ESTEVAN - The Estevan Lions Club U14 Oilers improved their record to 2-0 on Friday with a 16-12 win over the Moose Jaw Vikings.
"Our defence played absolutely lights out. It was a lot of fun to watch them play the way that they did. It's been a real treat to see the finished product of what we've been coaching them and the hard work we've been putting in," said head coach Christian Pfeifer.
The Oilers recorded four interceptions on the day, he said.
Waylon Mantei scored a touchdown on a long offensive play, while Tristan Bieber had the Oilers' other touchdown on an interception return. Moose Jaw also had two touchdowns, but Estevan recorded a two-point convert on both majors, while Moose Jaw didn't convert their scores.
This marks the first time the U14 Oilers' program has won two straight games.
"I like to think we put the rest of the league on notice that the Oilers are not somebody to be messed with anymore," said Pfeifer.
The Oilers next game will be Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park against the defending league champions, the Weyburn Falcons.
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The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team began the 2024 season with a 92-6 loss against Balgonie Greenall.
Khalifa Elshein had the Elecs' lone score on a 45-yard reception with 8:07 to play in the second quarter. He finished with 87 yards receiving on the day.
Estevan was down 68-6 at half-time.
Coach Chris Bayerle said the Elecs' coaches and players need to be better. Players like Elshein, Dorian Sifton and Truman Ciepliski did what they could to make it work for their team.
"Next week is a new week and we'll be better prepared," said Bayerle.
Brayden Mehler recovered a fumble deep in his own zone late in the fourth quarter. Jayden Smith picked off a Balgonie pass.
The Elecs' next game is Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. at Woodlawn against Moose Jaw Central.
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The Estevan Power Dodge U12 Chargers had a second straight high-scoring game on Saturday at Woodlawn, but lost 63-45 to the Moose Jaw Bulldogs.
Coach James Haagsman said the teams were tied going into half-time, as neither defence could stop the other team from scoring. The Chargers' offensive playmakers started getting hurt late in the game, Haagsman said, and Moose Jaw pulled away.
Dexter Tendler and Lincoln Molstad scored touchdowns on the ground. Quarterback Casey Kitz toughed it out in the fourth quarter and completed passes to Molstad, Tendler and Nixon Fleck despite having a twisted ankle.
Haagsman said they still need to work on shoring up their defence and improving their form tackling. Jude Shackleton had a lot of Estevan's tackles.
The Chargers will host their archrivals, the Weyburn Ravens, on Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at Woodlawn.
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The Southeast U18 Estevan Kinette Club Viragos opened their season with a 62-13 road loss against Melville.
Morgan Hase returned a kickoff for 70 yards for a touchdown, and added another score later in the game. But injuries hit the Viragos during the game.
Coach Mark Tribiger said they had a solid game from lots of veteran players, including Kelsey Greening making some good blocks on offence and tackles on defence. Aurora McCutcheon was a "true offensive general" and did what she could with a skeleton offence.
The Viragos will host Moosomin on Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. at Woodlawn.
