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Penton: New stats flood world of baseball
Sports The Oyen Echo 10/27/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 10/27/25

Penton: New stats flood world of baseball

Baseball statistics are getting ridiculous. Every day, it seems, some analytical expert delivers a new statistical category that, ultimately, will probably result in fans learning…

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Penton: McDavid contract a great deal for Oilers
Sports The Oyen Echo 10/20/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 10/20/25

Penton: McDavid contract a great deal for Oilers

Connor McDavid could have asked for the moon, and Edmonton Oilers’ owner Daryl Katz would have somehow arranged to have it pulled from the sky.

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Penton: Are CFL changes ‘Americanizing’ our game?
Sports The Oyen Echo 10/13/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 10/13/25

Penton: Are CFL changes ‘Americanizing’ our game?

It didn’t take new Canadian Football League commissioner Stewart Johnston long to become a household name among football fans north of the border.

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Penton: NHL’s hot topics waiting for answers
Sports The Oyen Echo 10/6/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 10/6/25

Penton: NHL’s hot topics waiting for answers

Fringe players in the National Hockey League will have special reason to enjoy the 2025-26 season, which gets under way this week, thanks to a nearly three-week break…

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Recognition of Girletz Family at Hanna Rodeo
Sports, News The Oyen Echo 10/1/25 Sports, News The Oyen Echo 10/1/25

Recognition of Girletz Family at Hanna Rodeo

Wilf Girletz was a three-time Canadian All-Around champion, and five-time bull riding champion, and still shares the record for most Canadian titles in this event.

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4th Annual Kathy Allen Memorial 3 Lady Golf Scramble
Sports The Oyen Echo 10/1/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 10/1/25

4th Annual Kathy Allen Memorial 3 Lady Golf Scramble

With temperatures in the mid 20’s, the 4th annual Kathy Allen Memorial 3 lady scramble was buzzing with excitement as 20 teams waited to tee off in the 18 hole best ball…

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Penton: Jays have what it takes to win, but will they?
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/29/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/29/25

Penton: Jays have what it takes to win, but will they?

Toronto Blue Jays finished off their 162-game regular season on Sunday, Sept. 28, and ‘Yes!’ is the answer to the biggest question posed by Jays’ fans.

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First Yuill Foundation Golf Classic tees up opportunities for Prairie Rose Students
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/24/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/24/25

First Yuill Foundation Golf Classic tees up opportunities for Prairie Rose Students

The Desert Blume Golf Course was filled with energy and community spirit on September 11 as the Yuill Family Foundation hosted its inaugural Golf Classic.

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Penton: McDavid’s contract the talk of the NHL
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/22/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/22/25

Penton: McDavid’s contract the talk of the NHL

September is baseball and football season but in Canada, hockey is a 12-month-a-year deal, so no one should be surprised that one of the hottest sports story today…

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Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational delivers thrills and community impact
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/15/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/15/25

Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational delivers thrills and community impact

The West Central Events Centre was alive with adrenaline this past weekend as the Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational brought two nights of world-class bull riding to Kindersley.

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Penton: Jays can thank big bats for success
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/15/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/15/25

Penton: Jays can thank big bats for success

The top five reasons Toronto Blue Jays are going to give Canadian sports fans an October playoff thrill: George Springer, Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho, Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk.

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Penton: Riders, Stamps dominant in CFL’s West
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/8/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/8/25

Penton: Riders, Stamps dominant in CFL’s West

Winnipeg is playing host to this year’s Grey Cup game but for the first time in six years, the Blue Bombers likely won’t be the West Division’s representative.

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Penton: Get set for a season of NFL excitement
Sports The Oyen Echo 9/1/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 9/1/25

Penton: Get set for a season of NFL excitement

The 2025 National Football League season starts this week, so it’s the perfect time for a few recollections and some look-aheads.

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Excitement continues to build with Games one year away
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/27/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/27/25

Excitement continues to build with Games one year away

The countdown to the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games hit the one-year mark today, and preparations are in full swing as Medicine Hat gets ready…

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Penton: Raleigh the best baseball story of 2025
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/25/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/25/25

Penton: Raleigh the best baseball story of 2025

We’ll worry about playoff teams and who will contend for the World Series as late September and October nears, but for now, here’s a look at six of the best Major League Baseball stories of 2025.

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Excitement continues to build with Games one year away
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/19/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/19/25

Excitement continues to build with Games one year away

MEDICINE HAT – The countdown to the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games hit the one-year mark today, and preparations are in full swing as Medicine Hat gets ready…

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Cereal proud as three local grandchildren compete at Canada Summer Games
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/19/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/19/25

Cereal proud as three local grandchildren compete at Canada Summer Games

The small town of Cereal is bursting with pride as three of its own — through family ties — are representing their provinces at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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Penton: McIntosh, Mboko both steal the show
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/18/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/18/25

Penton: McIntosh, Mboko both steal the show

It was Summer’s summer of domination until Vicky came along with victory after victory to steal the show.

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Penton: Tennis pro Pospisil calls it a career
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/13/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/13/25

Penton: Tennis pro Pospisil calls it a career

Vasek Pospisil wasn’t the biggest name taking part in this year’s National Bank Open in Toronto, but he was likely the best player to retire at the end of the competition.

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U15 Softball D Provincial Championship
Sports The Oyen Echo 7/23/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 7/23/25

U15 Softball D Provincial Championship

Congratulations to (L-R) Sadie Rude, Briar Wilson and Harper Caskey who won the U15 Softball D Provincial Championship in Wainwright on the July 12th weekend with the Consort Cubs!

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