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The U13 AA Carillon Sultans Grey team had an exciting and entertaining weekend to say the least, and coach Colin Tétrault provided the update from the weekend.

"Being ranked 4th in their pool, they took on 3rd ranked MacDonald Yankees in the 1st game," explained Tétrault . "After overcoming an early deficit, the Sultans took a 3 run lead in the last inning but ended up losing in extra innings after a few controversial calls. It was a very disappointing loss which significantly reduced their chances at finishing in the top 2 teams in their pool to make it into the semis."

The U13 AA Strathmore Reds had a gold-laden weekend.

In a social media post, the team congratulated the players for achieving first place at a provincial tournament.

"These athletes left it all on the field, playing with passion, teamwork, and relentless drive all weekend long," wrote the club. "Every inning was a battle, and they rose to the occasion like true champions."

A highlight of provincials was an immaculate inning by pitcher Colby Phinney, scoring three strikeouts with nine pitches.

The Estevan Golden Eels had a highly successful showing at the 2025 Summer Swim Provincials in Watrous over the weekend, bringing home 31 medals and shaving significant time off previous bests.

The meet featured 276 of the top swimmers from across Saskatchewan, making for a highly competitive field.

The Eels stood out despite the pressure not only for their podium finishes but also for improving their collective performance by cutting 66.71 seconds from their combined team time compared to their previous meet at semi-provincials.

The Okotoks Dawgs were set to host the Fort McMurray Giants for a doubleheader on Monday night (July 28), but the games didn’t end up happening.

The matchups were originally scheduled for July 22 but were postponed due to rain.

Rain played a role in Monday’s cancellation too, though for a different reason.

Just before 5 p.m., the Dawgs posted on Facebook announcing that the Giants had forfeited, and that fans would instead be treated to a Dawgs vs. Dawgs matchup.

The WCBL website lists both games as "Away forfeits."

They play the first of six round-robin games this afternoon with the ultimate goal of winning and earning a place at the Little League World Series next month.

The Moose Jaw Little League All Stars are in Victoria for the Canadian Championships. They play Team Ontario this afternoon.

You can keep up with all the Little League baseball action and view the full schedule by clicking here.

The curtain has come down on the 2025 season for the East Centra 18U AAA Red Sox as they bowed out of the provincial championship tournament on Saturday.  

After their 4-1win on Friday over the White Butte Broncos, the Red Sox dropped their second Friday game against the Regina White Sox, who eventually worked their way through to the final game, losing out to the Saskatoon Cubs, this year’s champs.  

The Unity Cardinals and Macklin Lakers had different results to open their respective league finals Monday night.

Both playing a best-of-three series, Unity edged out North Battleford in a tight one-run game to take a 1-0 lead in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League final, while in the Battle River Baseball League, Macklin dropped a high-scoring home opener to Veteran as the Bulls and Lakers matchup in the finals for a third straight year.

Starting with the winning side, the Cardinals hosted Game 1 of the NSRBL finals from their temporary home in Wilkie.

The 15U AA Cochrane Crush are Baseball Alberta Tier 9 provincial champions after going undefeated over the weekend in Fort McMurray.

Sponsored by Sure West Roofing, the team emerged from pool play without a loss, then rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat the Westlock Wild 16-9 in the semifinals. They shut out the host Fort McMurray Oil Giants 12-0 in the final to hoist the championship cup.

Head coach and Cochrane Minor Ball president Jackie Nickel says she’s proud of the team, which also included a few players from Canmore.

MONDAY, JULY 28TH

Santa Clara Baseball League
Semi-Finals (Best of 3)
Game 2
Portage 7 Carberry 6
Portage wins 2-0
Plumas 6 Neepawa 4
Plumas wins 2-0

American Association Baseball
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 5 Winnipeg Goldeyes 4

MLB
Baltimore 11 Toronto 4

At just 12-years-old, Olivia Millar has done some spectacular things in the world of lacrosse, and the Mitchell sensation is showing no signs of slowing down as her star continues to rise.

Lacrosse skills started in ringette

"I got into the sport when I played ringette," Millar explains with a chuckle. "I went to a ringette camp and my instructor said I should try lacrosse, they need more girls in the sport. Ringette goalie and lacrosse goalie have very similar skills.

Different crease, same passion