Blaine Weyland

Muenster's Marek Yeager has been named to Team Saskatchewan that will be competing in the 2024 Baseball Canada Cup in Fort McMurray. A tournament that features some of the best baseball players in the country.  

Last night the opening ceremonies took place with Wednesday marking the first day of action. Saskatchewan will take on Quebec in their first game at 9:00. That will be followed with a matchup against Ontario at 3:00.  

The City of Humboldt has announced an agreement of $2.3 million with the Government of Canada that will encourage the development of residential homes in the city.

Funding is through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) House Accelerator Fund (HAF) which provides funding straight to municipalities to incentivize and support initiatives aimed at increasing housing. 

The funding will help the City of Humboldt development goals which includes housing opportunities for residents and streamlining development permitting processes. 

Team Canada's Women's 3x3 Basketball team just fell short of winning a medal at the Paris Games, ending up with a fourth-place finish. 

Canada began Monday's action in the semi-final against the top ranked Germany. 

It was a back-and-forth game, with Canada tying the game with 14 seconds remaining but the Germans hit a last second shot that sealed the win and a spot in the finals.

Humboldt's Paige Crozon had four points against Germany.

With the semi-final loss, Canada met the United States in the Bronze medal game. 

The 15U AAA East Central Dodgers claimed the Tier 2 provincial title this weekend in Regina. 

They began the tournament with a 13-9 win over the Moose Jaw Canucks on Friday

Then on Saturday they were shutout by the Swift Current 57's 11-0. 

But the Dodgers rebounded with a 7-4 win over the Regina Athletics.

On Sunday, the Dodgers beat the Southeast A's 9-3 setting up the gold medal game with a rematch against Swift Current. This time the Dodgers prevailed picking up a 10-6 win in the championship final. 

The Saskatchewan Roughriders had a chance to move into sole possession of the West Division on Saturday but surprised by the Edmonton Elks 

with 42-31 loss. 

Despite scoring on the opening play of the game with a kickoff return from Mario Alford, the Roughriders were unable to maintain the momentum. 

Former Roughriders receiver Tevin Jones in his start with Edmonton came back to haunt his old team with three catches for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns, 

The Senior AA Tier 1 Provincials took place this past weekend in Regina, involving the Marysburg Royals. 

It was a tough weekend for the Royals emerging with no wins. 

They opened the tournament with a 7-5 loss to the host Regina Trappers on Friday,

On Saturday, they opened the day with a 10-7 loss to the Saskatoon Outlaws. 

They lost to the Regina Rockies 12-4 in their second game of the day.

Finishing up the tournament, the Royals lost to the Carlyle Cardinals 11-6. 

A tough day for Team Canada's Women's 3x3 Basketball team with a pair of overtime losses. 

To open Friday’s action, Canada endured a roller coaster affair with the United States, ending with a 18-17 OT loss.  

Humboldt’s Paige Crozon had three points, along with a blocked shot and an offensive rebound.  

Katherine Plouffe led Canadian scorers with ten points.  

The Marysburg Royals will take part in the Senior AA Tier 1 Provincials in Regina beginning on Friday. 

Five teams will take part in the tournament, joining the Royals will be the Saskatoon Outlaws, the Regina Rockies, the Regina Trappers and the Carlyle Cardinals. 

It will be a round robin format with each squad playing four games.  

Team Canada's Women's 3x3 Basketball team split their two games on Thursday at the Paris Games.

Canada suffered their first loss at the Paris Games with a 19-15 defeat to Germany to begin the day.

The Germans got off to a fast start, jumping out to a 7-1 advantage. Canada would recover storming back with a 6-0 run to even the game.  

The fun of the long August weekend will be happening at the Humboldt Water Tower on Saturday afternoon with a celebration of the season.  

Beginning at 1:00 pm, there will be a series of activities to keep the whole family entertained.  

Along with the carnival games, there will be a roving circus act, a juggling workshop, a treasure hunt, a visit from the Humboldt fire trucks, and tours of the Water Tower.