Steven Mah

There were four Southwest event winners at the Chacachas Rodeo in Whitewood on August 19-20. Val Marie’s Colt Kornfeld with Kade Christianson (Nanton, AB) combined to win Team Roping in 4.8 seconds for $2,531. Shamrock’s Kevin Turner was close behind in second in 6.0 seconds for $2,095 with Weyburn’s Tyler Kmita. Hazenmore’s Ben Switzer...

Kalan Lind was part of a dominant Team Canada that won gold at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer. The Shaunavon product helped Canada win all five games while securing its 23rd summer under-18 gold medal, capped by a 4-1 win over Sweden on Saturday. Canada skated through the...

Three Swift Current athletes participated in the Royal Canadian Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke, QC. Olami Akinfiresoye won a bronze medal in the U18 Girls High Jump on Saturday morning. She had a top jump of 1.55 metres to tie for third place. Akinfiresoye was successful on her first four...

The host Swift Current 15U AAA 57’s won once in three attempts at Provincials on July 29-31. The 57’s got a standout performance from Kyrell Adair to defeat the Saskatoon Astros 6-2 on day one. Adair held the Astros to six hits, one walk, and two runs while striking out six over six innings....

Swift Current’s Meghan Chisholm will continue her quest for the next swimming challenge next week when she teams up with five other women to swim the length of Lake Diefenbaker. Chisholm, 27, became the first Saskatchewan person to swim across the English Channel in 2014 at the age of 19. Now she is joining...

The Swift Current United Soccer Club had two teams in action at the SaskTel S4L 11-Aside Provincials in Saskatoon over the weekend. The U19 Boys finished with two wins and two losses at Provincials They won their opening match 2-0 over Stoughton/Redvers on Friday. They dropped their second match 5-0 to...

The Swift Current 15U AAA 57’s won three of five games at a weekend tournament in Saskatoon. Friday, the 57’s opened the tournament with an 8-1 win over the White Butte Broncos. Mason Fauser earned the complete game victory after holding the Broncos to three hits, one walk, and one unearned run while striking...

Chloe Wills, golfing out of the Sask Landing Golf Resort, won her second straight provincial title at the Royal Regina Golf Club on July 5-7. Wills earned a 12-shot win in the U15 Girls Division at the 2022 Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championship this week. Wills took a commanding lead on day one with a...

The Southwest had two event winners at the Pilot Butte Rodeo on June 17-19. Five of the top seven Tie Down Roping performances came from Southwest cowboys in Pilot Butte. Waldeck’s Tyce McLeod won the event in 8.4 seconds in $730, while Tuftin McLeod was second in 8.6 seconds for $604.  Swift Current’s Blaine...

Special Olympics Swift Current hosted its home swim meet on Sunday at Fairview Pool. Swift Current’s Tate Zimmerman and Rahimay Priebe were selected to represent Saskatchewan at the Canada Summer Games. Coach Jackie Powell will also be with Team Sask, as well as Kyle Ferguson as an athlete assistant. Local results...