Local Sports

Years ago, before the Yorkton Yankees and WMBL Yorkton Cardinals, the City of Yorkton played host to a senior league team known for their aggressive approach at the plate as well as their stingy defence and strong pitching.

The late Albert Cottenie of Kamsack will be inducted, posthumously, into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in the individual category as a player and builder, during a reception at Battleford on August 15.

Riverside Golf Club is embarking on a fundraising program with the objective of raising $50,000. “We’d like to see at least half of that amount raised before the end of the season, Darryl Binkley, club president, said last week.

Five slo-pitch teams joined the Kamsack Royals to compete in the Canada Day tournament. Teams were from Swan River, Dauphin, Preeceville, Melville and Canora, said Eugene Krawetz, an organizer.

The Preeceville School gymnasium has undergone some changes the last few years with the most recent change being a new hardwood fl oor. The project started June 22 with completion slated for sometimes during the summer prior to the new school season.

The Sandy Beach slopitch tournament and family picnic was held on June 20 at Sandy Beach located eight miles northwest of Norquay with 10 teams participating. All the teams were local with the exception of teams from Hudson Bay and Canora.

Last week the 2015 Canora Minor Baseball Association season officially concluded. Uniforms and equipment were turned in and put into storage for the next season.

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.

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.

The Yorkton Cardinals are in a log jam in the Saskatchewan Division of the Western Major Baseball League. The Cardinals have a 9-14 record to sit in fourth spot, one game up on Swift Current and 2.5 games behind third place Moose Jaw.