While most of Saskatchewan’s curling attention was centered on the brier over the weekend, high school curlers were also in action competing in the regional bonspiels, with women’s and mixed events in Foam Lake and the boys event in Wadena.
The March 2-3 bonspiels featured four local schools in action including Humboldt, Wadena, Muenster, and Lanigan.
Wadena was the lone local school to send two representatives, with one team competing in the boys event and one in the girls competition.
Mixed
The lone local to compete in the mixed bonspiel was Lanigan.
It was a tough bonspiel for the Lazers as they missed out on claiming a spot at provincials, coming one win shy.
The bonspiel got off to a tough start for the Lazers as they dropped their opening round contest 9-6 to Melfort and were dropped to the Lower Bracket.
Thanks to their loss Lanigan was required to win three straight to get into provincials.
After suffering their opening round loss, the Lazers were able to regroup, knocking off their Horizon School Division rivals from Foam Lake 7-4.
With the win the Lazers moved into the Lower Bracket semi-finals where they took on Meath Park.
After building up some momentum with a quarterfinal win, the Lazers kept right on rolling in their semi-final contest, upending Meath Park 9-4.
The win moved the Lazers in the Lower Bracket final where they had a rematch with Melfort.
Knowing a win would move the Lazers on to provincials they came out determined, but were unable to exact revenge on Melfort as they fell 8-5, eliminating them from playoff contention.
Girls
The girls bonspiel featured a pair of local teams as Muenster and Wadena were both in action.
It was an ugly trip to provincials for Muenster as they crashed out in two quick games.
The bonspiel got off to a tough start for the Cougars as they fell 8-1 to Tisdale.
The Cougars were unable to regroup after their loss and suffered their second straight losing 7-6 to Arborfield, officially eliminating the Cougars from playoff contention.
Wadena meanwhile, enjoyed a terrific bonspiel as they emerged as regional champions.
Wadena made quick work of the bonspiel, refusing to lose a game along the way picking up an opening round 12-5 win over Nipawin.
The win moved Wadena into the Upper Bracket semi-finals where they took on Arborfield.
After rolling through their opening round match, the Blue Devils got a little stiffer test in their next contest against Arborfield, but stuck with it long enough to pull out an 8-4 win.
The win moved the Blue Devils into the Upper Bracket final where they took on Foam Lake, with the winner earning a spot at provincials.
As was the trend, the Blue Devils got an even stiffer test from their Horizon School Division rivals, but the Blue Devils refused to say die coming away with a 7-5 win.
The win gave the Blue Devils the Upper Bracket title.
After sitting on the sidelines and waiting for the final, Wadena would once again take on Foam Lake, this time with the regional title on the line.
Despite having to wait for the final to take place, Wadena came out playing well and left nothing up to chance sliding away with a 7-3 win and the regional title.
Boys
The boys bonspiel featured a pair of locals as Humboldt Collegiate and Wadena were both in action.
It was a busy weekend for the Humboldt Collegiate Mohawks, who competed in the boys regional bonspiel in Wadena on March 2-3.
It was a tough ending for the Mohawks, who lost their final game of the tournament, which left them one win shy of a berth in provincials.
The bonspiel got off to an excellent start for the Mohawks as they picked up a 6-5 victory over Saskatoon St. Joseph in the Upper Bracket quarterfinals.
The win moved the Mohawks into the semi-final where they took on Carrot River.
After building momentum in their opening round win, the Mohawks carried that momentum into their semi-final clash with Carrot River, and rolled to a dominant 8-1 win.
The win left the Mohawks in the Upper Bracket final, with the team needing to win one of their next two contests to clinch a provincial berth.
Unfortunately for the Mohawks, they ran into a tough Saskatoon Holy Cross team, who went on to win the regional title.
The Mohawks struggled against their Saskatoon counterparts and it showed as they suffered a 9-3 loss.
The loss moved the Mohawks into the Lower Bracket, and thanks to their run to the Upper Bracket final, were given a bye straight to the Lower Bracket final.
Knowing a win would be enough to move on to provincials, the Mohawks struggled once again, losing 7-4 to Prince Albert St. Mary.
The loss eliminated the Mohawks from provincial action.
It was a tough trip to regionals for Wadena as they failed to earn a spot at provincials.
The bonspiel got off to a tough start for the Blue Devils as they dropped their opening round contest 8-5 against Saskatoon Holy Cross.
The loss moved Wadena into the Lower Bracket playoffs where they took on Prince Albert Carlton.
The Blue Devils were able to regroup from their opening round loss to knock off Prince Albert Carlton 8-3.
The win moved the Blue Devils into the Lower Bracket quarters where they took on Carrot River.
Their quarterfinal contest was an evenly matched affair with the game coming down to the final end, before Wadena was finally able to come away with a 6-5 win.
With the win the Blue Devils moved into the semi-finals where they took on Prince Albert St. Mary.
Unfortunately for the Blue Devils their magic would run out here as they dropped a heart breaking 8-7 decision to Prince Albert St. Mary, officially bringing an end to the Blue Devils’ provincial hopes.
