Local Sports

The Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers and TS&M Tornados both failed to advance to the playoffs at the annual Legasse AAA baseball tournament in Regina on the weekend.

Several athletes from schools in southeast Saskatchewan attended the pre-district track meet at the Weyburn Comp on May 17. The top athletes from each category advanced to the district track meet, which was held at the Comp on May 23.

Weyburn Comp athlete Josh Forsgren, at right, attempts to catch up to the leader during the 100 metre hurdles race in the senior boys category. Josh placed second at the pre-district hurdles race. Pre-districts were held at the Comp on Thursday.

The Under-10 Girls' Mini Red Devils soccer team was in Saskatoon from May 11 to 13 to participate in the Lakewood Kickstart Tournament. The girls faced the PA Celtics Friday night winning 2-1.

The Moose Mountain Trailriders will be holding their 25th Annual Trail Ride on June 9 and 10. The group began when young parents in the community decided they wanted something fun for their families to do.

Brooklyn Alexis Freitag was born in Carlyle and lived here until the age of five. She moved to Florida at that time and she began cheering there. She traveled with her cheer team to countries most blond-haired, blue-eyed girls would not dare go.

Arcola Fair and Stampede Inc. will be holding a Pitchfork Fondue on June 16 at Prairie Place Hall. Forget the giant tub of cheese; this will be a delicious steak dinner.

RBC Olympian Amy Alsop spoke to the students of the Weyburn Junior High and the Weyburn Comprehensive Schools on May 11.

It was a clean sweep for Estevan Minor Baseball's AA teams on Sunday as both the bantam Sherritt Coal Haulers and peewee TS&M Tornados won both games of their doubleheaders at home.

The Estevan TS&M Tornados are off to a good start on home turf. The peewee AA club won both ends of a doubleheader against Melville in their home debut on Sunday at Cactus Park.