Steven Mah

Stuart Skinner made 32 saves and Colby Sissons scored the only goal as the Swift Current Broncos defeated the host Everett Silvertips 1-0 for their third straight win in the 2018 Rogers Western Hockey League Championship Final. The Broncos took a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with the win, led by Skinner’s fifth shutout of the playoffs. Sissons fired...

Captain Glenn Gawdin scored only 2:40 into overtime to complete his hat trick and lift the Swift Current Broncos to a 3-2 win over the host Everett Silvertips on Tuesday. The Broncos took a 2-1 lead in the 2018 Rogers Western Hockey League Championship Final with their second straight overtime win. The Broncos are now 4-2 in overtime in the...

The 16U Female Junior SunDogs volleyball team met little resistance during a tournament appearance south of the border. The SunDogs, coached by Shawn Hiebert, Travis Kelln, and Darren Lehmann, did not lose a single set over seven matches to place first in the Club Division at the Big Sky Volleyfest in Billings, MT over the weekend. The 16U SunDogs rattled off...

The Swift Current 57’s opened their Saskatchewan Premier Midget AAA Baseball League schedule with four games at home over the weekend, winning once during some high scoring affairs. Saturday, the 57’s lost both games to the visiting Regina Wolfpack. They dropped the opener 13-2 in five innings. Brody Alexandre led the offense with an RBI double and scored a run...

The Swift Current Mosquito 57’s won once in four home games during their opening weekend in the Regina Mosquito AAA Baseball League. The 57’s hosted Lumsden on Saturday and won the opener 10-0 before losing 6-3 in the second game. They also hosted the Regina White Sox on Sunday and lost 15-7 and 13-11. The Mosquito 57’s will be in Regina...

Southwest athletes had a successful showing at the SHSAA regional badminton tournament in Moose Jaw on May 5. Teams captured the boys singles, girls doubles, boys doubles and mixed doubles categories and will also be sending two second place teams as well. Congratulations to all the coaches and athletes for a great effort! The regional tournament consisted of two teams...

The Swift Current Broncos scored four unanswered goals to tie the best-of-seven 2018 Rogers WHL Championship Series at one game apiece after a thrilling 4-3 comeback overtime win over the Everett Silvertips on Saturday. Giorgio Estephan lifted a rebound into a partially open net 9:27 into overtime to lift the Broncos to the win and hand the Silvertips their first...

Southwest competitors continued to battle near the top of the leaderboard early in the Canadian Cowboys Association rodeo season at the Kinsmen Rodeo in North Battleford on April 27-29. Maple Creek’s Janae Wilson continued her strong start to 2018 with a win in Junior Girls Barrel Racing in 13.71 seconds for $319. It was her second wins in as many...

The Swift Current Broncos find themselves in an early hole in the best-of-seven 2018 Rogers WHL Championship Series after a narrow 2-1 loss to the Everett Silvertips on Friday. Silvertips star Carter Hart made 34 saves to down the Broncos in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,890 at the Innovation Credit Union iplex. The Silvertips improved to 8-0 on...

The Swift Current Broncos had to watch the opening 53 picks of the WHL Bantam Draft before selecting forward Finlay Williams in the third round. After trading their first and second round picks away this season, the Broncos used the 54th overall pick to take the 5’10 forward from North Vancouver. Williams posted 32 points and 30 penalty minutes in...