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The Yorkton Rawtec Maulers have hit the reset button, but the reboot wasn’t finished before their game against the Saskatoon Contacts over the weekend. The team lost to the visiting Saskatoon squad 6-1 on Nov. 17.

The Yorkton RawTec Maulers have played 20 games in the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League and recorded only two wins. So perhaps not surprisingly last week the Board of Directors of the Maulers announced it was time for some changes.

SHSAA (Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association) 3A girls Conference Volleyball Tournament was held in Preeceville School on November 3.

The host Canora Cougars senior girls volleyball team finished as the runner-up in a tournament held at Canora Composite School (CCS) on October 26 and 27, and followed that with a third-place finish at the conference tournament on November 3.

High school football ends with provincials weekend

The YRHS Raiders Senior Boys volleyball team might be one of the youngest in the province, with only one grade 12 student on the squad, but that doesn’t stop them from winning games.

The Volleyball season ended early for the Sacred Heart High School Saints Senior Boys volleyball team. The team was the host of the 4A Conference playdowns on Nov. 10, with the top teams advancing to the regional event.

The on ice struggles of the Yorkton RawTec Maulers continued Sunday at the Willow Cree Memorial Sport Centre. The first game was a make-up affair from an earlier encounter where ice conditions caused a postponement.

Two losses were enough to see the Estevan Bruins leap frog the Yorkton Terriers for first place in the Sherwood Division of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The first loss came in Estevan last Tuesday, (Nov. 6).

Zane Lambert recognized he wanted to be a bull rider at an early age. “I think I was 10-years-old when I got on the first steer,” said the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) rider during an autograph signing at the Hitching Post in Yorkton Saturday.