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Swift Current's Shaun Meachem, Kelly Schafer and Chris and Teejay Haichert finished round-robin play at the World Mixed Curling Championship with an unbeaten record after an 8-5 win over New Zealand on Thursday.

Canada opened with a deuce in the first end and after forcing New Zealand to one in the second, the Meachem rink scored two more in the third end to go up 4-1.

The Humboldt Broncos have named their leadership group for the 2024-25 season. 

Landen Stromme will wear the “C” for the Broncos this season. The Choiceland product is in his third season with Humboldt. Last season, he had 19 points (8G-11A) in 49 games for Humboldt. So far this season, Stromme has three points (1G-2A) in nine games.  

There will be three assistant captains with the Broncos this year.  

They're bringing the thunder to the basketball court.

The U18AAA Estevan Bears are heading to Prince Albert this weekend for a rematch after dropping two games last weekend.

Jason Johnstone, assistant coach for the Bears said the team will be focused on consistency heading into the next game.

“We had spurts of playing well, running our systems like we were supposed to, and then we kind of backed off and gave them opportunities,” he said. “When we play a full, consistent 60-minute hockey game, we’ll like the results a lot better.”

Between games, the Bears have been working on power plays and defensive zone structure.

Team Canada, skipped by Shaun Meachem of the Swift Current Curling Club, picked up two more wins at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland on Wednesday.

Meachem, Kelly Schafer and Chris and Teejay Haichert opened the day with a 10-2 victory over Czechia, scoring eight unanswered points over the last three ends. Team Canada then kept their unbeaten run alive with a 15-1 win over the Philippines in the evening draw.

Mia Tough, from Turtleford, Saskatchewan, continues to make waves as captain of the Western Prairie Jr. Klippers in the Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League (SJFHL). As one of the league's inaugural players, Mia has been with the team since the league’s launch last year, and she’s now leading her team in what’s shaping up to be a promising season.

Cheyenne takes care of everything behind the scenes, giving us an idea of what it takes to keep the team ice-worthy. 

The league-leading U14 Estevan Oilers are heading into playoff action this weekend, where they will face the fifth-ranked Weyburn Falcons, with the winner advancing to the league final.

The Oilers finished the regular season with a 5-1 record. “This is the first time that this age group has ever experienced this kind of success, so it feels really good, and I can’t imagine how happy the players are about it,” said head coach Christian Pfiefer.

This week's Airdrie Techmation Thunder Spotlight belongs to Zach Jones.

On Friday the Thunder lost to the Red Deer Vipers 4-3 before dropping another to the Mountainview Colts on Saturday 6-2. On the season, the Thunder have a 3-4 record.

Even though the Thunder dropped both of their games over the weekend, Head Coach and General Manager Mark Kulynych was proud of how Jones played.

"Jonesy played two solid games for us this weekend. He was working hard and playing the right way. Jonesy has gotten better throughout the year and is great for the room."

The Portage Pitbulls U14 squad narrowly defeated their opponents, the Eastman Raiders, in Steinbach on the weekend, in their playoff quarter final.

Head Coach Luke Irwin says it was nice to get back at a team who gave them trouble in the regular season.

"It was a rematch of one of our games that we played already this season, where we had a tight game against them, and ended up coming on the wrong side of a victory, so we knew it was going to be a tough game going in. It was kind of back-and-forth all game. Final score was 66-62, I believe, so it came down to the wire."