericks 4

(Scores at www.wmbl.ca)

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Goodeve Giants vs Pearl Creek Posse PPD!
Peepeekisis Warriors vs Grenfell Gems PPD!
Esterhazy Extreme vs Key Braves PPD!

**all ball games scheduled on all Yorkton ball diamonds last night were rained out.

**all Yorkton Slo-Pitch League games scheduled for last night were rained out.

**Yorkton United Grassroots Soccer scheduled for last night at the Parkland Mall field was rained out.

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How do I make a cast worth listening to out of that???

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I am a farm kid and know the importance of rain... and I understand the family farm back in Simpson, which had no rain since seeding ended May 28th, did get 1/2 an inch yesterday... so that's awesome. Let's have some summer now, with a little rain here and there.

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I got a heck of a nice email from a very noteable MJHL coach who tells me he's not returning next season. Thanks to him this blog will break the news at no later than 8:30 this morning... check back for that.

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Stay dry out there!

SJHL Adopts Changes

The SJHL held its Annual meetings in Nipawin this past weekend, where it was decided a few new rules will be brought in for the 2009-10 season.

Laury Ryan talks about the rule changes/Showcase... Tracy Cook goes over the new 4-man referee system the SJHL will introduce to mirror the WHL/NHL.

- Teams can no longer make changes after icing the puck.

- Teams will play 4-on-4 after coincidental penalties.

- Face-offs will always occur in the offensive zone when a team begins a powerplay.

- The league's goal is to have 20% of games worked by 4 on-ice officials (2 referrees, 2 linesmen)

SJHL President Laury Ryan



- Ryan added the league schedule is tentatively set, and will be released within the next 2 weeks. The regular season is scheduled to begin Friday, September 18th.

SJHL Director of Officials Tracy Cook

17 Medals for East Central District at T&F Provincials

SENIOR BOYS

Nolan Johnstone, YRHS
- Silver in 400 M (Cale Brown, YRHS 4th)

Mathew Johnson, Esterhazy
- Bronze in 3000 M- 4th in 1500 M

JUNIOR BOYS

John Niebrandt, YRHS
- Gold in High Jump
- Silver in Long Jump
- 4th in Triple Jump

JUNIOR GIRLS

Stephanie Sawchuk, Melville Comp
- Gold in 100 M (Kyle Chupa YSH 4th)
- Silver in Long Jump
- 4th in 200 M
- 6th in Triple Jump

Avery Westberg, YRHS
- Gold in 3000 M (*by over 36 seconds)
- Gold in 1500 M(*by 9 seconds)
- Silver in 800 M

MIDGET BOYS

Preston Liebrecht, Yorkton Sacred
- Silver in 100 M
- Silver in 200 M
- 10th in 400 M
- 7th in High Jump

Fa Khoza, Preeceville
- Bronze in 100 M
- Bronze in 200 M

Rylan Alexon, Yorkton Sacred
- 4th in 1500 and 3000 M

MIDGET GIRLS

Emily Kruger, Yorkton Sacred
- Bronze in Pole Vault (Tara Lazurko, YRHS 4th)

Rebecca Neal, YRHS
- Bronze in Long Jump

Kyla Bassingthwaite, YRHS
- Gold in Discus

Kelsi Rieger, Melville
- Silver in Discus

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(Other Locals outside the ECD)

Sr Boys

Brendan Lang, Raymore (QV)
- Bronze in Shot Put

Cole Bentz, Raymore (QV)
- Silver in Javelin

Junior Girls

Courtney Erickson, Quill Lake (HC)
- Silver in Pole Vault

Midget Boys

Bryan Wilson, Kelliher (QV)
- Gold in 100 M Hurdles

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Sunday Scores

Western Major Baseball League
Okotoks Dawgs 3 vs Edmonton Prospects 6
Melville Millionaires vs Weyburn Beavers RAINED OUT
Swift Current Indians vs Regina Red Sox RAINED OUT
Saskatoon Yellow Jackets vs Moose Jaw Miller Express RAINED OUT

Melville... lost 5-4 in Moose Jaw Friday night. (Now 1-1)

Yorkton... split in Saskatoon, winning 2-1 FRI, lost 3-2 SAT (now 2-2).. sked to visit Regina tomorrow.

