Long-time Sylvan Lake football coach stepping down after near-perfect season

Submitted by cory.knutt on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 14:35

Sylvan Lake Bears Pee Wee head coach Garnet Rambaut is stepping down after a near-perfect season.

Rambaut has coached minor football for 23 years, the last 16 of those as head coach with the Bears.

He talked about the decision to step aside as the head coach.

"It's time to bring newer people in, it allows me to move on," he said. "I'm not leaving coaching, but I am leaving the head coaching to the younger guys. It's time."

HTA Knights move onto provincial final

The HTA Knights took home the Southern Alberta Championship and will now head to the Provincial Finals after defeating the George McDougall Mustangs 57-23 on Saturday afternoon.

Malik Robbins opened the scoring in the game after returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown.

Ben Haden would force a fumble shortly after which was picked up by Jack Bjorge who got them in scoring position. Ryan Chirzynski would kick the field goal to get the Knights up 10-0 early.

Sports Round-Up: Tuesday, November 19

The Moose Jaw Warriors will be facing off against the Saskatoon Blades at the Moose Jaw Events Centre this Thursday.

The Winmar AAA Warriors find themselves near the top of the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League after a pair of wins over the Kinsmen Maulers in Yorkton on the weekend. They won both games by scores of 7-1. The Winmar Warriors now 12-2-11 on the season and just two points behind the Regina Pat Canadians and it's those two teams going head-to-head at the Moose Jaw Events Centre this coming Saturday - game time 1:30. 

"The community that rallies together is a community that's there for each other."

"Killarney - you could see it as a small town or a big family. I prefer to see it as a big family because that's certainly what it is." 

Those words from Cindy Babiuk, wife of the late Al Babiuk, at recent gathering to present the proceeds of last month's Al Babiuk Memorial Fundraising Event & Open House. 

Originally organized by Al, the Killarney Fire Department quickly took the reins and renamed the event in his honour after he suddenly passed away shortly before it was to take place.

Boys Central Plains Capitals return to Manitoba U18 action

For the first time since 2020, the Portage la Prairie region has a Triple-AAA U18 hockey team. The Central Plains Capitals have been getting their legs under them to start the season with an entire roster of players who have never played U-18 hockey.

Travis Foster, a Male Director with the Central Plains Minor Hockey Board, says it's nice to have the team back.

Broncos host Americans tonight

Two of the hotter teams in the WHL face-off tonight at InnovationPlex in Swift Current.

The Tri-City Americans had won twelve games in a row before two losses on the weekend.

They visit a Swift Current Broncos club that is on a five-game winning streak and has won nine of its' last ten games.

Swift Current has been off for six days and sit two points back of Saskatoon for top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Broncos forward Luke Mistelbacher is riding a 14-game point streak into tonight's action.

WATCH/GALLERY: Back to Provincials against long-time rival

Submitted by noeledey on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 02:03

The Cochrane Cobras are heading back to the ASAA provincial championships in the hunt for their 19th provincial championship, this time against long-time rivals, the Holy Rosary Raiders of Lloydminster.

Cochrane easily handled the Willow Creek Cobras, 41-17, in the south final of the newly established 3A division and head to Grande Prairie on Friday for the Alberta Bowl on Nov. 23. Game time is 11 a.m.

NDC JV Boys Volleyball go perfect in host tournament

A week after taking the Zone Championships, the Notre Dame Collegiate Timberwolves hosted a zone tournament, with the Junior Boys volleyball team putting up a perfect run.

The JV Boys started the 20-team zone tournament with a clean sweep in the round-robin portion, cementing their semi-final appearance with a bye. The JV Boys continued to fuel off the home crowd at the T-Wolf Den as they won their semi-final appearance against Diamond Valley's Oilfield Drillers. 

The finals saw the T-Wolves and Didsbury High School face off.

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