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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.

Saturday was National Canoe Day across Canada.The Yorkton Canoe and Kayak Club celebrated by holding an open house at York Lake. For only $2, the public was welcome to test out a kayak or canoe, and their upper arm strength.

The Yorkton Bulldogs have had a rough season leading up to Saturday's finale at Kinsmen Arena but it came to an end the way coach Joe Choptuik was hoping it would.

Dr. Trevor Hove, a chiropractor in Yorkton, competed at Crossfit Regina (www.crossfitregina.com) on the May long weekend in the spring Saskatchewan Crossfit Challenge, placing third in Division I.