Local Sports

Two local high school football players had a special opportunity to play in Texas with the South Sask. Selects U16 football team.

The Estevan A&S atom AA Bruins were the champions in the A final during the Fargo International Youth Hockey tournament. They competed in the squirt B division from Feb. 20 to 22, winning all six games they played.

The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins recently picked up seven points in four games and have earned points in seven straight to move up in the standings. Estevan defeated the Swift Current Hurricanes 6-5 on Feb.

The Estevan Power Tech midget AA Panthers outshot the Notre Dame Hounds 11-3 in a two game total points playoff series, to move on to round two. Estevan was in Wilcox on Feb.

In last week’s edition of Weyburn This Week, it was erroneously reported that the Weyburn DC Red Wings took the gold medal at a two day home tournament on February 7 and 8. The weekend actually consisted of two separate one day tournaments.

On February 13 and 14, six members of the Weyburn Comp Eagles Wrestling team competed in a tournament in Moose Jaw.

The PeeWee 1 Young Fellows travelled to Manitoba February 13-15 for the Brandon Tournament of Champions. The first game against the Winnipeg Railcats was a 6-6 tie. They swept Melfort in the next game with a score of 7-0.

A week after announcing that Phil Curtis is returning for his third season as head coach and the signing of Joe Sergent as an assistant Coach, the Beavers have added another piece to their coaching staff.

The boys of summer will soon be back in Weyburn eager to play ball.

This week was a slower one for the Vipers as there were no tournaments scheduled for either the 15U or 18U teams. Both teams practiced throughout the week, while the 18U team scheduled a game against Estevan on Monday, Feb.