Local Sports

A new program will be brought forth by Yorkton Minor Hockey for the 2014/15 season.

The Yorkton Yankees opened up the defence of their 2013 SESBL title with a convincing 10-0 win over the league's newest team, the West Parkland Stars, on Monday night at Jubilee Park.

Yorkton Regional High School played host to the 2014 Good Spirit School Division junior badminton district play downs on Wednesday, May 7.

Two Yorkton Terriers were among the nominees when the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced the finalists for five CJHL National Awards.

Yorkton Martial Arts Training Centre students travelled to Nipawin, SK, on Saturday, May 10 to take part in the Soaring High Open Martial Arts tournament and the Saskatchewan Martial Arts Association (SMAA) Provincial championships.

The Yorkton Terriers dropped their opening game in the Royal Bank Cup Sunday, and did not look good in the 5-1 loss to the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots.

Nora Lazurko, a grade 11 student at Yorkton Regional High School, recently traveled to Regina for the 2014 National Archery in the Schools Program National championship with 10 other teammates.

Over the years football stars such as Weston Dressler, Gene Makowsky, Kent Austin and Yorkton's own Jordan Matechuk have headlined what has become Yorkton Minor Football's biggest shindig, the Football Night in Saskatchewan.

A pair of Lions will be wearing Cardinal colours in the summer of 2014.

Two Yorkton Blitz volleyball teams, the U-15 Blazing Blitz and U-15 Blitz Fusion, traveled to Saskatoon this past weekend for the 2013-14 Provincial tournament.