Broncos hit the road after homestand

On the road again for the Swift Current Broncos.

After a five game homestand and four straight wins, the Broncos are off to Lethbridge tonight.

It's a re-match after Swift Current beat the Hurricanes 4-1 last Friday.

"They're going to be hungry to give it back to us on their home ice," said Broncos Assistant Coach Zach Franko. "We've got to go in there and be ready." 

The Hurricanes are a point behind the Broncos for 2nd place in the WHL Eastern Conference standings. 

Bears battle hard in doubleheader, clinch one win against Battleford Stars

The U18AAA Estevan Bears saw mixed results over the weekend as they faced the Battleford Stars in a doubleheader at Affinity Place.

The Bears started strong in the first game, on Saturday taking a 3-0 lead over the Stars. “Second period rolls around, got into a little bit of penalty trouble which kind of killed their momentum, killed the flow of the game, players were playing too many minutes and guys weren’t playing enough minutes to keep the flow of the game going,” said Ryan Pilon, head coach for the Estevan Bears.

PREVIEW | Warriors look to snap skid in Prince George

Prince George, BC – The Moose Jaw Warriors are focused on staying positive after dropping the first two games of their BC Division road trip.

“We’ve had a couple of stages throughout the games where we’ve played really well as a team and we can definitely build off that,” Warriors assistant captain Kalem Parker said.

The Warriors will look to get back on track when they head into Prince George to battle the Cougars at CN Centre on Tuesday night.

Winnipeg Sea Bears executive takes home honours in back-to-back seasons

A member of the Winnipeg Sea Bears executive staff receives an honour in back-to-back seasons. 

Jason Smith, President of the Winnipeg Sea Bears, has been named the 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Executive of the Year. Smith becomes the second executive to win the award in back-to-back years after Vancouver's Dylan Kular did so in 2021 and 2022. 

Team Gushue wins North American battle at Pan Continental Curling Championships  

Canada overcame the United States today (Oct. 29) at the 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex.  

Skip Brad Gushue, vice-skip Mark Nichols, second Brendan Bottcher, and lead Geoff Walker made shots late in the game to take a 7-5 win and continue a now four-game winning streak.  

Agra Risk Wheatland Kings see historic start to the season

The Agra Risk Wheatland Kings Junior B hockey team has had quite a strong start to the season.

At the start of the month, the Kings began the year with an 8-1 victory against the Red Deer Vipers before suffering a three-game losing streak that led into the middle of the month.

Cody Holdaway, general manager of the team, said that the club has come back from a few losses and is now on a four-game winning streak. 

"We've had a couple of strong weekends, back-to-back. This now puts the team at 8-3 in the first 11, which is the best in franchise history."

Foothills Bantam Eagles put up valiant effort against the Colts

The Foothills Bantam Eagles put up a valiant effort against the Calgary Colts in their first-ever Division 1 semi-final appearance, falling just short in a 24-14 football game on Saturday (Oct. 26).

The Eagles were playing on the Shouldice Artificial Turf Hellard for their semi-final appearance. The score was close at the end of the first quarter with the Colts leading 8-6 after the Eagles missed a two-point conversion.

At the end of the half, the Eagles were down by 10 points with the Colts leading 16-6.

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