Local Sports

Three Norquay rinks and one from Bowsman, Man., were the top four teams at the Club 55 year-end seniors’ bonspiel held in Kamsack March 19 to 21. A total of 16 rinks participated in the event.

For the first time since 2005, the Canora Cougars senior girl’s basketball team has advanced to the HOOPLA provincial finals.

The Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) boys basketball team walked away from a massive provincial tournament with one win and two losses, bringing their solid season to a close.

It was a busy scene at the curling rink in the Gallagher Center on Mar. 24. Rocks slid towards their targets, passing their stone-faced brethren heading in the opposite direction. Brooms slapped and swept the ice with rhythmic efficiency.

A group of teenage athletes representing Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) captured gold and silver medals at a recent tournament, capping off months of hard work and training.

The Yorkton DQ Grill and Chill Pee Wee A Terriers have their backs against the rink boards as they head to Warman for game two of their two-game provincial finals series.

It has been a difficult week for the Theodore Buffalos. Sunday they hosted the Drake Canucks in the first game of the Provincial ‘C’ Senior Division finals. It took Nolan Blair only one-minute to give the visitors the lead.

The various groundhogs of fame, Wiarton Willy and Punxsutawney Phil among them, are often thought of as the harbingers of spring. Sports fans know this is not the case.

One of the biggest football events in the province is making its way to Yorkton for the first time in its history. Yorkton is hosting the Viterra Senior Bowl on May 25-27. Football Saskatchewan organizes the event.

The Yorkton Kinsmen AA Midget season has come to an end. The Terriers had topped the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s AA Midget Division, and manoeuvred through the playoffs to the league final against the Regina Rangers.