Sicamous Minor Softball has been awarded the U18B Girls Provincial Fastpitch Softball Championship for 2016.
Scheduled for July 8 to 10 in Finlayson Park, 16 teams from around B.C. will converge on Sicamous for three days of exciting fastball to decide which two teams will qualify for the U18 Western Canadian Championship.
Softball BC says Sicamous was chosen to host the championship because of the community’s history of outstanding tournament hosting and its beautiful ball park.
Organizers are hard at work planning the three-day event which will include an opening ceremony, a full slate of games and a skills competition on the Friday night.
More than 250 players and coaches plus their families will be participating in the summer event, making Sicamous a very busy place.
Sicamous Minor Softball will be seeking sponsors to help put on this event. Any business or individual interested in participating as a volunteer or event sponsor can contact Jake Dewitt at 250-836-4976.
The local host team, U18B Sicamous Stingers, have been practising in the Eagle River Secondary gymnasium since before Christmas, working on their softball skills and hoping to improve on their showing at the 2015 Provincial Championship in West Kelowna.
If there are any girls born after 1998 that are interested in joining the Rep softball team, please contact Jake Dewitt.
-Submitted by Sicamous Minor Softball.
