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After the long road they had to travel to reach the provincial senior A baseball championship, the Estevan Tower Wolves made a quick exit.

This bull, named Heat Seeker, jumps right out of the chute with bull rider Kane Larsen of Inglis, Man.

One trade request down, one to go for the Estevan Bruins. The Bruins dealt 20-year-old defenceman Brett Rock to the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for cash last week. The Redwater, Alta.

There will be many extraordinary moments when SportsCentre touches down in Estevan on Aug. 25. One of the most entertaining, surely, will be anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole duking it out behind the wheel of stock cars at Estevan Motor Speedway.

Carla Smith knew her past training put her at a disadvantage heading into the Canadian Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championship July 23 in Saskatoon.

It wasn't an easy road, but the Estevan Tower Wolves have secured a spot in the senior A provincial championship this weekend in Carlyle.

"Absolutely awesome" was the first thing Wendy Currie said about the Summer National Senior Games in Houston, Texas. She participated as a golfer in the female 55-59 category and won gold.

The Estevan Golden Eels wrapped up their season with an impressive showing at the provincial swim meet in Humboldt on Saturday and Sunday.

Eleven members of the Weyburn Silver Seals swim club travelled to Humboldt to compete in the 2011 Provincial Speed Swimming Finals on July 30 and 31. Steven Speers competed in the 15-17 year-old boys category.

With the 2011-12 SJHL campaign right around the corner, many who played in the league last season and have graduated and moved on to find a new hockey home and more importantly, an academic future as they have signed at various Canadian and American