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Apparently they could still get better. After the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 43-16 victory in Hamilton in Week 1, head coach Corey Chamblin said he was looking for improvement from his defence in their Week 2 game at home to Edmonton Sunday afternoon.

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers lost their first and only game of the regular season on Saturday, but still finished the slate in first place in the Baseball Regina bantam AAA division.

Weyburn Beavers Dalton Silva (No. 18) slides into home, as he takes a risk to score a run with two outs during the third inning of a home game at Tom Laing Park against the Yorkton Cardinals. Teammate Matthew Kinney (No.

The recent past is littered with examples of young hockey players who spent some time in the Estevan Minor Hockey Association, then moved elsewhere and went on to succeed. Jordan Martinook is one of them.

The Estevan TS&M Tornados wrapped up the Baseball Regina peewee AAA regular season with a pair of losses to the Swift Current Indians on Saturday at Cactus Park.

The lead may have slipped away from him temporarily, but Aaron Turnbull made sure he got it back.

The ball diamonds at Luscar Cactus Park will be hopping next weekend as Estevan Minor Baseball hosts both the bantam AA and peewee AA provincial championships. Both tournaments begin on the afternoon of July 20 and wrap up the afternoon of July 22.

After having a significant lead waylaid by a caution with four laps to go, Hank Berry held off challenger Steve Arpin to win the Estevan stop on the Dakota Classic Modified Tour on Tuesday at Estevan Motor Speedway. Berry, from Sidney, Mont.

A pair of local players competed at the PGA of Saskatchewan Open held July 2-3 at The Willows Golf and Country Club in Saskatoon.

Silver Seals swimmer Mackenzie Oberg, in the lane closest to the camera, dives from the starting block along with fellow Seal Karly Moser three lanes down, during the girls 11 and over 25-metre freestyle event at the swim meet hosted by the Seals at