Peacock’s Kowalchuk Named to Team Sask

Jett Kowalchuk goes up for a basket during action with the Peacock Toilers this past season. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Jett Kowalchuk will get the chance to suit up for his province at this summer’s 2017 Canada Games.

Earlier this month, the Peacock Toilers grade 11 forward was named to the Basketball Saskatchewan male under-17 team, which will take part in the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg this July.

Ten Locals Suit up in 2017 Senior Bowl

The ten Moose Jaw high school football players that played in the 2017 Senior Bowl on Monday in Saskatoon. (Photo: Marc Smith)

The Moose Jaw High School Football League was well represented on Monday at the 2017 Senior Bowl in Saskatoon.

Ten players, including six from Peacock, played their final high school football game in the annual graduating player showcase on the holiday Monday at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field.

Four Records Fall; Peacock Wins City Title

Central’s Jonah Branning turns the corner in front of Peacock’s Ryan Botterill and Vanier’s Hunter Bosch in the senior boys 200-metre on Wednesday at the Moose Jaw high school track and field city championship meet. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Quite a lot can change in only a couple of weeks.

The Moose Jaw Invitational track and field meet at the start of May saw temperatures over 30 degrees and the athletes were battling off heat exhaustion throughout the day.

Woodley turns in impressive showing at Invitational

As any distance runner will tell you, having a strong kick to close out a race will more often than not be the deciding factor.
For Peacock’s Ashton Woodley in the Moose Jaw Invitational boys 3,000 metres on Saturday, it led to one of the most impressive finishes of the day.
Running among a group of four frontrunners that included Central’s Alex Fish and Kal McGillis, Woodley put together a remarkable surge through the final turn and down the stretch,

Cridland makes triumphant return to track

Meko Cridland (left) leads Ashton Woodley down the stretch in the Senior boys 800 metres on Wednesday.

For all the first place finishes and outstanding performances at the second high school track and field Mini Meet of the season on Wednesday, there were few people happier just to be out there competing than Peacock’s Meko Cridland.
Cridland took part is his first athletic ventures this school year after a devastating knee injury last summer forced him to the sidelines throughout the previous sports seasons.

Hurdlers Tuning Up for Season

Peacock grade 11 Mason Kurz competes in the senior boys 100-metre hurdles on Wednesday at the second mini-meet of the season at Gutheridge Field. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Peacock grade 11 Mason Kurz also made an appearance in hurdles at provincials last year, finishing in 12th place overall after making it into the final of the 100-metre hurdles. His teammate Shawn Campbell also cracked the hurdles final and finished in 14th place.

Peacock wins Wrestling Provincial Title!!!

Peacock’s Ben Helland, left to right, Ethan La Rose and Adam Hendrickson won the SHSAA 3A Boys wrestling provincial championship on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

When you send a small team of three wrestlers to provincials, you’re not expecting to walk away with a provincial championship, but that’s exactly what Peacock’s boys team was able to accomplish this past weekend.

Peacock won the SHSAA 3A boys provincial championship at the High School Wrestling Provincials in Warman on the weekend thanks to the stellar performance of their three wrestlers.

Both Senior Basketball Teams Advance to Hoopla

Peacock’s Alexia Aikman pulls down a rebound surrounded by Meadow Lake defenders during the 4A Girls Regional Final at Peacock on Saturday. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Moose Jaw high schools will be well represented in the 4A classification at Hoopla in Regina after finding plenty of success during this past weekend’s regional tournaments.

The Peacock boys and girls clinched their spots at provincials with wins on their home court on Saturday,

Macaela Crone returned to the court in the City Final

One of the most heartwarming moments of the high school basketball season came in the girls city final’s final seconds when Grade 12 standout Macaela Crone took the court for the Peacock Toilers.
A national junior team member with a scholarship to NCAA Division I Louisiana Tech, Crone suffered a season-ending knee injury during the Toilers’ first tournament. She underwent surgery January and had recovered enough to suit up for the final.