B2 July 24, 2013
Estevan Mercury
Golden Eels host south semifinals Club wins 11 overall age group medals at home The Estevan Golden Eels turned in a strong showing on Saturday as they hosted the provincial south semifinal swim meet at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre. The Eels won the meet with 476 points, edging the Regina Piranhas’ total of 434. The Swift Current Stingrays finished third (155), followed by the Weyburn Silver Seals (134), Gravelbourg (90), Assiniboia (83), the Oxbow Seawolves (60) and the South East Regional Gators (21). “We’re really proud of the kids for the work they did at the semis. They accomplished a lot of their goals in different aspects, whether it was being able to swim in all five events or just to win the heat for that day,” said Erin Wilson, who coaches the team along with Akeela Jundt. “It’s always enjoyable
to be able to compete at home, to know your pool well, to feel confident and comfortable, with grandmas and grandpas getting to come and watch you in your own community.” Of the 47 Golden Eels swimmers who competed, 11 earned an overall medal in their age group. Alia Burlock and Hannah Mantei tied for overall gold in the 9-10 girls division, Taylor Fornwald and Samuel Beahm tied for top spot in the 15-17 boys division, and Josh Wilson took gold in the 9-10 boys division. The team’s silver medal winners included Escalus Burlock (7-8 boys), Payten Wilson (11-12 girls) and Racquelle Gibbons (13-14 girls). Josephina Andrist (7-8 girls), Denver Sehn (7-8 boys) and Taylor Haux (9-10 girls) all took bronze. The following swim-
The Estevan Golden Eels hosted the south semifinals on Saturday with nearly 50 swimmers from the club taking part, including Racquelle Gibbons, pictured here.
mers earned medals in individual events: Charlotte Andrist (910 girls, 50 back, bronze), Josephina Andrist (7-8 girls, silver, 25 back; silver, 25 free; bronze, 50 free; bronze, 100 IM), Samuel Beahm (15-17 boys, gold, 200 free; gold, 100 free; gold, 50 free; silver, 200 IM; bronze, 100
breast), Alia Burlock (9-10 girls, gold, 100 free; gold, 50 back; gold, 50 free; silver, 50 fly; silver, 100 IM), Escalus Burlock (7-8 boys, gold, 25 fly; gold, 25 free; silver, 25 breast; bronze, 25 back), Ryan Chernoff (7-8 boys, bronze, 25 fly), Ryan Dickie (7-8 boys, bronze, 50 free), Lucas Dzeryk (7-8
boys, silver, 50 free; silver, 25 back; bronze, 25 free), Taylor Fornwald (15-17 boys, gold, 100 breast; gold, 100 back; gold, 200 IM; silver, 100 free; bronze, 200 free), Racquelle Gibbons (13-14 girls, gold, 100 breast; silver, 100 free; silver, 200 IM; bronze, 200 free), Taylor Haux (9-10 girls, bronze, 50 breast; bronze, 100 free; bronze, 50 free), Hannah Mantei (9-10 girls, gold, 50 fly; gold, 50 breast; gold, 100 IM; silver, 100 free; silver, 50 free), Emily Marshall (11-12 girls, silver, 200 free; bronze, 100 free; bronze, 100 back), Abbie Reich (15-17 girls, silver, 100 breast; bronze, 100 back; bronze, 50 free), Kersey Reich (11-12 boys, bronze, 200 free; bronze, 100 breast; bronze, 50 free), Karlee Ross (15-17 girls, bronze, 200 free), Denver Sehn (7-8 boys, silver, 25 fly; silver, 100 IM; bronze, 25
breast), Colin Sutter (13-14 boys, silver, 200 IM; bronze, 100 breast), Jack Tuttle (1517 boys, silver, 100 back; silver, 50 free), Thomas Wakely (13-14 boys, silver, 100 fly; silver, 100 back), Carson Wheeler (9-10 boys, bronze, 100 free; bronze, 50 free; bronze, 100 IM), Josh Wilson (9-10 boys, gold, 50 fly; gold, 100 free; gold, 50 free; gold, 100 IM; silver, 50 breast), and Payten Wilson (11-12 girls, gold, 100 breast; silver, 50 fly; silver, 100 free; silver, 200 IM; bronze, 50 free). Wilson said the Eels are still determining how many swimmers will make the trip to Melfort this weekend for provincials. “We had a lot of swimmers make it in their individual events, now we just have to finalize who is going to travel the distance to Melfort.”
