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Top 5 Moments of the 2021 WCBL Season
February 17, 2022 12:15 pm | by WCBL | Posted In Feature News, News Sometimes the best way to move forward is by taking a quick look back. As we eagerly anticipate the 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season and all the excitement it has to offer, we thought we’d take time to reflect on some of the highlights from…
Influencing Baseball in Canada
The list of Canada’s most influential people in baseball has been released by Hall-of-Fame journalist Bob Elliott, and it includes a number of Western Canadian Baseball League names. Cracking the top 20 on the Canadian Baseball Network (CBN) list, as he has in previous years, was John Ircandia, the managing director of the Okotoks Dawgs. Ircandia…
New Mavericks assistant coach brings winning pedigree to team
BY JAMES TUBB ON DECEMBER 11, 2021. [email protected]@ReporterTubb Michael Forgione may be a familiar name for Medicine Hat Mavericks fans. The 26-year-old played with the Mavericks when they won the WCBL championship in 2014 and was hired Tuesday as the club’s new assistant coach. He says his first trip through the Hat in 2014 sold…
Former Mavericks announcer suffers stroke
BY JAMES TUBB ON NOVEMBER 3, 2021. [email protected] @ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Mavericks owner and general manager Greg Morrison is wishing the team’s former announcer Dawson Thompson all the best in his recovery from a stroke suffered last week. “It was tough to hear; he was a great worker for us and a young guy that…
In the Show
September 3, 2021 1:51 pm | by WCBL | Posted In Feature News, News Share on Social Media They were stars in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) and this year they’ve shown what they are capable of at the major-league level. The alumni of our summer collegiate circuit who have performed at baseball’s highest level this season include…
Switch in store for Mavericks: Medicine Hat moved to East Division in busy weekend league meetings
For the first time in their 16-year history, the Medicine Hat Mavericks are switching divisions