South East Senior Baseball League
Yorkton Jr. Cardinals 8 vs Swan River Tigers 1

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Yorkton Cardinals 11 @ Regina Beach 1
Yorkton Cardinals 17 @ Regina Beach 4

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Peepeekisis Warriors 9 vs Rhein Rockets 13
Peepeekisis Warriors 7 vs Rhein Rockets 9

Prairie Gold Lacrosse League
Estevan Big Dogs 4 @ Yorkton Bulldogs 5

AHL Calder Cup
Final
Manitoba Moose 1 vs Hershey Bears 2
(Bears lead the Best-of-Seven series 3-1)

Yorkton's Zaba Re-Signs With NYR

(From http://www.theahl.com/)

Rangers ink goaltender Zaba
06/05/2009 8:08 AM

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with goaltender Matt Zaba.

Zaba, 25, appeared in 41 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), posting a record of 25-10-0, along with a 2.33 goals against average, a .920 save percentage and two shutouts. The AHL rookie ranked among the league leaders in several categories, including seventh in goals against average, tied for eighth in save percentage and tied for 12th in wins. He made his AHL debut on October 18 at Toronto, and earned his first career AHL win on November 1 vs. Albany. On January 9, he recorded his first AHL shutout with a 40-save effort at Springfield.

Named the AHL Goaltender of the Month for February, Zaba registered a season-high, seven-game winning streak from February 20 at Lowell to March 4 vs. Worcester, posting a 1.53 goals against average and a .952 save percentage during the stretch. He closed out the regular season with a 14-2-0 mark, along with a 1.84 goals against average, a .937 save percentage and one shutout in 16 contests. In addition, Zaba appeared in six playoff games with Hartford, posting a 2-4-0 record with a 3.17 goals against average, a .908 save percentage and one shutout.

In 2007-08, Zaba appeared in 28 games with the Charlotte Checkers and Idaho Steelheads of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), registering a record of 15-8-2, along with a 2.64 goals against average, .915 save percentage and three shutouts.

The 6-1, 185-pounder, appeared in 110 career games in four seasons with the Colorado College Tigers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) prior to signing with the Rangers, posting a 55-42-10 record, along with a 2.42 goals against average. As a senior in 2006-07, he was named winner of the Thayer Tutt Award as team MVP, and was selected to the All-WCHA Academic Team for the third consecutive season. In 2005-06, Zaba recorded 20 wins and four shutouts, both collegiate career-highs. As a freshman in 2003-04, he turned in a 10-10-2 record, along with a personal-best 2.27 goals against average and was selected to the WCHA All-Rookie Team. He was named National Rookie of the Month after posting a 3-0-2 record, along with a 1.35 goals against average and a .941 save percentage in five starts in November 2003.

The Yorkton, Saskatchewan native signed a professional contract with the Rangers on August 20, 2007.

Trades!

- 20-year-old Rhein, SK product Evan Neibrandt (pictured) has been acquired by the Swan Valley Stampeders, completing the trade that saw D Justin Giesbrecht go to the Yorkton Terriers at last year's trade deadline. Niebrandt had 12-goals and 21-points last season, and has accumulated 175 PIM in his first two seasons of Junior 'A' hockey. Before all the coffee-rowers say "You JUST found this out?"... no... I heard the rumours as soon as anyone, about January 11th... but it wasn't official until it appeared on the MJHL website today.

- The Stampeders have also traded 20-year-old forward Jared Whincup to his hometown Portage Terriers for future considerations. Whincup had 8-goals and 17-points a year ago.

- The Waywayseecappo Wolverines have sent 18-year-old forward Richard Little to the Winnipeg Saints, completing a trade that has 20-year-old forward Jared McCarthy coming the other way. Little scored 10 goals as a 17-year-old last season.

High School News: Provincial Track / Skinner Makes Team Sask

I spoke with Preston Liebrecht at last night's (THU) Sacred Heart Spring Sports Awards Banquet... from the banquet, he was leaving with his parents to Prince Albert, where he'll be busy with Track & Field Provincials Friday and Saturday.



**Yorkton Regional's R.J. Skinner made the 36-man roster for Team Saskatchewan for the upcoming Under-19 Football Canada Cup in Saskatoon July 4-11, 2009.

