Local Sports

We had a busy 2 weeks of hockey for the Novice Wade Cougars. We faced off against the Redvers Jody team in Redvers on January 9th and won with a final score of 13-6. The next day took us to Wawota where we took a big win.

Fifteen-year-old Carlyle athlete Nathen Schmidt cannot officially participate in mixed martial arts until he is 18, but he continues to practice Brazilian jiu jitsu, karate, and “a little kickboxing” in pursuit of his ultimate goal-becoming an MMA (m

Talking with the polite, soft spoken, young lady it’s hard to link her to the wrestler who just pinned her opponent to the mat in a matter of seconds to claim another gold medal.

Dancing is a very popular activity with many youth taking part in learning and competing different routines, but an important aspect is allowing youth to dance for fun in addition to the competition.

For the second straight year, Brent Gedak and his teammates were the first rink to book their ticket out of the southern curling playdowns. Just as he did in 2014, Gedak went undefeated and qualified for the provincial Tankard through the A event.

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.