The Estevan Sharks water polo club sent six teams into action during mid-January tournaments at Weyburn's Harry Church Aquatic Centre and Regina's Lawson Aquatic Centre.
A Sharks cadet girls team got into the pool for a Jan. 21 tournament at the Lawson Aquatic Centre, while five Sharks squads including two mini-atom, one atom girls and two atom boys teams competed at the Harry Church Aquatic Centre on Jan. 22.
The cadet girls teamed up with athletes from Weyburn and Saskatoon to form one club for their entry at Regina's tournament. The girls went 3-1 during the competition.
In Weyburn, the two mini-atom Sharks teams began the tournament with a match against each other, which the Sharks Two club won 5-2. Both squads only lost one game each during the tourney with Hayden Baniulis and Katie Sauder leading the way on the scoresheet. This was the final tournament of the season for the mini-atoms.
The two boys teams in the atom division also began the tournament with a game against each other with the Sharks One club prevailing 7-3 on a hat trick from Lucas Dyeryk and strong offensive help by Kristin Baniulis and Noah Mvula. The Sharks One team kept rolling after the game winning their final four matches. Logan Dalziel potted five goals in the club's final game.
The Sharks Two team rebounded from the opening game loss by beating a Regina club, but strong offensive efforts from players such as Ethan Elliot, who scored five times in the team's last game, couldn't help the squad post a victory in their last two contests.
The atom girls started strong with a 4-2 win over a Regina team. Abbygael Birnie and Maria Baniulis notched a couple timely goals to help the team to two more wins. The girls fell 8-3 to Regina in their final game.
