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Minot hobby stock driver now 4-for-4 in Estevan

Synchro Saskatchewan has announced the 2011 Canada Winter Games Team that will compete as Team Saskatchewan next February in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including Weyburn native Crysta Geisler.

The Weyburn Beavers have continued their early-season trend of up-and-down play. During a seven-day stretch from June 10 to 16, the Beavers played five times, winning twice and losing three times.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for the most part, looked rusty in a 19-17 loss to the B.C. Lions Sunday afternoon at Mosaic Stadium in the preseason opener for both football clubs.

Three members of the Estevan Big Dogs lost their third straight game Saturday, but it was one they were likely a little happier to be a part of.

The timing is right for the Estevan Haulers to be in the zone.

Bryan Gowen is charged by Estevan Minor Baseball with playing over 40 years of fastpitch and twiliters baseball, helping raise the money to install lighting at Cossette Field, keeping Estevan's over-35 baseball team alive when it seemed to be on life

The name of the head coach has changed, but Tom Copeland expects the game to stay more or less the same.Copeland was selected June 7 by the Estevan Minor Hockey Association to coach its midget AA team for the 2010-11 season.

Planning for the fifth new arena fundraising dinner will continue over the summer, with the first details expected to be finalized in early September.

The Weyburn Red Wings are reporting a net loss of $50,798 from last season, after facing increases for ice rental fees and transportation, in addition to playing in only one round in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs.