Local Sports

Brad Gushue assured himself a spot in the final four at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Lacombe with wins over Team USA (7-5) and Japan (7-5) on Tuesday. Canada leads the standings with a 5-0 record. China and the US have also qualified for the playoffs.

Gushue has a 21-2 record at the event since its inception in 2022.

Rachel Homan will look to secure her playoff spot on Wednesday after a 9-2 win over New Zealand on Tuesday.

Gushue takes on Australia on Wednesday at 2 p.m., while Homan, who sits at 4-0, faces Korea (9 a.m.) and Mexico (7 p.m.).

The Estevan Sharks Water Polo Club's Mini and Atom teams dove into their first tournament of the season, encountering tough competition and a valuable learning experience for players. Chad Knoll, head coach for the age-group teams, reflected on the weekend’s challenges and successes.

“Oh, it was definitely tougher than I expected,” Knoll said. “There was some tough competition. Our kids played hard and tried their hardest, but not all of them were successful. There were a few lessons to be learned, definitely, and we’ll work with that during practice.”

Dinsmore Composite School's junior girls volleyball team made a strong showing at the West Central District Volleyball Championships held in Outlook on Saturday, October 26. The team, consisting of Makenzie Crofts, Macey Edstrom, Sadie Noonan, Abigail Pajunen, Charity Pajunen, Sidney Keeler, Jade Beattie, Adele Sol, and Ali Morrison, took on some of the largest schools in the division, including Kindersley, Rosetown, and the host team from Outlook.

Prince George, B.C. – The Moose Jaw Warriors had opportunities to swing the game in their favour but came up short, falling 4-1 to the Cougars in Prince George on Tuesday night.

“Our effort, our compete was there, for the most part, we really liked our game,” Warriors assistant coach Curtis Pereverzoff said. “Our structure, the efforts, we were staying around the puck, we were getting shots through, we had a lot of quality looks and it just unfortunate we didn’t get the job done.”

The winless streak has reached 8 games. The Moose Jaw Warriors fell 4-1 to the Cougars in Prince George last night. The team next travels to Victoria to face the Royals on Friday. 

The Winmar AAA Warriors are at the Moose Jaw Events Centre tonight, where they’ll play the visiting Notre Dame Hounds, with puck drop at 7 p.m.

Senior Boys volleyball, Vanier beat Peacock 3 sets to 1, and Central shutout Briercrest 3 sets to none. 

In Tier 1 Senior Girls volleyball, Cornerstone won 3 sets to none against Briercrest, and Vanier shutout Peacock 3 sets to none. 

Addison Kartusch of the St. Charles Country Club and Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend are Golf Manitoba's 2024 Female & Male Amateur Golfers of the Year. Kartusch won the Match Play Championship, the Provincial Junior Championship and the Provincial Women’s Amateur Championship. The 18-year-old from Winnipeg, who is into her freshmen year at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, also finished T3 at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and T48 at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Addison Kartusch of the St. Charles Country Club and Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend are Golf Manitoba's 2024 Female & Male Amateur Golfers of the Year. Kartusch won the Match Play Championship, the Provincial Junior Championship and the Provincial Women’s Amateur Championship. The 18-year-old from Winnipeg, who is into her freshmen year at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, also finished T3 at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and T48 at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Addison Kartusch of the St. Charles Country Club and Braxton Kuntz of Breezy Bend are Golf Manitoba's 2024 Female & Male Amateur Golfers of the Year. Kartusch won the Match Play Championship, the Provincial Junior Championship and the Provincial Women’s Amateur Championship. The 18-year-old from Winnipeg, who is into her freshmen year at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, also finished T3 at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship and T48 at the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

The Highwood Mustangs SV Girls' volleyball team punched their ticket to the post-season with a 3-0 set victory over the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School Spartans (STS) on Wednesday (Oct. 23).

The first set was all Highwood, as they took it convincingly with a 25-9 set score over STS. In the second set, Highwood came out strong, putting up 9 points before STS was able to get their first point in the set. The final score in the second set was 25-14 in favour of the Mustangs.

Tuesday, October 29th

High School Varsity Volleyball
Boys
MacGregor 2 Rivers 0 (25-13, 25-13)
MacGregor 2 Elton 1 (25-18, 19-25, 17-15)
Girls
MacGregor 2 Rivers 0 (26-24, 25-20
MacGregor 2 Erickson 0 (25-12, 25-15)

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Northlands Parkway 5 Miller 3