Steven Mah

The Swift Current 57’s took advantage of four errors to defeat the visiting Edmonton Prospects 12-2 in a rematch of last year’s Western Major Baseball League championship series. The top three batters in the 57’s line-up combined for nine hits, seven runs, and four runs batted in. Ethan Hunter scored on an error in the third inning of the first run...

Three Swift Current teams finished atop the Sandhills Girls Mite Division Softball League Championship Tournament in Cabri on Saturday. The Swift Current Cardinals won gold at the eight-team event with a 13-5 win over the Swift Current Orioles. The Swift Current Blue Jays defeated Cabri 1-0 to win the bronze medals.

Former Swift Current Broncos Head Coach and General Manager Mark Lamb is returning to the Western Hockey League as the General Manager of the Prince George Cougars. The Cougars announced Lamb as their sixth General Manager in franchise history on Tuesday when they announced that they had signed the 53-year-old to a four-year contract. Todd Harkins had been the GM of...

The Swift Current 57’s four-game winning streak was halted on Tuesday when they allowed eight consecutive runs in an 8-6 loss to the host Yorkton Cardinals. The 57’s held an early 4-0 lead, allowed eight consecutive runs, and then fell short in a late comeback attempt. One night after the 57’s defeated the host Cardinals 12-1, four batters were hit by...

The Swift Current Comp. athletic program celebrated another successful season with their annual awards luncheon on Tuesday. Among the many accomplishments were nine different provincial championship performances in Saskatchewan High School Athletics events in 2017-18. The Colts volleyball team won a 5A Boys championship in November to end an 18-year drought for the program. Aleah Nickel battled her way to gold in...

The Swift Current Peewee AAA 57’s won once in four attempts at home in the Regina Baseball League over the weekend. The Peewee 57’s were blanked 15-0 by the Regina White Sox in the opener on Saturday. They kept the second game close until the sixth inning but eventually lost 10-3. The 57’s got into the win column on Sunday with...

The Swift Current Bantam AAA 57’s placed second out of eight teams at their home tournament. The Bantam 57’s opened the tournament on Friday with a 9-9 tie against the Saskatoon Cardinals. Saturday, they defeated the Strathmore Reds 13-3 and the Saskatoon A’s 14-9. The 57’s faced the Cardinals in the semi-final and won 12-3 on Sunday. They met the Saskatoon Blue Jays...

A pair of big innings cost the Swift Current Midget AAA 57’s two road games against the host Southeast Twins in Weyburn on Sunday. The 57’s led the opener 7-1 in the final inning before allowing eight runs to lose 9-7. All nine 57’s had hits, led by two-hit outings from Logan Fritzke, Brody Alexandre, and Mac Gross. Alexandre, Gross, and...

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...