Penton: Canada’s athletic reputation stained once again
Canada, primarily because of our comparatively small population, is not one of the heavyweights in the global sports picture, unless we’re talking about hockey, where we dominate.
SPORTS TALK: Olympics are never without controversy
The Olympics are never short on controversy and scandal, and Paris was no different. From opening ceremony shenanigans to polluted water, drone-spying and hijab bans…
Three Elizabeth School students compete in Sask Summer Games
Three students from Elizabeth Middle School attended the 2024 Sask Summer Games in Lloydminster from July 21 to 27th.
SPORTS TALK: Lloydminster games could be a stepping stone for bigger things
The Saskatchewan Summer Games came and went in the Border City. The summer games haven’t been held since 2016, and the previous games in 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Penton: Paul Skenes MLB’s newest pitching sensation
Baseball fans who happen to be Baby Boomers will likely recall the hysteria surrounding pitcher Mark (The Bird) Fidrych in 1976.
Tickets now on sale for the Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational
For the first time in history, the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) will buck into Kindersley, Saskatchewan, as famed local rider Dakota Buttar (Eatonia, Saskatchewan)…
EC Arena to be called Inter Pipeline Events Centre
The Town of Kindersley and Kindersley Jr. Klippers are pleased to announce a 10-year partnership agreement with Inter Pipeline for the naming rights of the Event Centre Arena.
Fertile Valley Baseball League championship
It wasn’t meant to be for the Kindersley Stallions this year. The Oyen Eagles won their first Fertile Valley Baseball League championship after defeating the Stallions in two straight games last week.
Greta cheered for everybody at the Sask Summer Games!
Everyone was cheering for Greta Bobbee as she headed to Lloydminster on July 21 to participate in the Saskatchewan Summer Games.
Sask-Alta Baseball League: Mendham Monarch legends honoured with Grant Ehnisz Award
It is an honour to present the Grant Ehnisz Memorial Award in 2024 to Darren and Perry Dietrich of Mendham, Saskatchewan.
PICK UP GAME
These young gentlemen can be found most nights at the basketball / pickleball courts near the high school in Kindersley.
Dirt Drags and Tractor Pulls!
The 2024 edition of the Saturn Oil & Gas Dirt Drags and Tractor Pulls were held at the East 40 Motorplex, 5 miles east of Kindersley on Friday and Saturday.
Penton: McIntosh-Ledecky clash would be Olympic highlight
What has the potential to be the most dramatic head-to-head competition at the Paris Olympics might not happen.
SPORTS TALK: Jays caught in the quicksand that is the American League East
The modest goal for any baseball fan base starts with the overused yet admirable aim for their team to get in a position to play meaningful September baseball.
PROVINCIAL CHAMPS!
Congratulations to Brooklyn Kraft and Hennessy MacKinnon of Kerrobert, as well as Sienna Kelly of Dodsland, and their team, the Macklin Lakers, on their U17 C Provincial Softball Championship!
Klippers take B-side at Oldtimers Championship
The 37th Annual Western Canadian Oldtimers Baseball Championship recently wrapped up in Kindersley, with the Kindersley Klippers taking home the B-side trophy.
Finals set for FVBL Championship
The Fertile Valley Baseball League (FVBL) Championship is now set as the Kindersley Stallions will face off against the Oyen Eagles in a best-of-three series to determine the champions.
Summertime family fun run in Leader
It was hot and sunny on Saturday morning when runners took off on a 3 km run in Leader on July 20th. The Girls Gone Gazelle group in Leader invited everyone to join the Summertime Family Fun Run.
Kindersley Swim Club at the Biggar Barracuda Swim Meet
The Kindersley Swim Club participated at the races at the Biggar Barracuda Swim Meet on Saturday, July 13th. Coaches, parents and families were so proud of all the swimmers…
Penton: McIlroy dealing with ‘major’ scar tissue
Professional golfers don’t like to use the word ‘choke’, but how else to explain what Rory McIlroy did to hand the 2024 U.S.Open championship to Bryson DeChambeau?