Steven Mah

The Swift Current United Soccer Club was the top entry at a weekend tournament in Regina as they were awarded the Challenge Cup at the tournament hosted by the Queen City Soccer Club. The club finished with two gold medals, one silver, and two bronze medals to tie with the host club for the most points at the three-day event,...

A near perfect season came to a fitting conclusion on Sunday when Swift Current Abbey Resources Midget AA Broncos head coach Todd Hornung was named the Saskatchewan Hockey Association Coach of the Year. Hornung was presented the award at the team’s year-end banquet by SHA representative Greg Haubrich, who noted that Hornung was selected from approximately 6,000 registered coaches in...

The U12 Swift Current Sonic had another solid weekend of ball at the Macklin tournament. The Sonic started the weekend with a 16-12 come from behind win over the host Macklin Lakers. The second game of pool play was against the Lloydminster Liners. The Sonic had a solid game defensively, along with solid pitching, to come away with a 12-7...

The Swift Current Surge U11 Girls basketball team was in Lethbridge for the Battle at the Bridge Tournament and finished with a 2-2 record to place fourth out of 10 teams. The Surge won their opening game 33-13 over the Cougar Club. Naimy Regier was named the player of the game. The Surge added a 28-24 win over the Lethbridge Express...

It was a memorable conclusion to the high school athletics year at SHSAA Track and Field Provincials in Moose Jaw over the weekend with district, team, and individual success for Southwest Athletic Conference entries. The Swift Current Comp. Colts and Ardens won a second straight team title with 542 points, nearly 100 points ahead of Saskatoon Holy Cross, the second...

The Swift Current AAA 57’s ran into one of the top teams in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League and lost both road games on Saturday. The 57’s dropped the opener 11-3 to the host Regina White Sox. The 57’s were held to only five hits in the loss. Dawson Schultz doubled, singled, and scored. Hunter Johnson doubled, singled, and knocked...

Former Swift Current 57’s slugger Kyle MacDonald was drafted by the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The 6’3’’, 240-pound first baseman was taken in the 27th round, 825th overall, by the Yankees. The Mississauga, Ontario native played 35 games for the Swift Current Indians in 2016 and hit .240 with four home runs and 22 runs batted in. He added six...

There was one Southwest event winner at Unity Western Days on June 1-2. Kyle’s Kade Cheney won Novice Bareback with a 73-point ride for $178 at the Canadian Cowboys Association rodeo in Unity. Ladies Barrel Racing was the top event as four Southwest cowgirls finished in the top six, led by Eastend’s Bailee Humphrey, who placed second in 17.61 seconds for...

The Swift Current 18U AAA 57’s split home and road double headers to move to 7-5 in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League over the weekend. The 57’s put together three multiple-run innings in the Saturday opener to win 8-1 over the Saskatoon Diamondbacks. Quinn Patenaude allowed only four hits and one run over 5.1 innings to lead the 57’s to the...

The Swift Current 15U AAA 57’s continued their pattern of splitting Regina Baseball League double headers over the weekend. Saturday, the 57’s hosted the Melville Millionaires and won the opener 14-1 before losing the second game 19-18. Sunday, the 57’s were in Regina and dropped the opener 8-7 before winning 16-2 over the Pacers. The 15U AAA 57’s will return to league...