The water polo winter provincials tournament was held this past weekend in Saskatoon, and the Estevan Sharks sent two atom and two bantam teams to the competition.
They also had several athletes playing on teams in the open men and open women events.
In the atom division, the Sharks boys were defeated by Weyburn boys 11-6, and lost a tough one to the Regina boys 13-12. They also faced the Regina girls, winning 11-10, and defeated the Estevan girls. Their record left the boys out of the gold medal match, but they came home with the bronze medal.
The Sharks atom girls struggled with a short bench and young roster, losing games against the Regina, Weyburn and Estevan boys. They faced the Regina girls twice, coming up short both times, but they still brought home a silver medal.
The bantam boys welcomed five players from Saskatoon, combining to form the Prairie Sharks. They finished round robin play with a record of 2-1-1. This record brought them to the bronze medal match against the Weyburn Hurricanes. The Sharks won 13-6.
The bantam girls joined forces with athletes from Saskatoon and Weyburn, forming another Prairie Sharks team. They finished the round robin with three tough losses, putting them out of the gold medal game, but they still brought home a bronze medal.
In the open men’s division, Sask. White had local athletes Tristan Thrienen and Lyndon Sauder playing for them. Team White went undefeated, winning games against Edmonton, Manitoba and Sask. Green. They faced Sask. Green in an exciting gold medal match, winning 12-11.
Ethan Elliott, Logan Dalziel, Lucas Dzeryk and Nathan Thrienen played for Sask Green, who won the silver medal. Team Green defeated Manitoba, but came up short against Sask. White and Edmonton.
In the open women’s division, Josie Andrist played for Sask. Roll, and Jordyn Tarnes and Alex Andrist played for Sask. Rock.
Sask. Roll finished 3-1 taking them into the gold medal game against Edmonton. In a hard fought game, they came up short, bringing home the silver medal.
Sask. Rock had a round robin recordof 2-2. They faced Manitoba in the bronze medal match, and won 9-1.
