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Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- December 20, 2023
sports
Weyburn Red Wings post two wins before holiday break
Smile cookies help support Salvation Army
Photo 0894 – courtesy Lee Moen, Red Wings
Captain Max Monette of the Weyburn Red Wings, along with Aurora Howe of Tim Horton’s (at right) presented a cheque for $2,902.25 to Nicole Strickland of the Salvation Army on ice on Saturday night at the Red Wings game. The donation were the proceeds from the Holiday Smile Cookie sales recently at the Tim Horton’s restaurant.
Former Red Wing at World Jr. A with Team Canada Former Red Wing Ty Mason of Weyburn was among the forwards on Team Canada West, who won the World Junior A
Hockey Challenge on Sunday in Truro, N.S. Team Canada West captured the tournament with a convincing 7-2 victory
Weyburn Soccer at FC Regina Cup tourney Weyburn Soccer had lots of representation at the FC Regina Cup last weekend. Teams included the U9 boys, U9/11 girls and U11 boys, U13 boys and girls and a U15 coed team. In the U9-U11 age groups, no score or standings are kept due to Saskatchewan Soccer Tournament sanctioning policy. The U13 girls won two games and lost one, and this had them tied for second in the group. As the loss was against the team they were tied with, they were not able to advance to the final.
The U13 boys won all three games in their round robin play, earning their spot in the final where they played against Moose Jaw. The final was close, but Weyburn edged Moose Jaw out 3-2 winning the gold medal. The U15 coed team played their first games of their season at this tournament. They won one game and lost two. “All of the Weyburn teams had great showings this weekend and represented Weyburn Soccer spirit, sportsmanship and our culture well,” said coach Tyler Hillstead.
over Team Canada East. Mason led Team Canada with four assists in six games. He grew up playing minor hockey in Weyburn but also played for the Estevan U18 AAA Bears in their first season in 2020-21. Mason joined the Weyburn Red Wings for the 2020-21 season, and last year had 25 goals and 32 assists for 57 points in 56 games.
He parlayed his strong performance into a scholarship with Western Michigan University for the 2024-25 season. He was dealt to Alberta in the offseason, and is now playing with the Brooks Bandits, who won the last three national championships. Mason is the son of Willy Mason, who is currently an assistant coach with the Red Wings.
The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings posted back-to-back wins in their final two games prior to the Christmas holiday break. They travelled to Humboldt on Friday to take on the Broncos, and won 5-4, before returning home on Saturday to host the Yorkton Terriers, and doubled them 4-2. This was the first home game for the Red Wings since Nov. 21, when they hosted the Broncos. The two wins placed the Red Wings in first place in the Viterra Division with 28 points. In Saturday’s win, Cade Meiklejohn scored early in the first period, assisted by Jerome Maharaj and Jaxson Ruthven. Max Monette scored in the second, assisted by Jacob Visentini and Braigh LeGrandeur, then Yorkton scored twice, the first goal on the power play, to tie the game. Tyler Teasdale gave the lead back to the Red Wings late in the third period, assisted by Ruthven, then the Terriers pulled their goalie for the extra attacker, and Monette scored into the empty net unassisted, with 10 seconds left in the game. Goaltender Angelo
Zol made his debut in Crescent Point Place, and made 32 saves on 34 shots on net. In Friday’s game in Humboldt, the Red Wings were up 3-0 by the end of the second period before the Broncos got on the scoreboard. LeGrandeur scored in the first period, assisted by Blake Betson. Brad Banach scored in the second period, assisted by Maharaj and Nicholas Kovacs, then Lucas Jeffreys scored on the power play, assisted by Banach and LeGrandeur. After the Humboldt goal in the third, Monette scored on the power play, assisted by Visentini and Maharaj. The Broncos then scored twice, then the Wings’ Brendan Hunchak scored on the empty net unassisted, with the Broncos chipping in one more about a minute and a half before the end of the game. Dazza Mitchell was the goaltender for this game, making 49 saves on 53 shots. The Red Wings are off now until they are back on Friday, Jan. 5, to host their Highway 39 rivals, the Estevan Bruins, at 7 p.m. at Crescent Point Place.
Gold Wings drop decision to Sw. Current
The Richardson Pioneer U18 Weyburn Gold Wings lost a 5-2 game to the Swift Current Wildcats on Sunday afternoon, and are now off until the new year. The score was 2-1 for the Wildcats at the end of the first period, with Weyburn’s goal coming from Ayla Klus, assisted by Peyton Birnie and Kiah Shields. Swift Current scored twice more in the second period, then the Gold Wings’ Kaydance Ray
scored, assisted by Hadley Revenko, to make the score 4-2. The Wildcats added one more goal into the empty net, with 35 seconds left in the game. Goaltender Hailey Sibbald was in net until late in the third period, and made 31 saves on 35 shots on goal. The Gold Wings are off for the Christmas-New Year’s break, and then will travel to Saskatoon to take on the Stars on Saturday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 7.
A race for the ball Review Photo 4840 – Greg Nikkel
Lexi H. raced for the ball against a Saskatoon Lakewood player as Jessica F. watched nearby, in an exhibition game for the Weyburn U13 girls on Saturday at the Credit Union Spark Centre. The Weyburn girls also played on Sunday at the FC Regina Cup tournament, where they won two and lost one game.
A scramble at the Red Wings net
Red Wings players Nicholas Kovacs, No. 21, Tyler Teasdale, No. 12, and Braigh LeGrandeur ensured the puck never reached the net during this scramble early in the game against the Yorkton Terriers on Saturday evening. The Red Wings goalie Angelo Zol had been pushed out of the net on this play. The Red Wings went on to win 4-2. Review Photo 5032 – Greg Nikkel
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