Blaine Weyland

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement.

Wildfire smoke is causing very poor air quality and reduced visibility which could fluctuate over short distances and can vary from hour to hour. 

A combination of the heat along with the poor air quality in the smoke can increase risk to your health.

The flame was lit yesterday in Lloydminster with the 2024 Sask. Summer Games getting underway.

From July 21st through 27th, over 2,000 athletes, coaches, managers, mission staff and officials, more than 800 local volunteers, and upwards of 5,000 visitors will gather in the Border City to experience the provincial multi-sport event and celebrate seven days of sport, culture, and community.

Here are the list of sports taking place throughout the week.

1st Half July 21-24

The East Central AAA 18U Red Sox ended off their regular season with a doubleheader against the Regina Wolfpack.  

Each team earned a win on Saturday, the Wolfpack took Game 1 4-3, while the Red Sox responded in Game 2 3-2. 

The East Central AAA 15U Dodgers ended their regular season off on a high note with an 8-7 win over the Moose Jaw Canucks.  

 It was a walk off win for the Dodgers, which capped off a couple of wild innings to end the game. Heading into the 8th inning, the game was tied 2-2. The Dodgers were trailing 7-4 heading into the bottom of the 9th inning.  

Luke Manz was 2 for 2 at the plate and drew a pair of walks and knocked two RBIs.  

 
More temperature records in northern Saskatchewan were broken on Thursday, July 18.  

Six new records were established in the communities in Key Lake (32.7), La Ronge (32.6), Meadow Lake (32.6), Waskesiu Lake (32.3) and Uranium City (32). 

As of Friday morning, Humboldt remained outside of the heat warning, but that will likely change at some point during the weekend, with temperature expected to climb over 30 degrees. 

80 players have been selected to attend Hockey Canada’s national U17 development camp, which is being held at Joshua’s Creek Arena in Oakville, Ontario. 

One of the players selected is Humboldt’s Beckett Hamilton.  

Last season, Hamilton spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with the U18 AAA Warman Wildcats, ending the year with 54 points (21G-33A) in 44 games.  

With sizzling summer temperatures, some ice cream sounds like the perfect treat. 

 The Humboldt Museum celebrates ice cream day on Saturday afternoon from 1-4pm.  

You can head down to the museum and learn how to make homemade ice cream and you can treat yourself after the work is done to a sundae or a float. Also, you can create your own ice cream themed craft.  

The East Central AAA 18U Red Sox dominated the Saskatoon Cubs last night, earning themselves a 9-2 win.

Dallen Rude led the way at the plate for the Red Sox with a pair of home runs and three RBIs.
It was a quick start for the Red Sox opening up with a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning. After extending the lead to 5-0 in the 5th, the Cubs responded with a pair of runs in the top of the 6th, the Red Sox put the game away in the bottom of the inning with four runs to make the final 9-2. 

It was a high scoring affair on Thursday night between the East Central AAA 15U Dodgers and Saskatoon Expos, with the Expos coming up on top with 12-9. 

The Dodgers jumped ahead in the 2nd inning with a pair of runs before the Expos scored four in the bottom of the inning. The Dodgers responded with five runs over the next two innings which the Expos matched in the bottom of the 4th. The Dodgers tied the game in the top of the 5th with two runs, but the Expos would seal the game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the 6th.

Brad Lauer is back in the Western Hockey League (WHL) as the Spokane Chiefs have named the Humboldt product the team's new head coach. 

The past two seasons Lauer has been an assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets. Prior to joining the Jets, Lauer was behind the bench as head coach of the Edmonton Oil Kings leading them to a WHL Championship in 2021-22. During that season the Oil Kings established new franchise records for longest win-streak in a single season (14 games) and best winning percentage (.765).