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While the snow has mostly been gone for weeks and the temperatures have been well above average since late February, the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course isn’t rushing to have its 18 holes open. The golf course has been busy getting ready for the season.

The MonDak Conference has honored Miles College Pioneer setter Jacey Rowland as the conference player of the week.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and STARS Air Ambulance have announced that Nick Sereggela of Estevan is the winner of the 2020-21 STARS/SJHL 50-50 lottery. The winner was selected by an automatic number generated system.

The Weyburn Soccer Association was announced as the Member Organization of the Year, during the Saskatchewan Soccer Association virtual awards, held live on Facebook on March 31.

A young Estevan athlete is going to be in the spotlight throughout April, thanks to an initiative involving Sobeys and Special Olympics.

Six games. That’s all that the Estevan Bruins and most of the other teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League played in the 2020-21 season.

The Estevan Bruins have announced that graduating defenceman Kade McMillen of Carievale has committed to the Trinity Western University Spartans USports program for the 2021-22 season.

Alameda athlete Keira Rutten will be joining the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's volleyball team this fall. Rutten will be working towards a diploma in the area of occupational therapy and physical therapy while playing volleyball.

The Weyburn Beavers have announced they will not return to Tom Laing Park for the Western Canadian Baseball League for the 2021 season due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

The sudden end of the SJHL season and the extensive plans set for Weyburn to be a hosting hub for seven teams was very disappointing to Red Wings coach Rich Pilon, who noted it wasn’t just bad news for the players but for the entire community.