Of the 36 players, 14 are from Saskatoon, 10 from Regina. Skinner was the only player selected from the 3A RIFL Conference outside of Regina.

SHHS Spring Awards Night

Thanks to the fine folks at Sacred Heart High School for the invitation to their Spring Sports Awards Banquet at St. Mary's Cultural Centre. Another taste-tacular meal at St. Mary's! Here are the winners:

Jr. Badminton
Most Valuable: Martin Pearson
Most Improved: Natasha Musqua
Saint Sebastian: Nathan Guy

Sr. Badminton
Most Valuable: April Brown
Most Improved: Bailey Inglis
Rookie of the Year: Mark Kuemper
St. Sebastian: Stephanie Koroluk

Sr. Girls Basketball
Most Valuable: Taylor Shymanski
Most Improved: Emily Niezgoda
Rookie: Kelsey Polishak
St. Sebastian: Diedra Aitken

Jr. Girls Basketball
MVP: Kali Lazurko
Improved: Emily Kruger
St. Sebastian: Rebecca Radawetz

Sr. Boys Basketball
MVP: Luc Digout
Improved: Mark Kuemper
Rookie: Dakota German
St. Sebastian: Kyle Rusnak

Jr. Boys Basketball
MVP: Logan Coutts, Nathan Ruf, Preston Liebrecht
Improved: Roy Parkr

Cheer/Stunt Team:
MVP: Nicole Shewchuk & Jessica Janssen
Improved: Shellayna Michell
Rookie: Sheenah Kalk
St. Sebastian: Amanda Holowatuik

Track & Field
MVP: Nicole Shewchuk
Improved: Olivia Blenner-Hassett
Rookie: Preston Liebrecht
St. Sebastian: Megan Fedorchuk

*A good number of the track athletes weren't there due to Provincials in Prince Albert Friday and Saturday.

Terrier AGM June 17

Just a friendly reminder.

The Yorkton Terriers' Annual General Meeting is Wednesday, June 17th, less than 2 weeks away, at the Gallagher Centre Convention Centre (upstairs) at 7:00.

The Terriers have 5 open spots on the executive this year. Contact Alan Hill if you'd like to run, at 782-8533, or 621-9242... or Randy Atkinson here at GX94 Radio... call the front desk at 782-2256, or the newsroom at 783-4319.

Not just here, but everywhere, it always seems everyone who's NOT on the board knows how it should be done, but those same people rarely put their names forward to run.

So here's your chance!

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Wednesday Scores

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Key Braves 4 @ Pearl Creek Posse 0

Prairie Midget "AAA" Baseball League
Regina Athletics 3 @ Yorkton Cardinals 0

Western Major Baseball League (3)
Weyburn Beavers 9 Moose Jaw Miller Express 6
Swift Current Indians 17 Regina Red Sox 4
Edmonton Prospects 6 Medicine Hat Mavericks 3

Pee Wee Baseball
Yorkton Cardinals 11 vs Melville Millionaires 6

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Thursday Sked

Western Major Baseball League (4)
Regina Red Sox @ Melville Millionaires 7:30
Swift Current Indians @ Moose Jaw Miller Express 7:00
Edmonton Prospects @ Medicine Hat Mavericks 7:05
Lethbridge Bulls @ Okotoks Dawgs 7:05

South East Senior Baseball League
Swan River Tigers @ Canora Supers 6:15

South East Men's Fastball League (3)
Moosomin Magic @ Whitewood Falcons 6:30
Fleming Jr Jets @ Treaty Four 6:30 in Ochapowace
Broadview Buffs @ Kipling Oilers 7:30 in Langbank

Prairie Midget "AA" Baseball League
Balgonie Skoldiers @ Yorkton Cardinals 6:15

Parkland Minor Baseball League
Bantam Division
Melville '2' @ Langenburg Indians 6:15

**Sacred Heart High School 'Spring Sports Awards Banquet' is tonight (THU) at the St. Mary's Cultural Centre. Supper at 6:00, Awards at 6:45.

Cards/Moose Jaw Suspend Marathon

Five hours of baseball... still no winner.

