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Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- October 25, 2023
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Weyburn Comp Eagles advance to south finals vs MJ Cyclones
Saturday saw the South Rural Football League start its playoffs with the semifinal, with the Weyburn Comp Eagles coming away with a decisive 45-21 win over the Moose Jaw Tornadoes to advance to the south finals. In Moose Jaw, the Central Cyclones took on the Yorkton Raiders, where Yorkton came out for revenge after being shut out in the regular season by the Cyclones. At the half,
the Raiders held a slim 8-6 lead but the Cyclones ruled the second half, taking the game 28-14. In Weyburn, the Eagles came in as the No. 1 seed having a 5-0 record through the season, while the Tornados came off a tight win versus Swift Current last weekend to claim the No. 4 seed for the semi final. After Weyburn controlled the opening kickoff, a first possession opening drive by the Eagles
ended with a touchdown pass from Conner Kerr to Isaiah Sanderson to put the Eagles up 7-0. A determined Tornado offense came out running and pushed the Eagle defense for a few first downs but ended in a punt situation as the Eagles got the ball back. Kerr put together a quick score drive ending in a Jarret Hayward 33-yard catch for the second score of the quarter to put the Eagles up 14-0 early.
A second strong defensive stand got the Eagles offense back on the field near the midfield stripe looking for more. This time the Tornado defense come up tough and the Eagles drive stalled at the 25, resulting in a field goal to give the Eagles a 17-0 lead. The Tornados fell behind quick and had to change strategies a bit, and looked to the air more in the following series, but Chace Kradovill got his
Scoring a touchdown Review Photo 2683 – Greg Nikkel
Weyburn Comp Eagles ball carrier Owen Istace crossed the endzone line to score another touchdown in the south semi-final game versus the Moose Jaw Tornados on Saturday. Weyburn won by the decisive score of 45-21, and will now host the Moose Jaw Cyclones in the South Final on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at Darold Kot Field.
hand on a pass and Carson Baumgartner came away with an interception to give the Eagles back the ball. The Eagles took to the ground and Owen Istace led the charge, finishing off with a touchdown on a seven-yard run to push the Eagles ahead 24-0 in the second quarter. The Eagles punched another in before half with Conner Kerr going for a 40-yard run down the sideline to cap off the scoring and gave the Eagles a commanding 31-0 lead going into the half. The second half started with a Peacock possession, but the Eagles defense came up big and forced a punt. On the return, Maddox Taillon took it to the house and the Eagles extended their lead to 38-0. The Eagles defense and offense looked a bit different on the next possessions as playing time and substitutions allowed some younger players some time to show their stuff. This sparked the Tornados and they engineered a couple of scoring drives in the third quarter to cut the lead to 38-14. The Eagles offense struggled a bit to move the ball with some newer bodies on the field, but stayed composed as a young crew took the leadership role. With Nolan Uhren as quarterback for the Eagles
for the second half, he brought his crew together and led the charge with a few great runs. He connected with Asher Knox and capped off a drive with a Vaughn Wendle touchdown. With the final horn sounding, a 45-21 Eagle win will send them to the League championship game for the third straight year. The Eagles will host the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28th at Darold Kot Field for the right to represent the league in the South Regional final versus the Regina champion. Some of the key statistics for the game are as follows: In passing, Conner Kerr went four for five for 121 yards, and Nolan Uhren threw four for six for 45 yards. In rushing, Owen Istace had seven carries for 72 yards; Conner Kerr had three carries for 44 yards; Markus Paquet had six carries for 36 yards, and Max Vennard had five carries for 30 yards. For receiving, Asher Knox had three catches for 80 yards. On defense, Alex Junk led the way with seven tackles and a sack; Jarret Hayward had three tackles and an interception, and Chace Kradovill finished with one tackle, two QB sacks and a pass deflection.
