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The Okotoks Dawgs' bats exploded on Saturday night as they hosted the Energy City Cactus Rats at Seaman Stadium.

They scored 20 runs off 17 hits, including bringing seven runners home in the fourth inning.

Four different Dawgs pitchers held the Cactus Rats to just one run off nine hits.

Hometown standout Connor Crowson went 3 for 5 at the plate with four RBI's and one walk.

The Dawgs finished off their series against the Cactus Rats yesterday, where they hung on for a 5-4 win.

High River's Jason Glass is 'this close' to winning a chuckwagon finals this season.

He came in second, for the second consecutive weekend, at the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship.

Glass just qualified for the final four on a slow track on Saturday night but just missed out on the $23,500 payday.

Jamie Laboucane took the title, buckle and cheque.

Jordie Fike from the Blackie area also had a good weekend finishing in 16th on Sunday and 17th overall allowing him to get his full-time permit for the rest of the season.

The Weyburn Beavers dropped both games of a weekend road series against the Medicine Hat Mavericks, who continue to dominate the WCBL’s West Division. With a 6-5 extra-inning loss on Saturday and an 11-5 defeat on Sunday, the Beavers fell to 2-7 on the season, while the Mavericks improved their league-best record to 9-2. 

Saturday’s game saw the Beavers push the Mavericks to the limit, but a 10th-inning run sealed a 6-5 walk-off win for Medicine Hat. 

Athletes from Weyburn Comprehensive School delivered strong performances at the 2025 Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Provincial Track and Field Championships, held in Moose Jaw over the weekend. 

After beating them 7-2 Saturday night the Moose Jaw Miller Express suffered a 10-2 loss to the visiting Brooks Bombers yesterday at Ross Wells Park.

Pitcher Skylar Sievert was the difference, working 6 scoreless innings while giving up just 3 hits and striking out 4.

The Millers, now 4 and 5, will play the Beavers in Weyburn tomorrow night.

In other Western Canadian Baseball League action yesterday, Regina Red Sox beat Fort McMurray 7-4, Medicine Hat topped Weyburn 11-5 and the Swift Current 57's won their first game of the season, 7-6 over Saskatoon.

A familiar face at the Grey Owl men’s golf tournament is finally a champion.

Darcy Howarth, a 50-year-old from MacGregor, went wire-to-wire over the weekend to win the 63rd annual tournament at Clear Lake Golf Course.

Playing through steady rain and chilly conditions, Howarth posted rounds of 69 and 76 for a 145 total, good enough to hold off two-time champion Jared Jacobson of Brandon by three strokes.

Howarth entered Sunday’s final round with a one-shot lead over St. Charles’ Curtis Markusson.

A split this weekend for the Swift Current Wolverines in the junior Prairie Gold Lacrosse League.

Brady Simpson and Isaac Froese each scored 4 times as the Wolverines blew Weyburn out 22-7 on Saturday.

Shane Cornelson and Carter Lamotte each had hat tricks.

Simpson and Cornelson each had hat tricks on Sunday in a 14-10 loss to Regina.

Swift Current hosts Regina on Friday.

Gus Koehn hit a two-run single in the bottom of the 8th inning as the Swift Current 57's earned their first win of the WCBL season, 7-6 over Saskatoon.

Silas Hilton went 2 for 4 for Swift Current with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs.

Shunta Furuya got the win in relief for the 57's, while Adam Korte earned the save.

Swift Current native Ethan Murdoch went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored for Saskatoon in a losing cause.

The 57's are off today and host Regina tomorrow.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH

American Association Baseball
Kansas City Monarchs 2 at Winnipeg Goldeyes 1
Play Suspended Due To Rain

NBA
Championship Final - Best of 7
Game 2
Oklahoma City 123 Indiana 107
Series tied 1-1

MLB
Minnesota 6 Toronto 3

As the buzz of the Manitoba 55+ games that were held in Steinbach simmers down, Chair of the Host Committee Audrey Harder looks back over the event fondly and proudly.