ESTEVAN - Members of the Estevan Sharks’ mini and atom teams were in Weyburn on Jan. 29 for a water polo tournament.
The atom boys started the day off. They played four games and came out with a 3-1 record. They met the Regina Armada Orange in the final, but just couldn’t outscore the Regina team, leaving the Sharks in second place for the weekend.
The squad did have some high scorers with Royce Milford getting 14 goals, Hudson Enns scoring 13, Carter Yunick finishing with 10, Sawyer Bomberak netting three and Dalton Maley scoring twice.
First-year player Sebastian Martens said he likes how competitive water polo is, and he really likes learning the different strategies and improving his ball-throwing skills.
The Estevan Sharks were able to send a full atom girls team and had a few players join with the Weyburn Hurricanes to make a second team. The atom Sharks White played four games in Weyburn but went 0-4. Blaire Wilson, Jill Rosengren and Marlow Molstad each had two goals over the four games.
The Estevan-Weyburn team came out of the tournament with a 2-2 record. Veteran swimmer Jennika Linthicum scored 10 points during their games in the pool.
Molstad said she likes to have her friends beside her at the games.
Ayla Smelt, who played for the joint Estevan-Weyburn team said her favourite part of the tournament was being able to play against the Sharks White team.
The youngest athletes from the Estevan Sharks were divided into two minis teams at this tournament. A total of seven teams came from Regina, Weyburn and Estevan to compete.
The mini Sharks White finished with a 2-1-1 record. Eli Sclear had 14 goals, Jaxson Ward notched eight points, Rosalie Horracks had four goals and Raymond Johnson rounded out the scoring with three markers.
The mini Sharks Blue finished with a 1-1-2 record. Jaxon Reinhard scored eight goals, Eoin Jones had seven, Aksel Senholt notched three points, Brynna Sherling and Willow Van Sickle each scored twice and Simon Hall had one.
Jaxson Ward said the best parts of the tournament were scoring goals, playing goal and hanging out with friends in between games. Sawyer Klotz added that swimming and getting the ball were his favourite parts of the tournament.
