The Carlyle Cardinals once again had a very successful season, not only did they come away with the championship title from the Saskota League, the Cardinals returned from Senior AA Tier 2 Provincials in Kindersley.
The Cardinals got off to a rocky start losing to Lloydminster 2-1, but came back strong beating Saskatoon 5-4 and Arm River 13-1. Moving onto the semi-finals they came up against Swift Current, which they beat with a 13-10 win and a spot in the final.
Coming up against Yorkton, the Cardinals played hard and swept the final with a score of 4-0 to become this year’s Senior AA Tier 2 Provincials champions.
“We had really good pitching throughout the tournament,” David Lemiuex explained. “Lost a tough game early on but bounced back well to win our next two pool games. In the semi finals we actually trailed Swift Current 8-1 and ended up winning. The final was extremely close the entire game and we ended up pulling it off. Everyone contributed throughout the weekend and it was a real team effort.”
Competing in the Senior AA Tier 3 Provincials were the Oxbow Chiefs, Carnduff Astros, and Estevan Tower Wolves. Estevan and Carnduff both made it to the semi-finals. Carnduff would take on Unity and Estevan would take on Wilkie; but it would be Unity and Wilkie that would face off in the final.
Other teams competing at Senior Provincials included the Windthorst Pirates and Redvers A’s who competed in the Senior AA Tier 4 competition. The A’s were unable to make the playoffs, while the Windthorst Pirates lost out in a semi-final game versus the Macklin Lakers in a tight game with a score of 8-6.
