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HOMETOWN CROWD 鈥� The Yukon Titans will be Team Yukon during the national women鈥檚 softball championships.
National slo-pitch champs begin Sunday
The men鈥檚 Canadian slo-pitch championships kick off this weekend at the Pepsi Softball Centre.
The men鈥檚 Canadian slo-pitch championships kick off this weekend at the Pepsi Softball Centre. The P & M Recycling Guns face off against the BC鈥圧ockies at 10 a.m. Sunday at Diamond 2.
The Guns, which won the territory trials last year will compete as Team Yukon, while Dave鈥檚 Cleaning Crew will play as the host team.
The Crew also has their first game on Sunday, playing Northwest Territories鈥� Inuvik Native Yankees at 6 p.m. at Diamond 1.
Eighteen men鈥檚 teams will play 72 round-robin games before playoffs start next Friday.
The Guns will start in the red group, which also features defending champions, Alberta Oilmen, while the Crew plays in the black group.
The women鈥檚 side of the competition starts on Aug. 9, with the Yukon Titans (Team Yukon) playing the Manitoba Wild at 10:45 a.m. on Diamond 3. The Sistas (host) play their first game against B.C.鈥檚 Adrenaline at 2:30 p.m. on Diamond 3.
The nine ladies teams will play a combined 36 round-robin games. Their playoffs also begin next Friday.
鈥淚 hope there鈥檚 a lot of fans out to support Yukon,鈥� said the Crew鈥檚 James Semaschuk.
Admission is free and the Yukon teams are hoping for a strong hometown crowd.
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