The Humboldt Hammerheads swim team kicked off the summer competitive season with a very successful 2015 Invitational Spring Meet.
“The Hammerheads swam very well this weekend,” Humboldt head coach Leisl Lefebvre wrote in an email interview. “We had 43 swimmers from our club competing, nine of them for the first time with our club. Our swimmers were posting personal best times all weekend, with significant amounts of time coming off races. It was a great start to our competitive year.”
About 159 swimmers competed at the June 20 event at the Humboldt Aquatic Centre. The Hammerheads more than held their own. Several Humboldt swimmers earned medals in the aggregate point standings in their age group. Brett Lins won gold in the boys under eight group, while Cuyler Brooks was third. Charlize Parish topped the standings in girls 9-10. In the boys 11-12 group, Jay Eichorst won the gold with teammate Darren Romaniuk earning the bronze. In the 13-14 age group, Maya Berscheid won gold for the girls, while Justin Berscheid took home gold for the boys. Michael Carnago finished first in the boys 15-17 group. In the boys 18-99 category, Darwin Lessmeister shared gold with Regina’s Kyle Thompson, while Calum McNally took home silver.
“The dedication shown by all of our swimmers leading up to this weekend was great,” Lefebvre wrote. “Not every swimmer can take home a medal, but the hard work shown in the pool was excellent.”
Some young swimmers impressed their coach by overcoming first meet nerves to perform well.
“The smiles on their faces when they finished and realized they could do it was amazing,” Lefebvre noted.
The Hammerheads have 57 registered swimmers this season. Swimmers over the age of seven can compete in meets and there is no upper limit for age group competitions. The Hammerheads’ meet was the first of a seven-week season that includes meets almost every weekend. It culminates with provincials qualifiers in Watrous on July 19 and the provincial finals in Biggar on July 25-26.
Humboldt Girls Softball
Humboldt Girls Softball had a number of strong showings at the North Central Softball League playoffs in Wynyard last weekend.
“I am very proud of our Humboldt teams,” Shawna Welder, the president of the local softball association, wrote in an email interview. “They all had a great season. “
The Humboldt 1 squirt girls won the A final against Lanigan. Pitcher Brianne Welder started the game for Humboldt with Kaylee Hofmann coming in to close out the game. The pitchers, with Nicole Girolami behind the plate, and strong defence limited Lanigan to six runs in four innings. Humboldt was strong at the plate and aggressive on the base paths. The squad, which went 10-1-1 in league play, posted 12 runs.
“The girls came together the last game both defensively and offensively to secure the league title,” wrote Welder, who coaches the team with Kim Girolami.
The Humboldt 2 squirt team, coached by Krissi Barnes-Stuckel, Scott Frank and Aaron Keller, won the B final. In the midget/bantam division, Humboldt 2, coached by Boyd Seidle, Tracy Welder and Kevin Rohrke, won the B side final. Humboldt 1, led by coaches Floyd Lueke and Terri Terrant, were the B side runners up.
The Humboldt 1 peewee team won the B side final. The squad is coached by Patti Durand and Trent Ries. Humboldt 2, coached by Jennifer Winkel, Vaughn Minter and Angie Minter, lost out in tournament play.
Muenster As Win
The Muenster As midget/bantam team continued its successful season at the league playoff tournament. The As won the league title with a 16-3 victory over Wynyard. Muenster had finished first in the league with an 8-1-1 record.
“The girls have been playing together since they were mites. They really get along well,” Jewel Varga, who coaches the team with Helen Engele, wrote in an email interview. “We have added some players from St. Brieux, Lake Lenore, Watson and Annaheim and these additions have been very positive.
“All the girls are very athletic and are involved in many other sports, which really helps develop all-around good players. These girls have been successful in the past, winning provincial and their willingness to put the time and effort in at practices. The success for this team comes from their work ethic. They come to play and have fun.”
Muenster will be playing in the provincials in Watrous on July 10-12.
