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It was a massive day for the U15 Central Energy, as the host club went three for three on the day, giving them a chance in the 3 vs 4 game on Sunday, meaning they've assured themselves as a top 4 team in the country.

Two players with southwest Saskatchewan connections will be bringing home bronze medals from the Canada Summer Games.

Shaunavon's Mason Fauser and former Swift Current resident Aiden Kilshaw helped Saskatchewan to third place at the tournament in St. John's, Newfoundland.

"Means a ton," Fauser said. "Showing up with one of the smaller provinces in Canada and showing what we've got. It feels good."

Kilshaw played catcher and went 2 for 4 in the clinching 4-2 win over PEI today. 

Two Cochrane athletes are bringing home silver medals after dramatic finals at the Canada Summer Games on Friday.

The Regina Red Sox staged a stunning ninth-inning comeback to beat the Sylvan Lake Gulls 10-7 on Friday night, tying the Western Canadian Baseball League championship series at one game apiece.

Down 6-4 and to their final strike, Regina’s Justin Simard punched a two-run single to tie the game before Rafael Jackson followed with a go-ahead hit. Zayd Brannigan, who had five hits, capped the rally with a two-run homer as the Red Sox scored six runs with two outs in the ninth.

The U15 Eastman Wildcats went 5-1 in pool play, ranking them 3rd overall at the U15 Canadian National Championships, earning themselves a playoff game against Ontario. 

The tournament, which is being held in Winkler and Morden, has been a big success for the Wildcats, but the team knows the hard work really starts now. 

Wildcats vs Ontario is today at 1:00 p.m. in Winkler. 

After finishing 1-1 for the day yesterday, the U15 Central Energy earned a playoff spot, and will be taking on PEI at 9:00 a.m on Diamond 1 in Winkler. 

“(We had a) tough 7-0 loss (in the) morning against ON1,” explains coach Kevin Convery. “But, bounced back to defeat SK2 in the afternoon to punch our ticket to the playoffs.”

Convery says the team has showed a lot of heart throughout the tournament. “Very proud of how our girls played today in the second game. The offense finally came back to life with 10 hits and 10 runs.”

The Sylvan Lake Gulls fell 10–7 to the Regina Red Sox Friday night (August 15), setting up a winner-take-all Game 3 for the Western Canadian Baseball League championship.

For seven innings, the game remained close, with both teams trading runs and Sylvan Lake holding a 6–4 lead after a scoreless eighth.

But the Red Sox broke things open in the ninth inning, bringing in six runs.

The Gulls managed only one in reply, sealing Regina’s victory and tying the series at one game apiece.

The Portage Padres are celebrating another Santa Clara Baseball League (SCBL) championship after edging the Plumas Pirates 7–6 in a dramatic Game 5 Friday night at Rotary Republic Park in Portage.

The Padres clinched their second straight league title, once again topping the Pirates in a hard-fought final series.

Team Saskatchewan's Men's Baseball teams hope for a Gold Medal were dashed today in St. John's Newfoundland at the Canada Summer Games as Quebec defeated Saskatchewan 9-4. 

Pryor Dyck of Watrous got the start. He lasted 2 innings, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits.  

Cade Britz of Muenster had an RBI in the loss.  

In the 1989 Grey Cup, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats faced off in what many Canadian football fans regard as the greatest game in Canadian Football League (CFL) history. 

And while it’s only the middle of August, it seems the two teams could be on a path to meet in the Grey Cup again, as they lead their respective divisions near the midway point of the 2025 regular season.