Steven Mah

Playing their third road game in as many days, and without three of their top six forwards due to injury, illness, and suspension, the Swift Current Broncos engineered an improbable 5-4 overtime win over the Western Hockey League leading Regina Pats Sunday. The Broncos trailed 4-2 after two periods but forced overtime with goals from Aleksi Heponiemi and Tyler Steenbergen....

Four Swift Current United Soccer Club teams took part in the Saskatchewan Soccer Association 6v6 Indoor Youth Provincial Championships. The United U16 girls were among six teams chasing provincial supremacy and advanced all the way to the championship match to bring home silver medals. They opened their tournament Friday evening against the Aurora Majestic and won 4-2, led by a hat...

The Max Kirkpatrick rink won five straight games to reach the playoffs at the 2016-17 Affinity Credit Union Senior Men’s Provincial Curling Championship in Swift Current. The Kirkpatrick rink, curling out of the Swift Current Curling Club, lost their opener 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon to Saskatoon’s Brian Humble. They rebounded Wednesday evening with a 5-2 win over Moosomin’s Daryl Williamson to...

Game two of the Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats’ opening round Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League playoff series did not go according to plan. Two days after the Wildcats won the longest game in league history, they lost 6-0 to the Regina Rebels on their home ice in front of a large crowd at Fairview Arena. Rebels’ star Kennedy Bobyck...

The Swift Current Broncos dropped their second straight road game in a 5-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday. One day after being shutout 7-0 to the Regina Pats, the Broncos allowed three unanswered goals in the third period to the Warriors. They outshot the Warriors 15-8 in a scoreless first period, but then were outshot 35-12 over the...

The Swift Current Broncos had no answers for Sam Steel and the host Regina Pats in a 7-0 loss Friday. The Broncos lost for the fifth straight game against the host Pats when Steel opened the game with a natural hat trick and finished with four goals and one assist. Jeff De Wit, Nick Henry, and Connor Hobbs also scored...

The Max Kirkpatrick rink won both games Friday at the 2016-17 Affinity Credit Union Senior Men’s Provincial Curling Championship in Swift Current to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The Max Kirkpatrick rink, curling out of the Swift Current Curling Club, lost their opener 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon to Saskatoon’s Brian Humble. They rebounded Wednesday evening with a 5-2 win over...

The Swift Current Special Olympics Swim Club had nine competitors in the water at their home meet on Feb. 19. Among the highlights for the local club was Katie Durant with four first-place finishes, as well as a second and third-place showing. Complete local results were as follows: Katie Durant 1st –200 Breast Combine, 5:51.36; 1st –200 Back, 5:52.26; 1st – 400 Free,...

The lone local rink won both of their games on day two at the 2016-17 Affinity Credit Union Senior Men’s Provincial Curling Championship in Swift Current. The Max Kirkpatrick rink, curling out of the Swift Current Curling Club, lost their opener 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon to Saskatoon’s Brian Humble. They rebounded Wednesday evening with a 5-2 win over Moosomin’s Daryl Williamson...

The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats opened the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League playoffs with a triple overtime win over the host Regina Rebels Thursday. Janessa Fournier notched the game winner midway through the third overtime period to end the marathon game of over 100 minutes to open the best-of-five playoff series. The Wildcats had forced overtime with a late...