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The Highwood is just days away from opening the golf course.

The driving range is already open, but they've had to delay the opening of the course due to this week's weather.

They wanted to open on Good Friday, but Mother Nature dictated otherwise. 

You can call them at 403-652-3644 to book a tee time for next week, or if you need to scratch your golfing itch sooner, you can hit up the driving range, which is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It’s the regular season finale for the Saskatchewan Rush! 

The Ottawa Black Bears will visit SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon for the very first time on Saturday, April 19 for Rush Nation Night. The first 1500 fans through the gates will receive a Rush cowbell, prizes will be handed out at every time-out, and the halftime show will feature speed painter Jessica K. Haas. 

Kadon McCann of Cochrane is among 18 Alberta-born players named Wednesday to NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft.

The forward, who plays for the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers, was ranked 116th among North American skaters.

McCann is one of several southern Alberta athletes making the cut. Calgary’s Jackson Smith, a defenceman for the Tri-City Americans, earned the top provincial spot at No. 13 overall. Braeden Cootes of Sherwood Park, a forward with the Seattle Thunderbirds, was listed at No. 20 — both considered first-round prospects.

With sunshine, mild temperatures, and winter behind us (hopefully), golf season in Central Alberta is off to an early start — and courses are already filling up. 

The Winnipeg Jets closed out their regular season with a 2-1 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, and will kick off the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday evening at home.

Mark Scheifele played the hero in the extra frame, scoring just 1:11 into overtime to seal the win. Neal Pionk had the other goal for Winnipeg, while Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 30 shots to earn the victory.

The Jets finish the season with a record of 56-22-4, setting a franchise-best 116 points to win the Presidents’ Trophy.

The Montreal Canadiens clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 4-2 win over Carolina last night. The Habs will play Washington in the first round. The Winnipeg Jets needed overtime to beat the Ducks 2-1. Edmonton shutout the Sharks 3-0 and the Vancouver Canucks lost their final game of the season 4-1 to the Golden Knights.

The regular season finishes with a handful of games tonight and the playoffs being Saturday with two games - Winnipeg will host St. Louis while Dallas opens up at home to the Colorado Avalanche.

Rush forward Brock Haley is having himself quite the rookie season. Through 16 games played, he has recorded 16 goals and 26 assists.  

Currently in second place in the NLL standings with 12 wins, Haley says part of the reason the team is so successful is because everyone has bought in. 

Top badminton singles and doubles teams in the HCAA were decided yesterday at Humboldt Collegiate.

All five categories, boys and girls singles and boys, girls and mixed doubles, competed in the day long district competition. 

The top two players and teams from each category are off to provincial competition on Saturday, May 3 in Prince Albert.

2025 Senior Badminton

District Championship Results

(teams in bold to compete in SHSAA Regionals)

Boys Singles

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH

NHL
Winnipeg 2 Anaheim 1 (Overtime)

MLB
Toronto 3 Atlanta 1

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH

IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Round Robin
Japan vs Canada - 1:30 PM

Baseball season is approaching quickly and President of Killarney Minor Ball, Pam Skeoch, says this year really shows the love of the sport within the region. 

As the weather turns, Skeoch says she's feeling really good with where they are at heading into the 2025 season. "Well, we're excited to get going. We have some coaches that are already practicing, some indoors and some perhaps outdoors later this week. Things are drying up and that's great news for the kids."