Posts in Sandlots
Time to open sandlot diamonds in Ontario

Statement from Baseball Ontario:

“The government announcement on May 20th that allows us to slowly return to play was both welcome and extremely disappointing. Baseball Ontario is not satisfied with the approach taken for outdoor team sports, and we will continue to lobby the government for changes to the regulations impacting us.”

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SandlotsCBN Staff
Dawgs Academy continuing to make its collegiate mark

“Be it homegrown talent or a new recruit it’s paying off to be a member of the Dawgs Academy. Despite the pandemic grounding travel and putting showcase tournament opportunities on the sidelines, the Okotoks Dawgs Academy continues to churn out college scholarships for its athletes and is coming off its best year of post-secondary placement in program history.”

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SandlotsCBN Staff
Elliott: Snowbirds hope to be showbirds - Bratt, Deschamps, Hammill, Ziegler

“What is a teenager to do when the gates to the sandlot diamonds are padlocked?

And amateur scouts can’t show due to the pandemic.

No games. No scouts. No problems for some of Canada’s best draft eligible high schoolers.

When snowbirds flew home from the south early this year, a different group of Canadian showbirds -- younger, more ambitious than retired seniors -- were flocking south.”

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