Local Sports

It was a busy year in the Estevan sporting community. Here's a look back on what made headlines in The Mercury sports pages in 2010.

The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins hockey club has announced they have relieved head coach and general manager Karry Biette of his duties. Bruins' president Jeff Pierson asked Biette for his resignation earlier today.

Despite the bitterly cold weather outside the Weyburn Red Wings are starting to heat things up in their race to the playoffs in the New Year.

The 2011 Western Major Baseball League schedule has been released. The Weyburn Beavers will open the 2011 regular season on the road with a game in Melville on Friday, June 3.

On Dec.8th the Bantam Cougars played host to the Carnduff Red Devils. Carlyle came out strong in the first period when Evan Anderson put the puck on Brett Turgeon's stick to score one minute into the game.

Fri., Dec. 17/10 - Redvers -3 at Wawota - Big Six Hockey League The Flyers took on the strong Rockets from Redvers and got a short-handed tally from Ben Brown to take an early 1 - 0 lead, a lead they took into the second period.

Dec18th &19th 2010 Busy weekend at the rink for the Novice Cougars again, Saturday the boys would face off against the Redvers A team. The fans were treated to a fast paced, nail biter of a game.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of a new linebacker. Non-import linebacker Mike McCullough was signed to a new contract on December 22. Financial details of the signing were not released.

The Weyburn Red Wings are hosting three special guests in the New Year. The Wings will be holding their ninth annual Sports Dinner and Auction on Saturday, January 22 at McKenna Hall.