The Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, October 9, 2019 - 7
Intermediate boys make finals of home tournament The Weyburn Comp Eagles intermediate boys volleyball team hosted a six-team tournament at the Comp Eagle gym on Friday and Saturday, and advanced to the gold medal game against Yorkton Regional. The teams included WCS, Estevan, Yorkton Regional, Regina Christian School, Moose Jaw Vanier Collegiate and Moose Jaw Central Collegiate. The Comp Eagles were seeded fourth going into playoffs, and beat the topranked Central team in three very close sets in the semi final. The Eagles lost to Yorkton in a very tight, wellplayed championship final by scores of 26-24 and 25-23. “I am very proud of the composure of our team, and how much they improved over the weekend,” said coach Colton Lund. The Junior A Girls volleyball team from the WCS travelled to Portage La Prairie, Man., for a tournament over the weekend. They finished the round
robin in first place with a record of nine wins and one loss. The girls went on to beat St. James Collegiate from Winnipeg in the semi-final 25-20, 26-24 and then defeated Winkler, Man., in the final by scores of 25-19 and 25-22. The Comp Eagles girls soccer team played Moose Jaw Peacock on Saturday and won 10-0. The girls played in the semi-finals in Moose Jaw on Tuesday, then if they advance, the finals are on Thursday. The Comp Eagles boys soccer squad Boys had a great semi-final game against Swift Current. The boys ended up losing 5-1, giving them a fourth-place finish in the Moose Jaw League. “It was the best game yet. At half time it was only 2-1 and I think we surprised Swift with the amount of pressure that our boys put on them compared to the first two games in September,” said coach Heather Sidloski. “We have a young team but great potential for future years.”
Estevan submits bid for male midget AAA hockey team for area The Estevan Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) announced that it has submitted an extensive proposal to the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) to apply for a male midget AAA hockey team, based in Estevan, that would commence playing in the 2020-21 season. The bid, if approved, would allow dozens of high-level student athletes from the southeast area to stay closer to home to play midget AAA hockey, as well as provide significant community benefits. The team would be known as the Estevan Bears. A committee comprised of Chad Farr, Kraig Wanner, Blake Jamieson, Greg Hoffort, Ron Areshenkoff, Nathan Johnson, Brad Robinson, Doug Martens and Chad Jesse dedicated a significant amount of time to compiling the bid. Rebecca Westling brought it together in a professionallooking document. “There have been discussions to get a male midget AAA hockey team in our southeast zone for a while now, but SHA is now taking a fresh look at the teams in its midget AAA league, and is asking each of the current teams to reapply, along with inviting other interested communities to submit a proposal,” said Farr, who is the chairperson of the committee. “I was part of the committee for the female midget AAA Gold Wings program based in Weyburn and WMHA (Weyburn Minor Hockey Association) has now reciprocated with its full support of a male midget AAA hockey team for our southeast zone based in Estevan.” Farr said he can’t say enough about the committee members in terms of their commitment and expertise to get this to the submission stage. “Also, given that this is a community undertaking, our proposal was very strong with respect to its overall community support from the City of Estevan,
the Estevan Comprehensive School, the other minor hockey associations throughout our zone, our proven volunteer base in the Estevan area, and from several former local midget AAA players now playing in the WHL and the NHL.” The first meeting was May 7 and they tried to meet weekly until the completion of the proposal Sept. 18. The document is 74 pages in length, and Farr believes the support reflects the desire for the southeast corner to have midget AAA hockey. Numerous letters of support were received from people in the community. The bid document was submitted by Sept. 26, several days before the Oct. 1 deadline. Wanner, who has been the president of the EMHA for several years, expressed his excitement for midget AAA hockey in Estevan. “If we can garner a male midget AAA franchise based in Estevan, it will do so much for our area of the province,” said Wanner. “It will allow for a solid team in the area, rather than seeing anywhere between 25 to 45 15 to 17-year-old boys move elsewhere in the province every year to play midget AAA hockey. It should provide a more convenient affiliate system for both the junior A teams in Estevan and Weyburn, and it will provide financial benefits to the hotels, restaurants, sports stores and busing segments of our community. “Two of the requirements that we had to demonstrate in the proposal were … strong and sustainable bantam AA and midget AA hockey programs, which we have and will continue to have, as well as support from the minor hockey associations in this zone, all of which were great in their positive responses. I couldn’t be more pleased with our proposal.” The Estevan midget AAA Bears hope to be awarded a team later this fall.
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Reaching high to make a spike
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Comp Eagles player Jadon Cook jumped and reached high to make a spike, during a rally against the Estevan Elecs in the intermediate boys volleyball tournament on Friday at the Comp Eagle gym. The two teams each won a set to split the series during the round-robin portion of the tournament.
Weyburn Beavers hire new head coach The Weyburn Beavers announced Monday morning that they have hired Corey Harrell to be the new head coach for the 2020 season. Haling from Knoxville, IA, Corey spent one season at Southeastern CC before transferring to Graceland University to finish out his college playing career. While at Graceland, he broke the record for single season RBI and career home runs.
Corey also stayed active by playing in a college summer league all four years of college, three in Weyburn with the Beavers and one in Pasadena, CA. While in Weyburn he was part of two teams that won the Eastern Division. After his playing days ended, he returned to Graceland to finish his BA while also being a Student Assistant for the baseball team. After graduation Corey
All Abilities First Contact session
spent a summer as an assistant coach for the Nevada Griffons of the M.I.N.K. League and is now currently the assistant coach and hitting coach at Presentation College. “Corey brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team and was an incredible leader both on and off the field each season he was here. Corey was a powerful hitter who has a sharp mind for the
game and we are looking forward to him leading the way for the 2020 season,” the Weyburn Beavers team said in a statement with the announcement. Harrell’s Weyburn Beavers records include being second for single season RBIs, second in career RBI, tied for first for career home runs, second for single season home runs and is a two-time East Division Champion.
Review Photo April Zielke
Michael Niemegeers enjoys kicking a large soccer ball during Weyburn Soccer’s All Abilities First Contact session on Sunday at Knox Hall. There were two sessions available; one for the juniors group (5-12 years old) and one for the seniors group (13-adult). The session allowed those interested to get a feel of what regular season practices would look like and see if it was a right fit for them. The first official practice for the All Abilities groups will be held Sunday, November 10 at the Knox Hall. From then on, practices will be held at the same location every Sunday with the junior group meeting from 1 to 2 p.m., and the senior group from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
Scotiabank donates to the Red Wings
Photo courtesy Weyburn Red Wings
Brent Stephanson (left), president of the Weyburn Red Wings, along with Lee Moen of the Red Wings board, accepted a donation of $3,000 from the Weyburn branch of Scotiabank. Presenting the donation was Krista Reinfelds, small business advisor, and branch manager Daniel McEachern. The bank makes a donation each year to employee charities of choice, and this was made to help kick off the Red Wings season.