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Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- July 20, 2022
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Weyburn Minor Ball has strong weekend, one prov. champion
Weyburn 15U Beavers win Tier 1 provincial title
Photo 2177 – courtesy Susan Buehler
The Weyburn 15U AA Beavers gathered with their gold medals after winning the provincial Tier I Championship over the weekend in Saskatoon, defeating the Meadow Lake Sox 11-4.They will now advance to the Western Canadian championships, to be held Aug. 19-21 in Estevan.The team includes, not in order, head coach Tyrel Hansen and coaches Jamie Godlonton, Shawn Whitrow and Gord Husband, and players Isaac MacKay, Eli Hansen, Justin Whitrow, Haydin Buehler, Jarret Hayward, Austin Zackrisson, Connor McIndoe, Camden Husband, Brody Walter, Noah Bourassa, Morgan LaCoste and Cole Godlonton.
Weyburn Golf Club volunteer receives Perry Folk Fellowship Award By Greg Nikkel Longtime Weyburn Golf Club member Murray Benson is the recipient of the 2021 Perry Folk Fellowship Award, presented by Colin Folk last Wednesday on behalf of the Folk family. The award has been presented every year since 2009, when the first recipient of the award was Graham DeLaet, prior
to his PGA career. Written across the top of the large plaque is the explanation that the award is presented “to the Golf Club patron who, through personal interactions, friendly demeanor and positive attitude, enhances the clubhouse atmosphere and experience for others in their company – basically the
Perry Folk Fellowship Award presented
Photo – Greg Nikkel
Colin Folk, left, presented the Perry Folk Fellowship Award to Murray Benson, along with a $100 gift certificate from Pumpjacks.
‘Clubhouse MVP’.” “I’m very humbled, because there are so many great people out there,” said Benson, who became emotional as he spoke of his late friend, Perry Folk. He noted Perry was quiet, but when he walked into the clubhouse, everyone knew he was there, and was a “larger than life” sort of character. Benson said he and his wife golf about five days a week at the Weyburn course, pointing out that it’s in excellent condition right now. “I try to carry on the tradition of Perry in the clubhouse,” he added. Explaining the origins of the award, Kevin Folk noted that his brother and Al York were good friends, and Al admired Perry for how he acted as a golf club member. “When Perry died, Al thought there ought to be a yearly award to recognize the efforts of the many ‘Perry-like’ members,” said Kevin. “Murray meets all of that, plus he often does carpentry and shingling out there as a volunteer, and he does spur of the moment things like cooking steaks for 50 people,” he added. Kevin noted that Shannon Lindsay of Pumpjacks was a good friend of Perry’s also, and has donated a $100 gift certificate each year to the winner of the award.
Beavers beat Medicine Hat, head to All-Star game The Weyburn Senior Beavers had mixed results over the weekend, as they won a game against the Medicine Hat Mavericks, but dropped two games to Moose Jaw and one to the Regina Red Sox. A number of Beavers will be representing Weyburn at the WCBL All-Star game on Saturday, July 23, in Okotoks. The Beavers hosted the Moose Jaw Miller Express on Sunday night, losing 12-8, and on Friday night, dropping that game 9-0. In between those games, the Beavers won their match against the Medicine Hat Mavericks by the score of 6-4. In Sunday’s game, the match had to go to the 10th inning, when Moose Jaw was able to score five runs to come out on top. The Beavers had a new player in the lineup on Sunday, and Cole McGregor
swung at his first pitch and hit a home run in the third inning. The Beavers were leading 6-2 after six innings of play, but then the Miller Express got two runs in the eighth and three runs in the ninth, with Weyburn also scoring one, to have the game tied at 7-7, sending the game to extra innings. Jared Eifler was on the mound for seven innings, followed by Mason Chamberlain, Matthew Armendariz and John Nicholson, each pitching for one inning. In the win on Saturday, Luke Zimmer was the winning pitcher, throwing for six and a third innings, with McGregor pitching for one and two-thirds innings, and Brayden Mayencourt throwing for one for the save. Koby Kropf hit for a double and notched three RBIs, and Braeden Cordes and Caelen Dalman each
scored one RBI. In the Friday night loss to Moose Jaw, Lucas Bacal was the starter and he threw for four and a third innings, allowing seven runs before he was relieved. Ryan Jundt came in for two and twothirds innings, and Nicholson pitched for two innings. On Thursday evening, the Beavers dropped a 12-1 decision to the Regina Red Sox, and Josh Wintroub was the losing pitcher. He threw for four innings, allowing 10 hits and nine runs, and Mason Chamberlain pitched for four innings, allowing four hits and three runs. Cordes had the lone RBI on the game, with Will Baker
scoring the run. The Beavers played a doubleheader on Tuesday evening against the Swift Current 57s, and host Medicine Hat at home tonight, July 20, before going on the road to Swift Current on Thursday, and Medicine Hat on Friday. The WCBL AllStar game will be held on Saturday night in Okotoks, and the Beavers will then be back in Swift Current on Sunday night. For the All-Star Game, pitchers Wintroub, Eifler and Jared Miller will represent Weyburn, along with infielders Nolan Machibroda, Dalman and Cordes, and outfielder Ryan Dauphinee.
