Local Sports

Away from the confines of home, the Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers failed to defend last year's provincial bantam AA title on the weekend, falling short of the playoffs in North Battleford.

Phil Curtis, the head coach for the Weyburn Beavers, catches pitches thrown to him from local youth, during a Beavers baseball summer camp.

Beavers players Dusty Kerns, left, and Dalton Silva work with three minor ball players, Tiki Zeus Umbach, Brett Bowler and Jayke Smolinski, during the Beavers ball camp on Wednesday morning at Tom Laing Field.

The South East Saskatchewan Roller Derby League will be hosting the Mid Summer Slam on July 27 at 7:00 p.m. The local area derby team, Hillbilly Hurt, will be taking on the Headstone Honeys from Portage La Prairie, MB.

Fore! The Carlyle Fire Department has organized its second annual Raise the Roof Golf Tournament as a means to fundraise for the non-profit organization in order to help pay for the services they provide to the community.

Members of the Weyburn Silver Seals swim club travelled to Assiniboia on July 13 and to Swift Current on July 14 to compete in swim meets.

With over $100,000 available in prizes the Wawota Lions welcomed 148 farmers and ranchers to their 19th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, July 12.

The Estevan Bruins dropped a bit of a bombshell on Friday, trading star defenceman Tyler Kauk to the Flin Flon Bombers for 17-year-old defenceman Connor Vermeulen. Kauk, who will turn 20 in September, has been the Bruins' No.

A familiar face will be back when the Estevan Bruins open training camp in September. The team re-acquired Ben Johnstone from the Nipawin Hawks on Wednesday for future considerations.

The Estevan Golden Eels had a busy weekend, winning a meet in Assiniboia on Saturday and taking second in another in Swift Current on Sunday.