Local Sports

The team Parkland Valley boys soccer team participated in the Saskatchewan Summer Games in Meadow Lake August 1st-4th. Team Parkland Valley went through their pool undefeated.

The 2012 Regina Minor Football League schedule has been released for the Yorkton Atom football team.

The Yorkton United girls soccer team has enjoyed so much success recently, they thought they would try their hand at something different. Fundraising.

Terrier fans at Holly's Nightclub in Yorkton this week will see a familiar face in the DJ booth. Nathan Murray will be putting out the tunes Thursday for Ladies Night, and again this Saturday.

Twelve-year-old Mason Devos added three medals to his collection on the second day of a trip to the World Martial Arts Games in Bregenz, Austria. "Day 2," says mother Jamie, "two silver and a gold to add to yesterday. Super proud of Mason.

The Canadian contingent at the recent Summer Olympics had a Yorkton flavour as Cory Niefer, who grew up here competed in the shooting events for his country. Niefer said making the team was great, but a moment he could only savour for a short time.

The Stanley Cup has been doing so much travelling lately it should qualify for some kind of discount on the airline. Last Thursday it made its first stop in Yorkton. A couple days later, it was out on the lake in Kenora, Ont., with Mike Richards.

It was an offensive shootout at Regina's Liebel field on Saturday morning as the Yorkton Atom Gridder's second season fired off against the Regina Cats. Yorkton put up 7 touchdowns in a 52-48 victory against the Cats.

The Health Foundation's Annual Charity Road Race just keeps getting bigger and better. "It was great," said Ross Fisher, Health Foundation executive director. "It has grown each year. Now, in its sixth year, it's a very busy morning.

The Yorkton Canoe and Kayak Club's developmental regatta was a chance to show new paddlers how much fun the sport is.