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The Okotoks Oilers recently announced that two players are committed to post-secondary schools.

Team Captain Jackson Rowland, who played his entire Junior A career with the team, is heading to Western University in London, Ontario.

He'll join a familiar face, former Oiler Owen MacNeil, who joined them the previous season.

It was a record-breaking Swift Current Comp High School Invitational Track and Field meet.

The Comp team broke 15 meet records.

Defence lawyers for one of five hockey players accused of sexual assault suggested Tuesday the complainant asked him to call other players into a hotel room in June 2018 and later urged them to have sex with her.

David Humphrey, who represents Michael McLeod, suggested during cross-examination that the woman wanted to keep the night going after having sex with McLeod and told him to have some of his friends come to the London, Ont., hotel room "to have some fun" because she wanted a "wild night."

The wait is over!

Intense Jr. B T2 lacrosse action returns to Totem One at this Sunday's season opener, which will be marked by the reveal of their brand new look.

After being relegated to Totem 3 last season during renovations, they're ready to explode in the big rink to offer thrills and spills for their loud and vocal fans.

Rage head coach Reese Sellwood says it's a long overdue rebranding for a team that's coming off its best season ever in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL).

The Edmonton Oilers are off to a great start in their 2nd round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Golden Knights.

The Oilers came from behind to beat Vegas 4-2 last night.

Carolina needed overtime to beat Washington 2-1 in game one of that series.

Tonight, the Winnipeg Jets host the Dallas Stars in game one of that series and Toronto takes a one-game-to-none lead into game two against the Florida Panthers.

The Toronto Blue Jays absorbed an 8-3 loss to the Angels in LA last night.

The Portage Youth Soccer Association (PYSA) kicked off its season Monday night.

With more than 1,000 kids registered from Portage la Prairie and surrounding communities, fields at Rotary Republic Park were bustling with activity.

Board member Brittany Boschman explains that the season typically starts later, but this year is an exception due to the early arrival of warm weather.

TUESDAY, MAY 6TH

NHL
Playoffs - Round 2
Game 1
Carolina 2 Washington 1 (Overtime)
Carolina leads series 1-0

Playoffs - Round 2
Game 1
Edmonton 4 Vegas 2
Edmonton leads series 1-0

MLB
LA Angels 8 Toronto 3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH

Mixed martial artist Clayton Grawberger has had a terrific run of late and he's looking to keep the good times rolling into this weekend, when he'll head down south and enter the cage for what should be an epic battle.

Before getting into what's ahead, Grawberger went back to the beginning of his MMA career and says he may of found it later in life, but he's wasted no time getting the most out of it. 

The Estevan Mermaids Artistic Swimming Club wrapped up their competitive season on a high note at the Canadian Prairie Championships, held May 2–4 at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg. The athletes delivered some of their best performances of the year, competing against high-calibre artistic swimming clubs from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.

It was a strong showing for the Estevan Comprehensive School senior badminton team at Regionals this past weekend, with three teams earning podium finishes and securing their spots at provincials.

“We're pretty excited about our results,” said ECS senior badminton coach Sheena Summers. “Not that we weren’t expecting it — the kids have been working extremely hard. It’s just such a nice time for us, especially as hosts, to have athletes advancing to provincials.”