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2010 Sports Year in Review

It was a busy year in the Estevan sporting community. Here's a look back on what made headlines in The Mercury sports pages in 2010.
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It was a busy year in the Estevan sporting community. Here's a look back on what made headlines in The Mercury sports pages in 2010.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins dismantled their roster in the beginning of January, trading away several veterans including Colton MacPherson, Chad Filteau, and Liam Brennan before the SJHL trade deadline.

-The alumni of the Estevan Bruins and Weyburn Red Wings played in the first-ever Alumni Cup at the Civic Auditorium. An estimated crowd of 500 was on hand to watch the former junior hockey stars battle it out. The Bruins won the game 10-6.

- The Bruins raised over $12,000 for cancer research thanks to a live auction between periods of their January 1 game versus Weyburn. The Bruins teamed up with Step by Step Construction to create special jerseys for the game, which were worn by the Bruin players, and auctioned off after the first period.

- The Estevan Sherritt Coal midget A Bruins finally fell to defeat for the first time in the 2009-10 South Central Minor Hockey League on January 9 after going 14-0-2 in their first 16 games.

-Matthew Bill, Cam Biette, Jarrett Daoust and goaltender Tamara Irwin led the Estevan Petro-Chem peewee A Bruins to a tournament win in Portage la Prairie, Man. with a 6-5 decision over a team from Oakville, Ont. in the tournament final. Prior to the championship contest, the Bruins had outscored their competition 57-2 in four games.

- The Estevan Elecs senior boys' high school basketball team placed fourth at their home tournament after losing the bronze medal match to Yorkton on January 16.

-Karry Biette coached his 157th game as head coach of the Estevan Bruins on January 18, making his the longest single coaching term in the club's junior A history.

- CBC produced its 10th annual Hockey Day in Canada extravaganza on January 30, with a number of live cut-ins emanating from Estevan's Civic Auditorium. The national network's Karin Larsen was on hand to report on an atom female game between the Estevan Angels and Weyburn Blizzards, which was part of the weekend's novice/atom girls' tournament.

-The Estevan Tower Wolves midget house team had not won a league game all season before banding together to win the B-side title at a weekend tournament in Moose Jaw January 30 and 31.

-The Estevan Bruins were officially eliminated from playoff contention on February 5 with a 7-5 loss to the Battlefords Stars. It marked the first time the Bruins would not qualify for the SJHL playoffs since the 2005-06 season.

-Dylan Johner, Dylan Herzberg and Kelan Grube represented the Estevan Apex Bruins at the SSMHL's all-star weekend February 6 and 7. Johner scored a goal in the actual game and won the league's fastest skater competition, while Herzberg was the winner of the shoot-out challenge.

-The Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins officially finished atop the SCMHL's midget A standings when they wrapped up their regular season Feb. 10 in Radville. The Bruins finished the season with a 20-2-2 record.

- Goaltender Chris Neamonitis was named the Estevan Bruins MVP for the 2009-10 hockey season at the club's annual awards banquet on Saturday, February 20.

- Hockey great Marcel Dionne and Saskatchewan Roughrider Marc Parenteau were the guest speakers at that same awards banquet.

-The Estevan female Baxter Cougars lost their first round South Sask Female Hockey league midget A playoff series to the Weyburn Oilers to put an end to their first season at the end of February.

-The Estevan Bruins 2009-10 SJHL season officially came to a close with a 7-1 road loss to the Melville Millionaires on February 23.

-The Estevan Raiders juvenile broomball team won a provincial bronze medal and earned a trip to nationals in the process at a tournament in Odessa February 27 and 28.

- The Estevan and Lampman Tae Kwon Do clubs travelled to Saskatoon for the second annual GTMA Tae Kwon Do Tournament held February 27. The clubs combined to send 32 competitors, who returned home with 46 medals plus the Tae Kwon Do dedication award, which was given to Becky Franke.

- After winning the Youth Bowling Council provincials, Estevan's Levi Rosenbaum earned the right to represent Saskatchewan at nationals.

- Estevan's Chelsey Peterson won the right to represent the University of Regina at the 2011 Universiade in Turkey after helping her team win the national university curling championship in March.

