The Western Canadian Baseball League couldn’t have scripted a better final.
On one side, the Sylvan Lake Gulls — a franchise still young, still chasing its first title — finally breaking through after years of heartbreak against the Okotoks Dawgs.
On the other, the Regina Red Sox — a proud club with championship pedigree, hungry to end a 13-year drought.
Momentum clearly belongs to Sylvan Lake. Sweeping the Dawgs wasn’t just a series win, it was a statement.
For three straight summers, Okotoks had slammed the Gulls’ title dreams shut. This time, the Gulls kicked the door down with a six-run outburst to clinch the West Final on home soil. Their lineup is deep, their bullpen is hot, and their confidence is peaking at exactly the right time.
Regina, though, has something Sylvan Lake doesn’t — experience. They’ve navigated tense playoff series before, and their run through the East Final showed a resilience that’s hard to measure on a stat sheet. An extra innings win, a bounce-back after a home loss, and then a composed clincher against a record-breaking team in Saskatoon — that’s a battle-tested team.
This series is more than a clash of talent. It’s a collision of storylines: the Gulls chasing their first banner, the Red Sox chasing the ghosts of championships past.
