Local Sports

On Tuesday February 6th the Kipling Royals travelled to Carlyle for a regular league game. Chase Robertson hit the ice skating, focused on the puck he wasted no time taking it from the opposition and leaving it their net.

Finesse, balance, precision targeting, and the ability to sweep hard enough to further a rock or keep it from curling are keys when playing Saskatchewan's provincial sport, curling. The Carlyle Curling Club was busy for the weekend of Feb.

The Weyburn Red Wings dropped a home and home over the weekend to the Notre Dame Hounds. On Friday night in Wilcox, the Wings were defeated 4-1. Coming off a seven game winning streak, the team didn't play to their potential.

Archery is best known for its use in combat and for hunting. More recently it's seen as a great recreational activity and competitive sport.

Crescent Point Wings player Brayden Barsness is hauled back by a Notre Dame defender, as Notre Dame goaltender Brett Akins reaches for the puck as it crosses the goal line for the Wings' first goal of their game on Wednesday evening; Wings player Ty

Forced to run the gauntlet against three tough opponents, the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins came home with one win from a weekend road trip.

There was no shortage of goals for either team on Thursday, as the Estevan TS&M Bruins and Regina Monarchs battled to a 6-6 tie in the provincial capital. Bruins defenceman Brayden Pachal scored with 2:24 to play to give the visitors a point.

Many students at Hillcrest School have put on skates for the first time recently. Hillcrest was one of the schools from across the country which had their application selected to take part in RBC's Learn to Skate program.

The Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls kept it close. The senior boys, however, struggled greatly, and as a result the Elecs are in a deep hole in the 79th annual McLeod Series.

The Bienfait Coalers have passed their first test in the Saskatchewan Hockey Association provincial playoffs. The Coalers took care of the Milestone Flyers last week in the first round of A provincials, winning 4-3 in Milestone on Feb.