Local Sports

Rick Oakes may know more about the rising stars in Saskatchewan than just about anybody else.

The Estevan Power Dodge Chargers bantam A team finished a strong year, ranked second in the province. The Chargers lost in the league final a week ago but were still playing in the provincial finals starting last Friday night at the Civic.

The search for the next Bruins head coach and general manager hit another milestone on Monday when applications for the position closed. The last day for applications was busy as five more rolled in, bringing the total to more than 30.

Another curling season has come and gone. The season got off to a slower start than expected as the wet fall resulted in the ice area being flooded. However, our new caretaker, Warren Neuman, took it all in stride.

Maryfield Curling Club celebrated 100 years of curling with its annual bonspiel March 9 to 13. Local curlers along with family and friends from Brandon, Kola, Rocanville, Wawota, Radville, and Elkhorn made up half of the twenty teams.

Club Meeting We had our meeting on January 7, 2011. What a good way to start off the new year! We could be refreshed on what big events are happening and how well the ones in the past went. The next club meeting will be at 7:00 p.

Sports wrap-up with Bruce Penton

The Saskatoon Blades wrapped up their most successful regular season in franchise history on March 19 with a 4-2 victory over the Regina Pats.

The Carlyle Bantam Cougars entered into the semi-final round of play offs against Lampman, with Game #1 on home ice Mar.8th. The Cougars seemed unable to get into this game, allowing Lampman a 3-0 lead after the first period.