ESTEVAN - The Southeast U18 Estevan Kinette Club Viragos lost 49-37 to the Moosomin Generals at home on Saturday, but they still set a franchise record for points in a game.
Morgan Hase had four touchdowns on the day for the Viragos. Carly Herman and Aurora McCutcheon each had one score.
In a post on Facebook, Kevin Mortenson, one of the coaches for the Viragos, praised the team's effort, saying he has never been so proud of the team's effort in the second half.
"This group is different and the coaches can see it in their eyes. They want to stay in the fight. They want to finish the game," said Mortenson. "They want to leave the field with their heads high."
The Viragos' previous record for points in a game was 14.
Their next game will be on Sept. 21, when they host Melville starting at 5 p.m. at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park.
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The Estevan Lions Club U14 Oilers dropped a close 29-24 decision against the Weyburn Falcons on Friday night at Woodlawn.
Coach Christian Pfeifer said the offence played fairly well and he was pleased with the defensive effort. But the Oilers gave up some big plays on special teams, which led to Weyburn scoring on two punt returns and one kickoff return.
Quarterback Ryder Mantei, running back TJ Thompson, and receivers Waylon Mantei and Liam Durr scored for Estevan.
"Even though we were down at some points in the game, they didn't hang their heads and accept defeat, no matter what. They didn't give up, they didn't show any quit in them, and they powered through and gave a really, really entertaining game for everybody. It was a lot of fun, and the kids, they didn't give up," said Pfeifer.
The game was another good measuring stick of where the Oilers stand. Weyburn won the league championship last year.
"Bouncing back from adversity is such a huge thing that a team needs to be able to do, and I'm pretty confident that these guys are going to be able to get it done," Pfeifer said.
Estevan (2-1) will host the Moose Jaw Raiders on Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. at Woodlawn. The Raiders are undefeated in league play.
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The Estevan Power Dodge U12 Chargers fell 58-48 to the Weyburn Ravens on Friday night at Woodlawn.
Coach James Haagsman said the Chargers were able to get great offence for the third straight game, but couldn't hold their opponents defensively.
Running back Dexx Tendler had five touchdowns on the day to pace the Chargers' offence. Fullback Hudson Peet scored his first touchdown. Quarterback Casey Kitz also scored.
The Chargers' next game is Sept. 22 when they host the Assiniboia Rockets at 4 p.m. at Woodlawn.
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The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team fell 61-0 to the Moose Jaw Central Cyclones on Saturday at Woodlawn.
Coach Chris Bayerle said they corrected a few of the problems they encountered the previous week against Balgonie Greenall. Special teams, coached by Kyle Thiessen, played well, and the defence started to play better. The offence made far fewer mistakes.
After the Elecs took away the interior running and passing lanes, Moose Jaw still ran the ball to the outside, which left the Elecs chasing.
Bayerle said they look forward to adjusting and preparing for Yorkton next week. That game will be played Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. at Woodlawn.