Weyburn minor football teams win playoff games, ready for finals The Weyburn U14 Falcons came to play Saturday versus the Moose Jaw Raiders in their first playoff game. All three sides of the ball worked together to secure the 46-39 win, sending them to the championship game next weekend against the Moose Jaw Vikings. Weston Whitford was selected as offensive player of the game and Cole Payak was the defensive player of the game. This team has grown so much over the season and are excited for another crack at the Vikings, said the coach. In the other playoff game, the Weyburn U12 Ravens traveled down the road to Estevan on Sunday
for a clash with the Chargers in the Consolation Semi-Finals. After going winless all year the boys were hungry to get a ‘W’. A great day of football resulted in the boys coming away with a 12-6 win in overtime to move on to the Consolation Finals vs Assiniboia. The offensive game ball went to Zaven Travis, who ran three times for 15 yards and a TD while completing three of five passes for 37 yards, including the game-winning 25-yard TD pass to Logan Payak. Other contributors on offence included Judd Venard, who ran 14 times for 102 yards, and Landon Leroux who ran eight times for 24 yards and caught two passes for
eight yards. The defensive game ball went to Owen Abtosway, who was a monster racking up 10 solo tackles, many for losses or short gains. Owen also was involved in an additional seven tackles. Other contributions on defence included Preston Walter with 12 tackles, two sacks, and two fumble recoveries, including the game-ending fumble recover in OT. Kai Clark had two tackles, one sack, and a fumble recovery, while Cale Porter picked up seven tackles and a sack. The boys were super pumped up with the win, and are looking forward to one last game against Assiniboia on Oct. 29.
Running for a touchdown
Review Photo 3047 – Greg Nikkel
Weyburn U14 Falcons QB Hudson Maloney ran in for a touchdown on Saturday in their playoff game versus the Moose Jaw Raiders late in the first half of play. The Falcons won 46-39, and advance to play in the championship game against the Moose Jaw Vikings this weekend.
Weyburn Red Wings post two wins over weekend vs Nipawin, Yorkton The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings had a successful weekend of play, posting a 6-2 win
over the Nipawin Hawks at home on Friday, and a 5-4 win over the Yorkton Terriers on the road on
Saturday evening. In the home win, team captain Max Monette scored a hattrick and an
assist. The scoring was opened by Jerome Maharaj unassisted only 45 seconds
Going in for the shot Review Photo 1241 – Greg Nikkel
Weyburn Red Wing player Drew Molde was right on the doorstep for a shot on the Nipawin Hawks goalie, but wasn’t able to put the puck in the net on this play. The Red Wings were able to find the net, however, as they went on to win by a score of 6-2 on Friday, then won 5-4 in Yorkton on Saturday night.
into the second period, which tied the score up at 1-1, followed by Monette’s first goal, assisted by Elijah Anderson and Jacob Visentini on the power play to give the Wings the lead. The Hawks again tied the game, but Weyburn responded with four unanswered goals in the third period, the first by Monette a minute into the frame, assisted by Maharaj on the powerplay. Lucas Jeffreys, in his first game back with the Wings after being reacquired during the week, scored, assisted by Monette and Maharaj, followed by Blake Betson, assisted by Tyler Teasdale and Nicholas Kovacs. Monette then completed the hattrick with an assist by Jaxson Ruthven on the empty net, while shorthanded. Dazza Mitchell was in net for the full 60 minutes, making 30 saves on 32 shots. On the road in Yorkton, the teams traded goals in the first period, with Monette getting the Red Wings
goal from Maharaj and Ruthven, scoring only 17 seconds after the Terriers had scored. Both teams scored twice each in the second period, with Weyburn’s goals coming from Max Henderson, assisted by Jeffreys and Wyatt LaCoste, and then Ruthven, assisted by Dallen Oxelgren and Monette. Monette was named the SJHL MVP of the Week for his performance so far this year, including his four-point night. Yorkton scored in the third, then the Red Wings scored twice to take the win. Kovacs scored, assisted by Ruthven, and Teasdale scored the winner while short-handed, assisted by Maharaj. Mitchell was again in net for the full game, stopping 33 of the 37 shots made on goal. Weyburn will host North Battleford on Thursday, Oct. 26, and again on Saturday, Oct. 28, both games at 7 p.m. The Thursday match will be the KidSport game for Weyburn.