Steven Mah

The Leader Saints won two of the five titles at a nine-team badminton tournament hosted by the Swift Current Comp. Colts and Ardens on Saturday. Leader’s Carson Leach and Jordan Mastel won all seven matches to top the 11-team boys doubles field. They finished 5-0 in the round robin and then defeated a Swift Current duo in the semi-final. Leach...

The Swift Current Diamond Energy Female Midget AAA Wildcats were searching for help on the blueline during their annual spring camp at the Innovation Credit Union iplex over the weekend. The Wildcats split their camp into two portions, with a prospects camp included for potential players. “Overall we’re happy,” said Wildcats longtime head coach Terry Pavely. “We’ve got good numbers. Three...

The Swift Current 16U Female Black Junior SunDogs won 12 straight sets to bring home gold from a tournament in Regina over the weekend. The SunDogs, coached by Shawn Hiebert, Travis Kelln, and Darren Lehman, held four opponents to less than 20 points over eight sets on Saturday. They defeated Nipawin’s JBH Strikers (25-19, 25-6), Arcola’s SE Vipers (25-16, 25-15),...

2018 will be a year to remember for Aleah Nickel. In the last month and a half the Swift Current native has won her first high school provincial title, a Saskatchewan Amateur Wrestling Association provincial championship, and most recently a national title and a Cadet Championship. “I was super ecstatic,” said Nickel of winning Nationals in Edmonton on Saturday. “It...

The Swift Current Broncos played an exceptional hockey game for over 100 minutes but lost 3-2 in triple overtime to the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday. The Warriors tied the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final at three games apiece to force a seventh and deciding game back in Moose Jaw. The Broncos led 2-0 in the third period before Moose...

Stuart Skinner made 36 saves to lead the Swift Current Broncos to a 2-0 win over the host Moose Jaw Warriors for their first two-game winning streak of the playoffs and a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final. The Broncos spent much of the first period shorthanded but did some quality work on the penalty kill to...

Tickets are now on sale for the 2018 Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, which is set for July 7 at the Innovation Credit Union i-Plex in Swift Current. The 2018 inductees that will be recognized at the dinner are: • Players: Ron Delorme, Bill Hicke*, Hayley Wickenheiser • Builder: John Kelly Lovering* • Official: Lyle Wilhelm • Grassroots: Larry Johnson, Dennis Loeppky* •...

The first Canadian Cowboys Association rodeo of the year took place in Tisdale on April 7-8. A strong contingent of Southwest cowboys and cowgirls were in Tisdale for the Rambler Rodeo over the opening weekend of 2018. Leading the way for the Southwest was Waldeck’s Tuftin McLeod with a win in Tie Down Roping in 9.4 seconds for $626. He was...

The Swift Current Broncos and Moose Jaw Warriors went to overtime for a second straight game, but it was Matteo Gennaro who completed his hat trick with 1:46 left in the second overtime period to lift the Broncos to a 3-2 win. Gennaro fired a puck into the top corner from the slot to bring the Broncos even with the...

The Swift Current Broncos’ first playoff foray into overtime was a short one as Brett Howden scored only 2:49 into the extra frame to give the Moose Jaw Warriors a 4-3 win and a 2-1 lead in the Western Hockey League Eastern Conference best-of-seven semi-final. Howden had a puck fall at his feet in the crease and lifted it over...