Southwest Booster Staff

SHSAA PROVINCIAL 9-MAN FOOTBALL The Shaunavon Shadows football team played Saturday in the SHSAA 9-Man Provincial Football Final in Lumsden. Both finalist teams came out of the same regular season conference. They won their way, from opposite sides of the draw, to meet up in the provincial final. Lumsden was the only team who...

Six Southwest competitors were among the top performers at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Red Deer on Nov. 1-5. Mankota’s Karlie Cowie was the aggregate champion in Ladies Barrels. She topped the 12-cowgirl field by placing in the top six in all six rounds. She opened the Finals in sixth in 13.96 seconds and...

The Swift Current Comp. Junior Ardens Red team won their home tournament this past weekend. The Red team went 5-1 in the round robin, finishing second overall. The girls downed the Junior Ardens Blue in the semi-finals and rebounded from their only round-robin loss of the season by defeating the Medicine Hat High School...

PROVINCIAL SOCCER The SCCHS Ardens were in Yorkton for the SHSAA provincial soccer championship on October 27-28. They won their quarter-final game against Regina Winston Knoll (1-0).  It was a dramatic victory. There was an awesome save by Ardens goalkeeper Olami Akinfiresoye on a late penalty kick to seal the win. 

The Swift Current Broncos recently opened a new season ticket drive the goal of achieving 1,500 season ticket holders by the end of November. Season ticket holder numbers currently stand at 1,265, including a total of 126 new season ticket holders so far this season. The Broncos are partnering with six...

The Swift Current Comp. Senior Ardens volleyball team won silver at the 12-team Lethbridge Super South Tournament over the weekend. They topped the round robin with a 5-0 record after wins over Medicine Hat McCoy (21-25, 25-19, 15-11), St. Albert Paul Kane (25-15, 25-14), Lethbridge Chinook High School (25-18, 25-20), Lethbridge Winston Churchill High...

PROVINCIAL CROSS COUNTRY SWAC had 18 athletes qualify for the provincial championship this past weekend in Regina, 16 of the runners were able to attend. There can be up to 140 runners in each age group for each race. Vanguard School finished eighth in the 1A team category.

The Swift Current Comp. Junior Ardens red volleyball team won another gold medal at the Yorkton Senior Raiders tournament on Sept. 29-30. The Ardens went 6-0 in the round robin with wins over the Yorkton Regional Senior Raiders, Langenburg, Melville, Yorkton Sacred Heart, Foam Lake, and the Yorkton Junior Raiders. They...

The Swift Current Comp. Senior A Colts volleyball team travelled to Saskatoon this past weekend and attended the 24-team University of Saskatchewan Huskies Tournament.  On Friday, the Colts split their first match with Prince Albert St. Mary, then won the next two matches against Humboldt and Anaheim.  On Saturday, they closed...

The Swift Current Judo Club was excited to learn that they are in the running for Club of the Year by Judo Sask. The winner will be announced at the annual Judo Saskatchewan Awards Banquet on October 7 in Moose Jaw. To be nominated a club must meet the requirements of...