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Bienfait Coalers roll over opposition

The Bienfait Coalers had their way with their opponents over the weekend in the Big Six Hockey League, beating opponents Carlyle 14-3 Saturday and Arcola/Kisbey 14-3 Sunday.

The Bienfait Coalers had their way with their opponents over the weekend in the Big Six Hockey League, beating opponents Carlyle 14-3 Saturday and Arcola/Kisbey 14-3 Sunday.

No matter what the Coalers did, the Carnduff Red Devils (9-1-0) are still in first place by beating Wawota (3-1-3) by a 5-2 score Friday and then second place rivals Yellow Grass (7-3-1) 6-5 in a shootout Sunday.  Shawn Gallant got the shootout winner for Carnduff Sunday.

Bienfait (5-3-0) led 7-0 after the first period Friday and 10-2 after the second en route to their first blowout victory. The Coalers got two goals each from Dallas Kickley, Dylan Lay, Wyatt Garagan and Payden Benning.

They got off to a similar start against the winless Arcola/Kisbey Combines (0-8-0), going up 6-0 after the first and 10-1 after the second. Benning led the way in the game with five goals.

After the weekend, Devin Cobbold of Yellow Grass has the league’s scoring race with 13 goals and 14 assists, with Taysen Holt close behind at 11 goals and 15 assists. Carnduff’s Cody Dumaine leads the way in goals against average with a 2.13 record over eight games.

It’s a busy weekend for the Big Six league Friday and Saturday with a total of seven games. Carnduff travels to Arcola Friday and then plays at home to Oxbow Saturday. Bienfait plays a pair of road games in Oxbow Friday and Wawota Saturday.