Steinbach sports ticket: May 9 – 15

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Manitoba Junior Baseball League

The MJBL season will kick off with a showcase event at St James Optimist Fields in Winnipeg May 11. Every team in the league will be playing two games at the diamonds, with the Carillon Sultans taking on the Pembina Valley Orioles at 1 p.m. and the Altona Bisons at 4 p.m.

Carillon’s home schedule kicks off on May 16, when the team takes on the St James A’s. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at A.D. Penner Park.

18U AAA Baseball

The Carillon Sultans 18U season starts May 12, with the team hosting North Winnipeg.

The 18U Sultans play their home games in Ile des Chenes.

WHL Bantam Draft

The top U15 prospects from across Western Canada, including players from the Eastman Selects program, will be taken by WHL teams during their annual draft May 9.

Each draft pick will be posted as it is made on the WHL’s website.

Manitoba Major Soccer League

Action in the Manitoba Major Soccer League kicks off this week as well, but the region’s top teams won’t be playing home matches until the end of the month.

Both the Hanover Kickers and Niverville Force are in the first division of the MMSL this season, one tier below the province’s top premier division.

Other teams from the region include the third division Hanover Sting, fourth division Hanover Strikers and Landmark FC and the fifth division Hanover United.

Eastman Wildcats Softball

The fields in Friedensfeld will be busy with AAA softball action as the Eastman Wildcats look to build off a successful season last year. Their Manitoba AAA league schedule got underway May 8, with the U17 team playing a double-header after press time.

They’ll be back in Friedensfeld May 22 when they take on the Manitoba Angels.

The Wildcats U19 season starts May 21.

High School Baseball

The Zone 13 South Baseball League includes eight teams, split between two tiers. The top-tier teams are in action every Thursday at Stahn Field in Mitchell.

Games begin at 5:15 p.m., with the zone championships set for May 23.

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