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The Yorkton Cardinals had won four straight road games in the Western Major Baseball League before hosting Melville Monday at Jubilee Park. The Millionaires would end the streak with a 6-1 win, leaving Yorkton with a 10-12 record on the season.

South East Senior Baseball League action made one of its few appearances at Yorkton's Jubilee Park going into the Canada Day holiday and Yorkton was able to take two of a possible two wins against their Canora Supers opponents.

In his next life Keith Washenfelder could be an MLB scout. Washenfelder has been to so many MLB stadiums, he's travelled almost as much as some of the players themselves.

The hockey season is long finished with but that doesn't stop teams from making a little noise from time to time. The Midget AAA Yorkton Harvest of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League have announced 2010-11 player commitments from four players.

The entry draft in any sport is usually meant to help the teams drafting to find players that will either help your team in the upcoming season or grow into some kind of a utility role somewhere down the road.

Action at home plate Wednesday, June 30 between Yorkton and Melville. Yorkton's Tannum Wyonzek watches as the throw from third base elludes him during AAA PeeWee baseball play at Jubilee Park.

The Yorkton Cardinals had a four-game winning streak heading into action Monday night against Melville. Melville won that game by a 6-1 final, snapping the Cardinals streak.

The Yorkton United F.C. U14 Fury found some time to play some soccer in between the rain in recent weeks. The team traveled to Saskatoon the weekend of June 4-6 to take part in the Harder Avalon Classic Soccer Tournament.

Native of Yorkton and motocross racer Denaye Giroux took second overall in the Western Women's Canadian National this past weekend in Calgary riding aboard her Schrader's Yamaha 250F. She charged through the pack after a poor start in the first moto.

There will be upwards of seven tournaments to be held for the remainder of the season at York Lake's golf course, says new manager James Hodgson.