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The annual McLeod Basketball Series against Estevan will be held in Weyburn on Tuesday, February 13. The games will start at 5:30 p.m. The Estevan part of the home-and-home series was hosted on February 6.

R.R. Alaro of the Weyburn Eagles senior boys team headed to the net against Jack McGeough of the Estevan Elecs during the McLeod Series on Tuesday evening at the ECS gym.

The 2018 Tim Hortons Brier and SaskEnergy announced the 64 junior curlers in Saskatchewan who were selected as SaskEnergy Future Stars, including some Weyburn area curlers.

As reported in last week’s Mercury, with only two rinks in town, the Estevan Strippers are moving their tournament to have a few games in Bienfait this year.

Steve Laycock has won the Tankard a few times before, but he said it never gets any less exciting. He put his seventh Tankard on the mantle after a 9-7 win over Colton Flasch Sunday afternoon at Affinity Place.

Brent Gedak’s week had some ups and downs over the course of his hometown SaskTel Tankard but overall the week went fairly well for him and his team of third Clint Dieno, second Derek Owens and lead Shawn Meyer.

Oh, what a week. SaskTel Tankard organizers had little time after the Tankard trophy was presented to exhale before turning the rink back to its former home as a hockey and figure skating facility. But the week of Jan. 31- Feb.

Down by 19 late in the first half, the Estevan Comprehensive School senior boys Elecs basketball team dug deep and found themselves some momentum, and it was enough to propel them to a 100-98 McLeod Series win over the Weyburn Eagles.

The 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games are being held in North Battleford from Feb. 18-24. The games are the largest multi-sport event in the province and draws athletes from every corner of Saskatchewan.

Steve Laycock has skipped SaskTel Tankard championships before but this one might taste a bit sweeter.