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The community of Winkler is buzzing as the U11 AA provincials are this weekend, and the organizing committee is ready to welcome players, fans, and parents to town.

Getting the provincials to Winkler is a big deal, and Heather DiFrancesco details what went into it. "Through Winkler Minor Ball, we put in a bid for hosting provincials, and we were awarded the U11 AA tier 1 provincials. On the way, we were also given tier 2. It's a big deal. We have 20 teams coming from all over the province. It's a big endeavor, but it's very exciting."

Being born into the world of rodeo, 16-year-old Denver Gompf continues to put in the work, and is looking to see his star continue to rise.

"I'm a team roper, and a calf roper," Gompf says proudly. "In team roping, I rope the feet of the steer and my brother heads the steer for me."

Coming off a terrific run at a prep tournament in Surrey, British Columbia, local star Abby Dixon and Team Manitoba are setting their sights on making noise at the next event in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Sometimes you have to be adaptable to win.

"You have to learn and adjust to anything people throw at you. You can adjust and it will pay off."

That's a lesson Swift Current football player Cade Napper learned as he helped Saskatchewan win a 5th consecutive 2025 U16 Western Regional Challenge.

"A mix of emotions when that buzzer went off," Napper said. "All of us crowded the field and it just felt like we'd accomplished something huge with this new team I'd never really known the guys on."

The Weyburn Beavers silenced the Swift Current 57s bats Wednesday night while flexing their offensive muscle in a lopsided victory at Mitchell Field for Fill the Park Night.

Beavers left fielder Ryan Muizelaar went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs in the 11-0 Weyburn win. First baseman Brayden Mayencourt went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs.

The 57s allowed at least a run in six of the nine innings to the Beavers, and only accumulated six hits in the loss, with Trigg Mapes collecting a third of them, going 2-for-3.

While the three other local senior baseball leagues around West Central continue their postseason, the Fertile Valley Baseball League is over and done with after the Oyen Eagles swept the Rosetown Angels in the league final last week to complete an undefeated season and second straight championship campaign.

A standout offensive lineman from Swift Current continues to rack up team accolades on the gridiron. 

Chase Auseth suited up for Team Saskatchewan as the starting right tackle at the U17 Western Challenge in Kelowna, B.C., from July 6-11. 

Rain played a factor as baseball and softball provincials continued around the province this past weekend. The nine-team 15U Tier 5 tournament in Regina featured four local teams, all making it to championship Sunday, and two meeting in the final game that the rain ended up forcing out of town.

The Delisle Tigers, Outlook River Hawks, Rosetown Angels, and Eston Ramblers were in play, and each team advanced to Sunday.

Macklin is hosting Amisk Wednesday night in Battle River Baseball League action, the Lakers season on the line after a loss in Game 2 back on Monday.

Amisk won a low scoring affair 3-2 to fend off elimination at the hands of the Lakers. Czar followed suit in the other league semi-final series with an 11-4 win over Veteran, as both best-of-3 series are now tied at 1-1 and will be decided tonight.

The Estevan community came out in a major way on the weekend as the Estevan Elks club held a golf fundraiser, looking to raise money for the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation's MRI Project. The golf tournament, held on Saturday, July 19th at Hidden Valley Golf Resort, brought out plenty of golfers and also hosted an auction to help raise money.

Donald Hilstrom, the president of the Estevan Elks, says it was a huge success.