Steven Mah

The good news kept coming last week for the Western Major Baseball League champion Swift Current 57’s as pitcher Bobby St. Pierre signed with the Ottawa Champions of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. The Champions were fifth out of eight teams with a 39-52 record coming out of the weekend. The Windsor, ON native made his debut on...

A trio of Swift Current Minor Baseball standouts helped their province bring home medals from the Baseball Canada national championships. Both Riley Bowers and Rylan Hildebrand helped Saskatchewan win silver at the 2017 DQ 13U National Championships in Repentigny, Quebec. Saskatchewan opened the tournament with an 18-8 loss to Quebec on Thursday. Bowers pitched one relief inning and also picked up...

The Swift Current Broncos concluded training camp with many of their best young players on the ice for the annual Blue and White Game on Sunday. Five different players scored, but it was Christian Riemer’s point shot that was the difference in a 3-2 win for Team White. The 17-year-old defenseman was one of three Swift Current Home Hardware Midget AAA...

A trio of Swift Current Minor Baseball standouts are representing their province at the Baseball Canada national championships this week. Brody Alexandre is playing with Team Saskatchewan at the 15U Ray Carter Cup in Summerside, PEI. Saskatchewan opened the tournament on Thursday with a 5-0 win over Manitoba. Alexandre played third base and hit cleanup but was unable to reach base. Saskatchewan...

Swift Current’s Kelsey Leifson is set to take a huge step forward in her coaching career after being named the sixth head coach of the SAIT Trojans women’s hockey team. Leifson, 31, will replace Terry Larson, who guided the Calgary based team for the past nine seasons. “Yeah it is kind of exciting,” said Leifson from Calgary. “Also quite overwhelming, but...

Swift Current residents had the opportunity to contribute to a piece of artwork that will celebrate their community and the 150th anniversary of Canada. Lewis Lavoie, Canada 150 Mural Mosaic Project Designer, was at Market Square on August 18 and 19 to help people of all ages contribute to the project. “We are painting tiles and it is going to be...

The Swift Current Broncos announced Wednesday their complete training camp schedule. Rookies were in Swift Current on Monday and Tuesday for orientation. The balance of the training camp roster registered and underwent fitness testing on Wednesday. On-ice sessions began Thursday with the 60 players divided into three teams for the next three days. Scrimmages will begin Thursday at 4 p.m. with Team...

The Swift Current 57’s have been ranked in the Collegiate Summer Baseball Top 30 for the second straight season. After winning a second straight Western Major Baseball League championship, the 57’s were ranked 15th in the Final National Rankings, which includes teams from 30 different leagues, including over 250 collegiate summer baseball teams. The 57’s finished second in the WMBL regular...

The Swift Current Junior SunDogs Volleyball Club reached new heights this past season, both in team results, as well as individual success on the court. “It was an extremely successful year,” said Morgan Montgomery, Chair of the Junior SunDogs Volleyball Club Executive. “We saw a record number of athletes out this season, which allowed us to put the most teams...

Tristan Lockman reached the end zone for the first time in his junior football career as he helped the Regina Thunder defeat the Edmonton Wildcats 55-7 Saturday. The record-breaking running back from the Swift Current Comp. Colts ran his first major in during the fourth quarter of the blowout win at Mosaic Stadium. The rookie back finished with 59 yards...