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The Estevan Motor Speedway hosted some make-up races Friday night, allowing racers to earn some more points before the championship night. Having previously been scheduled for last Saturday, but being rained out, the races covered all classes.

President of the Estevan Motor Speedway, Brad Pierson, talked about the night and how the track fared.

For Jennika Linthicum, the pool has always been a second home. Growing up in Estevan, she started as a summer swimmer, but it wasn’t long before a friend suggested she try water polo. Now 15, Linthicum has taken her passion from the local Estevan Sharks to representing Saskatchewan and Canada in competitions around the world.

“I was around seven when I first tried water polo,” she said. “I was always looking for a winter sport connected to swimming, and it just clicked.”

A pair of local teenagers has completed a flawless summer on the beach volleyball court.

Teddy-Lynn Yates and Emmerson Wiens captured the 14U Girls Provincial Beach Championship in Regina on Sunday, emerging from the 12-team field. 

The duo won three matches in the round robin action and tied another.

They then posted back-to-back straight-set wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals to book their ticket in the finals.

The Cochrane Generals are preparing for another season in the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) with optimism, continuity, and focus on building a winning culture.

Entering his second year as head coach, Derek Bell has overseen a busy offseason of recruitment, team-building, and player development, with training camp just 10 days away.

The summer has been filled with on-ice activity, with weekly summer skates attracting 38 to 40 players, ranging from returning veterans to new prospects.

Thirty-seven athletes from Area 7 — which includes Bearspaw, Cochrane, Springbank, Bragg Creek, and Elbow Valley — will be representing the Zone 2 Big Country Seniors Sports Society (BCSSS) in the 2025 Alberta 55 Plus Games in Leduc, Aug. 21–24.

The local competitors earned their spots between March and June at qualifiers and will now join more than 1,100 seniors from across Alberta for the four-day provincial event.

BCSSS vice-president Doug Campbell is thrilled with the number of participants from Area 7. They make up a quarter of the zone's team.

MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH

American Association Baseball
Kansas City Monarchs 4 Winnipeg Goldeyes 1

MLB
Pittsburgh 5 Toronto 2

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH

American Association Baseball
Winnipeg Goldeyes at Kansas City Monarchs - 6:35 PM

The Cartwright Twins capped off an incredible season by claiming the Western Canadian Championship title.

Player/coach Drew Haight couldn't be prouder of the group, and says being a champion is pretty great. "It's a good feeling, for sure," he says with big smile. "Coming into the year with knowing we were going to Western's, it was a goal to be competitive there, so to end the year with a win like that, it's amazing."

One of the stars of the U15 Eastman Wildcats, Hannah Skrabek, was named the top pitcher of nationals, and the 14-year-old sensation is thrilled with the award, and very proud of the teams efforts which resulted in a top four finish.

Special accomplishments

"It was so amazing," Skrabek says with her trademark energy and big smile. "We were going up against the best teams and players in the country, and we did so amazing, for a small team from southeastern Manitoba."

Ahead of the 2025-26 season, the Winkler Flyers got back onto the ice, bringing a mix of veterans and newcomers together for a camp that head coach Matt Melo was very happy with what he saw.

After months of speculation and questions, the Ste. Anne Aces have been given the news they will be eligible to play in the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League for the 2025-2026 season.

A team representative says the team will be commenting in more detail later in the week.

The Ste. Anne Aces did post a statement via social media Monday evening.

In part, the statement reads, "This evening, Hockey Manitoba ruled in our favor on our appeal regarding the SEMHL's decision to remove the Ste. Anne Senior Aces from the league."