Local Sports

Three young football players who learned to play the game in Estevan have committed to play for the Regina Thunder junior football program later this year.

A devastating tornado that struck the Town of Kamsack, Saskatchewan on August 9, 1944, referred to by the locals as a Cyclone, prompting the name of the local baseball team, the Cyclones.

The Western Canadian Baseball League Board of Governors voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 WCBL season, the league announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Golf courses in the area opened on May 15 under a veil of uncertainty, having to make many preparations in order to adhere to physical distancing restrictions set out by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).

Brittany Rowe received her CanSkate Coach Certification on May 22. Rowe who now resides in Redvers, grew up in Carlyle and started figure skating at the age of 12 when she joined the Carlyle Skating Club.

In a normal year, the Saskota Baseball League would be a couple of weeks into its season, treating fans to entertaining senior men’s games in many southeast Saskatchewan communities.

This was supposed to be Hunter Wallster’s final season of high school track and field competition – a season in which he would continue to train and work hard, and hopefully set a new provincial record.

The Estevan Bruins have announced the commitment of a midget AAA scoring champion. Forward Mason Beck, a 2002-born forward from Bridgewater, N.S., has signed a letter of commitment with the Bruins.

The Estevan Motor Speedway opened up to drivers Saturday for its annual Test and Tune practice session. The speedway held three different two-hour practices, with six drivers in the shift that started at 2 p.m., nine in the 5 p.m.

An Estevan family has become a top fundraiser in the individual category for the Law Enforcement Virtual Torch Run for Special Olympics in Saskatchewan.