The U16 Humboldt Hurricanes boys soccer team recently claimed the silver medals at the Harder Avalon Classic Tournament in Saskatoon.
“I am very proud of how our team played seeing as how half of our team is made up with boys young enough to play in the age group below at U14 and as a group they had never played a game together before this tournament,” U16 head coach Joel Spence wrote in an email interview. “So the future is looking very bright for us.”
Humboldt lost 3-1 to the North Battleford Santos and 5-1 to the SUSC Kings in pool play. However, in the semifinal round the Hurricanes demonstrated resiliency by bouncing back to down the Kings, 3-1.
“The boys took what they learned from (the earlier game) and came out in the semi finals and really put the Kings on their heels by dictating the play of the game by being very aggressive early,” Spence wrote. “The play was hardly in our defensive zone the entire game which made life a lot easier on some tired players.”
Humboldt fell 5-2 in the finals to the Santos. Spence praised his team’s play in the finals. The Hurricanes led 2-0 at one point. Having only one substitute player compared to their opponents’ six took a toll on the team. Spence said the Hurricanes never stopped fighting until the final whistle blew. He was pleased with his team’s play at the tournament.
“I think the thing that allowed us to be most successful as a team was the way the boys came in with a game plan and really stuck to it even when we were down at points in the games,” Spence wrote. “Everybody had a specific role and they played those roles very well individually and collectively as a team.”
Royals Go 3-0
The Marysburg Royals are off to a strong start this season. The senior baseball squad went 3-0 last week, including a Saskatoon Senior Baseball League victory, to improve their record to 6-1.
On June 13, the Royals went 2-0 in a round robin tournament in Holdfast. Dean Jaeb threw a complete game for Marysburg in a 9-3 win over the Regina Trappers. He received strong support as the Royals collected 12 hits.
In their second outing of the day, Marysburg beat the Arm River Indians, 6-3. Craig McWillie started and threw five solid innings before Eric Bollefer came on for the last two.
The Royals closed out the week with an 11-3 win over SSBL foe the Blue Jays on June 14. Brayden Resch led the way for the Royals with a home run, a triple, and four runs batted in. Marysburg collected 11 hits and committed just one error. Paul Strueby started and threw five strong innings. Mathew Strueby pitched two innings in relief. The victory improved Marysburg to 4-1 in SSBL play.
At the SSBL Father’s Day weekend tournament, Marysburg plays the Dodgers on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. The next day the Royals take on the Calgary White Sox at noon. Wins and losses will determine the Royals games after that.
U14 Hurricanes
The U14 Humboldt Hurricanes soccer squad hosted the Summer Storm Tournament last week. Humboldt started strong with a 7-3 victory over the Saskatoon Warriors. On wet day, the U14 Hurricanes fell 3-2 to the Saskatoon Aurora, 8-1 to Prince Albert, and 9-4 to Melfort.
The local squad will play in the Hollandia Cup tournament in Saskatoon this weekend.
Humboldt Softball
Humboldt Girls Softball is enjoying a successful season on the diamond.
Teams are succeeding in league play and all should make it to the league playoff tournament in Wynyard on June 21, Humboldt Girls Softball president Shawna Wleder said. Humboldt’s peewee tournament squad won the bronze medals at the Saskatoon Hustler Tournament. The Humboldt squirt tournament team fell in the bronze medal game to finish fourth out of 14 games.
A number of Humboldt Girls Softball tournament teams will soon be preparing for provincial tournament action. Several teams will be playing exhibition games prior to the big tournaments. Upcoming provincial events for Humboldt squads include: Squirt Division “C”, Tisdale, July 3-5; Midget Division “C”, Rosetown, July 3-5; and Peewee Division “B”, Saskatoon, July 10-12.
After the season, various players will attend softball camps. These camps can include the Canada Summer Games ID camp for midget aged players, the U14 and U16 High Performance Program ID Camp, and the U12 District showcase.
Off the field, Humboldt Girls Softball recently held a fundraiser barbecue at the Humboldt Co-Op. The organization is looking for some options for storing equipment. The funds will likely be used for the purchase of a new shed or the supplies to build one if people can be found to help construct it.
Humboldt AA Dodgers
The Humboldt Dodgers midget AA team went 3-1 last week in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League. The Dodgers are 15-1-1 on the season and top the SPBL’s AA division.
On June 13, Humboldt split a home doubleheader with the Weyburn Beavers. The Dodgers fell 7-3 in the first game, but rebounded to win the second 8-4. Dawson Atamanchuk had a home run and runs batted in for Humboldt. Brett Muyres picked up the win on the mound.
The next day, the Dodgers downed the Northwest Pirates twice. In the first game, Humboldt came back from being down 5-3 to win 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh and final inning. Morgan Gobeil had two RBIs, while Thomas Bollefer picked up the win in relief duty. In the later game, the Dodgers scored eight runs on seven hits in an 8-3 victory. Mitchell McGrath had two RBIs. Gobel earned the win.
Muenster AAA Red Sox
The Muenster Red Sox midget AAA squad posted a 3-1 record last week. On June 11, Muenster beat the Saskatoon Diamondbacks, 8-4. The Red Sox had 11 hits with Adam Gerwing driving in two runs.
Against the Regina Athletics on June 13, the Red Sox split their road doubleheader. They won in dominating fashion 11-1. Muenster had nine hits and scored four runs in the first inning and five in the third. Gerwing had three RBIs. Brody Frerichs tamed the Athletics by striking out nine allowing four hits. However, Regina was able to slip away with a 5-3 victory in the other game that day.
The Red Sox closed out the week with a 4-3 home victory over the Northwest Prairie Pirates on June 14. Frerichs and Nick Anderson had two RBIs each. Carter Frerichs earned the win for the Red Sox by striking out seven and allowing four hits in 4.1 innings. Thomas Lessmeister threw in relief and Logan Hofmann closed things out with a two strikeout performance in an inning of work.
