Sunday, August 16, 2009

The Sports Fix, The Civic Center, Midget AAA News..

This weather is brutal. My heart goes out to all of those slowpitchers out their who had their weekend plans fizzled thanks to Mother Nature. This weekend though has been a good one for me, because it's allowed me to relax a little bit.

I'm watching the PGA Championship right now, and Y.E. Yang just chipped in for EAGLE on the 15th, and he now leads Tiger Woods by a stroke. Will he be only the second player ever, to come back and beat Tiger after he's led after three at a major?

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The next two editions of the Co-Op Leisure Time Sports Fix are going to be excellent. For those that don't know about the show, it runs at 8:00 CST every Monday night in CJNB/CJNS (www.cjnb.com).

Tomorrow night's show already has two confirmed guests.



North Stars forward Troy Watt will be on the program. He'll be helping out at the North Stars Annual Hockey School taking place this week at the Civic Center this week, and he's committed to taking some time to come onto the program.

Our other confirmed guest is Baseball Canada's CEO Jim Baba. I met Baba last night at the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame dinner, and he did not dissapoint. He'll be a fantastic guest.

Now I don't want to jinx it, but there's also a great chance that an NHLer will be on the program. A few hints:

- He's played for Canada at the World Juniors.
- He was born in Meadow Lake, SK.
- He'll be in Saskatoon for training camp.

Tune in tomorrow night to find out whether we locked him down.

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Have you seen the Battlefords Civic Center after it's renovations? It looks tremendous. Fresh paint, tall glass, no netting, and a new staircase for the broadcast booth! You won't be dissapointed.

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The Battlefords Midget AAA Stars are holding their training camp this weekend at the Civic Center, and after today the roster will be dwindled down by the new coaching staff.

It'll be an interesting season for the AAA's. Last year they badly under achieved, and this year they've already confessed that it will be another rebuilding effort. Maybe this team responds well without any pressure or expectations.

New coach Martin Smith, a long with Derek Scmidt and Wes Dust are certainly going to have their hands full, especially given the outright skill of the Midget AAA league in Saskatchewan. But do yourself a favor and get out to support this team. They've got a great rapport with the Jr. A North Stars, and you'd be amazed at what some real fan support can do for the confidence of young players.

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I've gotten a lot of great feedback on this blog so far, and I'm genuinely grateful to all of you who have taken the time to read and follow it. I realize that I've still got some work to do in order to make this blog better and more consistent, but rest assured I'll get there.

Enjoy the Riders/Cats. I'm thinking Saskatchewan by 10 points.

1 comment:

Craig Stein said...

A new staircase? Thank God! I can mentally picture hurting both achilles tendons on my way down, and usually having to JUMP at the halfway point with all my gear because it's so steep!