ESTEVAN — It's been a busy month for local softball teams, as many of them have been competing at provincials.
The Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast Super Novas, competing in the U19AW women's tournament, won the silver medal. They went 2-1 in the round robin, winning 8-0 over the Regina Riot and 10-0 over the Battleford Bandits, but losing 12-6 to the Saskatoon Selects.
They faced the Bandits again in the semifinal, winning 10-2, but lost 9-1 to the Selects in the gold-medal game.
At the U17 AA provincials July 7-9 in Saskatoon, the Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast Sun Devils went 1-2. They defeated the Lumsden Cubs 8-5, but lost 7-5 to the Saskatoon Phantoms and 10-2 to the Saskatoon Lasers, ending their tournament.
The Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast Sun Devils also had a team at the U15 provincial tournament in Moose Jaw from July 14-16. The Sun Devils opened with a 9-8 victory over the Regina Saints. They lost 10-9 to the East Central Wolverines and 10-2 to the Saskatoon Hustlers.
The Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast Bandits and the Estevan Elite were among the 29 teams entered at the U15 B tournament in Warman from July 20-23. The Elite suffered a couple of close defeats, 14-12 to the Leader Expos and 11-10 to the Lumsden Cubs, and they also fell 19-10 to the Rosetown Angels.
The Bandits lost 21-20 to the Twin Cities Angels Funk, 17-6 to the Regina Royals, 11-4 to the Biggar Nationals and 17-6 to the Saskatoon Lasers.
The Elite and Supernovas were also represented at the U13 A tournament in Regina July 14-16. The Supernovas made it to the gold-medal game. The Novas edged the Moosomin Predators 10-9, but lost 8-7 to the Yorkton Crush and 15-12 to the Battlefords Bandits. Still, their 1-2 record was enough to advance to the playoffs.
They knocked off the Swift Current Sonic 14-7 in the semifinal round, but fell 12-3 to the Crush in the final.
As for the Elite, they also reached the playoffs. They beat the Weyburn Wild 16-10, the Moose Jaw Ice 9-3 and the Regina Fighting Saints 17-6, but lost 15-9 to the Swift Current Sonic to go 3-1 in the round robin. Then they lost 11-3 to the Yorkton Crush in the semifinal and 18-11 to the Sonic in the bronze-medal game.
The Estevan U11 Elite travelled to Carnduff July 7-9 for a southern final. Estevan won 13-6 over the Carnduff Cosmos A, lost 10-7 to the Neudorf Red Sox and won 7-3 over the Churchbridge Chargers. They lost 10-9 to the Moosomin Predators in the semifinal.
The Carnduff Cosmos had two teams entered. The two teams event met in a B event semifinal, with Cosmos A beating Cosmos B 20-13. Cosmos A then lost 12-4 to Chruchbridge in the B final.
