By Dan Kinvig – Abbotsford News
Harv Wiens, a member of the bid committee, confirmed that Abbotsford won a vote at the Softball B.C. annual general meeting last weekend, defeating a bid from Nanaimo.
“An event of this magnitude, for Abbotsford and the minor ball program, is huge,” Wiens said. “We haven’t anything close to a national event here since the mid-1980s, when we hosted junior nationals.
“Hopefully it’s going to be huge for the game in this area. We’re trying to get more kids involved, and try to create some awareness.”
The event will feature eight men’s and eight women’s teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, and will run Aug. 16-19 at Exhibition Park. Click here to continue reading.