Three Weyburn Minor Ball teams had a strong finish to their season over the weekend, with the 15U AA boys team winning provincials, and two other teams finishing well. The 15U AA team was in Saskatoon. In their first game, they went up against Saskatoon where they took the win with a 14-4 final score. The 15U AA boys were tied for second and battled on Sunday morning to get their seat in the finals. Their first game of the day went into extra innings where they took the win over Unity, 8-7. The East Central Dodgers took the win from the boys later in the day with a score of 12-8. On Sunday, the Weyburn 15U AA came out as the Tier I Provincial Champs following an 11-4 victory over Meadow Lake Sox. They are back-to-back champions, and are now off to Westerns, which will be held on Aug. 1921 in Estevan. At the 11U AA provincials over the weekend, the Weyburn 11U AA Beavers won both games on Saturday, sending them to the semi-finals Sunday morning in Moose Jaw. Weyburn took the “W” against Moose Jaw Canucks Black 17-7 on Saturday morning, and the game against Saskatoon Blue Jay Rhinos ended with a 10-2 win.
In the semi finals on Sunday, Weyburn lost against the Saskatoon Royal Mavericks 16-9, putting them in third place overall. The 11U AAA Beavers played in provincials in Estevan, and had a great first game winning 14-4 against Swift Current. In the semi finals Sunday morning, the Beavers won 12-6 over the Lumsden Cubs, but in the A final, they lost to Yorkton 19-16. On Thursday night the U13 Weyburn Wild girls started their round robin games at the 2022 U13 B Provincial Championship. First they played the Regina Fighting Saints and won 16-6, and on Friday night they played the Twin City Angels, winning by the score of 11-8. The Wild then played the Saskatoon Hustlers Green on Saturday, and recorded another win by the score of 14-8. The U13 Wild finished round robin play 4-0 with a win by the score of 19-12 against the Meadow Lake Sox. In the quarter-finals, the Wild battled hard but unfortunately they couldn’t hold the Battleford Bandits and finished their provincial run with a 11-3 loss after five innings. Two Weyburn teams will be playing in provincials this coming weekend, with the 18U AA Beavers in Yorkton, and the 13U AAA in Maidstone.
Borderline Men’s Fastball Playoffs set for this weekend With two make-up games yet to be played this week not all of the playoff positions have been determined but, the league’s playoff tournament, Trophy Day, is a go for Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24 in Ogema. The Ceylon Angels finished in first place in the league standings with an 8-2 win/loss record and will play their first game of the tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. With a win in their final league game last week, the Gladmar Braves secured second place in league standings with a 6-4 record. They will play their first game of the tournament at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Ogema Colts finished the season with four wins, five losses and a tie and currently occupy fifth place in the league stand-
ings. They could pull into fourth place pending the outcome of the two makeup games that the Weyburn Renegades (who have a 5-4 win-loss record in third) and the Lake Alma Raiders (4-4-1, in fourth) each have with the Midale Jays. Regardless, the Ogema Colts will play their first game of the tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday. Midale will finish in sixth place no matter the outcome of their make-up games, and will play their first game at Trophy Day at 11 a.m. Saturday. Weather permitting, games are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday in Ogema, with the championship game scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday evening. Gate admission is $10 per day with children under 12 years of age, free.
Weyburn U18 Beavers down Regina White Sox The Weyburn U18 Beavers travelled to Pacer Park in Regina and defeated the Regina White Sox 15-9 on Thursday evening. The two teams put up eight runs each in the first four innings, and headed into the eighth inning tied – and then the Beavers bats came alive once more, scoring seven runs to Regina’s one, to take the win. Sam Mallory, Ryker Watt and Seth Deis each
had three hits, with Deis getting three RBIs, and Watt getting two. Dallen Oxelgren had two walks, and Karston Geiger and Noah Kopec both had one. Deis was on the mound for the Beavers for four innings and had 10 first-pitch strikes and five strikeouts, while Wyatt Godlonton had three strike-outs. The Beavers will be in Yorkton this weekend to play in provincials.
Keeping the runner at first
Review Photo 9388 – Greg Nikkel
Weyburn Beavers first baseman Nolan Machibroda catches the throw from the pitcher in an attempt to keep a baserunner for the Moose Jaw Miller Express at first base. This was during the Beavers home game on Friday evening at Tom Laing Park, which they lost 9-0, before winning the next night 6-4 over the Medicine Hat Mavericks.