-NHL general managers Steve Yzerman and Ken Holland, along with TSN play-by-play man Gord Miller attended the fourth annual new arena fundraising dinner held March 12 at Estevan Comprehensive School.

- Four awards were handed out at a ceremony prior to the new arena fundraising dinner. Evan Handley was named volunteer coach of the year, Jolan Lingelbach was minor hockey's young official of the year, Taelor Bayda won female athlete of the year and Jordan Blanchette took home male athlete of the year.

-The Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming team took home eight gold medals at the Synchro Manitoba meet in Winnipeg March 12 and 13.

- The Helen Fornwald rink was declared champion of the Estevan Curling Club's Ladies League, which wrapped up its season March 15.

-The Estevan TS&M Bruins' South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League season came to an end when they were eliminated from bantam AA consolation playoffs with an 8-4 loss March 17 to the Regina Hurricanes at the Civic Auditorium.

- The Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins lost in the final of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association midget A provincial final to the Canora Cobras. The Cobras downed the Bruins16-12 in a two-game total goals series at the end of March.

-The Estevan Bruins held their annual spring camp March 27 and 28.

- The Assiniboia Stingers beat the Estevan Canadian Tire Bruins 11-3 for the South Central Minor Hockey League bantam A championship March 23 at the Civic Auditorium.

- Members of the Estevan Sharks water polo club competed with Team Saskatchewan in the bantam boys', bantam girls', cadet boys', and cadet girls' divisions as the Alberta provincial championships, which ran March 21-23 in Edmonton.

- The Estevan Extreme 15U volleyball team won Division 2 silver at the ASICS Cup 3 tournament on March 27 and 28.

-The Midale Mustangs won their third straight Big Six Hockey League title with a four-game sweep over the Bienfait Coalers.

-The Estevan Raiders finished seventh at the Canadian juvenile boys' broomball championships in Balgonie and White City March 24-27.

- Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club teed up its earliest opening day ever. The course opened for the season on Friday, April 9.

- Estevan's Levi Rosenbaum had a strong showing at the 2010 Youth Challenge 5 Pin Bowling Championships in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Rosenbaum had the seventh highest individual score out of 33 males at the tournament.

- The Estevan Strippers held their 28th annual Molson Spring Bust hockey tournament April 9-11.
-The Estevan Bruins' executive announced that they had signed head coach and general manager Karry Biette to a one-year contract extension on April 12.

- Estevan product Stephanie Leray won the women's open bodybuilding division at the SABBA Novice Classic held in Prince Albert on Saturday, April 10.

-Wrestling fans in the Energy City were treated to a high-flying show when CWE Wrestling invaded the Wylie Mitchell Hall on Monday, April 19.

- The Estevan Extreme 16-and-under girls' volleyball team won Division 2 bronze at provincials in Saskatoon on April 9 and 10, while the Estevan Extreme 15-and-under girls' volleyball team finished 11th in Division 2.

- Alyssa Wieting and Eden Palmer won the Tier 2 duet final at the Synchro Sask provincial championships on April 17 and 18.

-Estevan Minor Hockey held its annual general meeting April 21. The EMHA membership passed an amendment to its constitution requiring all AA and A coaches to complete the annual referees' clinic in the fall.

-Mike McCullough of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Riders radio play-by-play man Rod Pederson were the guest speakers at Estevan Minor Football's annual fundraising dinner and auction, which raised approximately $17,000 for the third-year organization.

- Jaden Christofferson of Estevan won gold at the South East District Athletic Association badminton championships April 24 in Oxbow. Also winning gold from Estevan was the boys' doubles team of Sheldon Ford and Noah Kocoy.

-The father and son team of Clinton and Chandler Hawkins captured place at the annual Estevan Wildlife Federation's Walleye Classic on May 8.

- Olympic hockey gold medalist Jayna Hefford was in Estevan on May 8 to sign autographs and pose for photos during the grand re-opening celebrations for Canadian Tire.

-Aaron Turnbull - IMCA modifieds; Nathan Burke - IMCA street stocks; and Dana Brandt - IMCA hobby stocks won their respective divisions in The Estevan Motor Speedway's season opener on May 15.

