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It was a strong weekend for the U17 AAA Eastman Wildcats who made it to the semi finals at the Peppers classic in Mankato, Minnesota this past weekend.

Having three days of ball against some top level competition, the Wildcats battled hard in each game, pushing themselves and their opponents in all areas of the game.

On July 4th, the Wildcats finished the day going 0-2-1.

The group bounced back on July 5th, winning their opening game against Gamblers Gold 4-3. 

18U AAA

The Swift Current Kal Tire 18U AAA 57's beat the Regina White Sox 8-4 yesterday.

Ty Switzer went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs. 

Levi Willis was 1 for 3 and drove in 3 runs.

Mason Fauser got the win on the mound allowing only 2 earned runs through 6 innings.

Swift Current then had their second game delayed due to rain when it was tied at 2.

They visit the Sun Devils tomorrow.

15U AAA

The Swift Current 57's dug themselves an early hole in an 8-6 loss to Weyburn yesterday.

Swift Current fell behind 5-0 in the first inning and couldn't dig themselves back. 

Silas Hilton went 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the 57's.

Gus Koehn went 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored. 

Swift Current is in Regina tomorrow and Thursday. 

The season is over for the Swift Current Wolverines.

Moose Jaw beat them 11-6 on Saturday in the semifinal of the junior Prairie Gold Lacrosse League.

Isaac Froese and Ryder Turko each scored twice for Swift Current in a losing cause.

They were up 2-1 early and tied at 3 in the first period, before Moose Jaw pulled away.

Riley Schafer and Grady Henderson had Swift Current's other goals. 

Ryder Gilroy picked up 4 goals and 2 assists for the Mustangs.

They'll play Prince Albert in the league final.

It was a perfect weekend for the Rosebud Royals as they ran the table at the 15U Open Fastpitch Boys Championship on the weekend in Saskatoon. 

The Royals claimed the 2025 provincial championship, defeating the Valley Blue Jays 3-2 in the championship final.  

On Friday, the Royals began the tournament defeating the Prince Albert Astros 11-7. They followed that up with an 11-0 win over Valley.  

With the provincial baseball championships just around the corner, Sask Baseball has announced the host venues for the majority of the tournaments.  

Humboldt will be the host sire for the 11U AA Tier 1 Championships from Friday, July 18 until Sunday, July 20 in a nine-team tournament.  

Watrous will host the 11U AA Tier 3 championships, from July 18-20 also a nine-team tournament.  

After more than a decade on the court, Okotoks Paralympian Zak Madell has announced his retirement from wheelchair rugby.

The 30-year-old athlete’s 13-year career began in 2011, after he attended a prospect camp where he caught the attention of Duncan Campbell, the co-inventor of wheelchair rugby.

At just 18 years old, Madell competed at the 2012 London Paralympics, helping Team Canada secure a silver medal in his debut appearance.

Two West Central teams made the trip to Regina this past weekend for the Softball Saskatchewan U19 'C' Girls provincial championship.

The Rosetown Angels and Macklin Lakers helped make up a small four-team field along with the Regina Revenge and Moosomin Predators. After starting the tournament against each other, Rosetown and Macklin took different routes to get into the gold medal game, the undefeated Angels eventually coming out on top in Saturday's championship match.

The Kindersley Jr. Klippers have filled a pair of vacancies behind their bench ahead of the upcoming season. 

The team announced two hirings on Friday, Ben Marshall as assistant coach, and Jayden Villafane as the new athletic therapist/equipment manager, after the organization began their search around the start of June following the departures of previous assistant coach Tyler Traptow, and athletic therapist Cheyenne Epp.

The Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 induction class. 

Included in this year’s class are five builders and three athletes. 

Being inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for 2025 are: