Local Sports

They were smaller, lighter and fewer in number and they pulled off a storybook ending to their football season.

A faulty brine pump at the Assiniboia Civic Centre upset scheduling and forced the Southern Junior B Rebels to reschedule its game from October 25 and to relocate the games played on October 28-29.

The Estevan Sharks water polo mini atom and atom teams had their first taste of the water at a home tournament and several teams took away some wins at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre.

The Estevan Power Tech Bear Cats had the briefest of leads Saturday in their second game of a series with the Moose Jaw Mavericks.

The future of minor baseball is bright in Weyburn, and growth in the sport continues to flourish throughout the province.

Five football players from Assiniboia, Tayvin Peterson, Cole Selody, Tag Zahariuk, Kane Kuffner and Shane Luke, helped the Moose Jaw Bantam Raiders win the championship in their 12-man Moose Jaw Minor Football League’s Bantam Division.

The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys had a very quick exit from their home tournament last weekend.

The Westmoreland Bruins had a good thing going in the first 40 minutes of their home game against Weyburn Sunday afternoon but a collapse led to eight goals against in the third period at Affinity Place.

Perhaps surprised by their ability to get a few power play goals early, the TS&M Bruins weren't able to keep up their offensive pressure but were able to hold on for a 3-1 win over the Melville Millionaires Sunday afternoon.

The road was not a good place for the Estevan bantam A Bear Cats this week. The Bear Cats lost a close one 2-1 to the Regina Tigers Friday and then 5-1 to the Parkland Crushers in Melville Saturday in South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League action.