Local Sports

It’s still early for high school basketball, but the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys won their first tournament of the year in Weyburn.

The Estevan peewee Bearcats split their games in league play this past weekend. The first game on Saturday was an 11-2 loss against the undefeated Southwest Cyclones.

The Carlyle PureChem Cougars and the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings continue to lead the Big Six Hockey League. Carlyle (5-1-0-2) had a win and a tie in league play, winning 8-5 over the Oxbow Huskies on Dec.

Submitted by Nicole Currie The Cougars had an action packed weekend with hockey. It started out Friday night when they took-on the Oxbow Huskies.

For most of the season, the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins have been playing against teams far away from the Viterra Division that they’ve won the last two seasons.

The Home Hardware Canada Cup hosted by Estevan last week was a boon to a lot of the city’s businesses.

It was a great weekend in the pool for the Estevan Sharks water polo teams as five teams travelled to Saskatoon this past weekend for their winter provincials and they came home with five medals overall.

Seven talented young hockey players from the Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins have been selected to play in the SaskFirst tournament later this month. Two defencemen were selected for the team: Alec Waldegger of Estevan and Colby Durr of Bromhead.

It wasn’t the most wide-open game of curling ever seen but Brad Jacobs will take the Home Hardware Canada Cup win over Kevin Koe any day of the week. “I think (third) Marc (Kennedy) said it best: nice, boring final,” said Jacobs.

With a soild first end, Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs has assumed the early lead at the men's final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup. Jacobs leads 3-2 over Kevin Koe at the fifth end break Sunday night at Affinity Place.