A Successful 2010 Canadian Native Fastball Championships

(Whitecap Dakota Nation, SK) A combined effort by the Whitecap Dakota Nation and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation to host the 2010 Canadian Native Fastball Championship was a huge success.

The tournament held on July 30, 31 and August 1, 2010 on the Whitecap Dakota Nation attracted 78 fastball teams from across Canada.  Over five thousand players, coaches, spectators and volunteers participated in this year’s national championship.  The final games in the Men, Women and Masters Divisions were held on Sunday, August 1, 2010.  For the third consecutive year, the Siksika Rebels from Southern Alberta walked away champs of the Canadian Native Fastball Championships in the Men’s Division.  The Rebels defeated Invermere, B.C.’s KDC Braves 3-1 in the final. The Women Division was won by Alberta’s Red Nation Jets defeating Saskatchewan’s AMI Memorial Pride.  The Master Division was won by Manitoba’s Sapotawekay taking down the Ochapowace Chiefs in the final. The 2011 Canadian Native Fastball Championships will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.