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Swift Current track stars Rowan Reimer and Carter Tuplin helped Team Saskatchewan Wednesday night qualify for the 4x400-metre men's final at the Canada Summer Games.

Team Saskatchewan finished third in heat 1 with a time of 3:17.38, trailing only Ontario and Alberta. 

Reimer ran the third leg of the race, while Tuplin was the anchor, both helping qualify the province for a chance at a medal on Saturday night in St. John's, Newfoundland.

The 5th annual Canadian National Cornhole Championships (CNCC) took place last week in Beaumont, AB featuring the best of the best when it comes to cornhole in Canada. It also featured some talent from nearly 900km southeast here in Weyburn, including Devin Furgason.  Furgason took home some hardware in the Tier 4 intermediate ranking, winning the Top Men’s Singles, Top Open Singles, and the Top 16 Singles, making him the best cornhole player in that Tier 4 Division. He also placed second in the Men’s Doubles and third in Open Doubles.

Box Lacrosse

Swift Current's Kai Foster limited Manitoba's offence Wednesday morning, helping backstop Team Sask to its second straight win at the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Foster and Team Sask beat Manitoba 5-3 in men's box lacrosse to move to 2-0 in pool play and will face 1-1 New Brunswick on Wednesday night.

Volleyball

Lucky Lake's Kash Meyers started all four sets for Team Sask as they came from behind to beat British Columbia in men's volleyball.

Moose Jaw’s Kashton Smith was one of Saskatchewan’s leading scorers as they defeated PEI 18-1 at the Canada Summer Games on Tuesday in St. John’s, Nfld. 

Smith finished with three goals and five assists, while fellow Moose Javian Chase Folk also had a goal for Saskatchewan. 

Team Saskatchewan is back on the floor for two games on Wednesday when they take on Manitoba and New Brunswick. 

Lucky Lake native Kash Meyers and the Team Saskatchewan mens' volleyball team are undefeated at the Canada Summer Games after two wins so far from the The Works Field House in St. Johns, Newfoundland.

In the opening game on Tuesday, Saskatchewan beat Newfoundland in straight sets 3-0 with wins of 25-22, 25-13, 25-21. Then in their second match on Wednesday morning against BC it was a 3-1 victory, as Sask. dropped the first set 25-20, before rattling off three straight wins 25-14, 25-22, and 25-18.

Two Weyburn athletes are embarking on a new journey and will soon begin the next chapter of their academic and lacrosse career as the first two Weyburn Lacrosse players to play field lacrosse at the college level.

Radville's Blake Becker and Weyburn's Sawyer Leko each received scholarships to play Division 2 Lacrosse from a new team at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA.

The U13 AAA Canucks concluded a memorable season with a strong showing at the Western Canadian Baseball Championship in Chilliwack, B.C., held from August 15 to 17.

Despite challenging weather, the Canucks went 2–2 in pool play, including a tough three-inning tie-breaker loss that kept them just shy of the playoffs. They went on to compete in the consolation round, finishing sixth overall.

“We had a good weekend. The weather was a bit of a challenge, but we worked through it. It was worth the drive.”

Estevan Minor Baseball (EMB) wrapped up its summer season this week with an awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of players, coaches, and umpires across all age groups.

“It was a hot evening, definitely reminded us of baseball season, but it was good to get together to celebrate some of the accomplishments of our teams,” said EMB treasurer Kevin Sliva. “We had a couple of teams that were provincial silver medalists this year, but it was also important to recognize individual contributions and celebrate those athletes.”

Four Cochrane lacrosse players have returned with medals from Team Alberta at the national lacrosse championships in Halifax, which wrapped up on Aug. 15.

Veteran Cochrane goalie Kaylee McKay and team rookies Tessa Bates and Hannah Dick helped lead the U22 women’s team to their third consecutive national championship, going undefeated in all six of their games. The team has now gone two years without losing a game at nationals.

The Marysburg Royals season came to an end last night as they lost out in the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League championship final to the Saskatoon Outlaws. 

To reach the finals, the Royals had to play two games on Tuesday. 

 Marysburg defeated the Saskatoon River Pirates. 8-5 to begin the night. 

 It was a quick start for the Royals as they scored 8 runs in the first three innings.