Steven Mah

A pair of Southwest rodeo families led the way at the Kinsmen Rodeo in North Battleford on April 28-30. Three Southwest cowboys found the money in Steer Wrestling at the Canadian Cowboys Association event in North Battleford. Maple Creek’s William Beierbach won the event in 4.6 seconds for $594. Kyle’s Harrison Hantelman was right...

A relative newcomer to the Southwest is hoping to make a name for himself on the national chess scene later this month. Sergio Del Bosque only arrived in Swift Current in October of 2022, but he recently became the Saskatchewan chess champion and in the process qualified for Nationals. His dad began teaching him...

The U15 Surge girls basketball team made its season debut in Lethbridge at the LMBA Battle of the Bridge Prelim tournament over the weekend. The Surge lost their opener 51-47 in overtime to LCBC. Danica Jackson led the Surge with 15 points, followed by 11 from Talyah Cuthbert and eight from Naimy Regier. Bree...

The 17UW Junior SunDogs won silver at Sask Volleyball Provincial. The team, coached by Darren Lehmann, Shawn Fraser and Kendra Lehmann, were the number one seed heading into Sask Volleyball’s 17U Women’s Provincial Tournament April 22-23. Day one saw the SunDogs finish second in their pool, defeating Oxbow Black Knights (32-30,...

A pair of Southwest resident competed in the 2023 Rattler Run in Medicine Hat on Saturday. Maple Creek’s Brenda Sunde placed first in the 10 kilometre 60-69 female race. She crossed the finish line in 1:00:2, over 12 minutes ahead of the closest competitor in her division. Swift Current’s Alison Banman...

The Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires gathered on Tuesday to hand out their team awards and celebrate the 2022-23 season. The Legionnaires had a resurgent season as they finished with a 25-15-4 record in fourth place in the Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League standings. They were eliminated in five games by the Warman...

Former Swift Current Broncos netminder Isaac Poulter signed a contract for the 2023-24 season. Poulter inked a two-way deal with the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League the club announced on April 25. The 6’2’’ Winnipeg product appeared in 13 games with the Comets during the 2022-23 regular season. He finished with a...

The Swift Current Wolverines opened the Prairie Gold Junior Lacrosse League season with a dominant win over the visiting Regina Barracudas on Saturday. The Wolverines scored six unanswered goals in the first period on their way to a 12-3 victory. Riley Pribyl led the Wolverines with two goals and three assists....

Swift Current Broncos prospect Tyson Yaremko scored the overtime winner to book a trip to the Telus Cup for his Saskatoon Blazers. Yaremko scored 2:52 into overtime to lift the Blazers to a 4-3 win over the host Warman Wildcats at the 2023 U18 AAA West Regional on Sunday. https://twitter.com/yaremko71/status/1645201774872084489?s=20

Swift Current’s Ethan Murdoch was named a NJCAA Region 9 Baseball Player of the Week for the third time this season. The sophomore outfielder/catcher led the McCook Community College baseball team to a 6-0 record last week as they stretched their winning streak to 16 games along the way. Murdoch hit...