Hammerheads in Assiniboia
The Humboldt Hammerheads were on a southern road trip this weekend, with stops in Assiniboia on July 11, and Weyburn on July 12. The weather caused both meets to be cancelled before all the events were finished.
The Hammerheads took 11 swimmers to Assiniboia, and 15 to Weyburn for the final meets before Northern Qualifiers this coming weekend. Each individual swimmer placed in races, and personal best times were again achieved in the water.
Assiniboia had a one hour delay in the morning due to thunderstorms, and the meet had to be called in the early afternoon, just six individual events short of finishing. Enough of the meet had been finished that aggregate medals by age group were calculated. Medalling in Assiniboia this weekend were:
- Ashley Hinz, Bronze, girls 9 and 10
- Jordan Nienaber, Silver, girls 11 and 12
- Maya Berscheid, Gold, girls 13 and 14
- Jay Eichorst, Gold, boys 11 and 12
- Justin Berscheid, Gold, boys 13 and 14
- Michael Carnago, Gold, boys 15-17
The meet in Weyburn started with clear sunny skies in the morning, but by noon they were looking at storm clouds. After an hour delay in the early afternoon, a second storm was heading in, and the meet was cancelled shortly before 4 p.m. There weren’t enough individual events swum by that point, so no aggregate medals were presented.
Approaching the end of the season, 24 Hammerheads will participate in the Northern Qualifying meet in Watrous on July 19. The top six swimmers per event will advance to Provincial Finals, being held in Biggar on July 25 and 26.
Royals Wrap
On July 7, the Marysburg Royals senior baseball squad played the Saskatoon Blue Jays. Taylor Elder threw five innings and Dean Jaeb threw two. Both pitchers were strong giving up only three hits total. Their defense was also good only making one error. However, we lost by a score of 2-1.
“The reason we lost 2-1 despite having strong pitching and defense was because we could not get the clutch hit with men in scoring position,” said Curtis Strueby in an email interview. “We had our chances but we just couldn’t get that hit we needed.”
The team had ten hits in the loss, but they just could not get the hits when it mattered as they stranded twelve base runners. Strueby, Brent Puetz and Dustin Emberley had a pair of hits each to pace the offense.
They were in Saskatoon taking on the Stallions the very next night. Colin Bauml held the Stallions to two hits through six and 1/3 and Mathew Strueby got the last two outs. The defense was stellar not making any errors and the bats were big with twelve hits. Every guy in the lineup had at least one with Rylan Korte, Geoff Strueby, and Curtis Strueby leading the way with two a piece.
“Our pitching has been good all year long. Our defense has really come around the last while, which is where it should be,” said Curtis. “Our defense is usually quite strong. Our offense has struggled with some consistency as of late. In fact, the offense has been quite good, it’s just been hit and miss over the course of the last few games.”
They then played the Saskatoon Outlaws on July 12 in Marysburg. The first game saw it go into extra innings and they lost by a score of 6-4. Dean Jaeb threw seven and 1/3 innings and Matthew Strueby threw the final 2/3 of an inning. They both pitched well and our defense did not make an error. Their bats let them down again, however, as they only had five hits. Braden Bauml hit a two run homerun to lead the offense.
“We started the year actually quite poor defensively, but it has been where it usually is and that’s good as of late,” said Curtis. “A lot of the reason as to why our defense is strong has to do with our pitching. We have pitchers who throw strikes and will force the opposition to put the ball in play. This keeps the defense on our toes and always ready. We also have guys that can play multiple positions and that is a big plus.”
The second game saw them win by a score of 12-2. Mathew Strueby threw a complete game giving up only four hits. They only made one error and Braden Bauml lead the way with a pair of homeruns in the win.
They are now 7-3 and sitting alone in second place behind the Guns.
Next action for the Royals was set for July 14 at 9 p.m. against the Dodgers in Saskatoon. They then play out in Marysburg this Sunday as the Dodgers come out for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
