Local Sports

The Prince Albert Raiders might have gone winless at the recent Mastercard Memorial Cup in Halifax, but it wasn’t from a lack of effort by the two local players on the team.

The Southeast Performance Pump midget AAA Twins picked up one of a possible four wins during double-headers on the weekend. The Twins split home games against the Saskatoon Giants on Saturday at Lynn Prime Park.

A motocross racer zipped by in front of the starting line, as he completed another circuit for his race while a group of racers patiently waited for their turn to hit the track.

A trio of dirt bikers followed one another through the air on the course at the Raymond Giroux Memorial bike track on Sunday afternoon.

Some top-notch hobby stock and sport mod drivers were at the Estevan Motor Speedway Saturday night for the local stop on the Tougher than Dirt Tour. Brandon Honrud of Bismarck, N.D., won the hobby stock feature, which had 25 cars.

Several roller derby teams from Saskatchewan and Manitoba are competing in a roller derby tournament hosted by the Estevan Junior Coaler Rollers Saturday at the Bienfait Memorial Arena.

Red Wings president Brent Stephanson, centre, announced that Richardson Pioneer will be the name sponsor for the Red Wings hockey club for the next three years, the first time the Junior A team has had such a sponsor.

Jace Carlisle is going to take his golf clubs and his growing game to the U.S. next season.

The fifth annual Rafferty Reservoir Walleye Cup (RRWC) saw anglers converge on Mainprize Regional Park on May 18 and 19. This year marked the first time the derby was held over two days.

The Estevan Archery Club hosted two days of shooting during their annual 3D outdoor shoot on May 11 and 12. Entrants came from throughout southern Saskatchewan, and competed in various classes.