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Driving to the net, Ste. Anne Aces forward Steph Pattyn chipped a centering pass up and into the net, sending the Aces bench and traveling supporters into celebration as they were crowned Provincial Champions.

Despite finding a way to break through the Penticton Vees' defence, the Okotoks Oilers suffered a third loss in the opening round of the BCHL playoffs on Tuesday, April 8.

The Oilers had the home-ice advantage in Game 3 following two prior shutout defeats in Penticton.

The Vees had a 2-0 lead just over five minutes into the first period, with two power-play goals in the second increasing their lead to 4-0.

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings pushed the Flin Flon Bombers to the brink of elimination Tuesday night. Ethan Dekay scored a hat trick as the Red Wings skated to a 4-1 win on home ice at Crescent Point Place to go up 3-0 in their best-of-seven semifinal series. 

"Couldn't have done it without my teammates, and my linemates," Dekay said after the game. 

"It was a little sloppy," Red Wings head coach Cody Mapes said of his team's performance. "But at the end of the day, we did some things that we believe are going to give us success here throughout the series."

The Portage Terriers picked up their first win of the second round on Tuesday night, beating the Dauphin Kings 2-1 on home ice. 

Terrier goalie Ryan Velan played the hero, stopping 39 shots including a highlight reel sprawling glove save in the third period.

For Velan, it was his first start of the post-season, "It felt awesome. I feel like I was ready for it. I think I did a good job in practice, staying right for the opportunity, so I was happy to be able to capitalize on it and it was a much-needed win, so I'm happy that we were able to pull it out."

The Estevan Comprehensive School table tennis team has returned home from provincials with a championship title.

“It was very exciting. You should have heard them when we were announced,” said coach Lindsay Collins. “They all played really well. They represented ECS well, and I’m really proud of them.”

The team competed at the provincial tournament over the weekend and walked away with the top title after earning the highest number of points across multiple divisions.

"I honestly still couldn't even believe it was happening."

Swift Current's Kamryn Johnson is a national champion.

She was an alternate captain for Bishop's University as they won the U Sports national women's hockey championship.

"It was kind of an unbelievable experience," Johnson said. "We're a new program, but we've been building. We had a lot of success. We really believed in this group. It was an amazing experience. We were treated like celebrities."

The Humboldt Broncos and the City of Humboldt are proud to announce that Dazza Mitchell has committed to the University of Dubuque and will continue his hockey and academic career at the NCAA DIV III Level as a member of the Spartans for the 2025-26 season.

Dazza was acquired as a 20-year-old by the Broncos prior to the 2025 trade deadline, where he culminated an incredibly accomplished SJHL career with a 9-5-1-2 record with a “dazzling” .932 SV% as a Bronco.

After running wild on the score sheet, Swift Current Broncos forward Luke Mistelbacher has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.

He will join Iowa immediately.

The Steinbach native put up 42 goals and 51 assists to lead the Broncos this season. 

Mistelbacher finished 8th in Western Hockey League scoring.

The Wild are the American League Affiliate of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League.

The Kindersley Jr. Klippers are officially ready to enter offseason mode. The Klippers held a three-day spring camp over the weekend, and Monday marked the start of the ice removal process inside Inter Pipeline Arena in Kindersley.

Local athletes were in Gull Lake this past weekend competing in the North Sectional Badminton Playoff. 

Over a dozen SCCHS athletes brought home medals and will be moving on in the season. 

Swift Current's Michael Liu secured first place in boys singles, while Hannah Riego came out first in girls singles, and Tinara Bowditch took silver in girls singles.