Local Sports

The small but mighty G.F. Kells Sr. Boys Volleyball Team travelled to Stoughton on Saturday, Oct. 21, where they came away with a tournament win.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced national offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte has signed a four-year contract extension to remain with the team through the 2021 season. LaBatte (6’4 – 304 lbs.

Assiniboia’s peewee and high school Rockets football teams both ended their seasons on October 20 during road games.

The TS&M Estevan Bruins bantam AA hockey team was looking for positive results for their season and got them at the Graham Tuer Bantam Challenge tournament last week in Regina.

The Power Tech Bear Cats are coming together as a team despite small numbers of players. The Bear Cats won a game and tied another in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League's midget AA division in Swift Current.

Some of the Estevan Sharks water polo teams have gotten their season underway with a tournament in Regina. The Sharks bantam boys and girls teams went to Regina to play in a tournament with some positive results for the young team.

It took seven games, but the Apex midget AA Bruins finally got their first win of the season. The team lost a pair of games on the road Friday and Saturday but came back from being down early 2-0 to win 6-3 over the Regina Capitals.

Three-year Western Hockey League player Arthur Miller is now a member of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins.

Every youth deserves to participate in extracurricular activities. Locally Carlyle and Area KidSport intends to do just that as they work towards ensuring youth from the area are able to participate.

It's hoped a touch of volunteer fever will sweep the Estevan community as organizers get ready for the 2018 SaskTel Tankard later this winter.