Local Sports

It was an impressive day in the pool for the Estevan Golden Eels on Saturday. The local swim club hosted its annual meet at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre and blew away their competitors.

Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football is already preparing to say goodbye to one of its three divisions this year, and it is also facing low numbers in the other two.

An Estevan football player is moving away to continue his career. Former Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs star Tyler Hodgson has made the lineup of the Vancouver Island Raiders junior football team.

Despite losing back-to-back games against the Saskatoon Brewers on the weekend, the Estevan Impact are heading into the playoffs with renewed confidence, after winning the final period of Sunday's game.

The result was two more games added to the loss column, but in facing the league's second-best team, the Southeast Legacy Twins played a tight doubleheader on Saturday.

The Weyburn Red Wings are continuing with the changes the Junior A hockey team began making last year, as they head into the 2014-15 year with a larger deficit than a year ago, but with the aim to battle that by making the playoffs this season, fans

Weyburn Beavers player Blake Kauer lays down a bunt as he sacrificed himself to get a player safely to second base, during the first of a doubleheader on Sunday versus the Moose Jaw Miller Express at Tom Laing Park.

A child can disappear from sight within minutes and it takes less than three centimetres of water for a baby to drown. The Canadian Red Cross reminds parents and caregivers to be vigilant about watching children around water.

The Weyburn Red Wings held their annual general meeting June 17 where it was announced General Manager Ron Rumball will be passing the title to Coach Bryce Thoma.

Jacob Wasacase (18) has recently achieved success on the football field having signed a contract on June 1 with the Vancouver Island Raiders.