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Steer Wrestler Scott Guenthner from Provost, Alberta, is going to the Championship finals this Sunday at the Calgary Stampede.

Guenthner had a time of 4.7 seconds on the final day in Pool A to finish in second place on Sunday, but more importantly, he finished first overall.

That means he's going to the Steer Wrestling finals on Sunday. 

Two other Albertans also qualified for Championship Sunday.

Ladies Breakaway Roping standout Shelby Boisjoli-Meged from Langdon finished in first place yesterday, and overall, so she's moving on to the finals.

Sixteen-year-old Camden Suchan is gearing up for another incredibly busy summer of baseball. Not only is the pitcher and third base player currently busy with her home team, the East Central 15U AAA Dodgers, but she has a role to play on three different Team Sask squads as each gears up for national competitions.  

The track was wet and a bit slow on the Rangeland Derby on Sunday night, and several penalties slowed down some of the drivers' rankings.

Defending Champion High River's Jason Glass took out a barrel, costing him 5 seconds and pushing him from 3rd down into 13th place in the aggregate.

Glass also suffered a 5-second penalty in last year's Calgary Stampede, but also set a new track record and was able to overcome his penalty and went on to win it all.

After a rough Alberta road trip that saw the team unable to pick up a win in six attempts, the Weyburn Beavers made their return to Tom Laing Park Sunday night. While rain and lightning would prompt an early end to the game after six innings, it was enough for the Beavers to get back in the win column with an 8-6 victory. 

It was a busy weekend for the East Central 18UAAA Red Sox with two double headers, one at home and one away. 

Saturday's matchups did not go the Red Sox way as they fell 5 - 3 and 15 - 3 to the Regina Athletics.  

The provincial softball season kicked off around the province this past weekend with a few different tournaments, including U11 Girls 'B' North in Macklin featuring several local teams as part of 23 in total making the trip to the west-central community. 

The Macklin Lakers and Unity Panthers shared the Green Pool with four other teams. Macklin finished 2-1, Unity at 1-2, neither able to advance to Sunday's playoff round.

The softball diamonds at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex in Saskatoon hosted the International Men’s Fast Pitch 4 Nations Cup this past weekend. 

The four-team tournament featured the Canadian Men's National Team, the New Zealand Black Sox coming to Saskatoon from down under, along with Team USA, and Team Japan. Tournament organizers teased the play as a joy to watch, and things certainly didn't disappoint with the Thursday through Saturday tournament.

SUNDAY, JULY 6TH

Manitoba Junior Baseball League
Carillon Sultans 10 Pembina Valley 7
Interlake 12 Altona 2
Pembina Valley 12 Carillon Sultans 2
Interlake 7 Altona 0

American Association Baseball
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 2 Winnipeg Goldeyes 1 (11 Innings)

Shining star in the rodeo scene out of Killarney, 16-year-old Preslie Wiebe is thrilled with how things have gone to this point and couldn't be more excited for what the future holds.

The positives continue to pile up as the U13 South Central Cubs squad and the group looks to find that next level as they move into the back half of the quickly moving season.