It took weeks of consultation, but the Yorkton Crush have finally determined they cannot go forward with girl’s softball in 2020.
“It is with regret, that our Board of Directors has to announce that there will be no 2020 softball season for Yorkton Crush,” stated a letter circulated to parents and the media today.
“It was a very difficult decision for us to come to, and we held off on it as long as we could, in hopes of a more favourable result.”
The letter, provided to YorktonThis Week by Crush executive member Jenn Stackhouse suggests new rules outlined by the province were simply too onerous to make a season possible
“Even though Softball Sask has approved some activities, at this point, they are only allowing practices, along with many guidelines and protocols to be followed,” stated the letter.
“Beyond that, once games are approved, we will have very few, if any teams to play, as many clubs around our area are not running. Many families are away for the summer, and there are families who have been in touch to say their children won’t play this season due to COVID precautions.”
In the end the experience for players would not be what they have come to expect.
“We feel that with what we would be able to offer our girls is not worth the fees we charge for a regular season,” said the letter. “With reduced registration numbers, and charging less for what we would be able to offer, would not allow us to cover our operating costs at the diamonds.
“So, in light of all that, we are cancelling this season.”
The summer without ball may have something of a silver lining for the organization though.
“Our plan is to take advantage of the diamonds not being used to do some major upkeep/maintenance work out there,” noted the letter. “We will be posting (on Facebook), what we are working on, in case there are any of our families who would be interested in coming and helping out.”
Refund checks have been issued and mailed to the families that have already paid their fees.
