Local Sports

A record was set at the opening blind draw of the three-day Shoot on the Bow, held Aug. 22–24, as the event continues to attract a who’s who of Alberta’s darts community.

Tournament chair Ellison Smith said the women’s entries nearly doubled this year, while 60 men competed—12 more than last year.

Among them were some of the sport’s biggest names: Robbie Mills, ranked No. 1 in Alberta and No. 4 in Canada; Clint Clarkson, Canada’s top-ranked player and No. 3 in Alberta; Mike Dwyer, Alberta’s No. 2; and Brenda Moreau, Alberta’s top-ranked women’s player.

The Foothills Lions ended the season for the Bow Valley Grizzlies men’s rugby team with a second-half surge on Aug. 23.

It was a reversal of fortune for the Grizz, who dominated the second half of their regular-season meeting and got their hands on the newly established Country Cup.

Now the Lions advance to the Div. 2 semifinals, clutching the coveted trophy.

As the school year is set to begin next week, the high school football season will be up and running next week. 

9-man and 6-man football teams in the area have already begun preparing for the 2025 season. 

Here are the schedules for the 2025 season for the local teams. 

HCI Mohawks 9-Man 

Thursday September 5 vs NB John Paul II 4:30 

Friday September 12 vs Delisle 7:30 

Friday September 19 vs 4:00 Meadow Lake 4:00 

Friday October 3 @ Kindersley 4:30 

Friday October 10 @ Delisle 7:30 

The Okotoks Dawgs have been recognized for their athletic prowess.

The Okotoks Dawgs 18U Black team has been ranked 2nd place in all of North America, among the elite travel teams, by Perfect Game, which is the leading amateur baseball scouting service in the world.

On top of just completing a dominant season that saw the club post a staggering 60-5-1 record against elite high school aged academies and travel teams, the Dawgs won 6 of the 7 elite tournament championships they competed in this season.

Fresh off a dramatic playoff win at the 20th Annual Saskatchewan Open Provincial Championships, Moose Jaw’s Drew Biette is setting his sights on the national stage. He’ll be competing at the Canadian Disc Golf Championship in Port Hope, Ontario, the weekend of September 13.

Biette secured first place in the Mixed Pro Open Division at the Deja Vu Disc Golf Course after a tense tiebreaker against a fellow competitor, clinching the win on hole one. “It was a great tournament,” Biette said. “We had amazing tournament directors, and the playoff made it even more exciting.”

The Saskatoon Hilltops and Regina Thunder each took a win on their home turf this past weekend, now set for a collision course as the Canadian Junior Football League's best rivalry returns to action on September 6 when the Thunder welcome in the Hilltops to Mosaic Stadium.

Back to Sunday, the Hilltops welcomed in the Winnipeg Rifles for a rematch after Winnipeg handed Saskatoon a season opening loss back in Week 1. With home field advantage this time around, the Hilltops held Winnipeg scoreless in the first half on route to a 42-15 final score. 

District #7 finished in seventh at the 2025 U13 District Showcase in Regina this past weekend, taking the second last spot after downing the only other group with a local connection, Team Southwest with Leader native Colby Tiringer, in their final game on Sunday. 

Local motocross racers made the trip to Lloydminster this past weekend for Rounds 8 and 9 of the Saskatchewan Motocross Association's Provincial Championship Series.

The Swift Current Motocross Association sent half a dozen racers to go head-to-head with competitors from across the province.

Swift Current's Eden Kroeker secured second place in the Open Beginner class on both days. 

The Moose Jaw Warriors kick off their 2025 training camp tomorrow with registration and fitness training. They then gear up for on-ice sessions starting on Thursday.

The 2025 training camp will wrap up on Sunday with the team’s annual Grey and Red Intrasquad Game. Entry to the game will be by donation to CMHA Moose Jaw in memory of Warriors’ prospect Ethan Williams and Warriors’ alumni, Rob Trumbley.

The full training camp schedule is as follows:

Wednesday August 27, 2025

9:00am Registration

9:30am Introductions

It's game week for the Kindersley Jr. Klippers.

Players arrived in Kindersley last week for the team's annual golf tournament, as the offseason officially came to an end this past weekend with hopefuls hitting the ice for camp.  Now the team is practicing before hitting the road to Drumheller for a game on Friday, before going to Lloydminster on holiday Monday.

Skill skates took place all last week until Friday at 5:30 when main camp hit the ice to kick off three days of scrimmages.