The Mosquito AA Tier I provincial tournament was held in Yorkton over the weekend, bringing nine teams of 9-10 year olds from across the province to the city to compete for the provincial championship.
Yorkton’s fortunes in the tournament were mixed, going 2-2 in the round robin portion of the tournament. The team came out on top against Lloydminister, winning 5-4, and Prince Albert, winning 11-1, but lost to White Butte, with a score of 13-8, and Swift Current, losing 7-0.
Head coach Kirby Stewart says that it was a good weekend for the team, with everyone contributing and some good pitching by the team. While it was tough to start against the hardest team in their pool, he’s proud of how they played and believes the tournament was a good learning experience for the kids.
“What we wanted to do when putting this together is to get kids that are really into ball and pretty decent at it, to get them together to play at a higher level, higher quality ball.”
The White Butte Broncos went on to win the tournament in the final against the Melville Millionaires, winning 9-1 to become the Provincial Champions. The Broncos were undefeated through the tournament.
Tournament Chair Kelly Hubic would like to thank the parents for their work in putting on the weekend events, preparing the diamonds, keeping score and announcing at the games.
“It was really nice to see the support from all the teams and all the fans who are out here this weekend.”
