The top young lacrosse players in the province will be in Estevan from Friday to Sunday for Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association provincials in the peewee, bantam and midget age groups.
Games will be played at Affinity Place, the Power Dodge Ice Centre and the Bienfait Memorial Arena.
“We have a provincial committee working hard to get it done,” said Estevan Minor Box Lacrosse president Marc Seemann. “It’s a big process trying to get a weekend of all the teams coming down to play each other.”
The Estevan Harris Oilfield Construction peewee Voltz will be one of eight teams entered in their age group, alongside Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Regina and Swift Current.
The peewees will open the tournament on Friday with two games, against Yorkton at 1:15 p.m. and Regina at 5 p.m. Then they will play Swift Current at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. All three games will be at the Power Dodge Ice Centre.
Then the playoffs will begin after the game against Swift Current, and the final will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Affinity Place.
The Estevan bantam Voltz, who went undefeated in league play and won the South Sask. Lacrosse League title, will be competing against two teams from Saskatoon, as well as Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton and Swift Current.
The bantam Voltz will play Saskatoon 1 at 11 a.m. and Moose Jaw at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, and Prince Albert at noon on Saturday. All three games will be at Affinity Place.
Playoffs will start Saturday afternoon and continue into Sunday morning. The final is slated for 3:30 p.m. at Affinity Place on Sunday.
Estevan will not have a team in the midget division. Two Saskatoon teams will be joined by Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Weyburn.
The final will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Opening ceremonies for all divisions will start at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night at Affinity Place.
Seemann said the bantam team has had an outstanding season, while the peewees always have a good team and work hard. Provincials will have some terrific teams from across the province.
“The level of competition is going to be awesome,” said Seemann.
Communities like Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina have great talent, and he expects they will bring their best effort to the tournament.
Provincials will also offer some teams that haven’t been in Estevan during league play, he said.
