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Pascal: Sudbury St. Charles Cardinals medal at OFSAA final four

“Never underestimate the value of the willingness to compete in sport.

You can add the current St. Charles College team to the list of potential testimonials.

While the Cardinals have arguably taken more talented teams to OFSAA Regional playdowns in years gone by, it wasn’t until last week that an SCC squad battled their way through Stage I to take their place in the final four.”

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SandlotsCBN Staff
Verge: Equipment drive in Labrador gives kids opportunity to play

“Twelve-year-old Newfoundlander Cailen Angnatok has yet to hit a home run.

But the bat, ball and glove he went home with thanks to an equipment drive for their small northern community, will mean he’s that much closer to crushing one out of the park.

“Do you think you're going to hit a home run someday?” asked his physical education teacher Matthew Mercer, who contacted vice president of the Paradise Minor Baseball Association, Susan Pennell, about setting up the drive.

“Yeah,” Cailen replied, a student at Jens Haven Memorial School.

The equipment will benefit Cailen and many other kids in the community of Nain, with some of the gear being kept at the school for kids from kindergarten to Grade 12 to use, and the rest going home with them so they can practice baseball on their own. “

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SandlotsMelissa Verge
Wilson: Oyen’s 1995 championship squad to be celebrated at WCBL’s first Rural Roots Baseball Classic

“When they galloped onto Saskatchewan's baseball scene, you did not want to lock horns with Oyen.

The Pronghorns, the lone Alberta representative in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League (SMBL), joined the six-team circuit in 1993 and came ready to play.

Doug Lehman - who now has a ball diamond named after him in Oyen - and Doug Jones, who is currently the mayor of the town, were among those who helped give the team its start in the SMBL.”

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SandlotsIan Wilson
Fitzpatrick: Snyder, Montreal politician who brought MLB to Canada, inducted into Canadian ball hall

“What Gerry Snyder meant to the city of Montreal cannot be overstated.

The beloved politician was a driving factor in bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, but also the 1976 Olympics, the first Montreal F1 Grand Prix in 1978, and he helped the Toronto Blue Jays find their training facility home in Dunedin Florida.

For his seemingly endless effort and passion for his community, he was named one of the first Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award recipients in 1978, and now, he’s received a posthumous induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. “

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