Local Sports

The Carlyle Cougars Novice 8 & Under team, coached by Larrie Rae & Jeff Humphries played two exhibition games this past week. They were in Alameda on Monday, November 12th versus the Oxbow Huskies, and on Sunday, Nov.

On Nov. 17 and 18 Carlyle hosted a hockey tournament for youth 12 and under. Two Carlyle teams were in competition with Sanjel Estevan, Estevan Thunder, Regina, and Lampman/Arcola.

One week ago at this time the wounds for the Saskatchewan Roughriders were so raw that it was too hard to either look back or ahead.

The Qmax Wild split their games with one win and one loss last weekend. On Saturday, November 17, the Qmax Wild were defeated by the Redvers Rockets in Redvers by a score of 10-3.

It was a busy weekend of hockey for the 6 & unders (Wade). On Friday, November 16 we were off to Redvers to take on the Rockets.

The Estevan Bruins added what they hope is a top six forward in a trade last week. The Bruins acquired 20-year-old centre Dustin Jesseau from the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League on Nov. 13.

It was a weekend of inspiration and learning for 29 members of the Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club. The Mermaids attended the 2012 Marnie Eistetter Development Camp and Figures Meet in North Battleford.

Derrick Pouliot has been busy. On Friday he and his Portland Winterhawk teammates 12-game winning streak ended after losing to the WHL leading Kamloops Blazers 6-4 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops.

The Estevan Gem Well Bruins won the consolation final at an atom Tier 1 tournament they hosted on the weekend. The atom AA club edged the Regina Capitals 6-5 in the final on Sunday after posting a 1-2 record in the round-robin.

Quick start fizzles out for volleyball squad at provincials