Twins split with Saskatoon clubs at Met Stadium The Southeast Legacy Twins got a little taste of Estevan baseball history on the weekend, playing all four of their home games at Met Stadium in Woodlawn Regional Park. Wet conditions following Friday’s storm meant it was unlikely the games could be played at Lynn Prime Park. The Twins (13-16) split the four games. On Saturday, they lost 8-2 to the Saskatoon Diamondbacks, then beat them 4-2; on Sunday, they defeated the Saskatoon Giants 5-3, then lost the second game 11-1. Twins head coach Dave Odgers said it was a nice change to play at Met Stadium, the home of the old Ace Mud Mets teams. He credited fellow Twins coach Joe Lingelbach for working to get the field playable again. “He’s put a lot of time in down here most weeks in the morning to get this thing ready. It’s a beautiful diamond. It’s a bit of a treat for the boys to come down here. I think this is the first Twins game ever played at the Met,” said Odgers. “It’s a beautiful stadium, there’s a lot of history down here
for Estevan ball and it’s nice for these kids to play here.” In Saturday’s opener, the Twins held their own with the third-place Diamondbacks (17-15) through four innings, but Saskatoon blew the game open with six runs over the last three, including three runs in the fifth. “The first game, we came out a little flat. I don’t think the boys were quite ready to play,” said Odgers. The Diamondbacks scored in the first inning when Eric Clauson reached on an error and later crossed the plate; they added another unearned run in the fourth when Jared Libke scored on an error. In the fifth, Wyatt Schlosser singled Clauson home, Daniel Jahnke scored on a groundout and Schlosser came home on an error. The Twins came back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. A sac fly by Tanner Odgers brought Brandon Hutt in to score, and James Giroux crossed the plate on a passed ball. But Saskatoon would extend their lead to 7-2 with two more runs in the sixth,
Lucas Lafrentz fouls a pitch straight back during the Southeast Legacy Twins’ 4-2 victory over the Saskatoon Diamondbacks on Saturday at Met Stadium. with Brayden Pfeil comThe Twins rebounded ing home on an error and with a win in the second Keeran Ingram scoring on game, and Odgers said a groundout. In the seventh, a strong defensive effort Libke scored on a single by played a role. Brody Boyenko. “It was a very quick
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played game. Both teams made some real nice defensive plays. In the first game we had a couple of errors, but in (the second game) we tightened it up and were able to get the win,” he said. The Twins needed a three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out the victory. Saskatoon’s two runs came in the third inning, as Ingram scored on a passed ball and Nick Stobbe brought Schlosser home with a single. The Twins got on the board in the bottom of the frame, with Hutt — the team’s starter — coming home on an error. After keeping the Diamondbacks within striking distance, the Twins broke out in the sixth. Jolan Lingelbach drove in Carver Krafchuk with a single to tie the game, and scored two atbats later on a single by Lucas Lafrentz. Giroux later singled in Garrett Fitzpatrick. “I think the boys realized that they gotta get to the plate with a purpose and put the ball in play, and I think they concentrated a little more and they were
able to get bats on the balls and we scored some runs. It was a nice comeback win,” Odgers said of the late rally. Hutt, John Gaab and Colton Gingras combined to allow only four hits, with three strikeouts (all Gaab’s) and three walks. “Brandon came in and threw hard. His stuff was working pretty good. He kept them off, gave them a couple of runs I guess. Johnny Gaab came in and threw really strong. We’d have kept him in there, but we (needed him to pitch on Sunday),” Odgers said. In the first game on Sunday, a three-run homer by Hutt in the fifth inning helped the Twins hold off the Giants. That proved crucial, as the Giants scored two in the top of the seventh to make it a two-run game. The teams had traded single runs in the first and second inning, and the Twins took a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Lingelbach also hit a home run, part of a 2-for-3 showing, with two RBI and a run, while Austin Orsted was 2-for-3 with a run. For the Giants, Michael Tremblay hit 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run. Twins ⇢ B6
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