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When Jeff Odgers handed in his resignation this past week to the Yorkton Harvest, he had mixed emotions. On one hand, he enjoyed every minute of his two years as their head coach.

A combination of depth and talent ultimately lifted the Yorkton bantam DR Auto Extras Terriers to a provincial banner this season. "We had a really strong group this year," said Terriers head coach Grant Ottenbreit.

The Yorkton Yorkers are officially the first team outside of Regina and Saskatoon to join the Saskatchewan Cricket Association. The Yorkers will kick off their rookie season in the league this May.

At first, it seemed National Hockey League general managers forgot it was trade deadline day on Wednesday, April 3 as there were few-and-far-between deals trickling in slowly.

On March 16-17, Yorkton sent three bowlers to compete in the third and fourth Masters tournaments of the year in Prince Albert. All three bowlers went into the tournament with experience.

Although his major junior career didn't end with an Ed Chynoweth Cup as he hoped, Yorkton native Davis Vandane left the Prince Albert Raiders' Art Hauser Centre with his head held high following a strong 20-year-old season.

Leading the Edmonton Oilers to Stanley Cup victories and breaking scoring records made Wayne Gretzky an incredible hockey player, but doing so with class made him The Great One.

When Jay Feaster took over the Calgary Flames' general manager duties in December of 2010, he thought he had enough pieces to tweak his roster into a playoff team. Three years and three months later, Feaster finally realized he was wrong.

If you have played, coached, or officiated at the Junior B, Junior A, College, University, WHL, Semi-Pro, or Pro level, we need your name.

Technical director of Yorkton United Soccer, Andy Wyatt, didn't foresee the Ontario Soccer Association's decision to take the scoreboard away from U12 teams as of 2014. "I was surprised they decided to do that," he said.