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Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- March 4, 2020
Red Wings end season by splitting series with Estevan Bruins
By April Zielke The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings played their final two games of the 2019/20 season over the weekend with a home-and-home against the Estevan Bruins, splitting the results. The Red Wings had home-ice advantage on Friday night. The atmosphere was electric right from
puck drop as the stands were the most packed they’ve been all season. By the 29-second mark in the third period, the Red Wings trailed the Bruins 3-0. However, a couple minutes later Mathieu Belanger scored a goal. Bruins Austin KingCunningham didn’t seem to like the goal, so he took matters into his own hands
and hit Belanger with a nasty blow that sent Belanger flying and took him out of the game. However, nothing was called on King-Cunningham and Red Wings fans and players alike did not like that. The next play afterwards led to a full out brawl between the players on the ice which put four Red Wings players and two Bruins
players in the penalty box. At the 12:39 mark the Bruins scored yet again and from then on things got really out of hand. A couple of minutes after the goal, Jordan Gagnon of the Red Wings and Bruins Tyler Savage broke out in a fight with both players ejected from the game. Then just as KingCunningham was leav-
Driving to the Bruins net
Richardson Pioneer Red Wings player Jake Misskey drove to the net during their final game of the season in Estevan on Saturday evening. Misskey was one of five Red Wings who scored during their 6-4 victoroy over the Bruins. Review Photo 0567 — April Zielke
ing the box for a hooking penalty, Cunningham took out Jevon Schwean from behind with a blow to the head, thus taking Schwean out of the game. Cunningham was kicked out of the game and was given a twominute blow to the head penalty, but upon further review of the hit, it was decided that he would be suspended indefinitely. At this point the game was super chaotic as fans and Bruins players started yelling at one another, and more Red Wings players were handed 10 minute misconducts. For the final two minutes of the game the Red Wings were on the penalty kill with four players and a goalie on the ice, and four players and a goalie on the bench. Finally the madness came to an end as the Red Wings took the 4-1 defeat. Final shots were 37-14 for the Bruins with Joseph Young in net for the Wings. Game two of the homeand-home series was in Estevan Saturday night. The tension between the two teams is usually pretty high when it comes to the Highway 39 rivalry games, but the tension was extra strong after the series of events that happened the previous night. It seemed like anything could happen when the puck dropped at Affinity Place. Five minutes and 50 seconds into the first period, the Bruins started off the scoring. Less than a minute later though, Dante Ballarin passed to Shayde Peterson from behind his back through four Bruins players. The wide open Peterson took his time and shot a bardownski on Bruins Keenan Racier to tie up the game. The announcer wasn’t even done announcing the goal when Dace Prymak scored and pulled the Wings ahead. Prymak earned his second of the night over six
minutes later when Liam Rutten brought the puck up along the boards and sent it across ice to Prymak in front of the net. With one touch, Prymak snuck it between the legs of Racier behind the goal line. The goals kept piling up for the Red Wings as Connor Stephenson earned his first SJHL career goal by sniping one in the top left hand corner of netting. Nikolas Sombrowski fed Palmer Sinclair the puck from behind the Bruins net 14 minutes and 50 seconds into the first. On the power play, Sinclair then shot a one-timer from his knee to score his first SJHL career goal. At this point the Bruins pulled their starting goaltender from net and put Randy Cooke between the pipes. The second period had a bit of a rough start for the Red Wings as the Bruins scored 21 seconds in. The Red Wings got their act together though and finished the period without any more Bruins goals and scoring one more goal. Sombrowksi took a shot at net that rebounded, but he quickly sent it to Jake Misskey coming in on the left hand side of net. Misskey let no time pass and scooped it past Cooke. Between the Red Wings running out of steam a bit, and the Bruins filled with vengeance, the Bruins were able to score two more in the third period, but that was it and the Red Wings triumphed with a 6-4 victory to end off their season. Final shots were 43-32 for the Bruins with Douglas Wakelyn in net for the Wings. Wakelyn was the first star of the game and Prymak was the second. With their season now over, the Red Wings held their team awards banquet on Tuesday evening. Take a look at the two Red Wings year-end videos on the Weyburn Review’s website.
A battle under the basket
Jan Dalumpines of the St. Michael Tigers and a Bert Fox Bison player battled for control of a rebound after an attempted basket, during their match at the St. Michael co-ed basketball tournament on Saturday at St. Michael School. Review Photo 0429 — Greg Nikkel The teams were tied 30-30 at halftime, but the Bisons went on to win the game 61-48.
