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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.

Home cooking paid off for the Assiniboia Aces.

They won the Senior AA Tier 2 baseball provincials on their home field by a 7-6 win over Findlater in the championship game.

Assiniboia went undefeated in the tournament starting with an 8-2 win over Findlater, a 4-3 win over North Battleford, and a 15-2 victory over Cabri in the round robin.

Cabri went 0-3 in the tournament.

Meanwhile, the Gull Lake Greyhounds were eliminated in the semifinal of the Senior AA Tier 4 provincials in Hanley.

The Portage Padres fell short at the Manitoba Senior Double-AA Provincial Tournament this weekend, after playing three games, including Elmwood, Cartwright, and Oak River.

All three games were won by a single run. The first game was a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Elmwood, that the Padres could only muster a pair of hits in the game. Manager Andrew Moar notes that Nolan Mariott, a pick-up from the Austin A's pitched a great game, but couldn't get the run support.

The Championship Final Heat in the 2025 Battle of the North has been decided.

The top four drivers after four days are Chanse Vigen, Chance Bensmiller, Obrey Motowylo, and Jason Glass, all of whom have won the Battle of the North before.

Glass, of High River, was in the fifth spot in the aggregate heading into Day 4, but managed to bump himself into the fourth spot after finishing with the third-best time of the night.

Chanse Vigen held onto the top spot in the aggregate by landing the fastest time of the night for the third consecutive day.

The fairways of TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club were alive with camaraderie, competition, and community spirit on Saturday as the Estevan Police Association hosted the annual Jay Pierson Memorial Golf Tournament.

Organized in memory of Constable Jay Pierson, a beloved member of the Estevan Police Service who passed away in 2021 following a battle with post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI), the tournament has become a heartfelt tradition. This year’s event drew nearly 100 golfers, despite a slightly lower turnout than previous years.

Two skaters from the Cochrane Figure Skating Club struck gold at a recent Alberta Figure Skating Foundation event.

Competing at the Wild Rose Invitational in Edmonton, Evalea Foley captured gold in the Star 8 freeskate and qualified for sectionals in pre-novice. She also finished fourth in the Star 9 short program.

Megan Lewis-Moore won gold in the Star 5 U13 freeskate.