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Keaton Belsher, a standout receiver for the Central Cyclones, has been recognized for his exceptional performance at the CFC Prospect Game.

In February, Belsher participated in the Canadian Football Chat (CFC) Prospect Game tryouts at the Yara Center in Moose Jaw. This event was part of the CFC Evaluation Tour, which included various combine-style tests such as the 40-yard dash, shuttle run, vertical jump, and broad jump.

Star of Hamiota Collegiate Ky Solomon was named as 'A' Girls Athlete of the Year by the Manitoba High School Athletics Association. 

Solomon, who claims Shoal Lake are her home town, says she was as surprised as she was thrilled to get the news she had won. "I was not expecting it at all" the 18-year-old says with a big smile. "I was driving to practice and I got the email. I instantly called mom and dad and told them, it was really exciting."

It was a great year for the U13 Steinbach Storm and they capped it all off by marching through playoffs and bringing home the gold.

Coach Paul Turenne says personally, this year was magical. "It was my first time coaching my youngest daughter, so that was an experience," he says with a laugh. "Also, first time coaching with my wife, Tara. I mean, we had a blast coaching my daughter and some of her closest friends. We had four majors playing on our team and eight minors. They were just a bunch of fun girls to coach and it was a blast to do it along side Tara."

The Swift Current U17 Sonic doubled up the Valley Vipers Sunday afternoon on Country 94.1's Local Sports Live to sweep the doubleheader.

A five-run fifth inning for Swift Current propelled them to a 10-5 victory over the Vipers, with Serena Kochan and Taylor Schury each recording two hits and three RBIs for the Sonic.

"Being patient at the plate and letting the pitcher do the work and waiting for their pitch and sitting on it," Sonic assistant coach Alyssa Taylor said, was the key to the fifth inning offensive outburst. 

The Swift Current AAA Nutrien Ag Solutions 57s were able to hold off the hard-charging White Butte Broncos Sunday afternoon, continuing their recent string of strong play.

Porter Burnett and Rudy Giesbrecht each had a pair of RBIs in the Swift Current 8-6 win over the Broncos on Country 94.1's Local Sports Live powered by OMT Projects.

"The kids came out swinging right away and got a good lead right away," 57s assistant coach Nick Giesbracht said. "Everyone was on their bats and on their game." 

Calgary's Chanse Vigen still leads the aggregate after 3 days of racing at the Ponoka Stampede.

They race with the traditional four wagons per heat, but it's stretched out over six days.

The top eight wagons in the aggregate after Sunday's races move into the semi-finals on Monday.

The finals on Canada Day feature the top 4 from the semi-finals racing in the $75,000 Tommy Dorchester Championship Final Heat.

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The Red Deer Rebels are excited to announce their full 68-game schedule for the 2025-26 Western Hockey League Regular Season.

New for this season! The Rebels have introduced “6 p.m. Saturdays” where all Saturday night home games at the Marchant Crane Centrium will begin one hour earlier at 6 p.m. The Rebels will play 13 Saturday night home games in 2025-26.

Friday and weeknight home games will continue to start at 7 p.m. The Rebels have one Sunday home game in 2025-26 (February 15 vs. Lethbridge) that will start at 4 p.m.

On draft day when the NHL journey begins for hundreds of players, former Swift Current Broncos goaltender Joel Hofer is continuing his with the St. Louis Blues.

He inked a two-year extension with the Blues worth $6.8 million. 

The 24-year-old went 16-8-3 in 2024-25 with a .04 save percentage and 2.64 goasl against average.

Hofer has played 69 NHL games with the Blues.

St. Louis originally picked the Winnipeg native in the 4th round of the 2018 NHL Draft.

The Pittsburgh Penguins must like something about defenceman from the Swift Current Broncos.

Pittsburgh picked Broncos defenceman Peyton Kettles today with their 2nd round pick, 39th overall in the NHL Draft.

The Penguins also picked former Broncos Captain Owen Pickering in the 1st round of the 2021 NHL Draft.

"Really happy for Petyon," said Broncos GM Chad Leslie. "He's been through a lot to get to this point. He's a player that has a lot of ceiling to develop. He's worked very hard. We are very proud of him."

The U15 Cochrane Fusion capped a stellar season with an 18-13 victory over the Airdrie Angels to claim the Division 3 city championship of the Calgary Minor Softball Association last night at Vista Heights.

The Fusion went 4-1 in the playoff round to earn their spot in the final. Their only loss came in a 16-14 nailbiter against SBR, a team they later defeated 10-4 in the semifinals to punch their ticket to the championship game.

The Angels had been undefeated heading into the final, but Cochrane’s momentum proved too much to stop.