ESTEVAN - The Estevan Sharks' water polo club had a great showing at their home tournament on Sunday at the Estevan Leisure Centre's pool.
The atom boys were first in the water. There were two Regina teams, two from Weyburn and one Sharks team competing. The Estevan team finished undefeated in the round robin with a record of 4-0. They went on to win the final against Regina to finish first in the tournament.
The team was led by veteran players Hudson Enns with 18 goals, Royce Milford with 11 goals and Dalton Maley with nine. Goaltender Sebastian Martens made tough saves.
Rookie players Jaxon Reinhardt, Eli Sclear and Jaxson Ward supported the team with their assists and defensive skills.
The mini group was next to dive in. Teams were divided into two categories. Belted played with the assist of a flotation belt and unbelted.
The Black Sharks were the only belted team from Estevan in the tournament. They competed against two Weyburn teams, went 3-0-1 after the round robin and placed second in the tournament after a tough loss in the final.
The Black Sharks consisted of Kip Halkyard, Nicolai Mitchell, Patrick Johnson, Sawyer Klotz, Simon Hall and Tripp Davies.
There were four teams in the unbelted mini category. Two teams were from Estevan (the White Sharks and Blue Sharks), one Regina team and one Prairie team with athletes from Humboldt, Saskatoon, Regina and Weyburn.
The White Sharks finished 4-0 in the round robin but had a loss in the final to finish second. Their team was led by veterans Ayla Smelt, Jaxon Ward, Eoin Jones, Elijah Vanstone, Gavin Tinant and Raymond Johnson.
The Blue Sharks, comprised of rookie players, finished 0-4 for the day in their first tournament without the use of flotation belts.
"They made everyone proud with their determination and sportsmanship," the Sharks said in an email.
The rookie team was Rose Chabot, Willow Van-Sickle, Grace Trepanier, Jackson Prefontaine, Kohler Martindale, Kolton Fee and Maverick Martindale.
Last in water was the atom girls division. There were three teams. Two were from Regina and the other was from Estevan. The rookie atom Sharks team had extremely tough competition against the veteran Regina teams.
Estevan was very close to winning their games.
"They played very hard defensively and everyone had their turn scoring. We are very excited to see this up-and-coming young team do great things in the next couple years."
The team was Meredeth Knoll, Sianna Goudy, Ayla Smelt, Grace Trepanier and Regina's Alexis Rotheisler.
