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Results from the first week of action in the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League are in.

Canadian Wrestling Elite’s top stars laid the smack down on each other during a night of professional wrestling action at Yorkdale Central School on May 15. Wrestlers and fans filled the school gym last Tuesday for an evening of six matches.

A new baseball program launched with its first day on the diamonds Sunday. The Yorkton Challenger Baseball program played its first fun games at the JayCee Beach Baseball Diamonds on May 13 with 17 participants.

Saskatchewan Roughrider quarterback Brandon Bridge says he’s ready to earn the starting pivot job. The Canadian-born quarterback knows success means leading the team to the Grey Cup.

The World Senior men’s curling champions ofWade White, skip; Barry Chwedoruk, third; Dan Holowaychuk, second; George White, lead and Bill Tschirhart, coach were crowned the 2018 champions after defeating Mats Wranaa’s Sweden team in Ostersund, Sweden

The Yorkton Cardinals are looking for roofs over their players’ heads. The Cardinals’ baseball season kicks off later this month.

Don Kunkel of Yorkton was recently elected vice-president of Golf Saskatchewan. Kunkel said the position is a two-year term, and by its end will mark six years on the Board for him.

The Kambusters Drag Racing Association is getting back to its roots as it prepares for its annual weekend of racing. “We’re trying to do something a little something different,” explained Kambusters spokesperson Frank Pohozoff.

During a recent presentation to the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney announced that the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Series will be returning to the city. “It’s huge,” Maloney told Yorkton This Week. “… It’s good for the City.

Richie Hall originally didn’t want to write a book. Guy Scholz, Hall’s co-author and long-time friend, had been trying to persuade him to write it for about a decade.