Steven Mah

Griffin Wilson was the only Southwest golfer at the 92nd annual Saskatchewan Junior Men’s Championship at the Moon Lake Golf and Country Club on July 9-11. The Swift Current native tied for 16th out of 42 golfers after finishing 26-over-par over three rounds of golf. Wilson shot an 80 on Monday to sit seven shots back of the lead. He had...

The Swift Current Broncos Board of Directors announced that Nathan MacDonald will be the franchise's new Director of Business Operations. He fills the position that Dianne Sletten left after six years on May 25. Born and raised in Calgary, Nathan has been an accountant in public practice since 2008, obtaining his Chartered Accountant designation in June of 2011. Nathan spent...

Weather summary for Saskatchewan issued by Environment Canada at 8:59 p.m. CST Monday 9 July 2018. Severe thunderstorms were observed in southern Saskatchewan in the late afternoon and evening of July 9, 2018. A couple of tornadoes were reported with these storms. The following is a summary of severe weather reported to the Prairie and Arctic Storm Prediction Centre (PASPC)...

A Swift Current resident is $500,000 richer after winning $500,000 during the June 1 Lotto Max draw. While the $60 million jackpot was not won during the June 1 draw, there were 50 MaxMillion draws for $1 million prizes. Charlene Driver from Swift Current won $500,000 when her ticket and a winner in Ontario both matched the numbers 1, 15, 17,...

The Swift Current Broncos made a move to add depth to their forward ranks on Tuesday when they announced the acquisition of 18-year-old forward Colum McGauley. The Broncos sent an eighth round pick in the 2021 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft to the Kelowna Rockets for the Nelson, BC product. The 5’11’’, 174-pound forward registered two goals and 14 penalty minutes...

The Swift Current 57’s upended the Western Major Baseball League Eastern Division leading Weyburn Beavers 7-4 on Monday to end a five-game losing streak. The 57’s used seven pitchers to hold the Beavers to six hits and Brock Gilliam picked up the win. Jerad Dokey led the offense with three hits, one run scored, and four runs batted in. Ben Komonosky...

The Swift Current Midget AAA 57's won once in four Saskatchewan Premier Midget AAA Baseball League games over the weekend. Saturday, the 57’s split a pair of road games against the Muenster Red Sox. A pair of six-run innings were impossible to overcome in a 15-12 loss in game one. The 57’s knocked out 12 hits, but made three errors in...

Larry Johnson is generally a pleasant man, but the smile that stretched across his face on July 7 was difficult to escape. The longtime player, coach, and dedicated volunteer to hockey in Swift Current was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame that evening after a lifetime committed to that game that he loved. “This is tremendous to be inducted...

The Swift Current 57’s losing streak stretched to five games at the hands of the Western Major Baseball League leading Medicine Hat Mavericks on Sunday. Medicine Hat scored in five of their eight innings, swatting out 19 hits on their way to a 14-5 win in front of 874 fans at Athletic Park. Blake Adams led the 57’s with a home...

The Swift Current Sonic just missed the playoffs when they hosted the 2018 Softball Saskatchewan U14 C Girls Provincial Championships over the weekend. The Sonic won two of three games, but placed third in their pool in a three-way tie at 2-1. They won their opener 12-1 over the Shellbrook Parkland Predators on Friday. They added a 15-14 win over the Kindersley...