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Estevan’s female hockey players got some Saskatchewan Female Hockey League games in just before the Christmas break.

Weyburn Gold Wings player Sierra Meroniuk passed the puck from behind the net to Dakota Bowler in front who then scored the game's first goal, in the Gold Wings game versus Melville on Dec. 21 at Crescent Point Place, with Payton Mabee looking on.

The first half of 2018 was full of the kind of sports news that would have people talking all year.

Submitted by Nicole Currie The Cougars hosted the Carnduff Red Devils on the 14 th . They had hoped to have the same outcome as their meeting in Carnduff in November, but it turned out to go the other way.

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys basketball team had a fair bit of success last weekend once again as they went 4-1 in five games in a tournament in Brandon, Man.

Players from the Weyburn Red Wings, Ben Hiltz, Todd Johnson and Rhett Frey, met with Rod Pedersen, who stopped in Weyburn on Thursday with copies of “Heart and Soul of the SJHL”.

Estevan city council paid tribute to the organizing committee of the recent Home Hardware Canada Cup curling event during council’s meeting on Monday night.

When the University of Saskatchewan called, Estevan Comprehensive School’s Jack McGeough answered. Now the high school senior will spend the next few months getting ready to play for the Huskies men’s volleyball team starting in the 2019-20 season.

It’s close to the Christmas break but standings are tight at the top of the Big Six Hockey League.

The Comp Eagles Senior Girls basketball team traveled to Regina’s Balfour Collegiate this past weekend to play in their fourth tournament. The Eagles started their tournament off with a tough loss to Bishop James Mahoney 69-64.