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Cole Zahn may be stepping away from the bench, but he isn't leaving the Estevan Bruins.

It appears Estevan Minor Baseball has hit the low point of the cycle in terms of enrolment at the AA level. Unless someone steps forward quickly to coach, there will be no peewee AA team this year for the first time in recent memory.

Less than two weeks into their search for a new head coach and general manager, the Estevan Bruins have received nearly 40 applications for the position. The bulk of those came quickly.

Rookie players practice through some drills during the first day of the Red Wing spring camp, held Friday at Crescent Point Place. There were over 70 rookie players attending the camp, held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I talked to Cole Zahn today about his decision to step down as an assistant coach with the Bruins. Aside from talking about that, I asked him what he thought went wrong this season, and he certainly pulled no punches.

Easter Seals Canada and Special Olympics Canada have launched a fundraising and awareness building campaign in support of Canadians with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Weyburn will be in for an exciting night of fights on April 13, when The Rising will take place at Crescent Point Place.

Record snowfalls have been reported in many areas throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan and for at least one business all this snow simply means great conditions.

I spoke to Bruins president Jeff Pierson this afternoon to get an update on the applications that have come in for the team's open head coach/GM job. In one week since parting ways with Keith Cassidy, the team has received more than 30 applications.

The Estevan Sharks water polo club had two teams at provincials in Regina on the weekend and both squads took home a medal.The atom Sharks posted a 2-1 record in the round-robin.