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Three Estevan athletes compete at Saskatchewan novice bodybuilding event

Three Estevan residents took part in the Saskatchewan Amateur Bodybuilding Association's novice championship in Moose Jaw on Saturday. Magdalena Pospiech led the contingent with two first-place finishes.


Three Estevan residents took part in the Saskatchewan Amateur Bodybuilding Association's novice championship in Moose Jaw on Saturday.

Magdalena Pospiech led the contingent with two first-place finishes.

Pospiech led the pack in the master women's figure event, being awarded eight points. That tied her with Dani Herman of Regina, but the tie was broken by the head judge in favour of Pospiech.

There were 10 competitors in the event.

Pospiech also scored better than four others in the women's figure medium event, scoring five points in a unanimous decision.

Estevan's Jodi Baht competed in the same events as Pospiech.

Baht placed third in the women's figure medium event, with 15 points. She was sixth in the master women's figure event with 31 points.

Conchita Humphreys also competed in two events.

She was first in the junior women's category, being the only participant to enter.

Humphreys was also second in the women's physique event, with 11 points. There were four women in that category.

Meanwhile, the SABBA provincial championships for bodybuilding, fitness, figure, physique and bikini divisions are taking place Saturday at Aden Bowman School in Saskatoon.

There are 10 competitors from the Estevan area registered for provincials: Humphreys (women's physique open), Alden Hagel (heavyweight), Chalsey Anderson (figure tall), Chris Istace (middleweight), Dana Barlow (light heavyweight), Hailey Pehl (bikini medium), Maureen Gervais (women's physique open), Melissa Schachtel (bikini short), Travis Eckel (men's physique open) and Shanda Tegart (figure short).