Raycroft, Lees Scramble to Win
Paul Raycroft and Murray Lees topped the championship flight at the Humboldt Golf Club’s Father’s Day Classic Two Person Scramble. The winning duo shot 128 at the June 20-21 event. Coming in second were Mark and Mike Herperger with a total score of 130. Trevor and Jonathon Michel shot 133 to finish third.
Brayden Klimosko won the long drive competition on hole No. 1. Winning the closest to the pin were Derek Chantler (No. 2), Dave Rowe (No. 8), Murray Lees (No. 10), Cal Theisen (No. 12), and Jason Blechinger (No. 15).
Teaming up to win the first five flights were: first - Chris and Ken Burton (136); second – Dave Hill and Eric Tagseth (137); third – Perry Rokochy and Brett Blakely (137); fourth – Greig and Peter Frostad (141); and fifth – Adam and Ryan Tremblay (145).
Earning the top spot in the other flights were: sixth - Leon and Ryan Fleischhacker (149); seventh – Ken Lockinger and Kelly Wolsfed (149); eighth – Don and Stephen Klashinsky (159); ninth – Jorges Langivan and Corey Rieferscheid (160); tenth – Kirk and Blair Plemel (158); and eleventh – Jamie Brockman and Gery Brockman (179).
Royals Go 2-1
The Marysburg Royals senior baseball team made it to the semifinals of the Father’s Day Tournament in Saskatoon. Marysburg lost in the semis to the Saskatoon Guns, who won the tournament with an 11-2 victory over the Outlaws.
“It was a good weekend for us,” Royals representative Curtus Strueby wrote in an email. “With the exception of two innings against the Guns, we played really good ball.”
In their opening game of the tournament, the Royals beat the Saskatoon Dodgers, 16-2. Craig McWillie was strong on the mound and the Marysburg defence didn’t commit an error. The Royals racked up 17 hits.
In its second outing, the Marsburg nine shut out the Calgary White Sox, 10-0. Colin Bauml kept the White Sox batters off balance all game, while the Royals defence didn’t commit an error, Stureby noted. Braden Bauml led the Marysburg offence with three hits and four runs batted in.
In the semifinals, Marusburg fell 8-5 to the Guns. Dean Jaeb started for Marysburg and threw five solid innings.
“The big story in this game was our defence, which did not help Dean one bit,” Strueby wrote. “We made five errors leading to five unearned runs. And every time we made an error, the Guns made us pay.”
Matthew Strueby came on in relief for Jaeb and threw two strong innings. Brent Puetz and Geoff Strueby each had three hits for Marysburg,
AA Dodgers Sweep
On June 20, the Humboldt Dodgers midget AA team swept a home double header against the Assiniboia Aces to improve its record to 17-1-1. The Dodgers lead their division in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League.
Humboldt downed the Aces, 12-1, in the first game. The Dodgers had seven hits and took advantage of five Assiniboia errors. Tyson Earis and Dylan Stadnyk each had two runs batted in for Humboldt. Dalyn Smith earned the win as he allowed just one run and four hits over four innings. Thomas Bollefer threw one inning in relief.
In the second game, the Dodgers got the best of the Aces, 9-2. Humboldt out hit Assiniboia 9-3. The game was 1-1 after two innings before Humboldt took control. The Dodgers put up four runs in the third and added one in the fourth and three in the sixth inning. Brett Muyures earned the win.
AAA Red Sox Still Lead
After going 1-2 last week, the Muenster Red Sox midget team leads the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s AAA division by two games over the Saskatoon D-Backs. The Red Sox had compiled a 17-4 record at press time.
On June 17, Muenster fell 2-1 to the Saskatoon Cubs on the road. Both teams earned four hits.
The Red Sox got back on the winning track with a 4-1 win over the Southeast Legacy Twins on June 20 at home. Parker McRae earned the win for Muenster by allowing one run and four hits over six innings. Devin Hinz threw a no hit inning of relief. Jayden Engele led the Red Sox with two hits. Carter
Frerichs drove in two runs.
On the road on June 21, the Northwest Prairie Pirates got by Muenster 2-1. Muenster outhit the Pirates 6-5.
The Red Sox are on the road for a doubleheader with the Saskatoon Giants on June 29.
