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The doubleheader for the Dakota Classic Modified Tour that was scheduled to happen at the Estevan Motor Speedway next month has been cancelled due to the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential traffic, stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A southeast hockey product headlined the list of players selected by the Estevan Bruins during Friday’s Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Draft. Forward Carson Birnie of Arcola was chosen in the first round, seventh overall, by the Bruins.

The Regina Thunder junior football program is going to have a strong local flavour next season.

Estevan area residents threw their support behind the Law Enforcement Virtual Torch Run that was held for Special Olympics Saskatchewan this spring.

The Estevan Motor Speedway is going to use pay per view to have its season-opening program of 2020. The season opener is billed as the Lockdown Showdown, and will happen Saturday at 7 p.m.

Hockey fans will enjoy Jerry Hack’s 230-page self-published book, Memoir of a Hockey Nobody, especially for the protagonist’s depreciative sense of humour and candour.

The Estevan Bruins didn’t have to look far to make their first selection in the 2020 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Bantam Draft. Forward Carson Birnie of Arcola was chosen in the first round, seventh overall, in Friday’s draft.

Hockey Canada has offered more insight into getting their sanctioned leagues back on the ice for the 2020-21 season.

Encompass Fitness in Estevan has found a new way to encourage businesses to be fit and to raise funds for a worthy cause this year. The fundraiser, Charitable Community Workplace Challenge, is a four-week initiative that starts June 15.

The Estevan Bruins have announced the commitment of another top recruit.