Local Sports

Rain played a factor as baseball and softball provincials continued around the province this past weekend. The nine-team 15U Tier 5 tournament in Regina featured four local teams, all making it to championship Sunday, and two meeting in the final game that the rain ended up forcing out of town.

The Delisle Tigers, Outlook River Hawks, Rosetown Angels, and Eston Ramblers were in play, and each team advanced to Sunday.

Macklin is hosting Amisk Wednesday night in Battle River Baseball League action, the Lakers season on the line after a loss in Game 2 back on Monday.

Amisk won a low scoring affair 3-2 to fend off elimination at the hands of the Lakers. Czar followed suit in the other league semi-final series with an 11-4 win over Veteran, as both best-of-3 series are now tied at 1-1 and will be decided tonight.

The Estevan community came out in a major way on the weekend as the Estevan Elks club held a golf fundraiser, looking to raise money for the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation's MRI Project. The golf tournament, held on Saturday, July 19th at Hidden Valley Golf Resort, brought out plenty of golfers and also hosted an auction to help raise money.

Donald Hilstrom, the president of the Estevan Elks, says it was a huge success.

After 11 National Hockey League seasons, former Winnipeg Jet Nathan Beaulieu has officially retired from the league. 

Beaulieu was originally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Draft, 17th overall. 

Between time with the Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, and Anaheim Ducks, he recorded 98 points in 471 NHL regular-season games and an additional five assists in 21 Stanley Cup Playoff games. 

It was a rollercoaster season for the U18 AA Carillon Sultans, but at the end of the ride, the group earned a provincial championship.

"It was a pretty surreal situation," coach Justin Anderson says about the year leading up to the big tournament. "We had a tough year, we actually got added into the Winnipeg AA league this year, so it gave the boys a lot more game than we're used to. But, they battled, and came out on top."

The Moose Jaw Miller Express defeated the Weyburn Beavers 4-1 last night at Ross Wells Park to pick up their third straight win. 

After Weyburn opened the game with a single run in the top of the first inning, Moose Jaw tied the game on a Robert Estrada single that scored Austin Gurney. 

Moose Jaw's defence held the Beavers scoreless for the next eight innings. 

The Cochrane Minor Hockey Association (CMHA) has been named Hockey Alberta’s Minor Hockey Association of the Year, recognizing its exceptional year of growth and leadership.

The award was presented at a gala in Red Deer last weekend.

Drew Dixon, senior manager of membership for Hockey Alberta, said CMHA stood out for its efforts to expand programming to meet the needs of players at all levels—from recreational to elite.

Make it three straight wins for the Moose Jaw Miller Express!
Right-hander Westin Walls went 8 innings, striking out 9 and giving up just 3 hits as the Millers topped the Weyburn Beavers 4-1 at Ross Wells Park last night.

The Millers host the Medicine Hat Mavericks tonight.
In other Western Canadian Baseball League play last night, Saskatoon beat Swift Current 11-4.

Championship weekend has arrived for the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League (SPBL), and the East Central 18U AAA Red Sox are preparing for a battle that promises high stakes and hard-fought innings. With the tournament running from Thursday through Sunday at Saskatoon's Cairns and Leakos Fields, the Red Sox will open their playoff run Thursday at noon against a familiar opponent, the Sask Five Marlins. 

Bragg Creek’s Megan Pelkey is preparing to compete against the world’s best in her own backyard.

The local athlete will compete for Team Canada at the 2025 IWWF World U21 Waterski Championships, set for July 31 to August 3 at Predator Bay Water Ski Club just south of Calgary.

Pelkey is one of 13 athletes representing Canada at the prestigious event, which will welcome over 100 competitors from more than 20 countries. She’ll compete in all three individual events, slalom, trick, and jump, as an individual qualified athlete.