School break offers a variety of activity for kids that may include just enjoying some school free home time or a family vacation but five girls from Unity and Wilkie travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada to play in a tournament with their winter softball team, 222 Fastpitch.
The U14 girls team included Unity players Mackenna Vany, Morgan Mock and Wilkie gal Josey Huber. Winning and losing were part of the weekend where their outcome was a loss in the "B" semifinals of the event. It's still an impressive showing considering they are playing teams that play on ball diamonds year round, rather than travelling all over the province to practise with other team members in indoor venues. Of course the Las Vegas sunshine was a bonus. The girls are done tournament play for this season and will be well prepared for their upcoming summer ball season.
The U16 girls from Unity included Samatha David and Marina Gampe. Both of these "222 Fastpitch" teams are based out of Saskatchewan under the coaching staff of Keith Mackintosh, two-time Olympian Erin Cumpstone as well as Team Canada men's player Dean Holhein. Thirty-two teams competed in the U16 "A" division from all over the states and another team from British Columbia. The U16 girls finished third in round robin moving them to consolation side, eventually losing out in the silver side consolation finals, placing a respectable 8/32 overall.
