Southwest Booster Staff

Eastend’s Streambank Golf course was the site for the SWAC Cross Country meet on Wednesday, October 14 with over 50 runners from six schools register for the event. The weather was not ideal, very cold and windy, but the athletes were determined to run.  Races were staggered so that social distancing and maximum number...

The Swift Current Curling Club - Innovation Credit Union Super League returned to the ice with six games on Thursday. The league includes 14 teams this season with an early start after the club got the ice in without the CCA Finals in Swift Current this year. October 15 results:Swift Sliders defeated JamesSubway defeated...

As SWAC competitions get underway, there will be strict limits on spectators at events.  There are no spectators for indoor events (volleyball). Only teams, officials and volunteers are allowed in the schools. For outdoor events (football/soccer), schools are limited to 30 spectators. Please check with the local schools to see what attendance sign in, sanitization, and masking...

Innovation Credit Union is thrilled to announce they will become the new title sponsor of the Swift Current U18 Female AAA Wildcats. Innovation takes over the sponsorship from Diamond Energy Services after an impressive 14 years of Diamond Energy Services being the team’s title sponsor. “The U18 AAA Female Wildcats are very excited with...

The Saskatchewan hockey community received some clarity regarding the 2020-21 season when the Saskatchewan Hockey Association released its Return to Hockey Safety Guidelines on October 8. Up until now only evaluations and practices had been allowed due to COVID-19, but the SHA released a 63-page document on Thursday that outlined a plan to return...

Swift Current voters will be faced with a crowded ballot of 19 council hopefuls and two mayoral candidates when they head to the polls on Monday, November 9. The 2020 field of candidates features five incumbent councillors, three candidates who were also on the 2016 ballot, one former council member, along with 10 individuals...

The Swift Current Municipal RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a male and a female who committed a theft at a business in the 1100 block of Central Ave. N. in Swift Current. On September 17, 2020 at approximately 11 a.m., a male and a female entered the business and...

On April 11, 2020, the sudden and tragic loss of Colby Cave, a beloved member of the hockey community, thoroughly impacted the people and communities that were so fortunate to have encountered Colby. His contributions to all of the communities he had immersed himself in throughout his life were immeasurable and inspiring, and Swift Current was one...

After seven long months, SWAC school sport officially returned. On Saturday, October 3, the Streambank Golf Course in Eastend was the site for a SWAC ‘Celebration of Golf.’ 13 golfers from Eastend, Swift Current, Ponteix and Val Marie took part in the event. It was a perfect day for 18 holes of golf. SWAC...

After many months away from the courts and fields, the Chinook School Division and the SouthWest Athletic Conference are proceeding with a measured “Return to School Sport” using all the guidelines set out by the Business Response Team. Schools have been using the month of September to assess what they are comfortable offering within...