Blaine Weyland

The Horizon School Board of Education has approved the 2025-26 school year calendar. 

Approval followed consultation with staff, school community councils, the Horizon Teachers’ Association, and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 4799). 

Some highlights include the first day of school taking place on Tuesday, September 2.  

It was a dream come true for former Humboldt Bronco Lane Matechuk on Tuesday night. 

Prior to the start of the Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins game in Denver, Matechuk dropped the puck for the ceremonial faceoff. 

On his way to centre ice, Matechuk received a warm reception from the crowd at the Ball Arena as they played a video package on the big screen. 

A couple of years ago, goaltender Sydney Martin was home in Watson without a place to play hockey. 

Fast forward a couple of years later, Martin is now one of the top goalies in the Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League (SJFHL) in her second season with the Outlook Mainline Ice Hawks.  

The Lanigan Pirates were eliminated from the U18 ‘B’ Provincials with an overtime loss to Carlyle on Saturday after the teams split the two games in the series.  

In the U18 ‘C’ Provincials, the Watrous Hawks advanced after they swept the Naicam Vikings in a pair of games, 5-1 on Friday in Watrous and 7-4 in Naicam on Saturday. Watrous will now face the Aberdeen Flames in the North final. 

The regular season for AA hockey teams in the province came to an end with the playoffs set to begin this week. 

Playoff series consist of a best of three series. Reseeding will occur after each round.  

Another successful edition of Telemiracle is in the books.  

The 49th edition wrapped up on Sunday, as Saskatchewan’s biggest telethon was able to raise $5,709,306. Including this year’s total, Telemiracle has now fundraised over $170 million since 1977.  

The Humboldt Broncos have received another commitment for the upcoming 2025-26 season.  

2007-born defenceman Finn McGhie has declared his commitment to the team. 

The Sherwood Park AB product is currently in his third season with the Sherwood Park Kings U18 AAA program and has 13 points (4G-9A) in 38 games. 

Friday recap:

The Broncos moved one win away from clinching another post-season birth following a 5-3 victory over the Yorkton Terriers on Friday night. 58 points is now the magic number to break into the playoffs. The Broncos reached 56 points snapping a two-game slump in the process.

In the culmination of another season series, the Broncos navigated through 60-minutes with no alarming needs for attention. Effort and simplified execution were on clear display leading to a much better outcome then seen on Wednesday night against Weyburn.

With the looming threats of tariffs from the United States, the Saskatchewan NDP have begun an interactive campaign focusing on the local economy. 

Carla Beck was in Saskatoon on Wednesday to launch the “Shop Local Shop Sask” campaign.  

It’s the final weekend for AA minor hockey teams in Saskatchewan, with Provincial/League playoffs set to begin next week. 

The U18 AA Humboldt Broncos finish off their regular season with a pair of home games, on Friday night they host the West Central Wheat Kings at 7:15. The regular season finale is on Saturday at 5:00 with a rematch between the two teams. Humboldt is currently in 7th spot, but a pair of wins could move them up a couple of spots in the standings.