Steven Mah

The Swift Current 57’s took advantage of five errors to end a two-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the host Weyburn Beavers Saturday. Texan Matt Michalski improved to 2-0 with a 1.28 earned run average as he held the home team to six hits, one walk, and two runs over seven innings. Aidan Goodall got the save with two...

The Swift Current 57’s suffered a second straight loss Thursday in a 12-inning 3-1 loss to the visiting Moose Jaw Miller Express. Pate Katechis doubled home a pair of runs in the top of the 12th inning, while the 57’s stranded runners at second and third in the bottom half of the inning. The opening nine innings featured a solo home...

A wildly successful high school athletics school year in the Southwest culminated with one final honour Thursday when the Swift Current Comprehensive High School wrestling team won the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award. SHSAA Executive Director Lyle McKellar was on hand to present the Sportsmanship banner to the Colts and Ardens wrestlers, who were coach by Allen Blanke,...

The Swift Current AAA Peewee 57’s will host a nine-team home tournament this weekend, featuring competition from Melville, Saskatoon, Muenster, Calgary, Martensville, and Estevan. The 57’s will open the tournament on Friday at 4 p.m. at Ford Field against the Sask 5 Giants. They will also play Melville that night at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, the 57’s will face the Saskatoon A’s...

The Swift Current 57’s suffered their first loss of the Western Major Baseball League season 4-2 to the visiting Lethbridge Bulls Wednesday. The battle between two unbeaten teams tilted in the third inning when a Brock Frentzel bases loaded double cleared the bases as a part of a four-run inning. The 57’s replied in the bottom of the inning when Riley...

The Swift Current 57’s hit three more home runs to move to 4-0 with a 13-5 win over the host Yorkton Cardinals Monday. Playing their first road game of the Western Major Baseball League season, the 57’s made five errors to allow Yorkton to score in five of the first six innings. They compensated with a grand slam from Brett...

Eight Swift Current United Soccer Club teams were in Saskatoon to take part in the Harder Avalon Classic over the weekend. The United U12 girls won gold in Division III with four wins and a draw. They opened the tournament with a 7-0 win over Saskatoon Eastside Sevilla and then tied Saskatoon’s Hollandia Durette 0-0. The U12 girls added a...

The Swift Current 57’s flexed their offensive muscles to move to 3-0 in the Western Major Baseball League with a 13-1 win over the visiting Melville Millionaires Sunday. The 57’s crushed three home runs, including a grand slam from Blake Adams during a six-run fifth inning. The 57’s outhit Melville 12-4, added five stolen bases, including two from Riley Campbell,...

Southwest athletes were in fine form over the weekend when they totaled 13 medals at the SHSAA Provincial Track and Field Championships in Saskatoon. A total of 97 athletes represented the South West Athletic Conference and students from six different schools were able to bring home medals. Swift Current’s Scott Joseph led the way with two medals for the Colts....

The Swift Current 57’s used a three-run third inning to defeat the visiting Melville Millionaires 4-1 Saturday to move to 2-0 early in the Western Major Baseball League season. James Smith got the win after allowing only four hits, two walks, and one unearned run over five innings, while striking out six. Garrett Goodall, Trey Taylor, and Layne Downing all added...