Mitsuing bids farewell
by Phil Ambroziak
One more Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) championship was not in the cards for Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation’s Ray Mitsuing, but the veteran driver still went out a winner.
Mitsuing tabulated a four-day aggregate time of 5:20.67 to...
Record season for Esau
by Phil Ambroziak
Meadow Lake’s Brett Esau has certainly left his mark on the Okotoks Dawgs baseball club this season.
Esau, who leaves for St. Leo, Florida this week to attend his final year of post-secondary education, helped Okotoks gain a...
Close call for outrider
by Phil Ambroziak
Although he’s only been outriding for the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) for one season, it’s a job that comes naturally to Meadow Lake’s Buddy Gran.
“My family has been into chuckwagons my whole life,” Gran remarked. “I...
Weran wins MVP award
by Phil Ambroziak
When the Meadow Lake Senior White Sox step onto the field in Davidson, SK for the ‘AA’ Tier 4 provincial playoffs this weekend they’ll have a 2019 MVP among their ranks.
Veteran Sox pitcher Craig Weran was named...
Sox crowned 13U champs
by Phil Ambroziak
The Meadow Lake 13U Sox had one goal in mind when they started the 2019 season and that was to win a provincial championship. They were not disappointed.
This past weekend, the Sox were crowned 13U Tier 2...
B-ball player Fredericton-bound
by Phil Ambroziak
A Meadow Lake athlete representing Team Saskatchewan this summer in the sport of basketball is Drew Ackerman.
Ackerman has competed in three major tournaments since joining the squad this year and will head to Fredericton, N.B. next week...
Gorst wins Calgary Stampede
by Phil Ambroziak
Meadow Lake’s Logan Gorst has made his family proud.
This past Sunday (July 14), Gorst – a driver with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) – captured the top prize at the world-famous Calgary Stampede when he, along...
Roddy Ross drafted by Flyers
by Phil Ambroziak
“The Kid” is on his way.
Meadow Lake’s Roddy Ross, who last season was signed by the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Seattle Thunderbirds, is on to the next step in his hockey career after being drafted by the...
Football coach bids farewell
by Phil Ambroziak
Spring football camp took place last week at Lions Park and, if anything, the Carpenter High School Spartans plan to be a force to be reckoned with when the 2019 season gets underway this fall.
However, one very...
CHS athlete makes history
by Phil Ambroziak
Records were made to be broken.
Not only did Carpenter High School Grade 10 athlete Avery Pearson capture two gold medals and a silver at this past weekend’s Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) provincial track and field...