Local Sports

It was a tough home opener for the Sacred Heart Saints senior football team Friday afternoon.

The YRHS Raiders have been downright dominant against nearly every team in the Moose Jaw High School Football League (MJHSFL) since joining the league for the 2012 season.

Yorkton Peewee Gridders sit atop of the Regina Minor Football League standings with a perfect 70 record.

Having lost the final home game on Thursday, the Canora Cougars senior foot-ball team has only one game left in the season. The Cougars are to travel to Raymore on Friday.

A Kamsack youth is among the top 20 female hockey players under 16 years of age. Brooke Hausermann, 15, was recently selected as a member of the Team Saskatchewan’s U-16 Female Team.

Runners from both the Sturgis Composite High and the Sturgis Junior Elementary schools brought home medals from the three cross-country meets held in the area. Cherry dale meet was held September 9; York City, September 14; and Saltcoats.

The Preeceville School cross country team has been working hard and that dedication has paid off. Members brought home several medals from cross-country meets in Cherry-dale (Yorkton) and Salt-coats.

The Preeceville Panthers recorded their second win for the season on October 1 when they downed Watson with a final score of 62-8 in an away game. “The team put in a better effort and came away with a huge win,” said Jeremy Mattison, coach.

The Preeceville School and Sturgis Composite High School senior boys teams co-hosted an eight-team volleyball tournament on October 3. The teams were divided into two pools from which winning teams would move on to the finals.