Steven Mah

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...

Four former members of the Swift Current Broncos are now only one win away from claiming the Calder Cup. The Texas Stars defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-2 on Tuesday to force a seventh and deciding game in the American Hockey League championship series. The Stars, the AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, feature former Broncos Justin Dowling, Dillon Heatherington, Reece Scarlett,...

The Swift Current Peewee AAA 57’s won once in three attempts at their eight-team home tournament over the weekend. The Peewee 57’s lost their opener 11-6 to the Muenster Red Sox on Friday. They got into the win column on Saturday morning with an 8-1 victory over the Saskatoon A’s, but were eliminated from the tournament that afternoon with a...

The Swift Current United Soccer Club was in Regina for the Challenge Cup over the weekend. Much of the tournament was cancelled when the City of Regina shut down their fields on Saturday and Sunday. The younger age divisions were able to get on the field in Balgonie and the United Strikers won the U11 Boys Division. They opened the tournament...

The Swift Current Mosquito AAA 57’s swept a four-game weekend in the Regina Baseball League at home. The 57’s hosted the Estevan Sluggers on Saturday and earned 8-7 and 12-2 wins. They followed up on Sunday with 11-1 and 6-4 victories over the Regina Buffaloes. The Mosquito 57’s will host a six-team home tournament next weekend. The host 57’s will meet the...

The Swift Current 57’s first winning streak of the season came to an end in a 5-4 loss to the Regina Red Sox on Sunday. The 57’s knocked out 13 hits, including seven for extra bases, but left 10 runners on base as their two-game winning streak came to an end. They took an early lead on a Bryan Benz home...

The Swift Current 57’s earned their first winning streak of the season with a 6-1 victory over the host Yorkton Cardinals on Friday. The 57’s only managed five hits, but combined them with 10 walks and four Yorkton errors to defeat the Cardinals 6-1, their second win over the winless Cardinals in as many nights. Zach Brava led the 57’s to...