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The Saskatchewan Roughriders made history in their 48-25 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday by capturing an 8-1 record for the first time as a CFL franchise.

The Canadian Hockey League's track record speaks for itself; it is hands down the best hockey development league in the world. In the 2013 NHL entry draft, 22 of the 30 first-round picks and 61 of the top-100 selections came from the CHL.

In spite of it being cut short when Monday's planned intrasquad game was cancelled due to a power outage, the Yorkton Junior Terriers had a good camp, said Terrier head coach Trent Cassan. "It was real good.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone talk down the role of athletics in high school, there would be a BMW sitting in my parking spot.

Yorkton Martial Arts Training Center sent Gracynn Gurniak-Hudy and Colton LaBelle to the WOMAA Open World Martial Arts Championships In Dublin, Ireland on August 9-1 to compete for Team Canada. Tournament days were long, starting at 9 a.m.

In their season opener, Yorkton took on the Regina Gaitors at Yorkton's Century Field on Sunday, August 18. Gaitors went first on the scoreboard as the Gridder offense mishandled the ball allowing the Gaitor defense to run the ball for a touchdown.

At the young age of 16, Jarod Hilderman has packed up his bags and headed two provinces over to British Columbia to play for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League.

When the Saskatoon Blades announced their first and second set of cuts this past weekend at their training camp, Turner Ottenbreit was thrilled that his name wasn't on the lists.

The Yorkton Terriers start the defense of their 2012-13 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League championship as they hold their fall camp this weekend.

Wade Klippenstein joined the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings this past week as their director of scouting. "I'm very excited to join the Wheat Kings," says Klippenstein, who is a former Yorkton Terriers head coach, in the release.