Riders lose in Winnipeg
By Kyle Kapiczowski

The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost 34-15 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Banjo Bowl. It was not as good as the game in Regina. The Riders record is 7-3 and they are one-point up on B.C. for first place in the West Division. Their next game is against the Calgary Stampeders in the Burris Bowl.
In NCAA football, the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners beat the Miami Hurricanes 51-13 in a one-sided game. The Sooners are 2-0 and their next game is against Utah State.
Other scores were: No. 5 Florida beat the Troy Trojans 59-31, Western Kentucky trashed the NAIA's West Virginia Tech 87-0, No. 6 Texas beat Texas Christian 34-13, Michigan lost 39-7 to No. 19 Oregon, and Washington beat Boise State 24-10, ending Boise State's winning streak, which was the longest in Division I.
In NCAA Division IAA, the North Dakota State Bison beat Stephen F. Austin 28-19. Their record is 1-0 and their next game is against Sam Houston State.
In NCAA Division II football, the North Dakota Fighting Sioux beat the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 37-10. The Sioux's record is 2-0 and their next game is against Central Washington in the Potato Bowl.
In the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings beat the Atlanta Falcons 24-3. Rookie Adrian Peterson had 103 rushing yards and one reception for 60 yards and a touchdown in his first game. Their next game is against the Detroit Lions.
Other scores were: Seattle beat Tampa Bay 20-6, San Diego beat Chicago 14-3, Indianapolis beat New Orleans 41-10 and New England beat the New York Jets 38-14. The Jets accused the Patriots of stealing signals. The Jets don't know what they are talking about.
Team Canada beat the Russians in the Super Series. Canada won seven games and tied the other. They beat the Russians 6-1 in the final game. Kyle Turris was named the Series MVP with seven goals.
That's all, folks.

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ECS golf preparing for provincials
The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs golf team earned medals at their first two tournaments following the summer break.
Estevan captured gold at a tournament in Esterhazy on September 4 with a score of 303, and silver at a tournament at Mainprize Golf Course near Midale on September 7 with a score of 291. The Elecs were two strokes behind a school from Regina.
Katie Fister won the girls' division in Esterhazy with a 99. Brendon Grube was second in the boys' championship flight with a 75. Jarrett Hysiuk was third, one stroke behind Grube.
Kelan Grube won the first flight with a 77. Dyllon Giblett was second with an 82. Estevan swept the top three in the second flight: Mackenzie Selk had a 78, Austin Daae had a 79 and Chris Hoffos had an 84. Cole Blischak won the third flight with an 84.
Selk won the junior boys' division at Mainprize with a 78. Kelan Grube was third with a 79. Fister was fourth in the girls' division with a 101.
Reid Barnes won the senior boys' division with a 74. Stephen Kitchen was second with a 76. Brendon Grube, Jarrett Hysiuk and Tyler Spencer tied for third at 77.
The Elecs hosted the southeast district championship September 13 at the Estevan Woodlawn Golf Course (Results not available at press time). They will also host the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association provincial championship September 21 and 22 at Woodlawn.

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Riders coming to Estevan
Several members of the top team in the CFL will be visiting Estevan later this month.
Saskatchewan Roughriders' quarterback Kerry Joseph, running backs Corey Holmes and Wes Cates, receiver Yo Murphy and kicker Luca Congi, as well as defensive coordinator Ron Estay, will appear at a steak barbecue fundraiser on Monday, September 24 at the Estevan Alliance Church.
The Roughriders will be discussing their lives and sharing their faith.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Proceeds will go to Barret Kropf, a former Estevan resident working with Athletes in Action, an international Christian sports ministry. Kropf is a chaplain for the Roughriders.
There will also be live and silent auctions.

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Bruin season starts September 14
The puck drops on the Estevan Bruins 50th season with a home-and-home series against the Melville Millionaires: September 14 in Melville and the 15th in Estevan.
Forward Kyle Garagan, an Estevan native, is the captain this year.
"I think he epitomizes what the Bruins should be about," said head coach/GM Karry Biette. "He's a hard person to play against, he shows up every night, he finishes his checks, and the biggest thing about a captain is he does what he says and he says what he does."
Biette expects the 19-year-old Garagan to grow into the role. He isn't worried that Garagan won't be able to handle the pressure of being a captain in his hometown.
Defenceman Kealin Wong and forwards Chad Filteau and Riley Tetrault are the alternates.
It's a young team, with only eight players returning from last year. Wong and Garrett Lasko are the only returning defencemen.
"I think we can hold our own on the defence corps, but I think we have some guys there that are 18 who are going to grow a lot as the season goes along, and I think we have some forwards who are only going to get better as well," said Biette.
Goaltending shouldn't be an issue. Last year's No. 1, Guillaume Perusse is back. Karsten Felske and Simon Auger will back him up. The Bruins should also be deep at centre with Filteau Tetrault, Kyle Stroh and rookie Brody Haygarth; and at left wing with the top returning scorer from last year, Kyle Ermel.
Biette said his goal for this year is to finish in the top three of the Sherwood Conference and win a playoff round.

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Locals compete in Queen City Marathon
Local athletes participated in the Queen City Marathon in Regina September 9.
Fifteen runners entered the half marathon. Jason Stewart had the best time of one hour, 36 minutes and 52 seconds.
Others entered included: Roanna Mantei, 1:51:00; Donna Brignall, 2:02:56; Debby Knight, 2:14:14; Tareina Hunt, 2:15:27; Jennifer Olfert, 2:16:48; Courtney Schell, 2:21:21; Ashley Olson, 2:26:23; Tara Ford, 3:21:11; Tracy Gervais, 3:28:06; Irene Tarnes, 3:30:45; Fiona Cowan, 3:33:39; Michelle Corbett, 3:33:39; Tannis Wock, 3:46:30; and Angela Simon; 4:09:09.
A total of 1,568 people entered the half marathon.
Two Estevan residents were among the 430 people in the full marathon. Debbie Hoffort finished with a time of 3:39:34. Bruce Duncan had a time of 4:03:44.

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Mann and Dayman round out championships

Dave Dayman (6) won the mini-sprint class at
the Estevan Motor Speedway.

The Estevan Motor Speedway decided its final two track champions during the Thunder City Fall Classic September 8 and 9.
Dave Dayman won the mini-sprint championship for the fourth straight year. Jim Mann won the first-ever pure stock championship.
Dayman topped the mini-sprint standings with 300 points, three better than his brother Allan and eight more than Kohlan Fedyk.
Dayman said he got lucky during the race season to not suffer a flat tire, an accident or a bad race set-up.
"Anybody could have won," said Dayman. "For the last couple of seasons, it's been a one-point or a two-point difference."
Dayman hopes to race mini-sprints again next year. He'd like to see more cars in the mini-sprint series.
Mann won the pure stock standings in style, capturing the feature on the 9th. His 234 points were six more than Trevor Gowen.
Mann isn't sure what he will do next year. He entered pure stocks to help get the circuit off the ground. He likes that it's affordable, but he would like to see more drivers in the series.
A good start was important to the championship, he said.
"The competition wasn't near as intense at the start of the season as it was towards the end of the season," said Mann. "The rest of the fellows came a long ways and provided a lot better competition towards the end of the season."
Feature winners in the modified races were Davin Emmel on the 8th and Aaron Turnbull on the 9th. Rob Curtis won the hobby stock feature both nights. The modified and hobby stock track champions were decided in August.
Fedyk won the mini-sprint feature on the 8th. Kip Dayman won the feature on the 9th. Dustin Schell won the pure stock feature on the 8th.
The track's 2007 season will come to an end September 23 with the third annual Enduro race.

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