Local Sports

What young man wouldn't love driving a race car? Not many of us would be interested in driving a car 90 miles per hour down a speedway, but Mason Big Eagle is one of the young men in this area with a passion for racing.

A recreational football program may be starting this fall.Weyburn Minor Football is considering starting a mixed flag football league for children, boys and girls ages 6, 7, and 8. The season will start late August and go until the end of September.

After a four week top 30 selection camp held in Toronto in July, Russell Lenferna has been selected to the 17U Canadian Men's National Water Polo Team.

Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team will head to Europe with one of Weyburn's own among them.

Carlyle is preparing for the upcoming Senior A Baseball Provincial Championship to be held on the weekend of Aug. 5 to 7.

Ben Johnstone, son of Larry and Deb of Carlyle, has been signed to the Estevan Bruins. Born in 1993, Johnstone who plays centre and right wing has been playing hockey for the past 15 years.

The Estevan Bruins have been sending a handful of players to the Northern Connecticut Wings' summer hockey program over the last few years.

Mike Hagen thought his odds of winning were all but shot when he was sent to the back following a collision with 22 laps left during Tuesday's modified feature at Estevan Motor Speedway.

A long, frustrating regular season paid off for the Southeast Legacy Twins on the weekend as they posted a 2-1 record and reached the semis at the provincial midget AAA baseball championship in Moose Jaw.

Residents who like to run will have the opportunity to do just that while raising money for a worthy cause this summer. Weyburn's Opportunity Road Race is a five, 10 or 15-kilometre race that will take place on Sunday, August 21.