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Level 4 is now available at AgSafeAB.ca. 

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Anneka Aspaas scored her second of the game as the Battlefords Sharks overcame a Swift Current comeback for a 3-2 win in overtime on Saturday.

It was a battle of the top two teams in the Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League at a neutral site in Rosetown.

Maggie Rauckman and Aspas scored for the Sharks in the first period as they took an early lead.

The Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats' comeback started with a shorthanded goal from Team Saskatchewan forward Raela Packet early in the third period.

The Swift Current Home Hardware Legionnaires picked up a win and a loss in Warman.

Defenceman Fynn Harasymchuk broke a third-period tie Friday night lifting Swift Current to a 3-2 win, however, the Wildcats rebounded with a one-goal victory of their own Saturday 4-3.

Forwards Kasey Gleim and Trae Peterson each scored in the Legionnaires' win and netminder Cade Mitchell made 38 saves.

Hunter Wilm, Connor Rieger, and Carter Moen scored during Saturday's loss. Mitchell made 26 saves falling to 8-2 on the season.

One of the WHL's hottest players is looking south.

Swift Current Broncos forward Brady Birnie has committed to play for the NCAA's Bemidji State men's hockey program.

The school did not announce when Birnie would make the jump to the NCAA.

The Rosetown and Kyle RCMP detachments were kept busy with various calls for service during the week of November 8 to November 14.

The valley will be rockin' in many ways July 10th-13th for Country Thunder Saskatchewan.

Some of the headliners have been announced including Def Leppard, Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman. Also hitting the stage will include Tyler Hubbard, Nate Smith, Kip Moore, and Sara Evans. Canadian artists joining the show include the James Barker Band, Tim Hicks, The Road Hammers, Jess Moskaluke, Owen Riegling, Tommy Charles and Hailey Benedict.

The Hunter Brothers will be headlining the annual Kick-Off Party.

SASKATCHEWAN – Drivers are being urged to use extra caution on Saskatchewan highways following a string of collisions involving moose reported to RCMP within a brief 30-minute span on Friday evening.

Between 6:20 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., five separate incidents were reported in various parts of the province, including areas near Prince Albert in north-central Saskatchewan, as well as in the Rose Valley, Hudson Bay, Melfort/Kinistino, and Southey regions.

Southwest residents and wrestling fans can look forward to the tour stopping by for a show in Swift Current this week.

The Kinetic Exhibition Park's Palliser Pavillion will host the action-packed event on Wednesday, November 20, with the first match kicking off around 7:00 p.m. 

Danny Warren, general manager of Canadian Wrestling's Elite, highlighted that the show is part of a four-province, 13-night tour. 

The Swift Current Comp. Ardens are the SHSAA 5A Volleyball Provincial champions, having capped off a remarkable season on Saturday.

Swift Current scored a perfect 3-0 record on Friday in round-robin action, defeating Prince Albert Carleton, Weyburn, and Saskatoon St. Joseph without losing a set.

Regina Campbell beat the Ardens in three sets to complete round-robin play on Saturday morning.

Swift Current won their pool drawing fourth-ranked Regina LeBoldus in the quarterfinals beating them 25-19 and 25-15.

Saturday was a special night for the captain of Swift Current Broncos last year.

Defenceman Owen Pickering suited up in his first National Hockey League game with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team that drafted him in the first round 21st overall in 2022.

The St. Adolphe, Manitoba product recorded his first NHL point just 6:34 into the game against the San Jose Sharks picking up a secondary assist on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal.