Local Sports

The Yorkton Cardinals have been road warriors the last week, with an extended Western Major Baseball League swing through Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan. And in the process the Cardinals got on a roll, and stayed on it.

The Mosquito AA Tier I provincial tournament was held in Yorkton over the weekend, bringing nine teams of 9-10 year olds from across the province to the city to compete for the provincial championship.

Kambusters Drag Race Association hosted the 2016 Prairie Thunder Drag Race Challenge XIII Sunday at the Yorkton Municipal Airport. Gates opened early at 9 am for spectators to watch the time trials.

The Parkland Expos AAA Midget baseball team is headed to Saskatoon this week in search of a provincial championship.

For the first time in Saskatchewan’s history, a rural Saskatchewan Senior team, the Assiniboine Aces, won a gold medal during the Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association’s provincial tournament.

As of July 8, the standings for the Canora Slo-Pitch are as follows: Dirty Dancers, eight wins zero losses; Assiniboine Golden Aces, three wins one loss; Diamond Rookies, three wins three losses; Chive, two wins three losses; Crazy 88's, two wins fou

The Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association and the Manitoba Professional Chuckwagon & Chariot Association met up at the Yorkton Summer Fair for a combined event.

Yorkton United Girls soccer team went undefeated in four matches to capture the Gold medal at Regina Summerfest tournament July 8 - 10.

The Yorkton Cardinals remain in third spot in the Western Major Baseball League East. The Cardinals have a 16-14 record, (5-5 in their last 10), and sit six games back of East-leading Swift Current.

Yorkton hosted the Girls - South “C” Division U 14 and U12 softball Provincial Championship July 8 and 9 at the Jaycee Beach ball diamonds. Langenburg took first place in the U14 with the Redvers Red Sox coming in second.