Buttar finishes second at PBR Ottawa Classic, maintains national lead

Dakota Buttar is still on top of the Canadian standings after a second-place finish at the PBR Ottawa Classic.

Maple Creek's Jared Parsonage won the event with a total ride score of 175 across two events, Buttar finishing second with a ride score of 169.5. That extra half point was just enough to edge Jake Gardner who finished third, currently chasing Buttar for first in the national standings.

Up-and-down weekend for 57's

A roller coaster weekend for the Swift Current 57's.

They played three games against Moose Jaw starting with a 16-6 loss on Friday.

On Saturday, Gus Koehn had 2 home runs in a 12-8 Swift Current win over the Miller Express.

Koehn wen 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, 2 walks, and 7 RBI for Swift Current.

Trigg Mapes went 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs.

Moose Jaw rebounded yesterday by blowing the 57's out 27-2. 

The two clubs play again on Tuesday.

No sweep in Gary as Railcats top Goldeyes

The Gary SouthShore RailCats (9-24) avoided a series sweep at the hands of the Winnipeg Goldeyes (15-18) Sunday afternoon with a 9-1 victory at U.S. Steel Yard.
 
The RailCats got on the board in the bottom of the third inning when first baseman Joe Suozzi drew a bases-loaded walk that forced in LG Castillo. One pitch later, right fielder Jake Guenther – claimed off waivers from the Goldeyes one week ago – hit a grand slam to right field to make the score 5-0.
 

Longtime broadcaster Dreger inducted into Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame

Over the weekend, longtime broadcaster Clayton Dreger was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dreger retired in January of this year and he says it's been everything he thought it would be. "Awesome," he says with that well known smile. "That's the word I've told everybody who's asked, it really is. When 7:30 p.m. rolled around and you knew that it was time to go to bed because the alarm goes off at 2:00 a.m. No, it's just so amazing to stay up till 11:30 and wake up at 6:50, plan your day, do whatever, yeah, it's been pretty special."

Blackfalds high school football team prepares for first season this fall

High school football doesn’t officially begin until fall, but the Iron Ridge Secondary Bisons are already laying the foundation for their inaugural season.

More than 30 players took part in spring camp from May 23 to 25 — the Blackfalds school’s first since announcing it would join league play this September. While spring sports commitments led to a slight dip from full registration, athletic director and head coach Joe McQuay said the camp achieved what it set out to do.

ICYMI: A ray of hope for the Aces to remain in the SEMHL

The Ste. Anne Aces continue to do what they can to remain in the Southeast Manitoba Hockey League, and after raising concerns to Hockey Manitoba, a re-vote has been ordered. 

In an email from Hockey Manitoba, "(Ste. Anne) brought up concerns regarding the voting process and surrounding circumstances that were used to remove them from the SEMHL, and they are contesting that the SEMHL By-Laws and Regulations do not identify a clear process to remove a team from competition."

ICYMI: Sensational athlete Shearer dominating from the ice to the diamond and from the court to the track

Through hard work and dedication, star athlete Charlie Shearer has dominated multiple sports for years and the 17-year-old is not stopping any time soon.

Calling Shearer a multi-sport athlete might be an undersell. "I play AAA softball, AAA hockey, high school softball, I play school volleyball and basketball, I was on the school golf team this year, I'm into cross country as well as track and field. Plus, I'm an avid hunter."

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