ESTEVAN — It's been a busy month for local softball teams, as many of them have been competing at provincials.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Super Novas, competing in the U19AW women's tournament, won the silver medal. They went 2-1 in the round robin, winning 8-0 over the Regina Riot and 10-0 over the Battleford Bandits, but losing 12-6 to the Saskatoon Selects.
They faced the Bandits again in the semifinal, winning 10-2, but lost 9-1 to the Selects in the gold-medal game.
At the U17 AA provincials July 7-9 in Saskatoon, the Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Sun Devils went 1-2. They defeated the Lumsden Cubs 8-5, but lost 7-5 to the Saskatoon Phantoms and 10-2 to the Saskatoon Lasers, ending their tournament.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Sun Devils also had a team at the U15 provincial tournament in Moose Jaw from July 14-16. The Sun Devils opened with a 9-8 victory over the Regina Saints. They lost 10-9 to the East Central Wolverines and 10-2 to the Saskatoon Hustlers.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵeast Bandits and the Estevan Elite were among the 29 teams entered at the U15 B tournament in Warman from July 20-23. The Elite suffered a couple of close defeats, 14-12 to the Leader Expos and 11-10 to the Lumsden Cubs, and they also fell 19-10 to the Rosetown Angels.
The Bandits lost 21-20 to the Twin Cities Angels Funk, 17-6 to the Regina Royals, 11-4 to the Biggar Nationals and 17-6 to the Saskatoon Lasers.
The Elite and Supernovas were also represented at the U13 A tournament in Regina July 14-16. The Supernovas made it to the gold-medal game. The Novas edged the Moosomin Predators 10-9, but lost 8-7 to the Yorkton Crush and 15-12 to the Battlefords Bandits. Still, their 1-2 record was enough to advance to the playoffs.
They knocked off the Swift Current Sonic 14-7 in the semifinal round, but fell 12-3 to the Crush in the final.
As for the Elite, they also reached the playoffs. They beat the Weyburn Wild 16-10, the Moose Jaw Ice 9-3 and the Regina Fighting Saints 17-6, but lost 15-9 to the Swift Current Sonic to go 3-1 in the round robin. Then they lost 11-3 to the Yorkton Crush in the semifinal and 18-11 to the Sonic in the bronze-medal game.
The Estevan U11 Elite travelled to Carnduff July 7-9 for a southern final. Estevan won 13-6 over the Carnduff Cosmos A, lost 10-7 to the Neudorf Red Sox and won 7-3 over the Churchbridge Chargers. They lost 10-9 to the Moosomin Predators in the semifinal.
The Carnduff Cosmos had two teams entered. The two teams event met in a B event semifinal, with Cosmos A beating Cosmos B 20-13. Cosmos A then lost 12-4 to Chruchbridge in the B final.
