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Fun League season wraps up at Oyen Curling Club
Sports The Oyen Echo 3/11/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 3/11/26

Fun League season wraps up at Oyen Curling Club

The Fun League wrapped up for another season at the Oyen and District Curling Club, concluding 13 weeks of recreational curling that began in November.

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Winter Gymkhana Series wraps up at Crossroads Centre
Sports The Oyen Echo 3/11/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 3/11/26

Winter Gymkhana Series wraps up at Crossroads Centre

The Big Country Agricultural Society wrapped up its Winter Gymkhana Series finals March 1 at the BCAS Crossroads Centre, capping a season that drew 56 members to compete…

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Badlands Badgers seeking billet families for upcoming 2026-2027 season
Sports The Oyen Echo 3/11/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 3/11/26

Badlands Badgers seeking billet families for upcoming 2026-2027 season

Since 2010, the Badlands Badgers have proudly called the Oyen diamond home. Generations of local athletes have grown up on these fields…

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Penton: Hockey peak: U.S. women have climbed past Canada
Sports The Oyen Echo 3/9/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 3/9/26

Penton: Hockey peak: U.S. women have climbed past Canada

It’s time to admit it: The U.S. women’s hockey team is better than Canada’s. Even though an outstanding performance in the Olympics gold medal game gave Canada a good chance…

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Penton: Spotlight on Gushue at his final Brier
Sports The Oyen Echo 3/2/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 3/2/26

Penton: Spotlight on Gushue at his final Brier

In what will undoubtedly be a week-long celebration of the curling career of Brad Gushue, the 2026 Montana’s Brier will almost certainly crown a rink skipped by somebody else.

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New field marks milestone for Oyen Soccer Club ahead of 2026 season
Sports, News The Oyen Echo 2/25/26 Sports, News The Oyen Echo 2/25/26

New field marks milestone for Oyen Soccer Club ahead of 2026 season

After seven years of fundraising, setbacks and steady determination, the Oyen Soccer Club will take to a brand-new field for the 2026 season.

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Pyjama Party theme highlights Oyen Ladies Bonspiel
Sports, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 2/25/26 Sports, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 2/25/26

Pyjama Party theme highlights Oyen Ladies Bonspiel

Pyjamas and curling stones made for a winning combination as the Oyen and District Curling Club hosted its 2026 Ladies Bonspiel on Saturday, Feb. 7.

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Penton: Finally, some smiles from Sabres’ fans
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/23/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/23/26

Penton: Finally, some smiles from Sabres’ fans

With the world’s best hockey players returning home from the Milan Olympics this week, the bizarre National Hockey League regular season can continue.

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Buckles on the line at Big Country gymkhana finals
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/18/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/18/26

Buckles on the line at Big Country gymkhana finals

The Big Country Agricultural Society held its third gymkhana in its winter series on February 8 at the Crossroads Centre. One day was cancelled due to weather conditions.

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Penton: Reputations stained, but greatness memories linger
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/16/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/16/26

Penton: Reputations stained, but greatness memories linger

The two most dominating athletes of my lifetime celebrated significant birthdays in the last couple of weeks, which sent me down Sentimental Drive on the way to Nostalgia Avenue.

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Athletes ready for Milano-Cortina 2026
Sports, Provincial The Oyen Echo 2/11/26 Sports, Provincial The Oyen Echo 2/11/26

Athletes ready for Milano-Cortina 2026

Forty-five Alberta-based athletes are set to compete for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milano-Cortina, highlighting the province’s continued presence…

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Penton: Lousy prognosticator picks U.S. to win hockey gold
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/9/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/9/26

Penton: Lousy prognosticator picks U.S. to win hockey gold

Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey team begins its quest for gold Feb. 12 vs. Czechia and, of course, this calls for a bold prediction: Canada will not win gold.

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Keith Mitchell Memorial Bonspiel
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/4/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/4/26

Keith Mitchell Memorial Bonspiel

The 5th annual Keith Mitchell Memorial has come and gone, and what a weekend it was. Saturday evening’s draw was standing room only, with great curling, even better company…

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Biggar’s Garrett Hawkins closing in on Major Leagues
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/2/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/2/26

Biggar’s Garrett Hawkins closing in on Major Leagues

From a small west-central Saskatchewan community better known for grain elevators than radar guns, Garrett Hawkins is steadily pitching his way toward baseball’s biggest stage.

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Hockey Awards: SWHL, CRHL release award winners
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/2/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/2/26

Hockey Awards: SWHL, CRHL release award winners

Friday was a busy day for both the Sask West Hockey League and the Cross Roads Hockey Leagues as they both revealed award winners.

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Penton: Koepka alone in return to PGA Tour
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/2/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/2/26

Penton: Koepka alone in return to PGA Tour

What could have been a mad dash by some of the greatest golfers in the world from the upstart LIV tour back to the PGA Tour turned out to be hardly a trickle.

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New Year’s Eve bull riding event packs Crossroads Centre for third straight year
Sports The Oyen Echo 1/28/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 1/28/26

New Year’s Eve bull riding event packs Crossroads Centre for third straight year

OYEN — The Crossroads Centre rode into 2026 with a sold-out night of bull riding, live music and community fundraising as the Third Annual New Year’s Eve Bull Riding event…

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Penton: Jets’ downward slide shocks ’Peg fans
Sports The Oyen Echo 1/26/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 1/26/26

Penton: Jets’ downward slide shocks ’Peg fans

Winnipeg Jets fans got quite a shock in January when an 11-game winless streak during the middle of what had been a mediocre National Hockey League season dumped the Jets into 32nd…

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Penton: Jays having championship-style off-season
Sports The Oyen Echo 1/19/26 Sports The Oyen Echo 1/19/26

Penton: Jays having championship-style off-season

Mid-January is not normally the time of year for baseball-related sports columns, but what the Toronto Blue Jays are doing this off-season can’t wait for spring.

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Dodsland and area rallies to rebuild Sports Centre
News, Sports The Oyen Echo 1/12/26 News, Sports The Oyen Echo 1/12/26

Dodsland and area rallies to rebuild Sports Centre

Dodsland and surrounding communities have launched a major fundraising initiative to construct a new, modern, and safe facility after a devastating fire destroyed…

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