Steven Mah

After leading the Swift Current Comp. Ardens to their first provincial girls volleyball title in school history, setter Mackenzie Froehlich will join the Minot State University Beavers for the 2017-18 season. “I am excited I get the opportunity to continue developing and playing volleyball at the next level,” said Froehlich after committing to the Beavers during the early signing period. Froehlich...

Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats’ captain Chloe Smith was named the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League’s 1st Star for the month of December. The fourth-year forward registered four goals and eight assists in five league games while helping the Wildcats earn points in four of five games in the final month of 2016. She also added five goals and...

The Swift Current Broncos made a move ahead of the Western Hockey League trade deadline by sending forward Cole Johnson to the Saskatoon Blades Thursday. The Broncos received a seventh-round pick in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft and a fifth round pick in 2018 in return for the 18-year-old forward. Johnson registered four goals, six assists, and 18 penalty minutes in...

Swift Current’s Jenna Smith is finally ready to resume her hockey career after injuries derailed her rookie season in Sweden. After a promising start with HV71 last season, Smith is returning to Sweden to skate for FBK in Karlstad. Smith, 24, registered nine goals and five assists in 15 games for HV71 last season, her first professional season after a decorated...

Two members of the Swift Current Junior SunDogs Volleyball Club received recognition at the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association awards in Saskatoon. Jeff Jago was the recipient of the Male Performance Coach of the Year after coaching the 16U Jr. SunDog Men to the 2016 Provincial Championship in April. Jago was a setter in Estevan in high school and at the club level...

The Swift Current Broncos showed no signs of rust following a nine-day break for the holidays when they defeated the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 6-1 on Tuesday. Tyler Steenbergen got his second half of the season off to a strong start with a natural hat trick as he scored in each period, finishing with four points on the night and...

The Swift Current Broncos won their final three games heading into the holiday break as they took ad- vantage of a couple opponents well below them in the standings last week. The Broncos got back into the win column on Wednesday with a 5-2 win over the Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook. The Broncos received goals from five different players and points from 11 skaters, led by a goal and an...

After playing close games throughout the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League regular season, the Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats closed out 2016 with a blowout win. The host Wildcats defeated the winless Weyburn Wings 10-0 on Wednesday to finish the year with a 7-5-0-6 record in fourth spot in the eight-team league. They led only 1-0 well into the...

The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats lost both of their Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League games after regulation against the visiting Melville Prairie Fire. Saturday, the Wildcats lost 3-2 in a shootout. They trailed 1-0 after one period when Allison Hayhurst scored for the Prairie Fire. Tenelle Lind scored on the power play and Chloe Smith added a goal...

The Premier Tech rink, skipped by Rick James, won the Swift Current Curling Club’s Innovation Credit Union Super League championship on Dec. 15. The sixth seeded Premier Tech rink upset the top seeded Westax/WW Smith rink of Max Kirkpatrick in the championship game. James was joined by third Brian Wiens, second Wayne Oakman, and lead Richard Cuthbert. TDK Trucking (Kennedy) defeated...