Local Sports

Residents who like to run will have the opportunity to do just that while raising money for a worthy cause this summer. Weyburn's Opportunity Road Race is a five, 10 or 15-kilometre race that will take place on Sunday, August 21.

Nineteen members of the Weyburn Silver Seals travelled to Oxbow to compete in the southern provincial semi-finals on July 23. Steven Speers took home a gold medal in the 15-17 year-old boys category.

The Weyburn Ladies Golf Club held their 11th annual golf tournament on July 23 and 24 at the Weyburn Golf Course with 103 golfers participating.

Ryan Mehler was willing to go anywhere to play baseball at a high level again. Anywhere ended up being Feldkirch, Austria, playing in the Austrian Baseball League.

As they paced the floor and raptly stared at the TSN broadcast on their televisions, members of Estevan's football programs soon found that their cause, their effort, will be on display in the same space for others to see.

Welcome to the club, Estevan. Television sets across the country will be dialed into the Energy City on Aug. 25 as the community hosts a live broadcast of TSN's SportsCentre. The show will be hosted on the 1000 block of 4th St.

Wayne Brown and Don Dechief have faced off lots of times in the training room. This time, it was for a world gold medal in patterns.

You'd never know that Amanda Minchin hadn't been able to tee off at her home course all summer. The Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club assistant pro won her first provincial Zone PGA Championship last Wednesday in Swift Current.

The Beavers had a very busy week as they split seven games last week. All the teams in the Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) are currently on their final push before the playoffs, which start Saturday, July 30.

Weyburn Beavers Johnathan Rodriquez (No. 18) and Curtis Ford (No. 45) celebrate the runs they both scored while playing against the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets on Friday night.