Local Sports

The Weyburn Beavers dropped a close one Thursday night at Tom Laing Park, falling 8–6 to the Fort McMurray Giants. Despite an early lead and a strong start from pitcher Owen McConnell, the Giants rallied back to get their first win of the season. 

The Saskatchewan Roughriders opened up their 2025 campaign with a 31-26 win against the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday night. It was the first game overall on the Canadian Football League's regular season calendar, and certainly didn't disappoint with things coming down to the wire in Riderville. 

THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH

American Association Baseball
Kane County Cougars 2 Winnipeg Goldeyes 1

MLB
Toronto 9 Philadelphia 1

AAAA Varsity Boys Soccer
Portage Collegiate Trojans 2 Oak Park Raiders 2

A Peacock Tornadoes football team member has been recognized as one of the top 75 prospects in the country.

In February, cornerback Dax Gibney tried out for the Canadian Football Chat (CFC) Prospect Game at the Yara Center in Moose Jaw, which was one of the many stops on the CFC Evaluation Tour. The selection process featured a professional combine setting, including 40-yard dash, shuttle, vertical, and broad jump events.

Winnipeg Goldeyes right-hander Landen Bourassa (L, 2-3) turned in another outstanding effort Thursday night, tossing his second complete game of the season in a narrow 2-1 loss to the Kane County Cougars (11-13) at Blue Cross Park.
 
Bourassa, who leads the American Association with 41.2 innings pitched, surrendered just one earned run on five hits while striking out six and walking none. The Lethbridge, Alberta native continues to be a workhorse for the Goldeyes’ rotation.

Saturday is going to be a special day as U9 baseball teams from around the southeast and the province head to Mitchell for a fun event, the Baseball Jamboree.

"We're really happy with the turnout this year," an excited Byron Dueck explains. "We have 28 teams, represented by 13 different communities, all the way from Vita, Niverville, La Broquerie and even a team from Winnipeg. It's a great way to get together, play against some different competition, there is no score kept so everyone can just enjoy a great day of baseball."

The Altona Maroons will not be joining the Capital Region Junior Hockey League for the 2025-26 season, but all is not lot as the league will keep them in mind and could allow them to join in the near future.

The bright lights, the meticulously maintained grassy green field with perfect white marking lines, the crack of pads and the cheer from fans; it’s hard not to enjoy football. With the excitement of the CFL regular season almost underway, children might look up to these players and feel inspired to join the sport themselves. Well thankfully, Weyburn Minor Football have opened registration for the 2025 season. Tiarra Schneider, program administrator with Weyburn Minor Football, says the excitement for the upcoming season is growing.  

Cavalry FC is inviting young soccer players to ATCO Field this weekend as part of its annual Minor Soccer Day celebration.

The club is hosting a match against York United, with the event set to include giveaways, live music and family-friendly activities.

As part of the day, Cavalry has partnered with Team Town Sports to give away 1,000 soccer balls.

The goal is to show how perseverance and commitment can lead to real results for young athletes.

Through the first week of the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season, the Saskatoon Berries are showing no signs of a sophomore jinx.  

After dropping their first contest of the season, the Berries have won their last five games and are a half of a game back of the Medicine Hat Mavericks for first place in the Eastern Division.  

Three local players have made some early season contributions to the Berries success.