Although it meant losing out on a home game, the Estevan Harris Oilfield Impact can say they made the league final in their first season.
The senior lacrosse club had been scheduled to host the Saskatoon Brewers in the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League semis on Saturday at the Icon Centre, but the Brewers forfeited the game because they didn't have enough players.
That meant the Impact moved on to play the Regina Heat in the league final on Sunday, losing 19-2.
The Impact finished the regular season with a 2-6 record after the Brewers forfeited the last two games of the season, in Estevan, also due to a shortage of players.
Along with being credited with two wins, the Impact were compensated for the loss of the home games by getting to host the semifinal game on Saturday, which never happened.
The Heat (8-0) went undefeated in the regular season, and that showed in the final against a first-year Impact squad comprised of many players who had never played lacrosse before.
Colin Fogarty and Ryan Curzon scored the goals for the Impact.
Cody Hagman was in goal for Estevan in the first period, and Blaine Byers turned in a strong showing between the pipes for the second and third.
The Heat took a 9-0 lead after the first period, with all of the goals coming in an 11-minute span.
Kyle Bellegay and Dallan Larson scored twice each in the frame, with Landon Gryschuk, Keenan Cummings, Jeff Hoffman, Sean Peberdy and Justin Hoffman adding singles for the Heat.
Regina extended its lead to 11-0 early in the second period when the Impact got on the board, thanks to a goal by Fogarty less than four minutes in. Curzon assisted on the marker.
The Heat would score five goals in the period to take a 14-1 lead after two.
Bellegay tallied a pair of goals in the period, while Larson, Justin Hoffman and Peberdy also chipped in for the home side.
Estevan's second goal came at 6:54 of the third, making it 15-2 at the time. Kelsy Omland and Byers drew assists on the goal by Curzon.
The Heat would score four more goals in the period. Larson (2), Stephen Watson and Peberdy supplied the offence.
Peberdy was named playoff most valuable player for Regina.
The PGLL's junior division also wrapped up for the year on Sunday, as the Regina Rifles defeated the Saskatoon Smash 17-5 to win the league title. The Saskatoon Steelers topped the Regina Riot 17-5 to take the Tier II crown.