Weyburn Comp sports teams have busy weekend The Weyburn Comprehensive School sent three teams to the Senior Regional Curling Championships in Whitewood over the weekend. The Weyburn 2 Boys Team, consisting of skip Hunter Labbie, third Gregg Wiens, second Keegan Woodard and lead Aiden Field and Coach Kim Wiens were crowned the Regional Champions and are off to provincials in Meadow Lake this coming Friday. Their game scores included an 11-2 win over Winston Knoll from Regina, a 12-4 win over Wolseley High School and a 6-1 win over Campbell Collegiate from Regina in the gold medal match. The Weyburn 1 Boys team consisted of Ty Nikolejsin, Kane Hooper, Carson Field and Mason Thackeray. The Weyburn
Mixed Team consisted of Jaylynn Haupstein, Ty Sandiford, Sydney Meyers and Dylan Birnie. Both teams lost their first two games and did not advance. The Weyburn Comp wrestlers competed in Prince Albert for the high school regional wrestling championship. Coach Ken Kot took seven wrestlers to the event and they all did fantastic. To make it to the provincial tournament they had to place in the top four of their respective weight classes. The results are as follows: Ember Schira, 47 kg, won first place for her category; Keirra McCoy-Vallier, 64 kg, placed second; Emily Soles, 68 kg, came third; Cale Mohan, 47 kg, won first; Halen Drake, 56 kg, came second; Sidney Sidloski, 62 kg, won third; Eric Fleming, 65 kg, also
won first place With these results, all of the wrestlers will advance to provincials to be held in Saskatoon this coming weekend. The Weyburn Comp Eagles Junior A girls and boys teams competed here in Weyburn at St. Michael School’s co-ed basketball tournament on Friday and Saturday. The WCS Junior A girls basketball team won their side of the St. Mikes tournament. They defeated the Tigers, the host team, on Friday by the score 48-34 and then beat Radville 5325 on Saturday morning, setting up the final versus Gladmar, winning by the score of 50-15. The girls won a very physical game on the strength of their defence allowing only three points in the final three quarters. The
next action for the girls is districts in Moosomin today, March 4. The Junior A boys lost to the Tigers by the score of 47-39 on Friday, and on Saturday lost to the Bert Fox Bisons. In other game scores, the Bert Fox Bisons beat the St. Michael boys 61-48, and the St. Michael girls beat Radville 41-36. The Comp Eagles Junior A boys and Junior B girls will both be hosting district playoffs in basketball today, March 4, with games starting at 11 a.m. and finals at 5 p.m. in both gymnasiums. This weekend, the Comp Eagles senior girls basketball team will host a home tournament in the Eagle gym, with games starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6, and continuing on March 7.
Shooting through traffic
Aycen Schwindt, No. 3 of the St. Michael Tigers, reached high to toss the ball towards the basket as an opponent from the Weyburn Comp Eagles tried to get up in her face. The two girls teams went head-to-head at St. Michael’s co-ed basketball tournament on Friday, and the Comp Eagles girls won the game 48-34. Review photo 9825 — Greg Nikkel
Grinding and shaping pieces of glass
Barry Mactaggart used a glass grinder to shape his piece of coloured glass, during a stained glass workshop on Saturday at the Leisure Centre. He and his classmates were taking the copper foil stained glass offered through the City of Weyburn’s arts and culture program. Review photo 0502 — Greg Nikkel
Arts Council opens summer art fair, Millie Coghill Fine Arts Award The Weyburn Arts Council has opened their applications for the Millie Coghill Fine Arts Award, and for artists to take part in the “Party on the Hill” summer art fair. The Millie Coghill Fine Arts Award is open to Weyburn and area students and adults who are heading to post-secondary school, or are continuing their education via internships, immersive workshops and so on. To apply for the award, they must provide proof of enrolment in a creative field (whether it’s graphic arts, architecture, carpentry, ceramics or other related fields). If the applicant is a student heading to post-secondary school, they need to
provide a transcript. In addition, applicants should provide a detailed history of community and volunteer involvement, work history, and a recommendation from an art teacher or educator saying why this student would be deserving of such an award. The applicants should also include pictures or other documentation of their art work in the medium they are wishing to further their education in. The deadline for applications is April 30, 2020. For artists wishing to take part in the “Party on the Hill”, the registrations are due by June 1, with the sale to take place on Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event is curated for
Director thanked at end of musical
handmade art or crafts, and will be held in the Cugnet Centre. Artists and artisans are encouraged to bring their own table, or one can be provided for a $5 fee. Each artist will get an eight-foot by six-foot area to set up their work in. There is a limit of one artist or organization per booth, and booth sharing is not allowed. Organizers ask that artists be set up and in place by 9:30 a.m. prior to the show opening at 10. The booth space is $25, and the table rental is $5, if required. The event will be held in conjunction with the annual Weyburn Wheat Festival at the Heritage Village and Soo Line Historical Museum on the same weekend.
Mike Froh, who played “Chad” as lead in the musical “All Shook Up”, stepped forward to pay tribute to their director, Colleen Weimer, as he came down to present her with a bouquet after the third and final performance on Saturday night at Grace United Church. The musical was sold out or nearly sold out on all three nights for the play that had a cast of 35 performers, and 15 volunteers behind the scenes on sound, lights and playing music. Review photo 4714 — Greg Nikkel