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Rebels trade Steven Steranka to Moose Jaw for draft pick.

Red Deer Rebels owner, president and general manager Brent Sutter announced Friday (June 20) the club has completed a trade with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Rebels have sent forward Steven Steranka to the Warriors in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.

Steranka, a native of Regina, Sask., was selected by Red Deer in the seventh round (148th overall) of the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft.

The Weyburn Gymnastics Club recognized their athletes last Monday at their annual Awards Night. Five gymnasts received awards for their hard work and dedication competing at the provincial level.

The award categories include Most Sportsmanlike, Most Improved, Most Outstanding, and Most Promising Gymnast. 

The Most Sportsmanlike Award recognizing the demonstration of fair play, respect, team spirit, and support was presented to Sophie Heimlick and Brynn Huebner.

The Humboldt Broncos will be a part of history during the opening weekend of the upcoming Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) regular season.  

On Monday, the SJHL announced the home openers for all 12 teams.  

The Broncos will head to Warman, on Friday, September 19 to meet the Wolverines. The game will be the first regular season game for the Wolverines after they relocated to Warman from Notre Dame.  

The Moose Jaw Miller Express went winless over the weekend, dropping games to the Swift Current 57s and the Medicine Hat Mavericks. 

On Friday night at Ross Wells Park, the Miller Express lost 15–10 in a high-scoring affair against Swift Current. 

The diamonds at Nickle Lake Regional Park will be buzzing with energy this weekend as the fourth annual Energy City Exposure Showcase kicks off, bringing top-tier softball talent and college scouts together in a unique event focused on player development and recruitment. 

The Cochrane Piranhas Summer Swim Club dove into the 2025 season with energy and determination, earning a wave of medals and two second-place team finishes at early-season meets in Didsbury and Okotoks.

Their season debut came June 7 at the Didsbury Aqua Jets Invitational, where the Piranhas finished just 34 points behind the powerhouse Calgary Tritons in combined team standings.

Among the standout performers:

Girls 8 and under

• Ellie Rauhaus won the 50m backstroke and 25m freestyle, and took silver in the 25m backstroke.

The Wainwright Stampede had chuckwagons for the first time since 1983 this weekend, but the competition was cut short due to the weather.

On Saturday night, it was windy and cool with sloppy racetrack conditions, but that didn't hinder the chuckwagon fans in Wainwright.

Kurt Bensmiller won the Alberta AG Centre Fast Time of the Night with a run of 1:06.35, which was only a fraction of a second faster than second place Chance Flad, who finished with a time of 1:06.83.

It came down to the wire on Friday between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Toronto Argonauts. Fortunately for the green and white, they were the last ones to possess the football 

Mario Alford returned a 99-yard kickoff for a touchdown with eight seconds remaining to give the Roughriders a 39-32 victory in Toronto.  

The Weyburn Razorbacks put up a spirited effort but were ultimately outmatched by the Moose Jaw Mustangs in PGLL action Saturday night, falling 20-10. 

The Mustangs came out firing, scoring eight times in the first period to take control of the game early. Despite a more competitive middle frame and a third-period push from the Razorbacks, Moose Jaw’s offensive depth proved too much. 

The Moose Jaw Miller Express suffered a 1–7 loss at the hands of the Medicine Hat Mavericks yesterday. Eduardo Saenz scored the lone run for the Millers, who are back in action again tomorrow, on the road to take on the Sylvan Lake Gulls.

In other WCBL play yesterday, the Regina Red Sox had two wins, going 8–0 and 4–3 during their doubleheader against the Gulls. And the Saskatoon Berries swept the Energy City Cactus Rats, with a 4–3 and a 4–0 win last night.