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Green isn't Alberta's favourite colour after the first two weeks of Canadian Football League action. In Week 1, the Saskatchewan Roughriders knocked off the Edmonton Eskimos 39-18 in Commonwealth Stadium.

The Yorkton peewee 'AAA' Cardinals are set to host the provincial AA tournament on July 19-21 at Jubilee Park. "We are excited to host the event," said tournament manager Brent Repsch.

The third time was the charm for Kamloops Blazers winger JC Lipon. After the Regina native was passed over in the past two NHL entry drafts, the Winnipeg Jets selected him with the 91st pick of the 2013 draft in New Jersey.

For the first time in a long time, the National Hockey League entry draft and free agency day didn't disappoint; they were packed full of trades, signings and buyouts.

All signs point to the Yorkton Bulldogs going the way of a dinosaur next year.

The Yorkton Yankees improved their record to 13-0-1 after capturing three wins last week. They topped the Yorkton Orioles 8-2 on Tuesday, July 2, the Canora Supers 13-0 on Thursday, and the Russell Bulls 8-4 the following day.

Yorkton Legion Track Club athletes attended the 2013 Saskatchewan Track & Field Championships and Western Canadian tryouts that were held in Regina at the Canada Games Complex on June 15-16. They had 22 athletes from the Yorkton area attend.

Canada Day was not a happy holiday for the Yorkton Cardinals as they were pummeled for 13 runs while managing only one run in a 13-1 Western Major Baseball League loss to the Melville Millionaires.

He took the Toronto Maple Leafs to the playoffs. He even stretched their series against the Boston Bruins to seven games.

Yorkton United Chelsea U12 boys grabbed two important wins on Sunday at Parkland Mall Field against Regina's Boca Juniors and Regina's AC Pumas. The game against the Boca Juniors saw Yorkton coming out powerfully with a decisive 13-1 victory.