Local Sports

For the second straight year, the Bienfait Coalers have finished in first place in the Big Six Hockey League.

Talented bantam-age hockey players from all over southeast Saskatchewan came to Estevan on the weekend to show off their game. Spectra Place was the host venue for the Zone 1 selection camp for the annual Sask First tournament.

The Estevan Comprehensive School senior basketball teams have a virtually insurmountable climb in front of them in the 78th annual McLeod Series.

Comp Eagles player Dakota Kosior, No. 6, puts the ball up for a basket as team-mate Mackenzie Oberg, at right, watches, during the senior girls portion of the historic McLeod Series on Feb. 5 at the Comp gym.

After playing some of their best hockey of the season in recent weeks, two games in Kindersley brought the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins back to earth with a resounding thud.

The Estevan Leafs novice hockey team went undefeated en route to winning a tournament in Weyburn on the weekend. The Leafs won all three of their round-robin games before edging the Weyburn Oilers 3-2 in the final.

The competitive division of the Weyburn Synchro Stars competed in the Diane Lemon Invitational Provincial Synchronized Swimming Meet on February 2 and 3 at the Lawson Center in Regina.

To create fun opportunities for all ages to get out doors and stay active, Weyburn inMotion, with cooperation from the City of Weyburn and additional funding from Saskatchewan Lotteries and Saskatchewan inMotion, has purchased cross country ski groom

On February 1, the Weyburn Midget Qmax Wild travelled to Lampman. After the first period, the Qmax was ahead 2-1. After two periods of play, the Qmax expanded the lead to a score of 4-2.

This weekend the senior girls are hosting a tournament on Friday evening and all day Saturday. The junior boys are in Swift current for a tournament. On February 12 the second half of the McLeod Series will be held in Estevan.