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The Okotoks Dawgs of the WCBL picked up another win on Thursday night, this time it was on the road in Swift Current.

They dropped the 57s 5-2 to record their ninth win in a row.

The Dawgs are now sitting in first place in the West Division with a two-and-a-half game lead on the Lethbridge Bulls. 

Both teams hit the ball diamond again tonight in Swift Current before the team hops back on the bus to Okotoks.

The CFL Calgary Stampeders won their inaugural Stampede Bowl handily on Thursday night at McMahon Stadium.

The Stamps were firing on all cylinders as they demolished the 3-and-0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37-16.

Not only did Stamps fans have a lot to cheer about, but they also rocked out when former Poison lead singer, Bret Michaels, hit the stage for the halftime show.

The Stamps are now riding a 3-1 record, enough to move into second place in the CFL West.

The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens Basketball program is entering a new era with the hiring of Dante Dinter as head coach for the 2025–26 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season.

Dinter, who previously served as an assistant coach with the MacEwan University Griffins of U Sports, takes over the role following the departure of Avery Harrison.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers came into the inaugural Stampede Bowl unbeaten and riding high in the saddle after being pegged — once again — as Canadian Football League contenders.

They are now exiting Cowtown after being thrown from their steed and then lassoed, hogtied and branded by the Calgary Stampeders in sloppy, mistake-filled 37-16 loss in front of 22,485 at McMahon Stadium, a result which drops them to 3-1 — ditto for the Stamps — and takes a whole pile of shine off what had been an impressive unbeaten start to the season.

A mid game surge by the Sask Five Marlins brought them close to a comeback in last night's matchup against the East Central 18UAAA Red Sox, but the Sox' bats got to work to secure an 11-9 win.  

The Red Sox jumped ahead early with a four run first inning. Sluggers Jarret Rude and Jacob Trann both doubled to centre field while Jaxon Schlepper and Pryor Dyck both took single swipe, each one accounting for a run.  

The Moose Jaw Miller Express rolled into Regina last night, beat the Red Sox 19-16. It was a full team effort at the plate; Edwards, Gurney, DeGrazia, Soto, Niaves, and Waliczek all chipped in with RBI's.

The Millers return home for tonight's matchup against the Saskatoon Berries. Game time is 7:05.

Moose Jaw's Cameron Billy is home after capturing silver at the Muay Thai Festival in Italy last week. The public is invited to celebrate Billy's accomplishment with a rally at Mac the Moose at noon today.

A true mark of the summer is the start of baseball and softball provincials. While most tournaments won't get going until the middle of July, two softball tournaments taking place this weekend have local teams in action in both Macklin and Regina.

THURSDAY, JULY 3RD

CFL
Calgary Stampeders 37 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16

American Association Baseball
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 4 Winnipeg Goldeyes 3

MLB
Toronto 8 New York Yankees 5

FRIDAY, JULY 4TH

18U provincials are set to be hosted in Morden staring on July 11th-13th and host chair Morgan Mullin is really excited for all that's coming up on that weekend.

It's been an incredible time for running sensation Danica Penner and the 12-year-old from the Blumenort area plans to keep on doing what she loves. 

"I started doing cross-country in grade 5," Penner explains. "My mom had suggested that I should try it out because I was good at running. That first race I placed really, really well, so I figured that if it works out, why don't I just keep trying."