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Pee wee Wild end season on a high

Ryker Latimer delivers a pitch to the plate as the Westlock Pee Wee Wild hosted the Pembina League Pee Wee Divisional Tournament in Clyde June 23. The Wild won the bronze medal match defeating Athabasca 11-6.
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 Ryker Latimer delivers a pitch to the plate as the Westlock Pee Wee Wild hosted the Pembina League Pee Wee Divisional Tournament in Clyde June 23. The Wild won the bronze medal match defeating Athabasca 11-6. Ryker Latimer delivers a pitch to the plate as the Westlock Pee Wee Wild hosted the Pembina League Pee Wee Divisional Tournament in Clyde June 23. The Wild won the bronze medal match defeating Athabasca 11-6.

The Westlock Wild finished off their baseball season last weekend, scoring a bronze medal as they hosted the Pembina League Pee Wee Divisional Tournament at the ball diamonds in Clyde.

Eight teams from around the region came out for the day-long tournament June 23, with the Slave Lake 2 team winning gold and Athabasca 1 earning silver.

The Wild played teams from Barrhead, Waskatenau and Slave Lake and made their way into the third-place match against Athabasca by virtue of their run differential, defeating them 11-6 to take home the hardware. Catcher Adam Drake was also recognized as tournament MVP.

“It went pretty good I guess,” said Wild player Gavyn Berube.

Teammate Ryker Latimer said he saw improvement in all aspects of the team’s game over the year, especially in pitching.

The Wild had to wait and see the results of other games to determine if they would play for a medal as there was a three-way tie for third after all the regular games were played, said coach Rachel Latimer.

It was quite a successful year for the Wild, she said.

“The boys had closed off the regular season with four straight wins and were excited to challenge the league’s top teams at home,” said Latimer, who heaped praise on her coaching staff, Shane Drake and Cory Senko, for the time they volunteered to help lead the team.

Latimer called this season “an adventure,” and noted the sense of camaraderie that developed among her players over the course of the year.

“They all have fun and didn’t let each other get down on themselves. There are some very talented ball players in this group that understand sportsmanship and lead the team by example.

“A lot of these kids came from different schools in the area and didn’t know each other well coming into the season. Every player stepped up their game over the course of the year.

“The friendships they made really made a difference on the field and I am most proud of the way they all bought into our team philosophy and played with heart.”

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