The Port Hardy Slo Pitch League kicked off its season with the annual Ice Breaker Tournament May 8 to May 10 at Storey’s Beach. “This tournament was a skins format on Sunday for playoffs. Each inning was worth money and to win the inning you had to get more runs than the other team and to win the game you had to win a minimum of four skins,” said Organizer Leigh Deans.
This year, there are 18 teams in the mixed slo pitch league, Deans said.
Teams are mainly from Port Hardy with a few from Quatsino and Fort Rupert. Teams play Monday and Thursday nights at 7 p.m. However, once the days are a little longer they will play games at 6:30 p.m. and at 8 p.m. at the diamonds at Storey’s Beach. The next tournament will be the Father’s Day Classic June 20-21. If anyone is looking to join a team, they can contact David Deans at North Star Cycle and Sports at 250-949-7221 or Leigh Deans at 250-230-8409. The results of the tournament were as follows.
A Division
1st - Masterbatters ($480 total)
2nd - Crush ($480)
3rd - Bushcats ($120)
4th - Load Em Up ($40)
MSP Female - Kristina Fedorak, Masterbatters
MSP Male - Brandon Cheetham, Crush
B Division
1st - Blue Sox ($544)
2nd - High Vis ($352)
3rd - Swingers (zero)
4th - Purple Cobras (zero)
MSP Female - Sterrin Lazarowich, Blue Sox
MSP Male - Kelly Jones, High Vis
C Division
1st - All about that Base ($350)
2nd - Koskimo ($275)
3rd - Storm ($75)
4th - Smokers (zero)
MSP Female - Chantel Nelson, All about that base
MSP Male - Riley Nelson, Koskimo
D Division
1st - Boozers
2nd - Alkes
MSP Female - Lisa Nelson, Boozers
MSP Male - Gord Walsh Alkes
All teams were from Port Hardy except:
High Vis - Port McNeill
Koskimo - Youth team from Quatsino First Nations
Boozers - Quatsino First Nation
All about that Base - Quatsino First Nation
Load Em Up - Quatsino First Nation