Steven Mah

The Swift Current 57’s won their sixth consecutive game Saturday to clinch top spot in the Western Major Baseball League’s Eastern Division. The host 57’s trailed the rival Regina Red Sox for the middle portion of the game before scoring four runs in the seventh and eighth innings and held on for a 6-5 win to improve to 32-15 with...

The Swift Current 57’s took two big steps closer to an Eastern Division pennant by sweeping the host Regina Red Sox in a Friday double header. Their pitching staff came up big, holding the league’s highest scoring team to only five runs over 14 innings. The 57’s hit a pair of home runs in a 3-2 win in the opening...

Submitted Ponteix hosted the six-team Midget Boys Tier 4 Provincial Ball Tournament on July 21–23. The Assiniboia Aces, Gravelbourg Bulls, Hanley White Sox, Red River Royals, Watrous Lakers, and host Ponteix Pirates all took part. Community support was essential to pull off the endeavor and Ponteix citizens did not disappoint! Thanks to the many sponsors and volunteers who made the weekend...

Three members of the Chinook Players Club participated in the Gold Eagle Provincial Seniors Golf Championship at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club on July 25-27. Swift Current’s Brent Wotypka was the top finisher in a fifth-place tie out of 66 senior men’s golfers. Wotypka shot a six-over 78 on Tuesday, followed by a 77 on day two to...

Taylor Kirwan will be one of 14 defenseman looking to earn a spot on Hockey Canada’s 2017-18 Women’s National U-18 Team this summer. The Gull Lake product has been invited to the U18 selection camp in Calgary on August 5-13. The Summer Showcase includes 25 development team invites and 42 under-18 invitees. The 42 U-18 players will be split into two...

The Swift Current 57’s secured a one-game lead in the Western Major Baseball League’s Eastern Division with an 8-3 win over the visiting Yorkton Cardinals Thursday. Bobby St. Pierre improved 5-4 as he allowed only three hits and two unearned runs without allowing a walk and striking out five over six innings. Will Blanchard and Trey Taylor each added scoreless relief...

Just over three years after Meghan Chisholm became the first Saskatchewan swimmer to cross the English Channel, she is poised to make another trip across the world’s busiest seaway. But unlike her first solo Channel crossing, Chisholm will be part of a three-person relay team who will attempt to make the 34-kilometre crossing from England to France. Chisholm, now 22,...

The Swift Current 57’s moved into top spot in the Western Major Baseball League’s Eastern Division with a 14-1 win over the visiting Yorkton Cardinals Wednesday. The 57’s flexed their offensive muscle with 12 hits, including three home runs. The 57’s got all the offense they needed with four runs in the first inning, capped by a three-run home run...

Swift Current’s Griffin Wilson was the top Southwest golfer at the 2017 MJT/CPGA of Saskatchewan Junior Championship at Dakota Dunes Golf Links in Saskatoon. Wilson, 16, tied for sixth in the 27-golfer Juvenile Boys Division, seven shots behind the leader, Estevan’s Jayden Dudas (84-74-158). Wilson was within striking distance of the lead with an 83 on day one. He trimmed...

The Swift Current 57’s overcame five errors to make up a full game on the Regina Red Sox with a 7-2 win Monday at Mitchell Field. The 57’s had an off night in the field but more than made up for it with strong pitching and timely hitting. Starter Mitch Guiberson had a long first inning when a pair of...