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Anyone that reads my reviews of CDs or boardgames will already know I am proudly supportive of Canadian efforts. It's no different in terms of golf discs too.

The Sacred Heart senior football team put up over 180 all purpose yards which led to their third win in three tries during Saskatchewan High Schools Athletics Association action last Thursday.

The Sacred Heart senior team head out on the road for their first road game of the season. They are scheduled to take on Foam Lake on Oct. 13. Both Sacred Heart and Foam Lake's club are undefeated heading into the game.

Born and raised in Yorkton, Maria-Leena Clarke has been hired by Canada Basketball. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Clarke has returned from 15 years in Europe to become the Director of Marketing and Partnerships with Canada Basketball.

There were Boxing Day-style lineups last Tuesday at the Yorkton Co-op but they had nothing to do with the latest sales available.

The Yorkton Terriers lost a pair of road games on the weekend to even their season record at 3-3, good for six points.

As with many organizations, such as ours, finances and active volunteers are always at a premium.

Through their opening two games of Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association (SHSAA) senior football games, the team is now 2-0. Their latest victim, the Swan River Tigers, took it on the chin Thursday on Sacred Heart field.

A group of archers from Yorkton and surrounding area will be the lone Canadians in attendance when the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) puts on its world challenge this week in Florida.

If there is a such thing as a Game 7 in football, the Yorkton Gridders would find themselves smack-dab in the middle of one this Saturday. Lose, and they are done. Win, and they might live to fight/play another day.