Local Sports

There are still a few people who will ask: “What is the Farmer’s Filthy 5” – an event which was held on June 6 at Stenen. The answer makes them proud to be from this part of the province.

Victor Bautista of Water Polo Saskatchewan introduced the sport of water polo to a group of about 20 swimmers at the Kamsack Swimming Pool on Friday.

Eight teams in the Preeceville Slo-Pitch League are currently in playoff mode. Playoffs began on July 7 and the winners are to be crowned on July 21.

The Preeceville Aces peewee ball team lost in the semi-final round at the A2 (small town) provincials in Hudson Bay during the weekend. “There were two pools of four for a total of eight teams,” said Kipp Bayer, coach.

Spectators and racers made their way out to the Yorkton Airport all day Sunday for the Prairie Thunder Drag Races. Young families to car buffs gathered around the track to enjoy the exciting sport.

The Yorkton Yankees got their quest for the 2015 Southeast Senior Baseball League (SESBL) playoff championship off to a successful start Monday evening.

The Parkland Expos midget ‘AAA’ baseball team wrapped up their inaugural SPBL ‘AAA’ division campaign this past week going 2-4 over a six game stretch that saw the Expos’ record fall to 8-22.

The Yorkton Cardinals spent last week in Alberta, emerging from the rough six-game road swing with a pair of wins.

Six Yorkton and area golfers are competing in the 2015 Saskatchewan Junior Men’s and Women’s Provincial Golf Championships at Yorkton’s Deer Park Municipal Golf Course this week.

It’s been a tough season for the Parkland Expos ‘AAA’ baseball team in their first go-around at the ‘AAA’ level as the team has struggled at times with offence, defence and pitching.