Blaine Weyland

The 15U Watrous Lakers won the 15U AA Tier 3 Provincial Championship on the weekend in Unity. 

It was a slow start for the Lakers on Friday as they were defeated in their first game against the Southern Aces 11-6. 

They rebounded on Saturday, picking up a 12-7 win over the Neilburg Monarchs and a 9-2 victory over the Kindersley Royals.  

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) provided the latest update on the northern wildfires in the province on Tuesday. 

As of 11:00 am, there are 49 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those active fires, one is categorized as contained, 14 are not contained, 17 are ongoing assessments, and 17 are listed as protecting values.  

The Saskatchewan Government has touted the pilot project that allows participating pharmacists to conduct point-of-care testing for strep throat and assess ear infections to be a success. 

Launched in January, the project has delivered over 3,000 services across the province.  

It was a perfect weekend for the Rosebud Royals as they ran the table at the 15U Open Fastpitch Boys Championship on the weekend in Saskatoon. 

The Royals claimed the 2025 provincial championship, defeating the Valley Blue Jays 3-2 in the championship final.  

On Friday, the Royals began the tournament defeating the Prince Albert Astros 11-7. They followed that up with an 11-0 win over Valley.  

With the provincial baseball championships just around the corner, Sask Baseball has announced the host venues for the majority of the tournaments.  

Humboldt will be the host sire for the 11U AA Tier 1 Championships from Friday, July 18 until Sunday, July 20 in a nine-team tournament.  

Watrous will host the 11U AA Tier 3 championships, from July 18-20 also a nine-team tournament.  

Sask Hockey has announced the camp lineup for the U16 Top 34 camp with a couple of local players making the list.  

Defenceman Kohen Ruedig from Humboldt and Kash Elke from Lanigan were named to the camp.  

The Top 34 camp is the last stage before the selection of the roster that will represent Team Saskatchewan at the WHL Cup in October.  

Canada Day celebrations will be taking place across the country on Tuesday and the communities of Watrous and Manitou Beach will be teaming up for a series of activities and events for residents and visitors.  

To start the day, there will be a pancake breakfast at the Watrous Civic Centre from 8-10am.  

The RM of Wolverine joins the RM of Humboldt in issuing an immediate fire ban due to the extremely dry conditions and the increased risk of wildfires.  

The fire ban will be in place until further notice.  

A five-run seventh inning was the insurance the Marysburg Royals needed as they downed the Saskatoon Hoppers 9-1.  

Marysburg improved their record to 4-1 on the season. 

The Royals seventh inning rally included Mick Reuve walk for an RBI. Dakota Smith srove in a pair of runs with a single. Curtis Streuby also contributed with an RBI single, and Tom Hookers capped off the inning with a sacrifice fly. 

The Humboldt Broncos have received a commitment from 2007-born defenceman Ben Fofonoff for the 2025-26 season. 

The Williams Lake, BC product spent the past season with the Caribou Cougars U18 AAA program registering 25 points (3G-22A) in 36 games. He finished with the most points for defencemen with the Cougars and ranked 7th among defencemen in the league.