Local Sports

The Southeast Performance Pump Services midget AAA Twins took the first step towards coming together as a successful ball club with three days of open tryouts during the past week.

Athletes from Estevan, Weyburn and Melville took over the lanes at Estevan Bowl on Saturday for the annual Special Olympics Estevan bowling tournament.

Estevan families can hit two birds with one stone at Woodlawn Park on May 14 by joining in the ninth-annual Coal Country Run. The Coal Country Run will once again act as a fundraiser for the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

Winning their first Big Six Hockey League title since 2005 was a thrill for the Wawota Flyers. The fact they did it at the expense of, arguably, the greatest dynasty in league history was a bonus.

The Estevan Strippers Molson “Spring Bust” Tournament will not only bring 40 teams to the Energy City from April 6 to 10 for games on the ice, but will also raise thousands of dollars for community causes off it.

The Southeast Twins Performance Pump Services midget AAA baseball team is holding an open tryout for interested midget-age baseball players at Lynn Prime Park April 2 afternoon.

A generous donation will allow some of the biggest fans of the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins to attend the upcoming Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup.

The Weyburn Southern Range Gold Wings will host two exhibition games this weekend. They will play the Regina Cougars woman’s team on Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m. Then host the Radville Midget team on Sunday, April 3 at 1 p.m.

Big Six Hockey wrapped up last week with the Wawota Flyers taking the championship series over the Bienfait Coalers with a score of 6-2.

It’s an exciting weekend for 12-year-old Erica Wilson of Carlyle, daughter of Jeremy and Sonia Wilson, as she attends a High Performance softball tournament in Surrey, B.C. with the 14U Team Saskatchewan – South.