SAN ANTONIO - Estevan athletes played a big role in the success of the Sask. Selects football program at the recent Pigskin Classic football tournament in San Antonio, Texas.
Eight kids from the Estevan area travelled to the tournament. Chayton Fornwald was part of both the varsity and the under-15 teams, and both those teams came away with titles after winning their respective championship finals.
Fornwald was the only local player to be part of those squads.
Preston Sibley and Dorian Sifton were on the U14 team that took top spot in their division.
Truman Ciepliski was on the U13 team, and four players were on the U10 team: Mason Lesy, Hugh Ross, Dane Tober and Gage Goetz.
Both the 13U and 10U teams lost in the final for their respective divisions.
The Sask. Selects sent a total of six teams to the Pigskin Classic. They combined to play 24 games over the course of three days. Saskatchewan teams posted an overall record of 17-7.