-The Rafferty Rebels were ousted in the quarter-finals at the 17U Women's Volleyball Nationals in Abbotsford, B.C. the weekend of May 15 and 16.

-The Estevan Knights of Columbus donated $3,000 to the Estevan Minor Baseball Association.
-Estevan Bruins' forward Justin Waskewitch won gold with team Saskatchewan at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Ottawa in mid-May.

- Donna Reiger (ladies), Nolan Rohatyn (overall), and Gary Marklinger (seniors) won their respective championships at the 2010 Marv Symons Memorial Open held May 24 at Woodlawn Golf Club.

- The Estevan Bruins announced the acquisition of Troy Hunter from the Dauphin Kings on May 26. The Bruins acquired Hunter in exchange for forward Jeremy Peeke and future considerations, as part of a deal that saw them send Dauphin Devin Mitzner on a loaner basis for future considerations.

- The Estevan Comprehensive School golf team opened its 2010 season with back-to-back silver medals. The foursome of Donovan Florek, Taysen Holt, Michael Hengen, and Torey McKellar placed second on May 13 at Alida's Moose Creek Golf Club. That performance was followed by another second-place finish, this time for the ECS team of Holt, Haley Lingelbach, Jaren Prokop, and Austin Daae at Weyburn.

- Estevan Comprehensive School students finished second in senior boys, girls and team divisions at the ECS Golf Classic.

-Brendon Bill and Jared Weckend represented the Estevan Sharks at the 16-and-under boys' Water Polo Nationals held in Regina, while Auriel Bill represented the Sharks at the girls' tournament in Surrey, B.C.

- The Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers rallied from a 4-3 deficit with six runs in the sixth inning to win their Baseball Regina bantam AAA home opener 9-8 over Weyburn on June 4.

-The Estevan Bruins announced the acquisitions of goaltender Joel Danyluk and forward Ben Findlay as part of a January 3 trade between the Bruins and the La Ronge Ice Wolves that saw Liam Brennan and Bruins captain Colton MacPherson traded north for Matt White and future considerations.

-Brett Blackstock rode a hot putter to victory at the Estevan Oilfield Technical Society golf tournament on June 6.

-The Estevan Devils lacrosse team beat the Moose Jaw Mustangs 7-5 in the QCMBL midget division's 4 vs. 5 playoff game for their first-ever post-season win.

- Shaunacee McKay and Andrew Batt were named Estevan Comprehensive School's outstanding female and male athletes for the 2009-10 school year at the Comp's annual awards night June 9.

- Marshall Holzer, Ryan Curzon, and Lucas Smyth were chosen to represent the Estevan Big Dogs on Team South at the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League's all-star game in mid-June.

- Minot, N.D.-based driver Dana Brandt set an Estevan Motor Speedway first on June 19 when he won his fourth straight hobby stock feature race at the track.

-Michael Hengen and Haley Lingelbach were the winners of their respective divisions at the Blicschak Junior Golf Club Championship on Canada Day.

-Dana Brandt continued his domination of the IMCA hobby stock division at the Estevan Motor Speedway, winning his fifth straight feature on July 3.

-Brayden Pachal carded a net score of 23 to top the field of 39 junior golfers at the TS&M Monkey Golf Tournament, held July 7 at Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club.

- Jay Noteboom claimed the checkered flag and $3,000 top prize in the IMCA modified feature race at Estevan Motor Speedway on July 10.

-Estevan's bid to be named Riderville fell short in July, but still managed to raise $30,000 for high school and minor football in the city.

-The Estevan Tower Wolves (12-1-1) clinched first place in the Saskota Baseball League thanks to a complete game from pitcher Riley Panteluk and some patient hitting late in the July 13 contest.

-The Estevan Sanjel Stealers were silver medalists at the provincial squirt C softball championship, held July 9-10 in Langenburg.

-The Alameda Royals went 0-4 at Softball Saskatchewan's bantam A girls' provincial championship, held July 9-11 in Regina. Nine members of the team were on the 2006 Royals team that won silver at B provincials.

-The Estevan Tower Wolves fell short in their quest to repeat as Saskota Baseball League champions at the annual Harbourne Memorial Tournament held July 24 and 25.

