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The Soo Line Boxing Club celebrated its 75th anniversary with a Club Card event packing the Weyburn Legion Hall on Saturday.

In the Junior A Novice 42 kg class, Medicine Hat Boxing Club's Kade Steiger won against the Soo Line Boxing Club's Andrew Palomares-Erickson.

In the Junior B Novice 53 kg class, the Alliance Boxing Club's Manuel Oraha won against United Boxing Club's Hunter Gagne.

Two Swift Current Sundogs Club volleyball teams appeared at the Saskatchewan 13 and under women's volleyball provincials over the weekend.

The 13UW Sundogs Elite went 3-4 at the event, ending with a win over QCVC Purple in a consolation bracket match 25-12, 25-27 and 17-15.

They won three of their last four to close out their provincial run.

The Sundogs Select went 1-6 but also ended on a winning note in the consolation bracket with a 25-20 and 25-13 win over BVC Crush.

A golden ticket for the Sundogs.

The Fountain Tire 15 Under Women's Elite Sundogs club volleyball team won the 16UW Golden Ticket Tournament over the weekend.

They beat Nipawin Fusion 25-18, 25-11 in the quarterfinal, took down Golden Ticket out of Regina 25-15, 25-14 in the semifinal, and topped Thunder Creek Volleyball Club 25-20, 25-22 in the final.

They are now off until provincials April 26-28 in Saskatoon.

The Swift Current Surge U15 Boys Green basketball team went 3-1 at their first tournament of the season.

They competed at the Battle in the Bridge City Tournament in Saskatoon over the weekend.

The Surge started with a tightly contested 83-77 loss to the Saskatoon Slam Magic before rattling off three straight wins.

Swift Current beat the PA Lakers 70-62, YXE Elite White 97-37, and YXE Elite U14 71-47.

Their next tournament action is the Prairie Premier Classic on May 16 in Moose Jaw.

The field is becoming clearer for SHSAA Regional Badminton on May 3. Senior district tournaments are being held around the province in the leadup, including in Biggar last week for the West Central Athletics Association.

The host Biggar Blazers were well represented on their home court. Their athletes took home a bronze in mixed doubles, and a silver in girls singles for a chance to play in regionals. 

The Portage Terriers will look to extend their season tonight, by tying their second round series against the Dauphin Kings.

Portage won the last contest by a 3-0 score, with Mitchell Kathler recording his first shutout of the playoffs. 

Scoring leader Cam Bullinger led the way in the game with a pair of points, and the team will likely need more production from their top performers to knot up the series.

A win in tonight's game would see Game 7 go down at Stride Place on Wednesday, April 16 with puck drop at 7:30 p.m.

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings are looking to advance to the Canterra Seeds Cup Final with a win on home ice tonight against the Flin Flon Bombers. After going up 3-0 in the semi-final series, the Red Wings have dropped their last two games to set up tonight’s Game 6 at Crescent Point Place. With the opportunity to advance to the finals for the first time in over a decade on home ice, head coach and general manager Cody Mapes of the Red Wings knows how special this game could be. 

It appears that the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers are on track to go head-to-head in the WHL Eastern Conference Final.

The Tigers are up two games to none on Prince Albert after a 5-4 win in overtime last night, while the Hurricanes took a two-games-to-none lead on Calgary with a 2-1 victory on Saturday. Former Warriors goalie Jackson Unger was the first star after stopping 33 of 34 shots in the nets.

Saskatoon, SK - The Saskatchewan Rush rolled into Ball Arena, leaving with an 11-6 win over the Colorado Mammoth on Sunday, April 13th. 

Jake Boudreau and Ryan Keenan responded to Colorado's goals in the opening frame, leaving the game tied at 2-2 after 15 minutes of play. 

Austin Shanks scored twice in the second quarter and Levi Anderson added another as Saskatchewan led 5-2 at the break. 

Shanks kept the hot stick rolling with a pair of goals in the third, plus Robert Church, Zach Manns and Keenan added singles in the quarter. 

Local wrestling enthusiasts, southwest residents, and anyone looking for a bit of excitement can look forward to live professional wrestling with well-known legends coming to Swift Current next month.

Canadian Wrestling's Elite is set to put on its Point to Prove show at Swift Current's Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton Centre on Thursday, May 29, with the action kicking off at 7:00 p.m.

Danny Warren, general manager at Canadian Wrestling's Elite, detailed that while the official lineup hasn't been released yet, TNA Wrestling Legend, Cowboy James Storm will headline the event.