The Marwayne Huskies are the Lakeland Minor Ball League U18 Tier 1 champions, and the Lac La Biche Dodgers are the TIer 2 champs after a week of league-final baseball action across the Lakeland.
The 10-team U18 division is split into two tiers. Teams from Kikino, St. Paul, Elk Point, Marwayne and Bonnyville are in Tier 1 and teams from the Elizabeth Settlement, Lac La Biche, Goodfish Lake, Cold Lake and another Bonnyville team are in Tier 2.
In the Tier 1 championship game, the Huskies beat the Elk Point Sox 11-8 for the gold medal last Tuesday on the Marwayne diamonds. The Huskies finished the regular season with a record of eight wins in nine league games. They swept the two games in the championship round, first beating Kikino 12-2 on June 22 before meeting Elk Point in the finals. The Sox got to the finals by beating St. Paul 10-6 on June 22.
In the bronze medal match-up in the Tier 1 division, played on June 27, Kikino beat St. Paul 6-3
The Dodgers won their Tier 2 championship on June 27, beating one of the two Bonnyville teams in the league by a score of 10-6 at Church Field in Bonnyville. The Dodgers got to the championship game by beating Cold Lake 16-6 the week before. Helping the Dodgers finish in top spot of the division was a four-game, late season win streak that helped them overcome a challenging first half of the season.
In the Tier 2 bronze medal game played on June 27, Cold Lake beat Elizabeth Settlement.
The U18 championships were part of dozens of games across the Lakeland over the last week to determine league champs in baseball and softball for all age levels. Results of other Lakeland minor baseball and softball teams in divisions from U9 to U18 levels can be found at the Lakeland Minor Ball website.