Local Sports

Recently, Hanover School Division kids in grades seven and eight took part in track and field meets at Stonybrook Middle School and the physical education (phys ed) coach from Bothwell, Eric Fast, believes that event and others like it, are very important for everyone involved.

The U11 Winkler Nitro captured gold in their recent playdowns and coach Dwayne Wall couldn't be prouder of his group.

"We had our playdown tournament in Carberry," explains Wall. "We worked hard and we came out with a gold medal. We played some good competition over the weekend. Our team played really well, we played our best ball at the right time of the year. We won our three round robin games and that led us to a Winkler vs Winkler final. We had a tight, close game but our girls persevered and we came out one top."

The Rocky View Rage Jr. B Tier II lacrosse team earned a crucial win on June 22 to keep their slim RMLL playoff hopes alive.

Carson Barrows scored six goals and Deegan Reutlinger added five in a 13–5 domination of the Mountain View Stingers. The win came two days after a heartbreaking 11–9 loss to the Calgary Axemen, who scored twice in the final minute to steal the victory.

An offensive explosion from the Swift Current 57's in the WCBL this weekend.

They scored 40 runs in two games as they collected two needed wins.

Luis Ayala went 4 for 6 with 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored in a 15-10 win over Moose Jaw on Friday.

Silas Hilton went 3 for 6 with 4 RBIs in the win.

Ryker Ratcliff got the win on the mound.

Wilmer Henriquez went 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 5 runs scored in a 25-15 win over Weyburn on Saturday.

The Calder Cup Final is heading back to Charlotte after the Checkers edged the Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 in overtime last night.

In front of the largest home crowd in Canucks history, a back-and-forth battle was knotted 3-3 after regulation. Jesse Puljujärvi ended it at 15:22 of overtime when a centring pass deflected off two defenders’ skates and slid past the goalie.

It was Charlotte’s second overtime win of the series.

Cochrane’s Ty Mueller picked up an assist on Linus Karlsson’s 13th goal of the playoffs.

It’s early — waaay too early — to make any bold declarations and concrete proclamations. Shoot, it’s still June.

Yet, say this about the work-in-progress Winnipeg Blue Bombers two weeks into the Canadian Football League season:

There are just enough flashes of brilliance on offence and special teams — both units backed by a stifling defence — to have everyone in Bomberland sliding to the front of their collective seats wanting to witness much, much more of the 2025 edition.

The sexual assault case against former Swift Current U18 hockey player Mason Strutt was adjourned to July 3 during proceedings in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Wednesday. 

Estevan lawyer Kathryn Gilliss appeared by phone on Strutt’s behalf. 

She told the court she received the bulk of the disclosure on Friday, but inquired about a few missing items related to Strutt’s arrest. 

The chucks were off and running last night in Wainwright for the first time since 1983.

The crowd were not disappointed as the rain cleared, and they were able to run all 12 heats of three wagons each.

High River's Jason Glass had an excellent night finishing in 3rd.

The wagons race again this afternoon, weather pending, with the championships tomorrow.

Day 1 Results

1 - Jamie Laboucane - Wild Rows Pump & Compression Ltd. - 1:04.14

2 - Rae Croteau Jr. - Scorpion Oilfield Services Ltd. - 1:04.23

Soccer in Estevan has had a good run over the spring, with a few teams placing well in events over the last couple of months. That includes championship cups, provincials, and more, which saw Estevan teams compete hard for a chance at the title.

Estevan Youth Soccer's Vice President, Derek Mercer, talks about some of the recent successes for the U13 Estevan soccer team.

Hanover Kickers vs MGM Sher-E-Punjab SC, turned out to be a scrappy affair.

Both teams were evenly matched and both teams managed to hold stretches of offensive possession. 

The Kickers opened up the scoring in the 20th minute, from a shot by Zach Friesen.

The 1st half would end with Kickers leading 1-0.

In the 2nd half started to show fatigue on both sides.