Local Sports

A couple of friends got together for a day of fishing on the Boundary Dam reservoir on Sunday and finished around 5 p.m. with $1,500 in official prize money to show for their efforts. Ralph Smart of Estevan and Rom Hedges of Antelope, Mont.

The good news for the Estevan Tarpon Energy Big Dogs is there's nowhere to go but up.

It appears senior baseball will be played in Estevan this year after all. The existence of the Estevan Tower Wolves was in serious jeopardy earlier this spring when no one could be found to manage the Saskota Baseball League team.

Six badminton players from Estevan Comprehensive School did well enough at regional playoffs on the weekend to advance to provincials. Regionals were held in Oxbow.

Tyson Turnbull didn't take the easy road to victory on Saturday.

Weyburn Junior High player Emma Szczecinski stretches in order to reach the birdie landing from her practice partner, during an after-school practice on Thursday at the Weyburn Junior High gym.

The Carlyle Figure Skating Club has recently finished their first ever Spring Skating School, which was a great success. Last year a group of 15 skaters and their coach, Dawn Dyer, travelled to Alameda where ice remained to continue training.

PGA Tour professional Graham DeLaet, a product of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, will be in Saskatoon July 11 to help Golf Saskatchewan raise awareness and funds to support junior golf programs throughout the Province.

The competitive girls from the Weyburn Gymnastics Club attended their third competition of the season in Saskatoon at the Can-Am Personal Best Invitational on March 22 and 23.

The sport of lacrosse is growing by leaps and bounds in Estevan. Not only can Estevan Minor Box Lacrosse boast a team at every level this season, but there will also be a senior lacrosse team for the first time.