Players from the Estevan Sharks Water Polo Club played their first games of the new year this weekend in Regina.
Thirteen members of the club were chosen to play on teams representing Saskatchewan in the 14U National Championship League’s (NCL) Prairie League.
In the girls division, two Saskatchewan teams will face two Manitoba teams over four weekends of competition. The top two teams will advance to Western Finals in Surrey, B.C. in May.
Sharks players on the Prairie Green girls are Sadie Smith, Lily Knoll, Prysm Gooding, Rachel Tober and Mahlyn Bomberak. Sharks players on Prairie Grey girls are Jordyn Tarnes and Hailey Tangjerd.
The girls faced each other in three extremely close matches this weekend. The first game was an 11-11 tie. The next two games were won by Prairie Green, 9-8 and 14-10.
The Winnipeg Bushido girls team was unable to attend the weekend games, forfeiting wins to both Prairie teams.
Prairie Green travels to Winnipeg for games Jan. 24 -26. Prairie Grey is off until the Feb. 8 weekend.
In the boys division, there are five teams competing for the two spots at Westerns in Surrey: Regina Armada Orange, Regina Armada Black, Winnipeg Bushido, Winnipeg Neptunes and the Prairie team, which is made up of athletes from the Sharks, Weyburn Hurricanes and Saskatoon Pirates.
Players from Estevan are Lucas Dzeryk, Shiven Sanger, Bennett Walliser, Jace Carritt, Dierks Milford, Brooks Milford and Brody Turner.
The Prairie boys team played five games over the weekend. They started things off with two tough losses to the Armada Orange and Armada Black. They were able to regroup and get a big 15-6 win over the Bushido team. They finished the weekend’s games out with a tie against the Armada Orange.
The Prairie Boys will continue their quest for a spot in westerns in Regina on the Feb. 8 weekend.
