Local Sports

The YRHS Raiders boys' soccer team made the long journey to Swift Current on Friday hoping to make some noise in their first SHSAA soccer tournament of the season.

The defending 'AA' Provincial champion Sacred Heart Lady Saints soccer team officially kicked off the 2014 season this past weekend as they hosted their annual home tournament, going 2-1 throughout the weekend en route to a 'B' side title.

The Yorkton RawTec Maulers of the SMAAAHL are 3-1 in preparation games leading up to the season after a 2-1 victory over the visiting Tisdale Trojans on Wednesday, September 10 and a 6-4 home loss to the Regina Pat Canadians on Sunday afternoon.

The YRHS Raiders boys' soccer team triumphed over their Gladstone Avenue rivals the Sacred Heart Saints by a 5-1 score on Thursday at the Sacred Heart soccer field in SHSAA exhibition action.

The Sacred Heart Saints senior football team played two games recently, first hosting the Broadview Bandits Thursday, September 11 before hitting the road for a Monday evening battle against Esterhazy.

School is back in session. That means that high school sports are also underway at Yorkton's two fine high schools, Yorkton Regional and Sacred Heart.

The Yorkton Terriers wound up their Junior preseason with a pair of wins. Thursday Yorkton was in Manitoba to face the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. Devin Nemes scored for the Terriers in the first period.

Yorkton Minor Football's Atom Gridders showed why they are a dominant force in the Regina Minor Football League atom division on Saturday, stomping a mud hole in the Regina Lions and walking it dry in the form of a 42-6 victory.

The weather, seven degrees with heavy rain and strong winds, basically took away the Raiders air attack in Saturday's MJHSFL road tilt against the Vanier Vikings, making their offence extremely predictable.

Former Yorkton resident Blaine Knoll is set to join the Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame and Museum during the Hall's 2014 Inductee banquet, which will be held on Saturday, September 27 at the Painted Hand Casino.