Steven Mah

The host Swift Current Broncos fell 2-1 to the visiting Regina Pats Saturday to even up the best-of-seven East Division semi-final at one game apiece. After a 3-0 Broncos win on Friday, Ryan Kubic won a goaltending duel that featured 62 saves on 65 shots, including 32 from the Pats netminder. “We didn’t score,” said Broncos head coach Manny Viveiros. “We...

The Swift Current Broncos used a three-goal first period to cruise to a 3-0 win over the Regina Pats to open the best-of-five East Division semi-final. Stuart Skinner made 34 saves for his first post-season shutout in his 25th career playoff game. The Pats were determined to set a physical tone and they paid for it in the first period as...

The Swift Current Broncos and Regina Pats will meet for the second straight season in the Western Hockey League playoffs. If their final two games of the regular season were any indication, hockey fans can expect a physical and evenly matched series between the Trans-Canada Highway rivals. “It is going to be a good series," said Pats captain Sam Steel....

The SandHills Boxing Club is set to host its third annual Layne Langridge Memorial boxing card on Saturday with a full evening of Olympic style boxing. The club is now in its third year of operation and head coach Kennith Blohm said that the club has seven competitive boxers and about 20 who train and workout. Blohm is hoping to have...

The Swift Current Bantam A Broncos lost game one of the SHA provincial final 3-2 in the Battlefords. The Broncos had fought back from a 2-0 deficit, but Luke Kowerchuk scored for the Barons with only two seconds left on the clock to give the Barons a one-goal lead in the two-game, total-goal series. Battlefords scored twice in the opening 3:38...

After skating to the second best record in the regular season, members of the Swift Current Broncos were prominently featured in the Western Hockey League Conference All-Stars Teams and awards nominees. Captain Glenn Gawdin led the way as the winner of the WHL Plus-Minus Award after posting a plus-61 rating in 67 games this season. He was also named to...

The Swift Current 14U Female Black Junior SunDogs won five of seven matches to place second at a 10-team volleyball tournament in Humboldt. The SunDogs, coached by Chris Grainger and Brad Gross, won their first three matches on Saturday. They defeated Lloydminster (25-3, 25-12), Nipawin (25-6, 25-9), and Raymore (23-12, 19-25, 15-7), before losing to the Battleford Heat (21-25, 24-26). They...

The Swift Current Bantam A Broncos advanced to the SHA provincial final with two wins over Yorkton in the south final. The Broncos won the opener 5-2 in Yorkton on March 10. Cade Reich led the Broncos with two goals and one assist, while Jared Stevenson added three assists. Kelsey Rokochy, Austin Calkins, and Dayne Feicht also scored, while Shaye...

The basketball season came to a close for Southwest teams on the SHSAA regional weekend on March 16-17. In the 1A-4A categories, regionals consisted of four-team tournaments where the top team advanced to HOOPLA, which will be in Prince Albert on March 22-24. In 1A girls’ action, the Leader Saints travelled to Saint Brieux. Leader dropped their opening game to Langham...

Submitted Swift Current Minor Football is establishing a spring flag football league for players born in 2008 and 2009 this May and June. The eight-week league will run Saturday mornings in May and for the first four Saturdays in June. All games will be played at Highland Field. SCMF, which administers a tackle football league in the fall for boys and...