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Brewers to meet Cardinals in Unity tomorrow, May 27

The Unity Cardinals will host the Wilkie Brewers for their first baseball game of the 2014 North Saskatchewan River Baseball League season. The game will also be the first of the season for the Brewers.

A couple of familiar faces will be missing from the Cardinal lineup. Ryan Greenwald is recovering from shoulder surgery but hopes to be back as a contributing member of the team before the end of June. Keith Heitt’s new job will make it difficult for him to get to most of the games so he has elected not to return this year.

While they didn’t play last year, Daniel Feser, Scott Greenwald, Mike Ganter and Thomas Duhaime have all worn the Cardinal uniform before. Player/coach Regan L’Heureux says they “are back working around Unity so they are going to be suiting up.” Rhett Feser also hopes to be a more frequent contributor this year.

Rhett and Blake Robertson are both playing on midget teams out of town but with most of their midget games on weekends, they will join the Cardinals in NSRBL play when they can.

L’Heureux said, “Every year we set two goals. In league our goal every year is to qualify for playoffs, then take it round by round and go as deep as we can. In provincials our goal is to qualify for the provincial tournament, then we’ll challenge ourselves to repeat our championship performance from last year.”

The Brewers are coached by long-time player/coach Bye Braun.

Both teams are looking forward to the May 27th game, each anxious to get the jump on their rivals right off the bat.

Here’s a photo from last year’s season opener between the two teams:

The May 19th Press-Herald

As always, the next issue of the Unity Wilkie Press-Herald will keep you informed about what has been going on AND what will be going on in your local Saskatchewan communities! Check out the May 19th issues for:

local recognition of National Police Week;
an opportunity to help those with Crohns and colitis;
details on Delta Co-op’s latest expansion plans; and
a look forward to the Cardinals’ 2014 NSRBL season.

Then there’s the police report, a review of St. Peter’s School dessert theatre evening, the top 10, an editorial about using children’s pictures online and of course ads – ads for events, ads for specials, ads for important information such as changes to zoning bylaws.

And yes, we think perhaps spring has truly sprung, at last! Found these pussy willows last Friday, May 2, while out enjoying a sunny day.

In the paper next week

Did you know firefighters were faced with three grass fires, all at the same time, Wednesday afternoon? One of those fires, northwest of Unity SK, burned well into the night. See the May 5th Unity Wilkie Press-Herald for photos, with more details to follow in the May 12th issue.

Along with the fire photos, you will find:

how much it costs the average Canadian to comply with income tax laws,
details on a semi rollover where the driver was trapped for several hours;
a listing of awards and scholarships won by local dance students; and
a profile of a former Unity Cardinal player who is to be inducted in to the Baseball Hall of Fame later this year.

More events are coming up, thanks being handed out and, with Mother’s Day coming up, there are ads with suggestions from local stores as well as ideas for treating Mom in the back page Top 10.

fire near Highway 14, east of Unity SK

Dry crop stubble ignites easily as this fire, east of Unity, Saskatchewan, moves from the north ditch of Highway 14 to the adjoining field.

Final #1: Bruno -10, Unity -9

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Bruno Bisons

Bruno Bisons celebrate their victory, after beating the Unity Cardinals and forcing a second game to determine who would be the senior men’s 2A provincial champions.

In a must-win situation, the Bruno Bisons defeated the Unity Cardinals 10-9 in the first game of the championship final series August 11 in Saskatchewan senior men’s A2 provincials.

The Bisons jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs (Curtis Sibley and Cody Thiel, each an MVP in earlier games) in the first inning.

: Cory Wildeman runs past his cheering fellow Cardinals on his way to home plate, after hitting a homerun.

Cory Wildeman retaliated for the Cardinals with a homerun out over left field, followed by a Ben Gieni three-base hit and score in the second, tying the game 2-all.

Unity pulled into the lead in the third inning with two runs to Bruno’s one and a score of 4-3.

Justin D-Entremont running home

With the second homerun of the game, Justin D’Entremont runs home past an empty dugout as his teammates are outside waiting to congratulate him.

The fourth inning saw Unity bring home four players to score, including Justin D’Entremont who hit a home run over the right field fence. With Bruno only scoring one run in the inning, Unity was now ahead 8-4 and maintained their four run lead through the fifth inning which ended with a score of 9-5.

Bruno fought back hard, however, and scored five runs in the sixth inning, taking the lead at 10-9. Their runs included a three-base hit by game MVP Chris Osmak, who scored on an RBI from Curtis Sibley. That run proved to be the game winning run for the Bisons.

The Cardinals, despite their last-bat advantage, were unable to score in either the sixth or seventh innings and, if they were to win provincials, would have to do it the hard way –with back-to-back games.