Local Sports

This year's race dates have been released by the Parkland Racing Association. The first race will be this Saturday at the Yellowhead International Speedway at 2 p.m. Admission to the park is 13 and over-$8, 6-12-$4, and those under 5 are free.

The Gloria Hayden Community Centre's spring and summer hours of operation (May 17-Sept. 6) are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed on weekends and statutory holidays.

During the week of May 3-7, the Yorkton Regional High School archery team took part in the first ever National Archery in the Schools Canadian Championship. The tournament was the first of its kind in the nation.

The Yorkton Tennis Club has released its weekly schedule for 2010. All club activities will take place at the Western Development Museum courts. Play begins on Tuesday evenings with ladies play from 5-7 p.m.

Despite all the success that a large handful of students from around the area, including winning more gold medals than Team Canada's gold total at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, local track and field runners are still looking for more.

Some of their results may have been a surprise but there were a few results that definitely were no surprise when the East Central Districts of track and field came and went last week.

The Yorkton United U12 Chelsea soccer team traveled to Swift Current this past weekend May 28-30 to compete in a tournament. Yorkton dropped their first round robin game to Coaldale Thunder 6-1.

The season openers for the Yorkton Cardinals had been scheduled for this past Sunday but were cancelled and re-scheduled for last night at Jubilee Park. Results of the games were not available in time for press.

The Yorkton Junior Bulldogs gave those in attendance a really good showing in the third period of their 2010 season opener of the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League home opener when the usually-powerful Moose Jaw Mustangs came to down Saturday.

The Gloria Hayden Community Centre's spring and summer hours of operation (May 17-Sept. 6) are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed on weekends and statutory holidays.