Steven Mah

There were no Southwest event winners at the Shaunavon Boomtown Days Stampede on July 19-20, but plenty finished in the pay window. Maple Creek’s Brady Bertram rode Boot Barn for 74 points to place third in Bareback and a $344 payday. Maple Creek’s Adam Gilchrist tied for third in Saddle Bronc...

Six Swift Current volleyball players were in Halifax this week to represent Saskatchewan at the Canada Cup with their respective provincial teams. Parker Bloom and Clay Thierman were on the Saskatchewan Youth Green Team in Division 1. They had a 3-1 record in the round robin despite losing their opener to Quebec 1 in straight sets...

Swift Current’s Brody Alexandre and Ethan Murdoch will both represent Saskatchewan at the 2019 Bigs Seeds Baseball 17U Canada Cup. The 10 provincial all-star team event will take place in Regina on August 7-11. Alexandre hit .297 and had a .486 on-base percentage in 26 regular season games with the Swift Current 18U AAA 57’s in the Saskatchewan Premier...

Cadillac’s Brooke Lang continued to be amongst the top Southwest competitors during the Wood Mountain Mountain Stampede on July 12-14. Lang continued a strong season with a win close to home in Ladies Barrel Racing in 17.71 seconds for $1,645. Shaunavon’s Haley Glasrud was fifth in 18.12 seconds for $787. Mankota’s Karli Cowie placed sixth in 18.15 seconds for...

Swift Current’s Zach Cloutier and Team Saskatchewan won the 2019 U16 Western Challenge in Kamloops, BC when they defeated British Columbia 21-7 in the championship game on Thursday. “I felt really good. It was tough, there was some good teams, some good players out there, but you just had to battle through and we...

After 10 seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Zack Smith was traded from the only National Hockey League team he has ever played for. The Maple Creek native was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday in a move that brought forward Artem Anisimov back to the Senators. Smith was the longest serving member...

Taylor Lind's summer just got a whole lot busier after she was named to the 2019-20 National Women's U18 Team Camp Roster. “When I first found out I was really excited, I’ve been waiting for awhile. I couldn’t have been more happy when I found out,” who added that she quickly realized now...

Swift Current’s Zach Cloutier and Team Saskatchewan met little resistance at the 2019 U16 Western Challenge in Kamloops, BC when they defeated Manitoba 38-2 on Monday to advance at the four-team event. The 5’8’’, 186-pound Cloutier plays middle linebacker and is a team captain. Saskatchewan will face either Alberta or...

Swift Current’s Rhett Vavra and Ethan Kurtz were still on cloud nine a couple days after helping Saskatchewan win a second straight Football Canada Cup Championship in Kingston, ON. The Swift Current Comp. Colts stars helped Saskatchewan defeat Quebec 16-9 in the championship game on Saturday. Swift Current’s Kristie Mueller was also the athletic therapist with Team Saskatchewan.

The 15U AAA 57’s were in Melville and won four of five games to claim bronze at a weekend tournament. They lost their opening game on Friday by an 8-3 final tally to Weyburn. Saturday, the 57’s strung together three straight wins, beginning with a five-inning 11-1 win over Dinsmore as...