Central Alberta athletes strike gold at Canada Summer Games

Team Alberta struck gold three times on Day 2 of the 2025 Canada Summer Games, wrapping up the day with a total of three gold, two silver, and three bronze medals, bringing the province’s overall medal count to 11.

Central Alberta athletes made waves in the pool, Red Deer’s Kingston Hitchcock captured silver in the men’s 400m individual medley and bronze in the 4x100m mixed medley relay, while Didsbury’s Wesley Wilks earned bronze in the men’s 50m Special Olympics breaststroke.

Okotoks Dawgs 4th consecutive WCBL Championship dream is over

The Okotoks Dawgs lost 8-4 last night in Sylvan Lake to the Gulls, thus ending their dream of winning a fourth consecutive WCBL Championship.

The Dawgs were swept by the Gulls in the best-of-three series, two games to none.

It's the first time the Gulls have won the Western Championship, as they now look to win their first league title.

The Gulls now face either the Saskatoon Berries or the Regina Red Sox for the Championship starting this Thursday.

The Dawgs finish the season with 40 wins and 16 losses.

Resilient effort from Berries sends series back to Saskatoon

The Saskatoon Berries beat the Regina Red Sox 8-4 on Monday night to keep their Western Canadian Baseball League postseason alive.

The game marked the second time in less than a week that the Berries won on the road while facing elimination, now returning home Tuesday night for a winner-take-all Game 3 from NextGen Patch @ Cairns Field.

Dr. Mainprize Foundation to host 2nd annual $1M Par 3 Golf Tournament

 The Dr. Mainprize Park Foundation will host the Million Dollar Par Three Golf Tournament on September 13th at Mainprize Regional Park.

President Brandon Rosengren said last year's event was a huge success. 

"We had about 300 people turn out for that, and we raised, I think, $47,000. So we're hoping to beat that this year, and we want to have around 350 to 400 people attend."

Sports Round-Up: Tuesday, August 12

Day 3 of the Canada Summer Games wrapped up yesterday in St. John's, Nfld. Moose Jaw's Kyler Pladson and Saskatchewan's women's box lacrosse team were trailing 3-2 against Manitoba before scoring with 2.7 seconds left to earn a 3-3 tie.

In women's softball, Saskatchewan picked up an 8-3 win over Nova Scotia before falling 3-0 to B.C. Saskatchewan's softball team includes Moose Jaw's Ava Unser and Blake Maltais.

In cycling, Moose Jaw's Marcus Capili finished with a time of 37:37.99 in individual time trial road cycling.