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The Portage Padres are gearing up for the second round of the Santa Clara Baseball League playoffs with Game 1 of the semi-finals against Carberry taking place Friday night at Rotary Republic of Manitobah Park.

Portage finished the regular season at the top of the standings and earned a first-round bye. The Royals advanced to the league semi-finals beating Minnedosa in three games.

The Swift Current 57s were blanked for the second consecutive night, this time by the Saskatoon Berriers.

Swift Current's Ethan Murdoch went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and two runs scored, helping power Saskatoon past the 57s 9-0 Thursday night at Cairns Field.

Catcher Ethan Menard also hit a home run for the Berries, his league-leading 12th of the season.

The Swift Current Kal Tire 18U AAA 57s got off to a strong start at provincials on Thursday.

Mason Fauser hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, propelling the 57s ahead, and they didn't look back, beating the Saskatoon Diamondbacks 6-3.

Wesley Olson opened the scoring for Swift Current in the top of the first inning, stealing home. The Diamondbacks tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning.

It's the final weekend for minor baseball provincials around the province, some championships from last weekend actually set to resume after being postponed due to rain.

Fresh tournaments see 13U and 18U taking the cake this weekend, Unity hosting 13U and Kindersley with 18U:

The East Central 18U AAA Red Sox dropped their first game in the 18U AAA Provincial Championship on Thursday afternoon, losing to the Sask Five Marlins 2-1. 

It was a walk-off win for the Marlins, scoring a run in the bottom of the eighth inning.  

Sask Five opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first inning.  

Heading into the weekend, there's a lot of positivity around the U13 AA Carillon Sultans Grey squad, and they can't wait to hit the ground running.

"We've had a lot of games," coach Colin Tetrault explains. "Some double headers, some practices, not as many as we would have liked, but we've prepared everyone to play different positions, and I think we're ready to go with everyone locked and loaded."

Estevan is getting ready for another round of baseball this weekend as the U18 AA Provincials make an appearance on the diamonds starting Friday. Mel Murray, the President of Estevan Minor Baseball, talks about the weekend and what we can expect from the teams coming to the area.

"This weekend here we got the 18U AA Provincials, which is the top eight teams in the AA League coming to Estevan."

That includes the 18U AA Estevan Brewers, who are heading into provincials as the #1 seed, with a record of 20-5. 

The Coteau Hills Baseball League championship trophy could be handed out tonight in Elrose. The hometown Aces are facing elimination as they welcome in the Beechy Breakers for the final home game of the season in Elrose.

At 5-1-1 in the regular season, Beechy finished tied for first with Dinsmore in the league's regular season standings, Elrose finishing third at 5-2. Beechy was a top offense at 71 runs for on the season, taking on Elrose's strong pitching staff who led the league with only 38 runs against.

A Swift Current football player has returned home with some hardware after competing at the 2025 Football Canada Cup in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

Linebacker Jackson Gording-Dovell helped lead Team Saskatchewan to a bronze medal on Sunday, knocking off second-seeded Quebec 36-8 at ST.FX Stadium. 

"I think we fell a little short, which is alright," he said. "But it's alright to come home with some hardware."

The Medicine Hat Mavericks picked up a 17-6 win Wednesday night at Ross Wells Park to end the Moose Jaw Miller Express’s three-game winning streak. 

After a scoreless first inning, Medicine Hat scored two runs in the top of the second. Moose Jaw replied with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game. Tanner DeGrazia doubled to bring home Eduardo Saenz, and Robert Estrada scored on an error by the centre-fielder.