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Logan Gorst won it all at the Ponoka Stampede on Canada Day.

The six-day event wrapped up with Logan Gorst winning by the narrowest of margins, with Chanse Vigen slipping into second place due to a one-second penalty for starting too early.

Vigen had the fastest times four out of the six days of racing and led the aggregate, with Gorst just qualifying in the semi-finals in 8th position. 

The semi-finals on Monday had the top eight drivers and wagons competing over two heats, with the final top four moving onto the championship heat on Canada Day.

It was a Canada Day showdown last night at Ross Wells Park. The Moose Jaw Miller Express took on the Swift Current 57's, and despite a strong start in the first inning, fell 13–2.

The Millers are back in action tonight at Cairns Field, battling the Saskatoon Berries. Game time is 7 o'clock.

Over to the MLB, the Toronto Blue Jays have won three in a row following last night's 12–5 victory over the New York Yankees. They've got their eyes set on a tie for first place as they head into game two of four tonight at 5:07.

A couple of former Swift Current Broncos are on the move.

Justin Dowling and Lane Pederson signed with new teams on the first day of NHL free agency.

Pederson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. 

It will pay him $775,000 when playing in the NHL.

Pederson had an injury riddled season with the AHL's Bakersfield Condors in 2024-25.

He had 12 points in only 18 games for the Edmonton Oilers' AHL affiliate.

The new NCAA eligibility rules have cost the Swift Current Broncos a significant asset again.

After losing captain Clarke Caswell to the University of Denver earlier this off season, forward Rylan Gould has decided to head to school early.

The veteran had committed to play for Michigan Tech in 2026-27 so Swift Current had traded him to Everett for a 2026 1st round WHL Prospect Draft pick.

It's a big day for the Swift Current Broncos.

They're holding a media conference at 1:00 PM from Elmwood Golf Club at introduce their new head coach.

Swift Current has been looking for a new bench boss since firing Taras McEwen on May 15th.

Broncos GM Chad Leslie recently updated Swift Current Online on the search.

Lanigan Central High School’s Kyler Lone and Reese Stroeder have been named this year recipients of the 2025 Horizon Central Athletic Association scholarships.  

Kyler has been accepted into the Kinesiology and Education Combined Degree Program at the University of Saskatchewan and plans to become a teacher and a coach of high school athletics. 

The Swift Current Broncos look to Europe today as the Canadian Hockey League holds their annual import draft.

The draft has been expanded to three rounds this season as teams will now be able to carry three import players on their roster.

The Broncos could also potentially return forward William Morin and defenceman Marek Ročák.

Swift Current is looking to get back to drafting impact players in this draft.

Senior baseball playoffs will be firing up soon as the calendar flips to July.

Jacob Robson hit a pair of home runs and Mitchell Lambson twirled his second consecutive complete game as the Winnipeg Goldeyes (23-23) defeated the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (23-25) 8–5 Tuesday afternoon at Blue Cross Park.

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A now graduated Moose Jaw Cyclone football player is moving on to the next level of his football career.

Donovan Harkness will become a member of the Saskatoon Hilltops of the Canadian Junior Football League. Even though Harkness played running back for most of his high school stint with the Cyclones, he will be joining the team as a wide receiver.

"I'm a little bit raw as a receiver, but I've had a great coach so far, and he has been helping me a whole bunch along the way, so it's just about time and progression," said Harkness.