Local Sports

The Provincial 55 Plus Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association games were held in Humboldt on July 8-10. In the Short Story category, local participant Jean Fahlman was presented the gold medal.

The Weyburn Red Wings are beginning their training camp on the long weekend and are in need of billets. "We need five permanent billets by the long weekend," said Val Tribiger, billet organizer for the team. Two of these boys need pet free homes.

To say the Estevan Century 21 Chargers were shorthanded on Saturday would be an understatement. The peewee football team took the field for their season opener with only 13 players, and lost to 38-0 the Grenfell Argos. "The kids played amazing.

Brendon LaBatte and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are now third place in the west division of the Canadian Football League, after defeating the Montreal Alouettes 16-11 on Saturday.

With two points races left in the Estevan Motor Speedway season, there is a lot yet to be decided. The season championships in all four race classes are still up for grabs, and it's anyone's guess how they will play out.

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners atom football team kicked off their regular season on Saturday with a 28-0 loss to the Regina Bears in the provincial capital.

The Weyburn Opportunity Road Race is being held on Sunday, August 17 beginning at Mel's on Third. At 7:30 a.m., the opening ceremonies will begin with the race to follow at 8 a.m.

During the summer, a fun activity enjoyed by many involves playing slow pitch. Many teams are created specifically for tournaments held throughout the year, while 11 teams from the Moose Mountains enjoy playing every Friday.

The August 9 Stoughton Demo Derby, was "a great day to derby," according to organizer Corey Bacon. "For the past two years, we've battled the weather, but this year, things were great.

Less than a month after capturing first place in the Saskota Baseball League, the Carlyle Cardinals played their way to first place in the Senior A Provincial Championship on Sunday, August 10, after an 8-2 victory over the second-place Yorkton Yanke