Canadian Cowboys Association Finals Rodeo event dates announced
The Canadian Cowboys Association (CCA) Event Finals Committee is excited to announce the 2021 CCA Event Finals Rodeo dates of September 24th - 26th, 2021.
Kerrobert Zamboni Project
With support from Kerrobert Town Council, the RM’s of Mariposa, Progress and Oakdale and the Kerrobert Recreation Board, a new 2021 Zamboni Model 446 from Fer Marc Equipment out of Regina at a cost of $108,710 plus PST for a total of $115,232.
Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame inductees announced
“The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Battleford, is pleased to announce that the Indian Head Rockets have been selected to be inducted into the Team Category at the Annual Induction in 2022. Teams are selected one year prior to induction.”
Bruce Penton: Guerrero, Jr.’s breakout season arrives
A ballplayer knows he’s in fairly select company when an admiring opponent says it’s fun to watch a “franchise superstar at work.”
Bruce Penton: Fan outrage scuttles ‘super’ soccer plan
Sports fans in Europe obviously carry much more influence than their counterparts in North America.
Dick Nash: Memories of a rodeo icon
Up until 2020, May and June have typically ushered in the rodeo season. Memories of rodeos past may be what caused an Eatonia resident to drop off some rodeo memorabilia commemorating a pioneer of rodeo, namely Richard Melville “Dick” Nash, who grew up near Mantario.
Local golf courses set to tee off soon
Golfers are primed and ready to get out on the course as soon as local golf courses open up for the season. At the Kindersley Golf course, a group of volunteers took the tarps off the course on Thursday, April 15, revealing awesome-looking greens that had wintered well.
Bruce Penton: Dual-threat Ohtani making big-league splash
One day, the most interesting player in baseball will be ripping a home run over the fence with an exit speed rivalling a jet plane at takeoff; the next day, he’ll be confounding hitters with his pitching delivery that will bring Cy Young into the discussion.
Eston’s ‘Shake the Foundation’ Auction raises $117.722.00
The Eston AGT Community Centre is in the midst of a major renovation of its ice surfaces in both the skating and curling rink. This project is due to an aging ice plant and shifting concrete.
Bruce Penton: Happier days again for Andreescu, Spieth
Everybody loves a good comeback story, and the world of sports has been presented with a couple of good ones in the last few months.
Bruce Penton: Thanks to offence, Jays promise excitement
Toronto Blue Jays are going to score a ton of runs in 2021, and get huge TV ratings because of their explosive lineup, but rules of baseball insist that manager Charlie Montoyo put his team out in the field on defence for nine innings every day.
Bruce Penton: Youthful Bedard living up to hockey hype
Hey, hockey fans, there’s another Connor Superstar lacing up his skates, ready to show up on your Hockey Night in Canada TV screens in oh, about four years.
Cancellation of horse racing stuns community
The mid-March announcement by Prairieland Park that they would no longer host horse racing at their facility has left those involved in the sport and government opposition leaders puzzled.
Bruce Penton: Does CFL need XFL to survive?
It’s rare that the Canadian Football League makes headlines — in two countries, no less — in March, but when there’s money and merger on the line, not to mention potential for salvation and/or demise, headlines come easy.
Eston’s Ice Surface Project is underway
The Ice Surface Project at the Eston AGT Community Complex is already underway. The glass and boards surrounding the skating rink have already started to be taken down to make space for the extensive work that needs to be done on the pad.
Kayden Johnson joins Canadian bobsled team
A former Kindersley resident is in hot pursuit of his athletic career. Kayden Johnson attended school in Kindersley from Grades 5 to 10, at which time he lived in Kindersley with his siblings and parents, Winchester and Angy Johnson.
Bruce Penton: Leafs giving hope to long-suffering fans
Municipal planners in Toronto are getting an early start on arranging the Stanley Cup parade route, which will be held shortly after the Maple Leafs win their first National Hockey League title since 1967.
Bruce Penton: Tiger’s new target: Ben Hogan
For his entire professional golfing career, Tiger Woods has been chasing the legendary Jack Nicklaus’s major-title record of 18. Now, he has another immortal to try to emulate — Ben Hogan.
50th anniversary of McGrath’s Canadian mixed championship win
Larry McGrath has fond memories of briers and curling championships, especially at this time of year which marks the 50th anniversary of his Canadian mixed championship win in 1971.