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It wasn't quite as lopsided as their first meeting of the year, but the Regina Rifles cruised to a 16-4 victory over the Estevan Tarpon Energy Big Dogs on Sunday at the Icon Centre.

Ties were the order of the day at the Estevan Comprehensive School Classic golf tournament on May 22 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club. Both the girls' and boys' divisions saw a tie for the top spot.

The Weyburn Beavers will start their 2013 season with a home game against Moose Jaw on Friday, May 31. They will host the Moose Jaw Miller Express at Tom Laing Park, and it will be a special dedicated game for both teams.

If all goes according to plan, there are big things in the future of the Estevan Drag Racing Association.

The Estevan Bruins decided to go with youth and potential in selecting their new head coach and general manager. The team announced Monday it had dipped into the Junior B ranks to choose Chris Lewgood as their new bench boss.

The Estevan Gem Well Elite bantam girls' softball team won the A side of the Sharon Knott Memorial Tournament in Regina on the weekend.

The "Horrible Horseshoe" at the Crowne Plaza Invitational was partly responsible for Graham DeLaet finishing tied for 22nd, despite being among the top leaders during the first three rounds of the tournament.

The weather was less than ideal for the second straight year, but that didn't stop the Estevan Bruins Alumni Boston Pizza Hole-in-One/Par 3 golf tournament from going ahead Saturday.

It was a lopsided kind of day for the Southeast Legacy Twins on Sunday. In a doubleheader against the Swift Current Indians at Lynn Prime Park, the Twins dropped the first game 9-0 before rebounding for a 9-2 win in the second one.

Chris Lewgood is the new head coach and GM of the Estevan Bruins. Lewgood comes to the team from the Pilot Butte Storm of the Prairie Junior Hockey League.