Local Sports

A late third period breakdown cost the Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins a stranglehold on a first overall finish in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League (SSMHL) and a win over the Highway 39 rival Weyburn Streamline Oilfield Wings.

Coming off a loss may not be the ideal way to enter the post-season, but the effort displayed by the Estevan TS&M bantam AA Bruins in their 2-0 loss to the Regina Monarchs at Affinity Place on Sunday left nothing more to be desired.

The Estevan Power Dodge Bruins suffered a 4-3 overtime letdown to the Weyburn Red Wings at Affinity Place on Saturday night.

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs senior boys basketball team beat the Yorkton Sacred Heart School Saints 89-84 to capture third place at the Energy City Invitational basketball tournament at ECS on Saturday.

The Weyburn Comprehensive School (WCS) Eagles battled back to earn a six-point advantage over the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs in the first leg of the 82nd annual McLeod Series held at WCS last Wednesday.

The Estevan peewee A Vipers held on for a 1-0 win over the Swift Current Ice Cats at the Civic Auditorium on Saturday. “We didn’t really come out to play like we have the last probably two or three games,” said Vipers manager Brent Olfert.

The Yellow Grass Wheat Kings have a two-game lead in the quarterfinals for the Big Six Hockey League playoffs. The Wheat Kings won 5-3 over Carnduff on Feb. 9, and then claimed a 5-2 victory on Feb. 12.

The Assiniboia Composite High School’s senior girls Rockets basketball team hosted the second annual “We The Pink” tournament at their school on Feb. 3 and 4.

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey team awarded Lampman's Robin Ulrich the opportunity of a lifetime this winter.

The Big Six Hockey League playoffs have begun. The league leading Bienfait Coalers (16-3-1) enter the post-season on a three game winning streak. The Coalers most recently dispatched the Midale Mustangs 4-3 at the Midale Harry O.