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It took five days to find out, but the Swift Current 11 and under AAA 57's were eliminated from provincials last night.

Their semifinal game with the Regina White Sox was postponed due to rain on Sunday while tied at 2.

After resuming last night, Regina won the game 3-2 to advance to the final.

Swift Current had a strong overall record of 21-13-1 on the season.

More strong performances by local golfers as Chinook Golf Course hosted the Saskatchewan Senior Championships this week.

Swift Current's Kathy Hopfner was the top women's 60+ golfer, winning the Mal Balmos tournament.

She also finished second in the 50+ senior championship with a score of +30 over three rounds.

Denise Wilson of Elmwood Golf Course finished 4th in the Mal Balmos and 7th in the senior championship.

The overall winner was Kim Walker of the Wascana Golf Course.

The Medicine Hat Mavericks scored a total of 33 runs as they swept a two-game series over the Moose Jaw Miller Express this week. 

Last night, a six-run sixth inning led the Mavericks to a 16-10 win. 

Medicine Hat opened with a pair of runs in the top of the first. Moose Jaw then tied the game in the bottom of the second. Eduardo Saenz scored off a Tanner DeGrazia single, and Robert Estrada crossed home plate on a passed ball. 

Cody Fajardo will be wearing a different shade of green tonight as he makes his first start as an opponent since leaving the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Roughriders host the Edmonton Elks, who have made a quarterback change, electing to replace Tre Ford with the former Roughriders quarterback.

In his three seasons in Saskatchewan, Fajardo led the green and white to the Western Final on two occasions. Following the 2022 season, the Roughriders went in a different direction**,** signing Trevor Harris.

The Okotoks Dawgs of the WCBL are looking for win #31 of the season this weekend with three games lined up at Seaman Stadium.

The Brooks Bombers tangle with the Dawgs tonight and tomorrow before hosting the Lethbridge Bulls on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Both of the games against the Bombers start at 7:05 p.m.

The Dawgs currently have a record of 30 wins and 14 losses.

Cody Fajardo will be wearing a different shade of green tonight as he makes his first start as an opponent since leaving the Saskatchewan Roughriders. 

The Roughriders host the Edmonton Elks, who have made a quarterback change, electing to replace Tre Ford with the former Roughriders quarterback. 

The U18 Strathmore Reds are heading to a provincial tournament this weekend.

Between Friday (July 25) and Sunday, there will be several teams taking part in the tournament at the Cheadle ball diamond.

Here is a schedule of the tournament:

They scored 33 runs in two games. The Medicine Hat Mavericks enjoyed their time at Ross Wells Park in Moose Jaw this week. They beat the Miller Express 16-10 last night.

Jeremy Freeman Junior and Aaron Vulcano hit home runs for the winners. Vulcano went five-for-five with 4 RBI.

William Edwards hit his 9th homer of the season for the Millers who travel to Weyburn to play the Beavers tonight.

In other Western Canadian Baseball League action last night, the Regina Red Sox lost to Lethbridge 5-4 and the Saskatoon Berries shutout Swift Current 9-0.

Thursday night kicked off the Battle of the Foothills chuckwagon races at the High River Ag grounds.

Jamie Laboucane came through with the top time of the night, with defending champion Chanse Vigen placing in 5th, and High River's own Jason Glass coming in 6th on the night.

Other local favourites had solid times too, with Jordie Fike from Blackie coming in 11th and DeWinton's Dayton Sutherland coming in 14th.

The top four drivers in the aggregate after Saturday night's heats will qualify for the final championship heat on Sunday.

Major news came out of the Kindersley Jr. Klippers organization on Thursday as it was officially announced that Head Coach and GM Clayton Jardine accepted an assistant coaching job with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. 

A native of Lacombe, Alberta, Jardine's move to Red Deer represents both a jump to the next level, but also a chance to go closer to home.