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Gold Wings goaltender Jane Kish throws an anxious look behind her where the puck was in the crease, and saw a team-mate was about to clear it out of the crease, during a league game versus Melville on Wednesday evening at Crescent Point Place.

The Weyburn Gold Wings defeated the Battlefords Sharks on home ice over the weekend in their two match ups. Gold Wing Paige Smith racked up five points, including a natural hat trick in the second period.

The Weyburn Red Wings split their games last week on home ice. On Thursday, October 17, the visiting Melfort Mustangs clipped the Wings in a 5-3 decision.

He shoots, he scores! Hockey is the great Canadian pastime. Canadians whether they can skate or not seem to love the sport. Amazed by the skill and when young emulate their heroes on the ice.

Kyle Oleniuk scoops the puck from a Flin Flon Bomber behind the Red Wing's own net before rushing down the ice with it as Drake Brown and Ryan Cooper help defend the net. The Wings beat the Bombers 3-2 and currently have a 4-7 record.

The Estevan Apex Bruins faced both Notre Dame midget AA teams on the weekend, with mixed results. The Bruins defeated the Hounds on Saturday in Wilcox, then lost 3-1 to the Argos the next day at Affinity Place.

It wasn't quite comparable to the enormous profit they made in their first year at Affinity Place, but the 2012-13 season was a good one financially for the Estevan Bruins. The Bruins held their annual general meeting on Oct.

Estevan's female midget AA hockey era is off to a good start. The city's new entry in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League, the Estevan PowerTech Panthers, won their first two games of the regular season on the weekend.

The third time was a charm for Tyler Kauk and the Estevan Bruins. After trading him twice previously, only for both deals to be reversed, the Bruins sent Kauk to the Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) on Monday for future considerations.

The Weyburn Comp Eagles football team have advanced to the semi-finals of the Moose Jaw High School Football League. The Eagles defeated the Estevan Elecs 51-0 in the quarter final on Saturday.