Local Sports

The Yorkton Force U-16 female volleyball team hosted their first tournament as their own volleyball club after breaking out from the Yorkton Blitz Volleyball Club prior to the beginning of the club season, finishing seventh with an overall record of

The 2015 Yorkton Senior Bonspiel, organized by Karen and Ray Theis, took place from Jan. 18-23 with 14 local teams and 11 from out of town (Melville, Langenburg and Saltcoats) competing throughout the week.

This upcoming weekend Yorkton’s two high school senior boys’ basketball teams, the YRHS Raiders and the Sacred Heart Saints, will put aside their differences and join forces for a far greater cause.

Yorkton and area athletes recently attended three track meets in the past little while. The first one, Derek Campbell traveled to Edmonton for the Last Chance Meet Nov 29-30. He entered the meet with former teammate Jaden Porte.

The Yorkdale Central School Royals team one took first place at the YCS girls’ basketball tournament last weekend, beating Melville St. Henry’s in the tournament final 43-25. YCS team two took third place while Langenburg finished in fourth.

Yorkton United U14 Div 1 Boys travelled to Regina this recently to participate in the inaugural Regina FC 11v11 University Showcase Premier Division tournament.

The message delivered to the students at Yorkdale Central School on Tuesday, January 13 was a simple one: Be who you want to be and don’t let others bring you down.

Yorkton’s own Bull Bodnar returned to his home town on Tuesday, January 13 to take on wrestling superstar ‘Big Poppa Pump’ Scott Steiner in the main event of the Canadian Wrestling’s Elite (CWE) show at Yorkdale Central School.

The YRHS Raiders senior boys’ basketball team made the nearly half hour trip to Melville this past weekend looking to open the 2015 portion of their schedule on the right foot.

The youth movement is in full swing for head coach Garrett Karcha’s Sacred Heart Saints senior boys’ basketball team as Karcha carried just one grade 12, captain Tannum Wyonzek, into action this past weekend in Melville.