Local Sports

A number of box lacrosse athletes from Weyburn won awards after participating at the season-end provincial tournament in Saskatoon.

The Estevan U18 AA Brewers completed an outstanding regular season by sweeping a double header on the weekend.

The South East Sun Devils U16 A Softball Club won the bronze medal at the provincial tournament in Saskatoon this weekend. The Sun Devils beat their rivals, the Regina Saints, 6-5 in a seven-inning game.

The host Weyburn U11 Beavers, as the fourth place team in the round-robin, won 9-5 in their semi-final game over the White Butte Broncos to advance to the gold medal game for the U11 AA Tier 1 Provincial Championships on Sunday afternoon at Jubilee P

The Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has shown its support for baseball in Estevan. The legion presented a cheque for $5,000 to Estevan Minor Baseball Saturday, during the U13 AA provincial championships happening in the city.

Mel Murray was a big part of baseball in Estevan for decades. He taught the game to kids and helped them find their passion for sport, guided them to provincial titles, and he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

A local hockey product has been selected in the NHL’s Entry Draft. Estevan’s Maximus Wanner was picked in the seventh round, 212th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in Saturday’s portion of the draft.

A year-end tournament was held recently for teams in the U14 division of the Estevan Girls Softball Association. A round-robin was held last Saturday at the Pleasantdale Softball Diamonds for the four teams entered.

Estevan Minor Baseball (EMB) recognized one of its long-time volunteers Friday.

After a two-year absence, the annual Figgy Messer Price Cup made its return to the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course last weekend.