Steven Mah

Southwest competitors were amongst the top performers at a Canadian Cowboys Association rodeo in Eston on June 22-23. The Southwest took four of the top-six spots in Team Roping in Eston. Mankota’s Shawn Williamson and Swift Current’s Blaine Switzer won the event in 7.7 seconds for $1,586. Waldeck’s Tee and Scott McLeod followed in second in 8.3 seconds for $1,313....

The Swift Current 57’s moved above the .500 mark for the first time this season with a 14-7 win over the host Lethbridge Bulls on Thursday. The 57’s knocked out 19 hits and put together four multiple run innings, capped by a five-run eighth inning to seize control of the game. Catcher Ben Komonosky led the 57’s with four hits, three...

The Swift Current Broncos went back to Finland in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft on Thursday. They drafted 6’ left-winger Joona Kiviniemi with the 59th overall pick in the draft. Kiviniemi is born in 2001, meaning he will be a 17-year-old skater in the Western Hockey League next season. The Broncos held the second last pick in the draft, although...

The Swift Current 57’s scored 10 unanswered runs to hand the host Weyburn Beavers their third loss this season on Wednesday. The 57’s trailed 7-1 after only four innings. They flipped the game in the seventh inning when they combined four hits with four walks and three errors to score nine runs for a 10-7 lead and another run for...

The search for Manny Viveiros’ replacement has come to an end. The Swift Current Broncos officially announced on Wednesday that they have hired Dean Brockman as their Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations. Brockman spent the previous four seasons with the Saskatoon Blades. He was an Assistant Coach with the Blades for two seasons and then compiled a 63-68-10-3...

Just as the Swift Current Broncos appear ready to fill their Head Coach vacancy, another top position in the organization is suddenly vacant. The Broncos announced on Tuesday morning that Director of Hockey Operations Jamie Porter had informed the club that he would be leaving the hockey club. Porter joined the Broncos in 2002 and led the scouting department since...

The Swift Current Pee Wee Girls Sonic softball team, host team for the 2018 Saskatchewan Softball Pee Wee C Provincial Championships, were at the 18-team Moose Jaw Ice U14B tournament this weekend. The Sonic finished the tournament with three wins and one loss, losing in the semi-final to the Southeast Hawks. The Sonic started the tournament on Friday night against one...

The Swift Current 57’s, bolstered by the return of Blake Adams, hit four home runs in a 10-1 win over the host Brooks Bombers on Sunday. The reigning Western Major Baseball League Rookie of the Year finished two-for-four with a home run, three runs scored, two runs batted in, and a stolen base in his first game of the season. The...

The Swift Current Mosquito AAA 57’s hosted the Regina Pacers on Saturday for two Regina Baseball League games. They won the opener 12-2, before dropping the second game 11-5. Sunday, the teams rematched in Regina. Swift Current lost 12-11 and then won 11-6. The 57’s are back at home on Saturday for their final two league games of the regular season with...

The Swift Current Midget 57’s allowed only seven hits in a two-game sweep of the visiting Saskatoon Giants in the Saskatchewan Premier Midget AAA Baseball League on Saturday. The 57’s got two strong pitching performances from Jackson Fraser and Nolan Klein in a 6-4 win in the opening game. The 57’s scored twice in the first inning and then added four...