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The Sacred Heart Lady Saints basketball team kicked off the New Year with a bang by going 2-1 in Moosomin on January 4 and 5. The Saints dominated Esterhazy in their opening match on Friday, taking it 77-34.

After going 7-3-3 in their last 13 games, the Yorkton Harvest heads into the New Year with momentum in their favour. "We definitely have gained some momentum in our last month and a half," says Harvest head coach Jeff Odgers.

I'll never forget my high school's year-ender football party in my grade 12 year. Despite their loss in the six-man championship game, the party was upbeat.

Two Denver hockey teams were in town on Friday, Dec. 28 to faceoff against a pair of Yorkton minor hockey clubs.

The Yorkton Terriers are celebrating their 40th anniversary in Junior Hockey.

With the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Christmas break just past, it's a good time to look at the Yorkton Terriers by the numbers so far.

The Yorkton Terriers and Melville Millionaires matched up at the Farrell Agencies Arena Sunday, the first game after the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Christmas break for both clubs.

The Yorkton Bantam AA Terriers split two home games in the Farrell Agencies Arena prior to their Christmas break. The Terriers came up short against the Regina Monarchs on Dec. 21, losing 2-1 in a nail bitter.

Yorkton Terriers AA Bantam centre Kylan Shea has set his sights on the upcoming Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, which is held this April in Calgary. "I really hope a WHL team picks me," says Shea. "I really want to play in that league one day.

Jeff Odgers' road to the National Hockey League wasn't a smooth one. It was full of bumps, bruises, sleepless nights, and countless hours of hard work.