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A number of Weyburn golfers participated in the three-day 2020 Frametech Classic golf event held over the long weekend at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club in Estevan, including two in the championship flight.

Austin Dobrescu’s return to the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course was a triumphant one. Dobrescu, a former Estevan resident who moved to Brandon, Man., with his family in 2013, won the men’s event of the Frametech Classic at Woodlawn from Aug. 1-3.

The playoff matchups have been finalized in the Saskota Baseball League.

The Saskatchewan Rush went fishing on the first day of National Lacrosse League free agency, hauling in a familiar face.

(Photos from the Slingshot races by David Willberg, Estevan Mercury) A doubleheader weekend was held on Saturday and Sunday at the Estevan Speedway for the Western Canadian Late Model Nationals, and a number of Weyburn and area racers placed well on

Austin Dobrescu’s return to the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course was a triumphant one. Dobrescu, a former Estevan resident who moved to Brandon, Man.

The Estevan Motor Speedway treated its fans to another doubleheader on the weekend, with approximately 75 vehicles entered between the six classes each night.

Bernadette Wright has won the women’s event at the Frametech Classic at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. Wright shot an 84 on Sunday to finish the two-round event with a 166 total, 10 strokes better than Paige Wheeler.

Austin Dobrescu's weekend to remember at the Frametech Classic at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course continues.

Weyburn’s Rick Hallberg had to fight back over the final couple days of the event to win his second championship in three years.