Local Sports

The Raiders put together three touchdowns in the final quarter of the Moose Jaw High School Football League final Saturday afternoon at Gutheridge Field in Moose Jaw, however it wasn't enough to overcome the 49-7 deficit they faced going into it.

There are eight teams that advance to SHSAA soccer provincials so first game is quarterfinal, second is semi-final and third game is the final.

The Kinsmen AA Terrier hockey team made a comeback in the third period of their meeting with Weyburn on Sunday afternoon at Kinsmen Arena but fell one-goal short in a 6-5 loss.

The Regina Riot of the Western Women's Canadian Football League held an interest camp at the end of October. Cynthia Wolkowski of Yorkton was among those who took part in the event.

The Yorkton Harvest AAA Midget hockey club went into Prince Albert on Sunday night, the home of the fifth place team in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League and lay down a 5-2 beating.

It only took about an hour and a half or so but I did get it done. I needed some non-verbal assistance in writing one of these things so I consulted with each of the last two editors who held this job. And I still didn't find much.

The Sacred Heart High School (SHHS)junior boys volleyball team wrapped up their season with a win at district championships on Saturday, reports coach Brian Chisholm. The games were split between Churchbridge and Langenburg.

The Yorkton Martial Arts Training Centre held two days of training classes in self-defence, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at its Yorkton club. Participants learned maneouvers to fend off bully threats and the more complex moves of floor fighting.

The Yorkton Terriers had a home ice win, but a pair of road losses was enough to drop the team from top spot in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Sherwood Conference. Melville assumed top spot with a league-leading best 25 points.

It's always fun to try something different as a fisherman, and I have had a blast making my own hooks. In researching kitchen spoon lures, and wine cork poppers, I came across several Internet sites discussing 'primitive' or 'survival' fishing hooks.