Steven Mah

Starter Dustin Wells was dominant, first baseman Kyle MacDonald provided the power, and the bullpen was untouchable as the Swift Current 57’s defeated the visiting Moose Jaw Miller Express 6-1. Wells improved to 2-0 with a 0.82 earned run average since joining the team as he held Moose Jaw to five hits, one walk, and one unearned run while striking...

Five Southwest golfers took part in a Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop in Swift Current over the long weekend. Eastend’s Kirk Humphrey came out on top of the Collegiate Mens Division. He shot an 81 on day one for a five-shot lead and then added an 84 on day two at the Chinook Golf Course to win by six...

Patrick Marleau is leaving the only professional hockey home he has ever known. The Aneroid product, who played much of his minor hockey in Swift Current, signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs after 19 seasons in San Jose after being drafted second overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. The signing of the $18.75-million contract was announced...

The host Swift Current United Under-18 Girls came out on top of a 20-player shootout to win a second straight Saskatchewan Soccer Association Soccer 4 Life Outdoor Youth Provincial Championship Sunday. They weren’t at their best in their opener Friday but still defeated Yorkton United 3-0 in a rematch of last year’s provincial final. Ali Vance opened the scoring in...

The Swift Current United Under-16 Girls won three of four games to win Provincials at home over the weekend. They opened the tournament Friday with an 8-0 win over the Moose Jaw Storm. Allison Wall, Jannae Carlson, and Haylee Rogers each scored twice, while Bryn Haubrich and Taylor Kohls added singles. Juliana Whalen picked up the shutout in goal. They evened...

The Swift Current 57’s manufactured a seven-run ninth inning to defeat the host Regina Red Sox 14-10 Thursday. The 57’s trailed 8-7 heading into the final inning until they combined five hits with two errors to score seven runs for their third straight win. The inning included back-to-back two-run doubles from Kyle MacDonald and Bodie Cooper as well as a...

Swift Current’s Kalea Sauder will represent her province at the Tri Province Meet in Winnipeg, Manitoba from July13-16. The grade 10 student was one of 49 athletes named by Saskatchewan Athletics to attend the meet. Sauder was a double medalist at the 2017 SHSAA Track and Field Provincial Championships in June. She won silver in the Junior Girls 100 Metre...

Three Swift Current United Soccer Club teams will have the opportunity to compete for provincial supremacy on home turf this season, while another will head out on the road for Provincials. Swift Current will be the site of the Soccer For Life 11-Aside Female Outdoor Youth Provincial Championships from Friday until Sunday. The tournament will feature five U14 teams, four...

The Swift Current 57’s snapped out of an uncharacteristic slump by sweeping the visiting Medicine Hats Mavericks in a double header Wednesday. The 57’s snapped out of their three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win in the opener. The 57’s trailed for much of the game but took the lead for good in the fourth inning when Kyle MacDonald doubled...

A shocking slump continued when the Swift Current 57’s lost 7-5 to the visiting Weyburn Beavers Tuesday. The 57’s have now lost five of their past six games, especially surprising considering the slump was preceded by a five-game winning streak. Bobby St. Pierre took the loss after allowing eight hits, four walks, and five runs, though only two were earned,...