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Dukes finish strong winning major hardware

Monday, August 18, 2008 The Western Major Baseball League expansion franchise Sherwood Park Dukes inaugural season may have wrapped up last Sunday with a loss in the Western Conference Championship series, but the Dukes brought home some major hardware yesterday as the league released the 2008 WMBL All-Star Teams and Award Winners. Leading the way all season for the Dukes, Thunder Bay native Dan Grant led all WMBL hitters this season winning the League Batting Title with a .403 batting average in the wood bat league. Grant (ex-University of Northern Iowa/NCAA Division I) not only added a 1st Team All-Star Infield Award to his wall, but also brings home the WMBL’s Most Valuable Player Award.

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Dukes charge into second round of playoffs

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 The Western Major Baseball League expansion franchise Sherwood Park Dukes needed one extra game in Saskatoon to win their first ever playoff series three games to one and move into the West Division title series against the reigning WMBL Champion Okotoks Dawgs. The Dukes went into the playoffs with the third best winning percentage in the Western Major Baseball League, gaining home field advantage for the first round of play versus the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets in their inaugural season in the WMBL.

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Dukes Secure Home Field Advantage

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 The Sherwood Park Dukes returned from Swift Current early this morning after a final regular season road swing that produced a strong 4-2 record but the Dukes still needed help in order to secure home field advantage through the first round of the Western Major Baseball League playoffs.  The Dukes started their road trip with a 7-6 near comeback loss against West Division rivals, the Okotoks Dawgs, then beat the Lethbridge Bulls 8-4 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday afternoon to clinch second place in their division.

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Dukes Clinch Playoff Spot

Wedesday, July 22, 2008The Sherwood Park Dukes may have given up a late-inning comeback last night in Saskatoon, but thanks to a strong July campaign which saw the Dukes win ten of their last 12 games and a loss by the Medicine Hat Mavericks last night, the Dukes have secured a spot in the 2008 Western Major Baseball League Playoffs in their inaugural season in the WMBL as an expansion franchise. 

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Dukes Rally Late To Split Home Stand

Thursday, June 12, 2008 – The Sherwood Park Dukes overcame a nine run deficit going into the bottom of the seventh inning on Thursday night to steal a game away from the Medicine Hat Mavericks and split their two-game home series against their Western Major Baseball League opponent.

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Dukes Ready to Return to Winning Ways

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 – The Sherwood Park Dukes hot start cooled off this past week due to three rain outs and a loss against the always tough defending Western Major Baseball League Champion Okotoks Dawgs. The Dukes traveled to Moose Jaw on the weekend just to sit and watch the rain come down, washing out two games against the Miller Express. The Dukes then returned home to take on the Okotoks Dawgs on Monday night at Centennial Park #9 in Sherwood Park, only to suffer their worst loss of their inaugural season.

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WMBL Expansion Dukes Suffer First Loss

June 4, 2008The Sherwood Park Dukes, the newest franchise in the Western Major Baseball League, suffered the first loss of its inaugural season tonight at the hands of perennial contenders, the Lethbridge Bulls. The Dukes led the game twice before giving up three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Sherwood Park came within one run in the top of nine but could not find a way to score again. 

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Dukes logoSherwood Park Dukes Baseball –The Dukes suffered a 7-3 loss to the Okotoks Dawgs in Game 4 of the West Division WMBL finals Sunday night. Thanks for all your support and great season guys!