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The Saskatoon Berries are doing their best to avoid an early expiration date. 

Entering the playoffs with championship aspirations, the Berries avoided elimination on Saturday night with a 16-12 win against the Moose Jaw Miller Express, a rain-delayed Game 3 thriller that moved Saskatoon to the next round against the Regina Red Sox, where the Berries are already facing elimination again after a series opening loss on Sunday at home.

The Macklin Lakers senior baseball club made sure they didn't come home empty-handed from an 1800 KM round trip to Baseball Sask Tier 3 provincials in Carnduff this past weekend. The Lakers earned a spot in the championship final against the host Carnduff Astros and pulled away late for a 10-6 win to take home the title. 

The Lakers must not have had any road legs as they took a 10-0 win against the Redvers Athletics in their tournament opener on Friday afternoon, moving to 2-0 on Saturday morning as Macklin was first on the diamond for a big 8-1 win over the North East Red Sox.

The Portage Golf Club has crowned its 2025 champions after a competitive weekend on the course.

Lindsey Jordan took top honours in the Ladies division with a score of 154, while Melanie Dickenson won the Senior Ladies title with 198.

Brooke Henderson captured the Junior Girls championship at 186.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH

Manitoba Double-AA Provincial Tournament
Elmwood 1 Portage 0
Portage 7 Cartwright 6
Oak River 7 Portage 6

Canadian Elite Basketball League
Edmonton Singers 97 Winnipeg Sea Bears 77
*End of regular season

American Association Baseball
Winnipeg Goldeyes 7 Lincoln Saltdogs 2

The Sylvan Lake Gulls drew first blood in the Western Canadian Baseball League’s West Division Final, knocking off the defending champion Okotoks Dawgs 7-3 on Sunday night.

Cochrane's own Simon Baker powered the Gulls to a 6-2 lead with a grand slam at the top of the sixth in front of the Dawgs' hometown crowd at Seaman Stadium, putting the Gulls one win away from advancing to the league championship series.

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.

The award goes to...

Morden track and field star Benji Dueck, is looking to build off an incredible year, and with the Canada Summer Games coming up, he's looking to hit his peak, and dominate.

Back to the start

The Carillon Sultans dug down deep, winning an extra innings classic, earning the group a bronze medal from nationals in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Lots of positives

It was championship weekend at the two Swift Current golf courses.

Both Elmwood Golf Club and the Chinook Golf Course held their annual club championships.

Taylor Kinch shot a 2-under 142 to win Chinook's championship.

It was a great week for Kinch who just hit a hole-in-one on August 8th.

Shaunavon's Mason Fauser and Team Saskatchewan got off to a strong start in the Canada Summer Games baseball tournament.

Fauser went 2 for 3 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in an 8-1 Saskatchewan win over Alberta.

Former Swift Current resident Aiden Kilshaw walked three times and scored twice while hitting leadoff for Saskatchewan.

They take a 1-0 record into games with Quebec and Ontario in St. John's, Newfoundland today.