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Claresholm wins baseball championship

Posted on: Staff Writer

By Rob Vogt


The Claresholm 2 baseball team recently came home with the Chinook West Majors League Championship.
The team, made up of players 11 and 12 years old, travelled to Sparwood the weekend of June 13 to 15, for the championship tournament which featured teams from Claresholm, Nanton, Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek, the Crowsnest Pass, Sparwood and Fernie.
The Claresholm 2 team played against Sparwood, Nanton, Fort Macleod, who they defeated in the semi-final, and the Crowsnest Pass, who they defeated in the final.
For their efforts, the team was awarded gold hats for winning the championship.
The team consists of Weston Benna; Carlo Gillespie; Cache Gimber; Burke Husted; Quinn MacIntyre; Brayden McNeil; Luke Pittman; Bryatt Schuler; Rhet Schuler; Dakota Sundquist; and Alex Visser.
They are coached by Elizabeth Klapp; Dan McNeil; Craig Pittman; and Mireille Rigaux.

The Claresholm 2 baseball team, made up of players 11 and 12 years old, recently won the Chinook West Majors League championship in Sparwood. In back from left Dan McNeil, coach; Alex Visser; Bryatt Schuler; Carlo Gillespie; and Burke Husted; while in front from left are Mireille Rigaux, coach; Brayden McNeil; Luke Pittman; Dakota Sundquist; Rhet Schuler; Weston Benna; Cache Gimber; and Craig Pittman, coach. Unavailable for photo were Quinn MacIntyre; and Elizabeth Klapp, coach. For their efforts the team won gold hats they are sporting for the photo. Photo submitted