Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

The Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League's season-opening weekend series between the Sydney Sooners and Halifax Pelham Canadians at the Mainland North Common in Halifax has been postponed because of the deluge of wet weather in the region. The series has been rescheduled to July 2 and 3. Changes have been made in the "schedule" and "calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.

Defending Canadian senior baseball champion Dartmouth Moosehead Dry got swept by the Moncton Mets in an exhibition doubleheader today at Kiwanis Park in Moncton. The Dry managed just three hits in an 11-1 loss in Game 1, and were held to five hits in a 4-1 setback in Game 2.

The 2005 Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League schedule has been finalized, and can be found by clicking on the "schedules" or "calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.

The Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League held its final pre-season meeting Saturday, April 30 at Sport Nova Scotia in Halifax. Following are the highlights: -- A 26-game schedule was approved. Each of the five senior teams (Dartmouth Moosehead Dry, Halifax Pelham Canadians, Kentville Wildcats, Sydney Sooners and Truro Bearcats) will play six games against each other, plus two games apiece against the Nova Scotia Canada Games team. -- The season is scheduled to begin May 28, with Sydney visiting Halifax for a doubleheader, and end Aug. 14. The top four teams (not including the Nova Scotia Canada Games team) will make the playoffs. -- A Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League all-star team will represent the province at the Canadian senior championship Aug. 25-28 in Kamloops, B.C. Dartmouth, as defending national champion, will have 12 players on the 21-man roster. Kentville, Halifax and Sydney will provide three players apiece to fill out the roster, and cover their travel expenses. Truro will not be providing players because of financial concerns. A roster is expected to be finalized by Aug. 1. -- The league executive will remain unchanged, with Jim McEachern of Sydney as president, Ann Marie Simmons of Dartmouth as vice-president, Kay Sperdakes of Sackville as secretary-treasurer, Burton Russell of Kentville as statistician, and Jody Jewers of Halifax as director of public relations. Baseball Nova Scotia president Peter Craig of Dartmouth and BNS Umpires Divison president Jody Frowley of Falmouth are also on the executive.

At Kamloops, B.C.        Aug. 25-29, 2005   Pool A: Ontario, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba Pool B:  Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Alberta, Québec, Kamloops All times Pacific Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 Visitor Home Team 9:00 a.m. Norbrock British Columbia vs Manitoba 9:15 a.m. Field 2 Saskatchewan vs Alberta 12:00 p.m. Norbrock Nova Scotia vs Ontario 12:15 p.m. Field 2 Quebec vs Newfoundland 3:00 p.m. Norbrock New Brunswick vs British Columbia 5:45 p.m. Norbrock Manitoba vs Ontario 7:45 p.m. Norbrock Opening Ceremonies 8:30 p.m. Norbrock Kamloops Saskatchewan Friday, Aug. 26, 2005 9:00 a.m. Norbrock Nova Scotia vs New Brunswick 9:15 a.m. Field 2 Alberta vs Québec 12:00 p.m. Norbrock Kamloops vs Newfoundland 3:00 p.m. Norbrock Ontario vs British Columbia 3:15 p.m. Field 2 Manitoba vs Nova Scotia 5:30 p.m. Norbrock Saskatchewan vs Québec 8:00 p.m. Norbrock Alberta vs Kamloops Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 9:00 a.m. Norbrock Newfoundland vs Saskatchewan 9:00 a.m. Field 2 Ontario vs New Brunswick 12:00 p.m. Norbrock Québec vs Kamloops 12:00 p.m. Field 2 British Columbia vs Nova Scotia 2:45 p.m. Norbrock Newfoundland vs Alberta 2:45 p.m. Field 2 New Brunswick vs Manitoba 5:30 p.m. Norbrock 3A vs 2B 8:15 p.m. Norbrock 3B vs 2A Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 9:30 a.m. Norbrock 1A vs Winner #21 12:30 p.m. Norbrock 1B vs Winner #22 3:30 p.m. Norbrock Bronze Medal Game 7:00 p.m. Norbrock Gold Medal Game