Local Sports

The stars are in Estevan and the clock is ticking. Downtown Estevan will be packed like sardines tomorrow afternoon as the Kraft Celebration Tour finally arrives.

An Estevan youth is making his presence known on two provincial under-16 rugby teams.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are not holding another Riderville contest this year, but the Estevan Lives Rider Pride committee is again hosting fundraising events.

With vital information not yet available to them, last Wednesday's meeting of the Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club membership didn't quite go the way the executive expected.

Chevrolet Safe and Fun Hockey is providing all five-year-old players across Canada with an opportunity to get their first hockey helmet for free. Starting August 19th, parents can register for their free helmets at www.chevrolethockey.ca.

Almost 400 former Red Wing players, supporters and friends gathered in Weyburn last weekend to celebrate a special milestone for the local SJHL Jr. A hockey club.

After murmurs of a mixed martial arts event coming to Spectra Place circled for some time, School of Hard Knocks 16 is now officially slated for Oct. 22.

Members of the first edition of the Weyburn Red Wings, who hit the ice in 1961, gather at the 50th anniversary reunion held over the weekend just after the banquet on Saturday in the Weyburn Curling Rink.

Jay Onrait, the taller half of TSN SportsCentre's two hosts, has deep roots in Saskatchewan and attested it has been this province in the past that has stuck most in the memory.

Estevan Minor Football has been preparing for the 2011 season, and all teams are taking to the field this weekend to kick off the schedule on the road. Each of the three football teams will have the same coach as last year.