-The Estevan Bruins Alumni Association made a $40,000 donation toward the Bruins' proposed new dressing room and office complex at Spectra Place in late July.

-Brendon Bill looked like he was made of gold, winning all five of his races for the Estevan Golden Eels at the Swim Sask provincial championships in Swift Current on July 31. The 16-year-old claimed provincial titles in the 200-metre freestyle, 200 m individual medley, 100 m breaststroke, 100 m freestyle, and 50 m freestyle, also claiming his overall age group title in the 15 to 17-year-old boys' division.

-After posting two career rounds, Cody Balon won August Classic at Woodlawn Golf Club. Balon shot a two-under-par 69 in his first round, and then followed that up with a 76 in his second. He saved the best for last however, as he fired a five-under 66 in his final round to take home the championship.

-Tanner Firth of Carnduff fired a 5-over-par 76 to claim a five-stroke victory over Davis McCarthy at the Legion Junior Open tournament, played August 4 at Estevan Woodlawn Golf Club.

-The Southeast Royals' inaugural season came to an end on August 5, as they were swept from the Prairie Midget Baseball League's AAA division playoffs by the Saskatoon Diamondbacks.

-Aaron Turnbull won his fourth feature race of the EMS season on August 7, beating his brother Tyson across the finish line. Dallas Rice took the checkered flag in the IMCA hobby stock, while Rocky Alexander moved to within eight points of points leader Nathan Burke after winning the IMCA stock car feature.

-Kristen Skjonsby scored both touchdowns for the Estevan Century 21 Chargers as they beat a Regina team for the first time ever on August 14. The Chargers downed the Regina Unicorns 15-6 to open the Regina Minor Football peewee season.

-Canadian Wrestling Entertainment made its return to he Energy City on August 13 at the Wylie Mitchell Hall. The wrestlers on card included former WWE start Greg "Hurricane" Helm and Bushwacker Luke Williams.

-Diane Thull successfully defended her Woodlawn Women's Golf Championship title on August 14 by carding an 84 in less than ideal conditions.

-Estevan's Tyler Kendall of the Southeast Royals suited up for Team Saskatchewan in Kindersley at Baseball Canada's Canada Cup August 11-15.

-The Estevan Elecs opened up training camp on August 20 in preparation for their second season in the Moose Jaw High School Football League.

-The Estevan Steelers kicked-off their 2010 Regina Minor Football season with a tough 62-12 loss to the Regina Packers.

-Austin Orsted was the lone baseball player from Zone 1 (Estevan, Weyburn and area) named to the Team Saskatchewan 15-year-old development team.

-Football Day in Estevan was held August 28. All three teams were in action, and Estevan Minor Football received generous donations form Dr. Dean Chow, The Estevan Rotary Club and Meyers Norris Penny.

-The Estevan Strippers hockey team took home bronze at the 55+ Canada Games in Brockville, Ont.
-Linda Murphy captured the amateur title at Woodlawn Golf Club's Ladies Club Championship, while Bernadette Wright took home the senior ladies' championship.

-A&S Oilfield stepped up and donated roughly $10,000 to the ECS football program on September 1. The money went towards buying the team a full set of away jerseys.

-The Estevan Elecs football team played their first game of the season on September 2. The Elecs came within 30 seconds of their first win, but dropped a 15-10 heartbreaker to Moose Jaw's Central Collegiate Cyclones at Woodlawn Regional Park.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins held their 2010-11 season training camp over the first weekend of September.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins held their annual general meeting September 1. The club announced that after losing almost $35,000 in 2008-09, they turned a profit of $12,356 in the 2009-10 season.

-The Estevan Sherritt Coal Miners won their first game of the Regina Minor Football League Season on September 4 with a 33-28 victory over the Regina Cardinals.

-The Estevan Lafrentz Trucking Steelers got their first win of the Regina Minor Football season on September 11. The Steelers used a balanced attack and capitalized on six second half turnovers to crush the Notre Dame Hounds 38-0.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins swept the Melville Millionaires in a home-and-home series to start the 2010-11 SJHL season 2-0.

