Local Sports

The weekend of August 23 and 24 marks the province's second free fishing weekend of the summer. Everyone - including visitors to the province - will be free to fish on those days without having to buy a licence.

The Edward Jones Golf Tournament was held at the Weyburn Golf Course on August 7. The results of the 50-64 Women's category was: Gross: Cheryl Romann - 84; Leslie Walliser - 93; Terry Creurer - 94.

The sixth annual Moose Mountain Marathon held on Aug.10 at Saskairie once again spelled success for organizers, runners and the event's beneficiary, the Arcola School Track and Field Club.

Mercury sports reporter Josh Lewis has accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for ALS research.

There is an error in tomorrow's edition of the Southeast Trader Express . On the front page, it says that the Estevan Bruins' captain has passed away. In fact, the player who passed away is Nick Egan and he was not the team's captain.

It was a long, long time coming for Joren Boyce. For the first time in seven years, the veteran modified driver took the checkered flag at Estevan Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

The host committee for the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games has some plans that will leave their own unique stamp on the event. Estevan is hosting the Games in two years and one sub-committee has plans to make them more environmentally friendly.

His teammates in Estevan battled with him every day for a year and a half. His former teammates in Philadelphia saw him just last week. So it was a devastating blow on Saturday when they found out Nick Egan had passed away.

Weyburn resident Kolton Ryan shows off his 1986 Toyoto Corolla that he has modified and built up from the ground up for drifting, a unique form of racing that involves pushing the car to its limits without losing control.

It's a safe bet that Carson Perkins will always remember his experience over the past week. The Bienfait pitcher experienced one of the highlights of his career to date, playing with Team Saskatchewan at the Baseball Canada Cup in Saskatoon.