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Peacock Holds off Fetts & Assiniboia
Peacock senior Riley Herridge pushes the ball up court during the Toilers’ win over the Assiniboia Rockets on Tuesday night. (Photo: Marc Smith)
The Assiniboia Rockets haven’t won a game yet this season, but they aren’t an easy out either for teams in the boys division of the Moose Jaw High School Senior Basketball League.
Much of that has to do with the ability of guard Logan Fettes to put the ball in the basket.
Read More»Peacock Wins High School Curling Title
The Peacock mixed curling team after winning the Moose Jaw city championship on Monday at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre. (Photo: Marc Smith)
Two of the three Moose Jaw high school curling city champions were crowned on Monday at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
Peacock won the mixed title for the fourth straight year, it’s also back-to-back titles for skip Skylar Ackerman. The Toilers,
Read More»Successful Tournament weekend for the Peacock Toilers
The Peacock Toilers after securing the consolation championship at the Campbell Invitational on Saturday in Regina. (Submitted photo)
The Peacock Toilers senior girls went 3-1 on their way to capturing the consolation championship at the 16-team Campbell Invitational in Regina over the weekend.
Peacock beat Regina Miller, 85-62, in the ‘B’ side championship game on Saturday. Kennedy Ward led all scorers with 21 points in the final,
Read More»Strong Finish for Peacock at Invitational Basketball Tournament
Neither local team got a taste of the championship game on Saturday, but both Peacock and Central are walking away with strong showings at the 2018 Moose Jaw Invitational Senior Girls Basketball Tournament.
The Toilers ended up finishing in fifth place out of 16 teams after beating the North Battleford Comp. Vikings, 53-45, to close out the tournament on Saturday night.
The Cyclones took a 13th place finish after closing things out with a 54-43 win over the Meath Park Mustangs.
Read More»Senior Girls Basketball Invitational Opens Thursday
Both Peacock and Central will be on the court over the next three days to host the 2018 Moose Jaw Invitational. (File photo)
The 2018 Moose Jaw Invitational Senior Girls Basketball Tournament tips off on Thursday night with five games at Peacock and Central.
The Toilers will host the Meath Park Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. in one of the tournament opening games.
The Cyclones will be on their home court at 8 p.m.
Read More»Peacock Edges Caronport in Senior Boys Basketball
Peacock’s Payton Chow fights through multiple defenders to put up a shot against the Caronport Cougars on Tuesday. (Photo: Marc Smith)
A strong second quarter gave the Peacock Toilers enough breathing room to pull off a hard fought, 78-57, win over the Caronport Cougars in the Moose Jaw High School Senior Boys Basketball League on Tuesday night.
“We started slow, we need to start out fast in these bigger games,” said Peacock guard Payton Chow.
Read More»Quick Start Powers Peacock Past Vanier
Peacock’s Piper Ingalls cuts across the key during action against the Spirits at Vanier Collegiate on Tuesday night. (Photo: Marc Smith)
From the second quarter on, it was a tight battle between the Peacock Toilers and Vanier Spirits, but the first quarter gave the Toilers enough separation to hold off the Spirits.
Peacock scored a 67-44 win at Vanier in girls division action in the Moose Jaw High School Senior Basketball League on Tuesday night.
Read More»Peacock Football Donates to Breast Cancer Awareness
Members of the Peacock Tornadoes football program present Kimberly McLean with a cheque for the funds raised by the team during the breast cancer awareness initiative. (Submitted photo)
Just like the pros, the Peacock Tornadoes football team spent the month of October sporting pink on their uniforms. It was all in the name of raising awareness about breast cancer and raising funds at the same time.
Last week,
Read More»Peacock Football Honours Top Performers
The Peacock Tornadoes’ 2017 award winners. (Submitted photo)
The Peacock Tornadoes football team looked back on the 2017 season last week as they handed out their annual awards.
Payton Chow walked away with the big award of the evening as he was named the winner of the Jack Willis Memorial Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player.
Chow along with Garrick Ward and Jackson Woloschuk shared the Brent Deets Memorial Award for Offensive Player of the Year.
Read More»Peacock’s Buettner Receives Football Sask Award
Peacock’s Blake Buettner, right, with Reg Leidl on the sidelines before last Saturday’s Saskatchewan Roughriders game at Mosaic Stadium. (Photo: Football Sask / Twitter)
A local football coach’s contributions to the game at an amateur level were honoured by both the provincial governing body and the province’s CFL team last weekend.
Peacock Collegiate’s Blake Buettner received the Football Saskatchewan Amateur Coach Recognition Award at last Saturday’s Saskatchewan Roughriders game.
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