Local Sports

Participants at Estevan's Excel Fitness are row, row, rowing their rowing machine, not-so-gently into the top of the international leaderboard.

Before the SaskTel Tankard is earned by the best men's curling team in the province in 2018 in Estevan, it'll first have to be given a bit of a warming up and a celebration. In steps the Sasktel Tankard committee with just the thing.

The Assiniboia Composite High School Rockets football team dropped a game 44-14 to the Lanigan Raiders on October 5 at the Bearss Field in Assiniboia.

Softball players from local teams received their year-end awards, during the annual awards night for the Weyburn Minor Baseball Association.

The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins continued their strong start to the season on Thursday night with a 6-3 victory over the La Ronge Ice Wolves at Affinity Place.

Graham DeLaet started the 2018 PGA Tour season with a strong showing, after tying fifth at the Safeway Open. During the first round, DeLaet started on the back nine.

The Southern Junior B Rebels of Assiniboia opened their season on October 5 the road, but came away with a disappointing 4-5 loss to the Silver Foxes. The Rebels got on the board just five minutes into the game with a goal by Landon Marit.

The Estevan TS&M Bruins got off to a solid start with their Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League game Sunday against the Saskatoon Generals. Everything else evaporated as the Bruins scored first but lost 4-1.

It was an up and down kind of weekend for the Westmoreland Bruins in their opening pair of games in the South Saskatchewan Peewee AA Hockey League. The Bruins won 7-3 Saturday over Moose Jaw but lost 10-4 to the Yorkton Terriers.

The Estevan Apex Bruins played a pair of midget AA games in Yorkton to open up their season, earning a 4-4 tie Saturday and dropping a 9-2 decision Sunday afternoon.