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The Estevan Apex Bruins got the toughest draw imaginable for their first-round provincial series, but that didn't faze them.

The Estevan Skating Club played host to the regional competition for Regions 1 and 6 over the weekend. The competition ran Saturday and Sunday, attracting 101 skaters to Affinity Place. Of those, 31 were members of the Estevan club.

It's no secret that many teams struggle with the rising costs of running a Junior A hockey franchise. For the Weyburn Red Wings, it's gotten bad enough that the ability to ice a team next year is in question.

Not many kids choose grinders as their favourite hockey player. Many fewer look up to those players enough to write a book about them later in life. However, that's exactly what David Ward did.

Nominations for induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame are now being accepted. The deadline will be midnight, March 15, 2015. For further information call 306-446-1983.

A severely depleted Cougars squad limped into Wawota last Friday night with just over half of their team; they were down seven skaters due to a flu bug that swept through the locker room.

Forward and former Manor resident, Kruise Reddick, 24, will soon be playing Canada's national game in Spain, as he was chosen to join Team Canada's roster at the Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, Feb. 3-14.

Wins over the Weyburn Eagles have been hard to come by in recent years for Estevan Comprehensive School's senior basketball teams. So when the boys did it, in the final of the Energy City Basketball Invitational no less, it was cause for celebration.

The Estevan Bruins were not busy at the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League trade deadline on Saturday, making one deal.

The TS&M Bruins got back on track with three wins on a busy weekend. The bantam AA club defeated the Regina Aces 8-5 on Friday in Regina, then beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 3-1 on Saturday and torched the Swift Current Raiders 9-2 on Sunday.