The Estevan Sharks water polo club had a busy Sunday with seven teams in the water in the first weekend of action for the mini, atom and cadet age groups.
The Sharks atom and mini teams travelled to Weyburn. The U12 girls started the day off with a total of six games against two evenly matched Regina teams. The girls came home with a 2-4 record.
Leading goal scorers were Mahlyn Bomberak, Lexi Walkom and Rachel Tober.
This year’s team consists of returning players Bomberak, Tober, Walkom, Jennika Linthicum, Lachlan O’Handley, Alexa Gettis and Jillian Rosengren, while Marlow Malstod is new to the roster.
The 10U mini squad sent two teams to the Weyburn tournament. These youngsters did a great job of spreading out in the pool so they could nicely pass to each other. They had great goals and some impressive blocks defending the net.
Both teams grew stronger every game, making for some exciting moments.
Willow Turner led the way with her strong offensive play. Blaire Wilson and Carson Threinen played well in net and made a lot of nice saves in their first tournament.
The Hammerhead Sharks team was undefeated and Mako Sharks went 1-2-1.
The atom boys also entered two teams into the Weyburn tournament. The boys did extremely well, playing with small rosters and no subs. The new, young players kept up and both teams played well.
The Sand Sharks team was undefeated and the Hammerhead team had a 0-3-1 record.
In addition to all the action in a Weyburn, the 16U cadet teams were in Regina, playing four games each.
The boys played great defensively, but after playing three straight games without a break and only one substitution, their endurance wore out and they lost the final game to a Regina team. It is a young team, consisting of Jace Carritt, Logan Dalziel, Lucas Dzeryk, Dierks Milford, Lyndon Sauder, Nathan Threinen and Tristan Threinen.
The cadet girls are also a young team, with four of eight players being underage. They showed incredible swimming and ball handling in their fast-paced games. The Sharks were undefeated in their four games.
Next weekend the mini, atom and bantam Sharks travel to Regina for more games.
