Local Sports

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.

Dillon Cherpin drives back Dean Altwasser during a tackling drill at Wednesday's Pee Wee Eagles practice.

The SJHL Showcase is a major weekend event meant to show off the province's junior A league, but as Estevan and Spectra Place play host to the October event, organizers are asking for volunteers to help show off what this southeast Saskatchewan city

A player attempts to backhand the puck into the net during a two-on-one drill, in which two offensive players rush up the ice against a defensive player, as part of the Southern Range Gold Wings fall camp on Saturday, held at Crescent Point Place.

Estevan Minor Football's teams are already on the field and next week, the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs will join them. The Elecs will have equipment pick-up on Aug. 18 and training camp begins the next day.

A former owner of the Weyburn Red Wings, Tom Webb, studies memorabilia that details the Wings' first national championship, the Centennial Cup, in 1984, while in the background former player Les Noble checks out a bottle of wine made for the Red Wing

With the membership of Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club set to meet tonight, the club now knows more about what they are facing.

The Regina Thunder weren't expected to make their final cuts until Tuesday, but Estevan's Michael Bittman was confident of making the squad.