      The Carlyle PureChem Cougars put up a solid fight on Friday, Dec. 2, at home.
           The Carnduff Red Devils took an early lead with an unassisted goal by Trevor Geiger. Two minutes later the Cougars answered back with a goal by Joel Mack, assisted by Kelly Currie. Carnduff's Matt Audette then scored twice in the first. He was assisted by Devon Carriere and Trevor Geiger with the first goal and by Shawn Gallant and Kody Martin with the second goal.
           The remainder of the game was fast paced and entertaining as both teams refused to give up. In the end Carnduff's 3-1 lead earned in the first held.
           Carlyle went on to compete against the Yellow Grass Wheat Kings on Sunday, Dec. 4.
           Putting up solid battles in the first and third period, the Cougars couldn’t quite keep up with the Wheat Kings in the second.
           Reid Paterson scored a goal assisted by Matt Dreis to take the lead in the first for the Wheat Kings, but the Cougars’ Mark Shaw assisted by Ben Johnstone and Phil Doucet answered right back.
           The second period was controlled by the Wheat Kings with Dustin Chartrand earning a goal assisted by Brock Appleyard and Corey Koski, Corey Koski found the net after being assisted by Mike Onstad and Kyle Mryglod, and Mike Onstad earned a goal assisted by Corey Koski and Zach Watson.
           The Cougars refused to give up and continued to push against the Wheat Kings, but halfway through the third Mike Onstad found the net again after an assist by Corey Koski.
           Up 5-1, the Cougars rallied together and continued to fight which led to a goal late in the third. Although the game ended at 5-2 for the Wheat Kings, the Cougars put up a good battle against their opponent.
           Leading the East Division are the Carnduff Red Devils with 5 wins, 1 loss, and one overtime loss; Redvers Rockets sit in second with 4 wins and 2 losses; Wawota has 2 wins and 3 losses; and Oxbow has 2 wins and 4 losses.
           In the West Division the Bienfait Coalers remain undefeated with 7 wins; Yellow Grass holds 3 wins, 3 losses, and 2 overtime losses; the Midale Mustangssits with 2 wins and 5 losses; and Carlyle currently has 2 wins and 6 losses as well.
           Payden Benning (Bienfait) currently leads the league in points with 6 goals and 10 assists; Dylan Herzberg (Bienfait) follows with 14 points including 6 goals and 8 assists; Matt Audette (Carnduff) has 6 goals and 7 assists; Riley Tetreault (Bienfait) has 5 goals and 7 assists; Jordan Miller (Redvers) has 8 goals and 3 assists; Brent Struble (Wawota) has 6 goals and 4 assists, while Dustin Chartrand (Yellow Grass) is tied at 10 points with him (4 goals and 6 assists); Justin Lamontagne (Wawota), Brad Tominski (Midale), and Kody Martin (Carnduff) each have nine points.
           Bienfait's Landon Audet is leading the goalie’s currently 3 wins and a Goals Allowed Average (GAA) of 1.67. Brody McColl of Redvers has 1 win and 1 loss in his season, but holds a 2.50 GAA. Jackson Walliser (Bienfait) has four wins and a GAA of 3.00. Riley Hengen (Oxbow) sits with one win and four losses and a GAA of 3.20.
           The next action for the Carlyle PureChem Cougars is in Wawota on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m.
           Excitingly the Carlyle PureChem Cougars are also running a promotion with Carlyle Pharmasave. An extra 50/50 draw will be held at home games throughout December and on Jan. 13, these winners will have a chance to win $25,000 during the second intermission of the Carlyle PureChem Cougars home game on Friday, Jan. 20.
