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Rush forward Brock Haley is having himself quite the rookie season. Through 15 games played, he has recorded 16 goals and 24 assists.  

The Saskatchewan Rush have 11 wins and 5 losses and are currently in second place in the NLL standings. Haley says part of the reason the team is so successful is because everyone has bought in. 

The Esso Awards for Kindersley Minor Hockey are coming up next week in the community. In the leadup, Minor Sports had their coaches/managers supper on Tuesday to celebrate the season a little early, and the U13 Klippers were one team that completed their windup, taking in the Saskatchewan Rush game on April 4. 

The U13 Klippers packed the bus Friday afternoon for the Rush game windup, getting to their fantastic SaskTel Centre seats for warmups as most of the team was able to take home a Rush warmup ball.

Rush forward Brock Haley is having himself quite the rookie season. Through 15 games played, he has recorded 16 goals and 24 assists.  

The Saskatchewan Rush have 11 wins and 5 losses and are currently in second place in the NLL standings. Haley says part of the reason the team is so successful is because everyone has bought in. 

At the Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics Awards Night held April 8, student-athletes, coaches, staff, donors and supporters were acknowledged for their achievements and contributions to academic, athletic and social communities.
 

The CobraCats high school rugby teams are embracing the fun-loving spirit of the rugby community with a Seniors Dress Up Rumble this Friday afternoon.

The event takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. at the SLS Legacy Sportsfield, located next to Bow Valley High School.

Players will take the field dressed to impress for some 7s touch rugby—and fans are encouraged to get in on the action by showing up in costume, too.

CobraCats Taia Graham and Sienne Showman say both the boys’ and girls’ teams will be suiting up in dresses for the game.

Gearing up for another wonderful season, the President of the South West United Soccer Association, Jennifer Beard, believes this may be the best year yet.

The defending MJHL champions have been pushed to the edge by the Northern Manitoba Blizzard and after falling in game three 3-1, they trail in the series 3-0.

Things appeared to be going alright for the Flyers in the opening 20 minutes. They controlled play, they had the edge in shots and chances, as well as finding the back of the net to open the scoring.

The Junior B Delisle Chiefs are no more.

It was announced on Wednesday by the Prairie Junior Hockey League that the franchise is on the move to Martensville, relocating for the 2025-26 season, retaining the Chiefs name and playing games out of the Martensville Sports Centre.

The CobraCats girls rugby team played a tune-up match against the Croxford Cavaliers on Wednesday night in preparation for their season opener on April 15.

Spirits ran high during the game, capped off by special player-of-the-game presentations from head coach Sinead Byrne.

“Everyone’s having fun,” said Byrne. “All the positivity has been awesome, and we’re just so excited for all the new players and how well they did. They meshed with the experienced players so well for their first game. We’re very excited to see what’s going to happen.”

Matthew Knies capped his hat trick with the game-winner in overtime, pushing the Maple Leafs to a 4–3 decision over the Tampa Bay Lightning last night.

The Edmonton Oilers were lifted to a 4–3 win over the St. Louis Blues thanks to Connor Brown's second goal of the game with just 21 seconds left on the clock. Edmonton has yet to clinch a playoff spot with just four games remaining on its regular season schedule and the Calgary Flames suffered a tough loss as the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 4–3 overtime win.