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Saskatoon Berries ready for playoffs after setting new record for wins
Last Sunday the Saskatoon Berries set a new Western Canadian Baseball League record for most wins in a single season. The team, which is only in its second season, edged past the Sylvan Lake Gulls' 44 wins in 2024, and now holds the record with 45 wins. Tyson Dale, who usually plays under 18 AAA baseball with the Saskatoon Cubs, got his chance to play in the Western Canadian Baseball League with the Saskatoon Berries. He said he was very nervous, but excited to play in the league. "It feels like it was great. I had a really good time," he said of his experience. "It's a lot more competitive. Guys hit the ball so much harder." Dale said in this league there is no room for mistakes, and even a small error could cost you the game. But the guys in this league know how to get things done. "This is a special group of players, and to have the record that they have this year, it's really special," he said. "I want to take that drive to win into my baseball career." Dale said it would be amazing to be able to play for the Saskatoon Berries next year. "It's always a privilege to play and it's not guaranteed tomorrow," said Cooper Westland, who plays second base, shortstop and third base for the team. "You just want to go out there every day with your best effort and do it for the fans and your teammates as well." Westland said the reason for the success this season is because of the amount of love and support from the coaches, staff and other team members. "We just all just bond together and we just enjoy hanging out with each other," he said. "I think we do a really good job of just showing up each day with a smile on our face, and that's what keeps the whole team going." Jalen Freeman, who plays outfield, said they don't play to lose, they play to win. "That's just how we go about every day, every rep, every practice," he said. In two weeks he will be heading back to his hometown of Houston, Texas, but he says he loved playing for the Saskatoon Berries. "It did me great, this place was great. People were great, the fans were great," he said about his experience. "I mean it's kind of sad, but you know, life goes on and those people will always be in my heart. So it's cool." Freeman said the team is ready for the playoffs. "We are ready to go. We train all season. We worked all season."
National Post
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- National Post
IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward, officials shocked by ICE-related 'Speedway Slammer' post
IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an immigration detention centre in Indiana dubbed 'Speedway Slammer,' and includes a car with the same number as the only Mexican driver in the series. Article content 'It caught a lot of people off guard. Definitely caught me off guard,' O'Ward said Wednesday. 'I was just a little bit shocked at the coincidences of that and, you know, of what it means. … I don't think it made a lot of people proud, to say the least.' Article content The post Tuesday included an image of a IndyCar-style vehicle with the No. 5 that had 'ICE' imposed on it multiple times similar to the display of a sponsor. It appeared to be a computer-created image, with the car on a track and a prison-like building in the background. Article content Article content The Speedway Slammer 🏁 — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 5, 2025 Article content Indiana is home to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and is where the IndyCar Series is based. Article content 'We were unaware of plans to incorporate our imagery as part of yesterday's announcement,' IndyCar said in a statement Wednesday. 'Consistent with our approach to public policy and political issues, we are communicating our preference that our IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter.' Article content O'Ward said he didn't see the post until a friend texted him about it. Article content 'I haven't really read into it too much because I don't think I want to,' he said. Article content Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a separate post used 'SpeedwaySlammer' when announcing the new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention space by 1,000 beds. Article content The 26-year-old O'Ward, who was born in Monterrey, Mexico, is second in points, though Alex Palou can clinch the IndyCar season title as early as this weekend in Portland. O'Ward was in Texas to promote next year's inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington. Article content That race on March 15 will be on a 2.7-mile layout that goes around the home stadiums of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and MLB's Texas Rangers. O'Ward threw a ceremonial first pitch before the Rangers' game against the New York Yankees. Article content
CTV News
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- CTV News
‘Dream come true': London, Ont. umpire selected to work Little League World Series
Rob Macdonald of London, Ont. is the only Canadian headed to Williamsport, PA. to umpire the Little League World Series. CTV's Brent Lale reports. Umpire Rob Macdonald of London, Ont. is headed to Williamsport, PA. to represent Canada at the upcoming Little League World Series (LLWS). 'It is absolutely a dream come true,' said Macdonald. The 35-year-old math teacher with the Thames Valley District School Board was chosen by the international selection committee as the only Canadian to work the tournament. 'It's something I've been working towards since I was 11, 12 years old,' said Macdonald. 'When I got the letter and got the call, it was just, 'Is this actually happening here?'' Macdonald has worked the Junior Little League World Series in Taylor, Mich., but this is another level. The event is televised on TSN in Canada and ESPN in the U.S., and draws millions of viewers annually. Rob Macdonald umpire Rob Macdonald of London, Ont. is the only Canadian headed to Williamsport, PA. to umpire the Little League World Series. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) 'It's one thing that I've always wanted to do, just be able to represent my country,' said Macdonald. 'I've been able to represent my province, but this is only the second time getting to represent Canada. The first time was a couple of years ago at the Junior Little League World Series, but this is just on a magnified scale to that.' The tournament has 20 teams, 10 from the U.S. and 10 more international teams. 'The Little League is basically like pro ball on a small field,' said Macdonald. 'I've been down there before just to watch. Some of these kids, the way they field the ball, the way they throw the ball, it's like watching the Major Leagues on a 60-ft field.' This is the 25th year Macdonald has been wearing the umpire gear. He got his start in the Hamilton area, keeping the family tradition of officiating. Rob Macdonald umpire Umpire Rob Macdonald of London, Ont. makes a strike call during a game in Dorchester, Ont. Macdonald is headed to Williamsport, PA. to umpire the Little League World Series. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) 'This means is the world to me as my grandfather started volunteering for Stony Creek Optimist Little League in 1958 or 1959,' he said. 'We've had a Macdonald volunteering at Stony Creek ever since. You're not going to get good without good mentors. I've had a lot over my 25 years of umpiring, but, just like Steve Meyer (Umpired LLWS in 2010), Mike Marasco, Hal Barton out of the Hamilton area. Just phenomenal, phenomenal mentors and helping me get to get to where I am.' Fellow umpire Mark Harris has known and worked with Macdonald for a few years. 'I know him to be a dedicated umpire and has a very good passion for the game,' said Harris. 'He loves what he does. He's good on both plate and bases at getting in the right position at the right time and makes the calls correctly.' Rob Macdonald umpire Umpire Rob Macdonald of London, Ont. makes an out call at first base during a game in Dorchester, Ont. Macdonald is headed to Williamsport, PA. to umpire the Little League World Series. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) He will have a large contingent of support at the LLWS to witness family history. His dad, mom, brother and possibly cousins and uncles will be headed to watch him on the big stage. Years of dedication has finally paid off. 'We work our way up through working league games into district provincials, national championships or regionals and then from there, we get evaluated,' said Macdonald. 'If we're deemed good enough, we can put our name in to, to get any of the seven World Series events for Little League.' He got the big one, and he's ready to soak it all in. 'It's finally, finally, finally going to happen,' he said.
