ASSINIBOIA — The U15 Assiniboia Aces will be competing at Softball Sask. Provincial championship upcoming July 18-20 in Estevan with nine teams challenging for the provincial title. The team is coached by Lane Jepson.
Sue Berner told the Assiniboia Times that local players were part of the U17A Moose Jaw Ice team who won silver at their provincial championships, earning them a spot at Softball Canada championships upcoming in Warman at the end of July, starting July 30 and running to Aug. 3. Charlize Hillmer from Assiniboia, Bryn Montgomery from Willow Bunch and Callie Hendrick from Gravelbourg were part of that winning team.
There may be other players on Moose Jaw teams who are also part of a number of upcoming provincial championships that took place July 11-12 and will take place July 18-20 but as of press time, no confirmation on those players was learned. These are the final two weekends of Softball Sask.. provincial championships across the province and will cap off softball season.
As mentioned in an earlier story, Toni Giraudier from Bengough, is part of the highly successful South East Steelers ladies’ fastpitch team. The Steelers repeated as provincial champions and are seeking to retain their title as Canadian Women’s champions after winning the title in 2024 with Softball Canada
