Steven Mah

Swift Current’s Griffin Wilson continued to be a consistent performer on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour with his second win of the season in North Battleford. Two weeks after placing second in Lloydminster, Wilson won the Junior Boys Division by two shots at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club. He was second after the first round with an...

The Swift Current Mosquito AAA 57’s won silver at their six-team home tournament with four wins and one loss over the three-day event. Friday, the 57’s opened the tournament with a 13-0 win over the Saskatoon Cardinals. They followed up hours later with a 16-5 win over White Butte. Saturday, the host 57’s edged Strathmore 8-7 to top their round robin...

The Swift Current U17 United Girls rebounded from a tournament opening loss to win gold at the Eastside Bridge City Summer Classic in Saskatoon over the weekend. They dropped their opener 2-1 to Flin Flon’s Phantom Lake Soccer Club on Friday evening. McKenna Richelhoff scored the only goal in the loss. The United girls rebounded on Saturday morning with a 6-0...

Tyler Wojciechowski wasn’t in the starting line-up on Saturday, but still made a major contribution with two home runs and four runs batted in to lead the Swift Current 57’s to their third straight win. The 57’s and visiting Fort McMurray Giants each knocked out 14 hits, but the 57’s slugged three home runs and made some heads up plays...

Starter Zach Bravo struck out 13 Melville Millionaires to lead the Swift Current 57’s to their second straight win on Friday. The Albuquerque, NM product held the free swinging Melville team to three hits, two walks, and one run over 6.2 innings in a 7-1 win. Aaron Pugh and Garret Hawkins added scoreless relief appearance as the 57’s improved to 5-8. Bo...

The Swift Current 57’s completed a comeback victory with a walk-off hit by pitch in extra innings to defeat the visiting Melville Millionaires 5-4 on Thursday. The 57’s trailed 4-1 but scored the final four runs to avoid a fourth straight loss. Shortstop Ethan Hunter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring Jered Binsfield home for the...

Southwest competitors were dominant with six event wins at the Sandhills Rodeo in Lancer on June 8-10. Leading the way at the Canadian Cowboys Association event was Swift Current’s Timothy Costello, who won Saddle Bronc with 76 points on Aimes No Change for $585. Maple Creek’s Brady Bertram also won his event in Lancer. He rode Sandhill City for 78 points...

Wymark’s Henry Rempel has only been playing organized volleyball for four years, but his hard work over that time has landed him a spot on the U18 Youth National Volleyball Team. The 6’6’’ outside hitter was recently named to the 26-player roster that will comprise two U18 Youth National Teams this summer. Rempel has been a member of Team Saskatchewan for...

A trio of Maple Creek cowgirls led the way for the Southwest at Western Days in Unity on June 2-3. Lily Wilson, Cassidy Gordon, and Sydney Murphy swept the top three spots in Junior Girls Barrel Racing in Unity. Wilson won the event in 19.02 seconds for $226. Gordon was second in 19.12 seconds for $170 and Murphy was third...

The Swift Current Broncos will face a very familiar opponent when they hit the ice for the first time in the 2018-19 Western Hockey League pre-season. The Broncos will face the host Regina Pats at their annual preseason tournament in Regina on August 31st. The Broncos eliminated the Pats from the WHL playoffs this past season, while the Pats eliminated...