It was 5-5 after 9... 6-6 after 15... 7-7 after 16... and it stayed that way through 18... at which point the Yorkton Cardinals and Moose Jaw Miller Express decided to pick it up another time. Moose Jaw's back in Yorkton June 13th... and they'll finish last night's game then, before starting fresh.

Full stats are not on the WMBL site yet, with the game not actually completed. And I don't have them! Although I did wait it out till the end. I know it was announced Cardinal pitching struck out (I think!) 26 Miller batters... and that was near the end of the game.

Part of me was disappointed they didn't finish, although it was midnight and I was up at 5:30... but I understand the decision.

Also wanna give some kudos to Calvin Daniels and Alex Mortgach from our local newspapers, who were also there till the bitter end.

Cards' Coach Bill Sobkow



Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 3 @ Swift Current Indians 12

**The Melville Millionaires kick off their season tomorrow (THU) when they host the Regina Red Sox at 7:30.

South East Senior Baseball League
Grandview Lakers 10 @ Yorkton Jr Cardinals 11
Melville Bison 2 @ Willowbrook Royals 2

South East Men's Fastball League
Fleming Sr Jets 9 @ Fleming Jr Jets 9
Broadview Buffs 13 @ Moosomin Magic 17

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Goodeve Giants 1 @ Balcarres Bronx 8

AHL Calder Cup Final
Hershey Bears 1 @ Manitoba Moose 3
(Series tied 1-1... Game 3 SAT in Hershey)

Millionaires' Baseball Coach's Show

Raymore SK product Michael Jordan trades in the skates for cleats as he joins the Melville Millioniares WMBL Baseball team for the first time, as he also prepares for his 4th and final season with the Mils' SJHL hockey team.






Mils' Coach Garnet Keller



Melville Millionaires Baseball Coach's Shows can be heard weekly, Tuesdays at 10:45am on GX94, and will be posted weekly here on craigstein.blogspot.com.

Around the Diamond Tuesday Night

Western Major Baseball League
Moose Jaw Miller Express @ Yorkton Cardinals 7:00
Saskatoon Yellow Jackets @ Swift Current Indians 7:05

South East Senior Baseball League
Grandview Lakers @ Yorkton Jr Cardinals 6:15
Melville Bison @ Willowbrook Royals 6:15

South East Men's Fastball League
Fleming Sr Jets @ Moosomin Magic 6:30
Kipling Oilers @ Whitewood Falcons 6:30
Broadview Buffs @ Fleming Jr Jets 7:30

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Goodeve Giants @ Balcarres Bronx 7:00

Cardinals Split On Opening Day

The Yorkton Cardinals pushed two runs across homeplate in an opening day double header against the visiting Weyburn Beavers yesterday, but it was enough for a split, as they dropped Game One 3-1 in 10 innings, and won the second game 1-0.

The Cards almost won both games 1-0, having held a 1-0 lead in the first game into the ninth inning, when Weyburn tied it and then scored two more in the 10th. Chris Cox was the opening game starter, and gave up 2 hits and struckout 8 in just 5 innings of work. 4 Cardinal pitchers combined for 12 K's in the first game, and Will Thorp scored their only run.

Game 2 saw just a 7-inning game, and Jordan Herbison allowed only 2 hits to get the win, whlie walking one and striking out 6. Andrew Haake drove in the game's only run on an RBI double in the second.

The busy WMBL schedule continues tomorrow for the Cardinals as they host Moose Jaw at 7:00.

The Melville Millionaires are still off until Thursday when they open up against Regina at home.

Elsewhere Sunday in the WMBL:

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets 5 @ Regina Red Sox 6
Lethbridge Bulls 5 @ Edmonton Prospects 7

GX94's Clark Stork was at Jubilee Park and spoke with Cardinals' Coach Bill Sobkow after the doubleheader.




Other Sunday action:

South East Senior Baseball League
Swan Valley Tigers 0 @ Yorkton Jr. Cardinals 5
Swan Valley Tigers 1 @ Yorkton Jr. Cardinals 16

Tri-Highway Fastball League
Balcarres Bronx 14 @ Rhein Rockets 5
Balcarres Bronx 3 @ Rhein Rockets 5

Prairie Gold Lacrosse League
Yorkton Bulldogs 11 @ Estevan Big Dogs 6