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The Carillon Sultans bounced back after an emotional game three, grinding out, battling, and finding a way to win game four, giving them the Manitoba Junior Baseball League title.

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to terms with defenceman Dylan Samberg on a three-year contract.

The deal follows Samberg's career year with six goals and 20 points in 2024-25 with Winnipeg in 60 games. He suited up for all 13 playoff games, registering three assists.

The Minnesota native led the team and was tied for sixth in the NHL in plus/minus with a +34. 

With the playoffs set to begin on Aug. 6, the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) is gearing up for a thrilling finish to the regular season.

The defending champion Okotoks Dawgs sit atop the West Division, but their lead is anything but safe. Just three games back, the Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls are both eager to knock the Dawgs from their perch.

The race for first place could hinge on a crucial home-and-home series between the Dawgs and Gulls set for Aug. 3 and 4.

The Estevan U18 AA Brewers had a stellar performance over the weekend that fell just short of a first-place finish, with their final game against the Weyburn Beavers on Sunday ending in a loss.

Coach Jeff Kuchinka says that overall, the team played well, with some good performances throughout the weekend.

Eatonia's Dakota Buttar is still on top of the PBR Canada standings as we head into August, but he's not the only West Central Sasktchewan bull rider in the standings, after Leader's Grady Young logged two appearances to end July.

After making it into the money at the Calgary Stampede, Young competed at the Czar Lake Bullarama on July 18 and placed fifth, picking up 18 points and $580.24 in his first PBR Canada event of the year. Young also competed in North Battleford last Thursday at the McDonald's Colby Cave Memorial PBR Classic, where he was bucked off. 

Not only did the Winnipeg Jets finish the 2024-25 regular season at the top of the standings, but the team has won an award for something off the ice.

This week is the NHL Club Business Meetings, where over 1,300 representatives from the NHL’s 32 teams and League offices are in Seattle.

The Portage Padres are once again making a strong run for the Santa Clara Baseball League (SCBL) title, and if last year is anything to go by, fans are in for another thrilling series.

Game 1 of the best-of-five final series is set for 6:30 p.m. at Republic of Manitobah Park, where the Padres will once again take on the Plumas Pirates in a similar rematch to last year’s championship battle.

Casey Kruse, a Strathmore swimmer, brought home five gold medals from the Special Olympics Alberta Provincial Games.

The event took place between July 11 and 13 in Grande Prairie, with Kruse taking home gold in the 100 and 200-metre individual medleys, the 200-metre freestyle, and the 50 and 100-metre backstroke. 

"I would say it was surprising, but it wasn't as surprising as I thought. I saw how this year went," said Kruse. "I did some things I'd have never expected I would do, and in finals, I turned it around."

Weyburn Minor Football (WMF) is helping young athletes hone their abilities at their MNP Skills Development Camp. Head coach of the U12 Weyburn Ravens Brad Hillstead says the camps run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for all athletes, regardless of if they're registered for the fall football season.  

“For those registered, it will be a $5 session, or you can get a 10-pass punch card for $50. If you are not registered for the season, it's going to be $100.” 

The camp is a development opportunity for any athlete of any skill level and open for those ages eight to 13.  

The Moose Jaw Miller Express’s bats came alive in a 14-6 win over the Regina Red Sox on Tuesday night at Ross Wells Park to clinch of playoff spot in the WCBL. 

Regina opened the scoring in the top of the first. However, Thomas Soto scored on a sacrifice grounder by Eduardo Saenz to tie the game 1-1.