Local Sports

The Cochrane Piranhas made waves at the ASSA Region E swim meet over the weekend, racking up a staggering 132 medals and rewriting the club record book in the process.

The two-day meet featured six clubs from Calgary and the surrounding area: the Calgary Swordfish, Calgary Tritons, Okotoks Stingrays, Didsbury Aqua Jets, High River Otters, and the Piranhas — who stole the spotlight.

Two teams from Humboldt were in the running this past weekend at the Saskatchewan Baseball Provincial Championships. 

Both teams came up just a little short in their pursuit of championship glory. 

A provincial run that spanned two weekends came to an end in the gold medal game for the 15U AA East Central Dodgers. 

The Swift Current Kal Tire 18U AAA 57s' provincial title hopes were extinguished in the quarter-finals this past weekend.

Swift Current opened provincials with a 6-3 win over the Saskatoon Diamondbacks Thursday night, before falling Friday to the Moose Jaw Canucks 3-2 and the Saskatoon Cubs 5-4.

Softball Saskatchewan closed out their provincial calendar over the weekend with the Men's Open and Women's Open tournaments in Saskatoon.

A pair of local senior baseball teams are beginning their final series on Monday night. The Unity Cardinals are at home to begin the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League finals, same with the Macklin Lakers in the Battle River Baseball League.

Starting in the NSRBL, the Cardinals had to wait for a winner-take-all Game 3 against North Battleford and Standard Hill to learn their finals opponent.

Estevan's 18U AA Provincials wrapped up yesterday, with teams from across the province coming to Estevan to see who would come out on top. The tournament hosted eight teams, who battled for the top spot over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Earlier on Friday, the event had an opening ceremony, with Estevan Minor Baseball taking the time to dedicate the tournament to a volunteer, Dave Lozinsky, who has been helping out EMB for years.

The Fort Garry Giants are celebrating as Manitoba's AA U13 baseball champions after an emphatic 18-8 victory over the hometown Portage Phillies last night at Rotary Republic of Manitobah Park. The Giants' potent offence and strong defence sealed the provincial title in a hard-fought final under the Portage lights.

Giants' MVP second baseman Ted Regan beamed with pride, reflecting on the win and his accolades. "It feels really good. I worked really hard for it, so I'm really happy it paid off," says Regan, heading into Grade 8.

It's been an incredible year for the Senior Carillon Sultans, and coming off a hard fought semifinal series, the group believes they have what it takes to win it all, with the finals against the West Winnipeg A's starting on Tuesday.

Building on playoff success

Estevan was well represented at the 2025 Canada Cup in Thorold, Ont., over the weekend, with three athletes and a coach playing key roles on Team Saskatchewan’s U17 and under-16 U16 Selects squads.

The U17 Green Selects, featuring Estevan players Keith Daae and Aidan Turner and coached by Bryton Such, captured the bronze medal. The team posted a 4–2 overall record, finishing second in their pool with wins over the Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Games team (NL CG) and the Manitoba Canada Summer Games team (Manitoba CSG), along with a narrow loss to Alberta U17.

Another rainy evening on Sunday, July 27, marked the fourth and final night of the Battle of the Foothills.

The championship final heat featured Dustin Gorst, Evan Magee, Cruise Bensmiller, and reigning champion Chanse Vigen.