The Humboldt Hammerheads were successful in a pair of meets last weekend.
The swim team competed outdoors in Nipawin and inside at the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort. Head coach Leisl Lefebvre said that overall the weekend was a success.
“I was very pleased with the effort from the swimmers all weekend,” Lefebvre wrote in an email interview. “For most of the swimmers, this was the first time this year they were swimming the longer races, and many of them were taking time off of their previous personal best times. Nipawin is an outdoor pool, which we are not used to, so they had to deal with elements of weather along with their races.”
With a short summer swimming season, Lefebvre said athletes need to be dedicated and train very hard to start. When improvement is not seen at the beginning, it can be discouraging, the coach noted.
“But by this point in the season, they are starting to see their hard work pay off. Personal best times are coming out of the pool, and some of their goals for the season are already being met. We have just three weeks left in our competitive season, and I look forward to working with them each day.”
Hammerheads receiving medals for aggregate point in age categories at Saturday’s meet in Nipawin were: Boys 7-8 year olds: Gold – Brett Lins; Silver – Cuyler Brooks; Girls 9-10 year olds: Gold – Charlize Parish; Girls 11-12 year olds: Bronze – Jordan Nienaber; Boys 11-12 year olds: Silver – Jay Eichorst; Bronze – Darren Romanuik; Girls 13-14 year olds: Gold - Maya Berscheid; Bronze – Madison Mueller; Boys 13-14 year olds: Gold – Justin Berscheid; Boys 15-17 year olds: Gold - Michael Carnago.
On Sunday in Melfort, these Hammerheads came away with medals: Boys 7-8: Bronze - Cuyler Brooks; 9-10 Girls: Silver - Charlize Parish; 11-12 Girls: Silver - Jordan Nienaber; 11-12 Boys: Silver - Jay Eichorst; Bronze - Darren Romaniuk; 13-14 Girls: Gold - Maya Berscheid; 13-14 Girls: Bronze - Kelly Romaniuk; 13-14 Boys: Gold - Justin Berscheid; 15-17 Girls: Bronze - Janaya Gerwing; 15-17 Boys: Gold - Michael Carnago; 18 & Over Boys – Gold - Calum McAnally.
U18 Hurricanes Win
The Humboldt Hurricanes Under 18 boys soccer team won the silver medals at the Summerfest Tour. The Hurricanes opened the Regina event last weekend with a 3-1 loss to the WFC Rangers. They then downed the Medicine Hat Rangers and Weyburn Black Devils. Their second place finish in the pool put them into the finals. The Hurricanes lost in a rematch against the WFC Rangers.
Royals Wrap
The Marysburg Royals senior baseball squad teamed up with the Minnedosa (Man.) Mavericks to win the “B” side of the Big Moose Tournament.
With a number of players on both teams not able to make the event in Carlyle and Kenosee, the two squads joined forces. Seven Royals played on the combined team.
The squad fell 5-3 in the first game to Arm River, but rebounded to knock off Estevan, 8-6, and Carnduff, 5-0. Paul Strueby and Brett Doepker earned the victories on the mound.
The Royals’ Saskatoon Senior Baseball League game last week versus the Saskatoon Guns was cancelled due to smoke, Marysburg representative Curtis Strueby reported. This week the Royals were slated to play Tuesday and Wednesday in Saskatoon against the Blue Jays and Stallions. On July 12, they host a doubleheader in Marysburg against the Outlaws. Games are set for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Dodgers Split
The Humboldt Dodgers split their two games in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s midget AA division last weekend. As of July 6, the Dodgers topped the league standings with an 18-2-1 record. They led the Moose Jaw Canucks by a point, 37-36.
In the first game on July 5, Humboldt beat the Canucks, 10-2, on the road. Both teams collected 10 hits, but Humboldt was able to convert them into runs. It was a team effort for Humboldt as eight players had hits and six drove in runs. Dawson Atamanchuk earned the win. He allowed just one run on six hits over three innings. Thomas Bollefer and Brett Muyres threw effectively in relief to keep the Canucks at bay.
In the second game, Moose Jaw prevailed 14-4. Humboldt trailed only 5-4 after four innings. The Canucks exploded for nine runs in the fifth inning. Dalyn Smith was tagged with the loss.
Red Sox go 4-0
The Muenster Red Sox strung together a four-game winning streak last week. The team led the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s midget AAA standings, as of July 6, with a 21-4 record. They were 2.5 games ahead of the Saskatoon D-Backs.
“We have five games left, and hopefully can keep playing well, hold onto first and go into provincials in Melville playing our best baseball,” Red Sox head coach Chad Hofmann wrote in an email interview. “Our pitching and defence has been very good this year, and lately our offence has improved so if we are going to do well at provincials we will need to have everything working.”
The Red Sox beat the Swift Current Indians four times last week. On July 1, Muenster swept a road doubleheader, 3-2 and 5-3.
In the first game, Swift Current led 2-0 after the first inning. However, Muenster put up a run in the third and two in the fourth to grab a 3-2 victory. Winning pitcher Carter Frerichs allowed two runs on eight hits while throwing a complete game. Devin Hinz and David Lacoursiere led the Red Sox offence with two hits each.
Muenster collected nine hits to win the nightcap, 5-3. Hinz drove in three runs. He and Nick Anderson each had three hits. Logan
Hofmann earned the win on the mound as he held Swift Current to three runs on five hits. Tim Lessmeister threw in part of the last inning to earn the save.
On July 7, Muenster won both halves of a home doubleheader against Swift Current at Jubilee Memorial Stadium. In the first game, Muenster had to come from behind to earn a 7-6 win. Muenster led 4-0 after two innings, but Swift Current scored three runs in both the fourth and third frames to go up 6-4. Anderson, the Red Sox starter, and reliever Adam Gerwing combined to shut the Indians out the rest of the way. Muenster scored twice in the sixth inning and drove across the winning run in the bottom of the seventh and final inning. Gerwing got the win. Hinz, Frerichs, and Chet Bornhorst all had a pair of hits each.
The Red Sox wrapped up the weekend by shutting out Swift Current, 5-0. Muenster starting pitcher Parker McRae allowed only three hits over six innings. Lessmeister shut out the Indians in the seventh innings. Logan Hofmann drove in two runs for the Red Sox, who outhit Swift Current, 6-3.
Mosian Leaves Broncos
Humboldt product Dean Mosian has left his head scout position with his hometown Broncos to take a similar position with the Lloydminster Bobcats of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Mosian lives in the home of the Bocats, which straddles the Saskatchewan-Alberta border.
Mosian had been a part of the Humboldt Broncos organization since 2009. The Broncos thank Mosian for all of his hard work.
