ESTEVAN - Talented young curlers from southeast and east-central Saskatchewan were at the Power Dodge Curling Centre on Friday and Saturday for regional playdowns.
In the boys’ event, the Carnduff Education Complex was joined by Esterhazy, Weyburn, Yorkton Sacred Heart, Yorkton Regional and Ogema schools. Yorkton Regional defeated Esterhazy 4-3 in the A final, and then Esterhazy recovered to defeat Ogema 10-2 in the B event.
The Estevan Comprehensive School, Carnduff Education Complex, Yorkton Sacred Heart, Esterhazy, Wawota and Lumsden were in the B event. Wawota knocked off Yorkton Sacred Heart 10-4 in the A final, and the Carnduff Education Complex defeated Yorkton Sacred Heart 8-1 in the B event.
The mixed event attracted two teams from Lampman School, as well as Oxbow Prairie Horizons School, Canora, Sturgis and Lumsden. The two Lampman schools squared off in the A final, with Lampman 1 defeating Lampman 2 by a 6-2 score, and then Canora defeated Lampman 2 9-4 in the B qualifier.
Winners of the A and B events advanced to provincials. The boys and mixed provincials will be in Swift Current, while the girls will be in Fox Valley.
With the number of teams entered, it meant plenty of people could be seen at the curling club throughout the two days.
