Local Sports

The Ponteix Golf Club hosted the annual Allan Therrien Memorial Open golf championship this past weekend, with 77 golfers participating. 

Several local golfers secured notable wins during the tournament, including Maple Creek's Gavin Graves, who was named overall champion after marking down a score of 67 on Sunday.

On Saturday, the top 11 qualifiers competed in an elimination horse race, with all three winners coming from Swift Current;

Sheldon Paulhus secured first place, Jeff Parsons claimed second, and Cole Bissonette headed home with third place.

Two Cochrane Cowboys alumni are bringing home international hardware after impressive performances at the 2025 U20 Pan-American Wrestling Championships in Lima, Peru.

Annika Fines, competing in the women’s 50kg division, struck gold for Canada during the women’s competition on July 11. It was a standout showing for the young wrestler, who powered her way into the final match, continuing her climb on the international circuit.

The Okotoks Dawgs toppled the Fort McMurray in all three games over the weekend.

The Giants did manage one win in their four-game series, and that was on Thursday.

The Dawgs dumped them 16-4 on Sunday, 3-2 on Saturday and 8-1 on Friday.

The Sylvan Lake Gulls and Lethbridge Bulls now trail the Dawgs for first in the WCBL West Division by two and a half games.

Up next for the Dawgs is a two-game home series against the league-leading Saskatoon Berries on Tuesday and Wednesday night at Seaman Stadium.

The Teepee Creek Stampede ran for three days over the weekend, including Friday.

One of Alberta's oldest stampedes brought back chuckwagon races from the WPCA.

With the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races only having 27 wagons instead of 36 since moving to three wagons per heat, the WPCA held another sanctioned event in the hamlet of Teepee Creek near Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Blackie's Jordie Fike was in the hunt and finished in first on Day 1 but dropped down to 4th in the aggregate after Sunday's heats.

It was a historical day on Sunday at the Calgary Stampede.

Breakaway Roping was introduced this year, giving women their second event to earn $50,000 in.

It didn't disappoint either, as Langdon Alberta's Shelby Boisjoli-Meged won it with a blistering time of 2.2 seconds.

Boisjoli-Meged was the only Canadian top nine finalist in the event.

There were a few more major Alberta moments from Championship Sunday.

In Saddle Bronc, Zeke Thurston from Big Valley, Alberta, won it again, for the fourth time, but his first since 2017.

It was a solid Saturday outing for the Marysburg Royals at home as they picked up a pair of wins over the Saskatoon River Pirates. River Pirates' pitcher Aiden Leibrecht gave the Royals a tough time at the plate in the first innings of the opener, putting the Royals in a four-run hole. But the seasoned bats of the Blue found their groove and overtook their Saskatoon opposition, winning 6-4.  

Thomas Lessmesiter got the win. A couple errors aided in the comeback, plus hits by Cole Bauml and Nick Anderson sealed the deal.  

They may be chasing different dreams, but these two brothers share one destination—Team Saskatchewan at the Canada Cup. Competing in separate sports, their paths may have diverged, but their pride in their roots remains united. 

Easton Gosselin will be a member of Team Saskatchewan this week in Antigonish, Nova Scotia competing in the Football Canada Cup. 

Later this month, his brother Carson will be travelling to Nova Scotia as part of Saskatchewan’s entry into the Volleyball version of the Canada Cup. 

Calgary's Chanse Vigen, the 'Rangleland Rockstar', finally won the Calgary Stampede.

Humboldt will not only be represented by a player at the Football Canada Cup this week, but will be present on the officiating crew 

Stephen Gray will be in Antigonish, Nova Scotia as part of the officiating crew throughout the week.  

He said the selection process for officials began in March when an application was sent to the registered officials. Along with a letter of recommendation, Gray sent in his application and found out in mid-April that he was selected as part of the officiating crew.  

The U13A Estevan Bulldogs capped off a standout season with a strong showing at Provincials this past weekend in Saskatoon, finishing as one of the top eight teams in Saskatchewan.

The Bulldogs opened the tournament with a tough loss to the White Butte Storm but quickly bounced back. They defeated the Regina Saints in a dominant 16-2 win, followed by a close 9-7 victory over the Saskatoon Laser. They closed out the round robin with a 3-1 win against the Saskatoon Raider.