The Soo 11U Black Sox hit the road for the first time since the summer of 2019 to take part in the 2021 Muskoka Cup over the July 24 – 26 weekend. The 11U Black Sox were coming off a 0-3 weekend a week earlier to the visiting Sudbury Shamrocks in a three game home stand in Sault Ste Marie.

Six teams took part in the 2021 Muskoka Cup with the Black Sox joining the Sudbury Shamrocks, Valley East Jr Voyageurs in the north division while the Barrie Baycats, Orillia Royals, and host the Muskoka Hornets in the south division.

Game 1 (July 24 – 7:00 p.m)
Soo Black Sox (18) vs (5) Muskoka Hornets

Game 2 (July 25 – 10:00 a.m)
Barrie Baycats (6) vs (5) Soo Black Sox

Game 3 (July 25 – 1:30 p.m)
Soo Black Sox (13) vs (12) Orillia Royals

Semi-Final (July 26 – 10:00 a.m)
Barrie Baycats (4) vs (3) Soo Black Sox

3rd/4th Place (July 26)
Barrie Baycats (7) vs (6) Soo Black Sox

Coach Keith Coletti told Sault Ste Marie that “I am very proud of the way the boys played this weekend. After missing a whole season because of covid and not playing a game in a year and a half until last week the team has made huge strides in a short period of time. We were a bounce or two from winning this weekend and we competed hard. As a staff we excited to see such an improvement so soon and are looking forward to see how far we can grow this season.”

“We plan on continuing to work hard and improve and hopefully get the opportunity to play different teams,” said Coletti.