Local Sports

Estevan’s slo-pitch community wrapped up its B-side season with more than just bats and balls, it brought heart, hustle, and hope to the diamond.

Last Friday night, the Estevan Slo-Pitch League hosted a Home Run Derby fundraiser in support of the Help Aubrey Walk campaign, a local initiative raising funds for four-year-old Aubrey Dyck’s life-changing surgery. The event raised $410, with 23 batters and 27 donors stepping up to the plate.

Before she comes to Humboldt at the end of the month as an instructor for the Humboldt Broncos Girls Hockey Camp, Alida Korte will be competing on an international stage. 

Korte was one of the 25 players selected to represent Canada at the 2025 U18 series against the United States.  

The two teams will meet in a three game series at the Lake Placid Olympic Centre from August 13-16.  

Estevan Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) recently received a heartfelt gift from siblings Abigail and Audree Jutras, who donated $500 raised from the sale of their 4H steers.

This generous gift will help young players pay their season fees and stay on the ice. The Jutras sisters’ donation highlights the strong community support that keeps local hockey thriving.

While the aid will be distributed confidentially to those in need, EMHA says the gratitude from players, families, and coaches is shared by everyone involved in the hockey family.

Just a few weeks removed from their run to the finals in the Fertile Valley Baseball League, the Rosetown Angels put on a show at Baseball Sask Tier 4 provincials in Hanley this past weekend, but fell one win short of taking home the title.

The Angels arrived in Hanley for the first game of the tournament on Friday morning at 9:00 AM, and came out of the gates hot with a 20-3 win against the host Hanley White Sox. Their next game wasn't until Saturday at 2:00 PM against the Pasquia Angels, Rosetown earning a 6-5 win against their fellow Halo's, a team they would see again. 

Westman Wildcats coach Karissa Kirkup, was named the BFL Women in Coaching Award, the national competitive winner, and on top of that, she's looking forward to tryouts and camp, which is right around the corner.

Kirkup grew up playing minor hockey in Portage la Prairie before her family moved to Virden for high school.

From there, she would play U18 with the Wildcats of the Manitoba Female Hockey League before moving on to a successful career with the U of M Bisons.

Along with coaching, she is a Grade 6 teacher and is working on a master’s degree in education.

The Niverville Nighthawks bolstered their blueline, adding veteran defender Thomas Phillips via trade, and the 20-year-old Lorette product couldn't be more thrilled to be closer to home.

"I was super pumped up," Phillips says about being informed about the trade. "Obviously, coming home is something I'm super excited for. Getting to play in front of friends and family, especially in my last year, it's going to be fun. Niverville is a place that I always had my eye on, I always thought it be a fun place to go, so I was excited to hear that."

Before the Humboldt Broncos and the rest of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) drop the puck on the 2025-26 regular season, they will work off the summer rust in the preseason. 

On Monday, the SJHL announced the 2025 Preseason schedule 

The Broncos will play in seven exhibition games in total, with four on the road and three at the Elgar Petersen Arena.  

Baseball fans in the Bridge City got their money’s worth over the weekend. 

The Saskatoon Berries played in a pair of extra inning thrillers on consecutive nights at the NexGen Patch, splitting a pair of playoff games.  

On Saturday, after being rained out the previous night, the Berries faced off with the Moose Jaw Miller Express in the deciding game of their best of three series.  

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."

Bailey Rush of Ponoka has made wakesurfing history, winning the sport’s first-ever gold medal at the World Games.

Competing in Chengdu, China, on Sunday, (August 10), Rush captured gold in the women’s wakesurfing (skim) event as the sport made its debut on the World Games stage.

The 25-year-old Wake Canada national team athlete dominated prequalification and semifinal rounds before sealing the victory in the finals.