The Estevan Senchuk U11 Bearcats 1 female hockey team won the B final in their year-end tournament in the Saskatchewan Female Hockey League (SFHL).
The tournament saw the top four teams in the regular season placed into the A pool, where they played a round robin. The two teams with the best records in the round robin advanced to the A final, while the third and fourth place teams were in the B final, which was essentially a bronze medal game.
Estevan, who had a 10-4-6 record in the regular season, opened with a 3-1 loss to the Weyburn Gold. Taigan Duke had the lone Estevan goal.
Their next game was a 6-1 loss to the eventual winners, the Western Prairie Thunder, with Brynley Rosengren having the lone Estevan goal.
Their final round robin game was a 3-0 defeat against the Northwest Sharks.
In the third place game, Estevan faced Weyburn for the second time in the tournament, and won 2-1 in a shootout. Duke had the lone goal for Estevan in regulation, and Lexie Fonstad had the shootout winner.
Baya Summer was the Bearcats’ 1 goalie in all four games.
The other five teams in the league, including the Estevan Senchuk U11 A Bearcats 2 (8-7-5), played in a round robin. The Bearcats 2 went 3-1.
Estevan’s lone defeat came in their first game, a 4-2 decision against the Weyburn Blizzard. Addison Granberg and Bree Poelen had Estevan’s markers.
Their next game was a 7-2 win over the Madville Huskies, a team comprised of players from Midale and Radville. Poelen had three goals on the game, while Jorja Rutledge, Rowan Grimes and Jovi Pratt also scored.
Up next was a 6-5 overtime win over the Diefenbaker Thunder. Poelen scored the game winner – her fifth of the contest. Allie Lainton also scored.
The Bearcats 2 finished their season with a 4-2 win over Swift Current. Poelen scored twice, while Rowan Grimes and Jorja Rutledge also had goals.
Paityn Puryk was in goal each game.
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The Estevan Power Dodge U13 A Bearcats 1 moved on in the playoffs by sweeping a best-of-three series with the Moose Jaw Mavericks.
Estevan took Game 1 10-1 in Lampman on Friday and Game 2 by a 5-2 score the following day in Moose Jaw in a battle between the fourth and fifth place teams in the division.
The Bearcats 1 had leads of 2-0 after the first period and 6-0 after two in Game 1. Ryleigh Snell, Ruby Graf, Nevaeh Duke and Katie Sauder each had two goals for Estevan. Rory Tatarnic and Kadence Grimes also scored.
Graf, Sauder, Bentlee Fairbrother, Duke and Snell had the goals in Game 2.
Taylor Short was in goal for both games.
Estevan will face the top-ranked Wood River Ice Cats in the next round. Game 1 was scheduled for Tuesday night at Affinity Place. Game 2 is set for March 10 in Lafleche and Game 3, if necessary, would be three days later, also in Lafleche.
The Estevan Power Dodge U13 A Bearcats 2, meanwhile, lost 4-3 against the Prairie Fire in Melville on Sunday.
Kayla Mitchell, Taya Northrop and Chelsea Madsen had the Estevan goals.
Coach Shawn Madsen said Adalyn Christopherson had a strong game in goal for Estevan.
Game 2 is set for March 11 at Affinity Place at 7 p.m. Game 3, if necessary, would be March 13 in Melville.
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The Estevan Southland Pulse U15 A Bearcats’ season ended Friday in a 5-2 loss to Canora’s Prairie Ice in Arcola in Game 2 of the best-of-three series.
Lainee McMillen and Gracyn Einarson had the goals for Estevan. They came in the opening 10 minutes of the third and pulled Estevan to within one, but the Ice would get two in the final five minutes of the third.
Casey Brady was in goal.
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The two southeast entries in the U18 A division also saw their seasons come to an end in their respective best of three series.
The South East TS&M Goldwings lost 10-1 to the Prairie Storm Friday night in Midale. Delainy Knoll had the lone goal. It came midway through the second period, and left the ‘Wings down 3-1, but the Storm pulled away from there.
The Carlyle Wildcats, ranked sixth, defeated the Balcarres Barracudas 4-3 in overtime on Friday to even up their series at 1-1, but then lost 5-1 in Balcarres the following day.
Caydence Chapman’s third of the game 2:48 into overtime was the winner in Game 2. Kasenya Einarson had the other goal.
Sasha Walker had Carlyle’s lone goal in Game 3, with 2:07 to play in the game. It spoiled the Balcarres goalie’s shutout bid.
Rylie Scott was in goal for both games.
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The South East Aaron Well Servicing U18 AA Goldwings dropped a 3-2 decision to the Swift Current Wildcats Sunday in Midale.
Swift Current led 2-0 after the first period, but goals by Madi Doud and Katelyn Thackeray in the second tied the game.
Swift Current scored the winner 3:47 into the second overtime.
Kara Zelyck was in goal.
Game 2 is March 11 in Swift Current. Game 3, if necessary, would be March 13 in Midale at 2 p.m.
