The Estevan Sharks water polo club had six teams competing in a tournament in Weyburn over the weekend, with the club’s U10 and U12 teams performing well.
The U10 mini-atom Sharknados had a 1-4 record. The mini-atom Ghost Sharks finished with a 3-1 record. Both of the U12 atom girls Tiger Sharks and Zebra Sharks dominated the pool, with both teams winning all games, and tying the game they played against each other.
The U12 atom boys Thresher Sharks split the tournament at 2-2 while the Hammerheads struggled to get it going and ended up with four losses.
All teams have a week to regroup before their next tournament in Regina on Nov 3.
It was the first tournament of the season for the Sharks mini-atom squad. The club sent two teams to the Weyburn tournament, the Sharknados and the Ghost Sharks, who both had strong showings.
The Sharknados started off well winning their first game 5-0 against the Weyburn Hurricanes. Carter Yunick scored three goals and Hudson Enns scored the other two. They fell short their next three games losing 7-0 to their fellow Estevan team, the Ghost Sharks, 4-3 to the Regina Jet Ski team and 5-1 to the Regina Cruisers. It is Cooper Dixon’s first year playing and he was able to score his first goal against the Regina Jet Skis.
The Ghost Sharks won a total of three of their games and tied one game. They played the Regina Jet Skis coming out with a 5-1 win with Royce Milford, Willow Turner and Lexi Walkom all scoring goals. The second game against the Sharknados, they took a 7-0 win. The tie game was played against Weyburn, and they ended the tournament with a 4-3 win against the Cruisers. Walkom, a veteran team member, performed well in net.
For the atom boys team, Brody Turner and Brooks Milford were top scorers for their team, the Thresher Sharks, with both getting eight goals. In the Hammerheads second game Bennet Walliser snuck a goal for the right on the buzzer against Regina to get the team on the board. In the Sharks vs. Sharks game, the Threshers cleaned up with 12-1 against the Hammerheads.
On the atom girls side of the draw, both the atom Girls teams were difficult to beat. They won all of their games with a point spread of at least six goals more. First year players Lachlan O’Handley, Hailey Hack, Jennika Linthicum and Hailey Tangjerd all scored their first career goals. Veteran players Jordyn Tarnes, Emily Sauter, Lily Knoll and Prysm Gooding led the scoring and were great leaders for the new and younger players.
When playing against each other the Zebra and Tiger Sharks were evenly matched and fought hard for a 5-5 tie.
