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Firearms stolen from city residence during break and enter July 17, 2021 The Swift Current Municipal RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in finding the person(s) responsible for the theft of a number of firearms during a break and enter in Swift Current. RCMP report that sometime between 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 14, a residence in the 200 block of 6th Ave. N.E. in Swift Current was broken into. Once inside the culprit(s) broke into a gun safe and took a number of firearms,...

Submitted photo by Cortney Leshures The Swift Current 13U AAA 57’s split a pair of games under the lights in Moose Jaw on Thursday. The 57’s defeated the host Moose Jaw Canucks 17-6 in the opener. The Canucks replied with a 13-12 walk-off win in seven innings. Swift Current trailed by six runs but came back to tie the game 12-12 in the top of the seventh when Mason Fauser hit a three-run home run, his third home run of the evening. The 57’s moved to 6-4 in the Regina Baseball Le...

Swift Current RCMP warn about fraud occurring via a wide variety of scams July 15, 2021 The Swift Current Municipal RCMP have issued a statement advising the community of an increased number of fraud complaints over the past weeks. The RCMP are currently investigating a series of fraud complaints in Swift Current in response to numerous complaints from victims of fraud. “There are a wide variety of scammers out there to take away your cash. Education is the only way to fight them,” the RCMP...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Prince Albert product a potential late round pick in next weekend’s NHL Draft The shortened 2020-21 season was an interesting one for the Portland Winterhawks. While they were the only team in the U.S. Division that wasn’t affected by COVID-19 rescheduling and able to play all 24 games, the team was without blueliner Clay Hanus and forwards Cross Hanas, Jack O’Brien and James Stefan for most of the campaign as they were loaned out to the USHL’s Lincoln Stars...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Kutcher edges Swinnerton in playoff to win junior men’s event After missing out on repeating as the Saskatchewan women’s amateur champion last week in Swift Current, Shell Lake’s Brooklin Fry entered this week’s junior women’s provincial with a bit of a chip on her shoulder. The 16-year-old dominated the field at the Hillcrest Golf Club in Moose Jaw as she finished off the three-round tournament with a total score of three-over-par 216 and an eight-shot ad...

18U AAA 57’s lose close games to host Broncos July 15, 2021 The Swift Current 18U AAA 57’s dropped a pair of close road games against the host White Butte Broncos on Wednesday in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League. The 57’s were edged 3-2 in the opener despite a strong pitching performance from Wyatt Harkes, who allowed only five hits, one walk, and three earned runs while striking out three over six innings. Dawson Schultz and Connor Choo-Foo both singled and scored. Rydel...

Chynoweth spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Carolina Hurricanes. Before joining Carolina, the Calgary native spent nine seasons (2000-09) as a head coach in the Western Hockey League with Seattle and Swift Current before spending three seasons in the NHL as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders (2009-12). He then spent four seasons as a head coach in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Monsters and San Antonio Rampage (2012-16). Chynoweth has ...

STEVEN MAH/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER FILE PHOTO Former Swift Current 57’s pitcher Garrett Hawkins was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday. The 6’5’’, 230-pound right-handed pitcher was selected in the ninth round, 280th overall. The Biggar native pitched two seasons in Swift Current, beginning in 2018 when he finished 4-0 with a 3.13 earned run average. He struck out 38 over 37.1 innings and only walked 17 batters in the Western Canadian Baseball League....

Sonic score 63 runs in two home games July 12, 2021 Bree Pavely helped the Swift Current U14 Sonic to a pair of wins on July 10. STEVEN MAH/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER PHOTO The U14 Sonic won two lopsided games at the Swift Current Recreation Complex on Saturday against the Moose Jaw Ice and the Kindersley Royals.  In the morning game against the Moose Jaw Ice the Sonic offense was on display early as they scored 14 runs in the first three innings to jump out to a commanding 14-0 lead.  Pitchers Abbey ...

Severe thunderstorms a possibility in southern Saskatchewan on Sunday By Mitchell Blair Jul 11, 2021 | 1:31 PM Environment Canada has issued a series of severe thunderstorm watches for areas across southern Saskatchewan including Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Humboldt, Kamsack, Watrous and Kindersley. Thunderstorms will develop across southern Saskatchewan this afternoon and evening as a cold front sweeps across the province. Some of these thunderstorms may become severe with heavy ...