- The Estevan Bruins also announced the acquisition of 19-year-old defenceman Dominic Perrault from the Battlefords North Stars in exchange for the rights to defencemen Dakota Johnson, 20, and Nathan Zimbaluk, 17.

-An estimated 400 people packed the Estevan Curling Club on September 19 for the fourth annual Athletes in Action Roughrider Supper. Riders' linebacker Barrin Simpson was the keynote speaker, while Keith Shologan, Joel Bell, Luca Congi, Ike Ikenna, and Cary Koch were also on hand.

-The Estevan Motor Speedway Season Championships were held September 18.

Tyson Turnbull took home the IMCA modifieds championships, Dana Brandt won the IMCA hobby stocks, while Rocky Alexander was crowned champion of the IMCA stock car class.

-In as many weeks, the Estevan Bruins made their second trade for a high quality defenceman. The Bruins acquired 20-year-old Joel Kot from Dauphin out of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

-Estevan's veteran sporting community was saddened in late September as it was learned that former fastball star Dennis Arden Jensen had passed away following a battle with colorectal cancer.

-Madison Blischak of the Estevan Skating Club competed at the Isabelle Henderson Memorial Invitational Competition held in Hamilton, Ontario Sept 24 - 26. Blischak was chosen by Skate Canada Saskatchewan to represent the province in the Novice Ladies' Event where she placed 4th overall.

-Taylor Johnson, 17, a member of the Estevan-based No Boundaries Wakeboard Club, was the recipient of female athlete of the year for the 2010 season at the Water Ski and Wakeboard Saskatchewan annual general meeting on September 26.

-The Lafrentz Trucking Estevan Steelers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-16 win over the Weyburn Raiders on October 2.

-In what was their last game of the regular season, the Estevan Century 21 Chargers downed the Weyburn Eagles 32-6 on October 2.

-The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins opened their South Sask midget AA League season with a pair of home games October 2 and 3. On Friday, the Bruins skated to a 3-3 draw with Weyburn, and then on Saturday they got by Pipestone 5-3.

-The Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls' volleyball team hosted their annual tournament October 1 and 2. The Elecs lost just two sets in the round robin, placing them third in their pool. After a loss to Oxbow in the semi-finals, the Elecs ended up in third place overall.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins kept their home unbeaten record alive on October 9. On the legs of a Ryan Andersen third period hat trick, the Bruins came from behind to beat the Flin Flon Bombers 4-3, improving their home record to 4-0.

- The Estevan TS&M Bantam AA Bruins got their first win of this young South Sask Minor Hockey League season October 9. The Bruins played an excellent defensive game and downed the Lumsden Lions 3-1 at the Civic Auditorium.

-The Estevan Sherritt Coal peewee AA Bruins had a successful weekend October 9 and 10, with two lopsided home wins over Swift Current. The Bruins downed the their opponents 10-0 and 7-2.

The Estevan Century 21 peewee Chargers played their final game of the season on October 13. The Chargers were in action at Taylor Field in Regina against the Vikings in a wild card playoff matchup, but came up short, losing 28-14.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins lost forward Michael Hengen for the season, after the Estevan product went down with a knee injury during a game versus Melville on October 15. The Bruins also shipped 20-year-old defenceman Chris Neurauter to Battlefords for 18-year-old forward Calder Neufeld.

- A capacity crowd filled the Estevan Comprehensive School gym on October 14 to take in some Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) basketball. The packed house saw the University of Toronto Varsity Blues down the University of Regina Cougars 100-79.

-The Estevan female bantam A Power Dodge Chargers got their season started on a winning note October 16. The Chargers got two-goal efforts from both Madison and Taylor Colbow in a 4-1 win over the Regina Predators at the Lignite Miners Centre.

-The Estevan Lafrentz Trucking bantam Steelers capped off their most successful season to date with a 38-20 win over the Regina Raiders in their bowl game last October 16 at Optimist Field in Regina.

-The Estevan Female Baxter midget A Cougars played their first game of the season on October 16 at the Lignite Miners Centre. The Cougars got by the Regina Panthers 3-1, thanks to goals from Shelby Betzema, Lucia Lemieux and Cheyenne Grant.

