Local Sports

The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins wrapped up exhibition play over the weekend and are now looking forward to their regular season opener tomorrow night in Melville.

After coming close last week, the Estevan Lafrentz Trucking Steelers got their first win of the season on Saturday. The Steelers used a balanced attack and capitalized on six second half turnovers to crush the Notre Dame Hounds 38-0.

The Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls' volleyball team got their season underway last weekend, winning the 16-team Carlyle Mega-Volley tournament.

They hit a bump in the road last week, but the Estevan Century 21 Chargers bounced back in fine fashion, dropping the Regina Golden Hawks 12-8 at Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday.

The Estevan Sherrit Coal Miners had a strong showing, but came out on the losing end of a 26-14 decision against the Weyburn Ravens in an atom division game on Saturday.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to 28-16 all-time on Labour Day Classic weekend with a 27-23 victory over the rival Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday before another sellout crowd of 30,048.

The Weyburn Red Wings will be celebrating their 50th anniversary season during the SJHL's 2010-11 hockey season.

Arena patrons are being instructed to use specific entrances for particular events. The City of Weyburn is in the process of finishing the final phase of renovations to Crescent Point Place and Tom Zandee Sports Arena.

Well, it was a beautiful day for a football game on September 4. The Weyburn Bantam Raiders dressed in their new grey jerseys decorated with their names on the back held their first home game of the season at Darold Kot Field.

Avonlea, not Weyburn, was declared Riderville by the Saskatchewan Roughriders centennial committee on September 4. Weyburn Rider Nation co-chairs Rochelle and Nicole Wendt were at the Labour Day Classic in Regina to hear the announcement first-hand.