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Regarded as the best NHL draft of all time, the 2003 crop has no shortage of stars from the first round to the ninth round.

The Yorkton United Core Real Estate Fury U14 boys took part in the Division 2 Sask. Soccer Provincials in Moose Jaw on June 28 to July 2. The Fury opened their round robin play on Friday against Lakewood Storm from Saskatoon.

The Yorkton United Under 16-18 girls soccer team claimed their fourth straight provincial title at the 2013 Saskatchewan Outdoor Soccer Provincials Championships in Moose Jaw on June 28-30.

Following a week without a win the Yorkton Cardinals are once again on the precipice of missing the Western Major Baseball League playoffs, which would be their fourth straight season left watching once the playoffs start.

In Kent Austin's return to Mosaic Stadium, the Saskatchewan Roughriders wiped the floor with his new team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in their fourth consecutive win on the season.

The Yorkton Cricket Association is geared up for its demonstration match, which will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at Heritage Heights Park.

The Yorkton United Under-14 girls soccer team claimed a silver medal at the 2013 Saskatchewan Outdoor Soccer Provincial Championships in Moose Jaw on June 28-30. Yorkton's first game of the tournament was against Saskatoon Eastside.

The Yorkton Cardinals came up short in the Saskatchewan 'AA' Provincial Baseball finals, but they walked off the field with their heads held high. "It has been a fantastic year," said Cardinals head coach Mike Farquharson.

Yorkton had a huge Western Major Baseball League comeback win Sunday in a rare afternoon contest hosting Regina at Jubilee Field.

Following abysmal performances three weeks running, the Yorkton Yorkers finally showed some form in Saskatchewan Cricket League play July 13.