-Estevan Minor Football held their annual awards night on October 22. It was a joyous occasion for those in attendance, as each of the bantam Steelers, peewee Chargers and atom Miners had positive seasons to reflect upon.

-Estevan Motor Speedway held their annual awards banquet on October 23. Rocky Alexander (IMCA Stock Car), Tyson Turnbull (IMCA Modified) and Dana Brandt (IMCA Hobby Stock) were the points Champions in their respective divisions.

- The Estevan Elecs most successful season to date came to a close with a 34-0 loss to the No. 1 seeded Vanier Vikings in the Moose Jaw High School Football League semifinals on October 30. The loss came just four days after the Elecs earned their win over the Swift Current Colts 11-6.

-The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys' volleyball team finished in second place at their home tournament October 29 and 30. The Elecs lost in the final game to the Oxbow Black Knights.

-On November 6, the Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins played one of their best hockey games of the season, trouncing the then No. 1 ranked Humboldt Broncos 9-4 at the Civic Auditorium.

-It was announced on November 10 that Moscow Atlant, a female bantam hockey team from Russia, would be touring through southern part of Saskatchewan including a date against the Estevan Power Dodge bantam A Chargers on December 23 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium.

-The Estevan Strippers hockey club travelled to Lethbridge November 5-7 to play in the Lethbridge Oldtimers Hockey Tournament. The 35+ team did very well, winning their division. The Strippers' 50+ team had a much tougher tournament as they finished with one win and two losses.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins improved their home record to 10-1-1-1 with a 5-3 win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Sunday, November 14.

- The ECS senior boys' volleyball team advanced to the provincials in Melfort by finishing second in the south regional championships held at the Estevan Comprehensive School November 12.

-The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins had a weekend off from regular league play November 13 and 14, and they used it to compete in, and win the Kelly Dmyterko Memorial tournament in Prince Albert.

-Estevan figure skater Maddie Blischak received the BMO Merit Award at the BMO Skate Canada Sectionals competition held in Regina over the weekend of Nov 12-14.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins swung a trade with the Dauphin Kings on November 22. The Bruins sent 20-year-old forward Kyle Johnson to the Kings for 19-year-old forward in Chris Daniels.

-At their annual general meeting in November, Estevan Minor Football named Century 21 peewee Chargers coach Steve McLellan the organization's new president.


-The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team commemorated their second season with an awards banquet November 24. The team had plenty to celebrate from the 2010 Moose Jaw High School Football League season, including their first-ever win.
-The Estevan Elecs senior girls' basketball team played their first tournament of the season in Assiniboia over the weekend of 26 and 27, placing third out of eight teams.
- The Estevan Auto Racing Association held their annual general meeting on November 29. The main topic of discussion was the idea to switch to mid-week racing as opposed to the tradition Saturday events.
-The SJHL's 2010 Showcase took place in Weyburn over the weekend of December 3-5, and the Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins came away with three of a possible four points thanks to a win over Melville and a shoot-out loss to the host Red Wings.

-The Estevan female Power Dodge peewee Vipers won the A-side of the SaskTel Female Hockey Challenge Tournament in Regina on December 5.

- The mixed curling team of Colby Fessler, Karlee Fessler, Layne Hawrylak, and Taylor Marcotte captured the A side championship of the CHAB High School Mixed Bonspiel in Moose Jaw December 3-5.

-The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins continued to climb towards the top of the South Sask midget AA league. The Bruins pushed their streak to 10 straight victories December 12.

- Frobisher's Shelby Hall was named to Team Saskatchewan for the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax. The Games are being held February 11-27, and Hall be participating in the figure skating events on February 19.

-The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins ventured out on a four games in five nights in northern road trip December 8-12. The Bruins faced the La Ronge Ice Wolves and Flin Flon Bombers twice each, and came away with a split against both clubs.

-Sixteen teams took part in the Preston Meyer Memorial novice hockey tournament on over the weekend of December 10-12. The Weyburn Wings defeated the Estevan Canadiens in the A/B final, and the Moosomin Rangers downed the Weyburn Rotary in the C/D final.