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Estevan Elite win squirt softball tournament

The Estevan Elite under-12 squirt team took the gold medal at a tournament in Saskatoon that had 20 teams from all over Saskatchewan. The Elite went 5-1 at the competition.
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Members of the Estevan Elite who won a squirt tournament in Saskatoon were, back row, from left, coach Randy Gooding, Maia Flamann, Leta Schulz, Damaris Wollner, Sadie Aspinall, Miley Granberg, Prysm Gooding and coach Devin Aspinall. Front row, Hanna Shaver, Ali Schulhauser, Tallynn Kitz and Gaby Gedak. Missing: Karsyn Gervais and McKenzie McNeil. Photo submitted

The Estevan Elite under-12 squirt team took the gold medal at a tournament in Saskatoon that had 20 teams from all over Saskatchewan.

The Elite went 5-1 at the competition. They opened with a pair of convincing victories, defeating the Saskatoon Lasers 14-7 and the Lumsden Cubs 12-5. They dropped their third game 8-7 to a team from Kindersey.

The game was for first place in Pool E, but thanks to the Elite’s earlier victories, they still made the playoffs as the first wildcard team.

In the playoffs, the Elite trounced the Swift Current Sonics 8-1 in the quarter-finals and edged the Meadow Lake Sox 6-5 in the semis.

Estevan then beat the Tisdale Magic 5-4. Going into the fifth and final inning, Estevan was down 4-1. The Elite scored four times to take the lead. Tisdale had the last at bat, but Leta Schulz struck out the last two batters to win and take the gold medal.