Local Sports

The Estevan peewee Bearcats finished their regular season with a 6-3, come-from-behind victory over the Ochapowace Thunder on Saturday afternoon at the Power Dodge Ice Centre.

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys and girls basketball teams came up just short in their effort to regain the McLeod Series trophy from the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles.

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins suffered a loss on home ice for the first time in 2019 on Tuesday night, a 3-2 decision against the Notre Dame Hounds.

Many of Saskatchewan’s top young mixed doubles curlers were at Estevan’s Power Dodge Curling Centre from Friday to Monday for the CurlSask U18 Mixed Doubles provincials.

The Johnny Witzke RBC Community Skate was held at Affinity Place on Monday afternoon. A large crowd gathered at Affinity to enjoy some laps around the ice surface. Participants of all ages and skating levels were present.

Squash trainers David and Sandra Sutherland of Regina brought the second learn to play squash clinic to Estevan. Fun and energy consuming workshop took place at the squash courts inside the Estevan Leisure Centre on Saturday.

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins added two more victories on the weekend, with a 4-3 victory over the Flin Flon Bombers on Friday and a 7-2 rout of the Weyburn Red Wings on Saturday. Both games were played at Affinity Place.

The under-18 mixed doubles curling provincials at the Power Dodge Curling Centre in Estevan are now underway. The first two draws were held on Friday.

The Big Six Hockey League’s playoffs are underway, and two teams have already been eliminated in the first round survivor series. The post-season began with a pair of two-game, total-goal series.