Blaine Weyland

Following last week’s schedule release, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has announced some key dates for the upcoming 2025-26 regular season.  

Martensville will host the Western All-Star Challenge between November 3-5. The camp will feature the best U19 players trying out for the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge, which will be held in Trois-Rivieres, QC. 

The East Central 15UAAA Dodgers picked up a Sunday sweep in their doubleheader against the North West Sun Devils in Muenster.  

In the first game, the Dodgers picked up a dominating 10-0 win. Reid Griffith had three hits and drove in three runs.  

Saywer Pollon also had three hits and scored twice.  

Kyler Fischer had two hits.  

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the only team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) sitting at 4-0 following the first four weeks following a 37-18 win over the BC Lions. 

AJ Ouellette led the green and white with 139 rushing yards on the ground and added a touchdown.  

It was a battle between the backup quarterbacks on Saturday. Saskatchewan’s Jake Maier earned the win by tossing 170 passing yards with a touchdown and didn’t throw an interception.  

For the most part, the rain held off on Thursday night as another edition of the Summer Sizzler got underway at Civic Park. Many residents brought their lawn chairs and enjoyed a night of music featuring local talent including Jodie Hergott, Brian Grest, Ray Whitton, Walter Bushman, Dave Tomchysen and more. 

Along with the music, there was a fundraising barbecue with the proceeds going towards Arts Humboldt. 

Enjoy a sample of the music from Thursday night with the links and images below.

It could be a battle of the backup quarterbacks this week between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions at Mosaic Stadium.  

Saskatchewan will turn to Jake Maier as the starting quarterback on Saturday for the first time since acquiring the 28-year-old from the Calgary Stampeders. Trevor Harris will miss this week’s game (Head/Illness).  

The Marysburg Royals suffered a rare loss on Thursday night as the Saskatoon River Pirates staged a late rally to edge out the Royals 7-6.  

Marysburg held a slim 6-5 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning before the River Pirates scored a pair of runs to complete the comeback. 

It was a back-and-forth game between the two squads, with Saskatoon opening with a two-run lead at the bottom of the first inning. 

It was a celebration of both the past and the future on Thursday afternoon at Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) with their 50th Anniversary celebrations.  

The day included demonstrations of some of the tests that have been done at PAMI over the years, an open house, tours and some food trucks.  

The Humboldt Hammerheads enjoyed a successful weekend at a pair of swim meets.  

On Saturday, three swimmers from the Hammerheads competed at the Mintenko Summerfest Swim Meet in Moose Jaw with each swimmer leaving the event with a medal.  

The following day, 34 swimmers from the Hammerheads travelled to Regina and it was another strong showing for the Hammerheads. Swimmers that finished on the podium included:

At Monday’s City Council Meeting, the City of Humboldt approved a motion to purchase a vehicle for the Community Safety Officer (CSO) to replace the current vehicle. 

The vehicle purchased by the City of Humboldt is a fully equipped 2016 Dodge Charger. Currently the CSO uses a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe.  

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) will be looking to eliminate the concerns of the growing gopher population with the blessing from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).  

This is being done because gophers cause crop loss and land degradation which affect the province’s producers and landowners. The SWF will be connecting with landowners with members who can assist and deal with gopher numbers in reasonable and ethical fashion.