Steven Mah

Badminton was the focus of our SWAC athletic programs this weekend. We ran four junior sectional tournaments and the senior district championship on Saturday in gyms across the southwest. The top two teams from our senior playoff advance to the SHSAA Regional tournament on May 4 in Regina.That is the qualifying tournament for Provincials. We hope our teams do well...

The Redneck Betties roller derby team will be making their home debut this weekend. The Southwest Saskatchewan Roller Derby Association will be hosting a pair of bouts during ‘Skate the Rainbow’ on Saturday in the Innovation Credit Union iplex curling rink. The Ra Ra Riots will open the day at 4:30 p.m. against the Gas City Pilot Lights. The Redneck Betties...

The Canadian Cowboys Association rodeo circuit opened the 2019 season with the Rambler Rodeo in Tisdale on April 19-20. Waldeck’s Tyce and Tuftin McLeod got out to a quick start to the season in the roping events with a pair of top-three finishers each. The McLeod brothers won Team Roping in 6.9 seconds to open the season with a $1,513 payday...

The Swift Current 15U Female Black Junior SunDogs won silver for a second straight outing at the Summit Tournament in Regina. They won all four matches in straight sets on Saturday. The SunDogs defeated Moose Jaw (25-13, 25-19), the Regina Royals (25-6, 25-13), Estevan (25-18, 25-9), and the Regina Cougars (25-21, 25-20). Sunday the 15U Junior SunDogs split their opening match...

The Swift Current 17U Girls Junior SunDogs volleyball team finished with a 2-2 record to win silver at a tournament in Medicine Hat over the weekend. The SunDogs, coached by Shawn Hiebert and Brittany Marshall, opened the day with a win over the SEAVC Broncos (25-21, 25-23), followed by a loss to MHVC (21-25, 24-26). The 17U SunDogs won their next...

SWAC held three section championships for senior badminton on Saturday. Each section crowned a champion, while the top four finishers from each section will advance to the SWAC District championship. WHITEMUD Boys Singles: 1st Garrett Mitchell (Frontier), 2nd Blake Dumontel (Frontier) Girls Singles: 1st Tiara Armstrong (Eastend), 2nd Mya Dixon (Eastend) Boys Doubles: 1st Frank Knelsen/Austin Norheim (Frontier), 2nd Brody...

The Swift Current 17U Female Junior SunDogs placed sixth in Division 1 at the Sask Cup #3 in Moose Jaw over the weekend. The SunDogs won once in four attempts on Saturday. They lost their opening matches to the BVC Impact (25-22, 24-26, 9-15), the Sask Stealth (20-25, 6-25), and the Huskies Volleyball Club (25-10, 22-25, 4-15). They concluded the...

The Swift Current Comp. Colts and Ardens hosted 10 other high school badminton teams for their home tournament on Saturday. Four different schools won the five divisions, led by the Rosetown Central Royals with two gold medal performances. Meagan Wenzel had an unbeaten performance as she defeated seven different opponents in the Girls Singles round robin event. Wenzel rattled off victories...

Aleah Nickel won a pair of national titles and two outstanding wrestler awards to add her growing resume in Fredericton, NB over the weekend. Nickel won four straight matches at the 2019 U17/19 Canadian Wrestling Championships to win her second straight national title on Saturday. The Swift Current Titans Wrestling Club athlete defeated Ontario’s Mia Friesen by Tech Fall 12-0 to...

The Swift Current Abbey Resources Broncos capped a fairy tale season with a shutout win in front of a massive home crowd to win Midget AA Provincials on Wednesday. The Broncos defeated the visiting Battleford Barons 2-0 in game three of the provincial championship series to finish the season with a 47-1 record. The tension filled game was scoreless until midway...