Southwest Booster Staff

The exodus out of Swift Current continued on Wednesday when the Broncos traded forward Carter Chorney to the Regina Pats. The Broncos received 2002-born defenseman Sam McGinley in return. The 6’2’’ Calgary native was drafted 92nd overall in 2017 and has one assist in 11 WHL games. Chorney has five...

The Millar Edge hosted the Great Plains SunDogs on November 11. It was a great evening full of great volleyball with also time spent in remembrance of those that have served our country. The women’s game started off with the same back and forth that these teams had been accustomed to. The SunDogs...

It was an exciting Saturday for SWAC senior volleyball teams. We had six girls’ teams at SHSAA Regional competitions, all looking to advance to their SHSAA provincial championships. Unlike juniors, the playoffs for senior girls and boys run on different weekends, eight of our boys’ volleyball teams were at the first stage of provincial playoffs this weekend, SHSAA conferences.

The Swift Current Comp. Grade Nine Ardens won the 2019 SWAC Junior Volleyball Championship over the weekend. They played round robin games against Frontier and Maple Creek, the semi-final against Leader, and the final against École Centennial. The final match between the Ardens and Centennial was decided in three sets. Centennial won the...

The Swift Current Comp. Senior Colts volleyball team traveled to Yorkton this past weekend and won gold at the Yorkton Regional Invitational tournament. On Friday, they came out of their pool ranked first with a 2-0 record with wins over Kipling and Yorkton Sacred Heart. They were repooled and had a win against...

The Swift Current Comp. Grade 9 Colts capped a fine season with a Junior SWAC Volleyball Championship in Fox Valley on Saturday. The Junior SWAC Championship featured Ecole Centennial and SCCHS from Rolling Hills, Frontier and Eastend from Whitemud, and Fox Valley and Leader from the Cypress Hills district. The Colts defeated Leader...

After a weekend off the Swift Current Comp. Senior Ardens won silver at the Greenall Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The girls started the weekend off on Friday by winning all three matches. They played Estevan (25-23, 25-19), Greenall Sr. B (28-26, 25-13) and Regina Miller (25-19, 25-4). On Saturday, they played...

The Swift Current Comp. Ardens returned to the provincial podium after a one-year absence with a bronze medal at 5A Girls Soccer Provincials in Saskatoon. While a provincial championship still eludes them, the Ardens have now medalled in four of the past five seasons. A season filled with unpredictable weather came to a fitting conclusion when the...

SWAC Senior Girls Volleyball League standings, after five weeks of matches: Gull Lake is in first place with 30 points, Vanguard 21 points, Frontier 16 points, Shaunavon 15 points, Eastend 10 points and Hazlet 6 points.  Host sites on Tuesday, October 22 are Vanguard (Gull Lake/Hazlet) and Frontier (Shaunavon/Eastend). This is the final week of league...

We had 24 runners (midget to senior) qualify for SHSAA provincials in Prince Albert on October 12, though only 16 runners were able to attend.  In the team event, SCCHS placed seventh in the 5A category.  Our Senior Boys combined score got them into the top 10 in the province (ninth place finish). In...