Weyburn Review - November 8, 2023

11

Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- November 8, 2023

sports

WCS Eagles to host Saskatoon Aden Bowman for 5A provincials

By Greg Nikkel The Weyburn Comp Eagles remain undefeated after beating the Balgonie Greenall Griffins 33-7 on Saturday afternoon at Darold Kot Field, and will now host Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears for the 5A SHSAA provincial championship on Saturday, Nov. 11 in Weyburn.

The Saskatoon team defeated the North Battleford Comp 49-9 on Saturday to advance to the provincial finals.

“It’s pretty exciting to be going back to the Provincial Championship game. Our guys have been looking forward to another shot after a tight loss last year to BJM last year in the final,” said head coach Jody Kerr.

“It’s going to be a tough week of practice as the Aden Bowman Bears are a very strong football team and they have had a great season as well.

We will see how the two teams match up on Saturday.”

The statistics show just how strong the Eagles were in Saturday’s game.

In rushing, Owen Istace had 16 carries for 268 yards and one touchdown; Conner Kerr had four carries for 76 yards and two TDs, and Alex Junk had one carry for six yards and one TD. At quarterback, Conner Kerr went nine for 17 for 117 yards and one TD. For the receivers, Jarret Hayward had four catches for 48 yards; Isaiah Sanderson had three catches for 44 yards

and a TD, and Nolan Uhren had two catches for 25 yards.

The top defenders included Max Crane with six tackles and an interception; Conner Kerr with four tackles and an interception; Owen Istace with seven tackles; and Spencer Bell had five tackles and two QB sacks.

The Eagles had some penalty troubles, but fortunately the Griffins were not able to capitalize on those opportunities as Weyburn’s defence was strong throughout the game.

“Yeah it was a great game. There were a few mistakes by us that we don’t usually make, so we had some adversity to work through,” commented coach Kerr.

“I thought that Balgonie played very hard Saturday and represented their school and program very well. Their fans were enthusiastic and loud for their team, which was a great addition to the atmosphere at Darold Kot Field Saturday. They are a good team and they showed it on Saturday.”

He added that the Eagles fans were great, and said full bleachers and great volume really helps create a home field advantage for the team.

“Huge thanks to everyone that came out to support our squad on Saturday. We hope that the park can be packed on Saturday for the Championship game at 1 p.m.

It’s been a great ride with lots of home games and

we can’t wait to get things going versus the Bears,” said Kerr.

In the past week also, longtime football coach

Darren Abel received a Rider Recognition Award from the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation, presented in recognition of his “con-

tribution towards amateur football in the province of Saskatchewan.”

In a social media post, Abel said the award “is

quite an honour”, and he wanted to share it with the many coaches he’s worked with in Weyburn over the years.

Leaping hurdles for more yards Review Photo 5620 – Greg Nikkel

WCS Eagles ball carrier Owen Istace hurdled a Balgonie Griffins player on his way to get more yards and a first down, on this play on Saturday afternoon during the provncial semi-final. Weyburn won the game 33-7, and will now host the SHSAA 5A provincial championship, with the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears coming on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Darold Kot Field, with kickoff at 1 p.m.

Weyburn Gold Wings fall to Notre Dame The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Gold Wings fell to the Notre Dame Hounds on November 1, by the score of 6-2.

The two teams traded goals in the first period, with the Gold Wings goal scored by Julia Durr, assisted by Hadley Revenko and Kahli Keen.

The Hounds dominated the second period, scoring five unanswered goals, and Weyburn contributed their last goal in the third per-

iod. Kiah Shields scored, assisted by Victoria Mann with three minutes to go in the game. Amy Swayze was in net for Weyburn, and she made 32 saves on 38 shots, with the Gold Wings taking 37 shots on the Notre Dame net.

The next game for the Gold Wings will be to host the Battleford Sharks on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m., both at Crescent Point Place.

Midale Mustangs lose to Bienfait, Carlyle The Midale Mustangs lost twice over the weekend, dropping their game on Friday to the Carlyle Cougars, and then to the Bienfait Coalers on Saturday night.

On Friday, the Mustangs faced the Cougars at the Carlyle Sports Arena, and lost by a score of 7-2.

The Cougars scored four times in the opening period, and once more in the second before Midale’s Jordan Bechtold scored in the third period, assisted by Brad Tomiski.

The Mustangs added a power play goal from Steven Lindenbach late in the game, unassisted. Talen King was in net for Midale, but no stats on shots-on-net were provided.

The Mustangs were one for four on the power play, while Carlyle was Making a key catch

Review Photo 5466 – Greg Nikkel two for three.

WCS Eagles receiver Isaiah Sanderson made a catch and ran in for a touchdown, one of two on the day, during O n S a t u r d a y, t h e the provincial semi-final versus the Balgonie Greenall Griffins at Darold Kot Field. Weyburn won the game 33-7, Mustangs fell 9-5 to the Caryle Coalers. and will now host the Saskatoon Aden Bowman Bears for the SHSAA 5A provincial championship.

Bookmark our website for more local news coverage

Both teams scored in the first period, with the score 3-2 after 20 minutes of play.

Tomiski scored with an assist from Kendall Oliver, and about a minute later Bechtold scored from Brayden Bjorndal.

In the second period, Lindenbach scored to tie the game at 3-3, assisted

by Devon Johnson. The Coalers scored, and Bechtold scored a second time to tie the game at 4-4, assisted by Sterling Bear.

Bienfait then scored four times, once on the power play, before Bjorndal scored a short-handed goal unassisted in the third period.

Tanner Erickson was in net for the Mustangs for the full 60 minutes.

The next action for the Mustangs will be on Friday, Nov. 10 in Moosomin against the Rangers, with the puck drop at 8 p.m.