Klippers win B Side as Drifters take A Side at 39th Oldtimers championship

By Your Southwest Media Group

The 39th annual Western Canadian Oldtimers Baseball Championship was held July 17, 18 and 19 at Berard Field, sponsored by the Red Lion Inn Liquor Store and Bar, and featured teams from Regina, Provost, Medicine Hat and the hometown Kindersley Klippers.

Back row (L-R): Ron Cannon, Mike Clayton, Andy Ortman, Dale Thiesen, Carter Kresse, Terry Motz, Garett Armitage, Grant Bosch. Front row (L-R): Travis Smigelski, Brett Sautner, Derek Semple, Jason Georget, Kevin Reichert, Fabian Schommer. Bat Boy - Declan Bosch.

The round-robin format started on the evening of July 17 with the Medicine Hat Jays defeating the Provost Buds 15-7. In the late feature contest, the Kindersley Klippers came from behind to tie the Regina Drifters 6-6.

Saturday saw the Drifters blank Provost 10-0, Medicine Hat won a close one over Kindersley 11-9, and Regina hung a licking on Medicine Hat 18-8. Kindersley squeaked out a 10-9 win over the Buds.

That put the Kindersley Klippers in the 3rd vs 4th matchup Sunday morning, where they took down the Provost Buds once again, this time by a score of 9-7, to win the tournament's B Side. The Regina Drifters stayed undefeated over the weekend, claiming an 8-5 win over the Medicine Hat Jays to win the A Side Championship.

The Klippers would like to thank all of their sponsors for making the 39th annual tournament such a success once again. To the groundskeepers, announcers, scorekeepers, umpires, volunteers, participants and anyone else who helped in any way – your support makes this event possible.