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The Estevan Bruins added some insurance between the pipes last week as one of three roster moves. The club acquired 20-year-old goaltender Matt Gibney from the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

A successful synchronized swimming season for Mackenzie Dahl of the Estevan Mermaids was topped off last week when she earned the right to attend the Top 10 summer camp program run by Synchro Saskatchewan.

What is eight seconds? Virtually nothing when you think about it, but to some eight seconds is a lifetime. Experiencing fear, excitement, and either success or failure this short amount of time can feel like forever.

During the 2013 competitive season, Gymnastics Saskatchewan started a new program for provincial 3, 4 and 5 women's artistic athletes call the Grand Prix Program. This program gives athletes an opportunity to compete for spots on Team Sask.

Eight members of the Estevan Mermaids and two members of the Weyburn Synchro Stars will represent the Southeast Connection district in the 2014 Saskatchewan Winter Games in February in Prince Albert.

The Estevan Tower Wolves needed a gargantuan effort in the sixth inning to grind out their first victory of the season on Sunday. The Wolves (1-3) scored nine runs in the sixth inning to rally and beat the Oxbow Chiefs 12-10 in Oxbow.

After a sluggish start to the regular season, the Estevan Tarpon Energy Big Dogs have won two of their last three games.

It took 41 holes and a lot of driving, but it paid off for Brian Dueck. Dueck finished in second place at the annual men's Lobstick Open at the Lobstick Golf Course in Waskesiu last week.

It was an awfully long time before they were able to play at home, and the Estevan Haulers took advantage of it on Saturday with two lopsided victories.

Both games were there for the taking, but the Southeast Legacy Twins just couldn't get anything going at the plate on Sunday. The Twins fell 4-1 and 2-0 to the league-leading Regina Wolfpack in a doubleheader at Lynn Prime Park.