Full field for fishing derby

(L-R) Bill Connely from Weatherford BMW presented the championship trophy to Richard Roland and Neil Benter

The Estevan Wildlife Federation kicked off the 2008 fishing season May 3 with their fifth annual Boundary Dam Walleye Classic.
A full field of 50 teams entered the catch-and-release event. Richard Roland and Neil Benter of Crosby, N.D., finished in top spot. They caught six walleye, which was the maximum amount allowed. The fish weighed in at 20.52 pounds.
Roland and Benter collected $1,200 for winning the derby. Benter also caught the largest walleye of the day, which weighed in at 5.58 pounds.
Ardon Rosum and Dwight Tonn of Regina, last year's winners, came in second. Their six fish weighed 18.82 pounds. Denis and Gail Gaucher were third with 18.789 pounds of fish, Tim Geni and Josh Potter were fourth at 18.66 pounds, and Russ Evan and Garry Driekosen were fifth at 18.34 pounds.
The Estevan Wildlife Federation will host a Boundary Dam Bassmaster Challenge June 21. Sixteen teams have already registered, and there is room for more.

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Bruins change season ticket structure
The Estevan Bruins have changed the system of their season ticket packages for the 2008-09 season.
Season tickets will be sold on a per game basis, replacing the traditional punch cards. When season tickets are purchased, there will be a package with 28 game day tickets inside. Each ticket will have a specific date and game printed on it.
There will be make-up games throughout the season. Fans will be able to redeem any ticket that is from a different game than the one being played.
The SJHL is encouraging all teams to go ahead with this format in 2008-09. Many teams in the SJHL and the Canadian Junior A hockey have successfully used this ticket system.
Season ticket prices will not be going up this year. This year's early bird season ticket blitz will be from May 12 to June 20.
Punch cards will remain an option this year, but a punch card will cost more.

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Badminton season wraps up
The local elementary school badminton season came to an end May 3 during a tournament at the Estevan Comprehensive School. Dozens of players from Estevan's six elementary schools, plus Bienfait Weldon School and Midale Central School, played games in boys' and girls' singles and doubles, plus mixed doubles.

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Estevan competes at nationals
The Estevan KPC under-18 women's volleyball team posted a 4-4 record at the recent national championships in Ottawa.
Estevan finished 1-2, and third in their pool, in their first round robin. A 2-0 (25-21, 25-10) win over Calgary's Canada West Apex in their second game was sandwiched between a 2-0 (25-13, 25-8) loss to the FOG Rush from Edmonton and a 2-0 (25-17, 25-10) loss to the SC Bandits from Essex, Ontario.
Teams were repooled for another round robin. Estevan opened with a 2-1 (25-21, 19-25, 15-13) loss to the Sackville Sonics from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, but responded with two straight wins: 2-1 (17-25, 28-26, 15-11) over the L'Impact du CDSL from St. Lambert, Quebec, and 2-0 (25-16, 25-13) over Cape Breton West from Mabou, Nova Scotia.
A second place finish in their pool put Estevan KPC in the Tier 3 playoffs.
Estevan opened with a 2-1 win in the quarter-finals over the Southeast Stingers, based out of Kenosee Lake. Game scores were 25-19, 11-25 and 15-7. Estevan KPC coach Becky Tait said it was the first time they had defeated the Stingers all year.
Estevan's tournament ended in the semi finals with a 2-0 (25-13, 25-14) loss to the Whiskey Jacks from Dryden, Ontario.

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Soccer season begins

The Tower Wolves played Crown Advertising in Estevan Youth and Mini-Soccer's 10-and-under division May 5. Another soccer season has started in Estevan. The youth soccer fields at Luscar Park will be brimming with activity on a nightly basis until the end of June, with games in several age groups.

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Speedway opens 2008 season

Brady Mann (6) led Fred Alexander (8) and the other
pure stock drivers at the Estevan Motor Speedway.

The Estevan Motor Speedway opened their 2008 season May 3 under blustery conditions.
Aaron Turnbull opened defence of his IMCA modified title by capturing the modified feature. Chris Hortness was second, followed by Jim Harris and Davin Emmel. Only eight of the 15 drivers in the modified feature finished the race.
Brady Mann won the pure stock feature in his first race at the track. Fred Alexander was second and Carl Hanson was third.
Four-time track champion Dave Dayman won the mini-sprint feature. Kip Dayman was second, followed by Kohlan Fedyk and Kelly Wanner.
Kelly Henderson won the street stock race. Robbie Rosselli was second. Robin Holma and Sterling Labatte rounded out the top four.
The Estevan Motor Speedway's next program will be May 16.

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Track club competes in Regina
Members of the Estevan Legion track club competed at the Regina Spring Classic May 3.
Shalane Haselhan won three medals in juvenile girls. She was second in the high jump with a leap of 1.55 metres; and third in the shot put with a throw of 8.62 metres, and in the 100 metres with a time of 13.14 seconds.
James Chamney won gold in all five midget boys' events he competed in: long jump (5.51 metres), 100-metre dash (12.10 seconds), 200-metre dash (25.48 seconds), high jump (1.75 metres) and javelin (22.16 metres).
Kristina Chamney, competing in bantam girls, won two gold medals - the high jump (1.25 metres) and the 200 metres (31.06 seconds). She was also second in the 100 metres (16.68 seconds) and third in the long jump (3.68 metres).
Kristin Skjonsby won gold in the peewee girls' high jump (1.15 metres) and silver in the 80 metres (12.54 seconds), 200 metres (34.04 seconds), long jump (2.98 metres) and shot put (5.73 metres).
William Chamney won gold in the peewee boys' high jump (1.30 metres) and 80 metres (13.05 seconds), and silver in the 200 metres (33.17 seconds) and the long jump (3.48 metres).

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Gladiators Upset Soul
The Cleveland Gladiators pulled off the upset of the 2008 Arena Football League season. The Gladiators defeated the Philadelphia Soul 67-55 to hand the Soul their first loss of the year. Gladiators quarterback Raymond Philyaw went 25 of 30 for 290 yards passing, five touchdowns and one interception. The Gladiators record improved to 5-4 and 3-2 in divisional play. Cleveland's next game is against the 7-3 Orlando Predators. The Soul fell to 9-1 and 3-1 in the division. The Soul's next game is against the 4-5 Georgia Force.
Other AFL scores from Week 10 were: the Utah Blaze beat the Kansas City Brigade 67-50, the Dallas Desperados squeaked by the Columbus Destroyers 48-45, the Orlando Predators hammered the San Jose Sabercats 61-35, the Colorado Crush wasted the Grand Rapids Rampage 63-28, the Los Angeles Avengers beat the Arizona Rattlers 66-59 and the Georgia Force destroyed the New Orleans Voodoo 66-39.
The CFL held its Canadian College Draft, and in the first round the Saskatchewan Roughriders took defensive linemen Keith Shologan from Central Florida. In the next round Riders then selected Jonathan St-Pierre from Illinois State. The Roughriders closed out their draft when they chose quarterback Teale Orban from the Regina Rams.
In North Dakota Fighting Sioux football news, head coach Chris Mussman has dismissed sophomore linebacker Bobby Stroup from the team because he is serving an indefinite suspension. No reasons were given at this time.
In NASCAR, Clint Bowyer won the Crown Royal Presents Dan Lowry 400. Bobby Labonte finished the race in 13th place. The next race is the Dodge Challenger 500.
In the English Premier League, Manchester United beat West Ham United 4-1. Man U's record is 26-5-6 and their next game is against Wigan Athletic FC. Manchester United will face Chelsea in an all England match-up in the UAFA Champions League Final.
That's all folks!

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